A new species of Catomus Allard, 1876 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Helopini) from the Aeolian archipelago (Sicily, Italy)

Philippe Ponel (1) , Pietro Lo Cascio (2) , Fabien Soldati (3)

1 IMBE - Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale
2 Associazione “Nesos”
3 Office National des Forêts, Laboratoire National d’Entomologie Forestière

Catomus aeolicus sp. nov. is described from the Aeolian archipelago (Sicily, Italy). The new species differs from the other European Catomus by having distinctly bent tibiae, longer antennae (especially in males), and strongly highlighted sexual dimorphism. The shape of the aedeagus also seems diagnostic for this new species.

Mots clés: Aeolian archipelago; Catomus aeolicus; Helopini; new species; Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae; Sicily

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement

Philippe Ponel, Pietro Lo Cascio, Fabien Soldati. A new species of Catomus Allard, 1876 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Helopini) from the Aeolian archipelago (Sicily, Italy). Zootaxa, 2020, ⟨10.11646/zootaxa.4743.2.14⟩. ⟨hal-02458064⟩