Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) keniae Théry, 1941

Bílý, Svatopluk, 2020, A revision of the Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) dispar Kerremans species-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Anthaxiini), Zootaxa 4851 (3), pp. 522-534 : 527

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4851.3.4

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4408226

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scientific name

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) keniae Théry, 1941
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Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) keniae Théry, 1941 View in CoL

( Figs. 12 View FIGS , 19 View FIGS , 26 View FIGS )

Anthaxia keniae Théry, 1941: 122 View in CoL .

Type locality: Kenya, Laikipia Distr., Rumuruti .

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) keniae: Bílý, 1997: 26 View in CoL , 83 (catalogue); Bellamy, 2008: 1412.

Type specimen studied. Holotype (female, MNHN): “ Kenya Colony , Rumuruti, MacArthur, June 1932 [p] // Type [red, p] // Anthaxia keniae nov., Théry det. [h]”.

Further specimens studied. KENYA. Kenya mer., 50 km N of Namanga, Ilbisil env., 18.ix.1997, M. Snížek leg. (1 male, NMPC) ; Kenya Eastern, Katutu-Kithioko , 27.xi.1999, M. Snížek leg. (1 female, NMPC) ; Kenya, Naivasha Lake , 1800 m, 9.vi.2003, V. Sakalian leg. (male, NMPC) ; Kenya, Ngong Hills , 8 km S of Kiserian, 1 o 27’S 36 o 38’E, 10.-17.iv.2006, E. Jendek leg. (1 male, NMPC) GoogleMaps ; Kenya, Loitokitok , 31.xii.1993, Hovorka leg. (1 male, NMPC) . TANZANIA. Aru Meru Dist., Arusha region, slopes Mt. Meru, Tengeru , xi.2003, Dan Moore leg. (1 male, NMPC) .

Diagnosis. Medium-sized (5.5–6.9 mm), strongly wedge-shaped, lustrous, elytra uneven posterior third of elytral margins strongly serrate; dorsal surface asetose, black to dark bronze with intensive green lustre; ventral surface lustrous, black with violet lustre, abdominal ventrites with extremely short, sparse, white pubescence; male metatibiae with very weak, inner emargination, with weak serrations ( Fig. 26 View FIGS ); aedeagus ( Fig. 19 View FIGS ) elongate, almost uniformly narrowly spindle-shaped.

Anthaxia (H.) keniae differs greatly from other members of the group firstly by the entirely asetose body and by the transversely rugose pronotum. It is included in the A. (H.) dispar species-group due to the strongly wedge-shaped body, broad pronotum, uneven elytra, form of the prosternal process and slightly modified male metatibiae.

Distribution: Tanzania, Kenya.

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

NMPC

National Museum Prague

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Buprestidae

Genus

Anthaxia

Loc

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) keniae Théry, 1941

Bílý, Svatopluk 2020
2020
Loc

Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) keniae: Bílý, 1997: 26

Bellamy, C. L. 2008: 1412
Bily, S. 1997: 26
1997
Loc

Anthaxia keniae Théry, 1941: 122

Thery, A. 1941: 122
1941
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