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THE ALTICINI (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE, GALERUC INAE) OF SIC ILY ... A2-l3

Notes. Very rare species known in ltaly only for Sicily (Nebrodi Mounts, Cesaro) (Biondi
1988).

Dibolia cryptocephala (Koch, 1803)

Chorotype - EUR
Host plants - API, LAM (Thymus)
Trophic category- POL

Notes. Uncommon but widespread species in ltaly, recorded for Sicily from Peloritani
Mounts (Biondi 1988).

Dibolia maura Allard, 1860

Chorotype - NAF
Host plants- LAM (Ballota, Teucrium, Stachys) (Doguet 1975)
Trophic category - OLI?

Notes. Very rare species, known in ltaly only for Sicily from Syracuse (Biondi 1993).

Dibolia occultans (Koch, 1803)

Chorotype - EUM
Host plants - LAM
Trophic category - OLI

Notes. Common and widespread species in Italy, reported for SiciJy from Madonie, Nebrodi
and Peloritani Mounts (Vitale 1920; Biondi 1988).

Dibolia timida (llliger, 1807)

Chorotype - EUR
Host plants- API (Eryngium campestre)
Trophic category - MON
New records- Trapani: Castellammare del Golfo, R. N.O. "Zingaro", 26-29.lll.2003, Leg. Baviera C.

Notes. Widespread species in Italy, reported for Sicily from Palermo (Vitale 1920) and
Nebrodi Mounts (Biondi 1988).

Dibolia tyrrhenica Mohr, 1981

Chorotype - MED
Host plants - ?
Trophic category - ?
New records- Trapani: Castellammare del Golfo, R.N.O. "Zingaro", 26-29.III.2003, Leg. Baviera C.

Notes. Species scarcely known, recorded for Sicily, until now, only from Palermo (La
Favorita) (Biondi 1990).

Epitrix Foudras, 1861

Epitrix atropae Foudras, 1860

Chorotype - EUM
Host plants - SOL
Trophic category - OLI

Atti Accad. Pelorit. Pericol. Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Nat., Vol. 93, No. 2, A2 (2015) [50 pages]