Mecinus pirazzolii (Stierlin, 1867)

Family

Curculionidae

Subfamily

Curculioninae

Tribe

Mecinini

Original Genus

Gymnetron

Distribution

Central Macedonia, East Macedonia and Thrace, and North Aegean

Literature References

First Description

• Stierlin, W. G. (1867): Beschreibung einiger neuen Kafer-Arten. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 2 (1866-1868): 218-228,

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 Macedonia

• 21 ex.: Piera, Katerini S, river, 35 m, 40°14'N, 22°30'E, 03.06.2013, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

East Macedonia and Thrace

• 6 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. Winkelmann, coll. Bayer
• 1 ex.: Xanthi, Echinos above, 750 m, (23 km NE Xanthi), 41°20'18''N 24°58'23''E, 11.07.2003, leg. Bayer, det. Winkelmann, coll. Bayer

North Aegean

• 2 ex.: Lesbos, Gavathas, Berg SE , 06.06.2016, leg. C. Rieger, det. & coll. J. Messutat