Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829

Bílý, Svatopluk, 2019, Subgeneric classification of the genus Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Anthaxiini), Zootaxa 4568 (2), pp. 261-278 : 264-265

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4568.2.3

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5927752

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scientific name

Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829
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Subgenus Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829

Type species: Buprestis nitida Rossi, 1794 (currently Anthaxia (A.) fulgurans (Schrank, 1789)) ; subsequent designation by Westwood, 1838: 24.

Anthaxia (Anthaxiola) Richter, 1945 (unavailable name, without designation of the type species).

Anthaxia (Callanthaxia) Richter, 1945 ; type species: Buprestis passerinii Pecchioli, 1837 View in CoL .

Anthaxia (Cyclanthaxia) Richter, 1949 ; type species: Buprestis croesus Ƒillers, 1789 .

Anthaxia (Euanthaxia) Richter, 1949 ; type species: Buprestis millefolii sensu Richter, 1949 View in CoL .

Anthaxia (Homalanthaxia) Richter, 1945 (validiated by Bílý, 1997 with A. funerula lliger 1803 as the type species).

Cratomerus (Trichocratomerus) Richter, 1949 ; type species: Buprestis manca Linnaeus, 1767 View in CoL .

Eoanthaxites Haupt, 1950 (fossil); type species: Coraebus carniolica Pongrácz, 1935 View in CoL .

Usually flattened, rarely subcylindrical species; elytra more or less parallel-sided, covering lateral parts of ventrites from the dorsal view ( Figs. 1–5, 11 View FIGURES 1–12 ), elytral epipleura wide, not reaching elytral apex or very narrow (namely in middle of elytral length), almost missing in small, subcylindrical species ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 25–39 ); subhumeral lobe very weak or absent ( Figs. 26–29 View FIGURES 25–39 ), lateral sides of elytra not or very weakly emarginate posterior to subhumeral lobe ( Fig. 26– 29 View FIGURES 25–39 ); pronotal sculpture consisting of simple, polygonal cells with or without central grains, lateral margins of pronotum often with oblique or longitudinal rugae ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 40–54 ), in some species-groups pronotum with concentric rugae ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 40–54 ) or with strongly prolonged, lateral cells ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 40–54 ), sometimes all these types of sculpture are combined; very rarely pronotum with rather rough basal microsculpture and very weak, polygonal reticulation ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1–12 ); lateroposterior pronotal depressions usually well-developed, rarely weak (in some small, subcylindrical species—Figs. 4, 5); male antennae not widened, male metatibiae usually simple or only with fine, simple, inner serrations ( Figs. 1–3, 11 View FIGURES 1–12 ), very rarely more or less curved; aedeagus usually spindle-shaped, sometimes apical half strongly narrowed ( Figs. 55, 56 View FIGURES 55–76 ), median lobe without lateral serrations, parameres without lateral spines; coloration very diverse, from uniformly bronze to metallic green, dorsal surface often multicolorous ( Figs. 1–5 View FIGURES 1–12 ).

BIONOMY. Development both in broad-leaved trees or shrubs and Conifers, very rarely also in herbs (e.g. Anthaxia (A.) anatolica or A. (A.) funerula species-groups).

DISTRIBUTION: the whole Palaearctic region with a few species in the Oriental region.

Many species or species-groups currently treated in this subgenus have to be transferred to the subgenus Haplanthaxia .

SPECIES INCLUDED: amasina species-group, anatolica species-group, candens species-group, dimidiata species-group, fulgurans species-group, funerula species-group, glabrifrons species-group, hypomelaena speciesgroup, midas species-group, nitidula species-group, passerini species-group, plicata species-group, salicis speciesgroup, sedilloti species-group, senicula species-group, spinosa species-group; besides above mentioned speciesgroups also many other species which are not currently attributed to any species-group will be included.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Buprestidae

Genus

Anthaxia

Loc

Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829

Bílý, Svatopluk 2019
2019
Loc

Eoanthaxites

Haupt 1950
1950
Loc

Anthaxia (Cyclanthaxia)

Richter 1949
1949
Loc

Anthaxia (Euanthaxia)

Richter 1949
1949
Loc

Buprestis millefolii

sensu Richter 1949
1949
Loc

Cratomerus (Trichocratomerus)

Richter 1949
1949
Loc

Anthaxia (Anthaxiola)

Richter 1945
1945
Loc

Anthaxia (Callanthaxia)

Richter 1945
1945
Loc

Anthaxia (Homalanthaxia)

Richter 1945
1945
Loc

Coraebus carniolica Pongrácz, 1935

Pongracz 1935
1935
Loc

Buprestis passerinii

Pecchioli 1837
1837
Loc

Buprestis croesus Ƒillers, 1789

Fillers 1789
1789
Loc

Buprestis manca

Linnaeus 1767
1767
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