Fibla Navas , 1915

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Fibla Navas, 1915

Fibla Navás, 1915b (odescr) [type species by original designation: Fibla hesperica Navás, 1915]: H. Aspöck et al. 1989 (distr); H. Aspöck 1990 (biogeogr, distr, synlist; ill: map); H. Aspöck et al. 1991 (mon); Oswald and Penny 1991 (cat, nom); U. Aspöck and H. Aspöck 1994 (biogeogr); H. Aspöck et al. 2001 (anncat); H. Aspöck 2002 (biol, paras); Monserrat and Papenberg 2010 (chorol); Haring et al. 2011 (phyl); H. Aspöck et al. 2012 (com); H. Aspöck and U. Aspöck 2013 (cat, etymol), 2014 (cat); Monserrat and Papenberg 2015 (overv); Shen et al. 2022 (phyl).

Taxonomy and systematics.

H. Aspöck et al. (1991), Haring et al. (2011). Systematic position within the family not yet definitely resolved, however, see Shen et al. (2022). It comprises two subgenera, Fibla s. str. (with 3 species) and Reisserella (with 1 species). Both subgenera are represented on Mediterranean islands.

Biology and ecology.

Larvae are exclusively corticolous on various trees. Development at least two, usually Subilla three (or more) years. Last hibernating stage: full-grown larva. Adults: IV-VII.

Distribution.

Iberian Peninsula, Tyrrhenic islands, Sicily, Apennine Peninsula (sporadically), Crete, N-Africa.