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Edited by: Sönke Hardersen1, Franco Mason1, Franco Viola2, Dario Campedel3, Cesare Lasen4, Michele Cassol5.1 Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, “Bosco Fontana” di Verona2 Università degli Studi di Padova3 Uffi cio Territoriale per la Biodiversità di Belluno4 Feltre (Belluno)5 Sedico (Belluno)

Scientifi c board: Paolo Audisio (Sapienza Università degli Studi di Roma), Marco Bologna (Università Roma Tre), Alessandro Minelli (Università di Padova), Sandro Ruffo (Museo civico di Storia naturale di Verona), Augusto Vigna Taglianti (Sapienza Università degli Studi di Roma).

General coordination: Franco Mason

Editing and graphic design: Mara Tisato (Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, “Bosco Fontana” di Verona).Maps (Pages: 38, 313, 314, 315, 326, 336) and image editing: Monica Sommacal (Uffi cio Territoriale per la Biodiversità di Belluno).

English translations: Maria Cristina Bruno (Pages: 17-24, 27-33, 35-43, 45-57, 59-68, 79-88, 117-124, 125-128, 129-151, 153-179, 291-296, 309-321, 325-334, 335-348, 349-361, 395-402, 403-414, 437-439, 441-447, 449-459).Revision of english texts: Valerie Matarese (Pages: 69-78, 89-100, 101-116, 181-194, 195-217, 239-251, 253-259, 261-273, 275-290, 297-308, 363-376, 377-394, 415-423, 425-435).

Additional scientifi c editing: Alessia Gibertoni, Chiara Morganti; Gianluca Nardi & Daniel Whitmore (Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, “Bosco Fontana” di Verona).

Cover photo: Torrente Caorame, Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve (by Gabriele Zuppati).Back cover photos: from left to right (by Gabriele Zuppati, Monica Sommacal, Gabriele Zuppati, Sönke Hardersen, Salvatore Danieli).Photos: pag. 25 (by Sönke Hardersen); pag. 323 (by Mauro De Bernardo).

Quotation-sample of single contributions:Gatti E., 2008. Analysis of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve, pp. 129-151. In: Hardersen S., Mason F., Viola F., Campedel D., Lasen C. & Cassol M. (eds.), Research on the natural heritage of the reserves Vincheto di Celarda and Val Tovanella (Belluno province, Italy). Conservation of two protected areas in the context of a Life Project. Quaderni Conservazione Habitat, 5. Arti Grafi che Fiorini, Verona.

Quotation-sample of the volume:Hardersen S., Mason F., Viola F., Campedel D., Lasen C. & Cassol M. (eds.), 2008. Research on the natural heritage of the reserves Vincheto di Celarda and Val Tovanella (Belluno province, Italy). Conservation of two protected areas in the context of a LIFE Project. Quaderni Conservazione Habitat, 5. Arti Grafi che Fiorini, Verona 461 pp.

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INTRODUCTION

Coleoptera Chrysomelidae is one of the most species-rich families of phytophagous insects, represented by approximately 20 subfamilies (there is no agreement among authors about the taxonomical rank of some taxa), about 2 000 genera and about 40 000 species, distributed in all the zoogeographical regions (Jolivet & Hawkeswood 1995; Petitpierre 2000; Futuyma 2004). The diversity of this taxon is shown not only by the taxonomic richness but also by the wide distribu-tion and variety of habitats they occupy. Most of the species live exploiting phanerogame plants; few are associated with ferns, mosses or horsetails. In some groups, the larval and adult phases are associated with the same habitat and use the same host plant, often feeding on different parts. For instance, several species of the subfamilies Eumolpinae, Galerucinae and Alticinae, feed on roots in the pre-imaginal stage, and on leaf parenchyma in the adult stage. On the other hand, adults and larvae of other groups live in

different habitats; for instance, larvae of Clytrinae and of some Cryptocephalinae are myrmecophilous, whereas adults live and feed on fl owers and leaves of several plant species (Jolivet 1997; Petitpierre 2000). Regarding the trophic specialization, strict monoph-agy (i.e. the development of the insect on one host species) is quite rare; monophagy (meaning the asso-ciation with one plant genus or a few affi ne genera) is more common. The following strategies, however, are more frequent: (a) oligophagy, when a species feeds exclusively or mostly on plants of the same family, and (b) polyphagy, when a species is associated with plants belonging to different families, which can be very different from each other (see Biondi 1996; Fer-nandez & Hilker 2007). This contribution refers to the study of some Coleoptera Chrysomelidae collected in 2004-2007 in the Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve (the general features of the area are described by Viola et al. (2008) in this volume) by the personnel of the Uffi cio Territoriale per la Biodiversità di Belluno (UTB Belluno) during the monitoring activities

Contribution to the knowledge of the Chrysomelidae of Vincheto di Celarda (Coleoptera)

Paola D’ALESSANDRO, Maurizio BIONDI

ABSTRACT

In this paper we report a commented list of Coleoptera Chrysomelidae from the Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve collected during the years 2004-2007 by the personnel of the Uffi cio Territoriale per la Biodiversità di Belluno. 436 specimens of Chrysomelidae belonging to 76 species were collected, but the results might have been affected by indirect collecting methods. Nevertheless, a preliminary description of the zoogeo-graphical and ecological aspects of the leaf beetle fauna are provided, also using data from previous entomological studies of the area. From the zoogeographical point of view, Chrysomelidae fauna of Vincheto is typically continental, with most species belonging to the Asiatic-European, Sibero-European, European and Palearctic chorotypes. More than 30% of the recorded species are typical of wetland habitats.

Key words: Coleoptera Chrysomelidae, Vincheto di Celarda, faunistic, ecology, host plants, collecting methods.

RIASSUNTO

In questo contributo viene riportato l’elenco commentato delle specie di Coleotteri Crisomelidi raccolte nell’area del Vincheto di Celarda, negli anni 2004-2007, dagli operatori dell’Uffi cio Territoriale per la Biodiversità di Belluno. Sono stati raccolti 436 esemplari, appartenenti a 76 specie. Le tecniche di raccolta utilizzate, spesso di tipo indiretto, hanno infl uito notevolmente nel rilevare la tipologia del popolamento riscontrato. Nonostante questa limitazione, gli attributi ecologici e distribuzionali delle specie sono stati utilizzati per un’analisi preliminare qualitativa del popolamento, realizzata utilizzando anche dati di letteratura relativi a precedenti indagini entomofaunistiche effettuate nell’area. Dal punto di vista zoogeografi co, il popolamento presenta una forte matrice continentale, con una elevata rappresentatività dei corotipi Asiatico-Europeo, Sibirico-Europeo, Europeo e Paleartico. Oltre il 30% delle specie è tipico di habitat umidi.

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coordinated by the Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Verona (CNBF). Part of the material was collected with quantitative sampling techniques such as window and Malaise traps during the monitoring activities included in the LIFE Project LIFE04NAT/IT/000190. The remaining material was collected qualitatively with different methods and at various times within the Vincheto reserve. It has been demonstrated by the experience of several specialists that net sweeping and the entomological umbrella are the best collecting techniques to analyze quantitatively and qualitatively the coleopteran populations associated with the aerial part of plants (Audisio et al. 1991; Wąsowska 2004; D’Alessandro & Biondi (unpublished)). For Chrysomelidae in particular, sampling of different subfamilies and genera often requires a focused approach that depends on the autoecological and biological characteristics of the target species (D’Alessandro & Biondi (unpublished)). Data presented here, therefore, cannot be used to calculate the taxocoenosys abundances by applying statistic estimates to the list of collected species or to calculate the species relative abundances by using the number of individuals collected, nor do they allow making signifi cant comparisons of the sampling areas. This paper, as a result, only presents and discusses the results of a preliminary qualitative analysis of the Chrysomelidae populations in the Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve. In order to provide a more complete knowledge about the taxocenosis, species collected during previous investigations in the same area (Gatti 1991) even if not directly examined by us, were introduced in the analysis; these species are marked with one asterisk in tab. 1. Species both present in our material and reported in Gatti (1991) are marked with two asterisks in tab. 1.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The material examined was represented by 436 spec-imens. About half were collected in the LIFE Project LIFE04NAT/IT/000190 (S. Hardersen pers. com.) which included, within Action C.4 (Conservation of the alluvial and riparian forests of “Vincheto di Ce-larda”), the monitoring of saproxilic insects, which are indicators of necromass volume. In this case, specimens were collected with 16 window traps, set for three consecutive years (2005-2007) in the fol-lowing four sampling areas: Plot “Controllo” (traps T1, T2, T3, T4) – located in the southern part of the reserve, characterized by dominance of spruce which

was introduced in the past century, and corresponds to the “Planted Picea abies” vegetation formation. Plot “Intervento” (traps T5, T6, T7, T8) – similar to the previous one and with same vegetation typology but management actions (Action C.4) were conducted in this area in October 2005. The activities consisted in the artifi cially uprooting and double ringing of spruce and other allochtonous species (locust, tree-of-heav-en, sycamore). The Plot “Piave” (traps T9, T10, T11, T12) – on the right bank of the Piave river is charac-terized by a superfi cial aquifer (at -1 m depth) and by mature riparian woods; corresponds to priority habi-tat 91E0- Alluvial forests with prevailing Salix alba (Directive 92/43/CEE). Plot “Argine” (traps T13, T14, T15, T16) – located in the northern part of the reserve, near the Torrente Caorame, is situated in a transition zone between riparian mixed forest along great rivers (Code 91F0 - Habitats Directive), and al-luvial forest dominated by Alnus incana (Code 91E0, Priority habitat - Habitats Directive 92/43/CEE) (for more details see Audisio et al. (2008)).

Action A.2 (Preparation of the Management Plan) of the LIFE Project included the collection of prelimi-nary data on entomofauna, using two Malaise traps, one on the ground (trap M1) and one suspended at 16-25 m at the level of the tree canopy (trap M2). The traps were set for three consecutive years in three different forest types: in 2005 inside the Plot “Piave”, in 2006 inside the Plot “Argine”, in 2007 in an area of the Reserve where habitat 91L0 - Illyrian oak –hornbeam forests (Erythronio-Carpinion) (Directive 92/43/CEE) is present. All traps were set every year from the beginning of April to the end of October (for more details see Whitmore et al. (2008)).The remaining half of the material was collected within Vincheto without specifi c reference to any sampling plot or vegetation type, with direct sam-pling techniques (sweep-net, entomological umbrel-la, visual collection) and Malaise traps. All specimens were deposited in the collections of the CNBF and the UTB Belluno.Based on the examination of the material described above, we prepared an alphabetical list of the col-lected species, which includes the following infor-mation for each of the species: (a) collection data for the material obtained by the general sampling and by the LIFE Project; the latter was ordered by station/sample of origin, on a North-South direc-tion; (b) the Chorotype, defi ned according to Vigna Taglianti et al. (1993, 1999); (c) the distribution in Italy with possible faunistic and taxonomic remarks; (d) ecological information on the potential host and/

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or food plants, the trophic valence (the words mo-nophagy, oligophagy and polyphagy are used with the meaning described in the introduction), and the preferred habitat of the adults; (e) references, in al-phabetical order, from which the information were taken after critical review. The same informations are given for species collected during previous investiga-tions in the same area (Gatti 1991) and not detected in the material examined. These species are also re-ported in the list.Nomenclature and taxonomic status follow AA.VV. (2004). Botanic nomenclature follows Conti (1998). Populations were analyzed according to the follow-ing aspects: representativeness of the subfamilies, specifi c richness, level of trophic specialization of the imaginal stages, types of host plants, and chorologi-cal spectrum of the species.

ABBREVIATIONS

List of species. A = aerial trap; D = direct collec-tion with sweep-net or entomological umbrella; EG = Enzo Gatti coll.; ex. = specimen/specimens; M = Malaise trap; M1 = Malaise trap on the ground; M2 = suspended Malaise trap; MDC = Marialuisa Dal Cortivo coll.; T = window fl ight trap; V = visual col-lection.Trophic categories. MON = monophagous; OLI = oligophagous; POL = polyphagous.Chorotypes. ASE = Asiatic-European; CAE = Cen-tralasiatic-European; CEM = Centralasiatic-Eu-ropean-Mediterranean; CEU = Centraleuropean; EUM = Europeo-Mediterranean; EUR = European; PAL = Palearctic; SCO = Subcosmopolitan; SEU = S-European; SIE = Sibero-European; TUE = Turano-European; WPA = W-Palearctic.Host plant type. ARB = tree/shrub; ERB = herbs.

LIST OF SPECIES

1. Agelastica alni (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All regions.ECOLOGY. Monophagous species, associated with Alnus (Betulaceae).REFERENCES. Sassi (2007); Warchałowski (2003).

2. Altica brevicollis Foudras, 1860

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MATERIAL. Plot Argine. T13: 27.V-9.VI.2007, EG & MDC,

1 ex.; 11-26.IV.2007, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M1: 17-31.V.2006,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 14-28.VI.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.;

9-23.VIII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Habitat 91L0. M1: 9-

23.V.2007, EG & MDC, 3 ex.; 23.V-6.VI.2007, EG & MDC, 1

ex.; 20.VI-4.VII.2007, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All continental and peninsular regions.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated mostly with Corylus avellana (Corylaceae); rarely recorded on fruit trees (Rosaceae) and Betula spp. (Betulaceae). Present mostly in clearings and at the edges of logged areas and open woods.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

3. Altica lythri Aubé, 1843

MATERIAL. 26.V.2005, D, EG & MDC, 3 ex.; 4.VIII.2005, D,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Piedmont, Lombardy, Tren-tino-Alto Adige, Tuscany, Abruzzo; fi rst record for Veneto.ECOLOGY. Restricted polyphagous species, on Ona-graceae, preferring species of Epilobium, and Lythra-ceae (Lythrum salicaria). Recorded in cool and humid habitats.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997, 2005); Sassi (2007).

4. Altica oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. 28.VI-23.VII.2004, M, EG, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in continental and peninsular Italy, Sicily and Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Species living in a variety of habitats, largely polyphagous, associated with Ericaceae, Polygona-ceae, Onagraceae; more rarely on Vitaceae, Rosaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Betulaceae, Fagaceae and Lythraceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

5. Altica tamaricis Schrank, 1785

MATERIAL. 4.V.2005, D, EG, 1 ex.; 9.VI.2005, D, EG, 2 ex.;

21.VI.2005, D, EG, 1 ex.

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CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in continental and peninsular regions, Sicily and Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species, in cool and humid habitats, collected mostly along rivers and streams. Associated with Salicaceae, Tamaricaceae, Elaeagnaceae (Hippophae rhamnoides).REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

6. Aphthona fl ava Guillebeau, 1894

MATERIAL. 23.VI-8.VII.2004, M, EG, 2 ex.; 28.VI.2004, D, EG,

1 ex.; 4.VIII-11.IX.2004, T, EG, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. S-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Recorded in continental and peninsular Italy, less widespread in the southern regions.ECOLOGY. Monophagous species, associated with Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae).REFERENCES. Biondi (1990, 2004, 2005); Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997, 2005).

7. Aphthona lutescens (Gyllenhal, 1808)

MATERIAL. 12.V.2004, EG, D, 1 ex.; 8-29.VII.2004, M, EG, 1

ex. Species also reported in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Centroasiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in continental and peninsular regions; recorded also in Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Species of humid habitats, restricted polyphagous, associated with Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae) but recorded also on Rosaceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

8. Aphthona ovata Foudras, 1860

MATERIAL. Plot Argine. M1: 17-31.V.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

Habitat 91L0. M1: 11-26.IV.2007, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern regions, recorded also in Tuscany, Latium, Calabria and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Species living in a variety of habitats, monophagous on Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae).REFERENCES. Biondi (1990); Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

9. Aphthona venustula (Kutschera, 1861)

MATERIAL. 27.IV.2004, D, EG, 7 ex.; 12.V.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.;

28.VI-23.VII.2004, M, EG, 1 ex.; 8-17.VII.2004, T, EG, 1 ex. Plot

Argine. M1: 17-31.V.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 13-26.VII.2006,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 26.VII-9.VIII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Habi-

tat 91L0. M1: 11-26.IV.2007, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 4-18.VII.2007,

EG & MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave. T11: 9-23.VIII.2006, EG &

MDC, 1 ex. T12: 23.VIII- 6.IX.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M1:

16-29.IX.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M2: 8-21.VII.2005, EG &

MDC, 1 ex. Plot Controllo. T3: 23.III-11.IV.2007, EG & MDC,

1 ex.; 20.IX-4.X.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in all regions, except Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Species typical of open woods, wood edges, forest trails; monophagous on Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae).REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

10. Batophila rubi (Paykull, 1799)

MATERIAL. 17.V.2006, D, EG & MDC, 2 ex.

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia.ECOLOGY. Oliphagous species, living on several species of Rosaceae, mostly of the genus Rubus; but recorded also on Crataegus and Fragaria. Typically in well-exposed, brumble-covered areas of woods: marginal areas, cleared areas, clearings and trails.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997, 2005); Regalin et al. (2006).

11. Cassida fl aveola Thunberg, 1794


CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European. Present in Northern America where it was probably imported.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. In the northern and southern regions.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with Caryophyllaceae typically in humid and cool habitats.REFERENCES. Sassi (1994); Bordy (2000); Sassi (2007).

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CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Peninsular Italy, Sicily and Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with Caryophyllaceae usually in xerophilous habitats.REFERENCES. Bordy (2000); Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2007).

13. Cassida margaritacea Schaller, 1783


CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Peninsular Italy and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with Caryophyllaceae usually in xerophilous habitats.REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2007).

14. Cassida rubiginosa O.F. Müller, 1776


CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All Italian regions.ECOLOGY. Species of different habitats, oligophagous, associated with Compositae.REFERENCES. Bordy (2000); Sassi (2007).

15. Cassida vibex Linnaeus, 1767

MATERIAL. 8.VI.2004, D, EG, 1 ex. Species also reported in Gatti

(1991).

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. After the recent separation of this species from C. inopinata Sassi & Borowiec, 2006, the presence of C. vibex in Italy is presently certain only for the northern and central regions, Basilicata and Calabria.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with Compositae usually in cool and humid habitats.REFERENCES. Bordy (2000); Sassi (2007).

16. Cassida viridis Linnaeus, 1758

MATERIAL. 27.IV.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.; 19.IV.2006, V, EG &

MDC, 2 ex. Species also reported in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All Italian regions.ECOLOGY. Species of cool and humid habitats, oli-gophagous, usually associated with Labiatae.REFERENCES. Bordy (2000); Sassi (2007).

17. Chaetocnema conducta (Motschulsky, 1838)

MATERIAL. 27.IV.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.; 23.VI-8.VII.2004, M,

EG, 1 ex.; 28.VI-23.VII.2004, M, EG, 1 ex.; 8-29.VII.2004, M,

EG, 1 ex.; 7-21.VIII.2004, M, EG, 1 ex. Plot Argine. M1: 13-

26.VII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M2: 13-26.VII.2006, EG &

MDC, 1 ex. Habitat 91L0. M1: 26.IV-9.V.2007, EG & MDC,

1 ex.; 18.VII-1.VIII.2007, EG & MDC, 4 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Subcosmopolitan; species widely dis-tributed in the Mediterranean region, central Asia, and in the Afrotropical region.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy, Sicily and Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Species typical of humid habitats, polyphagous, associated with Cyperaceae, Juncaceae and Gramineae.REFERENCES. Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Biondi & D’Alessandro (2005); Gruev & Dö-berl (2005).

18. Chaetocnema hortensis (Geoffroy, 1785)

MATERIAL. 27.IV.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.; 28.VI-23.VII.2004, M,

EG, 1 ex.; 9.VI.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Subcosmopolitan. This species is distri-buted in Europe, central Asia, and in the Afrotropical region.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widely distributed in continental and peninsular Italy, Sardinia and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species associated with Gramineae, more rarely with Cyperaceae, present in a variety of habitats.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2002, 2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

19. Chaetocnema picipes Stephens, 1831

MATERIAL. 28.VI-23.VII.2004, M, EG, 1 ex. Plot Argine. M1:

31.V-14.VI.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave. M1: 19.VIII-

1.IX.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy; less frequent in the southern regions. ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species associated with Polygonaceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994 as laevicollis Thomson); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

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20. Chaetocnema tibialis (Illiger, 1807)

MATERIAL. 8-29.VII.2004, M, EG, 1 ex.; 7-21.VIII.2004, M,

EG, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. W-Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in continental and peninsular Italy, Sicily and Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Species typical of open habitats, oligopha-gous, associated mostly with Chenopodiaceae; re-corded also on Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae).REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

21. Chrysolina fastuosa (Scopoli, 1763)

MATERIAL. 12.VIII.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.; 7.VII.2005, D, EG &

MDC, 1 ex. Plot Intervento. T5: 1-15.VIII.2007, EG & MDC,

1 ex. Species also reported in Gatti (1991, as Dlochrysa fastuosa).

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy.ECOLOGY. Prefers very humid habitats; oligophagous species associated with Labiatae.REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Jolivet & Petitpierre (1976); Bieńkowski (2001); Kippenberg (2004); Daccordi & Ruffo (2005).

22. Chrysolina fi mbrialis (Küster, 1845)

MATERIAL. Habitat 91L0. M1: 9-23.V.2007, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

Species also reported in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Centraleuropean.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Polytypic species, present in northern Italy with the nominal subspecies, to which the specimen examined belongs; the ssp. langobarda Daccordi & Ruffo, 1979, is restricted to the eualpine horizon of Brescia and Bergamo Alps.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with Labiatae.REFERENCES. Jolivet & Petitpierre (1976); Daccordi & Ruffo (1979); Bieńkowski (2001).

23. Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825)

MATERIAL. 21.VI.2005, D, MDC, 1 ex. Species also reported

in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in continental and peninsular regions, Sicily and Sardinia.

ECOLOGY. Species associated with Labiatae, particu-larly with the genus Mentha.REFERENCES. Bourdonné & Doguet (1991); Bieńkowski (2001); Kippenberg (2004); Daccordi & Ruffo (2005); Sassi (2007).

24. Chrysolina marginata (Linnaeus, 1758)


CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Polytypic species, present in all regions except Sardinia. The various subspecies, based mainly on chromatic differences, need a critical revision.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with Compositae.REFERENCES. Bourdonné & Doguet (1991); Bieńkowski (2001); Daccordi & Ruffo (2005).

25. Chrysolina olivieri (Bedel, 1892) (fi g. 1)

MATERIAL. 8.IV.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 3.V.2005, D, EG

& MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. S-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Polytypic species present in Italy with the ssp. veneta (G. Müller, 1948) in the Eastern Alps.ECOLOGY. Species probably monophagous, associated with Salvia (Labiatae).REFERENCES. Bourdonné & Doguet (1991); Biondi et al. (1994); Bieńkowski (2001); Warchałowski (2003).

26. Chrysolina oricalcia (O. F. Müller, 1776)

MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991, as C. oricalcia Weise).

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. From the northern territory to Sicily. According to some authors, italian populations belong to ssp. laevicollis (Olivier, 1807).ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, feeding on Umbel-liferae.REFERENCES. Bourdonné & Doguet (1991); Bieńkowski (2001); Daccordi & Ruffo (2005).

27. Chrysolina polita (Linnaeus, 1758)


CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.

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DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present all over Italy.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with Labiatae, typically in marshy habitats.REFERENCES. Bourdonné & Doguet (1991); Bieńkowski (2001); Daccordi & Ruffo (2005).

28. Chrysolina staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)


CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European. Imported accidentally in Northern America, where it is now acclimatated.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in the Italian Alps, less frequent in the Apennines, where it is present ge-nerally over 1 000 m a.s.l.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated mainly with Labiatae generally in humid habitats.REFERENCES. Jolivet (1990); Bieńkowski (2001); Dac-cordi & Ruffo (2005); Regalin et al. (2006); Sassi (2007).

29. Chrysolina sturmi (Westhoff, 1882)

MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991 as C. diversipes (Bedel,

1892), currently considered a synonim of C. sturmi (cf. Bion-

di et al. 1994; Kippenberg 2004) or a subspecies of C. sturmi

(Bieńkowski 2001)).

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia.ECOLOGY. Monophagous species, exclusively associ-ated with Glechoma hederacea (Labiatae).REFERENCES. Bourdonné & Doguet (1991, as C. violacea (O. F. Müller, 1776)); Biondi et al. (1994); Bieńkowski (2001); Kippenberg (2004); Regalin et al. (2006).

30. Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758

MATERIAL. 9.VI.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Species also re-

ported in Gatti (1991, as Melasoma populi).

CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in all Italian regions.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species, associated mainly with Salicaceae of the genera Salix and Populus, but recorded also on Betula (Betulaceae) and Rhamnus (Rhamnaceae).REFERENCES. Aslan & Özbek (1999); Regalin et al. (2006).

31. Chrysomela vigintipunctata Scopoli, 1763

MATERIAL. 21.VI.2005, D, MDC, 1 ex. Plot Argine. T16: 10-

23.VI.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern and central re-gions.ECOLOGY. Species typical of humid habitats, mo-nophagous, associated with Salix (Salicaceae).REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2007).

32. Clytra quadripunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. 21.VI.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All regions except Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species, the imago is associa-ted with several tree genera: Salix (Salicaceae), Quer-cus (Fagaceae), Corylus (Corylaceae), Crataegus (Rosa-ceae); larvae are myrmecophilous, and live in nests of Formica spp. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).REFERENCES. Biondi et al. (1994); Warchałowski (2003); Regalin (2004); Regalin et al. (2006).

33. Coptocephala unifasciata (Scopoli, 1763)

MATERIAL. 7.VII.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 28.VII.2005,

Fig. 1. Chrysolina olivieri veneta, endemic subspecies of the Ea-stern Alps. LE: elytrae lenght (photo by M. Biondi).

LE = 7.4 mm

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D, EG & MDC, 2 ex.; 4.VIII.2005, D, EG & MDC, 5 ex.;

18.VIII.2005, D, EG & MDC, 4 ex. Species also reported in

Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Centralasiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All regions except Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, on infl orescences of several species of Umbelliferae; recorded also on Sa-rothamnus (Leguminosae).REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Regalin (2004); Regalin et al. (2006).

34. Crepidodera aurata (Marsham, 1802)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. T9: 27.III-11.IV.2007, EG & MDC, 1

ex. T10: 28.IV-12.V.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex. T11: 22.VII-

4.VIII.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 17-31.V.2006, EG & MDC,

1 ex.; 28.VI-12.VII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 13-26.VII.2006,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 23.V-6.VI.2007, EG & MDC, 1 ex. T12:

17-31.V.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 4-18.VII.2007, EG & MDC,

1 ex. M1: 14-28.IV.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 28.IV-12.V.2005,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 24.VI-7.VII.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M2:

28.IV-12.V.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Species also reported in

Gatti (1991, as Chalcoides aurata).

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in continental and peninsular Italy; recorded also in Sicily and Sar-dinia.ECOLOGY. Species found in a variety of habitats, mostly humid; oligophagous species associated with Salicaceae (Salix, Populus).REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

35. Crepidodera aurea (Geoffroy, 1785)

MATERIAL. Habitat 91L0. M2: 11-26.IV.2007, EG & MDC, 1

ex. Plot Piave. M1: 14-27.X.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in continental and peninsular Italy and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with Sali-caceae (Salix, Populus).REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

36. Cryptocephalus bipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. 8.VI.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.; 26.V.2005, D, EG &

MDC, 2 ex. Species also reported in Gatti (1991, as C. bipunc-

tatus sanguinolentus Scopoli, 1763, taxon considered as chro-

matic form of C. bipunctatus).

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular regions.ECOLOGY. Species present predominantly in shrubs; widely polyphagous, associated with Salicaceae, Betu-laceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae, Rosaceae and Legumi-nosae.REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Sassi (2007).

37. Cryptocephalus elegantulus Gravenhorst, 1807

MATERIAL. 28.VI.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern and central re-gions.ECOLOGY. Species associated with natural and semi-natural grasslands; widely polyphagous, associated with Compositae, Campanulaceae, Geraniaceae and Labiatae.REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2007).

38. Cryptocephalus fl avipes Fabricius, 1781

MATERIAL. 8.VII-19.VIII.2004, A, EG, 1 ex.; 28.VII.2005, D,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European. Because Cryptocepha-lus fl avipes was separated from C. bameuli Duhal-deborde, 1999, the distribution of the two species need to be better defi ned (Duhaldeborde 1999).DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular regions.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species, associated with trees and shrubs of Salicaceae, Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Cory-laceae and Cistaceae, but collected also in the herb layer.REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Sassi (2007).

39. Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis (Linnaeus, 1758)


NOTES. After the taxonomical revision of Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis species-group proposed by Leonardi & Sassi (2001), the presence of this species in the area cannot be confi rmed without the re-examination of the material attributed to it. On the basis of the distribution of C. hypochaeridis species group (Leonardi & Sassi 2001; Sassi 2005), in northern Italy can be present both C. hypochaeridis and

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C. transiens Franz, 1949. Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis is an orophile species restricted to the Alps, while C. transiens is more widely distributed in the northern regions. Both species show a Centraleuropean chorotype and are associated to herbs; C. hypochaeridis is an oligophagous species associated to Compositae, while C. transiens is polyphagous, recorded on Compositae, Guttiferae, Leguminosae. This species is reported in tab. 1 as Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis s. l. and considered as probably polyphagous.

40. Cryptocephalus moraei (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. 7.VII.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 28.VII.2005, D,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Species widespread in all the Italian territory, its presence in Sardinia is doubtful (Regalin et al. 2006).ECOLOGY. Species of natural and seminatural grass-land, monophagous, associated with the genus Hy-pericum (Guttiferae).REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Sassi (2005); Regalin et al. (2006); Sassi (2007).

41. Cryptocephalus ocellatus Drapiez, 1819

MATERIAL. 21.VI.2005, D, MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave. M1: 10-

23.VI.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M2: 24.VI-7.VII.2005, EG &


CHOROTYPE. Turano-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Species widespread in all the Italian territory, the endemic ssp. ochropezus Suffrian, 1853 is present in Sicily.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species associated with Salica-ceae (Salix, Populus), Corylaceae (Corylus), Fagaceae (Quercus), Betulaceae (Betula, Alnus), Ulmaceae (Ul-mus); often on shrubs along the banks of rivers and streams.REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Sassi (2004a, 2007).

42. Cryptocephalus octopunctatus (Scopoli, 1763)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. T12: 12-26.V.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.


CHOROTYPE. Centralasiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern and Central regions, as far south as Abruzzo, but quite rare in the peninsular section.

ECOLOGY. Montane species, polyphagous, associated with Salicaceae (Salix, Populus), Corylaceae (Cory-lus, Carpinus), Betulaceae (Alnus) and Fagaceae (Quercus).REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Sassi (2005); Regalin et al. (2006).

43. Cryptocephalus populi Suffrian, 1848

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. M1: 10-23.VI.2005, EG & MDC, 2 ex.;

24.VI-7.VII.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 22.VII-4.VIII.2005, EG

& MDC, 1 ex. M2: 8-21.VII.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Rare in continental and pen-insular Italy, its presence in Sicily is doubtful.ECOLOGY. Monophagous species associated with Populus (Salicaceae).REFERENCES. Burlini (1956); Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2004a, 2005); .

44. Cryptocephalus pusillus Fabricius, 1777

MATERIAL. Plot Argine. M2: 14-28.VI.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.;

28.VI-12.VII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave. M1: 24.VI-

7.VII.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M2: 24.VI-7.VII.2005, EG &

MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular regions.ECOLOGY. Species typical of humid habitats, polyph-agous, associated with Salicaceae (Salix, Populus), Corylaceae (Corylus), Fagaceae (Quercus) and Betula-ceae (Betula, Alnus).REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2004a, 2005, 2007).

45. Cryptocephalus sericeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991) who attributed the

examined specimens to ssp. zambanellus Marseul, 1875, an Al-

pine-Apenninic taxon.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. C. sericeus zambanellus is widespread in Alps and Apennines, where it generally occurs above 1 000 m a.s.l.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species associated with Com-positae, Ranunculaceae, Dipsacaceae, Geraniaceae.REFERENCES. Leonardi & Sassi (2001); Sassi (2005, 2007).

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46. Cryptocephalus signatifrons Suffrian, 1847


CHOROTYPE. S-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in continental and peninsular Italy.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species associated with shrubs, generally Corylus (Corylaceae) and Quercus (Fagaceae).REFERENCES. Sassi (2005, 2007).

47. Cryptocephalus variegatus Fabricius, 1781


CHOROTYPE. Centraleuropean.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern regions, Latium, Campania.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with Sali-caceae (Populus, Salix) growing on river banks.REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2005); Re-galin et al. (2006).

48. Donacia reticulata Gyllenhal, 1817

MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991, as D. appendiculata

Ahrens, 1810, currently considered a synonim of D. reticulata (cf.

Biondi et al. 1994)).

CHOROTYPE. W-Mediterranean.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Rare species recorded in con-tinental and peninsular regions and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Species of the subfamily Donacinae at the larval and adult stages are associated exclusively to aquatic macrophytes and thus are typical of wetlands. Donacia reticulata is a polyphagous species associated with Sparganium (Sparganiaceae), Typha (Gramineae) and Carex (Cyperaceae).REFERENCES. Biondi et al. (1994); Petitpierre (2000); Rocchi & Bordoni (2002).

49. Donacia simplex Fabricius, 1775 (fi g. 2)

MATERIAL. 16.V.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 26.V.2005, D, EG

& MDC, 2 ex.; 9.VI.2005, D, EG & MDC, 3 ex. Species also

reported in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Species particularly frequent in the northern regions, probably widespread in all the Italian territory, islands included.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species living on Sparganium (Sparganiaceae), Glyceria (Gramineae) and Carex

(Cyperaceae) in wetlands.REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Rocchi & Bordoni (2002).

50. Epitrix pubescens (Koch, 1803)

MATERIAL. 28.VI-23.VII.2004, M, EG, 7 ex.; 7-21.VIII.2004, M,

EG, 2 ex. Plot Argine. T14: 10-23.VI.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

M1: 19.IV-3.V.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 3-17.V.2006, EG &

MDC, 3 ex.; 17-31.V.2006, EG & MDC, 2 ex.; 31.V-14.VI.2006,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 13-26.VII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M2:

26.VII-9.VIII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Habitat 91L0. M2: 9-

23.V.2007, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave. M1: 28.IV-12.V.2005,

EG & MDC, 3 ex.; 22.VII-4.VIII.2005, EG & MDC, 2 ex.;

5-18.VIII.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 19.VIII-1.IX.2005, EG &


CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in continental and peninsular Italy; recorded in Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Species living in a variety of habitats; oligophagous on Solanaceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

51. Galeruca pomonae (Scopoli, 1763)

Fig. 2. Donacia simplex typical species of wetlands, recorded in Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve. LE: elytrae lenght (photo by M. Biondi).

LE = 6.3 mm

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MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991, as Galleruca [sic!] pomonae).

CHOROTYPE. Centralasiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All regions.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species living on Compositae, Labiatae, Cruciferae, Dipsacaceae.REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Biondi et al. (1994); Warchałowski (2003); Beenen (2004); Regalin et al. (2006).

52. Galeruca tanaceti (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991, as Galleruca [sic!]

tanaceti).

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All regions, except Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species feeding mainly on Compositae but also on Cruciferae, Caryophyllaceae, and Leguminosae.REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Biondi et al. (1994); Warchałowski (2003); Beenen (2004); Regalin et al. (2006).

53. Galerucella calmariensis (Linnaeus, 1767)


CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All peninsular and insular regions.ECOLOGY. Species typical of humid habitats, mo-nophagous on Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae).REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Warchałowski (2003); Beenen (2004); Regalin et al. (2006).

54. Galerucella lineola (Fabricius, 1781)

MATERIAL. 26.V.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 7.VII.2005, D,

EG & MDC, 4 ex.; 20.VII.2005, D, MDC, 1 ex. Species also

reported in Gatti (1991, as Galleruca [sic!] lineola).

CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. The nominal subspecies lives in most of the continental and peninsular regions and in Sardinia; the endemic ssp. solarii Burlini, 1942 in Calabria and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species, recorded on trees and shrubs belonging to the genera Alnus (Betulaceae), Salix (Salicaceae), Corylus (Corylaceae), and herbs of the genera Lysimachia (Primulaceae) and Rumex (Polygonaceae).REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Beenen (2004); Regalin et al. (2006).

55. Galerucella pusilla (Duftschmid, 1825)

MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991, as Galleruca [sic!]

pusilla).

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern regions, Tuscany, Latium, Abruzzo.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species, recorded on Lythra-ceae, Primulaceae, Labiatae and Scrophulariaceae in humid habitats.REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Warchałowski (2003); Beenen (2004); Regalin et al. (2006).

56. Gastrophysa polygoni (Linnaeus, 1758)


CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European. Imported accidentally in Northern America where it is now acclimatated.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All regions.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, mainly associated with Polygonaceae, but also reported on Chenopodiaceae.REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Jolivet & Hawkeswood (1995); Warchałowski (2003); Kippenberg (2004); Regalin et al. (2006); Sassi (2007).

57. Gastrophysa viridula (De Geer, 1775)


CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European. Probably introduced in the United States.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern regions.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species associated with Po-lygonaceae.REFERENCES. Jolivet & Hawkeswood (1995); Warchałowski (2003); Kippenberg (2004); Sassi (2007).

58. Gonioctena viminalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. 3.V.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 4.V.2005, D, EG

& MDC, 1 ex.; 26.V.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 21.VI.2005,

D, EG & MDC, 2 ex. Plot Argine. T16: 14-28.VI.2006, EG &

MDC, 1 ex.; 28.VI-12.VII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M1: 19.IV-

3.V.2006, EG & MDC, 4 ex.; 31.V-14.VI.2006, EG & MDC,

1 ex. Habitat 91L0. M1: 26.IV-9.V.2007, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

Plot Piave. M1: 28.IV-12.V.2005, EG & MDC, 2 ex.; 24.VI-

7.VII.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Species discontinuously spread along the Alps, from the Maritime Alps to the Julian

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Alps; outside the Alps known only from Mount Ter-minillo (Lazio).ECOLOGY. Monophagous species associated with se-veral species of Salix (Salicaceae); in Italy it is an ele-ment of montane forests.REFERENCES. Daccordi et al. (1991); Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2007).

59. Hippuriphila modeeri (Linnaeus, 1761)

MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991) where C. Foudras was

erroneously reported as the author of the original description.

CHOROTYPE. Holarctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in northern and cen-tral ItalyECOLOGY. Monophagous species, feeding on Equise-tum (Equisetaceae) in humid habitats.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

60. Hydrothassa glabra (Herbst, 1783)


CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European, extended to Morocco.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in continental and peninsular regions and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Monophagous species feeding on plants of Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae).REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2007).

61. Hypocassida subferruginea (Schrank, 1776)


CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All peninsular and insular regions.ECOLOGY. Species recorded in a variety of habitats, oligophagous on Convolvulaceae.NOTES. This taxon is currently under revision because it seems to be composed by a consistent group of sib-ling species which live also in other Mediterranean areas, and which can be distinguished by the mor-phology of the median lobe of the edeagus and the spermathaeca (Lukas Sekerka, pers. comm.).REFERENCES. Sassi (1994); Bordy (2000); Sassi (2004b).

62. Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say, 1824)

MATERIAL. 28.VI-23.VII.2004, M, EG, 1 ex. Species also report-

ed in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Nearctic species, introduced accidental-ly in various countries and now widespread in several areas of the world.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Recorded for all regions ex-cept Sardinia.ECOLOGY. This species feeds on spontaneous and cultivated Solanaceae; it is harmful to the cultivation of potatoes, eggplants and, less frequently, tomatoes.REFERENCES. Regalin et al. (2006); Valosaari et al. (2008).

63. Lilioceris merdigera (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. 8.VI.2004, D, EG, 2 ex.; 16.V.2005, D, EG & MDC,

1 ex.; 26.V.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Species also reported in

Gatti (1991, as Crioceris merdigera).

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continuously distributed in northern and central regions, more rare in the south-ern regions.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with se-veral genera of Liliaceae.REFERENCES. Ruffo (1964); Petitpierre (2000); Rega-lin et al. (2006).

64. Longitarsus kutscherae (Rye, 1872)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. M1: 16-29.IX.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Rare in all continental and peninsular Italy.ECOLOGY. Restricted polyphagous species, recorded on Plantago (Plantaginaceae) and on some species of Labiatae; in Italy collected predominantly in montane areas.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

65. Longitarsus linnaei (Duftschmid, 1825)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. M1: 28.IV-12.V.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.;

27.V-9.VI.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Turano-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. A rare species, present in pen-insular regions, Sicily and Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species associated with Bor-aginaceae, living in cool and shady areas.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997);

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Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

66. Longitarsus luridus (Scopoli, 1763)

MATERIAL. 27.VI.2004, D, EG, 11 ex.; 23.VI-8.VII.2004, M,

EG, 1 ex.; 28.VI-23.VII.2004, M, EG, 10 ex.; 8-29.VII.2004,

M, EG, 16 ex.; 7-21.VIII.2004, M, EG, 1 ex.; 20.IX-4.X.2004,

M, EG, 4 ex.; 4-19.X.2004, M, EG, 1 ex.; 5-21.XI.2004, M, EG,

1 ex. Plot Argine. M1: 19.IV-3.V.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 17-

31.V.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 31.V-14.VI.2006, EG & MDC, 2

ex.; 13-26.VII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 9-23.VIII.2006, EG &

MDC, 1 ex.; 4.IX-18.X.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 6-20.IX.2006,

EG & MDC, 3 ex.; 18.X-3.XI.2006, EG & MDC, 2 ex. Plot

Piave. M1: 14-28.IV.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 11-23.XI.2005,

EG & MDC, 1 ex. Species also reported in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in all regions, including the main islands.ECOLOGY. Euritopyc and polyphagous species, asso-ciated with Ranunculaceae, Boraginaceae, Labiatae, Plantaginaceae, Dipsacaceae and Scrophulariaceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

67. Longitarsus melanocephalus (De Geer, 1775)

MATERIAL. 27.VI.2004, D, EG, 2 ex.; 8-29.VII.2004, M, EG, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in continental and peninsular regions, Sicily and Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Species living in a variety of habitats, monophagous on Plantago (Plantaginaceae).REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

68. Longitarsus pellucidus (Foudras, 1860)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. M1: 14-28.IV.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Centralasiatic-Europeo-Mediterranean.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in all regions.ECOLOGY. Species living in a variety of habitats, oli-gophagous, associated with Convolvulaceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Biondi (1996); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

69. Longitarsus pratensis (Panzer, 1794)

MATERIAL. 27.IV.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.; 7-21.VIII.2004, M, EG, 1

ex.; 4-19.X.2004, M, EG, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. W-Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in all of Italy, Sicily, Sardinia included.ECOLOGY. Species living in a variety of habitats, mo-nophagous on Plantago (Plantaginaceae); records of this species on various plant genera, such as Thymus, Helianthemum, Chenopodium, Ulex, Senecio, Ballota, are probably due to accidental captures.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

70. Longitarsus reichei (Allard, 1860)

MATERIAL. 28.VI-23.VII.2004, M, EG, 8 ex.; 8-29.VII.2004, M,

EG, 3 ex.; 20.IX-4.X.2004, M, EG, 1 ex.; 5-21.XI.2004, M, EG,

2 ex. Plot Argine. M1: 26.VII-9.VIII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

M2: 13-26.VII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Turano-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in northern and cen-tral Italy, with a limited distribution.ECOLOGY. Species typical of open habitats, monopha-gous on Plantago (Plantaginaceae); records of this species on other plants, such as Ballota, Prunella (La-biatae) and Aster (Compositae) are probably due to accidental captures.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

71. Longitarsus rubiginosus (Foudras, 1860)

MATERIAL. Plot Argine. M1: 26.VII-9.VIII.2006, EG & MDC, 1

ex. M2: 26.VII-9.VIII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave. M1:

22.VII-4.VIII.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 5-18.VIII.2005, EG

& MDC, 18 ex.; 19.VIII-1.IX.2005, EG & MDC, 15 ex.; 16-

29.IX.2005, EG & MDC, 4 ex.; 14-27.X.2005, EG & MDC,

1 ex.; 27.X-10.XI.2005, EG & MDC, 2 ex. M2: 2-15.IX.2005,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Present in continental and peninsular Italy and in Sardinia, but not common.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species associated with Con-volvulvaceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Biondi (1996); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

72. Luperus longicornis (Fabricius, 1781)

MATERIAL. Plot Argine. T16: 14-28.VI.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.


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CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern regions, northern and central Apennines.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species, associated with trees and shrubs of the genera Salix (Salicaceae), Alnus, Betula (Betulaceae) and Corylus (Corylaceae).REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Beneen (2004); Regalin et al. (2006); Sassi (2007).

73. Luperus viridipennis Germar, 1824


CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern regions to Tusco-Emilian Apennines.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species associated to Betula-ceae (Alnus, Betula) and Salicaceae (Salix).REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Fogato (1978); Biondi et al. (1994); Warchałowski (2003); Regalin et al., (2006).

74. Lythraria salicariae (Paykull, 1800)

MATERIAL. 27.IV.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.; 12.V.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular regions.ECOLOGY. Species typical in humid habitats, restrict-ed polyphagous, associated with Lysimachia (Primu-laceae) and frequently recorded on Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae).REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005); Sassi (2007).

75. Neocrepidodera ferruginea (Scopoli, 1763)

MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991, as Crepidodera fer-

ruginea).

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular regions.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species, associated mainly with Gramineae, but also recorded on Leguminosae, Compositae, Urticaceae, Boraginaceae, Polygonace-ae, Cannabaceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

76. Neocrepidodera melanostoma (Redtenbacher, 1849)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. M2: 28.IV-12.V.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern Italy, a relict popula-tion lives on the central Apennines (Laga Mountains).ECOLOGY. Species usually orophile in all its distri-butional range, associated with alpine and subalpine grasslands; oligophagous on Compositae.NOTES. Vincheto di Celarda, at 230 m a.s.l., is the low-est elevation where this species was ever collected.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

77. Neophaedon pyritosus (Rossi 1792)

MATERIAL. Species reported in Gatti (1991, as Phaedon pyritosus).

CHOROTYPE. Centralasiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular regions.ECOLOGY. Monophagous species feeding on plants of Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae).REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Biondi et al. (1994); Warchałowski (2003); Kippenberg (2004).

78. Oomorphus concolor (Sturm, 1807) (fi g. 3)

MATERIAL. 27.IV.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.; 12.V.2004, D, EG, 1

ex.; 8.VI.2004, D, EG, 9 ex. Plot Argine. T14: 12-26.V.2005,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 27.V-9.VI.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Ha-

bitat 91L0. M1: 9-23.V.2007, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave.

T9: 23.V-6.VI.2007, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 6-20.VI.2007, EG &

MDC, 1 ex. M1: 14-28.IV.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 28.IV-

12.V.2005, EG & MDC, 13 ex.; 27.V-9.VI.2005, EG & MDC,

1 ex.; 5.VIII-18.VIII.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 16-29.IX.2005,

EG & MDC, 2 ex.; 14-27.X.2005, EG & MDC, 2 ex. M2: 12-

26.V.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Centraleuropean.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All northern and central re-gions.ECOLOGY. Restricted polyphagous species, associ-ated with Aegopodium podagraria (Umbelliferae) and Hedera helix (Araliaceae).REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2007).

79. Oulema duftschmidi (Redtenbacher, 1874)

MATERIAL. 27.IV.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. W-Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Recorded from all Italian ter-

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ritory, but more research is needed in order to esta-blish the actual distribution of this species that in the past was often confused with O. melanopus (Linnae-us, 1758).ECOLOGY. Species probably oligophagous associated with Gramineae.REFERENCES. Biondi et al. (1994); Petitpierre (2000); Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2007).

80. Pachnephorus pilosus (Rossi, 1790)


CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Species known from conti-nental and peninsular Italy; according to Zoia (2004) its presence in Sicily needs to be confi rmed.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species, associated with Compositae in humid habitats.REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Gruev & Tomov (1984); Biondi et al. (1994); Warchałowski (2003); Zoia (2004).

81. Pachnephorus villosus (Duftschmid, 1825)

MATERIAL. 27.IV.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.; 16.V.2005, D, EG &

MDC, 1 ex.

Fig. 3. Oomorphus concolor, the only European representative of the subfamily Lamprosomatinae, seems one of the most wide-spread species of Chrysomelidae in Vincheto di Celarda. LE: elytrae lenght (photo by M. Biondi).

CHOROTYPE. Turano-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Monophagous species, associated with Cirsium (Compositae) in humid habitats.REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Gruev & Tomov (1984); Biondi et al. (1994); Warchałowski (2003); Zoia (2004).

82. Pachybrachis hieroglyphicus Laicharting, 1781


CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species, associated with Sali-caceae (Salix, Populus), and Betulaceae (Betula) in humid habitats.REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2005, 2007).

83. Pachybrachis hippophaes Suffrian, 1848

MATERIAL. 9.VI.2005, D, EG & MDC, 5 ex. Species also re-

ported in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. S-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern and central regions, as far south as Latium and Abruzzo. Its presence in the southern regions, Sicily and Sardinia needs con-fi rmation.ECOLOGY. Species typical of humid habitats, probably monophagous, recorded by most authors on Salix (Salicaceae); according to Sassi (2007) the association with Hippophae rhamnoides (Elaeagnaceae), recorded by some authors, is not likely.REFERENCES. Burlini (1968); Petitpierre (2000); Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2005); Regalin et al. (2006); Sassi (2007).

84. Phaedon armoraciae (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. 12.V.2004, D, EG, 1 ex.; 26.V.2005, D, EG & MDC,

1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular regions.ECOLOGY. Species typical of humid habitats, restrict-ed polyphagous, associated with Veronica (Scrophu-lariaceae), Nasturtium, Cochlearia and Cardamine (Cruciferae); according to Sassi (2007), a record on

LE = 2 mm

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Anagallis (Primulaceae) needs comfi rmation.REFERENCES. Daccordi & Lavarini (1993); Sassi (2007).

85. Phaedon cochleariae (Fabricius, 1792)

MATERIAL. 4.V.2005, D, EG & MDC, 2 ex.; 21.VI.2005, D,

MDC, 4 ex.; 20.VII.2005, D, MDC, 1 ex. Species also reported

in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Centralasiatic-European-Mediterranean.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular regions, its presence in Sardinia is doubtful.ECOLOGY. Species typical of humid habitats, restrict-ed polyphagous, recorded on various genera of Cru-ciferae and on Veronica (Scrophulariaceae).REFERENCES. Daccordi & Lavarini (1993); Sassi (2007).

86. Phratora laticollis (Suffrian, 1851)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. M1: 19.VIII-1.IX.2005, EG & MDC, 1

ex.; 14-27.X.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular regions and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species associated with Sali-caceae (Salix, Populus).REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2007).

87. Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze, 1777)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. M1: 6-14.IV.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.;

16-29.IX.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M2: 2-15.IX.2005, EG &

MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Common in all Italian ter-ritory.ECOLOGY. Species living in a variety of habitats, po-lyphagous on Cruciferae, Resedaceae and Tropaeola-ceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

88. Phyllotreta nemorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. Plot Argine. M1: 19.IV-3.V.2006, EG & MDC, 3 ex.;

3-17.V.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave. M1: 14-28.IV.2005,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 28.IV-12.V.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Very common in northern

and central Italy, more rare in southern Italy and Sar-dinia; recorded also in Sicily.ECOLOGY. Species living in a variety of habitats, oligophagous, associated with Cruciferae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

89. Phyllotreta ochripes (Curtis, 1837)

MATERIAL. 28.VI.2004, D, EG, 1 ex. Plot Argine. M1: 19.IV-

3.V.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave. M1: 24.IV-7.VII.2005,

EG & MDC, 1 ex. M2: 12-26.V.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. More frequent in northern Italy, but present also in central and southern regions and Sicily.ECOLOGY. Species typical of humid habitats, oligoph-agous on Cruciferae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

90. Phyllotreta undulata Kutschera, 1860

MATERIAL. 28.VI-23.VII.2004, M, EG, 2 ex. Species also repor-

ted in Gatti (1991).

CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. In all continental and peninsular regions, Sicily and Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Species living in a variety of habitats, es-sentially oligophagous, associated with Cruciferae and occasionally collected on Resedaceae and Tropae-olaceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

91. Phyllotreta vittula (Redtenbacher, 1849)

MATERIAL. 28.VI-23.VII.2004, M, EG, 2 ex. Plot Argine.

M1: 9-23.VIII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave. T11: 9-

23.VIII.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in continental and peninsular regions.ECOLOGY. Species typical of grasslands, polyphagous, associated with Gramineae, Cruciferae, Cyperaceae, Compositae and Chenopodiaceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

92. Plagiodera versicolora (Laicharting, 1781)


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MATERIAL. 7.VII.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Palearctic.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy and main islands.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species associated with the genera Salix and Populus (Salicaceae).REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Sassi (2007).

93. Plagiosterna aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)

MATERIAL. 21.VI.2005, D, MDC, 1 ex.; 21.VI.2005, D, EG &

MDC, 1 ex.; 7.VII.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Plot Piave. T12:

14-28.VI.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern regions, Tuscany, Latium, Abruzzo and Calabria.ECOLOGY. Monophagous species associated with Al-nus (Betulaceae).REFERENCES. Müller (1953, as Melasoma aenea); Warchałowski (2003, as Linaeidea aenea); Sassi (2007).

94. Prasocuris junci (Brahm, 1790)


CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy, its presence in Sardinia needs confi rmation.ECOLOGY. Species typical of humid habitats, strictly polyphagous and associated with Veronica (Scrophu-lariaceae) and Anagallis (Primulaceae).REFERENCES. Müller (1953); Biondi et al. (1994); Warchałowski (2003); Kippenberg (2004).

95. Psylliodes affi nis (Paykull, 1799)

MATERIAL. Plot Argine. M1: 3-17.V.2006, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Asiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy and Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Species of a variety of habitats, oligopha-gous on Solanaceae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

96. Psylliodes picinus (Marsham, 1802)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. M1: 19.VIII-1.IX.2005, EG & MDC, 1

ex.; 14-27.X.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex. M2: 12-26.V.2005, EG

& MDC, 2 ex.


CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental Italy.ECOLOGY. Species typical of humid habitats, probably polyphagous, recorded on herbs and shrubs of several families: Salicaceae, Ulmaceae, Fagaceae, Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Primulaceae, Lythraceae, Compositae and Gramineae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2004, 2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

97. Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull, 1799)

MATERIAL. 7.VII.2005, D, EG & MDC, 3 ex.

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy.ECOLOGY. Species of nemoral formations, monopha-gous on Viburnum (Caprifoliaceae).REFERENCES. Biondi et al. (1994); Warchałowski (2003); Weston & Hoebeke (2003).

98. Smaragdina affi nis (Illiger, 1794)


CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species associated mainly with Salicaceae (Salix, Populus) and Betulaceae (Betula), but recorded also on Rosaceae (Prunus, Crataegus), Fagaceae (Quercus) and Ulmaceae (Ulmus).REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Warchałowski (2003); Regalin et al. (2006).

99. Smaragdina aurita (Linnaeus, 1767)


CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern and central regions, Campania, Apulia and Calabria.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species, associated mostly with Corylus avellana (Corylaceae) and Alnus glutinosa (Betulaceae), but collected also on Betula (Betulaceae), Quercus (Fagaceae) Crataegus and Prunus (Rosaceae).REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Regalin et al. (2006).

100. Smaragdina fl avicollis (Charpentier, 1825)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. M1: 10-23.VI.2005, EG & MDC, 3 ex.; 24.VI-

7.VII.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Species also reported in Gatti (1991).

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CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. All regions, except Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Restricted polyphagous species associated with Alnus (Betulaceae) and Corylus (Corylaceae).REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Regalin et al. (2006).

101. Smaragdina salicina (Scopoli, 1763)

MATERIAL. 26.V.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex. Species also re-

ported in Gatti (1991, as S. cyanea Fabricius, 1775, currently

considered a synonim of S. salicina (cf. Biondi et al. 1994)).

CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Continental and peninsular Italy; its presence in Sicily needs confi rmation.ECOLOGY. Polyphagous species associated with the genera Rumex (Polygonaceae), Salix (Salicaceae), Crataegus (Ro-saceae), Corylus (Corylaceae) and Alnus (Betulaceae).REFERENCES. Biondi et al. (1994); Petitpierre (2000); Warchałowski (2003); Regalin et al. (2006).

102. Sphaeroderma rubidum (Graëlls, 1858)

MATERIAL. 8-23.VI.2004, M, EG, 2 ex.; 4-19.X.2004, M, EG, 1

ex.; 7.VII.2005, D, EG & MDC, 3 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Europeo-Mediterranean.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Widespread in all Italy.ECOLOGY. Species recorded in a variety of habitats, oligophagous, associated with Compositae.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

103. Sphaeroderma testaceum (Fabricius, 1775)


CHOROTYPE. European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Recorded in continental and peninsular Italy, Sicily and Sardinia.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species associated with Compositae of the genera Carduus and Cirsium.REFERENCES. Doguet (1994); Gruev & Döberl (1997); Biondi (2005); Gruev & Döberl (2005).

104. Xanthogaleruca luteola (Müller, 1766)

MATERIAL. 7.VII.2005, D, EG & MDC, 1 ex.; 28.VII.2005, D,

EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Centralasiatic-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Recorded in all regions.ECOLOGY. Monophagous species associated with the


genus Ulmus (Ulmaceae).REFERENCES. Warchałowski (2003); Sassi (2007).

105. Zeugophora subspinosa (Fabricius, 1781) (fi g. 4)

MATERIAL. Plot Piave. M1: 14-28.IV.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.;

10-23.VI.2005, EG & MDC, 1 ex.

CHOROTYPE. Sibero-European.DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY. Northern and Apenninic re-gions, as far south as Campania.ECOLOGY. Oligophagous species associated with Salix and Populus (Salicaceae).REFERENCES. Petitpierre (2000); Regalin et al. (2006).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The entomological investigations conducted in the Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve in 2004-2007 allowed collecting 436 specimens of Chrysomelidae belonging to 76 species, 11 subfamilies and 38 genera (species without asterisk and species with two asterisks in tab. 1). Most of the species (34) belong to the sub-family Alticinae (fi g. 5). This is the most numerous subfamily of Chrysomelidae (Biondi 2005), and is rep-resented in the W-Palearctic region by small-sized (5 mm maximum), highly-mobile species, which are of-

Fig. 4. Zeugophora subspinosa, one of the species of Chrysomeli-dae associated with Salix and Populus. LE: elytrae lenght (photo by M. Biondi).

LE = 2.4 mm

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Species Subfamily Corotype Trophic Category Host Plant Type

Agelastica alni* Galerucinae SIE MON ARB

Altica brevicollis Alticinae ASE OLI ARB

Altica lythri Alticinae EUR POL ERB

Altica oleracea Alticinae ASE POL ARB/ERB

Altica tamaricis Alticinae ASE POL ARB

Aphthona fl ava Alticinae SEU MON ERB

Aphthona lutescens** Alticinae CAE POL ARB/ERB

Aphthona ovata Alticinae EUR MON ERB

Aphthona venustula Alticinae EUR MON ERB

Batophila rubi Alticinae EUR OLI ARB

Cassida fl aveola* Cassidinae ASE OLI ERB

Cassida hemisphaerica* Cassidinae EUR OLI ERB

Cassida margaritacea* Cassidinae SIE OLI ERB

Cassida rubiginosa* Cassidinae PAL OLI ERB

Cassida vibex** Cassidinae SIE OLI ERB

Cassida viridis** Cassidinae PAL OLI ERB

Chaetocnema conducta Alticinae SCO POL ERB

Chaetocnema hortensis Alticinae SCO OLI ERB

Chaetocnema picipes Alticinae ASE OLI ERB

Chaetocnema tibialis Alticinae WPA OLI ERB

Chrysolina fastuosa** Chrysomelinae SIE OLI ERB

Chrysolina fi mbrialis** Chrysomelinae CEU OLI ERB

Chrysolina herbacea** Chrysomelinae SIE OLI ERB

Chrysolina marginata* Chrysomelinae SIE OLI ERB

Chrysolina olivieri Chrysomelinae SEU MON ERB

Chrysolina oricalcia* Chrysomelinae EUR OLI ERB

ten easy to intercept by Malaise traps or window fl ight traps, even if they are better collected by net-sweeping and entomological umbrella. The subfamilies, such as Chrysomelinae, Cryptocephalinae and Donaciinae, which include also large-sized, poorly-mobile or non-fl ying species, are on the other hand easy to collect by direct capture (D’Alessandro & Biondi unpublished). On the basis of the information reported in the speci-mens’ labels, we implemented a database including every record on the collected species, with number of specimens, site, date and collecting method. One hun-dred-fi fty from a total of 251 records refer to Alticinae and most of them (130) actually refer to captures by

Malaise and window fl ight traps (tab. 2). Regarding the number of specimens collected (see “Material” in the list of species), only 8 of 76 spe-cies have a cumulative number of specimens col-lected higher or equal to 5, and only 3 of these species this number is higher than 10: Aphthona venustula (27.IV.2004: 7 specimens.); Coptocephala unifasciata (4.VIII.2005: 5); Epitrix pubescens (28.VI-23.VII.2004: 7); Longitarsus luridus (27.VI.2004: 11; 28.VI-23.VII.2004: 10; 8-29.VII.2004: 16); L. reichei (28.VI-23.VII.2004: 8); L. rubiginosus (5-18.VIII.2005: 18; 19.VIII-1.IX.2005: 13); Oomor-phus concolor (8.VI.2004: 8; 28.IV-12.V.2005: 13);

Tab. 1. List of Chrysomelidae species collected in the Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve. *: species reported in Gatti (1991) and not pre-sent in the material collected during the years 2004-2007 by personnel of the Uffi cio Territoriale per la Biodiversità di Belluno. **: species both reported in Gatti (1991) and present in the material collected during the years 2004-2007 by personnel of the Uffi cio Territoriale per la Biodiversità di Belluno.Chorotypes. ASE = Asiatic-European; CAE = Centralasiatic-European; CEM = Centralasiatic-European-Mediterranean; CEU = Centra-leuropean; EUM = Europeo-Mediterranean; EUR = European; PAL = Palearctic; SCO = Subcosmopolitan; SEU = S-European; SIE = Sibero-European; TUE Turano-European; WPA = W-Palearctic.Trophic categories. MON = monophagous; OLI = oligophagous; POL = polyphagous.Host Plant Type. ARB = tree/shrub; ERB = herbs.

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Chrysolina polita* Chrysomelinae SIE OLI ERB

Chrysolina staphylaea* Chrysomelinae SIE OLI ERB

Chrysolina sturmi* Chrysomelinae SIE MON ERB

Chrysomela populi** Chrysomelinae PAL POL ARB

Chrysomela vigintipunctata Chrysomelinae ASE MON ARB

Clytra quadripunctata Clytrinae SIE POL ARB

Coptocephala unifasciata** Clytrinae CAE OLI ERB

Crepidodera aurata** Alticinae ASE OLI ARB

Crepidodera aurea Alticinae ASE OLI ARB

Cryptocephalus bipunctatus** Cryptocephalinae SIE POL ARB

Cryptocephalus elegantulus Cryptocephalinae ASE POL ERB

Cryptocephalus fl avipes Cryptocephalinae SIE POL ARB

Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis s.l.* Cryptocephalinae CEU POL? ERB

Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalinae SIE MON ERB

Cryptocephalus ocellatus** Cryptocephalinae TUE POL ARB

Cryptocephalus octopunctatus** Cryptocephalinae CAE POL ARB

Cryptocephalus populi Cryptocephalinae EUR MON ARB

Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalinae EUR POL ARB

Cryptocephalus sericeus* Cryptocephalinae ASE POL ERB

Cryptocephalus signatifrons* Cryptocephalinae SEU POL ARB

Cryptocephalus variegatus* Cryptocephalinae CEU OLI ARB

Donacia reticulata* Donaciinae WME POL ERB

Donacia simplex** Donaciinae PAL POL ERB

Epitrix pubescens** Alticinae ASE OLI ERB

Galeruca pomonae* Galerucinae CAE POL ERB

Galeruca tanaceti* Galerucinae SIE POL ERB

Galerucella calmariensis Galerucinae PAL MON ERB

Galerucella lineola** Galerucinae PAL POL ARB/ERB

Galerucella pusilla* Galerucinae ASE POL ERB

Gastrophysa polygoni* Chrysomelinae ASE OLI ERB

Gastrophysa viridula* Chrysomelinae ASE OLI ERB

Gonioctena viminalis Chrysomelinae SIE MON ARB

Hippuriphila modeeri* Alticinae OLA MON ERB

Hydrothassa glabra* Chrysomelinae SIE MON ERB

Hypocassida subferruginea Cassidinae PAL OLI ERB

Leptinotarsa decemlineata** Chrysomelinae Nearctic OLI ERB

Lilioceris merdigera** Criocerinae SIE OLI ERB

Longitarsus kutscherae Alticinae ASE POL ERB

Longitarsus linnaei Alticinae TUE OLI ERB

Longitarsus luridus** Alticinae PAL POL ERB

Longitarsus melanocephalus Alticinae ASE MON ERB

Longitarsus pellucidus Alticinae CEM OLI ERB

Longitarsus pratensis Alticinae WPA MON ERB

Longitarsus reichei Alticinae TUE MON ERB

Longitarsus rubiginosus Alticinae ASE OLI ERB

Luperus longicornis** Galerucinae SIE POL ARB

Luperus viridipennis* Galerucinae ASE POL ARB

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Lythraria salicariae Alticinae ASE POL ERB

Neocrepidodera ferruginea* Alticinae EUR POL ERB

Neocrepidodera melanostoma Alticinae EUR OLI ERB

Neophaedon pyritosus* Chrysomelinae CAE MON ERB

Oomorphus concolor Lamprosomatinae CEU POL ERB

Oulema duftschmidi Criocerinae WPA OLI ERB

Pachnephorus pilosus* Eumolpinae EUR OLI ERB

Pachnephorus villosus Eumolpinae TEU MON ERB

Pachybrachis hieroglyphicus* Cryptocephalinae SIE POL ARB

Pachybrachis hippophaes** Cryptocephalinae SEU MON ARB

Phaedon armoraciae Chrysomelinae ASE POL ERB

Phaedon cochleariae** Chrysomelinae CEM POL ERB

Phratora laticollis Chrysomelinae ASE OLI ARB

Phyllotreta cruciferae Alticinae PAL POL ERB

Phyllotreta nemorum Alticinae ASE OLI ERB

Phyllotreta ochripes Alticinae SIE OLI ERB

Phyllotreta undulata** Alticinae PAL OLI ERB

Phyllotreta vittula Alticinae ASE POL ERB

Plagiodera versicolora Chrysomelinae PAL OLI ARB

Plagiosterna aenea Chrysomelinae ASE MON ARB

Prasocuris junci Chrysomelinae EUR POL ERB

Psylliodes affi nis Alticinae ASE OLI ERB

Psylliodes picinus Alticinae EUR POL ARB/ERB

Pyrrhalta viburni Galerucinae EUR MON ARB

Smaragdina affi nis* Clytrinae EUR POL ARB

Smaragdina aurita Clytrinae SIE POL ARB

Smaragdina fl avicollis** Clytrinae EUR POL ARB

Smaragdina salicina** Clytrinae EUR POL ARB

Sphaeroderma rubidum Alticinae EUM OLI ERB

Sphaeroderma testaceum* Alticinae EUR OLI ERB

Xanthogaleruca luteola Galerucinae CAE MON ARB

Zeugophora subspinosa Zeugophorinae SIE OLI ARB


Fig. 5. Percentage distribution of Chrysomelidae species in each subfamily. Comparison between data collected in the years 2004-2007 (upper bar) and including also data from Gatti (1991) (lower bar).

0 10 20 30 40 50

Donaciinae

Eumolpinae

Lamprosomatinae

Zeugophorinae

Criocerinae

Cassidinae

Clytrinae

Galerucinae

Cryptocephalinae

Chrysomelinae

Alticinae

% species

Data collected 2004-2007 and Gatti (1991)Data collected 2004-2007

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Pachybrachis hippophaes (9.VI.2005: 5). On the other hand, 4/5 of the records (193 of 251) refers to cap-tures of only one specimen. Moreover, we compared the data from material ex-amined by us with the data reported in Gatti (1991), who used monthly sampling during the whole year, and direct and indirect sampling techniques.Gatti (1991) reported 54 species of Chrysomelidae (species marked with one and two asterisks in tab. 1, including Cryptocephalus hypochoeridis s.l. and Hal-tica sp.; the latter is not reported in tab. 1). The presence of 24 species reported by Gatti (1991) is here confi rmed; they are shown in tab. 1 marked with two asterisks. Twenty-nine species reported by Gatti (1991) were not present in the material examined by us; they are shown in tab. 1 marked with one asterisk; the remain-ing is that reported as Cryptocephalus hypochoeridis s.l. Fifty-two species present in our material were not collected by Gatti (1991); they are reported in tab. 1 without asterisk.Some remarkable differences also emerge comparing the number of collected specimens. Four species are reported as “the most common” by Gatti (1991): Cryptocephalus hypochoeridis s.l., C. seri-ceus, Chrysolina fastuosa and Galeruca tanaceti; only one, Chrysolina fastuosa, was present, with 3 speci-mens, in the material examined by us. On the other hand, Longitarsus rubiginosus and Oomorphus concolor, two of the most abundant and/or widespread species in the area, were not collected by Gatti (1991).Twentyone of 54 species reported by Gatti (1991) are “regularly present, even if not very abundant”; the remaining 29 species are reported with “few or very few collected specimens” or “only one collected

Subfamily SpeciesN. Records

MN. Records

M1N. Records

M2N. Records

TN. Records

DTotal N. Records

Alticinae 34 32 66 13 19 20 150

Chrysomelinae 14 1 8 0 5 20 34

Cryptocephalinae 9 0 5 6 1 8 20

Galerucinae 5 0 0 0 1 7 8

Clytrinae 5 0 2 0 0 7 9

Cassidinae 3 0 0 0 0 4 4

Criocerinae 2 0 0 0 0 4 4

Zeugophorinae 1 0 2 0 0 0 2

Lamprosomatinae 1 0 7 1 4 3 15

Eumolpinae 1 0 0 0 0 2 2

Donaciinae 1 0 0 0 0 3 3

Tab. 2. List of records for the Chrysomelidae subfamilies grouped by collecting methods (see text). M = Malaise trap; M1 = Malaise trap on the ground; M2 = suspended Malaise trap; T = window fl ight trap; D = direct collection with sweep-net or entomological umbrella.

specimen”.All these differences seem unlikely due to actual changes in species composition and species relative abundances. They are more likely caused by lack of uniformity in collecting methods (tools, operators or sampling efforts). This fact confi rms what we stated in the introduction regarding the need to develop ef-fective sampling strategies to obtain a reliable image of the qualitative and quantitative composition of Chrysomelidae fauna. Considering all the 105 species of Chrysomelidae till now recorded for the Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve, their percentage distribution in each sub-family is reported in fi g. 5, where Alticinae are still dominant but proportionally less abundant. Ecological and zoogeographical observation refer to all the 105 species reported from Vincheto.From the zoogeographical point of view, as it was foreseeable from the geography and ecology of the area, Chrysomelidae fauna of Vincheto is typical-ly continental (fi g. 6) (cf. Audisio & Biondi 1988; D’Alessandro 2004; Regalin et al. 2006; Sassi 2007). Species belonging to the Asiatic-European (ASE) and Sibero-European (SIE) chorotypes, usually con-sidered as belonging to the faunal contingent which originated in Asia and reached Italy during the Pleis-tocene (La Greca 2002), represent 24.3% and 21.4% of the collected taxa, respectively. The European (EUR: 17.5%) and wide Palearctic (PAL: 10.7%) chorotypes were also signifi cantly present. Elements with S-European distribution, which includes the typical peninsular fauna and many Italian endemisms (cf. Biondi et al. 1992; Bologna et al. 1992; Biondi 1994; Biondi & Di Casoli 1996; Biondi & Laurenzi 1997; Biondi & De Nardis 2001; D’Alessandro &

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Biondi 2005; D’Alessandro & Biondi in press), rep-resent only 3.9% of the species collected, and do not include any taxon endemic or sub-endemic for Italy.The ecology of most of the species collected corre-sponds to the characteristics of soil and vegetation of the investigated areas: high humidity and high per-centages of cool and shady areas, typical of nemoral habitats. More than 32% of the species are typical of humid habitats (Altica lythri, A. tamaricis, Aphthona lutescens, Cassida fl aveola, C. vibex, C. viridis, Chae-tocnema conducta, Chrysolina fastuosa, C. polita, C. staphylaea, Chrysomela vigintipunctata, Crepidodera aurata, Cryptocephalus ocellatus, C. pusillus, C. var-iegatus, Donacia reticulata, D. simplex, Epitrix pubes-cens, Galerucella calmariensis, G. pusilla, Hippuriphila modeeri, Longitarsus linnaei, L. rubiginosus, Lythraria salicariae, Pachnephorus pilosus, Pachybrachis hiero-glyphicus, P. hippophaes, Phaedon armoraciae, P. co-chleariae, Phyllotreta ochripes, P. undulata, Prasocuris junci, Psylliodes picinus).Some of the species collected (e.g. Cryptocephalus octopunctatus, Longitarsus kutscherae and Neocrepi-dodera melanostoma), usually live in habitats at higher elevation than Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve; however, these elements are frequently carried down-stream by fl oods (see Daccordi & Lavarini 1993), and this could be one explanation of why these spe-cies were collected in the reserve. In fact, only one specimen for each of these species was collected in four sampling years. The opposite situation applies to Gonioctena viminalis, a species typical of higher el-evations, which is present in Vincheto with a stable population.Figs. 7 and 8 show host plants and trophic specializa-tion of the chrisomelid coenosys. Oligophagous and polyphagous species are more common (41% and 38% respectively) than monophagous species (21%),

as is usual in Chrysomelidae (Fernandez & Hilker 2007) (fi g. 7). Sixty-fi ve % of the species are associated with herbs (fi g. 8), this group includes a proportional-ly higher number of specialized species (oligophagous and monophagous) than the group of species associ-ated exclusively with shrubs and trees, which represent 31.1% of the total, about half being polyphagous. Those taxa which feed on trees and shrubs (coded in fi g. 4 as ARB and ERB/ARB, for a total of 36 species) are almost always associated to the same kind of host plants which, in most cases, are the dominant shrubs and trees in Vincheto (fi g. 9). Fig. 9, in fact, shows that more than 2/3 of these species (25 over 36) are more or less exclusively associated to Salicaceae.

AcknowledgementsWe want to thank the CNBF personnel for provid-ing the material, and S. Hardersen for courteously providing information on the study area and the col-lecting methods.

Fig. 6. Percentage distribution of Chrysomelidae species in each chorotype (see text for abbreviations).

Fig. 7. Percentage distribution of Chrysomelidae species in each trophic category (see text for abbreviations).

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5

10

15

20

25

30

ASE SIE EUR PAL CAE TUE SEU WPA CEU SCO CEM OLA WME EUM

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peci

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MON21%

POL38%

OLI41%

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0 5 10 15 20 25

N. associated species

Ulmaceae

Rosaceae

Fagaceae

Corylaceae

Betulaceae

Salicaceae

MON

OLI

POL

Fig. 8. Percentage distribution of Chrysomelidae species in each host plant shape category and trophic category (see text for ab-breviations).

18,4%

33%

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Fig. 9. Number of Chrysomelidae species feeding on selected plant families of shrubs and trees, separated in trophic categories (see text for abbreviation).

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