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Notes. Apparently uncommon species in Sicily, reported only from Ustica Island (Luigioni
1929) and Peninsula Magnisi (Siracusa) (Luigioni 1929; Biondi 2006). Por the first time
this species is recorded from Peloritani Mounts and Aeolian Islands.

Podagrica Chevrolat, 1836

Podagricafuscicornis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Chorotype - MED
Host plants - MAL
Trophic category - OLI
New records- Messina: Monti Nebrodi: Floresta, Sorgente S. Giacomo 29.V.2010, Leg. Baviera C.;
Francavilla di SiciUa, Fiume Alcantara, La Gurne, 19.IV.2010, Leg. Baviera C.; Monti Peloritani:
Monte Antennammare, 27.Vl .l997, Leg. Baviera C.; ctitto, 04.V L2000; Musolino, 700 m, 04.VI.2000,
Leg. Baviera C.; Pizzo Chiarino, 06.Vl.2004, Leg. Baviera C. ; Palermo: Madonie, Piano Zucchi,
03.VI.2000, Leg. Baviera C.; Madonie, località La Liccia, 29.V.2007, Leg. Baviera C.

Notes. Widespread species in Italy, recorded until now for Sicily only from Termini Imerese
(Palermo) (Ciofalo 1886).

Podagrica malvae (TIIiger, 1807)

Chorotype - TEM
Host plants - MAL
Trophic category - OLI
New records - Messina: Monti Peloritani: Monte Antennammare, 11 33 m, 26JG.2010, vaglio
Quercus, Leg. Baviera C.; Siracusa: Lentini, 17.V.2000, Leg. I.S.A.; Portopalo di Capo Passero,
Ol.XI.2010 Leg. Baviera C. ; Palermo: Capaci, 17.IV.l973, Leg. Romano M.; Trapani: Castellam-
mare del Golfo, R.N.O. Zingaro, 26-29.ill.2003, Leg. Baviera C., ditto, 19-2l.V.2003.

Notes. Very common and widespread species in Italy, recorded until now for Sicily only
from Termini Imerese (Palermo) (Ciofalo 1886), Etna Mount (Gulli 1961), Nebrodi Mounts
(Biondi 1988), Egadi, Ustica and Pelagie Islands (Luigioni 1929; Lo Valve and Massa 1995;
Daccordi and Ruffo 1975). The Italian populations of this species are to attribute to the ssp.
semirufa (Kuster 1847).

Podagrica menetriesi (Faldermann, 1837)

Chorotype - CAE
Host plants - MAL
Trophic category - OLI

Notes. Widespread species in Italy, recorded from Sicily only from Nebrodi Mounts
(Cesaro) (Biondi 1988).

Psylliodes Latreille, 1829

Psylliodes algirica Allard, 1859

Chorotype - WME
Host plants - FAG (Quercus)
Trophic category - OLI
New records- Trapani: Castellammare del Golfo, R.N.O. Zingaro, 22- 24.IV.2003, Leg. Baviera C.;

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