Mecinus ictericus (Gyllenhal, 1838)

Family

Curculionidae

Subfamily

Curculioninae

Tribe

Mecinini

Original Genus

Gymnetron

Distribution

Attica, Central Macedonia, East Macedonia and Thrace, and South Aegean

Synonym

• moricei Pic, 1902

Literature References

First Description

• Gyllenhal, L. (1838): In: Schoenherr C. J.: Genera et species Curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiae. Species novae aut hactenus minus cognitae, descriptionibus a Dom. Leonardo Gyllenhal, C. H. Boheman, et entomologis aliis illustratae. Tomus quartus. - Pars secunda. Parisiis: Roret, pp. 601-1121.

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

Attica

• 20 ex.: Athens E. Nea Makri N, 38°06'N 23°58'E, ruderal, 01.-14.06.2015, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

Central Macedonia

• 4 ex.: Chalcidice, Agh. Mamas, (E Nea Moudania), beach, 40°15'09''N 23°21'48''E, 20.10.2010, leg. Bahr & Winkelmann, det. Bahr, coll. Bahr
• 4 ex.: Chalcidice, Agh. Mamas, (E Nea Moudania), beach, 40°15'09''N 23°21'48''E, 20.10.2010, leg. Bahr & Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Paralia, 06.06.2013, leg. Messutat, det. Winkelmann, coll. Messutat
• 34 ex.: Piera, Katerini S, river, 35 m, 40°14'N, 22°30'E, 03.06.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 13 ex.: Piera, Paralia N, beach, dunes, 40°20'N, 22°37'E, 06./09.06.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

East Macedonia and Thrace

• 1 ex.: Kavala, Nestos Delta, 13 km E Nea Karia, at the beach, 40°54'51''N 24°53'22''E, 09.07.2003, leg. Bayer, det. Bayer, coll. Bayer

South Aegean

• 1 ex.: Rhodes, Afandou, 05.05.2014, leg. Messutat, det. Winkelmann, coll. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Rhodes, Kolymbia, at the beach, 36°15'17''N 28°10'06''E, 06.04.2007,leg. Bahr, Bayer, Brunner & Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Bahr, Bayer & Winkelmann