Mecinus circulatus (Marsham, 1802)

Family

Curculionidae

Subfamily

Curculioninae

Tribe

Mecinini

Original Genus

Curculio

Distribution

Central Greece, Central Macedonia, Crete, North Aegean, Peloponnese, and South Aegean

Literature References

First Description

• Marsham, T. (1802): Entomologia britannica, sistens insecta Britanniae indigena, secundum methodum Linnaeanam disposita. Tomus 1. Coleoptera. London: J. White, xxxi + 547 + (1) pp., 30 pls.

Further Descriptions

• Caldara, R., Fogato, V. (2013): Systematics of the weevil genus Mecinus Germar, 1821 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). I. Taxonomic treatment of the species. Zootaxa 3654 (1): 1-105.
• Caldara, R., Sassi, D., Montagna, M. (2013): Systematics of the weevil genus Mecinus Germar, 1821 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). II. Phylogenetic analysis based on adult morphological characters and host plant information. Zootaxa 3664 (2): 136-148.

Findings

Central Greece

• 1 ex.: Euboia, Nea Artaki, 08.06.2015, leg. Messutat, det. Messutat, coll. Messutat

Central Macedonia

• 1 ex.: 34 km NE Kilkis, Áno Poróia, 500 m, 41°17'26''N 23°01'55''E, 13.07.2003, leg. Bahr, det. Winkelmann, coll. Bahr
• 1 ex.: Piera, Mt. Olympus (NE), 600-1050 m, 40°05'N, 22°25'E, 03.06.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Piera, Paralia env., 40°16' N, 22°35' E, 01.-15.06.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

Crete

• 13 ex.: Chania, Georgioupoli, 17.-30.04.2011, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Chora Sfakion, 21.04.1971, leg. Wewalka, det. Dieckmann, coll. Link
• 1 ex.: Georgioupoli, 27.03.2018, leg. J. Messutat, det. J. Messutat, coll. J. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Preveli, 29.03.2018, leg. J.Messutat, det. J. Messutat, coll. J. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Rethymno, Plakias. 23.03.-02.04.1988, leg. Winkelmann, det. Dieckmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Rethymno: Perama - Anogia, Plantago lanceolata, 26.03.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

North Aegean

• 1 ex.: Lesbos, Gavathas, Berg SE, 10.05.2017, leg. C. Rieger, det. coll. J.Messutat

Peloponnese

• 1 ex.: Corinthia, Korfos env.,10.04.2010, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

South Aegean

• 2 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, coll. Bahr, Bayer & Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Rhodes, Faliraki, 06.05.2014, leg. Messutat, det. Messutat, coll. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Rhodes, Faliraki, beach, 36°21'N 28°12'E, 06.05.2014, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Rhodes, Kalithea env., beach, 36°22'N 28°14'E, 24.04.-07.05.2014, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Rhodes, Kolymbia, beach, 36°15'N 28°10'E, 26.04.2014, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Rhodes, Profitis Ilias, 660 m, 36°16'22''N 27°56'49''E, 01.04.2007,leg. Bahr, Bayer, Brunner & Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Bahr, Bayer & Winkelmann

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