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 usually 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 localities in other countries can be found in Horion (1953), Allenspach & Wittmer (1979), Liberti (1995) and Constantin (2007).