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Fiorentino et al., 2010; Manganelli et al., 2007; detected by the Sicilian Island Award (S.I.A.) as
Liberto et al., 2012; 2015), as well as the descrip- valid islands (Islands acknowledged by IOTA regu-
tion of some interesting endemic species (the or- lation -www.dxawards.com/Lists/sicilianisawd.htm
topheran Acinipe galvagnii Cusimano et Massa, [accessed 24 Agosto 2015]) which as a whole con-
1977; the coleoptera Otiorhynchus (Arammich- stitute approximately 1.11% of all the regional sur-
nus) aegatensis Magnano, 1992; Typhloreicheia face (about 285.4 km² on a total of 25,711 km²). For
(Typhloreicheia) berninii Magrini, Bastianini et the most part they are rocks or islets, generally of
Petrioli, 2003; Malthinus egadiensis Švihla, scarce naturalistic interest and perimetral to the
2009; Alaocyba ientilei Baviera, 2010; Danacea major islands. In this analysis the 14 biggest islands
(Danacea) hierena Baviera et Liberti, 2010; have been taken into consideration (Stromboli,
Entomoculia hieratica Poggi et Baviera, 2013; the Panarea, Vulcano, Lipari, Salina, Filicudi, Alicudi,
Phasmatodeo Bacillus grandii maretimi Scali et Favignana, Levanzo, Marettimo, Ustica, Pantel-
Mantovani, 1990; the mollusc Schileykiella bodoni leria, Lampedusa, Linosa) and the islet of Lam-
Cianfanelli, Manganelli et Giusti, 2004. pione, while the Maltese Archipelago has been
excluded as administratively not bond to Sicily.
These islands can be gathered into three main
MATERIAL AND METHODS archipelagoes: the Aeolian Islands (Volcanic), the
Egadi (Sedimentary), the Pelagie Islands (both vol-
Geographical placement canic and sedimentary); the remaining two islands,
Ustica and Pantelleria (both volcanic) are rather
The circum-sicilian islands are a totality of 105 isolated (see Fig. 5). All of these islands are charac-
(between major islands, islets, rocks and sea stacks) terized by an ample latitudinal extension, running

Figure 1. Acinipe galvagnii from Marettimo; Figure 2. Siciliaria scarificata from Marettimo.
Figura 3. Gryllotalpa cossyrensis from Pantelleria. Figure 4. Heliopates avarus donatellae from Pantelleria.