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  • Biodiversity Journal, 15 (2): 457-463 - MONOGRAPH

    Ignazio Sparacio, Angelo Ditta, Vincenzo Genna & Salvatore Surdo
    New data on the beetle fauna (Insecta Coleoptera) in the Trapani surroundings (Sicily, Italy)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2024.15.2.457.463

    ABSTRACT
    In this work, some interesting beetles (Insecta Coleoptera) collected in the surroundings of Trapani (Sicily, Italy) are reported. Among these, Icosium (Icosium) tomentosum tomentosum Lucas, 1854 (Cerambycidae) is a new record for Sicily.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 14 (4): 0693-0706

    Antonino Dentici, Antonino Barbera, Angelo Ditta, Vincenzo Genna & Salvatore Surdo
    First Italian reports of Nemoscolus laurae (Simon, 1868) and Zodarion isabellinum (Simon, 1870) (Arachnida Araneae) in Sicily and remarkable additions to the Sicilian Araneofauna
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2023.14.4.693.706

    ABSTRACT
    This paper reports some new data obtained in recent years during surveys on arachnids (Arachnida Araneae) present in Sicily (Italy). Particularly, fifteen new species of spiders are reported for the first time in Sicily: Nemoscolus laurae (Simon, 1868); Emblyna brevidens (Kulczyński, 1897); Dysdera lata Reuss, 1834; Drassodes luteomicans (Simon, 1878); Ceratinella scabrosa (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871); Entelecara erythropus (Westring, 1851); Hilaira excisa (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871); Parapelecopsis nemoralis (Blackwall, 1841); Trichoncus helveticus Denis, 1965; Alopecosa cuneata (Clerck, 1757); Tibellus macellus Simon, 1875; Scytodes univittata Simon, 1882; Rhomphaea nasica (Simon, 1873); Zodarion isabellinum (Simon, 1870): Zodarion pusio Simon, 1914. Six genera are reported for the first time for Sicily while Nemoscolus laurae and Zodarion isabellinum are new also for Italian fauna. Additional biological and taxonomic notes are also provided.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 13 (2): 0399-0408

    Antonino Dentici, Antonino Barbera, Angelo Ditta & Salvatore Surdo
    On some new reports on the spider fauna of Italy and Sicily (Arachnida Araneae)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2022.13.2.399.408

    ABSTRACT
    New spiders (Arachnida Araneae) from Sicily (Italy) are reported, some new for Italy, in this paper. Particularly, twelve genera and sixteen new species are examined: Agelena orientalis C.L. Koch, 1837; Cyclosa algerica Simon, 1885; Larinia lineata (Lucas, 1846); Argenna patula (Simon, 1874), Lathys arabs Simon, 1910, Marilynia bicolor (Simon, 1870), Canariphantes zonatus (Simon, 1884), Cresmatoneta mutinensis (Canestrini, 1868), Diplocephalus graecus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873), Lepthyphantes leprosus (Ohlert, 1865), Ostearius melanopygius (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880), Pelecopsis bucephala (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875), Pelecopsis inedita (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875), Lasaeola convexa (Blackwall, 1870), Neottiura uncinata (Lucas, 1846) and Ruborridion musivum (Simon, 1873). Additional biological and taxonomic notes are also provided.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 11 (2): 439-442

    Ignazio Sparacio, Angelo Ditta & Salvatore Surdo
    On the presence of the alien exotic sap beetle Phenolia (Lasiodites) picta (Macleay, 1825) (Coleoptera Nitidulidae) in Italy
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2020.11.2.439.442

    ABSTRACT
    The exotic sap beetle Phenolia (Lasiodites) picta (W.S. Macleay, 1825) (Coleoptera Nitidulidae) is an alien species recently recorded in Europe (Spain, France, and Greece), and Turkey. For Italy, only a single record of P. cf. picta is reported from Sicily. In this paper, we studied this specimen confirming the presence of P. picta in Italy.