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Roberto Viviano

  • Biodiversity Journal, 8 (4): 927-936

    Fabio Liberto, Andrea Corso, Roberto Viviano, Maria Stella Colomba & Ignazio Sparacio
    A new species of the genus Milax Ellis, 1926 (Gastropoda Pulmonata Milacidae) from Lampedusa Island (Sicilian Channel, Italy)

    ABSTRACT
    Milax lopadusanus n. sp. (Gastropoda Pulmonata Milacidae) is described from Lampedusa Island, the biggest of the islands of the Pelagie Archipelago (Sicilian Channel, Italy). The new species is characterized by: greyish-brown body, with distinct yellowish keel; conical, smooth stimulator, with a raised crest along one side and spermatophore characterized by conic anterior part, covered on one side by bifurcated spines with the two apexes thorny; posterior part cylindrical, covered by smaller and most dense spines on all sides. Additional faunistic, biological and taxonomical notes are provided.

  • 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, 15 (2): 433-456 - MONOGRAPH

    Ignazio Sparacio, Roberto Viviano, Salvatore Surdo & Antonino Dentici
    Coleoptera from the Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve (north-western Sicily, Italy)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2024.15.2.433.456

    ABSTRACT
    On the basis of specific entomological researches carried out on Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve (north-western Sicily, Italy) in recent years, a first annotated check-list of the Coleoptera species is provided.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 15 (2): 407-431 - MONOGRAPH

    Roberto Viviano, Antonino Dentici, Salvatore Surdo & Ignazio Sparacio
    Arthropoda (except Coleoptera, Araneae and Lepidoptera) from the Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve (north-western Sicily, Italy)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2024.15.2.407.431

    ABSTRACT
    On the basis of specific entomological researches carried out on Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve (north-western Sicily, Italy) in recent years, a first check-list of the Arthropoda species (except Coleoptera, Araneae and Lepidoptera) found is provided.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 15 (2): 377-382 - MONOGRAPH

    Antonino Dentici, Salvatore Surdo, Roberto Viviano & Ignazio Sparacio
    Araneofauna (Arachnida Araneae) from Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve (north-western Sicily, Italy)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2024.15.2.377.382

    ABSTRACT
    The species of spiders (Arachnida Araneae) found in the “Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve” (Sicily, Italy) are reported here. The checklist provided is the result of some excursions carried out between 2021 and 2023 and aimed at studying the invertebrate fauna that live on this small island. In total, up to date, 42 species, belonging to 38 genera and 19 families, are listed, among these Diplostyla concolor (Wider, 1834) is reported for the first time for Sicily.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 15 (2): 251-257 - MONOGRAPH

    Lucio Morin, Salvatore Surdo, Roberto Viviano, Antonino Dentici & Ignazio Sparacio
    Lepidoptera from the Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve (Sicily, Italy)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2024.15.2.251.257

    ABSTRACT
    On the basis of specific entomological researches carried out on Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve (Sicily, Italy) in recent years, a first check-list of the Lepidoptera with 46 species recorded is provided. Additional taxonomic, faunal and geonemic informations for four of these species are provided: Idaea leipnitzi Hausmann, 2004 (Geometridae), Maradana fuscolimbalis (Ragonot, 1887) and M. vidualis (Chrétien, 1911) (Pyralidae) and Crassicornella crassicornella (Zeller, 1847) (Tinaeidae).

  • Biodiversity Journal, 15 (1): 079-084

    Roberto Viviano
    On the presence of two tropical butterflies (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae) in the city of Palermo (Italy)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2024.15.1.79.84

    ABSTRACT
    Two species of showy diurnal butterflies of tropical origin were recently found in the city of Palermo (Italy). These are: Amauris hecate hecate (Butler, 1866) (Nymphalidae Danainae) endemic to the Central Africa from Guinea to South Sudan up to Angola, Tanzania and Ethiopia and Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, [1813]) (Nymphalinae) native to Central America from Texas to Brazil and Peru. The reporting of these findings and the hypotheses on the presence of these species outside their natural range is the subject of this work.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 14 (1): 0255-0270

    Ignazio Sparacio, Roberto Viviano, Fabio Liberto, Agatino Reitano & Salvatore Surdo
    New data on Siciliaria septemplicata (Philippi, 1836) complex (Gastropoda Clausiliidae) from the surroundings of Palermo (NW-Sicily, Italy)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2023.14.1.255.270
    https://www.zoobank.org/3335582E-E41B-431D-9A2A-CCED32CC2370

    ABSTRACT
    Siciliaria septemplicata (R.A. Philippi, 1836) (Gastropoda Clausiliidae) endemic from northwestern Sicily (Italy) is revised, using shell and genital characters. The diversity of the species complex, the taxonomic history, faunal data and distributional relationships are examined. Siciliaria septemplicata vincentii n. ssp. and S. septemplicata mariastellae n. ssp. from the surroundings of Palermo are here described.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 14 (1): 0241-0254

    Fabio Liberto, Maria Stella Colomba, Agatino Reitano, Roberto Viviano & Ignazio Sparacio
    On the taxonomy of Siciliaria grohmanniana (Rossmässler, 1836) (Gastropoda Clausiliidae)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2023.14.1.241.254

    ABSTRACT
    In the present paper the taxonomy of Siciliaria grohmanniana (Rossmässler, 1836) (Gastropoda Clausiliidae) is revised through the study of literature data and type series. Clausilia decollata Potiez et Michaud, 1838, C. grohmanniana var. minor Schmidt, 1868, C. grohmanniana var. crassilabris Monterosato, 1894, C. grohmanniana var. densa Monterosato, 1894, C. grohmanniana panormitana Paulucci, 1878 and C. subdiaphana Benoit, 1882 are confirmed synonyms of S. grohmanniana grohmanniana. A neotype is selected for C. panormitana. A lectotype is selected for Clausilia rubra Benoit, 1882 and S. grohmanniana addaurae De Mattia, Reier et Haring, 2021 is considered its junior synonym.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 13 (2): 0295-0296
    Roberto Viviano
    Coleoptera Lucanidae
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2022.13.2.I.II
  • Biodiversity Journal, 13 (1): 0171-0186

    Agatino Reitano, Gianbattista Nardi, Fabio Liberto, Rossana Sanfilippo, Davide Di Franco, Roberto Viviano & Ignazio Sparacio
    New data on genus Acicula Hartmann, 1821 (Gastropoda Aciculidae) in Sicily (Italy) with the description of two new taxa
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.202.13.1.171.186
    https://www.zoobank.org/References/2c2bca92-e0f0-4ec6-8bfd-7eabbad2d318

    ABSTRACT
    Two new taxa belonging to the genus Acicula Hartmann, 1821, are described: A. giglioi n. sp., endemic from the Nebrodi Chain (north Sicily), and A. giglioi peloritana n. ssp., endemic from Peloritani Ridge (north-eastern Sicily). Their shells are characterized by the shape of the peristome: flattend, well separated from the last whorl of the spire, arched in lateral view and more or less strongly turned backwards in its upper part, crossed by several superficial striae. The two subspecific taxa differ from each other in the different character of the shell (height and diameter of shell, ratio H/D, number of striae in the penultimate whorl) and their distribution (Nebrodi and Peloritani mountains respectively). In addition, Acicula szigethyannae Subai, 1977 (Gastropoda Aciculidae), already known in peninsular Italy (from eastern Liguria to southern Calabria) and in eastern Sicily, is now confirmed as present in all central-eastern Sicily.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 12 (3): 0629-0633

    Salvatore Surdo, Ignazio Sparacio, Antonino Dentici & Roberto Viviano
    Little Egret Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) (Pelecaniformes Ardeidae) and Eurasian crag martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769) (Passeriformes Hirundidae), two new breeding species for the Egadi Islands (W-Sicily, Italy)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2021.12.3.629.633

    ABSTRACT
    For the first time, the nesting of Eurasian crag martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769) (Passeriformes Hirundinidae) and Little egret Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) (Pelecaniformes Ardeidae) in the Aegadian Islands (W-Sicily, Italy) is reported. Of particular interest is the nesting of the Little egret on the island of Maraone resulting in the first report for Sicily of a heronry on a marine island. Although this nesting environment has already been established in Sardinia, it should be emphasized that until now the establishment of a heronry has never been detected on an islet so far from the mainland.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 12 (3): 0589-0624

    Ignazio Sparacio, Salvatore Surdo, Roberto Viviano, Fabio Liberto & Agatino Reitano
    Land molluscs from the Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve (north-western Sicily, Italy) (Gastropoda Architaenioglossa Pulmonata)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2021.12.3.589.624

    ABSTRACT
    The results of a study on the fauna of land molluscs from Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve (NW Sicily, Italy) (Gastropoda Architaenioglossa Pulmonata) are here described. In this small island 23 species have been found, 6 of which are Sicilian endemic taxa. Siciliaria leucophryna microinsularis n. ssp. endemic to the Isola delle Femmine (or Isola di Fuori) is described. For each species ecological, distributional data and information on their presence on this island are provided.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 11 (4): 0983-0991

    Fabio Liberto, Agatino Reitano, Roberto Viviano & Ignazio Sparacio
    New data on Acicula benoiti (Bourguignat, 1864) (Gastropoda Architaenioglossa Aciculidae) and description of A. hierae n. sp. from Marettimo Island (Sicily, Italy)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2020.11.4.983.991
    https://www.zoobank.org/References/a4eddfac-6054-4801-9190-bf308542c9fe

    ABSTRACT
    New morphological and distributional data on Acicula benoiti (Bourguignat, 1864) (Gastropoda Architaenioglossa Aciculidae) in Sicily are provided. In addition, A. hierae n. sp. from Marettimo Island (Egadi Islands, N-W Sicily, Italy) is here described. The new species is characterized by conic-subcylindrical shape, with obtuse apex, thick parietal callus; well developed angular tooth; external peristomal varix raised, rounded, and anteriorly and posteriorly delimited by simple line.

  • 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.