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BA849A4CB95A54008743293BF9997810.text	BA849A4CB95A54008743293BF9997810.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Berberomeloe insignis (Charpentier 1818)	<div><p>Berberomeloe insignis (Charpentier, 1818)</p><p>Meloe insignis Charpentier in Germar, 1818: 258. Type locality: “ Spanien ”</p><p>Berberomeloe insignis (Charpentier, 1818): García-París, 1998: 99.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BA849A4CB95A54008743293BF9997810	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto;Calatayud-Mascarell, Arnau;Ruiz, José L.;Recuero, Ernesto;García-París, Mario	Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calatayud-Mascarell, Arnau, Ruiz, José L., Recuero, Ernesto, García-París, Mario (2026): Secondary sexual traits and lineage diversification in the giant blister beetle Berberomeloe insignis (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 84: 175-203, DOI: 10.3897/asp.84.e162254
5F871B4C23815DDBAF0B9B525B02E0CB.text	5F871B4C23815DDBAF0B9B525B02E0CB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Berberomeloe insignis subsp. insignis (Charpentier 1818)	<div><p>Berberomeloe insignis insignis (Charpentier, 1818)</p><p>Meloe insignis Charpentier in Germar, 1818: 258. Type locality: “ Spanien ”</p><p>Berberomeloe insignis (Charpentier, 1818): García-París, 1998: 99.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Detailed descriptions of B. insignis s. l. were provided by García-París (1998) and Sánchez-Vialas et al. (2020). Currently, only the information derived from populations of B. insignis s. l. from Murcia refers to this subspecific taxon. This subspecies corresponds to the B 1 lineage as defined by Sánchez-Vialas et al. (2023).</p><p>Diagnosis and comparisons.</p><p>Berberomeloe insignis insignis can be differentiated from other taxa of the B. insignis species group by the presence of (1) two symmetric red- to orange-colored blotches over the temples that do not extend anteromedially as a lobate projection above the ocular margin; (2) absence of a V- or Y-shaped mark on the frons; (3) strongly elongated antennomeres in both sexes; (4) elongated male genitalia (Fig. 9).</p><p>From B. insignis trisanguinatus ssp. nov. (B 2 lineage) it can be readily differentiated by the lack of the red V- or Y-shaped mark on the frons, different shape of male antennomeres VII – XI and more elongated female antennomeres VII – XI. From B. nazari sp. nov. it differs by a more regular shape of the marks of the temples, that do not extend to the frons bordering the upper ocular margin area, by different shape of male antennomeres VII – XI, and by more elongated antennomeres VII – XI in female. The most phenotypically similar populations to Berberomeloe insignis insignis are those from Campo de Dalías and southern Sierra de Gádor (lineage C 2) from which it can be distinguished by the closer proximity of the blotches on the temples in the occipital area, distinct shapes of male antennomeres VIII – XI, and by the more elongated antennomeres VII – XI in female (Table S 5).</p><p>Variability.</p><p>Females have the last exposed abdominal tergite VIII rounded, not emarginated at its posterior margin, with antennomeres IX, VII, and V less widened apically, and the last antennomere wider in its apical area.</p><p>Distribution and notes on natural history.</p><p>According to the available distribution data, this subspecies is endemic to the province of Murcia, primarily inhabiting coastal and subcoastal areas from sea level to 630 m a. s. l .. Some populations extend inland up to 30 km from the coast, particularly around Sierra de Carrascoy (Majal Blanco) and South to the city of Murcia (Algezares) (García-París and Ruiz 2011; Table S 4). Within this range, B. insignis insignis occupies xerothermic scrublands with sparse low vegetation (Fig. 10), such as Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam., Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Excell, Periploca angustifolia Labill., Pistacia lentiscus L., Chamaerops humilis L., Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss., Calicotome intermedia C. Presl, Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb., Anthyllis cytisoides L., Rhamnus lycioides L., Gypsophila struthium Loefl., and Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth (see Alcaráz and Peinado 1987; Sánchez-Gómez et al. 1998; Valle 2003; Carrión et al. 2008). This habitat also supports biogeographically significant plant species, such as Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters, which is native to North Africa, Malta, and the Spanish province of Murcia (Esteve Selma et al. 2017), along with other species endemic to Murcia: Limonium carthaginense (Rouy) C. E. Hubb &amp; Sandwith, Teucrium carthaginense Lange, Astragalus nitidiflorus Jiménez &amp; Pau, and Asparagus macrorrhizus Pedrol. Adults of this subspecies have been observed feeding on flowers of Convolvulus L. and leaves of Asteraceae (authors pers. obs.).</p><p>We have revised the coordinates of “ Algezares ” as reported by Sánchez-Vialas et al. (2023). The correct location is not in the town of Algezares in the northern part of the province of Murcia, but rather in the neighborhood of Algezares, located south of the city of Murcia, near the Sierra de Carrascoy.</p><p>It has been found in sympatry with Berberomeloe majalis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the surroundings of Isla Plana (authors pers. obs.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5F871B4C23815DDBAF0B9B525B02E0CB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto;Calatayud-Mascarell, Arnau;Ruiz, José L.;Recuero, Ernesto;García-París, Mario	Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calatayud-Mascarell, Arnau, Ruiz, José L., Recuero, Ernesto, García-París, Mario (2026): Secondary sexual traits and lineage diversification in the giant blister beetle Berberomeloe insignis (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 84: 175-203, DOI: 10.3897/asp.84.e162254
1A92BEC3B94C54099461DD7C1E619A55.text	1A92BEC3B94C54099461DD7C1E619A55.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Berberomeloe insignis subsp. trisanguinatus Sanchez-Vialas, Calatayud-Mascarell, Ruiz, Recuero & Garcia-Paris 2026	<div><p>Berberomeloe insignis trisanguinatus Sánchez-Vialas, Calatayud-Mascarell, Ruiz, Recuero, and García-París ssp. nov. (B 2 lineage)</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: Male, labeled: España, Escúllar, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.7421112&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.180946" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.7421112/lat 37.180946)">Almería</a>, 37°10'51.4"N 2°44'31.6"W, 18 - IV- 2024, Sánchez Vialas, A. leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429880 [white label, printed]; Holotypus, Berberomeloe insignis trisanguinatus Sánchez-Vialas, Calatayud-Mascarell, Ruiz, Recuero &amp; García-París des. 2025 [white label, printed]. Preserved in absolute ethanol at the Entomological collection of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid . — Paratypes (29 exx, all held at the Entomological collection of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid): 7 males and 14 females labeled: España, Almería, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.0875194&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.095287" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.0875194/lat 37.095287)">Tabernas</a>, alrededores, 389 m, 37°05'43.04"N 02°05'15.07"W, 29 - III- 2008, E. Recuero and C. Settanni leg. [white label, printed]; BI 264, 267, 270, 272, 277, 283, 284, 226, 263, 265, 268, 269, 273–276, 278–282 [white label, handwritten; 7 males and 14 females, respectively]; MNCN_Ent 429901, MNCN_Ent 429900, MNCN_Ent 429897, MNCN_Ent 429899, MNCN_Ent 429896, MNCN_Ent 429895, MNCN_Ent 429898, MNCN_Ent 429890, MNCN_Ent 429882, MNCN_Ent 429881, MNCN_Ent 429883, MNCN_Ent 429892, MNCN_Ent 429891, MNCN_Ent 429894, MNCN_Ent 429887, MNCN_Ent 429889, MNCN_Ent 429886, MNCN_Ent 429884, MNCN_Ent 429888, MNCN_Ent 429885, MNCN_Ent 429893 (preserved in ethanol) . – 1 male, labeled: España, Almería, 10 km E <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.322611&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.08058" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.322611/lat 37.08058)">Tabernas</a>, 489 m, 37°04'50.1"N 02°19'21.4"W, 28 - III- 2008, E. Recuero and C. Settanni leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429902 [white label, printed] (preserved in ethanol) . – 6 females, labeled: España, Almería, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.1703334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.881386" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.1703334/lat 36.881386)">Las Casillas de Atochares</a>, 36°52'53.0"N 02°10'13.2"W, 30 - III- 2008, E. Recuero and C. Settanni leg. [white label, printed]; BI 315–318, BI 334–335 [white label, handwritten]; MNCN_Ent 429903 –429908 [white label, printed] (females, preserved in ethanol) . – 1 male, labeled: España, Almería, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.7421112&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.180946" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.7421112/lat 37.180946)">Escúllar</a>, 37°10'51.4"N 2°44'31.6"W, 18 - IV- 2024, Sánchez Vialas, A. leg. [white label, printed]; ASV 2402 [white label, handwritten]; MNCN_Ent 429909 [white label, printed] (preserved in ethanol) . All paratypes labeled: Paratypus, Berberomeloe insignis trisanguinatus Sánchez-Vialas, Calatayud-Mascarell, Ruiz, Recuero &amp; García-París des. 2025 [white label, printed].</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet “ trisanguinatus ” is a Latin adjective meaning “ three-blooded ”, referring to the species’ distinctive cephalic phenotype. This taxon is unique within the genus Berberomeloe for its three conspicuous red blotches on the head: a V- or Y-shaped blotch at the center of the frons and two symmetrical blotches on the temples.</p><p>Description of holotype.</p><p>Head-to-elytron length (frons anterior margin to elytra posterior extreme): 16.3 mm. Total length (including abdomen): 42.5 mm. Maximum width (distance between elytra outer extremes): 9.2 mm. Body robust. Voluminous and elongated abdomen. Reduced and convex elytra, hindwings absent. Coloration black all over body and appendages except for head, which features two symmetrical red to orange blotches over temples, and a single, isolated smaller Y-shaped blotch at center of frons (Fig. 11). Tibial spines and pretarsal claws brownish. Black setae dispersed over body, very scattered on dorsal areas of head, thorax and abdomen. Tegument finely microreticulated, semimatt. ― Head: voluminous, broadly rounded and slightly wider than pronotum (head maximum width: 4.9 mm). Temples very wide and regularly rounded. Surface sparsely covered by very small to medium-sized punctures, homogeneously distributed, rounded, finely impressed, isolated from each other. A longitudinal midline finely impressed from apical half of frons to vertex. Frontal side of cephalic capsule slightly curved, with surface above antennal insertions slightly elevated and disc region almost flat, subconvex. Frons and temples almost glabrous, with a very short seta (almost inappreciable) on some punctures, especially on upper margin of antennal insertion. Occiput with moderately long and decumbent setae. Postocciput (sclerotized region between occiput and pronotum) laminar, semilunar, conspicuous, dense, and deeply punctate, also with moderately long and decumbent setae. Eyes small, kidney-shaped and weakly swollen, with dorsal and ventral lobes of similar size; barely notched at level of antennal insertions; minimum interorbital distance: 2.8 mm. Frontoclypeal suture deeply marked, arcuate. Clypeus flat, subtriangular, transverse (2.7 mm wide by 1.3 mm long); punctures small and separated; long setae homogeneously distributed following puncture pattern, directed forward, longer in sides. Labrum-clypeus suture almost straight. Labrum transverse (2.4 mm wide by 1.2 mm long), slightly emarginated in middle; punctures similar to those of clypeus; setae longer in lobes, following puncture pattern, oriented forward and curved towards center. Mandibles robust, longitudinally concave on outer side and notched in its distal region, glabrous in apex, and basally pilose. Maxillary palpi with palpomere I longer than others, subtroncoconical; II short, subcylindrical; III subtrapezoidal and dorso-ventrally flattened; distal palpomere widest with a narrow excavation along distal margin; pilosity moderately long in palpomeres I and II, shorter on distal palpomere. Labial palpi with palpomere I subcylindrical; II troncoconical; III subtrapezoidal, with pilosity as on maxillary palpi. Antennae 11 - segmented, subcompressed, not reaching pronotum base when extended backward. Antennomeres dilated apically, with short black vestiture, mostly decumbent and with a few sparse setae erect, longer and semi-erect on scape and pedicel; scape (length: 0.7 mm) slightly dilated apically, subcylindrical; pedicel (length: 0.2 mm) very short, subglobose; antennomere III (length: 0.9 mm) subcylindrical, slightly dilated apically, rectangular; IV (length: 0.9 mm) similar to III, subrectangular; V (length: 0.8 mm) trapezoidal, wider than VI, with a wide and smooth apical tooth on inner edge; VI (length: 0.7 mm) trapezoidal, with smooth apical tooth on inner edge, not as prominent as those in V and VII; VII (length: 0.7 mm) trapezoidal, wider than VI, with an acute and prominent apical tooth on inner edge; VIII (length: 0.6 mm) trapezoidal, weakly dentate on apex of inner edge; IX (length: 0.7 mm) trapezoidal, dentate on inner edge; X (length: 0.6 mm) trapezoidal, apical tooth slightly acute; XI (length: 0.8 mm) subconical, slender, slightly notched on apex, ending in an elongated tooth. ― Thorax: Pronotum subquadrate with subparallel sides, narrower posteriorly (anterior side of pronotum: 4.2 mm; posterior margin of pronotum: 3.6 mm; pronotum length on sagittal plane: 3.4 mm); anterior margin concavely curved, posterior margin slightly convexly arcuate; fore angles acute, hind angles rounded; surface weakly convex at its central area, with a fine impressed longitudinal midline, and with shallow and diffuse lateral depressions. Pronotal base entire and finely bordered. Pronotal surface irregularly punctate; punctures of various sizes, from small to large sizes, circular and relatively deep; disc area only with small punctures; large punctures close but mostly isolated from each other, distributed on anterior and lateral sides and bordering anterior midline portion. Punctures do not form a corrugated or reticulated pattern. Dorsal surface of pronotum almost glabrous, with an isolated short seta in each puncture; anterior margin, adjacent to post-occiput, with numerous setae, moderately long. Mesonotum covered mostly by pronotum, showing only its posterior margin, straight and strongly punctate, with longitudinal wrinkles. Metanotum completely covered by elytra. Prosternum narrow, slightly extended posteriorly, pointed at tip. Mesosternum with a triangular prolongation, extended posteriorly, ending in a rounded tip that extends to level of apical half of mesocoxae; lateral extensions narrow; surface covered by disperse short setae. Metasternum subtrapezoidal, wide, with a prolongation extended posteriorly, ending in an emarginated tip. ― Elytra: reduced and convex, imbricated basally, longer than pronotum (length: 9 mm), divergent posteriorly and reaching posterior portion of abdominal tergite II; tegument glabrous, slightly corrugated longitudinally with no marked punctures. ― Legs: moderately robust, covered by decumbent and relatively long setae. Mesotrochanters and - coxae overlap partially with metacoxae. Metafemur shorter than metatibia (metafemur length: 5 mm; metatibia length: 5.3 mm). Pro- and mesotibiae with two similar spurs, slender and straight; metatibial spurs dissimilar and divergent; inner spur spatulated, outer spur similar to those of pro- and mesotibiae. Tarsi long, with tarsomeres subcylindrical, slightly expanded distally and emarginated. Protarsi shorter than meso- and metatarsi. Metatarsomere I large, followed in size by II and IV (length of metatarsomeres: from basal to apical tarsomere: 2.6, 1.3, 1.0, 1.4 mm). Tarsal ventral pads consisting of a dense, short and thick tuft of semi-erected setae. Metatarsomeres with relatively thick setae, distributed longitudinally through dorsal side of each tarsomere. Claws smooth, curved, with lower lobe narrower and smaller. ― Abdomen: voluminous, entirely black. Tergite I mostly covered by elytra. Dorsal surface of abdomen smooth, almost glabrous, with scarce, small, and shallow punctures with a very short seta on each puncture. Posterior margin of last visible tergite VIII with dense short setae. Ventrites with sparse and slightly marked punctures mostly on posterior half, with very short and decumbent black setae, scattered but homogeneously distributed. Last ventrite VIII notched at its posterior margin. ― Male genitalia: (Fig. 11 D – F) with gonoforceps brownish, 3 mm long, 1 mm wide; moderately elongated, relatively slender both in dorsal and lateral views. Gonocoxal plate longer than wide, a little less long than gonostyli, wider on dorsal view; maximum width in middle part. Gonostyli longer than wide, basally cylindrical; basal 1 / 3 fused; scarce setae, applied against tegument present on middle dorsal region of gonostyli. Gonostyli lobes separated by a longitudinal notch that extends to middle of dorsal surface of gonostyli; apices rounded, digitiform. Aedeagus long, robust, flattened, truncated at apex, with two acute dorsal hooks, subequal, close to each other and separated from apex. Endophallic hook visible.</p><p>Variability.</p><p>Body length (frons to posterior margin of elytra) ranges from 9 to 24 mm. Red-orange mark on frons varies in shape, ranging from a V- to Y-like.</p><p>Females last abdominal ventrite VIII rounded, not emarginated at its posterior margin, with antennomeres V, VII, and IX less widened apically, and last antennomere XI less slender in its inner apical portion than in males.</p><p>Diagnosis and comparisons.</p><p>Berberomeloe insignis trisanguinatus ssp. nov. can be readily differentiated from other taxa of the B. insignis species group by the presence of (1) two symmetric red- to orange-colored blotches over the temples that do not extend anteromedially as a lobate projection above the ocular margin, and (2) a single, isolated, V- or Y-shaped mark on the frons (Fig. 11 A, B).</p><p>Berberomeloe insignis trisanguinatus can also be differentiated from B. nazari sp. nov. by the different shape of male antennomeres VII, IX and XI, which are more elongated in B. insignis trisanguinatus . From B. insignis insignis it can be distinguished by the shape of female and male antenomeres VII – XI, which are shorter in B. insignis trisanguinatus compared to B. insignis insignis . Beyond the presence of a frontal red blotch on the head, the only morphological difference between B. insignis trisanguinatus and the specimens of the C 2 lineage is found in the male antennomere VII (Table S 5).</p><p>Distribution and notes on natural history.</p><p>Endemic to the province of Almería. Populations of B. insignis trisanguinatus are distributed across eastern and central Almería, with coastal and inland populations, particularly in the Tabernas Desert and Pasillo de Fiñana region, situated between Sierra Nevada and Sierra de los Filabres. It is an element of low to mid altitudes, with an altitudinal range from sea level to 1800 m a. s. l. It mainly occupies the thermo-Mediterranean bioclimatic level and, occasionally, extends into the meso-Mediterranean zone, and more rarely into the supra-Mediterranean zone, in the latter cases in areas of high temperature and low rainfall. The dominant ombroclimate in its distribution area is semi-arid (250–400 mm of average annual rainfall) (e. g., Alcaraz and Peinado 1987; Rivas-Martínez 1987, 2007; Valle 2003). Berberomeloe insignis trisanguinatus primarily inhabits steppic or submontane environments with sparse shrubby or xeric scrub vegetation and little to no tree cover. Typical habitats include steppes dominated by Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth or uncultivated areas with Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss., and Anthyllis cytisoides L., often near cultivated fields with almond trees (Fig. 12). It has been found in Sierra de los Filabres, at an altitude of 1800 m a. s. l. around Haza de Riego, situated between Escúllar and Puerto de Escúllar. The vegetation in this area is dominated by dispersed trees of Quercus rotundifolia Lam. and Cytisus Desf. (Fig. 12). Adults have been reported feeding on flowers of Convolvulus (García-París et al. 1999) and leaves of Asteraceae (Sánchez-Vialas pers. obs.).</p><p>Berberomeloe insignis trisanguinatus has been found in sympatry with B. indalo in the following localities of Almería: El Puntal (García-París et al. 1999), Peñas Negras (García-París et al. 1999), Rambla Seca de Tabernas (García-París et al. 1999), and between Tabernas and Turrillas (Sánchez-Vialas pers. obs.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1A92BEC3B94C54099461DD7C1E619A55	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto;Calatayud-Mascarell, Arnau;Ruiz, José L.;Recuero, Ernesto;García-París, Mario	Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calatayud-Mascarell, Arnau, Ruiz, José L., Recuero, Ernesto, García-París, Mario (2026): Secondary sexual traits and lineage diversification in the giant blister beetle Berberomeloe insignis (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 84: 175-203, DOI: 10.3897/asp.84.e162254
A7958780CC455D7DB86C4B6FFA3B57FF.text	A7958780CC455D7DB86C4B6FFA3B57FF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Berberomeloe nazari Sanchez-Vialas, Calatayud-Mascarell, Ruiz, Recuero, & Garcia-Paris 2026	<div><p>Berberomeloe nazari Sánchez-Vialas, Calatayud-Mascarell, Ruiz, Recuero, and García-París, sp. nov. (C 1 lineage)</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: Male, labeled: Spain, Málaga, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.7734723&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.794693" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.7734723/lat 36.794693)">Río de la Miel</a>, 36°47'40.9"N 03°46'24.5"W, 16 - IV- 2024, Sánchez Vialas, A. leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429955 [white label, printed] ; Holotypus, Berberomeloe nazari Sánchez-Vialas, Calatayud-Mascarell, Ruiz, Recuero, &amp; García-París des. 2025 [white label, printed]. Preserved in absolute ethanol at the Entomological collection of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. — Paratypes (34 exx, all held at the Entomological collection of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid): 1 male and 5 females. labeled: Málaga, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.7734723&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.794693" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.7734723/lat 36.794693)">Río de la Miel</a>, 36°47'40.9"N 03°46'24.5"W, 16 - IV- 2024, Sánchez Vialas, A. leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429956 –429961 [white label, printed] (preserved in ethanol) . – 1 male and 1 female, labeled: Málaga, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.7693915&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.792286" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.7693915/lat 36.792286)">Río de la Miel</a>, 36°47'32.23"N 03°46'09.81"W, 22 - V- 2021, J. L. Ruiz leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429965 [white label, printed] (preserved together in ethanol) . – 3 females, labeled: Málaga, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.7693915&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.792286" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.7693915/lat 36.792286)">Río de la Miel</a>, 36°47'32.23"N 03°46'09.81"W, 22 - V- 2021, J. L. Ruiz leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429966, 429967, 429964 [white label, printed]; ASV 2201, ASV 2202, ASV 21008 [white label, handwritten] (preserved in ethanol) . – 1 male, labeled: Málaga, Torre de Maro, 07 - IV- 2021, J. L. Ruiz leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429963 [white label, printed]; ASV 21006 [white label, handwritten] (preserved in ethanol) . – 2 males, labeled: Granada, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.6515918&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.793037" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.6515918/lat 36.793037)">Jete</a>, 36°47'34.93"N 03°39'05.73"W, 09 - III- 2021, Sánchez Vialas, A. leg. [white label, printed]; ASV 21003 - ASV 21004 [white label, handwritten]; MNCN_Ent 429973 –429974 [white label, printed] (males, preserved in ethanol) . – 1 male, labeled: Jete, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.6595833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.803223" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.6595833/lat 36.803223)">Granada</a>, 36°48'11.60"N 03°39'34.50"W, 16 - III- 2020, François, A. leg. [white label, printed]; ASV 21001 [white label, handwritten]; MNCN_Ent 429976 [white label, printed] (preserved in ethanol) . – 1 female, labeled: Jete, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.6595833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.803223" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.6595833/lat 36.803223)">Granada</a>, 36°48'11.60"N 03°39'34.50"W, 10 - IV- 2020, François, A. leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429975 [white label, printed]; ASV 21002 [white label, handwritten] (preserved in ethanol) . – 1 female, labeled: Jete, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.6595833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.803223" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.6595833/lat 36.803223)">Granada</a>, 36°48'11.60"N 03°39'34.50"W, 09 - IV- 2021, François, A. leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429962 [white label, printed] (preserved in ethanol) . – 1 female, labeled: Granada, 3 km southern <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.3021138&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.763466" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.3021138/lat 36.763466)">Polopos</a>, 36°45'48.48"N 03°18'07.61"W, 11 - IV- 2010, García-París, M. &amp; Bologna, M. A. leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429971 [white label, printed] (preserved in ethanol) . – 1 male, labeled: Granada, 4 km southern <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.298914&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.757225" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.298914/lat 36.757225)">Polopos</a>, 36°45'26.01"N 03°17'56.09"W, 11 - IV- 2010, García-París, M. &amp; Bologna, M. A. leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429972 [white label, printed] (preserved in ethanol) . – 6 males and 9 females, labeled: Granada, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-3.4408333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.728348" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -3.4408333/lat 36.728348)">La Garnatilla to Lújar</a>, 36°43'42.05"N 03°26'27"W, 06 - V- 2018, Calatayud, A. &amp; Tena, J. leg. [white label, printed]; MNCN_Ent 429968 (shared among 13 specimens), MNCN_Ent 429969, MNCN_Ent 429970 [white label, printed] (preserved in ethanol) . All paratypes labeled: ‘ Paratypus, Berberomeloe nazari Sánchez-Vialas, Calatayud-Mascarell, Ruiz, Recuero, &amp; García-París des. 2025 ’ [white labels, printed].</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet “ nazari ” refers to the Kingdom of Granada under the Nasrid dynasty (Banū Na ṣr), the last Muslim dynasty to rule Al-Andalus (13 th – 15 th century). The name highlights the historical and cultural significance of the region, as the species is distributed across Granada and the eastern limits of Málaga, areas that once formed part of the Nasrid domain.</p><p>Description of the holotype.</p><p>Head-to-elytron length (frons anterior margin to elytra posterior extreme): 18.4 mm. Total length (including abdomen): 39 mm. Maximum width (distance between elytra outer extremes): 11.6 mm. Body robust. Voluminous and elongated abdomen. Reduced and convex elytra, hindwings absent. Coloration black all over body and appendages except for head, which features 2 symmetrical red to orange blotches over temples that extends into frons (but not reaching frons midline) after bordering the upper ocular margin area (Fig. 13). Tibial spines and pretarsal claws brownish. Black setae dispersed over body, very scattered on dorsal areas of head, thorax and abdomen. Tegument finely microreticulated, semimatt. ― Head: Voluminous, broadly rounded and slightly wider than pronotum (head maximum width: 5.7 mm). Temples very wide and regularly rounded. Surface sparsely covered by very small to medium-sized punctures, homogeneously distributed, rounded, finely impressed, isolated from each other. A longitudinal midline is finely impressed from apical half of frons to vertex. Frontal side of cephalic capsule slightly curved, with surface above antennal insertions slightly elevated and disc region almost flat, subconvex. Frons and temples almost glabrous, with a very short seta (almost inappreciable) on some punctures, especially on anterior margin of antennal insertion. Occiput with moderately long and decumbent setae. Postocciput laminar, semilunar, conspicuous, dense and deeply punctate, also with moderately long and decumbent setae. Eyes small, kidney-shaped and weakly swollen, with dorsal and ventral lobes of similar size; barely notched at level of antennal insertions; minimum interorbital distance: 3.2 mm. Frontoclypeal suture between frons and clypeus deeply marked, arcuate. Clypeus flat, subtriangular, transverse (2.8 mm wide by 1.2 mm long); punctures small and separated; long setae homogeneously distributed following puncture pattern, directed forward, longer in sides. Labrum-clypeus suture almost straight. Labrum transverse (2.7 mm wide by 1.6 mm long), slightly emarginated in middle; punctures similar to those of clypeus; setae longer in lobes, following puncture pattern, oriented forward and curved towards center. Mandibles robust, longitudinally concave on outer side and notched in its distal region, glabrous in apex, and basally pilose. Maxillary palpi with palpomere I longer than others, subtroncoconical; II short, subcylindrical; III subtrapezoidal and dorso-ventrally flattened; distal palpomere widest with a narrow excavation along distal margin; pilosity moderately long in palpomeres I and II, shorter on distal palpomere. Labial palpi with palpomere I subcylindrical; II troncoconical; III subtrapezoidal, with pilosity as on maxillary palpi. Antennae 11 - segmented, subcompressed, not reaching pronotum base when extended backward. Antennomeres dilated apically, with short black vestiture, mostly decumbent and with a few sparse setae erect, longer and semi-erect on I – II segments; scape (length: 0.9 mm) slightly dilated apically, subcylindrical; pedicel (length: 0.3 mm) very short, subglobose; antennomere III (length: 1.1 mm) subcylindrical, slightly dilated apically, rectangular; IV (length: 1.1 mm) similar to III, subrectangular; V (length: 1 mm) trapezoidal, wider than VI, with a wide and smooth apical tooth on inner edge; VI (length: 0.8 mm) trapezoidal, with a wide and smooth apical tooth on inner edge; VII (length: 0.8 mm) trapezoidal, wider than VI, with an acute apical tooth on inner edge; VIII (length: 0.7 mm) trapezoidal, weakly dentate on apex of inner edge; IX (length: 0.7 mm) trapezoidal, dentate on inner edge; X (length: 0.6 mm) trapezoidal, apical tooth slightly acute; XI (length: 0.9 mm) subconical, notched on apex. ― Thorax: Pronotum subquadrate with subparallel sides, narrower posteriorly (anterior side of pronotum: 5.2 mm; posterior margin of pronotum: 4.2 mm; pronotum length on sagittal plane: 4.2 mm); anterior margin concavely curved, posterior margin slightly convexly arcuate; fore angles acute, hind angles rounded; surface weakly convex at its central area, with a fine impressed longitudinal midline, and with shallow and diffuse lateral depressions. Pronotal base entire and finely bordered. Pronotal surface irregularly punctate; punctures of various sizes, from small to large sizes, circular and relatively deep; disc area only with small punctures; large punctures close but mostly isolated from each other, distributed on anterior and lateral sides and bordering anterior mid-line portion. Punctures do not form a corrugated or reticulated pattern. Dorsal surface of pronotum almost glabrous, with an isolated short seta in each puncture; anterior margin, adjacent to post-occiput, with numerous setae, moderately long. Mesonotum covered mostly by pronotum, showing only its posterior margin, straight and strongly punctate, with longitudinal wrinkles. Metanotum completely covered by elytra. Prosternum narrow, slightly extended posteriorly, pointed at tip. Mesosternum with a triangular prolongation, extended posteriorly, ending in a rounded tip that extends to level of anterior half of mesocoxae; lateral extensions narrow; surface covered by disperse short setae. Metasternum subtrapezoidal, wide, with a prolongation extended posteriorly, ending in an emarginated tip. ― Elytra: Reduced and convex, imbricated basally, longer than pronotum (length: 10.7 mm), divergent posteriorly and reaching posterior half of abdominal tergite II; tegument glabrous, slightly corrugated longitudinally with no marked punctures. ― Legs: Moderately robust, covered by decumbent and relatively long setae. Meso-trochanters and coxae overlap partially metacoxae. Metafemur shorter than metatibia (metafemur length: 6.3 mm; metatibia length: 6.1 mm). Pro- and mesotibiae with 2 similar spurs, slender and straight; metatibial spurs dissimilar and divergent; inner spur spatulated, outer spur similar to those of pro- and mesotibiae. Tarsi long, with tarsomeres subcylindrical, slightly expanded distally and emarginated. Protarsi shorter than meso- and metatarsi. Metatarsomere I large, followed in size by II and IV (length of metatarsomeres: from inner to apical segment: 3.1, 1.5, 1.3, 1.7 mm). Tarsal ventral pads consisting on a dense, short and thick tuft of semi-erected setae. Metatarsomeres with relatively thick setae, distributed longitudinally through dorsal side of each tarsomere. Claws smooth, curved, with lower lobe narrower and smaller. ― Abdomen: Voluminous, entirely black. Tergite I partly covered by elytra. Dorsal surface of abdomen smooth, almost glabrous, with scarce, small, and shallow punctures with a very short seta on each puncture. Posterior margin of last visible tergite with dense short setae. Ventrites with sparse and slightly marked punctures mostly on posterior half, with very short and decumbent black setae, scattered but homogeneously distributed. Last ventrite notched at its posterior margin. ― Male genitalia (Fig. 13 D – F): Gonoforceps brownish, 4 mm long, 1.4 width; moderately elongated, relatively slender both on dorsal and lateral views. Gonocoxal plate longer than wide, a little less long than gonostyli, wider on dorsal view; maximum width in middle part. Gonostyli longer than wide, basally cylindrical; basal 1 / 3 fused; scarce setae, applied against tegument present on middle dorsal region of gonostyli. Gonostyli lobes separated by a longitudinal notch that extends to middle of dorsal surface of gonostyli; apexes rounded, digitiform. Aedeagus long, robust, flattened, truncated at apex, with two acute dorsal hooks, subequal, close to each other and separated from apex. Endophallic hook visible.</p><p>Variability.</p><p>Body length (frons to posterior margin of elytra) from 11 to 22 mm. Female last abdominal ventrite VIII rounded, not emarginated at its posterior margin, with antennomeres V, VII, and IX less widened apically, and last antennomere not dentate in its inner apical portion.</p><p>Diagnosis and comparisons.</p><p>Berberomeloe nazari sp. nov. can be readily differentiated from other taxa of the B. insignis species group by the presence of (1) two symmetric red- to orange-colored blotches on the temples, each with its inner margin extending anteromedially as a lobate projection above the ocular margin, partially approaching the frons but not reaching the midline, which remains entirely black, (2) the absence of a V- or Y-shaped mark on the frons, and (3) male antennomere XI wide and notched in its posterior margin (Fig. 13).</p><p>See accounts of B. insignis insignis, B. insignis trisanguinatus for morphological comparisons with this taxon. No additional morphological differences were observed between B. nazari and the specimens belonging to the C 2 lineage.</p><p>Distribution and notes on natural history.</p><p>Berberomeloe nazari ranges from Torre de Maro (Nerja) in eastern Málaga to the western border of Almería. This species generally occupies highly rugged terrain, characteristic of the Sierra de la Contraviesa, Sierra de Lújar, the southern boundary of the Sierra de la Almijara, and the southern slopes of Sierra Nevada (Fig. 14). It has been recorded across an altitudinal range between the sea level and 1090 m a. s. l. in Laujar de Andarax and Yegen (southern slopes of Sierra Nevada). It primarily inhabits the thermo-Mediterranean bioclimatic zone and, to a lesser extent, the meso-Mediterranean, in areas with a predominantly dry ombrotype (average annual rainfall of 400–600 mm) and occasionally subhumid conditions (600–700 mm) (see Valle 2003; Rivas-Martínez 2007). In this regard, this lineage is found in less arid regions compared to the others discussed. The habitats it inhabits vary greatly, ranging from areas dominated by scattered patches of trees such as Quercus suber L., Q. faginea Lam., Q. rotundifolia, Pinus halepensis Mill., and Ceratonia siliqua L., along with shrubs of the genus Cistus L. in the Sierra de Lújar, to drier landscapes dominated by olive and almond orchards across much of the Alpujarra range and eastern Málaga (Fig. 14). Our findings extend the distribution range of this species group further westwards, providing the first documented records in the province of Málaga.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A7958780CC455D7DB86C4B6FFA3B57FF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto;Calatayud-Mascarell, Arnau;Ruiz, José L.;Recuero, Ernesto;García-París, Mario	Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calatayud-Mascarell, Arnau, Ruiz, José L., Recuero, Ernesto, García-París, Mario (2026): Secondary sexual traits and lineage diversification in the giant blister beetle Berberomeloe insignis (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 84: 175-203, DOI: 10.3897/asp.84.e162254
