Aplocnemus ( Aplocnemus ) marginatus Rottenberg,1871

Aplocnemus ( Aplocnemus) marginatus Rottenberg,1871

Haplocnemus marginatus Rottenberg,1871:243 ,loc.typ.Catania ( Sicily); Pic, 1937: 40 [synonym of A. rufomarginatus Perris, 1869 ]; Peacock, 1987: 156 [ Aplocnemus ; synonym of A. rufomarginatus ]; Liberti, 1995: 184 [good species]; Mayor, 2007: 411; Liberti & Zinetti, 2009: 49.

= Haplocnemus impressipennis Pic, 1921b: 5, loc. typ. Ficuzza (Palermo, Sicily) [synonymized by Liberti, 1995: 184].

No doubts on the identification of this species, as proposed by Liberti (1995), because it is well characterized and cannot be confused with any others in its typical locality ( Sicily). Description and drawings can be found in Liberti (1995: 184, Figs. 2, 51-52).

Distribution and comments - A rare relictual, trans-Ionian species living in Sicily and in the west of Greece.

Materials studied

Greece

Kefallonia prov. : Skala°° (Whitehead, 1996, CWh). Etolia Akarnania prov.: Paleros°° ( Constantin, 2005, CCo). Ahaïa prov.: Kalavrita°° (Angelini, 1999, CAn); Kalentzi°° (Angelini, 2004, CAn). Ilia prov.: Lalas (Schawaller, 2004, SMNS); Olimbia°° (Wittmer, 1971, CCo). Messinia prov.: Mavrommati (Malkin,?, CCo).

Several Sicilian localities for this species can be found in Liberti (1995) and Liberti & Zinetti (2009).