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Arturo Viviano

  • Biodiversity Journal, 7 (4): 945-950 - MONOGRAPH

    Roberto Viviano & Arturo Viviano
    New data on Coleoptera species in Nature Reserve “Torre Salsa” (Sicily, Italy)

    ABSTRACT
    In this paper we report on the presence of some Coleoptera species, new or interesting for Nature Reserve “R.N.O. Torre Salsa” located in the territory of Siculiana (Agrigento province, Sicily, Italy) including: Eurynebria complanata (Linnaeus, 1767) (Carabidae), Bolbelasmus vaulogeri (Abeille de Perrin, 1898) (Geotrupidae), Zonitis (Zonitis) bellieri Reiche, 1860 (Meloidae), Probaticus (Helopotrichus) tomentosus Reitter, 1906 (Tenebrionidae), Parmena subpubescens Hellrigl, 1971 (Cerambycidae), and Chrysolina (Centoptera) bicolor (Fabricius, 1775) (Chrysomelidae). Additional biological, faunistic and taxonomic notes are provided.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 16 (1): 177-190

    Roberto Viviano, Arturo Viviano, Willy De Mattia, Agatino Reitano & Ignazio Sparacio
    Ferussacia antonini n. sp. (Gastropoda Stylommatophora Ferussaciidae), another new species enriching Sicilian biodiversity
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2025.16.1.177.190
    https://www.zoobank.org/4D0B33B7-F4E7-4F2F-BFC8-F0DD1A0F4982

    ABSTRACT
    In the present paper, the Authors describe a new species of the genus Ferussacia Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda Stylommatophora Ferussaciidae) from western Sicily (Italy): F. antonini n. sp. It is very different, at first sight, from F. folliculum (Schröter, 1784), the only other species very widespread in Sicily, mainly due to the shape of the shell formed by 5 whorls with the last whorl comprising 2/3 of the entire shell height. Further information on the biology of this new species and the taxonomy and anatomy of Ferussacia species living in Sicily are provided.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 12 (2): 0275-0276
    Arturo Viviano
    Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei, 1908 (Pinacee, Pinales)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2021.12.2.I.II
  • Biodiversity Journal, 10 (2): 071-080

    Roberto Viviano, Arturo Viviano, Fabio Liberto, Agatino Reitano & Ignazio Sparacio
    A new species of the genus Schileykiella Manganelli, Sparacio et Giusti, 1989 from Sicily (Italy) (Gastropoda Pulmonata Canariellidae)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2019.10.2.71.80

    ABSTRACT
    Schileykiella mariarosariae n. sp. (Gastropoda Pulmonata Canariellidae) is described from Mount Pecoraro, Cinisi (Palermo, Sicily, Italy). The new species is characterized by lenticular shell with keeled whorls and very short hairs, genitalia with long penis, short epiphallus, long flagellum, very flared initial portion of the duct of bursa copulatrix. Additional ecological, biological and taxonomic notes are provided.