Finotia spinicollis Bonnet, 1884 *

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Finotia spinicollis Bonnet, 1884: 548 .

TYPE SPECIMEN. — Tunisia • ♀; holotype; Bir Arrach; MNHN .

DISTRIBUTION. — Known only from the original type material. According to Massa (2013), this species is endemic to centralTunisia.

DATA FROM LITERATURE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — Gafsa, Sfax (Bonnet 1884).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Tunisia • 1♀; holotype; Bir Arrach, 1884; E. Bonnet; MNHN-EO-CAELIF239 • 1 ♂; Bir Arrach, 1884; E. Bonnet; MNHN-EO-CAELIF240 • 1 ♀; same data; MNHN-EO-CAELIF 241 • 1 ♂; Sfax, 1856; E. Ducouret; MNHN-EO-CAELIF2069 .

NEW DATA FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — We made several surveys specifically for this species specifically, following the paths of the past collectors, but we did not find it.

HABITAT. — Finotia spinicollis prefers dry habitats (Chopard 1943).

REMARKS. — The last collected specimens of this species are those of Bonnet (1884).