Cari tutti, è uscito oggi su Zootaxa un lavoro in cui viene descritta Eulasia daccordii, nuova specie del levante che io e Guido Sabatinelli abbiamo dedicato all'amico crisomelidologo Mauro Daccordi di Verona.
Uliana M., Sabatinelli G., 2013. Eulasia (Rudeulasia) daccordii, a new species from southern Levant, with notes on E. pietschmanni Breit and E. baumanni Mitter (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Glaphyridae). Zootaxa 3702 (2): 124 – 134
Ecco la bestiola in questione (maschio e femmina):
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Abstract
Eulasia daccordii new species is described from Jordan, West Bank, and Israel, where it is known from the Jordan Valley and the Negev. It was previously confused with E. pietschmanni Breit, to which it is very similar and from which it can be recognized mainly for the structure and distribution of the pronotal setae and the shape of the protibia of males. Remarks on distribution and colour range of E. pietschmanni Breit are provided, and its year of description is corrected from 1919 to 1920.
In addition, taxonomic and diagnostic remarks on the poorly known sympatric species E. baumanni Mitter are presented: it is clarified that this poorly known taxon is related to E. papaveris (Sturm), whose Levantine populations require a taxonomic reassessment.
