Anthelephila raja Telnov, 2003

Kejval, Zbyněk & Cz, Domažlice, 2010, Studies on the genus Anthelephila (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) 11. New species and records from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Oman, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50 (1), pp. 189-234 : 220

Anthelephila raja Telnov, 2003

Material examined. INDIA: MADHYA PRADESH: 13 JJ 29 ♀♀, ca. 60 km SW of Indore, Mandu env., 22°20′N, 75°26′E, W slope of table land, 22.–24.vi.2006, Z. Kejval leg. ( ZKDC).

Distribution. India (Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan) ( TELNOV 2003b).

Biology. The examined specimens were found in a dried-up stony stream bed in a deciduous forest. They have been collected together with specimens of Anthelephila topali by beating of a single shrub resembling a willow. Both species were present in large numbers (dozens to hundreds of individuals) and were, despite considerable efforts, not found at nearby places. The shrub had some dry branches and large, tough blisters on leaves (probably caused by gall-inducing mites).