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This paper compiles an updated checklist of Sicilian (including the circumsicilian
islets) species of Cerambycidae based on historical bibliographical data along with
new Sicilian material collected by the authors and other entomologists in the last few
decades. A total of 133 species are reported, including new data for many taxa often rare in
Sic...
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... datkowo, ze względu na długi okres (nawet kilkadziesiąt lat) eksploatowania swoich żywicieli, w pierwszych latach obecność gatunku może pozostać niezauważona. N. punctata, chociaż osłabia opanowane drzewa, nie powoduje ich zamierania (SLÁMA 1998 AITON (ZOUFAL 1909, PIERCE 1917, VILLIERS 1978, SLÁMA 1998, SAMA 1999, LINDBLADH i in. 2003, VITALI 2006, BAVIERA i in. 2017. Według VITALEGO (2006) informacja na temat występowania N. punctata na ostatnim z wymienionych gatunków jest błędna. Pochodząca z zachodniej części basenu Morza Śródziemnego P. pinaster związana jest głównie z siedliskami przybrzeżnymi i nie należy do tej samej grupy gatunkowej co pozostałe wymienione sosny. Wątpliwości budzi również s ...
Nothorhina punctata is a rare species in the Palearctic fauna. The publication provides information on a new occurrence of this species, which was found in the Sandomierska Lowland in south-eastern Poland. The issues concerning the biology and distribution of N. punctata were also described, with particular emphasis on our country.
... Therefore, in agricultural environments, wild bees need semi-natural habitats for nesting, obtaining the floral resources, and overwintering. The elements of the landscape, in the field and around the field, also have the function of habitat for fauna in general and, in this context, of ecological corridors in intensely cultivated and biodiversity conservation areas [50,51]. It is also necessary to consider how useful effects are particularly important in Mediterranean agro-ecosystems subject to desertification [52][53][54][55][56]. ...
Conservation agriculture (i.e., minimized soil disturbance and permanent soil covering) and living mulches represent two agroecological practices that can improve soil fertility, spontaneous flora, and beneficial insect communities. This research studied the effect of these practices in a young olive orchard in the Mediterranean area. Two Sicilian olive cultivars (‘Nocellara del Belice’ and ‘Nocellara etnea’) were used for the field experiment; inter-row minimum and zero tillage and four species of aromatic plants as living mulch along the row were tested. Spontaneous flora and beneficial insect communities, as well as tree growth, were monitored. The inter-row management did not influence the spontaneous flora dynamics. The species adopted for living mulch showed a very different degree of development and soil cover; 69 insect species (pollinators and predators) belonging to five orders (Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Neuroptera, and Coleoptera) and 17 families were recorded. The growth of the olive trees was not affected by the conservative strategies.: In the inter-row, the growth of the spontaneous flora was limited by the high temperatures during the summer. Among the living mulch species, sage and lemongrass guaranteed an almost full soil cover, reducing the need for weed management along the row, as well as increasing the beneficial insects without influencing the young tree growth.
... Particularly, N. sicula is an uncommon species, cited for a few Sicilian locations, although it is widespread on the island along the northern mountain ridge from the Peloritani to the Sicani Mountains and around Palermo (Ragusa, 1924;Vitale, 1936;Sama & Schurmann, 1980;Sparacio, 1999;Baviera & Sparacio, 2002;Sabella & Sparacio, 2004;Sama, 2005;Rapuzzi & Sama, 2006;Bellavista et al., 2008;La Mantia et al., 2010;Rapuzzi, 2010;Baviera et al., 2017). ...
... In recent years, other new localities have been surveyed for N. sicula up to Monte Inici (Trapani) (Baviera et al., 2017). Further researches carried out on Sicilian xylophagous beetles highlighted the presence of this Cerambycidae also in other wood formations of the Trapani area. ...
... There are many reports of these beetles in the Mediterranean area, especially in Sicily (Baviera et al. 2017). Among the noxious species, Penichroa fasciata (Stephens) is reported on C. siliqua in Sicily (Sama and Schurmann 1980) and in the smaller Italian Islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa (Romano and Sparacio 1995). ...
... Among the noxious species, Penichroa fasciata (Stephens) is reported on C. siliqua in Sicily (Sama and Schurmann 1980) and in the smaller Italian Islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa (Romano and Sparacio 1995). Currently, this species is widespread and common in the whole area of Sicily (Baviera et al. 2017). The life cycle of P. fasciata lasts 2 years, and adults come out in May-August. ...
... Mifsud (2002) stated that the presence of this species on carob trees in Malta might be linked to occasional adaptations. Cerambyx welensii (Küster) (= velutinus) and C. miles Bonelli are also widespread in Sicily (Batlle and Tous 1997;Baviera et al. 2017) and Malta (Mifsud 2002). However, Trichoferus fasciculatus (Faldermann) (9-16 mm in size) is a relatively common longhorn beetle species occurring in mainland Italy, Sicily (Sama 2005;Baviera et al. 2017)) and Cyprus (in dead branches) (Ambrus et al. 2014). ...
An overview on the bio-ecology, natural enemies and pest contol tools of the main pests infesting carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.), pods and seeds in the Mediterranean region is provided herein. Most of the species are occasionally present on host carobs where they did not cause serious damage. In particular, the occurrence of mealybugs, soft and armored scales and also mites is usually sporadic. This is also the case for dipteran and lepidopteran pests, except for the most damaging and economic species, the carob moth Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller), a highly polyphagous insect that can infest carob either in open-field or in storage.
Cause of wounding are bark and wood-boring coleopteran insects, which can induce severe wilting and/or death of carob branches and trunk. The recent introduction in Europe of two species of Xylosandrus spp. (X. compactus and X. crassiusculus) is of increasing importance, due to their proven initial aggressiveness in Italy. Brief details regarding moth and rodent populations residing inside the storage buildings are also emphasized. Obviously, one aspect warranting special attention concerns the introduction and rapid spread in the Mediterranean region of invasive alien insect species such as some ambrosia beetles.
... Many research projects focused on Coleoptera have been carried out in the last ten years, aiming at a better knowledge of the Sicilian and Southern Italian Coleoptera for example the Research Missions in the Mediterranean Basin of the World Biodiversity Association (WBA). This has led to publish many papers deals about diversity and distribution of Sicilian Coleoptera (Baviera 2006(Baviera , 2007(Baviera , 2008(Baviera , 2009(Baviera , 2010(Baviera , 2011Baviera & Liberti 2010;Magrini & Baviera, 2011;Baviera & Audisio, 2014;Baviera & Biondi, 2015;Solano et alii, 2016;Jelinek et alii, 2016;Baviera and Platia 2018;Baviera et al. 2017). ...
A revision of the genus Solariola Flach, 1908 of the tribe Peritelini Lacordaire (1863) (Curculionidae: Entiminae) which includes forty-three species is completed. According to morphological characters and distribution, the species are divided into three informal groups (the number of species ascribed to the group is in brackets). These are the Solariola doderoi group (15), the Solariola gestroi group (14) and the Solariola paganettii group (14). We present keys for the identification of the genus among the Palaeartic Peritelini and keys to identify all species groups and species. Distribution maps and data on ecology and phenology are also provided. In addition to the following nine species already belonging to the genus we list 34 new species as well: Solariola gestroi (A. & F. Solari, 1903), Solariola paganettii (Flach, 1905), Solariola doderoi A. & F. Solari (1923), Solariola hirtula (A. & F. Solari,1923), Solariola vitalei A. & F. Solari (1923), Solariola ruffoi Osella & Di Marco (1996), Solariola angelae Baviera (2015), Solariola fraterna Baviera (2015), Solariola pesarinii Baviera (2015); Solariola angelinii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola benellii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola bucolorum Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola cajetanibelloi Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola calida Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola comata Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola diottii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola fancelloi Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola forbixi Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola gratiensis Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola hyblensis Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola ientilei Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola margaritae Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola mariaeclarae Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola mariaesilvanae Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola mariaetheresiae Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola melonii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola nemoralis Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola normanna Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola obsoleta Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola pacei Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola paulimagrinii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola pentaphyllica Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola petriolii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola poggii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola raphaelis Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola rosae Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola sabellai Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola saccoi Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola sbordonii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola selinusia Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola tedeschii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola venusta Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n., Solariola zoiai Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n..
... This furniture was bought in April 2017, in a hypermarket in the Catania area. Baviera et al. (2017) in the recent updates of the Cerambycidae family of Sicily, cited the following three alien species: Xylotrechus (Xylotrechus) stebbingi Gahan, 1906, infesting Morus spp., Ficus spp. and Salix spp., Phoracantha semipunctata (F., 1775) and P. recurva Newman, 1840 both detected on Eucalyptus spp. ...
This study provide information on the first occurrence in Italy of the Coleoptera Cerambycidae Chlorophorus annularis (Fabricius, 1787). It is a species naturally and widely distributed in Asia and in oriental tropical and subtropical areas. This cerambyx is a post-harvest pest of bamboo belonging to several genera as Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Phyllostachys, Sinocalamus, but it can also infest cultivated plants as Citrus spp., Gossypium, Liquidambar spp., Saccharum officinarum L., Vitis spp., and Zea mays L.
... In Italy, A. asphodeli (Sama, 1988;2002;2007;Löbl & Smetana, 2010;Sama & Rapuzzi, 2011) is reported and it is also present in Sicily (Ragusa, 1924;Vitale, 1936;Sama & Schurmann, 1980;Sparacio, 1999;Sama, 2005;Baviera et al., 2017). ...
In this paper, a new species of Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835, subgenus Epoptes Gistel,
1857 (Coleoptera Cerambycidae) from Lampedusa Island (Sicily Channel, Italy) is described.
This new species belongs to the A. asphodeli (Latreille, 1804) species group. Taxonomic, biological and geonemic notes on A. lopadusae n. sp. are provided.
Axinopalpis gracilis diversicornis ssp. nov. is described and discussed from Karaman province in South part of Central Anatolian region of Turkey. On this occasion, known host plants of all subspecies of Axinopalpis gracilis (Krynicki) are also provided. The provincial and regional distribution patterns in Turkey of the nominate subspecies and the new subspecies are also given.
Great longhorn beetles (GLBs) may affect forest structure, because their larvae colonize trees and create networks of cavities further exploited by other species, resulting in dead or broken branches and tree mortality. At the same time, tree size, condition and location are known to affect the likelihood of tree colonization by GLBs. Here, we study the relationship between GLBs and the structure of old-growth holm oak Mediterranean forests in Sardinia, Italy. Generalized linear models were used to relate presence of GLBs with structural parameters that can be affected by or can affect these ecosystem engineers. We found a strong positive relationship between GLBs and the number of trees with cavities, while the relationships between GLBs and the number of dead wood decaying classes, amount of coarse woody debris, stand basal area, forest canopy layer complexity were positive but weak. Overall, our results suggest that larval activity of GLBs could be responsible for increased tree cavity and dead wood formation, enhancing forest structure. On the other hand, forests with larger and older trees could be more likely to be colonized by GLBs. While it is not possible with observational studies to disentangle to what extent GLBs affect forest structure or vice versa, it seems likely that reciprocal interactions may enhance the structure of holm oak forests. Therefore, parasitism from native GLBs should be seen and understood more as a key ecological process that enhances the structure of Mediterranean holm oak forest habitats.
