Orfilaia reichei ( Fairmaire, 1859 )

Orbach, Eylon, 2020, The Brentidae of Israel (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea), Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 50 (2), pp. 53-68 : 55-57

Orfilaia reichei ( Fairmaire, 1859)

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Arrhenodes reichei Fairmaire, 1859: 164 .

Eupsalis reichei : Lacordaire 1866: 430; Bedel 1878: 185; Power 1879: 495; Schönfeldt 1910: 23 (catalog); Kleine 1917: 99 (redescription, key), 1938 b: 94 (catalog); Bodenheimer 1937: 150; de Muizon 1960: 183; Bytinski-Salz & Sterlicht 1967: 135; Schedl 1970: 101 (drawings).

Orfilaia reichei : Haedo Rossi 1955: 63; Damoiseau 1967: 366 (redescription); Sforzi & Bartolozzi 2004: 233; Sforzi 2011: 143; Alonso-Zarazaga et al. 2017: 95. Material examined: Israel: Har Hermon: 1♀ Mt. Hermon, 28.vii.1970, A. Freidberg. Upper Galilee: Elon, 1♀ 4.iX.1941, H. Bytinski-Salz; 1♂ iv.1944, H. Bytinski-Salz, eX Camponotus fellah nest. Jordan Valley and Southern Golan : 1♂ 'En Gev, v.1960 (BMZC). Carmel Ridge : Zikhron Ya'aqov, 1♂ 10.v.1953, J. Kugler; 1♀ 10.v.1956. Yizre'el Valley: 1♀ Bet haShitta, 13.vi.1954; Samaria : 1♀ Nahal Tirza (Wadi Faria), 6.iii.1974, D. Furth. Central Coastal Plain: Hadera, 1♀ 14.vii.1956, J. Wahrman; 1♀ 28.iv.1979, D. Furth; 2♂ 1♀ Mikhmoret, 6.vi.1981, Q. Argaman; 1♂ Kefar Vitkin, 15.vi.1954 (BMZC); Avihayil, 1♂ 1♀ 21.iii.1960, Tami; 1♀ 4.iv.1969; 1♀ 20.vi.1960 (PPIS); Netanya, 1♂ 6.X.1950, J. Wahrman; 1♂ 17.v.1984, J. Halperin, Delonix regia ; Herzliyya, Nof Yam, 1♂ 6.viii.1956; 1♀ 12.vii.1958; Herzliyya, 2♂ 15.viii.1978; 1♂ 17.viii.1978; 1♂ 1♀ 28.vi.1984, A. Freidberg; 2♀ Zofit, 19.viii.1980, Katznelson; Kefar Sava, 1♂ 30.v.1955, J. Halperin (EOC); 1♀ 6.vii.2001, Y. Malihi; 1♂ Tel Aviv, Ramat Aviv, 1.v.2001, V. Chikatunov, light trap; 2♀ Tel Aviv Univ., 10.vii.2001, Y. Malihi; Tel Aviv Univ., Botanical Garden, 1♂ 20.vii.2006, W. Kuslitzky; 1♂ 1.v.2007, W. Kuslitzky, light trap; 3♀ 20.iv.2007, W. Kuslitzky, light trap; 1♂ 19.vii.2007, W. Kuslitzky, light trap; Tel Aviv, 1♀ 7.viii.1940; 1♂ 4.vi.1946; 1♀ 5.vii.1946; 1♂ 11.viii.1948; 1♂ 4.viii.19[??], H. Bytinski-Salz; 1♀ 23.vi.1952, J. Krystal; 1♂ 5.iv.1958; 1♀ 18.iv.1958, J. Krystal; 1♀ 28.viii.1959, J. Kugler; 1♂ 5.vi.1961; 1♂ 7.vi.1961; 1♂ 2♀ 10.vi.1962, H. Bytinski-Salz; 1♂ 10.v.1967, J. Kugler; 1♂ 2–3.vii.1967, D. Eisikovitsh, light trap; 2♀ 19.X.1969, D. Gerling; 1♂ 25.iii.1971, D. Gerling; 1♂ 2♀ 4.v.1971, D. Gerling, light trap; 1♀ 7.vi.1971, light trap, 1♀ 30.vi.1971, Adam; 1♂ 10.vi.1974, Z. Feler; 1♂ 2♀ 28.viii.1977; 1♂ 6.vii.1978, A. Freidberg; 1♂ 17.vi.1984, J. Halperin, Delonix regia ; 1♂ 25.viii.1985; 1♀ 19.v.1987, A. Shlagman; 1♀ 7.v.1989, G. Tchetchik (EOC); 1♀ 3.vii.1991, D. Rauscher; 1♂ 6.vi.1995, A. Freidberg; 1♂ 10.vi.1995, V.Chikatunov; 2♀ 2.X.2002, V.Kravchenko, V.Chikatunov, light trap; 2♂ 3♀ 12.Xi.2002, V. Kravchenko, V. Chikatunov; 1♂ Bene Beraq, 20.v.1975, M. Kaplan; 1♂ Giv'atayyim, 14.iv.1960, Z. Shoham; 1♂ 7.vi.1991, B. Orbach (BOC); 1♂ 1♀ Ramat Gan, 10.viii.1956, L. Fishelsohn; 1♀ 26.iv.1965, J. Kugler; 1♂ Petah Tiqwa, 15.v.1961, J. Halperin; 1♂ 3.vii.1968, Nitman; 2♂ Savyon, 2.viii.1982, Y. Zvik. Southern Coastal Plain: 1♂ MiqwÉ Yisra'Él, 18.viii.1970, D. Gerling; Lod, 1♂ 2♀ 3.vi.1997, V. Chikatunov; 1♂ 20.vi.1997, V. Chikatunov; 1♀ Rishon leZiyyon, 17.vi.19[??], Y. Aronsohn; Rehovot, 1♂ vii.1940, Bytinski-Salz; 1♂ 10.v.1954, J. Halperin; 1♂ 20.v.1954, J. Halperin; 1♀ 30.v.1954, J. Halperin; 1♀ iv.1957; 1♀ iX.2016, W. Kuslitzky, eX Ricinus communis ; 1♂ 10.Xi.2016, W. Kuslitzky, ex Ricinus communis stem, 23.Xi.2016; 1♀ 18.Xii.2016; 1♀ Giv'at Brenner, 4.vii.1976, D. Furth; 3♂ 3♀ Yavne, 11.vii.1981, Q.Argaman; 1♀ Nizzanim, 28.v.1996, M. Varon; 1♀ 2.iv.2001, V. Chikatunov, light trap; 1♂ 4.vi.2002, L. Friedman; 3♂ 6♀ 30.viii.2002, V. Kravchenko, V. Chikatunov; 3♂ 4♀ 5.X.2002, V. Kravchenko, V. Chikatunov, light trap; 1♂ 8.vi.2004, I. Zonstein; 1♀ 6.vi.2006, I. Peled; 1♂ 20.vi.2019, UV light, E. Orbach (EOC). Foothills of Judea: Rosh ha'Ayin, Migdal Afeq [Migdal Zedek], 1♀ 5.viii.1985, I. Nussbaum; 1♂ 15.X.1994, V. Chikatunov; 1♂ Be'erot Yizhaq, 12.vi.1971, Z. Shoham; 1♀ Sha'ar haGay [Bab elWad], 12.iX.1946, Bytinski-Salz; 1♀ Horbat Bet Natif, 21.iv.1962, J. Wahrman. Judean Hills: 1♂ 1♀ Yerushalayim [Jerusalem], A. Boucard (MZUF); 1♂ Yerushalayim, 20.vi.1991, J. Halperin. Dead Sea Area: 'En Gedi, 1♂ 26.iii.1957, A. Shulov; 1♂ v.1960; 1♀ 21.v.1966, H. Bytinski-Salz; 1♀ 9.vii.1968; 1♂ 29.vii.1968; 1♀ 16.viii.1968, M. Samocha; 3♂ 4♀ 10.iv–9.iX.1977, J. Halperin, eX Moringa peregrina (EOC) ; 1♀ 14.v.1995, D. Furth, at light; 2♀ 1–20.v.2002, V. Kravchenko; 1♂ 23.vii.2002, V. Kravchenko, light trap; 4♂ 9♀ viii.2002, V. Kravchenko; 1♀ 30.viii.2002, Kravchenko, V. Chikatunov; 1♀ 25.iX.2002, M. Weinstein; 2♂ 5.X.2002, Kravchenko, V. Chikatunov; 7♂ 8♀ 15.X–15.Xi.2002, V. Kravchenko, light trap; 1♀ 15.iv.2016, T. Eshkoly. Northern Negev: 1♀ Ruhama, 1.vi.1995, I. Kovatch (EOC); Negba, 1♂ 10.vii.1970; 1♀ 17.viii.1970, Z. Shoham. 'Arava Valley: 1♂ 1♀ 'En Yahav, 3.iX.1967, P. Amitai. Unknown locality: 1♂ Wadi Machrali, 23.i.1958, A. Shulov.

Distribution: Cyprus, Greece (Crete), Israel, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey.

Comments: About 60 adults emerged from Moringa peregrina cut between June 1976 and January 1977 in 'En Gedi (J. Halperin, pers. comm., 1981).