Brachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

ウンランチビハナケシキスイ

Dermestes pulicarius Linnaeus, 1758: 357. Type locality: not given, probably Europe.

Dermestes pulicarius: Linnaeus, 1767: 564 [redescription].

Sphaeridium pulicarium: Fabricius, 1775: 68 [redescription].

Antribus pulicarius: Fourcroy, 1785: 137 [redescription].

Nitidula pulicaria: Olivier, 1790: 20 [redescription].

Cercus pulicarius: Latreille, 1807: 15 [redescription].

Catheretes pulicarius: Gyllenhal, 1808: 245 [redescription, note]; Gyllenhal, 1827: 305 [note].

Cateretes pulicarius: Heer, 1841: 410 [redescription].

Heterostomus pulicarius: Ganglbauer, 1899: 455 [redescription]; Reitter, 1911: 14 [in key]; Böving & Craighead, 1931: 158, pl. 36, J–P [larval illustration].

Brachypterolus pulicarius: Grouvelle, 1913: 22 [catalogue]; Spornraft, 1967: 23 [in key]; Audisio, 1980: 29 [in key]; Audisio, 1993: 859 [redescription, note]; Kirejtshuk, 1992: 216 [in key]; Kirk-Spriggs, 1996: 46 [note, illustration]; Jelínek & Audisio, 2007: 456 [catalogue].

Proteinus pulicarius: Blackwelder, 1952 [designated as the type species of the genus Proteinus Latreille, 1790 (Staphylinidae]; ICZN, 1969: 14 [as invalid combination].

Dermestes lepturoides Scopoli, 1763: 17. Type locality: Carniola [in Slovenia]. Synonymized by Gemminger & Harold, 1868: 804 with Catheretes gravidus Illiger.

Scaphidium agaricium Herbst, 1793: 134. Type locality: Germania [= Germany]. Synonymized by Murray (1864: 247) with Catheretes gravidus Illiger.

Scaphidium scutellatum Panzer, 1792: 11. Type locality: Gallia [= France]. Synonymized by Grouvelle (1913: 22) with Dermestes pulicarius Linnaeus.

Catheretes gravidus Illiger, 1798: 395. Type locality: Preussens [= Prussia]. Synonymized by Ganglbauer (1899: 455) with Dermestes pulicarius Linnaeus.

Catheretes gravidus: Jelínek & Steele, 1966: 239 [designated as the type species of the genus Brachypterolus Grouvelle, 1913].

Dermestes gravidus: Paykull, 1800: 448 [redescription].

Brachypterus gravidus: Erichson, 1843: 230 [list]; Erichson, 1845: 130 [redescription, note]; Sturm, 1844: tab. CCXC, fig. b. B [fi gure]; Sturm, 1845: 22 [redescription, note]; Redtenbacher , 1849: 162 [in key]; Redtenbacher, 1858: 324 [in key]; Gemminger & Harold , 1868: 804 [catalogue].

Brachypterus, Heterostomus gravidus: Murray, 1864: 247, pl. XXXII, fi g. 7; Marseul, 1885: 26 [redescription]; Seidlitz, 1887–1891: 209 [in key]; Seidlitz, 1888–1891: 224 [in key].

Brachypterus gravidus var. flaviclavis Rey, 1889: 31. Type locality: Corse [= Corsica Is., France]. Synonymized by Grouvelle, 1913: 22 with Dermestes pulicarius Linnaeus.

Brachypterolus villager var. fuscopubens Reitter, 1919: 15. Type locality: Turkestan. Synonymized by Audisio (1993: 859) with Dermestes pulicarius Linnaeus.

Brachypterus laticollis Küster, 1848: 35. Type locality: Dalmatia [in Croatia]. Synonymized by Ganglbauer (1899: 455) with Dermestes pulicarius Linnaeus.

Brachypterus laticollis: Gemminger & Harold, 1868: 804 [catalogue].

Brachypterus, Heterostomus laticollis: Murray, 1864: 247 [note]; Marseul, 1885: 7 [redescription].

Heterostomus mordelloides Notman, 1920: 29. Type locality: Keene Valley, Essex Co., N. Y. [USA]. Synonymized by Parsons (1943: 146) with Dermestes pulicarius Linnaeus.

Brachypterolus shimoyamai Hisamatsu, 1985: 177, pl. 28, f. 6. Type locality: Japan, Aomori Pref., Nishitsugaru-gun, Fukaura, Azumahama. Synonymized by S-T. Hisamatsu (2011: 578) with Dermestes pulicarius Linnaeus.

【形態 / Diagnosis】

  • 2.4–2.9 mm．体は黒色で，幅広い．表面は長い毛で覆われる．背面は強く隆起し，表面は深く密に点刻される．

【生態 / Bionomics】

  • ウンランLinaria japonica Miq.. (ゴマノハグサ科/Scrophulariaceae) の花に集まる（下山，1971; Hisamatsu, 2011）．

  • 加賀海岸（石川県）では、アキグミの花や海浜植物のスィーピングで得られた（富沢ほか, 2020）。

【分布 / Distribution】

  • Palaearctic Region: Europe, Turkey, Russia (East and West Siberia, Far East), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China (Northwest Territory), South Korea, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshû); Nearctic Region.

成虫写真 / Photos, adults

Brachypterolus shimoyamai Hisamatsu, 1985holotype, male


Brachypterolus shimoyamai Hisamatsu, 1985holotype, label


生態写真/Photos

ウンランの花/Flower of Linaria japonica Miq.


Adult of Brachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus) on the flower of Linaria japonica Miq.


Hisamatsu (2011)より




分布地図/Distribution maps

国外分布図 / Distribution Map, World


国内分布図 / Distribution Map, Japan
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【参考文献 / References】

  • Harris, P. (1961) Control of toadflax by Brachypterolus pulicarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and Gymnaetron antirrhini (Payyk.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Canada. The Canadian Entomologists, 93(11): 977-981.

  • Hervey, G.E.R. No date. A European Nitidulid, Brachypterolus pulicarius L. (Coleoptera, Family, Nitidulidae). Journal of Economic Entomol., Vol. 20: 809-814.

  • Hisamatsu, S-T. (2011) A review of the Japanese Kateretidae fauna (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 51(2), 551-585.

  • Jelinek, J. & Audisio, P. (2007) Family Nitidulidae. Pp. 459–491. In: Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 4: Elateroidea – Derodontoidea – Bostrichoidea – Lymexyloidea – Cleroidea – Cucujoidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, 935 pp.

  • Parsons, C.T. (1943) A revision of Nearctic Nitidulidae (Coleoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 92, 121–278.

  • Powell, G. W., A. Sturko, B. Wikeem and P. Harris. 1994. Field guide to the biological control of weeds in British Columbia. Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forest. 163 pp. https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/Lmh/Lmh27.pdf [Accessed October 20, 2019]

  • *** Brachypterolus pulicarius L. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/plants-animals-and-ecosystems/invasive-species/biocontrol/biocontrol-agents/brachypterolus_pulicarius.pdf [acceced october 20, 2019]

  • 下山健作（1971）青森県のケシキスイムシ科．昆虫学評論，23(1): 45-58．

【分布図作成に用いた文献 / References used for the distribution map】

    • 富沢 章・川瀬 英夫・石川 卓弥 (2020) 加賀海岸の昆虫相. 小松市立博物館研究紀要, (54): 12-42.

    • 下山健作（1971）青森県のケシキスイムシ科．昆虫学評論，23(1): 45-58．

【分布図作成に用いた標本 / Materials used for the distribution map】