Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 66(2): 217-223, doi: 10.3897/travaux.66.e115940
An update on the presence of Leucomigus candidatus candidatus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Lixinae) in Romania
expand article infoTudor-Sebastian Olariu, Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci§|, Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie, Maria-Magdalena Dascălu#
‡ “Costache Negruzzi” National College, Iași, Romania§ “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania| “Oceanic-Club” Oceanographic Research and Marine Environment Protection Society, Constanța, Romania¶ Marine Biological Station “Prof. Dr. Ioan Borcea”,, Iași, Romania# Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Iasi, Romania
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Abstract
This survey presents the first precise records of Leucomigus candidatus candidatus (Pallas, 1781) in Romania, confirming thus the presence of this species almost a century after its first and single record. Furthermore, ecology, habitat preference and distribution are discussed. We illustrate this taxon with high quality macro photographs, including the male genitalia with the everted and inflated endophallus. Comparative plates with similar-looking species are provided. New localities from Romania and Republic of Moldova are recorded for Cleonis pigra (Scopoli, 1763) and Cyphocleonus dealbatus (Gmelin, 1790).
Keywords
Coleoptera, weevils, distribution, new record, Romania