Anthelephila walkeri (Pic, 1895)

Kejval, Zbyněk & Cz, Domažlice, 2012, Studies on the genus Anthelephila (Coleoptera: Anthicidae). 12. Review of the species from Yemen, including Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 347-363 : 362

Anthelephila walkeri (Pic, 1895)

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Material examined. YEMEN: 1 J 1♀, Kawr Sayban mt. , NW of Al Mukalla, 14°37′N 49°03′E, at light, 29.iii.2007, M. Rejzek leg. ( ZKDC) ; 1J 3♀♀, dtto, 575 m, S. Kadlec leg.( ZKDC, NMPC) ; 1J, Jabal Bura , NEE Al Hudaydah, 14°53′N 43°26′E, 557 m, 21.iii.2007, S. Kadlec leg. ( ZKDC) ; 1 J 1 ♀, Lahij gov., Wadi Am Rija, W of Lahij Al Hutah by road, 13°01′57′′ N 44°33′30′′ [GPS], 297 m, 25.–26.x.2007, A. Reiter leg. ( ZKDC) .

Remarks. Species described from Aden and Perim in Yemen, and known so far only from this country and Saudi Arabia ( KEJVAL 2002). It was redescribed by KEJVAL (2002), including designation of a lectotype for the specimen collected on the island of Perim.

Figures

Figs. 17–24. Anthelephila spp., body in dorsal view. 17 – A. anceyi rathjensi (Pic, 1957), female, Wadi Zabid; 18 – A. bispilifasciata bispilifasciata (Pic, 1897), female, Turbah; 19 – same species, male, Lawdar; 20 – A. caeruleipennis (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849), male, Lawdar; 21 – A. paolii (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1928), male, Sana’a; 22 – A. pilitarsis sp. nov., holotype; 23 – A. praefecta sp. nov., paratype, female, Jabal Bura; 24 – A. walkeri (Pic, 1895), male, Al Mukalla.