Anthelephila anceyi anceyi (Pic, 1898)

Kejval, Zbyněk & Cz, Domažlice, 2012, Studies on the genus Anthelephila (Coleoptera: Anthicidae). 12. Review of the species from Yemen, including Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 347-363 : 350

Anthelephila anceyi anceyi (Pic, 1898)

Remarks. PIC (1898a) described Formicomus anceyi from an unstated number of specimens collected in Ethiopia (“ Abyssinie ”). In Yemen it was recorded from Dhala and the vicinity of Ta’izz and Sana’a ( PIC & HAWKINS 1957); the relevant specimens are listed below under A. anceyi rathjensi .

I have not seen either the types or any reliably identified specimens of Anthelephila anceyi anceyi . It was probably described based on female specimens, because the original description of Pic lacks discussion of any male characters (modifications of the front legs). Its identity may be difficult to determine considering the existence of several externally similar Afrotropical species, that differ only in the male characters, e.g. A. albolineata (Pic, 1893) or A. niveopilosa (Fairmaire, 1893).