Pygopleurus apicalis (Brullé, 1832)

Petrova, Yana, Gradinarov, Denis & Bollino, Maurizio, 2019, New records of Pygopleurus Motschulsky, 1860 species (Scarabaeoidea: Glaphyridae) from Bulgaria, ZooNotes 2019 (140), pp. 1-3 : 1

Pygopleurus apicalis (Brullé, 1832) ( Fig. 2 : A, B, C)

Material examined: Bulgaria: Belasitsa Mts., Klyuch Vill., 500 m., 30.iv.2008, 1 ♂, D. Gradinarov leg. ; Belasitsa Mts. , Belasitsa Vill., 41°22.100’N 23°07.835’E, 369 m., 30.iv.2018, roadside meadows, 7 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Y. Petrova leg. ; Sandanski- Petrich Valley , 2 km NE Kolarovo Vill., 41°22.570’N 23°08.017’E, 274 m., 30.iv.2018, roadside verges next to agricultural fields, 1 ♂, in flower of Papaver sp. , Y. Petrova leg.

Even if the species is reported from Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia ( Nikodým & Bezděk 2016), no verified Bulgarian specimens were available, so the specimens herein reported are the first verified data for the Country.

Figures

Fig. 2. Pygopleurus apicalis (Brullé, 1832), Kolarovo Vill., 30.iv.2018 (A, B, C); Pygopleurus humeralis (Brullé, 1832), Kresna town, 28.iv.2018 (D, E, F); A, D: males; B, E: aedeagus, lateral; C, F: parameres. Scale bars: A, D: 10 mm.; B, C, E, F: 1 mm.