Sardinian Insects

Xylocopa violacea Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Genus: Xylocopa Species: Xylocopa violacea Location: Sardinia

Akis spinosa Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Tenebrionidae Subfamilia: Pimeliinae Tribus: Akidini Genus: Akis Species: Akis spinosa Location: Sardinia

Phaleria Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Tenebrionidae Genus: Phaleria Species: ?? Location: Sardinia Note This small orange-colored insect can be found in summer time on several Sardinian beaches, usually walking on the sand.

Coccinella septempunctata Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Coccinellidae Genus: Coccinella Species: Coccinella septempunctata Location: Sardinia Note OK!, there is nothing special about the " coccinella ", as it is usually called in italy. Coccinella septempunctata can be found almost everywhere. Can be found also in Sardina, of course.

Asida Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Tenebrionidae Genus: Asida Species: ?? Location: Sardinia Note I don't have a lot of information on this Asida. Could it be an endemic Asida of Sardinia?

Scarites buparius Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Carabidae Genus: Scarites Species: Scarites buparius Location: Sardinia Note This Scarites buparius was first described by Forster in 1771 under the Latin name Tenebrio buparius from Spain . The head is very large and almost rectangular, with a large mandibles. The eyes are small. The Scarites buparius is widespread throughout the Mediterranean area (Spain, France, Italy, Albania and Greece) as well as its Islands like the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, Crete, Cyprus and of course Sardinia :) The species is also know...

Yesterday, while having a look at the files in my hard drive, I found a folder with some pictures of my insect collection. Pictures are several years old, dating about 2009. Actually, at that time, I sent some photos of my insects collection to Francesco Vitali asking him to classify my insects ... and ... and ... he did it! He edited each picture by adding/fixing the insect name. Here are the pictures

Akis bacarozzo Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Tenebrionidae Subfamilia: Pimeliinae Tribus: Akidini Genus: Akis Species: Akis bacarozzo Location: Sardinia

Trichodes alvearius Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Cleridae Genus: Trichodes Species: Trichodes alvearius Location: Sardinia The Trichodes alvearius is a hairy beetle. The adults can be encountered from May through August on flowers.

Tropinota hirta Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Genus: Tropinota Species: Tropinota hirta Location: Sardinia