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Vittorio Nobile

  • Biodiversity Journal, 4 (4): 565-570

    Vittorio Nobile & Giuseppe Fabrizio Turrisi
    Remarks on the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804, pinguiculus Pérez, 1903 species-group (Hymenoptera  Apidae) from Italy: a reply to the article of Schwarz & Gusenleitner (2012)

    ABSTRACT
    The present paper is a reply to the article by Schwarz & Gusenleitner (2012) and deals with the taxonomy of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804, pinguiculus Pérez, 1903 species-group. Particularly, this study, after a critical revision of the morphological characters used to the identification of the species of the genus Sphecodes from Italy, confirms the results of Nobile & Turrisi (2004) and allows the revalidation of all species which they described; therefore are considered valid species the following taxa: S. campadellii Nobile et Turrisi, 2004, S. combai Nobile et Turrisi, 2004, S. banaszaki Nobile et Turrisi, 2004, S. marcellinoi Nobile et Turrisi, 2004, S. walteri Nobile et Turrisi, 2004, S. iosephi Nobile et Turrisi, 2004, S. tomarchioi Nobile et Turrisi, 2004.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 11 (3): 717-750

    Giuseppe Fabrizio Turrisi, Giovanni Altadonna, Pietro Lo Cascio, Vittorio Nobile & Marco Selis
    Contribution to the knowledge of Hymenoptera from the  Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily), emphasizing Aculeata
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2020.11.3.717.750

    ABSTRACT
    This study provides the first contribution to the knowledge of the Order Hymenoptera, emphasizing Aculeata, for the Aeolian archipelago, based on recent field investigations and examination of several collections. A total of 169 species belonging to 19 families are recorded: Evaniidae (1 species), Aulacidae (2 species), Gasteruptiidae (3 species), Ichneumonidae (1 species), Leucospidae (1 species), Chrysididae (8 species), Tiphiidae (3 species), Scoliidae (6 species), Mutillidae (13 species), Pompilidae (6 species), Vespidae (14 species), Sphecidae (6 species), Crabronidae (24 species), Formicidae (14 species), Colletidae (4 species), Andrenidae (8 species), Halictidae (29 species), Megachilidae (12 species), Apidae (14 species). Most part of species are newly recorded for the Aeolian Archipelago, the following being new records for Sicily: Dryudella esterinae Pagliano, 2001, Nysson quadriguttatus Spinola, 1808, Miscophus aetoni Saunders, 1903, Miscophus lusitanicus Andrade, 1952, Cerceris circularis dacica Schletterer, 1887 (Crabronidae), and Lasioglossum (Dialictus) semilucens (Alfken, 1914) (Halictidae); Miscophus lusitanicus is also newly recorded for Italy. Combining the available data, a total of 218 species of Hymenoptera are currently known for the Aeolian Archipelago. The Hymenoptera fauna of these islands is dominated by widespread Mediterranean or West Palaearctic species, and most of them are also found in the Western Mediterranean Basin. The study briefly highlights some key points regarding biogeographical and conservation of this group and its significant role in the management of ecosystems in the Aeolian Archipelago.