Danacea (Allodanacaea) picicornis picicornis ( Küster, 1850 ), picicornis (Kuster, 1850

Liberti, Gianfranco, 2009, Improved Strategies for Branching on General Disjunctions, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 339-385 : 356

Danacea (Allodanacaea) picicornis picicornis ( Küster, 1850)

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Cosmiocomus picicornis Küster, 1850 : nr. 18 (Loc. typ. Nurri, Sardinia); Porta 1929: 111; Pic 1937: 17; * Liberti 1985: 353.

= Danacaea misella Baudi di Selve, 1873a: 314 ( Liberti 1985: 353) .

Material examined. Nuoro prov.: *Aritzo, 1911 ( CDO). Oristano prov.: *Abbasanta, 1983 ( CLI); *Oristano, 1983 ( CLI, MSNUF); *San Giovanni Sinis, 1983 ( CLI); Stagno Sale Porcus, 1999 ( MCSNG). Ogliastra prov.: Seui, 1994 ( CME). Carbonia-Iglesias prov.: Domusnovas, 2006 ( CNBFVR); Monti Marganai, 2006 ( CNBFVR). Cagliari prov.: *Assemini, y-? ( CBI); Decimomannu, 1999 ( CME); Giorgino, 1998 ( CME); Maracalagonis, 1977 ( CLI, CME); Monastir, 1991 ( CME); *Nurri, 1983 ( CLI); *Quartu Sant'Elena, 1976 ( CDO, CME); *Stagno di Simbirizzi, 1899 ( MNHU).

Chorotype. Sardinian. This species includes two subspecies: the nominotypical one lives in the central and southern parts of the island ( Fig. 25 ). Affinities: Central Mediterranean; the median lobe structure is rather close to that of D. sulcitana .

Notes. Common on flowers (e.g. Daucus , Sambucus ) in late spring and early summer.

Figures

FIGURES 1–11. Danacea spp. from Sardinia, scale bar: 0.5 mm. 1–2. Median lobe in lateral view. 1. Danacea (D.) sardoa sardoa Kiesenwetter (San Leonardo de Siete Fuentes). 2. Danacea (D.) sardoa declivis Liberti (Gonnosfanadiga). 3–4. Elytral apex in lateral view. 3. Danacea (D.) sardoa sardoa (Dorgali). 4. Danacea (D.) sardoa declivis (Gonnosfanadiga). 5–11. Median lobe in lateral view. 5. Danacea (Allodanacaea) oreas Liberti (Gonnosfanadiga). 6. Danacea (A.) milleri Schilsky (Paduledda). 7. Danacea (A.) gorditana Liberti (paratype, Capo del Falcone). 8. Danacea (A.) sulcitana Liberti (Olia Speciosa). 9. Danacea (A.) nympha Liberti (Capo Caccia). 10. Danacea (A.) picicornis picicornis (Küster) (Monti Marganai). 11. Danacea (A.) picicornis supramontana Liberti (Dorgali).

FIGURES 24–27. Distribution maps of species with a limited range in Sardinia. 24–26. Danacea (Allodanacea) spp. 27. Psilothrix spp.