Anthia cinctipennis Lequien, 1832

Mawdsley, Jonathan R., Erwin, Terry L., Sithole, Hendrik, Mawdsley, James L. & Mawdsley, Alice S., 2011, The genus Anthia Weber in the Republic of South Africa, Identification, distribution, biogeography, and behavior (Coleoptera, Carabidae), ZooKeys 143, pp. 47-81 : 55-57

Anthia cinctipennis Lequien, 1832 Figures 18-22303438

Anthia cinctipennis Lequien (1832:unpaginated).

Anthia hottentota Olliff (1889:368-369), synonymized by Csiki (1929:378).

Anthia limbipennis Chaudoir (1861:567), synonymized by Csiki (1929:378).

Anthia pachyoma Chaudoir (1883:26), synonymized by Csiki (1929:378)

Type Locality.

"Cap de Bonne-Espérance” (= Cape of Good Hope).

Type Depository.

Anthia cinctipennis , Anthia limbipennis , and Anthia pachyoma , Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Anthia hottentota , Hope Department of Entomology, University Museum, Oxford University.

Diagnosis.

Easily separated from Anthia thoracica by the lack of large round or ovate setal patches on the pronotum, and easily separated from Anthia maxillosa by the presence of a band of white setae along the lateral margins of the elytra. Less easily separated from Anthia circumscripta , although unrubbed specimens of the latter species always have scattered white setae on the lateral flanges of the pronotum. Male genitalia of Anthia circumscripta and Anthia cinctipennis are also diagnostic, with the aedeagus slender in Anthia cinctipennis and stouter and more robust in Anthia circumscripta (Figures 30, 21). Judging by the number of museum specimens examined, Anthia cinctipennis is also much more frequently encountered in RSA than Anthia circumscripta , which is known from relatively few specimens from RSA.

Description.

Body size massive, length of male 41.3-43.8 mm (exclusive of mandibles), length of female 43.5-48.8 mm. Integument black.

Head elongate, prognathous. Mandibles sexually dimorphic and as described for Anthia maxillosa except that right mandible of the male has a broad tooth along inner margin. Length of right mandible in male 8.9-10.7 mm. Palpi as in Anthia maxillosa . Antennae as described for Anthia thoracica , including vestiture. Eyes, frons, and vertex as described for Anthia thoracica .

Pronotum as in Anthia maxillosa , no dorsal setae present. Basal flange of pronotum well-developed in males; apex of this flange oblique or slightly curved. Pronotal surface markedly shining, with scattered small round punctures. Scutellum as in Anthia thoracica . Elytra broad, ovate and somewhat more flattened than in other sympatric Anthia species. Elytral sculpture and vestiture as in Anthia thoracica . Femora, tibiae, and tarsi as in Anthia maxillosa . Mesotibiae distinctly broadened at apex in both sexes, with a patch of short reddish setae on expanded portion.

Abdomen as in Anthia maxillosa . Abdominal sternum VII rounded but with a small shallow notch at tip in male, broadly rounded in female. Male aedeagus elongate, slender (Figure 30).

Variation.

Males exhibit considerable variation in the size and length of mandibles and in the size of the basal flange on the pronotum (Figures 18-20). Females also exhibit some variability in overall body size (Figure 21-22).

Adult activity patterns

Bimodal (Figure 38), with an activity peak from September-January in central and northeastern RSA (Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga Provinces) and another, smaller activity peak in July in the Kalahari Gemsbok Park and other areas in Northern Cape Province.

Material Examined.

131 pinned adult specimens from the following localities: Republic of South Africa: Eastern Cape Province: Cradock, Graaff Reinet, Grahamstown, 14 miles E Middelburg. Free State Province: Bothaville, Reddersburg, Smithfield. Gauteng Province: Bronkhorstspruit, Cullinan, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Rhenosterpoort, Valhalla, Zoutpan Pta. KwaZulu-Natal Province: Elandskraal, "E. Zululand." Limpopo Province: Dzombo Plots, Gravelotte, Grootdraai, Langjan Nature Reserve, Louis Trichardt, Messina, Nyandu Sandveld, Nylsvley, Penge, 20-26 km NE of Pietersburg, Pietersburg, Shilouvane, Warm Baths, Woodbush, Zoutpansberg. Mpumalanga Province: Barberton, Loskop, Lydenburg, Pilgrim’s Rest, Satara, Skukuza, Waterval, Waterval Pass. Northern Cape Province: Kimberley, Marydale, Richmond, 47 miles N of van Rhynsdorp, Kalahari Gemsbok Park: Farm Mara, 25 km S of Mata Mata, Mata Mata, Twee Rivieren. [Additional material was examined from Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.]