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THE ALTICINI (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE, GALERUCINAE) OF SICILY ... A2-15

Baviera and Bello; Trapani: Castellammare del Golfo, R.N.O. "Zingaro", 26-29.IIJ.2003, Leg.
Baviera C.; Isole Egadi: Marettimo, 16-l8.1V.2006, Leg. Baviera C.

Notes. Uncommon species in Sicily, reported until now only from Mondello (Palermo) and
Nebrodi Mounts (Messina) (Heikertinger 1914; Biondi 1988).

Longitarsus aeruginosus (Foudras, 1860)

Chorotype - EUM
Host plants - AST
Trophic category - OLI

Notes. Species reported only generically from Sicily (Biondi 1990).

Longitarsus albineus (Foudras, 1860)

Chorotype - TEM (introduced in Australia)
Host plants - BOR (H eliotropium)
Trophic category - MON
New records- Palermo: Monti Sicani: Bisaquino, 550m, Il.III.2009, Leg. Baviera C. and Bello C.
vaglio Olea; Contessa Entellina, 370 m, ll .III.2009 vaglio Olea, Leg. Baviera and Bello; Trapani:
Castellammare del Golfo, R.N.O. Zingaro, 22-25.VI.2003, Leg. Baviera C.; Paceco, R.N.O. Saline di
Trapani e Paceco, Salina Vecchia, 28.IV.2004, Leg. Baviera C.; Siracusa: Augusta, 08.Vll.l997, Leg.
I.S.A.

Notes. Species reported until now for Sicily only from Santo Stefano di Quisquina (Agri-
gento) (Biondi 2006).

Longitarsus a/bus (Allard, 1866)

Chorotype - NAF
Host plants - AST
Trophic category - OLI

Notes. Species known in ltaly only for Sicily (Ragusa, Scoglitti) (Biondi 2006). Furth
(1979) collected L. albus in Israel on Senecio joppensis. Leonardi (pers. cornm.) collected
this species in Pozzallo (Syracuse) and Marina di Modica (Ragusa) also on Asteracee
(Launaea resedifolia and Glebionis coronaria).

Longitarsus anacardius (Allard, 1866)

Chorotype- WME
Host plants- LAM, PLA (Plantago)
Trophic category - POL
New records- Siracusa: Monti Iblei, Monte Casale, 27.V.2010, Leg. Baviera C.; Messina: Monti
Nebrodi: Biviere di Cesar6, 1274 m, ll.IV.2002, Leg. Baviera C.

Notes. Species recorded on1y recently for ltaly and currently known from Sardinia, Basili-
cata and Sicily (Leonardi and Sassi 1997).

Longitarsus anchusae (Paykull, 1793)

Chorotype - ASE
Host plants - BOR
Trophic category - OLI
New records- Catania: Monte Etna: North slope, Piano Provenzana 1900 m, 10.Vlll.1998, Leg.
Baviera C.

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