Lepturinae

[Entomofou]

Could you help me with this species from Greece?


Stéphane Vassel : Grèce : 5 7 2008 : Thessalie, Mont Ossa : NC
- taille : 14 mm
ref:42772

Regards,

Stéphane

[Jacek Kurzawa]

Vadonia of Greece (on the basis Danilevsky checklist 2009 >>> ):

unipunctata
- ssp. ohridensis Holzschuh, 1989 KD
- ssp. makedonica Holzschuh, 1989 GR
moesiaca (K.Daniel et J.Daniel, 1891) SS KD GR BG
dojranensis Holzschuh, 1984 SS KD GR BG
- ssp. mahri Holzschuh, 1986 GR BG
bisignata (Brullé, 1832) BG GR
- ssp. bisignata (Brullé, 1832) BG GR
- ssp. laurae Pesarini et Sabbadini, 2007 GR
parnassensis (Pic, 1925) GR
aspoeckorum Holzschuh, 1975 GR
insidiosa Holzschuh, 1984 GR
mainoldii Pesarini, Sabbadini, 2004 GR
monostigma Ganglbauer, 1881 GR

I think that could be V.unipunctata near ssp.ohridensis but yours specimens is a bigger as type material (. I don’t know a newest endemic species mainoldii, bisignata ssp.laurae). I will try tommorow determine it. Have you single or series this species? (determination is possible only for male).
Regards, Jacek

[Entomofou]

A friend of mine told me that it could be V. imitatrix... But I am a little bit surprised by the black elytral suture...

Stéphane

[Giannis]

Vadonia insidiosa

[Giannis]

Jacek-kind Vadonia apoeckorum is synonymous Vadonia parnassensis

[Jacek Kurzawa]

It's clear. My post is very old (look at the date of my post), I wrote it in 2009, when CPC wasn't published, yet with adnotation "after Danilevsky 2009 (!). Then V.aspoeckorum was treated as valid species (not kind). Checklist from 2009 is not actually now, of course. Since 2010 - CPC V.aspoeckorum is synonim of parnassensis Pic, 1925d: 6 (Leptura) E: GR
= aspoeckorum Holzschuh, 1975: 84


Do You can check source date of synonimization, who first, who last and when and why?
What is base of yours knowledge? CPC 2010 or http://www.cerambycidae.net/catalog.pdf ? Synonimization was changed lastly four-five times. Who's point view is better - of Pesarini or Slama, Sama (in CPC) or Danilevsky etc.?