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188 GIORGIO SABELLA ET ALli

Kostova) (NMNHS) . NEBRODI. San Teodoro Brachygluta ragusae (Saulcy , 1876)

(Cesarò, Messina), N37.87024 El4.67808,
05.IV.2015, under stones, 2 females (R. Bekchiev, ExAMINED MATERIAL. NEBRODI. San Fratello

G. Sabella, R. Kostova) (NMNHS). (Messina), N37.94540 El4.62729, 05.IV.2015,
under stones, 10 ex. (R. Bekchiev, G. Sabella, R.
REMARKS. Endemie of Sicily and M alta. Wide-
Kostova) (NMNHS). San Teodoro (Cesarò, Mess-
spread in Sicily. Very common under stones in wet
ina), N37.87024 El4.67808, 05.IV.2015, under
and clay meadows, in sifting of litter and vegetai
stones, 3 males and 2 females (R. Bekchiev, G. Sa-
debris, among the roots of plants in swampy areas;
bella, R. Kostova) (NMNHS).
collected also by net car, window traps and ento-
m ological n et a t sunset o n herbaceous vegetation in REMARKS. Reported of mainland Italy (from
w et m eadow s. Tuscany to Calabria), Sicily and Pantelleria island

and also mentioned by Gridelli (1950: 22) ofDal-
Brachygluta aubei (Tournier, 1868)
m atia. Very com m o n an d w idespread in S icily.
Gen-erally under stones in wet and clay meadows,
EXAMINED MATERIAL. IBLEI. Granelli (Pachino,
so m etim es sifting vegetai debris along the river-
Siracusa), N36.70844 El5.00519, 03.04.2015, sift-
sides of stream s.
ing and sweeping, 11 ex. (R. Bekchiev, G. Sabella,

R. Kostova) (NMNHS). IBLEI. Vendicari (Noto,
Trissemus antennatus antennatus (A ubé, 1833)
Siracusa), N36.78723 El5.09456, Ol.IV.2015,
sifting an d sw eeping, 3 m ales (R. B ekchiev, G.
EXAMINED MATERIAL. IBLEI. Villa Vela (Noto,
Sabella, R. Kostova) (NMNHS).
Siracusa), N36.98767 El5.02672, 04.IV.2015, sift-
REMARKS. Known of coasts of Portugal and ing litter, l m a le an d 4 fem ales (R. B ekchiev, G.

Spain, atlantic coast of France, Sardinia and cir- Sabella, R. Kostova) (NMNHS).
cum sardinians islands, Sicily, M alta, islands of Fav-
REMARKS. Subspecies reported of Germany,
ignana, Pantelleria and G alita, and M aghreb
Switzerland, Austria, France, Corsica, mainland
(Tunisia, Algeria and M orocco). W idespread in all
Italy, Elba island, Sardinia and Sicily. Very com-
coasts of Sicily and also in the centrai regions along
mon and widespread in Sicily. It lives in many hab-
riversides of salty streams or rivers. Halophilous
itat: marshes, swampy areas, riversides of streams,
species, com m o n in coastal m arshes and also along
under stones in wet meadows, in litter and vegetai
the riversides of salty rivers among the roots of
debris and it is also cacthed by net car, window
plants. It was collected also with net car and ento-
traps and entomologica! net.
mologica! net on the riparian vegetation.

Pselaphogenius peloritanus (H o ldh a u s' 191 o)
Brachyhluta dentiventris (Saulcy, 1876)

EXAMINED MATERIAL. IBLEI. Canicattini Bagni
EXAMINED MATERIAL. IBLEI. Granelli (Pachino,
(Siracusa), N37.03649 El5.07537, 06.IV.2015,
Siracusa), N36.70844 El5.00519, 03.IV.2015,
sifting litter, l female (R. Bekchiev, G. Sabella, R.
sweeping, l male (R. Bekchiev, G. Sabella, R.
Kostova) (NMNHS). NEBRODI. San Fratello
Kostova) (NMNHS).
(Messina), N37.94540 El4.62729, 05.IV.2015,
REMARKS. Widespread in the western Mediter-
sifting litter, 2 males and 2 females (R. Bekchiev,
ranean basin, mentioned of Portugal, Spain, south-
G. Sabella, R. Kostova) (NMNHS). San Fratello
ern France, Corsica, islands of Elba and Giglio,
(Messina), N37.93678 El4.63943, 05.IV.2015,
S ardinia an d circum sardinians islands, Italy m ain-
sifting litter, 2m ales and l fem ale (R. B ekchiev, G.
land (Liguria, Tuscany, Basilicata and Apulia)
Sabella, R. Kostova) (NMNHS).
Sicily, M alta, islands of Pantelleria and Galita, and
M aghreb (Tunisia, Algeria and M orocco). N o t very REMARKS. Endemie of Sicily, where it is wide-

common but widespread in Sicily. It is found under spread in the forestal habitat. Generally in sifting of
sto n es in w et an d clay m e ado w s and am ong the litter, so m etim es un der big stones in forest an d in

roots of plants in swampy areas. sifting of vegetai debris.