Anthaxia (Anthaxia) aterrima Kerremans, 1903

Obořil, Martin & Baňař, Petr, 2015, A new species of the genus Anthaxia (Anthaxia) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Republic of South Africa, Zootaxa 4027 (2), pp. 243-252 : 244-245

Anthaxia (Anthaxia) aterrima Kerremans, 1903

( Figs. 1–6 , 9, 11, 13, 15 , 17, 19 , 21, 22, 25, 27, 29 )

Anthaxia aterrima Kerremans, 1903: 172 , original description. Type locality: ‘Cap de Bonne-Espérance’ (Cape Province). Anthaxia aterrima Kerremans, 1914: 350 , original description ( Congo), junior homonym = Anthaxia peratra, Obenberger, 1928 , nom. nov.

Anthaxia (Anthaxia) braunsi: Obenberger, 1922: 122 –123, syn. nov. Type locality: ‘Willowmore, Capland’.

Type material examined. A aterrima : Lectotype by present designation, male: ‘Cap B. Sp. / Fairmaire [handwritten] // aterrima / Kerr. / Type [handwritten] // Kerremans. / 1903 -59. [printed] // Syntype [printed, circle label] // Type [printed, circle label] // LECTOTYPE / Anthaxia (s.str.) aterrima / Kerremans, 1903 // M. Obořil & P. Baňař des. 2015’ [printed red label] ( BMNH) [specimen card-mounted on triangular card, aedeagus dissected and glued on the same card]; paralectotype by present designation, female: ‘Cap B. Sp. / Moffarts [handwritten] // aterrima / Kerr. / Type [handwritten] // Kerremans. / 1903 -59. [printed] // Syntype [printed, circle label] // PARALECTOTYPE / Anthaxia (s.str.) aterrima / Kerremans, 1903 // M. Obořil & P. Baňař des. 2015’ [printed red label] ( BMNH) [specimen card-mounted on triangular card]; A. braunsi : Anthaxia (A.) braunsi : lectotype by present designation, male: ‘Willowmore / Capland / Dr. Brauns [printed] // TYPUS [printed red label] // Braunsi m. Type / Det. Dr. Obenberger [first line handwritten, second line printed] // Mus. Nat. Pragae / Inv 22786 [first line and ‘Inv’ printed, number handwritten] // LECTOTYPE / Anthaxia (s.str.) braunsi / Obenberger, 1922 // M. Obořil & P. Baňař des. 2015 [printed red label] // Anthaxia (s.str.) aterrima / Kerremans, 1903 // M. Obořil & P. Baňař det. 2015’ [printed white label, specimen card-mounted on triangular card (pinned originally), aedeagus dissected and glued on the same card] ( NMPC); paralectotypes by present designation, two females: ‘Willowmore / Capland / Dr. Brauns [printed] // TYPUS [printed red label] // Anthaxia / Braunsi m. Type / Det. Dr. Obenberger [first two lines handwritten, second line printed] // Mus. Nat. Pragae / Inv 22784; 22788 respectivelly [first line and ‘Inv’ printed, number handwritten] // PARALECTOTYPE / Anthaxia (s.str.) braunsi / Obenberger, 1922 // M. Obořil & P. Baňař des. 2015 [printed red label] // Anthaxia (s.str.) aterrima / Kerremans, 1903 // M. Obořil & P. Baňař det. 2015’ [printed white label, both specimens pinned] ( NMPC).

Other material examined. 15 ♂, 9 ♀ ‘ RSA. W Cape K Karoo. / LANGBERG env. / 24.xi.2002 / M.Snížek lgt. [printed] // Anthaxia (s.str.) / aterrima / det. M. Obořil 2015’ [printed] (13 ♂, 7 ♀ MOOC; 1 ♂, 1 ♀ MMBC); 2 ♂, 1 ♀ ‘ RSA. W CAPE / K KAROO mer. 15.xii.2002 / LANGBERG env. / M.Snížek lgt. [printed] // Anthaxia (s.str.) / aterrima / det. M. Obořil 2015’ [printed] (16 ♂, 10 ♀, MOOC; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, MMBC); ‘Cap Bonae Spei // Anthaxia / aterrima Kerr. / sensu J. Obenberger [both handwritten] // Anthaxia (s.str.) / aterrima / det. M. Obořil 2015’ [printed] ( NMPC); 2 ♀, ‘ RSA. W CAPE / K KAROO mer. / LANGBERG env. / 24.11.2002 / M.Snížek lgt. [printed] // Anthaxia (s.str.) / aterrima / det. M. Obořil 2015’ [printed] ( MKNC); 3 ♂, ‘ RSA. W CAPE / K KAROO mer. / LANGBERG env. / 15.12.2002 / M.Snížek lgt. [printed] // Anthaxia (s.str.) / aterrima / det. M. Obořil 2015’ [printed] ( MKNC); 1 ♂, ‘ RSA. W CAPE / KLEIN KAROO SE / Groot riv., 25.x.99 / leg.Halada // Anthaxia (s.str.) / aterrima / M. Obořil det. 2015’ [printed] ( MKNC); 1 ♀ ‘Dunbrody / E. Cape Prov. / 11. 1903 / J. O’Neil // Anthaxia / triangularis C. // Anthaxia (s.str.) / aterrima / det. M. Obořil 2015’ [printed] ( MNHN); 2 ♀ ‘Dunbrody / E. Cape Prov. / 11. 1902 / J. O’Neil // Anthaxia / consobrina [?, handwritten, very badly readable] // Anthaxia (s.str.) / aterrima / det. M. Obořil 2015’ [printed] ( MNHN) [both specimens glued on the same card]; 2 ♂ ‘Dunbrody / E. Cape Prov. / 10. 1901 / J. O’Neil // Anthaxia / triangularis C. // Anthaxia (s.str.) / aterrima / det. M. Obořil 2015’ [printed] ( MNHN) [specimens mounted separately, cards pinned on the same pin]; 1 ♀ ‘Cap B. Esp. [handwritten] / Reflexa / Klug. [handwritten] / Ex. Musaeo / Mniszech [printed] // Thunbergii / Gory / Cap. B. Esp.

Type [handwritten] // Muséum Paris / Coll. R. Oberthür [printed] // Anthaxia / (s.str.) / aterrima / Kerr. / Sv. Bílý det. 2009 [partly printed and handwritten] // Anthaxia (s.str.) / aterrima / det. M. Obořil 2015’ [printed] ( MNHN) [specimen pinned].

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. 1, 3, Anthaxia (s. str.) aterrima Kerremans, 1903, male lectotype, (5.99 mm); 2, 4, Anthaxia (s. str.) braunsi Obenberger, 1922 b, male lectotype, (6.14 mm); 1, 2, dorsal habitus and dissected aedeagus; 3, 4, original labels.

FIGURES 5 – 8. 5 – 6, Anthaxia (s. str.) aterrima Kerremans, 1903, male (6.19 mm); 7 – 8, Anthaxia (s. str.) kamieserrima Obořil & Baňař, 2015, male holotype, (6.84 mm); 5, 7, dorsal habitus; 6, 8, ventral habitus.

FIGURES 9 – 16. 9, 11, 13, 15, Anthaxia (s. str.) aterrima Kerremans, 1903, male; 10, 12, 14, 16, Anthaxia (s. str.) kamieserrima sp. nov. Obořil & Baňař, 2015, male holotype; 9 – 10, head and pronotum, lateral view; 11 – 12, head, strictly dorsal view; 13 – 14, right antenna, dorsal view; 15 – 16, pronotum, dorsal view. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 17 – 20. 17, 19, Anthaxia (s. str.) aterrima Kerremans, 1903, male; 18, 20, Anthaxia (s. str.) kamieserrima Obořil & Baňař, 2015, male holotype; 17 – 18, pronotum, dorsal view; 19 – 20, elytra, dorsal view. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 21 – 30. 21, 22, 25, 27, Anthaxia (s. str.) aterrima Kerremans, 1903, male; 29, Anthaxia (s. str.) aterrima Kerremans, 1903, female, 23, 24, 26, 28, Anthaxia (s. str.) kamieserrima sp. nov. Obořil & Baňař, 2015, male holotype; 30, Anthaxia (s. str.) kamieserrima sp. nov. Obořil & Baňař, 2015, female paratype; 21, 23, aedeagus, dorsal view; 22, 24, median lobe of aedeagus, dorsal view; 25, 26, right hind leg, postero-ventral view; 27 – 30, anal ventrite. Scale bars in mm.