Attelabus nitens (Scopoli, 1763)

Family

Attelabidae

Tribe

Attelabini

Original Genus

Curculio

Distribution

Central Macedonia, Ionian Islands, North Aegean, and Peloponnese

Literature Reference

First Description

• Scopoli, I. A. (1763): Entomologia Carniolica; exhibens insecta Carnioliae indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species, varietates; methodo linnaeana. Vindobonae: I. T. Trattner, xxxiv + 420 pp.

Findings

Central Macedonia

• 1 ex.: Chalcidice, Stratoni env., 300 m, 40°31'55''N 23°49'30''E, 19.05.2005, leg. Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann
• 1 ex.: Pella, Edessa 10 km S, 500 m, 01.05.1994, leg. Bense, det. Behne, coll. Museum Stuttgart
• 1 ex.: Piera, Mt. Piera, Elatochori, ski-resort, 700-1210 m, 40°18'N, 22°12'E, 05./11.06. 2013, leg. Bahr, det. Bahr, coll. Bahr
• 1 ex.: Pieria, Agios Dimitrios, Katerini, Umgb. Petra, 17.7.2002, leg. A. Herrmann, det. C. Germann, coll. Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

Ionian Islands

• 1 ex.: Corfu N, Mt. Pandokratoras, 488 m, Grava (cave), 39°46'36''N 19°53'22''E, 26.05.2012, leg. Bahr & Winkelmann, det. Winkelmann, coll. Winkelmann

North Aegean

• 5 ex.: Lesbos, 5 km W Kalloni, above Filia, N39°15´26˝ E26°09´09˝, 489m, 27.4.2015, leg., det., coll. C. Germann

Peloponnese

• 2 ex.: Messinia, Mt. Taygetos W, Kastania-Milia, 587 m, 36°50'41''N 22°19'59''E, 29.05.2011, leg.Bahr, det. Bahr, coll. Bahr
• 3 ex.: Messinia, Mt. Taygetos W, Saidona E, 680 m, 36°53'01''N 22°17'07''E, 23.05.2011, leg. Bahr, det. Bahr, coll. Bahr

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