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Pselaphinae (rom Sicily and Calabria (ltaly). Results (rom a short entomologica/ expedition in Apri/, 2015 1 s 9
Chennium siculum Fiori, 1914 (Fig. 6) meadows but also among the roots of plants in
sw am py areas, rarely in sifting of litter and vegetai
ExAMINED MATERIAL. NEBRODI. San Teodoro debris.
(Cesarò, Messina), N37.87024 El4.67808,
05.IV.2015, entomologica! net, l male (I. Gjonov)
(NMNHS). CALABRIA
REMARKS. Endemie of northern Sicily (Sicani
Panaphantus atomus K iesen w etter, 185 8
and Nebrodi districts). Myrmecophilous species,
generally hosted in nests of Tetramorium caes-
E X A M IN E D M A T E R IA L . C R 0 T 0 N E S E . M O u t h O f
pitum (Linnaeus, 1758) and Lasius brunneus
Neto river (Marina di Strongoli, Crotone),
(Latreille, 1798), but also collected at sunset by
N39.19115 El7.13858, 09-10.IV.2015, sifting lit-
entomologica! net on herbaceous vegetation in w et
ter, 2 ex. (R. Bekchiev, G. Sabella, R. Kostova)
meadows.
(N M N H S).
REMARKS. Localised but widespread in M editer-
Ctenistes kiesenwetteri sa u le y, 18 7 4
ranean basin: M aghreb (Tunisia, Algeria and M o-
rocco), southern France, Corsica, mainland Italy
ExAMINED MATERIAL. NEBRODI. San Fratello
(Veneto, Liguria, Emilia, Tuscany, Umbria and La-
(Messina), N37.94540 El4.62729, 05.IV.2015,
tium), Sardinia, Sicily, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
under stones, 11 ex. (R. Bekchiev, G. Sabella, R.
Greece, islands of Corfu and Crete, Georgia,
Kostova) (NMNHS).
Azerbaijan, Israel and northwestern Iran. New record
REMARKS. Reported of Algeria, Tunisia and Si-
from Calabria. It lives in m arshes an d sw am py areas
cily. Very common and widespread in Sicily. Gen-
am ong the roots of plants or un der vegetai debris.
erally collected under stones in wet and clay
Euplectus bonvouloiri narentinus R eitter, 18 8 2
ExAMINED MATERIAL. CROTONESE. Verzino
(Crotone), N39.35211 El6.80282, 10.IV.2015, sift-
ing, l male and l female (R. Bekchiev, G. Sabella,
R. Kostova) (NMNHS); same data, l female (R.
Bekchiev, G. Sabella, R. Kostova) (DBUC).
REMARKS. This subspecies is widespread in
centrai and southern Europe and it is mentioned
for all mainland Italy. It lives in litter and rotten
wood.
Euplectus verticalis Re itter, 18 8 4
ExAMINED MATERIAL. CROTONESE. M outh of
Neto river (Marina di Strongoli, Crotone),
N39.19115 El7.13858, 09-10.IV.2015, sweeping
and sifting, 2 males (R. Bekchiev, G. Sabella, R.
Kostova) (NMNHS).
REMARKS. Distributed in the regions of south-
eastern of M editerranean basin (Slovenia, M acedo-
nia, Italy, Greece, islands ofCorfu, Zante, Crete and
Rodi, Israel and Turkey). In Italy is reported for
Tuscany, Latium, Calabria and Sicily. Generally it
Figure 6. Habitus of ChenniumsiculumFiori, 1914. is collected by sifting litter, vegetai debris and
