Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) patrizii Théry, 1938

Bílý, Svatopluk & Sakalian, Vladimir P., 2014, A revision of the Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) mashuna species-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54 (2), pp. 605-621 : 618-619

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) patrizii Théry, 1938

( Figs 7, 8 , 15, 26 )

Anthaxia patrizii Théry, 1938: 268 . Type locality: ދ Sohna [nowadays Ain Sokhna in Suez Governorate, approximately 29°38ƍN 32°20ƍE]ތ.

Anthaxia patrizii: ALFIERI (1976) : 105 (monograph).

Anthaxia (Anthaxia) patrizii: BÍLÝ (1997) : 31, 102 (catalogue); BÍLÝ (1999): 237 (catalogue); BÍLÝ (2006): 372 (catalogue); BELLAMY (2008): 1446 (catalogue).

Type material examined. PARATYPE: J, ދ Egypte [p], Sohna [h] // Anthaxia patrizii Théry , Paratype [h]ތ ( MNHN). Additional material examined. EGYPT: RED SEA GOVERNORATE: Marsa Alam,Abou Gimal,Wadi Massa, 2♀♀ (ex larva 20.viii.2005 from Acacia e [h] renbergiana), P.Rapuzzi leg.( MKNC, GMCI); Marsa Alam,Abou Goushum, 1J (ex larva, 20.viii.2005 from Acacia sp. sfarf.), P. Rapuzzi leg. ( NMPC); WƗdi Abu Ghousun, 10–20.iii.2004, 1♀ (ex larva x.2004 from Acacia raddiana ), Sama leg. ( DBRI); NP WƗdi Jimal, WƗdi El Reada 24°13ƍ162ƎN 35°11ƍ18ƎE, 250 m, 8.ii.2005, 2JJ 4♀♀ (ex larva 23.vi.2005 from Acacia raddiana ), D. Baiocchi leg. ( DBRC); NP WƗdi Jimal, WƗdi Abnj Ghnjsun, 280 m, 7.ii.2005, 24°24ƍ00ƎN 35°01ƍ42ƎE, 2 JJ 4 ♀♀ (ex larva 31.v.–7.vii.2005 from Acacia raddiana ), D. Baiocchi leg. ( DBRI); Red Sea, Wadi Gemal Protect., Wadi Abu Goushum, 15.ii.2004, 2 ♀♀ (ex larva 24.vi.–ix.2004 from Acacia tortilis / raddiana ), G. Magnani leg. ( GMCI); Red Sea, 18 km W.Marsa Alam, 14.iii.2004, 4 JJ 3 ♀♀ (ex larva 24.vi.–6.viii.2004 from Acacia tortilis / raddiana ), G. Magnani leg. ( GMCI); Red Sea, Wadi Gemal Prot., Wadi Abu Goushum, 15.iii.2004, 1 ♀ (ex larva vii.2004 from Acacia raddiana ), G. Sama leg. ( GMCI).

Diagnosis. Rather large (8.5–9.5 mm), lustrous, bright bronze, nearly subparallel species ( Fig. 7 ); lateral pronotal margins rounded; transverse rugae on pronotum laterally bent, directed towards anterior angles ( Fig. 8 ); elytra 1.9 times as long as wide, slightly uneven with very weak lateral, longitudinal depression bearing the same sculpture like rest of elytra; humeral swellings well-de¿ned, slightly projecting beyond outline of elytra; elytral epipleura very narrow, parallel-sided, nearly reaching elytral apex; tooth on inner margin of male metatibiae only weakly de¿ned ( Fig. 26 ); aedeagus without blister-like tubercles on ventral surface ( Fig. 15 ).

Bionomy. Larva develops under the bark of dead branches of Acacia ehrenbergiana Hayne , A. raddiana Savi and A. tortilis (Forsskal) ( Fabaceae : Mimosoideae ). According to Baiocchi (pers. comm.) the larvae seem to be rather sparse in the wood and the twigs are infested only by a low number of larvae.

Distribution. Egypt ( THÉRY 1938, present paper) and? Israel ( BELLAMY 2008).

Remarks. This species strongly resembles small, cupreous species of the genus Chalcogenia Saunders, 1871 . BELLAMY (2008) recorded this species also from Israel but without any citation. The type specimens were reared from dead branches of Acacia tortilis by A. Rabinovith and the holotype was deposited in the collection of A. Al¿eri ( THÉRY 1938). The Al¿eri collection was purchased by Georg Frey and is nowadays housed in Naturhistorisches Museum in Basel, unfortunately we were unable to ¿nd the holotype there. Distribution of this species seems to be limited only to a small region near the Red Sea.

Anthaxia (H.) patrizii was so far treated in the subgenus Anthaxia s. str., e.g. BÍLÝ (1997, 1999, 2006) and BELLAMY (2008). Based on a study of the paratype specimen and recently collected material we found that this species possesses all principal characters of the subgenus Haplanthaxia Reitter, 1911 such as the form of the elytral epipleura, male metatibiae, female anal ventrite, and the aedeagus. Therefore we transfer A. patrizii to the subgenus Haplanthaxia .

Figures

Figs 7–12. 7–8 – Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) mashuna Obenberger, 1931 species-group, dorsal aspects. 7 – A. (H.) patrizii Théry, 1938, male (Egypt: Wadi Jimal), 9.1 mm; 8 – the same, pronotum. 9–12 – male genitalia (a – dorsal, b – lateral). 9 – A. (Haplanthaxia) jendeki sp. nov., holotype; 10 – A. (H.) nigroaenea sp. nov., holotype; 11 – A. (H.) convexiptera sp. nov., holotype; 12 – A. (H.) puchneri sp. nov., holotype. Figs 7–8 – photo by D. Baiocchi.

Figs 13– 26. 13–15 – male genitalia (a – dorsal, b – lateral, c – ventral). 13 – Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) mashuna Obenberger, 1931, lectotype; 14 – A. (H.) ennediana Descarpentries & Mateu, 1965 (Kenya: Nguni); 15 – A. (H.) patrizii Théry, 1938 (Egypt:Wadi Jimal).16–19 – anal ventrites (not to scale). 16 – A. (H.) jendeki sp. nov., holotype, male; 17 – A. (H.) jendeki sp. nov., allotype, female; 18 – A. (H.) nigroaenea sp. nov., allotype, female; 19 – A. (H.) convexiptera sp. nov., allotype, female.20–26 – male metatibiae. 20 – A. (H.) jendeki sp. nov., holotype; 21 – A. (H.) nigroaenea sp. nov., holotype; 22 – A. (H.) convexiptera sp. nov., holotype; 23 – A. (H.) puchneri sp. nov., holotype; 24 – A. (H.) mashuna Obenberger, 1931, lectotype; 25 – A. (H.) ennediana Descarpentries & Mateu, 1965 (Kenya: Nguni); 26 – A. (H.) patrizii Théry, 1938 (Egypt: Wadi Jimal).