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in these islands (See ANPA, 2001). Endemic insular Hints on the history of the faunistic explor-
species are usually divided into two main categor- ation of circum-sicilian islands
ies: abandoned (paleoendemic species) or of new
formation (neoendemic species). The first ones are Circum-sicilian islands have, over the centuries,
formed by populations in ancient times common on been the destination of several scientific explor-
ample areas, successively relegated in confined, ations, thanks to which a remarkable bulk of data
separated areas detached from the original contin- has been gathered, which has constituted the basis
ental populations. On the contrary, neoendemic spe- for important contributions. For a detailed summary
cies are relatively recent taxa, appeared as a result of the naturalistic exploration of Pelagie Islands
of the colonisation of the islands in successive and Pantelleria see Baccetti et al. (1995a); for the
periods (Zunino & Zullini, 1995). Aeolian Islands Lo Cascio & Navarra (2003). Par-
In this note we propose an analysis of the en- ticularly relevant has been the research coordin-
demic fauna, known today, present in the circum- ated by Edoardo Zavattari in 1950 in Linosa and
sicilian islands. Field and bibliographical research Lampedusa islands, whose results have flowed for
carried out have allowed us to identify as a whole the most part in the volume “Biogeografia delle
121 endemic taxa between species and subspecies isole Pelagie” (Zavattari, 1960), still considered a
(see Figs. 5, 6). The taxonomical status of certain landmark for the study of biogeography of the
entities, however, has not been confirmed by re- circum-sicilian islands (Baccetti et al., 1995b). In
cent molecular analysis, or is nevertheless con- particular, Zavattari and his partners found 415 spe-
sidered uncertain by several researchers; for this cies of insects in the two islands. For Pantelleria a
reason we have considered appropriate to exclude significant push to entomological research has been
a few taxa, considering a total of 111 entities (see given by the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale of
notes to Fig. 6). It is nevertheless an extremely im- Venice with three different gathering campaigns led
portant value considering that in Sicily, based on between 1983 and 1986, followed by a number of
the data reported by Minelli et al. (2005), integ- contributions published by the Museo itself (see
rated by the contributions published until 2015 Ratti, 1986). Particularly important, between the
(Magrini et al., 2006; Aliquò et al., 2006; Magrini, seventies and the nineties, was the research carried
2007; Sparacio, 2007, 2014; Magrini et al., 2007; out jointly by Palermo University and “Consiglio
Magrini et al., 2008; Švihla, 2009; Arnone & nazionale delle Ricerche”. The results to this survey
Massa, 2010; Bonavita & Vigna Taglianti, 2010; have constituted the basis to the monograph
Baviera, 2010; Baviera & Liberti, 2010; Baviera “Arthropoda di Lampedusa, Linosa e Pantelleria”,
& Magnano, 2010; Hertach, 2011; Jordana et al., reporting a whole of 1718 species of arthropods (Lo
2011; Kapp, 2010 ; Kleukers et al., 2010; Lo Valvo & Massa, 1995). In particular, to the known
Cascio & Sparacio, 2010; Malicky, 2010; Magrini 855 species, another 863 (several of which were
et al., 2010a; Magrini et al., 2010b; Rapuzzi & new for science) are added to the checklists repor-
Sama, 2010; Stuben, 2010; Bellò & Baviera, 2011; ted in the volume. This work makes the explorative
Haitlinger, 2011, 2012; Magrini & Baviera, 2011; level of the three islands satisfactory as a whole,
Magrini et al., 2011; Pagliano, 2011; Rigato, 2011; even though not thorough, also due to the fact that
Colomba et al., 2012; Giannuzzi-Savelli et al., in the sole Lampedusa island, between 1995 and
2012; Liberto et al., 2012; Müller, 2012; Panta- 2012, another 71 species have been cited (Goggi,
leoni & Badano, 2012; Rapuzzi & Sparacio, 2012, 2004; Li Causi et al., 2013). Between 1994 and
2015; Sabella et al., 2012; Gardini, 2013; today, 4 new species have been described for Pan-
Lourenço & Rossi, 2013; Magrini et al., 2013; telleria (Pseudomeira cossyrica Pierotti et Bellò,
Poggi & Baviera, 2013; Pellizzari, 2013; Arnone 1994; Probaticus cossyrensis Sparacio, 2007; Ech-
et al., 2014; Magrini & Paladini, 2014; Baviera, inodera diottii Stuben, 2010; Pseudoapterogyna eu-
2015; Colonnelli & Paladini, 2015; Magrini & phytus lamantiai Sparacio, 2014), 4 for Lampedusa
Degiovanni, 2015; Magrini & Paladini, 2015; (Torneuma clandestinum Magnano et Mifsud,
Magrini & Uliana, 2015) an overall of 850 en- 2001; Torneuma extinguendum Magnano et Mifsud,
demic species are present, 13% of which is ex- 2001; Physetopoda silviae Pagliano, 2011; Neuma-
clusive of the circum-sicilian islands. tora annamariae Magrini, Abbazzi et Petrioli,