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. 2019 Dec 4;894:151–170. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.894.39584

New distributional records for sixteen Mordellidae species from the Western Palearctic (Insecta, Coleoptera, Mordellidae)

Dávid Selnekovič 1,✉, Enrico Ruzzier 2
PMCID: PMC6906168  PMID: 31844410

Abstract Abstract

A list of 22 new distributional records is presented for 16 Mordellidae species from the Western Palearctic: Variimorda caprai (Franciscolo, 1951) (Montenegro); V. mendax Méquignon, 1946 (Montenegro); Mordellistena falsoparvula Ermisch, 1956 (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro); M. olympica Ermisch, 1965 (Cyprus, Montenegro); M. kraatzi Emery, 1876 (Morocco); M. longicornis Mulsant, 1856 (Morocco); M. dives Emery, 1876 (Kazakhstan); M. krujanensis Ermisch, 1963 (Montenegro); M. tarsata Mulsant, 1856 (Cyprus, North Macedonia); M. michalki Ermisch, 1956 (Kyrgyzstan); M. thuringiaca Ermisch, 1963 (Bulgaria, Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain); M. koelleri Ermisch, 1956 (Italy, Montenegro); Mordellistenula longipalpis Ermisch, 1965 (Montenegro); Mordellochroa milleri (Emery, 1876) (Italy); Dellamora palposa Normand, 1916 (Italy). Information about the distributional range is summarised for each species, and notes on habitat and host plants are also provided.

Keywords: Bionomy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, distribution, faunistics, host plants, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Mordellistena , Mordellochroa , Morocco, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Spain

Introduction

Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 is a rather diverse but poorly known and sporadically studied family of beetles. It comprises more than 2300 described species distributed nearly worldwide except for the polar and subpolar zones. Mordellid beetles inhabit various ecosystems including tropical rainforests, temperate deciduous forests, grasslands and ruderal ecosystems. The majority of species are pollinivorous in adult stages, feeding on a wide variety of plant species. Exceptions are the members of the genus Glipa Leconte, 1859, reported to feed on fern spores (Takakuwa 2000), or the South American Boatia albertae Franciscolo, 1985 which was found to have the foregut filled with fungal spores (Lawrence and Ślipiński 2010). Larvae of some mordellid beetles are wood borers (e.g., Mordella Linnaeus, 1758, some Mordellistena Costa, 1854), the others develop in sporocarps of Polyporaceae fungi (e.g., Curtimorda Méquignon, 1946, Mordella marginata Melsheimer, 1845), or in stems of various herbaceous plants (e.g., Mordellistena Costa, 1854, Mordellistenula Shchegoleva-Barovskaya, 1930). In some cases, mordellid larvae seem to have predaceous habits against other insect larvae (Tooker and Hanks 2004) or can be inquilines of termite colonies (Hill 1922).

The majority of distribution records available on Palearctic Mordellidae are usually included in publications focused primarily on the taxonomy (e.g., Ermisch 1963b, 1965, 1977; Horák 1985; Plaza 1985). Several authors have summarised the distributional information on regional level (e.g., Ermisch 1956, 1963a, b, c, 1969b, 1977; Köstlin and Vogt 1971; Batten 1976b; Franciscolo 1995; Odnosum 2003, 2010; Zemoglyadchuk 2007; Ruzzier 2013; Ruzzier et al. 2017). Comprehensive catalogues were published, for instance, by Heyden et al. (1906), Csiki (1915), and Horák (2008). Despite the great effort of these authors, the knowledge of the distribution of many Palearctic species can be still considered poor, and several species remain to be known only from the localities stated in the original description.

Herein we provide new distributional and bionomical data obtained during the recent collecting activities of both authors (2010–2018) and by the re-examination of the material deposited in museums or private collections listed below. We also summarise the previously published distributional data and provide the lists of countries from which the species have been previously reported.

Materials and methods

The present study is based on the material sampled by the authors or accessed from the museums and private collections listed below. Specimens were collected individually from flowers or by sweeping the vegetation. Larvae of Mordellistena species were reared from stems of herbaceous plants collected in April, cut to the smaller pieces (ca. 20 cm), transferred to the laboratory, and stored in plastic containers with air access. Adult specimens were killed in ethyl acetate. Dry specimens were relaxed in water with a small amount of acetic acid, then dissected and glued on cards. Dissected genitals were glued with the respective specimen using dimethyl hydantoin formaldehyde (DMHF) or stored in micro-vials containing glycerol and pinned under the specimen. Habitus images were taken by Cannon 5D mark IV attached to Zeiss Axio-Zoom V-16 stereomicroscope with diffuse LED lighting, stacked in Zerene Stacker 1.04 and subsequently edited in Adobe Photoshop CC.

Identifications were carried out using original species descriptions, identification keys (e.g., Ermisch 1956, 1963b, 1969a, 1977) or by comparison with the type material. Each specimen was labelled with identification data containing full species name, name of the identifier and year when the identification was made. Examined specimens are deposited in the following collections:

DSPC Dávid Selnekovič private collection, Bratislava, Slovakia

EEPC Eduard Ezer private collection, Zlín, Czech Republic

ERPC Enrico Ruzzier private collection, Mirano, Italy

HNHM Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary

SNMB Museum of Natural History, Slovak National Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia

SNSD Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen, Dresden, Germany

In the section “New records”, we provide the data on examined material concerning only those countries from which the species are reported for the first time. The “Distribution” section contains the list of countries from which the species have been previously reported, followed by the citation of its first appearance in the published sources. In the “Remarks” section, we provide information about habitat preferences, host plants and collecting circumstances (if available).

Results

In the list below, we present 22 new country-level records of 16 Mordellidae species. The list is based on 201 examined specimens from thirty localities in the Western Palearctic. We also provide information about distribution and bionomy for each species.

Variimorda (Galeimorda) caprai

(Franciscolo, 1951)

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AVariimorda (Galeimorda) caprai (Franciscolo, 1951), male BMordellistena (s. str.) dives Emery, 1876, male.

  • Mordella (s. str.) caprai Franciscolo, 1951: 7–9 [type locality: Shkodër, Albania].

  • Variimorda caprai : Ermisch 1969b: 846, 849.

  • Variimorda (Galeimorda) caprai : Horák 1985: 15.

New records.

MONTENEGRO • 43 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀; Bar env., Volujica hill; 42°04'29.0"N, 19°06'11.8"E; 20 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; slopes with dry grassland vegetation; on the flowers of Helichrysum; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC • 15 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀; Bar env., Ribnjak Monastery; 42°07'56"N, 19°07'33"E, 22 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; slopes with dry grassland vegetation; on the flowers of Helichrysum; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Albania (Franciscolo 1951), Montenegro (new country record).

Remarks.

Variimorda caprai was described based on three male specimens from Shkodër, Albania and since then no other record has been published. In 2011, the first author collected 83 specimens in the environment of Bar in Montenegro on the slopes with xerothermophilous grassland vegetation (Fig. 2). Specimens were found feeding on the flowers of Helichrysum. The immature stages and their host plants remain unknown.

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Mediterranean xeric grasslands with flowering Helichrysum on Volujica hill in Montenegro, 42°04'29.0"N, 19°06'11.8"E. Variimorda caprai (Franciscolo, 1951), Mordellistena olympica Ermisch, 1965 and Mordellistenula longipalpis Ermisch, 1965 recorded from this locality are new to Montenegro.

Variimorda (s. str.) mendax

Méquignon, 1946

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  • Mordella (Variimorda) mendax Méquignon, 1946: 63, 71–72 [type locality: Laigneville, France].

  • Mordella (Variimorda) mendax var. devillei Méquignon, 1946: 71–72 [type locality: Bordeaux, France].

  • Mordella (Variimorda) mendax var. chobauti Méquignon, 1946: 71–72 [type locality: La Bonde, France].

  • Variimorda (s. str.) mendax : Ermisch 1956: 277.

New records.

MONTENEGRO • 1 ♂; Bar; 42°06'36"N, 19°05'20"E; 19 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; ruderal vegetation in urban environment; on the flowers of Daucus carota; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Albania (Ermisch 1969b), Algeria (Méquignon 1946), Austria (Méquignon 1946), Azerbaijan (Ermisch 1956), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ermisch 1956), Bulgaria (Ermisch 1969b), Croatia (Ermisch 1956), Czech Republic (Méquignon 1946), France (Méquignon 1946), Georgia (Horák 2008), Germany (Ermisch 1956), Greece (Ermisch 1969), Hungary (Ermisch 1956), Italy (Ermisch 1956; Ruzzier 2013), Montenegro (new country record), Poland (Borowiec 1996), Russia (Ermisch 1956), Slovakia (Horák 2008), Spain (Batten 1976b), Switzerland (Méquignon 1946), Ukraine (Odnosum 2010).

Remarks.

Variimorda mendax inhabits various grassland and ruderal habitats. Adults are usually found feeding on the flowers of Daucus carota. Larvae and host plants remain unknown.

Dellamora palposa

Normand, 1916

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  • Dellamora palposa Normand, 1916: 285–286 [type locality: Téboursouk, Tunisia].

New records.

ITALY • 1 ♂; S. Angelo Muxaro, Sicilia; 23 Mar. 2017; L. Colacurcio leg.; E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC.

Distribution.

Cyprus (Horák 2008), Greece (Ermisch 1963c), Iran (Samin et al. 2016), Italy (new country record), Lebanon (Ermisch 1941), Mongolia (Samin et al. 2016), Morocco (Horák 2008), Portugal (Ermisch 1963c), Spain (Ermisch 1941), Tunisia (Normand 1916) Turkey (Horák 2008), Turkmenistan (Odnosum 1984).

Remarks.

Adults of D. palposa were reported to be found on the flowers of lotus (Nelumbo) (Normand 1916) and Euphorbia (Odnosum 1984). Larval stages and their bionomy remain unknown.

Mordellistena (s. str.) dives

Emery, 1876

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) dives Emery, 1876: 95 [type locality: Sarepta, Russia].

New records.

KAZAKHSTAN • 2 ♂♂; Aktjubinsk reg., Temir riv.; 27 May 1999; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Armenia (Horák 2008), Georgia (Horák 2008), Hungary (Kaszab 1979), Kazakhstan (new country record), Romania (Schilsky 1895), Russia (Emery 1876). Schilsky (1895) reported M. dives from “Süd-Ungarn: Mehadia” which is situated in present-day Romania.

Remarks.

Information about bionomy and host plants remain unknown.

Mordellistena (s. str.) falsoparvula

Ermisch, 1956

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) falsoparvula Ermisch, 1956: 281 [type locality: Mecklenburg, Germany].

New records.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA • 1 ♀; Bosnia; E. Bokor leg.; D. Selnekovič det.; HNHM • 2 ♀♀; Sarajevo; Apfelbeck leg.; D. Selnekovič det.; HNHM. MONTENEGRO • 1 ♂; Durdevica Tara Bridge env.; 43°08'49.4"N, 19°17'52.1"E, 3. June 2010; D. Selnekovič leg.; meadow; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Austria (Ermisch 1956), Belarus (Zemoglyadchuk 2007), Bosnia and Herzegovina (new country record), Bulgaria (Ermisch 1969a), Czech Republic (Ermisch 1956), Deutschland (Ermisch 1956), Estonia (Silfverberg 2004), France (Ermisch 1977), Georgia (Horák 2008), Hungary (Ermisch 1969a; Kaszab 1979), Italy (Ermisch 1969a; Ruzzier 2013), Kazakhstan (Odnosum 2010), Montenegro (new country record), Netherlands (Batten 1976a), Poland (Ermisch 1956; Borowiec 1996), Portugal (Horák 2008), Slovakia (Majzlan and Vidlička 2016), Switzerland (Borowiec 1996), Ukraine (Odnosum 2006), former Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (Horák 2008).

Remarks.

This species inhabits xerothermophilous and mesophilous grasslands and ruderal vegetation where the adults feed on flowers of herbaceous plants, e.g., Chrysanthemum, Cirsium, Achillea (Borowiec 1996). The larva was described by Odnosum (1983, 2010) and reported to develop in stems of Artemisia absinthium and A. vulgaris. The first author reared adults from stem of Apiaceae plant infested by larvae in southern Slovakia.

Mordellistena (s. str.) koelleri

Ermisch, 1956

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) koelleri Ermisch, 1956: 289 [type locality: Hale, Lettiner Höhen, Germany].

New records.

ITALY • 1 ♂; Magredi di Cordenons, Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia; 46°01'50"N, 12°43'33"E; 02 June 2018; E. Ruzzier leg.; E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC • 1 ♂; Treviso, Veneto; 45°50'04"N, 11°44'47"E; 17 June 2018; E. Ruzzier leg.; E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC. MONTENEGRO • 2 ♂♂; Prokletije Mountains, Grebaje valley; 42°31'53"N, 19°47'36"E; 2 Aug. 2016; D. Selnekovič leg.; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Austria (Ermisch 1963b), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ermisch 1963b), Bulgaria (Ermisch 1969b), Czech Republic (Ermisch 1963b), Denmark (Ermisch 1969a), France (Köstlin and Vogt 1971), Germany (Ermisch 1956), Hungary (Ermisch 1963b), Italy (new country record), North Macedonia (Ermisch 1969b), Poland (Borowiec 1996), Montenegro (new country record), Slovakia (Horák 1979), Spain (Horák 2008), Sweden (Kangas and Rutanen 1984), Switzerland (Köstlin and Vogt 1971), Ukraine (Odnosum 1993, 2010), former Yugoslavia (Horák 2008; without further information).

Remarks.

Mordellistena koelleri inhabits various grassland habitats from lowlands to highlands reaching up to 1700 m a.s.l. (Köstlin and Vogt 1971) The adults feed on flowers of herbaceous plants. It was observed by the authors on the subpannonian steppes and calcareous grasslands in Slovakia on flowers of Tithymalus, on a pastured montane meadow in Montenegro on Daucus carota, and a sandy steppe in Italy on flowers of Daucus carota. The larvae and host plants remain unknown. Specimens examined for the present study were compared with the type series deposited in SNSD.

Mordellistena (s. str.) kraatzi kraatzi

Emery, 1876

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) kraatzi kraatzi Emery, 1876: 91–92 [type locality: Sarepta, Russia].

New records.

MOROCCO • 2 ex.; 30 km NE Fez, Tissa env., Qued Leben riv.; 34°15'02"N, 4°45'54"W; 9 May 2015; E. Ezer leg.; D. Selnekovič det.; EEPC

Distribution.

Albania (Ermisch 1956), Azerbaijan (Horák 2008), Armenia (Horák 2008), Belarus (Zemoglyadchuk 2007), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ermisch 1956), Bulgaria (Ermisch 1969b), Croatia (Ermisch 1956), Cyprus (Baudi di Selve 1877; Ermisch 1956), Czech Republic (Horák 1989), Georgia (Horák 2008), Germany (Ermisch 1956), Greece (Ermisch 1969b), Hungary (Schilsky 1895), Iran (Horák 2008), Iraq (Abdul-Rassoul 2010), Italy (Baudi di Selve 1877; Ruzzier 2013), Kazakhstan (Odnosum 2003), Kyrgyzstan (Horák 2008), North Macedonia (Ermisch 1969b), Morocco (new country record), Poland (Borowiec 1996), Portugal (Ermisch 1963c), Romania (Roubal 1936; Ermisch 1956), Russia (Emery 1876), Slovakia (Roubal 1936), Spain (Ermisch 1956), Switzerland (Baudi di Selve 1877), Syria (Ruzzier et al. 2017), Tajikistan (Odnosum 2003), Turkey (Ermisch 1956), Turkmenistan (Odnosum 2003), Ukraine (Odnosum 1993).

Remarks.

This species has a wide distributional range in Europe, North Africa and the western parts of Asia. It inhabits xerothermophilous grassland habitats where adults feed on flowers of various herbaceous plants (e.g., Daucus carota, Tithymalus). The larvae described by Odnosum (2010) feed on the stems of Asteraceae plants (e.g., Arctium, Centaurea salonitana).

Mordellistena (s. str.) krujanensis

Ermisch, 1963

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) krujanensis Ermisch, 1963b: 14, 17 [type locality: Kruja, Albania].

New records.

MONTENEGRO • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Bar city; 42°06'N, 19°06'E; 19 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; on flowers of Daucus carota in ruderal vegetation; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Ermisch (Ermisch 1963b) in the original description reported M. krujanensis from Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. M. krujanensis is recorded here for the first time from Montenegro.

Remarks.

The first author observed the adults on flowers of Daucus carota in ruderal vegetation along a roadside in Montenegro. The record represents a first report after the original description. The immature stages and host plants remain unknown.

Mordellistena (s. str.) longicornis

Mulsant, 1856

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) longicornis Mulsant, 1856: 373–374 [type locality: France].

New record.

MOROCCO • 1 ♂; Col du Zad, Moyen Atlas Mts; 2100 m a.s.l.; 20 May 2015; E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC.

Distribution.

Armenia (Odnosum 2010), France (Mulsant 1856), Greece (Horák 2008), Morocco (new country record), Spain (Ermisch 1956; Plaza 1983), Ukraine (Odnosum 2005). Ermisch (1956) mentioned the occurrence of M. longicornis in North Africa without further information about the locality.

Remarks.

Adults have been reported feeding on flowers of Thapsia villosa in Spain (Plaza 1983). The immature stages are unknown.

Mordellistena (s. str.) michalki

Ermisch, 1956

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) michalki Ermisch, 1956: 288 [type locality: Pernitz, Steirmark, Germany].

New records.

KYRGYZSTAN • 1 ♂; N Kirgizsky mountain range, Kara-Balta river; 1800 m a.s.l.; 28 June 1997; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Austria (Ermisch 1956), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ermisch 1962), Croatia (Ermisch 1962), Czech Republic (Borowiec 1996), Germany (Ermisch 1962), Italy (Franciscolo 1995; Ruzzier 2013), Kazakhstan (Odnosum 1992), Kyrgyzstan (new country record), Russia (Odnosum 2010), Slovakia (Ermisch 1963b), Turkmenistan (Odnosum 2003).

Remarks.

This species inhabits steppes and xeric grasslands where adults feed on flowers of Apiaceae and Euphorbiaceae (e.g., Seseli, Tithymalus). The larvae and host plants remain unknown. Specimens examined for the present study were compared with the type series deposited in SNSD.

Mordellistena (s. str.) olympica

Ermisch, 1965

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) olympica Ermisch, 1965: 265, 268–269 [type locality: Morea, Olymp env., Greece].

New records.

CYPRUS • 6 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Skoulli village env.; 34°58'17"N, 32°27'02"E; 24 Apr. 2018; D. Selnekovič leg.; in ruderal vegetation along the road; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Skoulli village env.; 34°58'05"N, 32°26'46"E; 24 Apr. 2018; D. Selnekovič leg.; ruderal vegetation along the field margin, on the flowers of Daucus carota; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC. MONTENEGRO • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Bar city, Stari Bar; 42°05'31"N, 19°07'58"E, 19 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Bar city, Volujica hill; 42°04'16"N, 19°06'10"E; 20 June 2011; dry grasslands along the sea coast; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC • 26 ♂♂, 17 ♀♀; Virpazar env.; 42°14'40"N, 19°05'36"E; 30 m a.s.l.; 21 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Bulgaria (Ermisch 1965), Cyprus (new country record), Greece (Ermisch 1965), North Macedonia (Ermisch 1965), Montenegro (new country record), Turkey (Horák 2008) and former Yugoslavia (Horák 2008; without further information).

Remarks.

The first author collected adults in Mediterranean xeric grasslands and ruderal vegetation along roadsides and field margins in Bulgaria, Montenegro (Fig. 2) and Cyprus (Fig. 3). The specimens were feeding on flowers of Daucus carota. The immature stages and host plants remain unknown. Specimens examined for the present study were compared with the type specimens deposited in SNSD.

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Ruderal vegetation near Skoulli village in Cyprus, 34°58'05"N, 32°26'46"E. Mordellistena olympica Ermisch, 1965 and M. tarsata Mulsant, 1856 recorded from this locality are new to Cyprus.

Mordellistena (s. str.) thuringiaca

Ermisch, 1963

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) thuringiaca Ermisch, 1963b: 23–24 [type locality: Kyffhäusers bei Frankenhausen, Germany].

New records.

BULGARIA • 1 ♂; Kresna, Struma banka; 24 May–4 June 1976; K. Majer leg.; D. Selnekovič det.; SNMB • 1 ♂; Lilyanovo village env.; 41°37'23"N, 23°19'41"E; 26 June 2015; D. Selnekovič leg.; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC. MONTENEGRO • 1 ♂; Virpazar env.; 42°14'40"N, 19°05'36"E; 30 m a.s.l.; 21 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC. SLOVAKIA • 2 ♂♂; Chľaba village env.; 47°49'52.6"N, 18°49'55.3"E; 8 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; meadow, on flowers of Tithymalus; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC • 3 ♂♂; Kamenín village, Kamenínske slanisko; 47°52'43.2"N, 18°38'46.5"E; 10 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; halophile grassland, on flowers of Galium vernum; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC • 1 ♂; Podhoroď village, Papratný vrch; 48°49'07"N, 22°18'24"E; 15 July 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; meadow, on flowers of Daucus carota; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC • 1 ♂; Silická Brezová village env.; 48°31'30"N, 20°29'07"E; 3 July 2014; D. Selnekovič leg.; dry grassland; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC • 1 ♂; Tvrdošovce village env.; 48°06'01"N, 18°01'59"E; 26 July 2016; D. Selnekovič leg.; halophile grassland; on the flowers of Daucus carota; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC • 1 ♂; Banský Studenec village env.; 48°26'14"N, 18°59'38"E; 25 June 2017; D. Selnekovič leg.; meadow; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC. SPAIN • 3 ♂♂ [specimens identified by Ermisch as an undescribed species M. balearica]; Son Españolet; 26 May–9 June 1958; R. López leg.; D. Selnekovič det.; SNSD.

Distribution.

Austria (Köstlin and Vogt 1971), Belarus (Zemoglyadchuk 2007), Bulgaria (new country record), France (Ermisch 1963b), Germany (Ermisch 1963b), Hungary (Ermisch 1963b), Italy (Ruzzier 2013), Kazakhstan (Odnosum 1992a), Montenegro (new country record), Poland (Borowiec 1996), Russia (Odnosum 1992b), Slovakia (new country record), Spain (new country record), Switzerland (Köstlin and Vogt 1971), Turkmenistan (Odnosum 2003), Ukraine (Odnosum 2010). Records from the Russian Far East (Odnosum 1992b) need to be revised.

Remarks.

It is an infrequently found species inhabiting various grassland habitats. The first author observed adults on xerothermophilous (Fig. 4) and mesophilous grasslands on flowers of herbaceous plants (e.g., Daucus carota, Tithymalus, Galium). The immature stages and host plants remain unknown. Specimens examined for the present study were compared with the type series deposited in SNSD.

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Xeric grassland near Lilyanovo village in Pirin Mountains in Bulgaria, 41°37'23"N, 23°19'41"E. Mordellistena thuringiaca Ermisch, 1963 recorded from this locality is new to Bulgaria.

Mordellistena (s. str.) tarsata

Mulsant, 1856

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) tarsata Mulsant, 1856: 381 [type locality: Lyon env., France].

New records.

CYPRUS • 2 ♂♂; Skoulli village env.; 34°58'17"N, 32°27'02"E; 24 Apr. 2018; D. Selnekovič leg.; in ruderal vegetation along the road; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC. NORTH MACEDONIA • 1 ♀; Nichpur village env.; 41°43'15"N, 20°40'06"E; 930 m a.s.l.; 19 Aug. 2018; D. Selnekovič leg.; river valley; on the flowers of Daucus carota; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Albania (Ermisch 1956), Algeria (Csiki 1915), Austria (Ermisch 1956), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ermisch 1956), Bulgaria (Ermisch 1956), Croatia (Schilsky 1895; Ermisch 1956), Cyprus (new country record), Czech Republic (Ermisch 1956), France (Mulsant 1856), Georgia (Ermisch 1956), Germany (Csiki 1915; Ermisch 1956), Greece (Ermisch 1969b), Hungary (Ermisch 1956) Italy (Emery 1876; Baudi di Selve 1878; Ruzzier 2013), Kazakhstan (Odnosum 1992a), Kyrgyzstan (Odnosum 2003), North Macedonia (new country record), Mongolia (Odnosum 1992b), Romania (Ermisch 1956; as Hungary: Mehadia), Russia (Odnosum 1992b), Slovakia (Horák 1989), Spain (Ermisch 1956; Plaza 1983), Switzerland (Ermisch 1963b), Turkey (Ermisch 1956), Turkmenistan (Odnosum 2003), Ukraine (Odnosum 1993, 2010), former Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro; Horák 2008; without further information).

Remarks.

Mordellistena tarsata has a wide distributional range across the Palearctic realm. It inhabits dry grasslands and ruderal vegetation (Fig. 3) where adults feed on flowers of various herbaceous plants, e.g., Daucus carota, Rubus fruticosus, Achillea millefolium, Filipendula ulmaria (Ermisch 1963b), Heracleum spondylium (Ermisch 1963b), Thapsia villosa (Plaza 1983), Ruta montana (Plaza 1983). Although M. tarsata is widely distributed, it is not a common species, and usually, only a few individuals are found in a particular locality. The immature stages and their host plants remain unknown.

Mordellistenochroa fallaciosa

(Ermisch, 1969)

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  • Mordellistena (s. str.) fallaciosa Ermisch, 1969c: 110–111 [type locality: “Grado bei Triest”, Italy].

  • Mordellistenochroa fallaciosa : Horák (1990: 141).

New records.

ITALY • 1 ♂; Cesenatico (dry canal), Forlì-Cesena Emilia-Romagna; 9 June 2012; L. Colacurcio leg., E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC.

Distribution.

Hungary (Merkl and Németh 2008), Italy (Ermisch 1969c), Switzerland (Horák 2008).

Remarks.

Up to present, M. fallaciosa is known only from several localities in Italy, Hungary and Switzerland (Ermisch 1969c; Merkl and Németh 2008; Horák 2008). Although this species was originally described from Italy by Ermisch (1969c), we provide here another record of this rare species, increasing the information about its distribution in the country. The immature stages and their host plants remain unknown.

Mordellistenula longipalpis

Ermisch, 1965

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AMordellistenula longipalpis Ermisch, 1965, male BMordellochroa milleri (Emery, 1876), male.

  • Mordellistenula longipalpis Ermisch, 1965: 256–259 [type locality: Belgrader wald, Turkey].

New records.

MONTENEGRO • 8 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀; Bar city env., Volujica hill; 42°04'16"N, 19°6'10"E; 20 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; dry grassland along the seashore, on the flowers of Helichrysum; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Armenia (Horák 2008), Azerbaijan (Horák 2008), Bulgaria (Ermisch 1969b), Greece (Ermisch 1969b), Kazakhstan (Odnosum 2003), North Macedonia (Horák 2008), Montenegro (new country record), Turkey (Ermisch 1965), Ukraine (Odnosum 2010), former Yugoslavia (Horák 2008, without specification).

Remarks.

This species is known from the Balkans and western Asia. It inhabits dry grasslands where adults feed on flowers of herbaceous plants. The first author observed adults on Mediterranean xeric grassland along the seashore on flowers of Helichrysum in Montenegro (Fig. 2), and in ruderal vegetation along roadsides on flowers of Daucus carota in Bulgaria. The immature stages and their host plants remain unknown.

Mordellochroa milleri

(Emery, 1876)

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Fig. 5B

  • Mordellistena (Mordellochroa) milleri Emery, 1876: 80, 83 [type locality: Mehadia, Romania].

  • Mordellistena (Tolida) milleri : Reitter (1911: 376).

  • Tolida milleri : Ermisch (1941: 717).

  • Mordellochroa milleri : Ermisch (1950: 78–79).

New records.

ITALY • 1 ♀; Lago I Piani, Rincine, Londa, Firenze, Toscana; 43°52'55"N, 11°35'47"E; C. Massarone leg.; E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC • 1 ♀; Emilia-Romagna, Castel D’Aiano, Spe Mountain, Bologna; 5 July 2014; L. Colacurcio leg.; E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC • 1 ♀; Emilia-Romagna, M. S. Pietro – S. Martino, Bologna; 25–29 May 2016; L. Colacurcio leg.; E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC • 2 ♀♀; Emilia-Romagna, M. S. Pietro – S. Martino, Bologna; 1–10 July 2016; L. Colacurcio leg.; E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC • 1 ♀; Emilia-Romagna, M. S. Pietro – S. Martino, Bologna; 11–20 July 2016; L. Colacurcio leg.; E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC • 1 ♀; Emilia-Romagna, M. S. Pietro – S. Martino, Bologna; 18 May 2017; L. Colacurcio leg.; E. Ruzzier det.; ERPC.

Distribution.

Austria (Reitter 1911), Azerbaijan (Odnosum 1996), Czech Republic (Horák 2008), France (Sainte-Claire Deville 1936), Hungary (Horák 2008), Italy (new country record), Poland (Kubisz 2000), Romania (Emery 1876), Slovakia (Roubal 1936), Slovenia (Horák 2008), Spain (Viñolas et al. 2009), Switzerland (Sanchez et al. 2015), Ukraine (Reitter 1911; Odnosum 1996).

Remarks.

Mordellochroa milleri usually occurs in beech, oak or floodplain forests, and on its margins, but it was also reported from coniferous forest with spruces and pines in Bialowieza National Park, Poland (Kubisz 2000). Adults were found feeding on flowers of Apiaceae (e.g., Libanotis montana) and Brassicaceae (Cardaria draba) plants. Larvae feed in dead wood.

Discussion

The Palearctic fauna of Mordellidae consists of approximately 700 described species (Horák 2008; Odnosum 2009; Takakuwa 2010; Horák et al. 2012; Ruzzier and Kovalev 2016; Tsuru 2017; Selnekovič and Kodada 2019). The most recent comprehensive catalogue of Palearctic Mordellidae was provided by Horák (2008). Since then several new country-level records were published in the catalogues focused on smaller geographical areas (Abdul-Rassoul 2010; Serrahima 2011; Horák et al. 2012; Ruzzier 2013; Ruzzier et al. 2017) or as single-species records (Horák and Háva 2008; Ferenca and Tamutis 2009; Odnosum 2009; Viñolas et al. 2009; Diéguez Fernández 2010; Sanchez et al. 2015; Viñolas et al. 2016; Selnekovič and Kodada 2019). Although the distribution of Mordellidae species has been studied mostly in the western Palearctic, the recent fieldwork combined with efforts to re-examine the material deposited in major European collections have revealed 22 new country-level records for 16 species. Such results suggest that our knowledge of the distribution of Mordellidae species can be still considered poor and that continuous sampling effort will lead to further new and interesting records.

Furthermore, huge gaps exist in our knowledge of the bionomy of these beetles. Information about habitat preferences and host plants is scarce. Most of the larval descriptions and host plant records were provided by V. K. Odnosum (e.g., Odnosum 1983, 1985, 2010; Odnosum and Litvin 2009). Despite his and other authors’ great effort, the number of species for which larval stages are described is relatively low. The general lack of information makes it extremely difficult to identify the larvae based solely on their morphology. The use of DNA barcoding should simplify the species identifications in the future and reveal new information about host-plant relationships and habitat preferences.

Each published record represents a small step to better understanding the distribution and bionomy of mordellid beetles, and their role in the ecosystems. Such information is becoming still more critical, especially in the current age of global environmental changes and loss of natural habitats.

Supplementary Material

XML Treatment for Variimorda (Galeimorda) caprai
zookeys.894.39584-treatment1.xml (12KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Variimorda (s. str.) mendax
zookeys.894.39584-treatment2.xml (13.6KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Dellamora palposa
zookeys.894.39584-treatment3.xml (8.6KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) dives
zookeys.894.39584-treatment4.xml (7.9KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) falsoparvula
zookeys.894.39584-treatment5.xml (17.7KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) koelleri
zookeys.894.39584-treatment6.xml (15.7KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) kraatzi kraatzi
zookeys.894.39584-treatment7.xml (18.8KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) krujanensis
zookeys.894.39584-treatment8.xml (5.7KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) longicornis
zookeys.894.39584-treatment9.xml (8.8KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) michalki
zookeys.894.39584-treatment10.xml (12.1KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) olympica
zookeys.894.39584-treatment11.xml (12.6KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) thuringiaca
zookeys.894.39584-treatment12.xml (19.6KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) tarsata
zookeys.894.39584-treatment13.xml (22.3KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistenochroa fallaciosa
zookeys.894.39584-treatment14.xml (7.5KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistenula longipalpis
zookeys.894.39584-treatment15.xml (12KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellochroa milleri
zookeys.894.39584-treatment16.xml (16.9KB, xml)

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Olaf Jäger (SNSD), Ottó Merkl (HNHM), Vladimír Janský (SNMB), and Eduard Ezer for providing us with the specimens from the museums and private collections. Financial support was provided partially by the Slovak Research and Development Agency, Project No.: APVV-15-0147 and by Comenius University in Bratislava, grant no. UK/101/2019.

Citation

Selnekovič D, Ruzzier E (2019) New distributional records for sixteen Mordellidae species from the Western Palearctic (Insecta, Coleoptera, Mordellidae). ZooKeys 894: 151–170. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.894.39584

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Supplementary Materials

XML Treatment for Variimorda (Galeimorda) caprai
zookeys.894.39584-treatment1.xml (12KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Variimorda (s. str.) mendax
zookeys.894.39584-treatment2.xml (13.6KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Dellamora palposa
zookeys.894.39584-treatment3.xml (8.6KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) dives
zookeys.894.39584-treatment4.xml (7.9KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) falsoparvula
zookeys.894.39584-treatment5.xml (17.7KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) koelleri
zookeys.894.39584-treatment6.xml (15.7KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) kraatzi kraatzi
zookeys.894.39584-treatment7.xml (18.8KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) krujanensis
zookeys.894.39584-treatment8.xml (5.7KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) longicornis
zookeys.894.39584-treatment9.xml (8.8KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) michalki
zookeys.894.39584-treatment10.xml (12.1KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) olympica
zookeys.894.39584-treatment11.xml (12.6KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) thuringiaca
zookeys.894.39584-treatment12.xml (19.6KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistena (s. str.) tarsata
zookeys.894.39584-treatment13.xml (22.3KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistenochroa fallaciosa
zookeys.894.39584-treatment14.xml (7.5KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellistenula longipalpis
zookeys.894.39584-treatment15.xml (12KB, xml)
XML Treatment for Mordellochroa milleri
zookeys.894.39584-treatment16.xml (16.9KB, xml)

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