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dimensione totale: 8mm

Ciao Tomasz !!!
I think that it belongs to the genus Hypoglyptus, Gerstacker 1855 (Erirhininae, Erirhinini).
Very rare genus, with 5 species, distribution only in south Balkan peninsula, mainly in mainland Greece.
Goodbye,
George

At least I know where to start looking.
On the internet there is no than one photo, but might be able to find a publication.
Thanks a lot!

there is this paper:
Pic, M., 1906: Etude dichotomique sur le genre Hypoglyptus Gersth. Echange Moulins, 22 58-59, 67-69

If you can find it, I would be interested too...

if only I can find this publication, I will write to you
Thanks

The second part of this publication (pages 67-69), with the identification key, is here
[ at the pages 5, 6 and 11 of this pdf ]:

http://www.linneenne-lyon.org/depot2/16248.pdf

Thanks a lot for the publication
According to the description of the key indicates the species Hypoglyptus graecus (Pic, 1902)
It has big teeth on the thighs of all legs, is 6mm in size and is quite shiny. It must be him
Regards and thanks!
Tomasz

- Now, there is in the Internet, another photo of Hypoglyptus sp., for comparison, from Samos island (east Aegean).
As I think, it is Hypoglyptus heydeni Faust, 1889 (= Acentroides conspersus Leonhard, 1912).
It is clearly different from your specimen.
You can see this photo here (page 9 of the pdf):

http://www.nmbe.ch/sites/default/files/ ... nn_red.pdf

- There are in the collection here, 3 specimens of Hypoglyptus, from 3 different localities of Greece (Corfou, Thesprotia and Taygetos). All are very-very similar to your specimen, but with very small tooths at the femorae.
Perhaps 3 of the 5 species (H. graecus, H. pictus, H. elegans), finally belongs to the same 1 species, with intraspecific variability or they reflect only the diferences between males - females.
But I am not sure...

Thank you for all the comments and suggestions. As I see, knowledge of this genus is very small.
The species from the link you sent, indeed, seems to be heydeni.
I greet and wish you a sunny day!
Tomasz

Hypoglyptus graecus (Pic, 1902)