Rhinusa comosa (Rosenschoeld, 1838)

Family

Curculionidae

Subfamily

Curculioninae

Tribe

Mecinini

Original Genus

Gymnetron

Distribution

Central Macedonia, East Macedonia and Thrace, Ionian Islands, and Peloponnese

Literature References

First Description

• Rosenschoeld, E. M. (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, Lipsiae: Fleischer, pp. 601-1121.

Further Description

• Caldara, R., Casalini, R., Baviera, C. (2012): Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the Rhinusa tetra (Fabricius) species complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Zootaxa 3329: 31-40.

Findings

Central Macedonia

• 1 ex.: Seres N, Ahladohori, 29.06.1997, leg. Messutat, det. Caldara, coll. Messutat

East Macedonia and Thrace

• 1 ex.: Kato Nevrokopi, 1,5km NE, 31.05.2016, leg. J. Messutat, det. H. Winkelmann, coll. J. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Mikroklissoura,1,9km WSW,29.05.2017,leg. J.Messutat, det. J.Messutat, coll. J.Messutat
• 2 ex.: Potami, 1km SE, 27.05.2016, leg. J. Messutat, det. H, Winkelmann, coll. J. Messutat
• 2 ex.: Potami, 2km SW, 04.06.2016, leg. J. Messutat, det. H, Winkelmann, coll. J. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Volakas, 24.05.2016, leg. J. Messutat, det. H. Winkelmann, coll. J. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Volakas, 5,4km NNO, 28.05.2017, leg. J. Messutat, det. L. Behne, coll. J. Messutat

Ionian Islands

• 3 ex.: Zakynthos, Vasilikos, 37°43’26’’N 20°59’01’’E, 25.-29.05.2010, leg. F. Bahr, det. H. Winkelmann, coll. F. Bahr

Peloponnese

• 1 ex.: Alepohori, Erimanthos, 22.06.1997, leg. Messutat, det. Caldara, coll. Messutat
• 1 ex.: Saidona, Mts.Taygetos, 0,7km NE, 805m, 07.05.2019, leg. det. coll. J. Messutat

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