Cypholoba macilenta (Olivier, 1795)

Mawdsley, Jonathan R., Erwin, Terry L., Sithole, Hendrik & Mawdsley, Alice S., 2012, A synopsis of the genus Cypholoba Chaudoir (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Anthiini) known to occur in the Republic of South Africa, ZooKeys 181, pp. 23-43 : 30-31

Cypholoba macilenta (Olivier, 1795) Figs 17 32

Carabus macilentus Olivier (1795:26, pl. 11 f. 130, type locality "Cap de Bonne-Espérance,” holotype in Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris)

Polyhirma macilenta (Olivier) Péringuey (1896:348)

Cypholoba macilenta (Olivier) Strohmeyer (1928:335)

Diagnosis.

Apparent body length (ABL) 20-23 mm; similar to Cypholoba notata and Cypholoba oberthueri but differing from both species in the length of the elytral costae. The elytral costae are roughly equal in length in Cypholoba macilenta (see Fig. 17) while the lateral costae are distinctly longer than those on the disc in Cypholoba notata and Cypholoba oberthueri (see Figs 18-21). Adults could potentially also be confused with Cypholoba amatonga but that species lacks the patch of white pubescence at the apex of the elytra and the apical portion of the elytra is more rugosely punctate, not flat and strongly shining as in Cypholoba macilenta .

Materials examined.

127 specimens from the following localities: RSA: Eastern Cape Province: De la Rey. Free State Province: Boshof, Bothaville, H. F. Verwoerd Dam, Krugersdrift Dam. Gauteng Province: Bronkhorstspruit, Groenkloof, Johannesburg, Moloto, Muldersdrift, Pretoria, Randfontein, Rosslyn, Valhalla, Zoutpan. KwaZulu/Natal Province: Waterval. Limpopo Province: Messina, Moordrift, Pienaars River, Pietersburg, 20-26 km NE Pietersburg, Shilouvane, Woodbush. Mpumalanga Province: Lydenburg, Middelburg, 14 miles E Middelburg, Waterval Onder. Northern Cape Province: Kimberley, Niekerk’s Hope in Griqualand West, Vanwyksfontein Farm. North West Province: Lichtenburg, Marico, Rustenburg.