Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) holmi Levey & Volkovitsh, 1996

Volkovitsh, Mark G., 2012, Polycestinae (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) of Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 195-208 : 199

Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) holmi Levey & Volkovitsh, 1996

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Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) holmi Levey & Volkovitsh, 1996: 144 , Figs. 3, 9, 10 (original description).

Type material. HOLOTYPE: J ( BMNH), [ YEMEN] Socotra, Hadibo Plain, Ras H.M., Foothills 400 m, 30.iv.1967, K. Guichard // B.M. 1967-455 . PARATYPES (3 ♀♀): Socotra, Hadibo Plain, Kalansiya S.L. , 25.iii.1967, K. Guichard (2 ♀♀ BMNH) ; same label, 0–500’, 30.iv.1967, K. Guichard (1 ♀ BMNH) .

Additional material examined (n = 25). YEMEN: Socotra Island : Ayhaft, 15.iii.2000, V. Bejček & K. Šťastný leg. (1 spec. VKCB; 1 J microslide # 1731 ZIN) ; [Wadi] Ayhaft , 200 m, 12°36.5′ N, 53°58.9′ E, 7–8.xi.2010, L. Purchart leg. (1 ♀ NMPC) ; Calanthia , 29–30.iii.2000, V.Bejček & K. Šťastný leg. (1 spec. VKCB) ; Es Gedo (wadi), 24.ii.2000, V.Bejček & K. Šťastný leg.(1 spec. VKCB) ; Firmihin , 400–500 m, 12°28′27″ N, 54°0′54″ E, 6–7.ii.2010, yellow traps, L. Purchart & J. Vybíral leg. (1 ♀ NMPC) ; Hadiboh env., 21.xi.–12.xii.2003, 12°65′02″ N, 54°02′04″ E, 10–100 m ( GPS), P. Kabátek leg., ex larve // Croton socotranus // Yemen, Soqotra, 2003 expedition J. Farkač, P. Kabátek & D. Král (1 ♀ NMPC; 2 spec. ZIN) ; Noged , 12°318′ N, 53°678′ E ( GPS), 250 m, 27.ii.–1.iii.2000, V. Bejček & K. Šťastný leg. (7 spec. VKCB; 5 spec. ZIN) ; Qualentiah env., slopes 5 km SE from Quaysoh, 12°39′691′′ N, 053°26′658′′ E, 4–5.vi.2010, V. Hula & J. Niedobová leg. (1 ♀ NMPC) ; Qalansiyah env., N slopes Khayrha mts. 9–10.xii.2003, 12°38′50″ N, 53°27′45″ E, 85–592 m ( GPS), P. Kabátek leg., ex larve // Croton socotranus // Yemen, Soqotra, 2003 expedition J. Farkač, P. Kabátek & D. Král (1 spec. NMPC) ; Wadi Daneghan , 4.x.1999, A. v. Harten (1 spec. GMCC) ; Zerik , 25–27.iii.2001, V. Bejček & K. Šťastný leg. (1 spec. VKCB) .

Host plant. Croton socotranus Balf. f. (Euphorbiales, Euphorbiaceae ) (first record). Distribution. Yemen: Socotra Island.

Figures

Figs. 14–17. Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya), dorsal view. 14 – A. holmi Levey & Volkovitsh, 1996 (8.8 mm); 15 – A. kabateki sp. nov., holotype (5.4 mm); 16 – A. hadiboe sp. nov., holotype (3.4 mm); 17 – A. socotraensis sp. nov., paratype (6.2 mm).

Figs. 18–30. Polycestinae, aedeagi and ovipositor, dorsal view. 18, 19 – Pseudocastalia socotra (Zabransky, 2004), paratype (18 – tegmen, 1.8 mm; 19 – penis, 1.4 mm); 20, 21 – Strigoptera bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (20 – tegmen, 3.2 mm; 21 – penis, 2.7 mm); 22, 23 – Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) holmi Levey & Volkovitsh, 1996 (microslide # 1731) (22 – tegmen, 2.0 mm; 23 – penis, 1.5 mm); 24, 25 – A.(A.) kabateki sp. nov., paratype (microslide # 1876) (24 – tegmen, 1.45 mm; 25 – penis, 1.2 mm); 26, 27 – A. (A.) hadiboe sp. nov., paratype (microslide # 1879) (26 – tegmen, 1.4 mm; 27 – penis, 0.8 mm); 28, 29 – A. (A.) socotraensis sp. nov., paratype (microslide # 1880) (28 – tegmen, 1.7 mm; 29 – penis, 1.3 mm); 30 – A. (A.) kabateki sp. nov., paratype (microslide # 1877), ovipositor (1.9 mm).

Figs. 1–13. Pseudocastalia and Strigoptera spp. 1–10 – Pseudocastalia socotra (Zabransky, 2004), paratypes: 1 – dorsal view, male (12.2 mm); 2 – dorsal view, female (18.2 mm); 3, 4 – lateral view, male; 5 – frontal view, male; 6 – pronotum, male, dorsal view; 7 – left antenna, male, ventral view; 8 – hind tarsus, male, dorsal view; 9 – hind tarsus, male, ventral view; 10 – apical part of male abdomen. 11 – Strigoptera bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1758), apical part of male abdomen. 12 – Pseudocastalia penrithae Holm, 1982, holotype, wing. 13 – Strigoptera obsoleta Chevrolat, 1841, wing.