Aplocnemus pectinatus ( Küster, 1849 ), Kuster, 1849

Baviera, Cosimo & Liberti, Gianfranco, 2010, Dasytidae of the Egadi Archipelago (Coleoptera, Cleroidea) with description of Danacea hierena n. sp., Zootaxa 2351, pp. 49-57 : 54-55

Aplocnemus pectinatus ( Küster, 1849)

Liberti 1995a: 501. Liberti 1995b: 177; Liberti & Schembri 2002: 183; Constantin 2005: 228, Constantin 2007: 161.

Collection localities. Favignana: Monte Santa Caterina 150 m (37° 55.6N 12° 18.9E), 12 may 2008 (GLCI); Monte Santa Caterina 250 m (37° 55.7N 12° 18.8E), 12 may 2008 (GLCI); Monte Santa Caterina 310 m (37° 55.7N 12° 18.7E), 12 may 2008 (GLCI); Cala del Passo (37° 55.2N 12° 18.3E), 12-13 may 2008 (GLCI); Favignana island, 19 apr. 2007 (CBCI); Levanzo: Pizzo del Monaco (38° 00.3N 12° 19.8E) 140 m, 14 may 2008 (GLCI); Levanzo island, 23 apr. 2007 (CBCI); Marettimo: near the Village at 200 m, 15 may 2008 (GLCI); Mount Falcone east slope at 400 m (37° 58.4N 12° 03.5E), 15 may 2008 (GLCI).

Collection data. Very common, on several flowers, on Favignana and Levanzo, uncommon on Marettimo.

Distribution. A Central Mediterranean species present in the Balearic Islands (marginally), Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Southern Italy (marginally), Tunisia, Algeria. Already reported for Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo ( Liberti 1995b).