Gymnetron niloticum Kirsch, 1881

Family

Curculionidae

Subfamily

Curculioninae

Tribe

Mecinini

Distribution

East Macedonia and Thrace and South Aegean

Synonym

• furcatum Desbrochers, 1892

Literature References

First Description

• Kirsch, T. F. W. (1881): Neue oder seltene Russelkafer-Arten aus dem Gebiete des Mittelmeerbeckens. Entomologische Monatsblatter 2: 3-16.

Further Description

• Caldara, R. (2008): Revisione delle specie paleartiche del genere Gymnetron (Insecta, Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Aldrovandia 4: 27-104.

Findings

East Macedonia and Thrace

• 1 ex.: Petroussa, 24.05.2017, leg. J. Messutat, det. L. Behne, coll. J. Messutat

South Aegean

• 56 ex.: Rhodes, Apolakia N, 90 m, reservoir, 36°06'49''N 27°47'29''E, 09.04.2007, leg. Bahr, Bayer, Brunner & Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann (furcatum), coll. Bahr, Bayer & Winkelmann
• 135 ex.: Rhodes, Arnithia, 100 m, fallow land, 36°03'50''N 27°48'44''E, 04.04.2007, leg. Bahr, Bayer, Brunner & Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann (furcatum), coll. Bahr, Bayer & Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Rhodes, Kolymbia beach, 26.04.2014, leg. Messutat, det. Messutat, coll. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Rhodes, Kolymbia, 23.04.2015, leg. Messutat, det. Behne, coll. Messutat
• 16 ex.: Rhodes, Kolymbia, at the beach, 36°15'17''N 28°10'06''E, 06.04.2007, leg. Bahr, Bayer, Brunner & Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann (furcatum), coll. Bahr, Bayer & Winkelmann
• 20 ex.: Rhodes, Kolymbia, beach, 36°15'N 28°10'E, 26.04.2014, leg. Winkelmann, leg. Winkelmann (furcatum), coll. Winkelmann
• 6 ex.: Rhodes, Mesanagros, wasteland, 290 m, 36°00'N 27°49'E, 30.04.2014, leg. Winkelmann (furcatum), coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Rhodes, Soroni-Fanes, 01.05.2014, leg. Messutat, det. Winkelmann, coll. Messutat