Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) egena Kerremans, 1913

Bílý, Svatopluk, 2015, On the species of the genus Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829 described by A. Théry from Angola in 1947 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Anthaxiini), Zootaxa 4028 (2), pp. 246-256 : 249-251

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Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) egena Kerremans, 1913 View in CoL

( Figs. 9–11 View FIGURES 9 – 11 )

Anthaxia egena Kerremans, 1913: 442 View in CoL . Type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Katanga Province: Kundelungu National Park.

Anthaxia egena: Schouteden, 1916: 329 View in CoL (check list); Obenberger, 1930: 541 (catalogue); Burgeon, 1941: 189, 192 (monograph).

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) egena: Bílý, 1996: 27 View in CoL (synonymy); 1997: 20, 67 (catalogue); Bellamy, 2008: 1383 (catalogue;); Bílý & Kubáň, 2010: 33 (revision).

Anthaxia decimata Théry, 1947: 14 View in CoL , fig. 35, syn. nov. Type locality: Angola, Cubango.

Anthaxia decimata: Ferreira, 1965: 850 View in CoL (catalogue).

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) decimata: Bílý, 1997: 19 View in CoL , 64 (catalogue); 1999: 230 (note); Bellamy, 2008: 1378 (catalogue); Bílý & Kubáň, 2010: 33 (synonym of A. egena View in CoL ).

Anthaxia nerissa Obenberger, 1931: 107 View in CoL ; Type locality: Zambia (“ Rhodesien ”).

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) nerissa: Bílý, 1997: 30 View in CoL , 96 (catalogue): Bellamy, 2008: 1434 (catalogue); Bílý & Kubáň, 2010: 33 (synonym of A. egena View in CoL ).

Anthaxia rhodesiae Obenberger, 1924: 80 View in CoL ; Type locality: Zimbabwe (“ Rhodesia ”).

Anthaxia rhodesiae: Obenberger, 1928: 230 View in CoL (taxonomy); 1930: 544 (catalogue); 1931: 91 (distribution).

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) rhodesiae: Bellamy, et al. 1988 View in CoL : 79 (distribution); Bílý, 1997: 34, 109 (catalogue); Bellamy, 2008: 1461 (catalogue); Bílý & Kubáň, 2010: 33 (synonym of A. egena View in CoL ).

Anthaxia sordidicolor Obenberger, 1924: 79 View in CoL . Type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo [“Französisch Kongo ”].

Anthaxia sordidicolor: Obenberger, 1928: 231 View in CoL (note); 1930: 545 (catalogue); 1931: 91 (distribution).

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) sordidicolor: Bílý, 1996: 27 View in CoL (synonym of egena View in CoL ); 1997: 20, 117 (catalogue, as synonym of egena View in CoL ); Bellamy, 2008: 1477 (catalogue, as synonym of egena View in CoL );); Bílý & Kubáň, 2010: 33 (as synonym of A. egena View in CoL ).

Anthaxia turneri Théry, 1941: 120 View in CoL , pl. 13, fig. 20, 20a (junior primary homonym); Type locality: Southern Kenya, lower Tana and Galana rivers.

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) turneri: Bílý, 1995: 49 View in CoL (homonymy); 1997: 37, 124 (catalogue; synonym of turneriana View in CoL ); Bellamy, 2008: 1487 (catalogue, as synonym of turneriana View in CoL ); Bílý & Kubáň, 2010: 33 (as synonym of A. egena View in CoL ). Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) turneriana Bílý, 1995: 49 View in CoL (replacement name for turneri Théry, 1941 View in CoL ; distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe).

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) turneriana: Bílý, 1997: 37 View in CoL , 124 (catalogue); Bellamy, 2008: 1487 (catalogue); Bílý & Kubáň, 2010: Type specimens studied. Anthaxia decimata View in CoL : holotype by monotypy (female, LCDF, Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9 – 11 ): “[ ANGOLA, Cubango] Kvg [h] // decimata Théry View in CoL [h] TYPE [red, p]”. Anthaxia egena View in CoL : (number of syntypes unknown, Fig. 11 View FIGURES 9 – 11 ): Syntype, female (MRAC): DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Katanga Province: “ HOLOTYPUS [red, p] // MUSÉE DU CONGO, Kundelungu [now National Park], 19/XI/1912, Dr. Bequaert [p] // R. DÉT. K 283 [p+h] // Anthaxia egena Kerr. View in CoL Type [h]”. Anthaxia nerissa View in CoL : (number of syntypes unknown): Lectotype (male, NMPC): ZAMBIA: “ Rhodesia b. [h] // TYPUS [red, p] // Mus. Nat. Pragae Inv. 22761 [orange, p+h] // Anthaxia nerissa View in CoL m. Type, Det. Dr. Obenberger [h+p]”. Paralectotype (male, BMNH): ZIMBABWE: “ SYNTYPE [round blue-framed, p] // TYPUS [red, p] // Mt. Chirinda [200 km SE of Harare], Mashonaland Nov. Dec. ʼ01, G. A. K. Marshall, 1908-212 [p] // Anthaxia Nerissa View in CoL m. Type, Det. Dr. Obenberger [h+p]”. Anthaxia rhodesiae View in CoL : (number of syntypes unknown): Syntype (female, NMPC): ZIMBABWE: “S. Rhodesia [h] // TYPUS [red, p] // Mus. Nat. Pragae Inv. 22780 [orange, p+h] // Rhodesiae View in CoL m. Type, Det. Dr. Obenberger [h+p]”. Anthaxia sordidicolor View in CoL : (number of syntypes unknown): Syntype (male, NMPC): REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: “ Congo fr. [h] // TYPUS [red, p] // Mus. Nat. Pragae Inv. 22783 [orange, p+h] // Anthaxia sordidicolor View in CoL m. Type, Det. Dr. Obenberger [h+p] / / Anthaxia (H.) egena Kerr., Sv. Bílý View in CoL det. 1995 [p+h] // cum typo comparavit, Sv. Bílý 1995 [p]”. Anthaxia turneri View in CoL : Holotype (female, MNHN): Southern KENYA: “ TYPE [red, p] // Lower Tana-Sabaki [now Galana, rivers], Turner & MacArthur [p] // Anthaxia turneri View in CoL m. A. Théry det., Type [h]”.

Having studied the holotype of Anthaxia decimata View in CoL and the syntype of A. egena View in CoL I failed to find any substantial differences and I propose that A. decimata Théry, 1947 View in CoL to be conspecific with A. egena Kerremans, 1913 View in CoL and a junior synonym.

According to the illustration in the description ( Théry, 1947) in this case I also erroneously treated this species in the subgenus Cratomerus ( Bílý, 1997) .

Distribution. Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Ethiopia, Guinea, southern Kenya (Rift Valley Province), Malawi, Mozambique, Republic of the Congo, Republic of South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda (for more detailed distribution see Bílý & Kubáň, 2010).