Anilaroides brasiliensis ( Kerremans, 1897 )

Bílý, Svatopluk, 2012, A revision of the genera Anilaroides Théry, 1934, stat. nov. and Tetragonoschema Thomson, 1857 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini), Zootaxa 3521, pp. 1-38 : 5

Anilaroides brasiliensis ( Kerremans, 1897)

( Figs. 1 , 41 , 67 )

Anilara brasiliensis Kerremans, 1897: 15 . Type locality: Brazil, Bahia, San Antonio da Barra.

Anilara brasiliensis: Kerremans, 1903: 170 ; Blackwelder, 1944: 315 (checklist).

Tetragonoschema brasiliensis: Obenberger, 1930: 568 (catalogue).

Tetragonoschema (Anilaroides) brasiliensis: Théry, 1934: 15 (comment, new subgen.); Théry, 1944: 13 (key, redescription); Bellamy, 2008: 1518 (brasiliense, catalogue).

Type specimens studied (number of syntypes unknown). Lectotype ( Fig. 1 ), here designated (male, MNHN): “S.[an] Antonio da Barra, Pr.[ovince] de Bahia, Gounelle , xi.–xii.[18]88 [p] // Anilara Brasiliensis n. sp. [h] Kerremans det. [p] // Museum Paris, coll. E. Gounelle 1915 [p] // Tetragonoschema Brasiliensis Kerr. [h] Type [p]” ; 2 paralectotypes, here designated (males, BMNH): “S.[an] Antonio da Barra, Pr.[ovince] de Bahia, Gounelle , xi.–xii. [18]88 [p] // Syntype [p, blue-framed, rounded] // Brasiliensis Kerr. Type [h] // nec Anilara , Tetragonoschema [h] Théry det. [p]” ; 2 paralectotypes, here designated (males, MFCB): “ S.[an] Antonio da Barra, Pr.[ovince] de Bahia, Gounelle , xi.–xii.[18]88 [p] // Tetragonoschema Brasiliensis Kerr. [h] paratype [p]”.

Further specimens studied. BRAZIL. BAHIA:, San Antonio da Barra, 1890, Ch. Pujol leg. (2 males, NMPC) ; no precise data, Dr. Lotte coll. (1 male, ISNB) ; San Antonio da Barra, Gounelle, xi.–xii.1888 (2 males, 1 female, MNHN) .

Diagnosis

Elongate, Anthaxia -like, black species with blue-violet or purple tinge; frons and anterior pronotal angles with white pubescence, remainder of pronotum and elytra asetose; entire dorsal surface with very fine sculpture and silky lustre; pronotal ocellation fine with basal microsculpture, cells with tiny central granules; lateroposterior pronotal depressions well-developed; humeral portion of elytra with indistinct ocellate sculpture, remainder of elytra with very fine, rugose sculpture and dense microsculpture; apex of each elytron widely rounded; aedeagus rather short, parameres widened posteriorly with narrow, pointed tips, median lobe wide, pointed apically ( Fig. 67 ).

Length: 4.0– 4.3 mm.

Since the number of syntypes is unknown I hereby designate the male from MNHN as the lectotype and specimens from BMNH (2 males) and MFCB (2 males) as the paralectotypes of Anilara Brasiliensis Kerremans.

Bionomy. Unknown.

Sexual dimorphism. The female differs from the male only in the purple lustre of the dorsal surface.

Distribution. So far known only from the type locality: Brazil, Prov. Bahia.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 9. Historical types: 1 — Anilara brasiliensis Kerremans, 1897, lectotype, 4.1 mm; 2 — Tetragonoschema (Anilaroides) grouvellei Théry, 1944, holotype, 3.3 mm; 3 — T. patagonicum Obenberger, 1922, lectotype, 4.6 mm; 4 — T. torresi Cobos, 1959, holotype, 3.7 mm; 5 — T. aeneum Kerremans, 1899, lectotype, 4.1 mm; 6 — T. opacicollis Théry, 1944, holotype, 4.2 mm; 7 — T. paraguayense Obenberger, 1930, lectotype, 4.2 mm; 8 — T. tigrense Obenberger, 1947, lectotype, 4.0 mm; 9 — T. alvarengai Cobos, 1972, holotype paratype, 3.5 mm.

FIGURES 37 – 45. 37 – 40. Historical types: 37 — Tetragonoschema fallaciosum Théry, 1944, paratype, 5.5 mm; 38 — T. santafeanum Obenberger, 1947, lectotype, 4.2 mm; 39 — T. vianai Obenberger, 1947, lectotype, 4.1 mm; 40 — T. monrosi Cobos, 1949, holotype, 4.5 mm. 41 – 45. Habitus: 41 — Anilaroides brasiliensis (Kerremans, 1897), male, 4.3 mm (Brasil, S. Antonio da Barra); 42 — T. (Patagoschema) cobosi sp. nov., male, 2.7 mm (paratype); 43 — T. (Tetragonoschema) aeneum Kerremans, 1899, male, 4.5 mm (Paraguay, Serro Acahay); 44 — T. (T.) barriesi sp. nov., male, 5.0 mm (paratype); 45 — T. (T.) cupreocingulatum Hoscheck, 1931, male, 3.7 mm (Paraguay, Loma Plata).

FIGURES 64 – 71. Aedeagi: 64 – Tetragonoschema (T.) aeneum Kerremans, 1899 (Paraguay, Serro Acahay); 65 – T. (T.) nanum Obenberger, 1922 (lectotype); 66 – T. (T.) undatum (Steinheil, 1874) (holotype); 67 – Anilaroides brasiliensis (Kerremans, 1897) (lectotype); 68 — T. (T.) alvarengai Cobos, 1972 (paratype); 69 — T. (T.) darlingtoni Théry, 1944 (lectotype); 70 — T. (T.) quadratum (Buquet, 1841) (lectotype); 71 — T. (T.) purpurascens Kerremans, 1897 (Paraguay, San Pedro).