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Trophic category - OLI
New records- Catania: Monte Etna: versante Nord, Piano Provenzana 1800 m, 08.VI.2000, Leg.
Baviera C.; ditto, 23.VI.200l; Palermo: Madonie, Piano Zucchi, 03.VI.2000, Leg. Baviera C.;
Petralia soprana, 1400 m, 16.V.2007, Leg. Baviera C.; Monti Sicani: Palazzo Adriano, 24.X.2006,
Leg. Baviera C.; Messina: Monti Peloritani: Monte Antennarnmare, 15.V1.2009, Leg. Baviera C.;
Bosco di Malabotta, 08.VIII.2007, alla luce, Leg. Baviera C.; Monti Nebrodi: Portella Femmina
Morta, 1542 m, 25.VI.2001, Leg. Baviera C.; San Fratello, dint. Case Cicala, 1300 m, 25.VI.2001,
Leg. Baviera C.

Notes. Uncommon but widespread species in Sicily (Biondi 1988, 2006), not reported
before from Madonie and Etna Mount.

Longitarsus fallax Weise, 1888
Chorotype - CAM
Host plants - BOR
Trophic category - OLI
New records- Messina: Monti Peloritani: Gualtieri Sicamino, Li Pantani, 04.IV.2010, Leg. Baviera
C.

Notes. Rare species in Sicily known only from single localities in Nebrodi and Iblei Mounts
(Biondi 1988; Leonardi 1973).

Longitarsus foudrasi Weise, 1893
Chorotype - EUM
Host plants- SCR (Verbascum, rarely Scrophularia)
Trophic category - MON
New records- Messina: Monti Peloritani: Monte Antennammare 1133m, 27.VI.1997, Leg. Baviera
C.; ditto, 23.VII.2000.

Notes. Common and widespread species in Italy, reported for Sicily also from Levanzo
(Egadi Islands) (Leonardi 1972b).

Longitarsus frontosus Normand, 1947
Chorotype - WME
Host plants- LAM (Teucriumfruticans)
Trophic category - MON
New records- Trapani: Erice, 07.XI.2010, 260m, Bosco Misto, Leg. Bello C.

Notes. Very localized species in Italy, known until now for Sicily only from Monte Veneretta
(Messina) (Biondi 2006).

T.ongitarsu.s gracilis Kutschera, l 864
Chorotype - EUR
Host plants - AST
Trophic category- OLI
New records- Messina: Isole Eolie: St:romboli, 07-09.IV.2006, Leg. Baviera C.

Notes. Uncommon species in ltaly, repmted until now for Sicily only from Castanea
(Messina) in Peloritani Mounts (Leonardi 1973).

Longitarsus helvolus Kutschera, 1863
Chorotype - SEU

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