Rhinusa tetra (Fabricius, 1792)

Family

Curculionidae

Subfamily

Curculioninae

Tribe

Mecinini

Original Genus

Curculio

Distribution

Attica, Central Greece, Central Macedonia, Crete, East Macedonia and Thrace, Epirus, North Aegean, Peloponnese, and Thessaly

Synonym

• amicta Germar, 1821

Literature References

First Description

• Fabricius, J. C. (1792): Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Tomus I. Pars II. Hafniae: C. G. Proft, xx + 538 pp.

Further Description

• Caldara, R., Casalini, R., Baviera, C. (2012): Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the Rhinusa tetra (Fabricius) species complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Zootaxa 3329: 31-40.

Findings

Attica

• 1 ex.: Athens E. Nea Makri N, 38°06'N 23°58'E, ruderal, 01.-14.06.2015, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Mt. Kitheronas, 4,5 km W Vilia, 1060 m, 38°10'N 23°17'E, meadow, 11./13.06.2015, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

Central Greece

• 1 ex.: Euboia (Evia) centr., Mt. Dirfis, 2 km S Stropones, 646 m, 38°36'N 23°53'E, 05.06.2015, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

Central Macedonia

• 1 ex.: Chalcidice, Taxiarchis env. (NE Polygyros), 925 m, 40°23'21''N 23°27'53''E, 19.10.2010, leg. Bahr & Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Chalkidiki, Halbinsel Sithonia, Parthenonas, 05.05.2009, leg. Peschel, det. Sprick, coll. Peschel
• 1 ex.: Imathia, Mt. Vermio, Seli env., 1000-1390 m, 40°33'N, 22°03'E, 12.06.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Kilkis, Axioupoli env., (50 km NW Thessaloniki), 40 m, 40°59'12''N 22°33'19''E, 19.05.2005, leg. Winkelmann, det. Caldara, coll. Winkelmann
• 2 ex.: Piera, Mt. Olympus (NE), 600-1050 m, 40°05'N, 22°25'E, 03.06.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 28 ex.: Piera, Paralia N, beach, dunes, 40°20'N, 22°37'E, 06./09.06.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

Crete

• 1 ex.: Chania, Georgioupoli, 17.-30.04.2011, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 2 ex.: Neapolis, Prov. Lasithi, 12.04.2000, leg. Ziegler, det. Behne, coll. Ziegler
• 6 ex.: Omalós, Prov. Chania, 1500 m, 25.05.1990, leg. Mehl, det. Behne, coll. Behne
• 1 ex.: Rethymno: Bali, Verbascum, 24.03.-06.04.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

East Macedonia and Thrace

• 1 ex.: Granitis, 5,5km SO, 31.05.2017, leg. J. Messutat, det. L. Behne, coll. J. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Kato Nevrokopi, 1,5km NE, 31.05.2016, leg. J. Messutat, det. J. Messutat, coll. J. Messutat
• 3 ex.: Petroussa, 24.05.2017, leg. J. Messutat, det. L. Behne, coll. J. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Volakas, 2km W, 26.05.2016, leg. J. Messutat, det. J. Messutat, coll. J. Messutat
• 2 ex.: Volakas, 6,9km NNO, 29.05.2017, leg. J. Messutat, det. L. Behne, coll. J. Messutat

Epirus

• 1 ex.: Pefkofito, Voria Pindos, 20.07.2007, leg. Ziegler, det. Winkelmann, coll. Ziegler

North Aegean

• 2 ex.: Lesbos, Ypsilou, S-Flanke , 01.05.2017, leg. C. Rieger, det. & coll. J. Messutat

Peloponnese

• 1 ex.: Lakonia, Mystras, 27.-28.03.1990, leg. Schmidt, det. Behne (amicta), coll. Schmidt
• 1 ex.: Palea Vrisi, 790m, 03.05.2019, leg. det. coll. J. Messutat

Thessaly

• 4 ex.: Larissa, Mt. Ossa, Spilia env., 400-800 m, 39°47'N, 22°38'E, 04./07.06.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

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