Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) schah

Baiocchi, Daniele, 2015, A revision of the Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904 species-group, with description of two new species from Iran (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Anthaxiini), Zootaxa 3918 (1), pp. 57-91 : 62-63

Key to species of the Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) schah species-group

1 Anal ventrite without a notch............................................................................ 2

- Anal ventrite notched.................................................................................. 4

2 Head and pronotum concolourous, bright green to golden green; pronotum with two variable dark discal maculae; antennae blueish-black; elytra with green or golden basal colouration, the rest widely suffused with golden-red to deep red-purple tinge ( Figs. 1 , 13 ); aedeagus slender ( Figs. 71, 76 ), about 6 times longer than wide....... A. (H.) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904 ♂

- Entire body dark bronze, or copper-brown with occasional reddish or greenish lustre; pronotum with two indistinct dark discal maculae............................................................................................. 3

3 Body slender ( Fig. 7 , 21 ), proportionally longer (average length to width ratio: 3 times longer than wide); antennae black; frons ( Fig. 39 ) and anterior part of pronotum with reddish or greenish lustre; pronotum weakly transversal, 1.3 times wider than long; legs slender, meso- and metatibiae weaker, straight or very slightly sinuate on inner side, with a strong, inner apical spur; tarsomeres moderately wide; claws long; elytral apices separately, regularly rounded; aedeagus proportionally shorter ( Figs. 74, 79 ), stouter, about 4.7 times longer than wide; ventral surface sexually dichromatic, bright green with golden lustre ( Fig. 22 )......................................................................... .. A. (H.) naviauxi Bílý, 1995 ♂

- Body more stout ( Figs. 8 , 17 ), proportionally shorter (average length to width ratio: 2.7 times longer than wide); antennae blueish-black; frons with or without green tinge ( Fig. 37 ); pronotum more transverse, 1.4 times wider than long; legs somewhat stouter and more sinuate on inner side, metatibiae rather widened, tarsomeres narrow; claws short; elytral apices separately, angularly rounded; aedeagus proportionally longer ( Figs. 72, 77 ), slender, about 6 times longer than wide; ventral surface not sexually dichromatic, reddish bronze to greenish bronze.................. A. (H.) wethloi Obenberger, 1904 ♂

4 Body partially or completely green, with two dark pronotal spots................................................ 5

- Entire body dark bronze or copper-brown with reddish or greenish lustre; pronotum with two indistinct discal maculae.....7

5 Body colouration blackish-green, bluish-green or bright green, only rarely coppery ( Figs. 25 , 89, 90, 91 ); head and pronotum occasionally very dark, nearly black; antennae slender, black ( Figs. 48, 53 ); elytra sometimes with slight golden lustre; pronotum distinctly sinuately narrowed posterior to mid length; anal ventrite with a narrow notch in both sexes ( Figs. 66, 67 )..................................................................................... A. (H.) cadusiana sp. nov.

- Head and pronotum concolourous, bright green to golden green with two variable dark pronotal spots; elytra with golden green basal colouration, the rest with reddish to deep red-purple tinge; pronotum rather rectilinearly narrowed posterior to mid length; anal ventrite with rather wider notch................................................................6

6 Elytra more subparallel, almost completely green with slight golden lustre ( Fig. 88 ), or widely suffused with a strong goldenred tinge ( Fig. 86 ); antennae green; male antennomeres ( Fig. 45 ) greatly expanded, mostly subtrapezoidal, asymmetrically widened on both sides; female antennomeres ( Fig. 50 ) less enlarged than in the male, with inner side not acutely angled, only antennomeres 5–7 slightly widened also on outer side; anal notch present in both sexes ( Figs. 60, 61 ), quadrangular, that of the

female wider than in A. (H.) schah ( Fig.63 )............................................... A. (H.) elamita sp. nov. - Elytra slightly more narrowed at mid length ( Fig. 15 ), green basally, the rest usually with dark golden or deep red-purple tinge; antennae dark green ( Fig. 51 ), enlarged only on inner side; antennomeres subtriangular, with inner angles rather acutely shaped, usually more compactly assembled and slightly less widened than in A. (H.) elamita ( Fig. 50 ); anal notch narrower ( Fig. 63 ).............................................................. A. (H.) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904 ♀

7 Body proportionally longer ( Fig. 23 ), more slender (average length to width ratio: 3 times longer than wide); pronotum slightly less transverse, about 1.3 times wider than long; legs more slender, tarsomeres moderately wide; elytral apices separately, regularly rounded; ventral surface sexually dichromatic, bronze with slight reddish-green lustre ( Fig. 24 )................................................................................................ .. A. (H.) naviauxi Bílý, 1995 ♀

- Body proportionally shorter ( Fig. 19 ), stouter (average length to width ratio: 2.7 times longer than wide); pronotum slightly more transverse, about 1.4 times wider than long; legs somewhat stouter, metatibiae slightly wider, tarsomeres narrower; elytral apices separately, angularly rounded; ventral surface not sexually dichromatic, reddish bronze to greenish bronze ( Fig. 20 )........................................................................ A. (H.) wethloi Obenberger, 1904 ♀

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. Fig. 1, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) schah Abeille, 1904, ♂, lectotype (MNHN), dorsal aspect, 5.4 mm; Fig. 4, the same, original labelling; Fig. 2, A. (H.) schah Abeille, 1904, ♀, paralectotype (MNHN), dorsal aspect, 4.0 mm; Fig. 5, the same, original labelling; Fig. 3, A. (H.) lockayi Obenberger, 1925, ♀, holotype (NMPC), dorsal aspect, 6.3 mm; Fig. 6, the same, original labelling.

FIGURES 13 – 16. Fig. 13, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904, ♂ specimen, (Iran, Lorestān prov., SW of Dorud), dorsal aspect, 4.5 mm; Fig. 14, the same, ventral aspect; Fig. 15, A. (H.) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904, ♀ specimen, (Iran, Kordestān prov., 22 km N Kāmyārān), dorsal aspect, 5.5 mm; Fig. 16, the same, ventral aspect.

FIGURES 70 – 79. Male genitalia. Fig. 70, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) elamita sp. nov., ♂, holotype, dorsal aspect of median lobe, 1.1 mm; Fig. 75, the same, dorsal aspect of tegmen, 1.2 mm; Fig. 71, A. (H.) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904, ♂ specimen, dorsal aspect of median lobe, 1.25 mm; Fig. 76, the same, dorsal aspect of tegmen, 1.35 mm; Fig. 72, A. (H.) wethloi Obenberger, 1940, ♂ specimen, dorsal aspect of median lobe, 1.3 mm; Fig. 77, the same, dorsal aspect of tegmen, 1.4 mm; Fig. 73, A. (H.) cadusiana sp. nov., ♂, holotype, dorsal aspect of median lobe, 1.1 mm; Fig. 78, the same, dorsal aspect of tegmen, 1.2 mm; Fig. 74, A. (H.) naviauxi Bílý, 1995, ♂ specimen, dorsal aspect of median lobe, 1.2 mm; Fig. 79, the same, dorsal aspect of tegmen, 1.3 mm.

FIGURES 7 – 12. Fig. 7, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) naviauxi Bílý, 1995, ♂, holotype (MNHN), dorsal aspect, 5.5 mm; Fig. 10, the same, original labelling; Fig. 8, A. (H.), wethloi Obenberger, 1940, ♂, lectotype (NMPC), dorsal aspect, 4.5 mm; Fig. 11, the same, original labelling; Fig. 9, A. (H.) wethloi Obenberger, 1940, ♀, paralectotype (NMPC), dorsal aspect, 4.8 mm; Fig. 12, the same, original labelling.

FIGURES 21 – 24. Fig. 21, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) naviauxi Bílý, 1995, ♂ specimen, (Iran, Kermān prov., Rayen), dorsal aspect, 5.1 mm; Fig. 22, the same, ventral aspect; Fig. 23, A. (H.) naviauxi Bílý, 1995, ♀ specimen, (Iran, Kermān prov., Rayen), dorsal aspect, 5.8 mm; Fig. 24, the same, ventral aspect.

FIGURES 39 – 44. Fig. 39, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) naviauxi Bílý, 1995, ♂ specimen, frontal aspect of head; Fig. 40, A. (H.) naviauxi Bílý, 1995, ♀ specimen, frontal aspect of head; Fig. 41, A. (H.) cadusiana sp. nov., ♂, holotype, frontal aspect of head; Fig. 43, the same, ventral side, view of central part of pro- and mesosternum; Fig. 42, A. (H.) cadusiana sp. nov., ♀, allotype, frontal aspect of head; Fig. 44, the same, ventral side, view of central part of pro- and mesosternum (A: prosternal process; B: mesosternum; C: procoxa; D: right protrochanter; E: left profemur; F: left mesocoxa).

FIGURES 17 – 20. Fig. 17, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) wethloi Obenberger, 1940, ♂ specimen, IRAN, (Fārs), 7 Km. W Dašt-e- Aržan, dorsal aspect, 4.8 mm; Fig. 18, the same, ventral aspect; Fig. 19, A. (H.) wethloi Obenberger, 1940, ♀ specimen, IRAN, (Esfahan), env. Keğān, dorsal aspect, 5.7 mm; Fig. 20, the same, ventral aspect.

FIGURES 33 – 38. Frontal aspect of head. Fig. 33, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) elamita sp. nov., ♂, holotype; Fig. 34, the same, ♀, allotype; Fig. 35, A. (H.) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904, ♂ specimen; Fig. 36, the same, ♀ specimen; Fig. 37, A. (H.) wethloi Obenberger, 1940, ♂ specimen; Fig. 38, the same, ♀ specimen.

FIGURES 25 – 28. Fig. 25, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) cadusiana sp. nov., ♂, holotype, dorsal aspect, 5.1 mm; Fig. 26, the same, ventral aspect; Fig. 27, A. (H.) cadusiana sp. nov., ♀, allotype, dorsal aspect, 4.1 mm; Fig. 28, the same, ventral aspect.

FIGURES 86 – 94. Intraspecific variability in ♂♂ specimens, dorsal aspect. Fig. 86, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) elamita sp. nov., paratype, (Iran, Kordestān prov., 22 km N Kāmyārān), 4.8 mm; Fig. 87, the same, 4.4 mm; Fig. 88, the same, (Iran, Lorestān prov., SW of Dorud), 4.7 mm; Fig. 89, A. (H.) cadusiana sp. nov., paratype, (Iran, Zanjan prov., ESE of Sorkhe Dizaj), 4.2 mm; Fig. 90, the same, 5.2 mm; Fig. 91, the same, 4.5 mm; Fig. 92, A. (H.) wethloi Obenberger, 1940, (Iran, Fārs prov., Kūh-e Mian Jangal), 5.6 mm; Fig. 93, the same, (Iran, Fārs prov., env. Sivand), 5.4 mm; Fig. 94, the same, (Iran, Būyer Ahmad-o-Kūhgīlūye prov., NW of Yasuj), 5.1 mm.

FIGURES 45 - 59. Fig. 45, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) elamita sp. nov., ♂, holotype, dorsal aspect of right antenna; Fig. 55, the same, right metatibia; Fig. 50, A. (H.) elamita sp. nov., ♀, allotype, dorsal aspect of right antenna; Fig. 46, A. (H.) schah Abeille, 1904, ♂ specimen, dorsal aspect of right antenna; Fig. 56, the same, right metatibia; Fig. 51, A. (H.) schah Abeille, 1904, ♀ specimen, dorsal aspect of right antenna; Fig. 47, A. (H.) wethloi Obenberger, 1940, ♂ specimen, dorsal aspect of right antenna; Fig. 57, the same, right metatibia; Fig. 52, A. (H.) wethloi Obenberger, 1940, ♀ specimen, dorsal aspect of right antenna; Fig. 48, A. (H.) cadusiana sp. nov., ♂, holotype, dorsal aspect of right antenna; Fig. 58, the same, right metatibia; Fig. 53, A. (H.) cadusiana sp. nov., ♀, allotype, dorsal aspect of right antenna; Fig. 49, A. (H.) naviauxi Bílý, 1995, ♂ specimen, dorsal aspect of right antenna; Fig. 59, the same, right metatibia; Fig. 54, A. (H.) naviauxi Bílý, 1995, ♀ specimen, dorsal aspect of right antenna.

FIGURES 60 – 69. Anal ventrites. Fig. 60, Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) elamita sp. nov., ♂, holotype; Fig. 61, the same, ♀, allotype; Fig. 62, A. (H.) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904, ♂ specimen; Fig. 63, the same, ♀ specimen; Fig. 64, A. (H.) wethloi Obenberger, 1940, ♂ specimen; Fig. 65, the same, ♀ specimen; Fig. 66, A. (H.) cadusiana sp. nov., ♂, holotype; Fig. 67, the same, ♀, allotype; Fig. 68, A. (H.) naviauxi Bílý, 1995, ♂ specimen; Fig. 69, the same, ♀ specimen.