Anthaxia (Capanthaxia) capensis Kerremans, 1903 species-group

DEFINITION OF THE SPECIES- GROUP. Small to medium-sized (3.5–6.0 mm), black, black-bronze or multicolorous, asetose species (Figs. 19–21).

Head relatively large, as wide as anterior pronotal margin, eyes large but not projecting beyond outline of head; antennae short reaching anterior third of lateral pronotal margins when laid alongside; sculpture consisting of very small, polygonal cells with tiny central grains.

Pronotum almost regularly convex, with fine, longitudinal, medial groove at least on posterior half (Figs. 19– 21, 52), lateral margins regularly rounded at anterior two thirds, posterior angles rectangular; lateroposterior depressions wide, very shallow sometimes almost missing; sculpture consisting of fine, transversely widened cells and transverse, somewhat undulate rugae on disc, and polygonal cells with central grains along lateral margins (Fig. 52), exceptionally entire pronotum with fine, polygonal ocellation which is almost missing on disc (Fig. 21). Scutellum small, subcordiform, only slightly longer than wide.

Elytra short, robust, widely, separately rounded apically, not completely covering the pygidium (Figs. 19–21); lateral groove deep, in posterior half with large, strong punctures; humeral callosities small; basal transverse depression shallow, not reaching scutellum; sculpture consisting of rather fine, irregular punctures and strong punctures forming poorly defined, longitudinal rows (Figs. 19–21); elytral epipleura wide, almost reaching elytral apex.

Anal ventrite of both sexes simply rounded, legs short, male metatibiae only with very fine, almost invisible, inner serrations.

Aedeagus (Fig. 76) shortly spindle-shaped, parameres weakly narrowed at apical half, median lobe without lateral serrations.

DISTRIBUTION: South Africa (Cape Provinces).

SPECIES INCLUDED: Anthaxia (Capanthaxia) bellamyi Bílý 2002, A. (C.) capensis Kerremans, 1903, A. (C.) hilaris Gory, 1841 .

NOTE. All three species were attributed by Bellamy (2008) and Bílý (2002) to the subgenus Haplanthaxia .