Anthelephila rufobasalis (Pic, 1913)

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 rufobasalis (Pic, 1913)

Material examined. INDIA: UTTARAKHAND: 8JJ 25♀♀, 30 km N of Rishikesh, NW of Chamba, Arakot vill.env., 1500 m, 29.–31.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna leg. ( ZKDC) ; 9 JJ 14 ♀♀, ca. 23 km NW of Nainital, Khairna Bridge env., 900–1000 m, 13.–17.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna leg. ( ZKDC) . NEPAL: 1 J 1 ♀, Karnali zone, Mugu distr., Lumsa-Mangri , 1800 m, 29°32′N, 82°11′E, 27.vi.1999, A. Weigel leg. ( NKME) ; 1 J, Bagmati zone, 6 km SSW Kathmandu, near Taudaha lake , 1500 m, 27°39′N, 85°09′E, 17.vii.2001, M. Hartman leg. ( NKME) ; 2JJ NW Kathmandu, Gorkhana Park , 27°43′N, 85°23′E, 19.vii.2001, A. Weigel leg. ( NKME) ; 1 ♀, NW Kathmandu, Balaju Vishnumati river , 1300 m, 17.vi.1999, A. Weigel leg. ( NKME) ; 1 ♀, Karnali zone, Humla distr., 5 km SE of Simikot, NE Chhipra, Humla Karnali-Chuwa Khola , 29°56′33″N, 81°51′24″E, 2200 m, 9.vii.2001, A. Weigel leg. ( NKME) .

Distribution. India (Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal), Nepal, and Pakistan ( PIC 1913a; KREKICH- STRASSOLDO 1914a, 1928, as Formicomus montanus ; KEJVAL 2002a, TELNOV 2003a, CHANDLER et al. 2008).

Remarks. All the above listed specimens from Nepal (NKME) bear an identification label ‘ Anthelephila basirufa ’ by D. Telnov.