Stagetus, Wollaston, 1861

Zahradník, Petr & Demetriou, Jakovos, 2023, A review of the Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) of Cyprus, including new faunistic records and the description of a new species, Zootaxa 5306 (2), pp. 243-265 : 251

Stagetus sp.

Material examined. Paphos prov., Akamas Peninsula , Neo Choro , Pineto-quercetum, sifting, 35°01’47’’ N, 32°20’42’’ E, 1#, lgt. M.Mantič, coll. PZPC.

Note. This species belongs to the species-group hirtulus Español 1969 (differs from species-group byrrhoides Español, 1969 by the absence of distinct shoulders on elytra) including the species S. anadalusiacus (Aubé, 1861) with three subspecies, S. championi (Schilsky, 1899), S. espandensis Viñolas, 2016, S. hirtulus Wollaston, 1861 with four subspecies and S. wollastoni Español, 1969. These species (with several subspecies) are widespread in the Western Mediterranean and the Canary Islands. It is therefore clearly a new species for Cyprus, but due to the fact that it is female, it cannot be clearly identified to any of the above species. A new species for Cyprus.