Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) attenuata Fisher, 1922

Bílý, Svatopluk & Kubáň, Vítězslav, 2012, A revison of the genus Anthaxia from the Philippines (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2), pp. 433-442 : 435-436

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) attenuata Fisher, 1922 , stat. restit.

( Figs. 1 , 14 )

Anthaxia attenuata Fisher, 1922: 13 . Type locality: Philippines, southeastern Negros Island, Mt. Talinis, ca. 9º15′N 123º11′E.

Anthaxia attenuata: OBENBERGER (1930) : 546 (catalogue).

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) attenuata: BÍLÝ (1989) : 386 (taxonomy, synonym of aeneocuprea ); BÍLÝ (1997): 14, 48 (catalogue, synonym of aeneocuprea ); BELLAMY (2008): 1343 (catalogue, synonym of aeneocuprea ).

Type specimen studied. HOLOTYPE (by monotypy):♂ (USNM, type no. USNMN 24667) ( Fig. 1 ), PHILIPPINES: NEGROS: “Cuernos Mts. [= Cuernos de Negros, now Mt.Talinis, ca. 9º15′N 123º11′E] [p] / [SE] Negros, [C. F.] Baker [leg.] [p] // 83118 [h] // Type No. / 24667 / U.S. N.M. [p+h, red label] // Anthaxia / attenuata / Fisher [h]”.

Diagnosis. Small, navicular, bronze with blue-green frons and blue-green tinge around scutellum; pronotum laterally widely rounded, distinctly wider than elytra; aedeagus subcylindrical, parameres slightly enlarged at posterior fourth ( Fig. 14 ).

Differential diagnosis. Aedeagus generally very similar to that of Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) boettcheri but less cylindrical and somewhat swollen at posterior third ( Figs. 14 vs. 13); fine denticulation at posterior half of parameres very fine, situated on the dorsal surface.

Remarks. In the revision of Anthaxia from Taiwan ( BÍLÝ 1989), A. (H.) attenuata was erroneously synonymised with A. (H.) aeneocuprea . Now, having the possibility to study types of both species side by side and after having studied hunderds of specimens from this group from southeastern Asia (see the Introduction) we see that they are two different, well defined although rather similar species. Anthaxia (H.) attenuata differs from A. (H.) aeneocuprea having a larger, more slender body, darker colouration, somewhat longer aedeagus and by the narower, more pointed median lobe. Anthaxia (H.) aeneocuprea seems to be an endemic species of Taiwan.

Distribution. Philippines (Negros).

Figures

Figs. 1–6. Habitus. 1 – Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) attenuata Fisher, 1922, holotype (♂, 4.0 mm, Negros); 2 – A. (H.) boettcheri Obenberger, 1928, lectotype (♂, 5.0 mm, Luzon); 3 – A. (H.) mindanaoensis Fisher, 1922, holotype (♀, 3.5 mm, Mindanao); 4 – A. (H.) boettcheri (♂, 3.9 mm, Luzon, Abra province); 5 – A. (H.) boettcheri (♀, 4.7 mm, Luzon, Abra province); 6 – A. (H.) mindanaoensis (♂, 3.5 mm, Mindoro).

Figs. 7–14. 7–9 – Habitus. 7 – Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) palawanensis sp. nov., holotype (♂, 3.6 mm, Palawan); 8 – A. (H.) philippinensis sp. nov., holotype (♂, 3.6 mm, Sibuyan); 9 – A. (H.) philippinensis sp. nov., allotype (♀, 3.9 mm, Luzon). 10–14 – Aedeagi (not in the scale). 10 – A. (H.) palawanensis sp. nov., holotype; 11 – A. (H.) mindanaoensis Fisher, 1922, Mindoro; 12 – A. (H.) philippinensis sp. nov., holotype; 13 – A. (H.) boettcheri Obenberger, 1928, Luzon, Abra province; 14 – A. (H.) attenuata Fisher, 1922, holotype, Negros.