Anthelephila topali ( Uhmann, 1983 )

Kejval, Zbyněk & Cz, Domažlice, 2010, Studies on the genus Anthelephila (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) 11. New species and records from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Oman, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50 (1), pp. 189-234 : 223-224

Anthelephila topali ( Uhmann, 1983)

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: J, ‘ INDIA, Maharashtra, Bhaja , leg. Gy. Topál // No. 591 singled material 6.VIII.1967. // Typus [p, red label, black frame] // Formicomus topali n. sp. det. G. Uhmann 1982’ ( HNHM) . PARATYPES: 5 JJ 1 ♀, same data, except: Para-typus [p, red label, black frame] ( HNHM, ZKDC, ZSMC) ; 3 ♀♀, ‘ INDIA, Orissa, Daitari , leg. Gy. Topál // No. 92, beaten from bushes 29.XII.1966 // Para-typus [p, red label, black frame] // Formicomus topali n. sp. det. G. Uhmann 1982’ ( HNHM) ; 2 ♀♀, ‘ INDIA, Madhya Pradesh hilly area near town south of Jabalpur leg. Gy. Topál // No. 291 beaten material 1.IV.1967 // Para-typus [p, red label, black frame] // Formicomus topali n. sp. det. G. Uhmann 1982’ ( HNHM) .

Additional material examined. INDIA: MAHARASHTRA: 2 JJ, 120 km NE of Mumbai, Igatpuri env., 600 m, 19°42.17′N, 73°33.06′E, 1.–12.viii.2002, P. Šípek & M. Fikáček leg. ( ZKDC) ; 6 ♀♀, Pune distr., Lonavla, Bhushi dam, 12.–14.x.2005, L. Borowiec leg. ( DBET) ; 2♀♀, 4 km S of Lonavla, Bhushi dam env., 500 m, 12.–15.x.2005, J. Bezděk leg. ( ZKDC) ; 3♀♀, 40 km W of Pune, Mulshi env., 12.–15.x.2005, J. Bezděk leg.( ZKDC) ; 1J 12 ♀♀, Pune distr., Mulshi at Mulshi lake , 7.–11.x.2005, L. Borowiec leg. ( DBET) ; 4JJ 1♀, ca. 15 km E of Mahabaleshwar, E of Panchgani , 17°55′N, 73°49′E, table land slopes, ca. 1300 m, 3.–6.vi.2006, Z. Kejval lgt. ( ZKDC) ; 16 JJ 14 ♀♀, ca. 15 km N of Mahad , 18°12′N, 73°24′E, near river, ca. 20 m, 8.vi.2004, Z. Kejval leg. ( ZKDC) ; 24 JJ 19 ♀♀, 15 km N of Mahad, Raigarh Fort env., 18°14′N, 73°26′E, 250–500 m, 9.vi.2006, Z. Kejval lgt. ( ZKDC) ; 40 JJ 46 ♀♀, 30 km W of Pune, Mulshi env., 18°29′N, 73°30′E, ca. 700 m, 13.–16.vi.2006, Z. Kejval lgt. ( ZKDC) ; 9 JJ 4 ♀♀, ca. 20 km S of Pune, Purandhar env., 18°17′N, 73°58′E, ca. 900 m, 19.vi.2006, Z. Kejval lgt. ( ZKDC) ; 5 JJ 6 ♀♀, Chiplun env., 12.vi.2006, O. Šafránek leg. ( ZKDC) . MADHYA PRADESH: 28 JJ 52 ♀♀, ca. 60 km SW of Indore, Mandu env., 22°20′N, 75°26′E, W slope of table land, 22.–24.vi.2006, Z. Kejval leg. ( ZKDC) .

Distribution. India (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra) ( UHMANN 1983).

Remarks. The female paratypes from Orissa and Madhya Pradesh belong to 1–2 unknown species, differing mainly in the morphology of the pronotum (especially in lateral view) and the form of sternum and tergum VII. The record from Karnataka by UHMANN (1994) is based on a misidentified female specimen of an unknown species (deposited in ZKDC).