Subspecies
(1) Acmaeodera degener degener (Scopoli,
1763)
(2) Acmaeodera degener mlokossewiczi Semenov, 1895 (or 1896?)
(3) Acmaeodera degener quattuordecimpunctata (De Villers, 1789)
Note: the taxon quattuordecimpunctata has been described in the form "14. Punctata", which has to be spelled out to obtain the currently valid name. Bellamy (2008) spells this out as "quattordecimpunctata"; this, however, is incorrect: the correct spelled out Latin word is "quattuordecimpunctata", not "quattordecimpunctata".
The subspecific structure of this species is unclear. The taxon degener is an eastern European and Asian taxon whereas the taxon quattuordecimpunctata is distributed in western Europe and northern Africa. This vicariant distribution pattern is reminiscent of taxa that have survived the ice ages in separate glacial refugia. The two taxa appear to have a zone of secondary contact that is currently not well understood (Figure 1). Specimens in Italy are usually placed in ssp. degener, but the identity of specimens in Sicily and Sardinia is less clear; the same is true for specimens from Switzerland. In Germany the species is very rare and the few known specimens are placed in ssp. degener by Bellamy (2008), but are placed in ssp. quattuordecimpunctata by Brechtel and Kostenbader (2002). I provisionally follow here Bellamy (2008), but all available data do in fact support the notion of Brechtel and Kostenbader (2002); the two taxa might actually be two separate species, with a hybrid zone across central Europe between the eastern and the western species.
(2) Acmaeodera degener mlokossewiczi Semenov, 1895 (or 1896?)
(3) Acmaeodera degener quattuordecimpunctata (De Villers, 1789)
Note: the taxon quattuordecimpunctata has been described in the form "14. Punctata", which has to be spelled out to obtain the currently valid name. Bellamy (2008) spells this out as "quattordecimpunctata"; this, however, is incorrect: the correct spelled out Latin word is "quattuordecimpunctata", not "quattordecimpunctata".
Fig. 1: Distribution of the two
subspecies degener (blue)
and quattuordecimpunctata (red) in Europe. The colour dots
indicate countries
with records for these taxa. The purple dots indicate that
the assignment of the specimens from these areas to one of
the two subspecies is unclear.
The subspecific structure of this species is unclear. The taxon degener is an eastern European and Asian taxon whereas the taxon quattuordecimpunctata is distributed in western Europe and northern Africa. This vicariant distribution pattern is reminiscent of taxa that have survived the ice ages in separate glacial refugia. The two taxa appear to have a zone of secondary contact that is currently not well understood (Figure 1). Specimens in Italy are usually placed in ssp. degener, but the identity of specimens in Sicily and Sardinia is less clear; the same is true for specimens from Switzerland. In Germany the species is very rare and the few known specimens are placed in ssp. degener by Bellamy (2008), but are placed in ssp. quattuordecimpunctata by Brechtel and Kostenbader (2002). I provisionally follow here Bellamy (2008), but all available data do in fact support the notion of Brechtel and Kostenbader (2002); the two taxa might actually be two separate species, with a hybrid zone across central Europe between the eastern and the western species.
Synonyms
Synonymy of Acmaeodera degener degener:
Elater degener Scopoli, 1763
Ancylochira degener (Scopoli, 1763)
Acmaeodera degener (Scopoli, 1763)
Acmaeodera degener degener (Scopoli, 1763)
Buprestis octodecimguttata Piller et Mitterspacher, 1783 (status unclear, may be a separate taxon)
Andromeda octodecimguttata (Piller et Mitterspacher, 1783)
Acmaeodera octodecimguttata (Piller et Mitterspacher, 1783)
Buprestis sedecimpunctata Schrank, 1789
Acmaeodera sedecimpunctata (Schrank, 1789)
Buprestis pedemontana Dejean, 1821 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera pedemontana (Dejean, 1821)
Acmaeodera feisthameli Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera octodecimguttata feisthameli (Gory, 1840)
Acmaeodera flavoguttata Sturm, 1843 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera frivaldszkyi Marseul, 1865
Acmaeodera degener hungarica Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener bosnica Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener croatica Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener pilleri Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener vigintiquatuorpunctata Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener duodecimpunctata Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener embrikstrandi Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata germanica Obenberger, 1940
Acmaeodera degener sisakensis Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener jugoslavica Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener karamani Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener korlevici Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener demirkapensis Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener papijana Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener strandzae Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener biharica Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener mihoki Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener vigintimaculata Obenberger, 1944 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera degener apfelbecki Obenberger, 1944 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera degener sedecimmaculata Obenberger, 1944 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera degener octogona Obenberger, 1944 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera sedecimguttata auct. (lapsus pro sedecimpunctata)
Acmaeodera feisthamelii auct. (misspelling)
Synonymy of Acmaeodera degener quattuordecimpunctata:
Buprestis quattuordecimpunctata De Villers, 1789
Acmaeodera quattuordecimpunctata (De Villers, 1789)
Acmaeodera degener quattuordecimpunctata (De Villers, 1789)
Acmaeodera octodecimguttata Laporte et Gory, 1835 (nec Piller et Mitterspacher, 1783; junior homonym)
Acmaeodera multipunctata Lucas, 1844
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata (Lucas, 1844)
Acmaeodera incana Saunders, 1871 (nomen novum pro octodecimguttata Laporte et Gory, 1835)
Acmaeodera insolita Thery, 1908
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata insolita (Thery, 1908)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata boissyi Caillol, ???
Acmaeodera insolita Obenberger, 1934 (nec Thery, 1908)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata bisoctopunctata Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata vigintiquinquepunctata Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata theryi Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata didecasticta Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata communis Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata taborskyi Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata dioctosticta Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata analoga Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata marani Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata batnensis Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata tenitensis Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata baumi Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata djurdjurae Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata magdalenae Schaefer, 1936
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata pfefferella Obenberger, 1940
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata fatima Obenberger, 1940
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata dora Obenberger, 1940
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata enneadecimnotata Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata espinassei Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata angelica Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata martini Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata varicollis Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata hervei Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata drahamensis Schaefer, 1950 (nomen novum pro isolita Obenberger, 1934)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata maura Schaefer, 1941 (nec Obenberger, 1940; junior homonym)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata maurita Schaefer, 1950 (nomen novum pro maura Schaefer, 1941)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata sagrensis Cobos, 1952
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata soredensis Schaefer, 1954
Acmaeodera degener quatuordecimpunctata valbonnensis Schaefer, 1955
Acmaeodera degener quatuordecimpunctata lateralis Schaefer, 1955 (nec Chevrolat, 1833; junior homonym)
Acmaeodera degener quatuordecimpunctata lateralita Schaefer, 1959 (nomen novum pro lateralis Schaefer, 1955)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata phoenix Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata deficiens Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata catalaunensis Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata inhumeralis Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata optata Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata rara Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata addita Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata fausta Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata serena Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata pyrenaea Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata prolixa Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata massanensis Schaefer, 1960
Acmaeodera degener quatuordecimpunctata massanae Dajoz, 1965
Acmaeodera quatuordecimpunctata auct. (misspelling)
Acmaeodera quattordecimpunctata auct. (misspelling)
Acmaeodera degener quattordecimpunctata (misspelling)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata djurjurae auct. (misspelling)
Acmaeodera degener quattordecimpunctata djurjurae auct. (misspelling)
Additional German names: Gefleckter Eichen-Prachtkäfer, Achtzehnfleckiger Ohnschild-Prachtkäfer.
Elater degener Scopoli, 1763
Ancylochira degener (Scopoli, 1763)
Acmaeodera degener (Scopoli, 1763)
Acmaeodera degener degener (Scopoli, 1763)
Buprestis octodecimguttata Piller et Mitterspacher, 1783 (status unclear, may be a separate taxon)
Andromeda octodecimguttata (Piller et Mitterspacher, 1783)
Acmaeodera octodecimguttata (Piller et Mitterspacher, 1783)
Buprestis sedecimpunctata Schrank, 1789
Acmaeodera sedecimpunctata (Schrank, 1789)
Buprestis pedemontana Dejean, 1821 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera pedemontana (Dejean, 1821)
Acmaeodera feisthameli Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera octodecimguttata feisthameli (Gory, 1840)
Acmaeodera flavoguttata Sturm, 1843 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera frivaldszkyi Marseul, 1865
Acmaeodera degener hungarica Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener bosnica Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener croatica Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener pilleri Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener vigintiquatuorpunctata Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener duodecimpunctata Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener embrikstrandi Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata germanica Obenberger, 1940
Acmaeodera degener sisakensis Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener jugoslavica Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener karamani Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener korlevici Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener demirkapensis Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener papijana Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener strandzae Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener biharica Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener mihoki Obenberger, 1944
Acmaeodera degener vigintimaculata Obenberger, 1944 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera degener apfelbecki Obenberger, 1944 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera degener sedecimmaculata Obenberger, 1944 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera degener octogona Obenberger, 1944 (nomen nudum)
Acmaeodera sedecimguttata auct. (lapsus pro sedecimpunctata)
Acmaeodera feisthamelii auct. (misspelling)
Synonymy of Acmaeodera degener quattuordecimpunctata:
Buprestis quattuordecimpunctata De Villers, 1789
Acmaeodera quattuordecimpunctata (De Villers, 1789)
Acmaeodera degener quattuordecimpunctata (De Villers, 1789)
Acmaeodera octodecimguttata Laporte et Gory, 1835 (nec Piller et Mitterspacher, 1783; junior homonym)
Acmaeodera multipunctata Lucas, 1844
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata (Lucas, 1844)
Acmaeodera incana Saunders, 1871 (nomen novum pro octodecimguttata Laporte et Gory, 1835)
Acmaeodera insolita Thery, 1908
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata insolita (Thery, 1908)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata boissyi Caillol, ???
Acmaeodera insolita Obenberger, 1934 (nec Thery, 1908)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata bisoctopunctata Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata vigintiquinquepunctata Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata theryi Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata didecasticta Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata communis Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata taborskyi Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata dioctosticta Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata analoga Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata marani Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata batnensis Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata tenitensis Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata baumi Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata djurdjurae Obenberger, 1934
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata magdalenae Schaefer, 1936
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata pfefferella Obenberger, 1940
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata fatima Obenberger, 1940
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata dora Obenberger, 1940
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata enneadecimnotata Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata espinassei Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata angelica Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata martini Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata varicollis Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata hervei Schaefer, 1941
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata drahamensis Schaefer, 1950 (nomen novum pro isolita Obenberger, 1934)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata maura Schaefer, 1941 (nec Obenberger, 1940; junior homonym)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata maurita Schaefer, 1950 (nomen novum pro maura Schaefer, 1941)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata sagrensis Cobos, 1952
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata soredensis Schaefer, 1954
Acmaeodera degener quatuordecimpunctata valbonnensis Schaefer, 1955
Acmaeodera degener quatuordecimpunctata lateralis Schaefer, 1955 (nec Chevrolat, 1833; junior homonym)
Acmaeodera degener quatuordecimpunctata lateralita Schaefer, 1959 (nomen novum pro lateralis Schaefer, 1955)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata phoenix Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata deficiens Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata catalaunensis Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata inhumeralis Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata optata Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata rara Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata addita Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata fausta Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata serena Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata pyrenaea Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata prolixa Schaefer, 1959
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata massanensis Schaefer, 1960
Acmaeodera degener quatuordecimpunctata massanae Dajoz, 1965
Acmaeodera quatuordecimpunctata auct. (misspelling)
Acmaeodera quattordecimpunctata auct. (misspelling)
Acmaeodera degener quattordecimpunctata (misspelling)
Acmaeodera degener multipunctata djurjurae auct. (misspelling)
Acmaeodera degener quattordecimpunctata djurjurae auct. (misspelling)
Additional German names: Gefleckter Eichen-Prachtkäfer, Achtzehnfleckiger Ohnschild-Prachtkäfer.
Identification
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Distribution
Very rare in Germany, and may even be extinct today: the most
recent find dates from the year 1980.
Biology
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