Notonecta (Notonecta) meridionalis Poisson, 1926

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) meridionalis Poisson, 1926

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

RECORDS. Tuscany: Chiusi della Verna pond, 1030 m, near Sasso Cavallino, Chiusi della Verna (AR), 14.VII.2009, GM & GC leg., 4 M, 3 F (CCFI); Gorga Nera lake, 1300 m, San Godenzo (FI), 14.X.2008, GM leg., 1 M, 1 F (CCFI); Idoli lake, 1370 m, Monte Falterona, Stia (AR), 20.V.2009, FT leg., 1 M, 1 F (TCFI); idem, 22.VII.2009, GM & GC leg., 4 M (CCFI); idem, 18.IX.2009, GM & GC leg., 4 M (CCFI); idem, 22.VII.2009, GM & GC leg., 1 M (CCFI); Metaleto lake, 900 m, Poppi (AR), 8.VIII.2011, FC leg., 4 M, 3 F (CCFI); idem, 1 M (CCRI); Pian di Cotozzo lake, 1050 m, Stia (AR), 18.IX.2009, GM leg., 1 F (CCFI); Podere Pratalino lake, 965 m, Bibbiena (AR), 25.IV.2008, GM & GC leg., 2 M, 1 F (CCFI).

Remarks. This is a Mediterranean species, widespread in Central Italy from sea level into the mountains. Recently generally quoted for the Park by Terzani et al. (2012), we report the exact locality data here.