Aplocnemus nigricornis (Fabricius, 1792)

Liberti, Gianfranco, 2019, The Aplocnemus Stephens, 1830, of Greece (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Dasytidae). A contribution to their knowledge, Natural History Sciences 6 (1), pp. 3-26 : 20

Aplocnemus nigricornis (Fabricius, 1792)

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Lagria nigricornis Fabricius, 1792: 81 , loc. typ. Sweden; Küster, 1849: 20 [ Dasytes ]; Kiesenwetter, 1859: 173 [Haplocnemus]; Kiesenwetter, 1863: 655; Mulsant & Rey, 1868: 247; Schilsky, 1897: 48; Reitter, 1911: 289; Porta, 1929: 125; Pic, 1937: 37; Horion, 1953: 119; Kaszab, 1955:

105; Lohse, 1977: 180; Lohse, 1979: 73; Allenspach & Wittmer, 1979: 97; Majer, 1982: 430, Figs. 6-7, 22, 31 [ Aplocnemus ]; Majer, 1987: 745, Figs. 169-203, 392; Peacock, 1987: 156; Liberti, 1995: 168; Constantin, 2005: 207; Alexander, 2005: 36; Kolibac et al., 2005: 152; Liberti & Focarile, 2005: 31; Constantin, 2007: 160; Mayor, 2007: 411; Constantin & Liberti, 2011: 54, 113, 135, Fig. 105, pl. 18 fig. 69; Booth, 2012: 69.

There is general agreement on the interpretation of this species which, in northern Europe, cannot be confused with any other. Description, drawings and a complete synonymic list are reported in Liberti (1995: 167, Figs. 3, 6, 30-31).

Distribution and comments - A widespread but usual- ly uncommon species living in several northern European Countries, the whole of central and southern Europe, northwest Turkey (as below reported under “Materials studied”).

Materials studied

Slovenia

Dutovlje (Schatzmayr, 1921, MSNM); Lipica Ergela (Schatzmayr, 1922, MSNM); Lokve Trnovski (Springer, 1917, MSNM; Alzona,?, MSNG); Nova Gorica (Franciscolo,?, CFr); Plesa (Schatzmayr, 1936, MSNM) ; Tronovski Godz (Franciscolo, 1994, CFr); Veliki Dol (Springer, 1916, MSNM); Vremscica (Springer, 1931, MSNM).

Croatia

Biokovo (?,?, MSNM).

Serbia

Ruma (Schwieger,?, MSNG) .

Greece

Grevenà prov.: Deskati (Konvicka, 2016, CKn).

Rodopi prov.: Nea Santa (Angelini, 2007, CAn).

Evros prov.: Leptokaria (Bense, 1990, SMNS).

Ioannina prov.: Fourka (Rébl, 2008, CRe).

Evritania prov.: Karpenissi (Ponel, 1996, CPn).

Turkey

Kastamonu prov.: Daday (Assing, 2009, ZMB) ; Dom Kayatepe Gecidi (Wunderle, 2009, ZMB) ; Ilgaz Gecidi (Assing, 2009, ZMB) .

Cankiri prov.: Eskipazar (Assing, 2010, ZMB).

This being a widespread european species, further lo- calities in other countries can be found in Horion (1953), Allenspach & Wittmer (1979), Liberti (1995) and Constantin (2007).