Cephalocteinae Mulsant et Rey, 1866 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera), a subfamily of Cydnidae new for the Italian fauna: first record of Cephalocteus scarabaeoides (Fabricius, 1807) from Sardinia

Luca Fancello; Davide Cillo; Erika Bazzato

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4067.4.4

Cephalocteinae Mulsant et Rey, 1866 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera), a subfamily of Cydnidae new for the Italian fauna: first record of Cephalocteus scarabaeoides (Fabricius, 1807) from Sardinia

Zootaxa. 2016 Jan 25;4067(4):465-8. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.4.4.

Authors

Luca Fancello¹, Davide Cillo², Erika Bazzato³

Affiliations

¹ Via Bainsizza 12, 09123, Cagliari (CA), Italy.; Email: montsio13@hotmail.es.
² Via Zeffiro 8, 09126, Cagliari (CA), Italy.; Email: davide.cillo@hotmail.it.
³ Via Madonna di Campiglio 22, 09045, Quartu S.E. (CA), Italy.; Email: erika.bazzato@hotmail.it.

PMID: 27395887
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.4.4

Abstract

Cephalocteus scarabaeoides is recorded from the south-western coast of Sardinia, in sandy habitat (marine dunes near the beach), for the first time. The species and the subfamily are new for the Italian fauna.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Ecosystem
Heteroptera / anatomy & histology
Heteroptera / classification*
Heteroptera / growth & development
Italy
Male
Organ Size