Forum Entomologi Italiani

I Cerambicidi non sono mai stati il mio forte ma mi hanno sempre incuriosito e, poiché ho alcuni maschi di Prinobius myardi provenienti da più località italiane, ho voluto estrarli per vedere quale sia l'effettiva variabilità viste alcune (relativamente) recenti ssp. descritte.
Premesso che, leggendo le discussioni presenti già sul forum mi sembra di capire che le varie ssp non trovino grande credibilità dalla maggior parte di chi ha partecipato alle stesse, mi chiedo. Ma esiste una pubblicazione che riporta le foto (o i disegni) degli edeagi?
Nella pubblicazione che mi ha gentilmente procurato Maurizio Bollino ( ), gli autori citano, per giustificare le varie ssp, un altro lavoro (Sláma & Slámová (1996)). In questo secondo è riportato che Prinobius myardi viene suddiviso in 5 gruppi in base alle significative differenze nella forma dei genitali. Ma a questa affermazione non sono riportate né foto né disegni a supporto (ma neppure viene detto quali siano le differenze).
Cosa ne pensate?
Esistono pubblicazioni che riportano egli edeagi?

Grazie a chi contribuisce.

_________________

______
Andrea

http://www.cerambycidae-slama.cz/

Prinobius myardi + ssp.

http://www.cerambycidae-slama.cz/seznam ... 01842.html

_________________
Research Fields
Taxonomy, ecology, biomonitoring , faunistic of Staphylinidae

Grazie mille Jan


...ma ancora niente edeagi che mostrino le evidenti differenze

_________________

______
Andrea

Senza nessun edeago chiarificatore,si possono definire delle ssp.

_________________
Tc70

_____________Mun. Ent. Zool. Vol. 4, No. 2, June 2009__________ 408

The species distributes rather widely in Turkey. It is represented by
the nominative subspecies in Turkey. The other known subspecies, P. myardi
proksi (Slama, 1982) occurs only in Crete. It was described as Prinobius
scutellaris myardi originally. According to Slama & Slamova (1996), Macrotoma
scutellaris Germar, 1817 has 5 subspecies: first M. scutellaris myardi (Mulsant,
1842) for Spain and France, second M. scutellaris scutellaris Germar, 1817 for
Italy and Balcans, third for north Africa [according to Danilevsky (2009) it
probably must be named P. myardi gaubili Chevrolat, 1959], forth M. scutellaris
proksi (Slama, 1982) for Crete and fifth M. scutellaris atropos Chevrolat, 1854 for
Near East. In addition to this system, Danilevsky (2009) rightly mentioned P.
myardi germari (Chevrolat, 1850) must be occur in Crimea and Caucasus. Also in
Turkey, according to this system, this species is represented by two subspecies as
P. myardi atropos (Chevrolat, 1854) in S Turkey and the nominative subspecies
in other parts of Turkey. However, Sama (2002) does not accept any subspecies of
Prinobius myardi. He accepted all taxa related with P. myardi within the
variability of this species. As more commonly accepted that P. myardi proksi
(Slama, 1982) is a subspecies of this species now (e.g. Komiya & Lorenc, 2006).

_________________
Research Fields
Taxonomy, ecology, biomonitoring , faunistic of Staphylinidae

Cerambycidae of Europe and Mediterranean area - G. Sama, 2002

Prinobius myardi Mulsant, 1842, Figs. 3-4

Prinobius Myardi Mulsant, 1842, Ann. Sci. Phys. Nat. Agr. Lyon, 5: 207.
Type l o c a l i t y : "Vallee d'Albatesco" (Corsica).
Type m a t e r i a l . Lectotype male (MNHNP), designated by Quentin & Villiers (1978).
= Prionus scutellaris Germar, 1817, Reise Dalm.: 219, Tab. 11, Fig. 1 (nee Olivier, 1795, now in Mallaspis Serville, 1832). Type
l o c a l i t y : "auf Arbe" (Arbe Island, Dalmatia).
Type m a t e r i a l . A lectotype ("Calaris, Sardin. Schiipp.", deposited in ZMUB) was designated by Quentin & Villiers (1978), but
the designation is invalid (Sama, 1994b: 323, see below).
Macrotoma germari Dejean, 1835, Cat. Col. Coll. Dejean, 2: 317 (nomen nudum, see below).
= Macrotoma germari Chevrolat, 1859, Ann. Soc. Entomol. France (3), 7, Bull.: CXXXV. Type 1 o c a 1 i t y: "Dalmatie".
Prinobius myardi: Sama, 1994b: 323. Prinobius germari (Dejean): Vives, 2000: 85.

Remarks. Germar described P. scutellaris on the basis of a single specimen collected in the isle of Arbe;
the specimen designated as the lectotype by Quentin & Villiers (a female labelled "Calaris [= Cagliari],
Sardin. Schiipp.", collected by Schiippel in Sardinia) cannot belong to the Germar's type material.
Vives (2000) regarded M. germari Dejean as a replacement name for P. scutellaris. There is no evidence
supporting this theory; in my opinion, M. germari Dejean is a nomen nudum (catalogus name).
There is considerable geographical variation in this species, mainly regarding body size and coloration, as
well as number of lateral spines of pronotum. Even if some geographical patterns are evident (for example
the eastern populations are darker), all the characters cited are subject to variation or intergradation. I think
that P. atropos Chevrolat, 1854 (type locality: "env.de Beyrouth"), M. germari Chevrolat, 1859 (type locality:
"Dalmatie"), P. cedri Marseul, 1856 (type locality: "Syrie"), P. gaubilii Chevrolat, 1859 (type locality:
"Algerie"), P. goudotii Chevrolat, 1859 (type locality: "Tanger"), P. lethifer Fairmaire, 1859 (type locality:
"Algerie") and P.proksi Slama, 1982 (type locality: "Omalos, Creta") fall within the variability of P. myardi.
Range. Whole Mediterranean region from Portugal and North Africa to Iran. In the area covered by this
volume only in southern France.
B i o l o g y , h o s t p l a n t s & f l i g h t period. Polyphagous on many deciduous trees, chiefly recorded
from Quercus, Fraxinus and fruit trees. Flight period from June to September; adults nocturnal, frequently
attracted to lights. Larval morphology in Svacha & Danilevsky (1987); for references on biology also see
Duffy (1957).

_________________
Research Fields
Taxonomy, ecology, biomonitoring , faunistic of Staphylinidae