Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Fabricius, 1794

Cianferoni, Fabio & Mazza, Giuseppe, 2012, The aquatic Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) of the “ Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna ” National Park (Central Italy), Zootaxa 3568, pp. 36-52 : 46

Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Fabricius, 1794

Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Terzani et al. 2012: 269 .

RECORDS. Tuscany: Ama torrent, 660 m, Pratovecchio (AR), 31.VIII.2008, GM leg., 1 F (CCFI); Castagno Miraglia ponds, 930 m, Camaldoli, Poppi (AR), 22.IX.2009, GM & GC leg., 1 F (CCFI); Idoli lake, 1370 m, Monte Falterona, Stia (AR), 22.VII.2009, GM & GC leg., 1 M (CCFI); idem, 18.IX.2009, GM leg., 2 M, 2 F (CCFI); Metaleto lake, 900 m, Poppi (AR), 8.VIII.2011, FC leg., 2M, 1 F (CCFI); idem, 1 F (CCRI). Emilia- Romagna: Valbonella, botanical garden pool, 712 m, Santa Sofia (FC), 21.IX.2008, GM leg., 1 M, 1 F (CCFI).

Remarks. This is a pioneer W-Palearctic species, widespread in the whole of Italy. Recently generally quoted for the Park by Terzani et al. (2012), we report the exact locality data here.