Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) kheiliana

Ỹ, Svatopluk Bíl, 2008, A revision of the Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) kheiliana Obenberger, 1931 species-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Zootaxa 1816, pp. 44-56 : 46-47

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

1 Slender, bronze, frons of male green, frons of female bronze, posterior pronotal angles red-bronze; vertex as wide as width of eye; pronotum as wide as elytra, 1.6–1.7 times as wide as long, lateral pronotal margins nearly straight; elytra twice as long as wide; male metatibiae (Fig. 12); aedeagus ( Fig. 17 ); 5.0– 7.6 mm; Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya..................................................................... ....................................................................................... A. teloukatiae Descarpentries & Bruneau de Miré

- Short, robust, often wedge-shaped, black, dark bronze or bronze; frons of both sexes concolorous; vertex 0.6–0.8 times as wide as width of eye; pronotum distinctly wider than elytra, 1.8–2.2 times as wide as long, lateral pronotal margins widely rounded; elytra short, uneven, 1.7–1.8 times as long as wide.......2

2 Frons only slightly convex with relatively short white pubescence; pronotum 1.8–1.9 times as wide as long, elytra only slightly wedge-shaped, apical 1/3 of elytral margins with fine serration; male metatibiae (Fig. 7); aedeagus without dorsal fields of bristles ( Fig. 13 ); 5.5–6.2 mm; Ethiopia, Somalia A. dauensis Obenberger

- Frons moderately or strongly convex with rather long, white or cream-white pubescence; pronotum 1.9– 2.2 times as wide as long; elytra usually strongly wedge-shaped (exceptionally subparallel e.g. A. zambiana sp. nov.), apical 1/3 of elytral margins with rough serration; aedeagus always with dorsal fields of bristles (Figs. 4, 14–18)..............................................................................................................................3

3 Frons strongly convex (Fig. 5); pronotum 2.2 times as wide as long with very fine, ocellate sculpture; elytra only slightly wedge-shaped, with very fine, simple punctation; male unknown; 7.6 mm; Zimbabwe.............................................................................................................................. A. bambisina Obenberger

- Frons moderately convex (Fig. 1); pronotum 1.9–2.1 times as wide as long with fine but quite distinct, ocellate sculpture; elytra wedge-shaped (except for A. zambiana , sp. nov.) with distinct, well-developed punctation .................................................................................................................................................. 4

4 Bright bronze, rarely dark bronze, lustrous; frontal pubescence cream-white or yellow, pronotum 1.9–2.0 times as wide as long; male mesotibiae slender, slightly curved, male metatibiae (Fig. 8); aedeagus ( Fig. 14 ); 5.3–7.0 mm; Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania................................................................. A. occulta , sp. nov.

- Black or dark bronze, less lustrous; frontal pubescence white, pronotum 2.0–2.1 times as wide as long; aedeagus of a different form (Figs. 4, 15–16, 18)........................................................................................5

5 Antescutellar portion of pronotum with transverse sculpture consisting of transversely enlarged cells with large central grains; elytra more acuminate apically (Fig. 1); male mesotibiae thick, strongly curved, male metatibiae (Fig. 6); aedeagus (Fig. 4); 6.7–9.2 mm; Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania A. kheiliana Obenberger

- Antescutellar portion of pronotum with fine, rounded cells with small central grains; elytra less acuminate apically; male mesotibiae slender, nearly straight, male metatibiae (Figs. 9–11); aedeagus of a different

form ( Figs. 15–16, 18 )................................................................................................................................6 6 Elytra nearly subparallel, frons more convex; lateral pronotal margins regularly rounded; lateroposterior pronotal depressions nearly indistinct; male metatibiae (Fig. 10); aedeagus short, spindle-shaped ( Fig. 18 ); 6.8–7.1 mm; Zambia......................................................................................... A. zambiana , sp. nov.

- Elytra wedge-shaped, frons moderately convex; lateral pronotal margins not regularly rounded, sometimes nearly angulate; lateroposterior pronotal depressions wide, shallow; male metatibiae (Figs. 9, 11); aedeagus not spindle-shaped ( Figs. 15–16 ).................................................................................................7

7 Black, lustrous with very slight metallic tinge; elytra distinctly uneven with wide, rather deep depressions; male metatibiae (Fig. 9); aedeagus ( Fig. 15 ); 7.2–7.7 mm; Tanzania............... A. impressipennis , sp. nov.

- Black-bronze, rather mat, pronotum with slight red lustre; elytra only slightly uneven, with very shallow depressions; male metatibiae (Fig. 11); aedeagus ( Fig. 16 ); 7.0– 7.5 mm; Yemen....... A. nasheri , sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 18. Male genitalia. 13. Anthaxia (H.) dauensis Obenberger, 1924, syntype; 14. A. (H.) occulta sp. nov., holotype; 15. A. (H.) impressipennis sp. nov., holotype; 16. A. (H.) nasheri sp. nov., holotype; 17. A. (H.) teloukatiae Descarpentries & Bruneau de Miré, 1963, holotype; 18. A. (H.) zambiana sp. nov., holotype; a—dorsal view, b—lateral view.