Marikia descarpentriesi (Cobos, 1956) Bílý, 2013

Bily, Svatopluk, 2013, A study on the Neotropical Anthaxiini (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Buprestinae), ZooKeys 304, pp. 17-47 : 30

Marikia descarpentriesi (Cobos, 1956) comb. n. Fig. 4 ; Figs 76, 77 in Cobos 1956

Anthaxia (Cylindrophora) descarpentriesi Cobos, 1956: 154. Type locality: Ecuador, Quito.

Anthaxia (Cylindrophora) descarpentriesi : Cobos 1990: 53 (note, new records);

Anthaxia (Bilyaxia) descarpentriesi : Bílý 1997: 20, 65 (catalogue);

Bilyaxia descarpentriesi : Bellamy 2008: 1496 (catalogue).

Type specimens studied.

Holotype (male, MNHN): "Quito, Equateur, Benoit, i.1932[h]"; allotype (female, MNHN): "Puembo, Equateur, Benoit, 20.ii.1931[h]".

Further specimens studied.

ECUADOR: "Pichincha-Quito, 23.vi.1985, Gustavo Morejón[p]” (1 male, 1 female, MNCN); "Pichincha, Alluriquin, 6.v.1948, F. Grazo leg.[h]" (1 male, NMPC).

No difference between both sexes were observed and also no variability in the colouration apparent.

Aedeagus (Figs 76, 77 in Cobos 1956) very short, widely spindle-shaped, median lobe simply pointed apically.

Length: 4.0-5.5 mm; width: 1.7-2.0 mm.

Distribution.

Ecuador.

Note.

Terminal antennomere unusually long, 2.5 times longer than wide which is rather strange character within Anthaxiini .

Figures

Figures 1 - 6. 1 Anthaxita peruviana, sp. n., female holotype, 5.4 mm 2 Charlesina mrazi mrazi (Obenberger, 1932), male lectotype, 6.2 mm 3 Cobosina willineri (Cobos, 1972), male, 4.4 mm (Brasil, Catamarca) 4 Marikia descarpentriesi (Cobos, 1956), male, 4.9 mm (Ecuador, Pichincha) 5 Sanchezia bucki (Cobos, 1956), 7.0 mm (male holotype of Cylindrophora kafkai Bily, 1996) 6 Agrilaxia (Agrilaxia) flavimana (Gory, 1841), male, 3.8 mm (USA, Arizona).