Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) ennediana Descarpentries & Mateu, 1965

Bílý, Svatopluk & Sakalian, Vladimir P., 2014, A revision of the Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) mashuna species-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54 (2), pp. 605-621 : 613-614

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) ennediana Descarpentries & Mateu, 1965

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Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) ennediana Descarpentries & Mateu, 1965: 1042 . Type locality: ‘ Tchad, mare d´Ortebi’.

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) ennediana: MATEU (1972) : 241 (bionomy); BÍLÝ (1997): 21, 68 (catalogue); BELLAMY (2008): 1384 (catalogue).

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: J, ދ Mare d´Ortebi , Tchad, Ennedi , 13.XI.59 [p] // éclos à Paris de bois d´Acacia seyal Del. , le 13.xi.[19]59[p+h]ތ ( MNHN) . ALLOTYPE: ♀, ދ Marmarigna , Ennedi // Tchad, Mateu [h, p] // éclos le 5.ix. [19]60ތ ( MNHN) . PARATYPES: 1 unsexed, ދ Tchad, Ennedi , Wadi Kaoura, 22.viii.[19]49[h]ތ ( MNHN) ; 1 unsexed, ދ 100 kms Nord Rosso s/ Acacia , 14.vii.[19]51[h]ތ ( MNHN) .

Additional material examined. ETHIOPIA: GAMO GOFA ZONE: Arba Minch , N of Omo, iv.–v.1992, 1 J, Werner leg. ( MKNC) ; KENYA: COAST PROVINCE: N of Garsen , 6.xii.2007, 1 ♀, M. Snížek leg. ( MKNC) ; Kiboko env., 21.xi.1999, 1 J, M. Snížek leg. ( MKNC) ; Rukanga-Kasigau Mts. env., 26.xi.1997, 1 ♀, M. Snížek leg. ( MKNC) ; Tsavo reg., Voi , 8.–18.xi.1996, 1 J, M. Snížek leg. ( NMPC) ; the same but: 11.–14.iv.1997, 1 ♀, M. Halada leg. ( NMPC) ; Voi, 10.xii.1999, 2JJ, M.Snížek leg. ( MKNC). EASTERN PROVINCE: Katulu–Kithioko , 27.xi.1999, 2JJ, 4 ♀♀, M. Snížek leg. ( MKNC) ; Meru-Gatunga , 5.iv.1987, 1 ♀ (ex larva x.1987 from Acacia sp. ), R. Mourglia leg. ( NMPC) ; Mwingi-Nguni env., 28.xi.199, 1 J, M. Snížek leg. ( MKNC) ; Sosoma, 202 km E of Thika, 20.xi.2007, 2 JJ, M. Snížek leg. ( MKNC). RIFT VALLEY PROVINCE: Ilbisil, 50 km N of Namanga , 18.xi.1997, 2 JJ, M. Snížek leg. ( MKNC) ; Kimana , 25 km SE Amboseli NP, 2004 (ex larva), 3 JJ 3 ♀♀, P. Zábranský leg. ( NMPC). UNK- NOWN PROVINCE: Tana River, v.1915, 1 ♀, G. Babault leg. ( NMPC) . SOMALIA: LOWER SHEBELLE REGION: Afgoi [= Afgooye], 4.–5.v.1984, 2 JJ, R. Mourglia leg. ( NMPC) ; same data but: Benadir, 2 ♀♀ (ex larva from Acacia sp. ), R. Mourglia leg. ( NMPC). SNAAG REGION: Eriavo [= Erigavo], 2.v.1952, 1 ♀, E. J. van Ingen leg. ( NMPC). UNKNOWN REGION: Muliu River , 18.iv.1905, 1 ♀, Sedov leg. ( NMPC) . TANZANIA: TANGA REGION: E of Mombo , 9.–11.i.1996, 1 J, M. Snížek leg. ( NMPC) . ZIMBABWE: MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE: Shamva 10 km E, Bindura env., 16.–17.xii.1998, 1 J, A. Kudrna jr. leg. ( MKNC) .

Diagnosis. Matt, bronze, medium-sized species (7.0– 9.2 mm); frons very slightly convex, vertex about 0.8 times as wide as width of eye; pronotal disc with ¿ne, long, transverse rugae, lateral sides with regular, polygonal cells with central grains; elytra regularly convex, 1.8 times as long as wide; male metatibiae – Fig. 25 ; aedeagus somewhat flattened with 6–7 pairs of blister-like tubercles on ventral surface ( Fig. 14 here and Fig. 14 in DESCARPENTRIES & MATEU 1965); this character is quite typical for this species and it is only very slightly indicated in other related species (see previous species).

Bionomy. All type specimens were reared from dead branches of Acacia seyal Forsk. ( Fabaceae : Mimosoideae ) ( DESCARPENTRIES & MATEU 1965). MATEU (1972) reared this species also from A. raddiana Savi.

Distribution. Chad ( DESCARPENTRIES & MATEU 1965), Ethiopia (new country record), Kenya (new country record), Mauritania ( DESCARPENTRIES & MATEU 1965, MATEU 1972),? Niger ( BELLAMY 2008), Somalia (new country record), Tanzania (new country record), Zimbabwe (new country record).

Remarks. DESCARPENTRIES & MATEU (1965) mentioned also Mauritania in the distribution of this species but specimens from Mauritania were not included among the type specimens and we were unable to ¿nd them in MNHN. BELLAMY (2008) recorded this species also from Niger without any citation, thus this record is considered doubtful.

MATEU (1972) con¿rmed the distribution in Mauritania and dealt briefly also with the bionomy. He also suggested (without any de¿nition) the species-group of the Sahelian Anthaxia spp. developing in Acacia species and included in the group A. (H.) ennediana , A. (H.) patrizii and A. (H.) sahelica Descarpentries & Miré, 1963 . After having studied all type specimens of A. (H.) sahelica (deposited in MNHN) we found that this species does not belong to this species-group having different pronotal sculpture, antennae, and signi¿cantly different male metatibiae and genitalia.

Figures

Figs 1–6. Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) mashuna Obenberger, 1931 species-group, dorsal aspects. 1 – A. (H.) convexiptera sp. nov., holotype, male, 7.8 mm; 2 – A. (H.) ennediana Descarpentries & Mateu, 1965, male (Kenya: Nguni), 8.2 mm; 3 – A. (H.) jendeki sp. nov., holotype, male, 9.2 mm; 4 – A. (H.) mashuna Obenberger, 1931, male (Zambia: Abercorn), 9.4 mm; 5 – A. (H.) nigroaenea sp. nov., holotype, male, 11.2 mm; 6 – A. (H.) puchneri sp. nov., holotype, male, 8.0 mm.

Figs 13– 26. 13–15 – male genitalia (a – dorsal, b – lateral, c – ventral). 13 – Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) mashuna Obenberger, 1931, lectotype; 14 – A. (H.) ennediana Descarpentries & Mateu, 1965 (Kenya: Nguni); 15 – A. (H.) patrizii Théry, 1938 (Egypt:Wadi Jimal).16–19 – anal ventrites (not to scale). 16 – A. (H.) jendeki sp. nov., holotype, male; 17 – A. (H.) jendeki sp. nov., allotype, female; 18 – A. (H.) nigroaenea sp. nov., allotype, female; 19 – A. (H.) convexiptera sp. nov., allotype, female.20–26 – male metatibiae. 20 – A. (H.) jendeki sp. nov., holotype; 21 – A. (H.) nigroaenea sp. nov., holotype; 22 – A. (H.) convexiptera sp. nov., holotype; 23 – A. (H.) puchneri sp. nov., holotype; 24 – A. (H.) mashuna Obenberger, 1931, lectotype; 25 – A. (H.) ennediana Descarpentries & Mateu, 1965 (Kenya: Nguni); 26 – A. (H.) patrizii Théry, 1938 (Egypt: Wadi Jimal).