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risi, 1999: 146 (Lampedusa); Lo Cascio, 2002: 78 (Lampedusa).
Physetopoda lampedusia; Pagliano, 2003: 124 (Lampedusa).

EXAMINED MATERIAL. See Arnone & Romano (1995).

NOTES. In Italy this species is recorded only for Lampedusa Island. Only females are
known.

Smicromyrme (Smicromyrme) ruficollis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1794)
Mutilla rufipes F., 1787; Mantero, 1905: 59 (Giglio).
Smicromyrme rufipes; Invrea, 1964: 177 (Giglio).

EXAMINED MATERIAL. Pianosa: 1 , surrounding of the village, 11-13.V.1998, L. Bartolozzi et
q

al. (MZUF). Lipari: 1 , S. Lucia, in light trap (160 W mixed lights), VIII.1996, P. Lo Cascio
Ø

(PL); 1 , Fontanelle, 19.VIII.1996, P. Lo Cascio and S. Pasta (PL); 7 , Vallone Muria, VIII-
q ØØ

IX.1998, P. Lo Cascio (PL). Vulcano: 1 , 3-17.VII.1993, M. Mei (MM); 1 , Monte Lentia,
qq

4.VI.1997, P. Lo Cascio (PL). Stromboli: 1 , Scari, in light trap (160 W mixed lights), 24.VI.1998,
Ø

B. Carletti et al. (PL).

Smicromyrme (Smicromyrme) ruficollis ceresae Invrea, 1952
Smicromyrme rufipes var. ciliata (Panzer, 1806); Invrea, 1955a: 245 (San Pietro); Invrea, 1964:
177 (San Pietro).
Smicromyrme ruficollis ceresae; Petersen, 1988: 214 (Asinara).

EXAMINED MATERIAL. Sant’Antioco: 7 , 5-28.VII.1987, R. Mourglia (MR); 5 , Cala Lun-
qq qq

ga, IX.1999, L. Fancello (PL); 1 , Cala Saboni, X.1999, L. Fancello (PL); 2 , Rio Triga,
q qq

X.1999, L. Fancello (PL).

NOTES. Subspecies endemic to the Corsican-Sardinian area.

Smicromyrme fasciaticollis (Spinola, 1843)
Smicromyrme partita (Klug, 1835); Invrea, 1957b: 15 (Lampedusa); Invrea, 1964: 230 (Lam-
pedusa); Matteini Palmerini, 1992: 221 (Lampedusa); Arnone & Romano, 1995: 746
(Lampedusa); Pagliano, 2003: 125 (Lampedusa).

EXAMINED MATERIAL. See Arnone & Romano (1995).

NOTES. Populations from Lampedusa Island, Maltese Archipelago and Sicily, so far re-
ferred to S. partita (Klug, 1835), belong instead to the taxon fasciaticollis (Spinola, 1843),
which was recently raised to specific rank by Turrisi (1999). The males of the latter species
can be distinguished from S. partita mainly by the dark band that covers almost entirely
the scutum and the darkish anterior part of the tegulae. Instead, the females should be
referred to this taxon only on the basis of their geographical distribution, because the
females of the two species cannot be distinguished from each other. Concerning their
separation, Pagliano (2003) reported the following characters observed on a female from
Lampedusa: darker colour of mandibles, antennae, legs, and greater distance among the
pygidial carinae. In our opinion, the above characters should be considered as falling
within the wide range of variability of both species (observed in several specimens from
Sicily and Italy); therefore, a reliable separation of females seems so far to be unattainable.