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Notes. Common and widespread species in Italy, reported for Sicily from Nebrodi and
Madonie Mounts (Leonardi 1975a; Biondi 1988).

Psylliodes obscuroaenea Rosenbauer, 1856

Chorotype - WME
Host plants - FAO (Quercus)
Trophic category - MON?
New records- Messina: Monti Peloritani: Monte Antennammare, Il 00 m, 06.X.2008, vaglio Quercus,
Leg. Baviera C.

Notes. Locally common species in ltaly, reported for Sicily from Madonie, Peloritani and
Etna Mounts (Leonardi 1972a, 1978).

Psylliodes pallidipennis Rosenhauer, 1856

Chorotype - MED
Host plants - BRA, RES
Trophic category - OLI
New records- M essina: Isole Eolie: Stromboli, 07- 09.IV.2006, Leg. Baviera C. ; Ragusa: Marina di
Modica, 23.IV.2004, Leg. Leonardi C.; Trapani: Selinunte, Foce Morone, 09.1V.l998, Leg. Baviera
C.

Notes. Uncommon species in ltaly, reported until now for Sicily only from Pantelleria
(Luigioni 1929; Ratti 1987).

Psylliodes puncticollis Rosenhauer, 1856

Chorotype - MED
Host plants- AST (Centaurea), APO (Apocynum), ONA (Oenothera), POA (Ammophila, Calagrostis,
Stipa
Trophic category - POL
New records - Messina: Mortelle Lido, 25.XII.l 998, Leg. Baviera C.; ditto, 28.IV.2010, ditto,
in trappole a caduta, 01- 19. X.2004; ditto, 1.7.1- 01- 11.2005; ditto, 02-20.Xll.2004; ditto 19.XJ-
02.XJI.2004; Ragusa: Marina di Modica, 23 .IV.2004, Leg. Leonardi C.

Notes.Uncommon but widespread species in ltaly, recorded only generically from Sicily
(Biondi 1990).

Psylliodes pyritosa Kutschera, 1864

Chorotype - MED
Host plants - BRA
Trophic category - MON
New records- Messina: Monti Peloritani: Monte Antennammare, 04.VI.2000, Leg. Baviera C.;
ditto, 15.V.2002; Campo Italia, 476 m, 07.VIII.2010, Rometta, Gimello, San Leone, 29.IV.2000, Leg.
Baviera C.; Isole Eolie Vulcano, 24-29.VI.200 l , Leg. Baviera C.; ditto, 09- IO.V.2007; Francavilla di
Sicilia, Fiume Alcantara, Le Gurne, 19.1V.2010, Leg. Baviera C.; Trapani: Isole Egadi: Favignana,
Montagna Grande, 27-28.IY.l991, Leg. Osella B.G.

Notes. Specie reported for Sicily also from Catania (Pedara) and Madonie Mounts (Pizzo
Carbonara and Piano Battagli a), Palermo province (Leonardi 1975b; Biondi 2005) and
Lipari Island (Lo Cascio et al. 2006).

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