Anaxius prozeskyi Koch, 1958

Kamiński, Marcin J. & Schoeman, Colin S., 2018, Taxonomic revision of a darkling beetles genus Anaxius (Tenebrionidae: Pedinini: Helopinina), Zootaxa 4455 (3), pp. 471-485 : 481

Anaxius prozeskyi Koch, 1958

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Anaxius prozeskyi Koch, 1958: 209 .

Material studied. Holotype, male (TMSA): “ Anaxius / magnificus / Koch / C. Koch det. 195”, “Blouberg, Tvl. / N. side, Glenferness / 16–21.I.1955 / Transva.Mus.Exp.”, “HOLOTYPE / Anaxius / PROZESKYI”. Paratype, male (TMSA): “Helopininae / anaxius /?”, “186”, “”3811”, “3427”, “Makgaberg. / - 2.03. / 2457”, “PARATYPE / Anaxius / PROZESKYI” Other material, 5 males (TMSA) and male (MIZ PAN): “S. Afr.: Limpopo Prov. / Blouberg Nat. Res. / 22.59S–29.08E”, “25– 27.11.2016 E-Y:3987 / day, sandy bushveld / leg. Ruth Müller”; 3 males (TMSA): “Namibia, Okahandja Dis/ 45 kmSE—Okakarara / 20.56S–17.42E”, “ 4.3.2006; E-Y:3713 / single, sandveld, 1345m, Ruth Müller”.

Distribution. This species has been collected in the following ecoregions of Namibia and South Africa ( Fig. 5 ): Kalahari xeric savanna; and Southern Africa bushveld.

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FIGURE 1. Habitus images of the studied species. Anaxius bloubergensis (A), A. campbellae (B), A. limpopoensis (C), A. meletsensis (D), A. obesus (E), A. prozeskyi (F), and A. pseudoloensus (G).

FIGURE 2. Diagnostic characters proposed for Anaxius: mentum (A), proleg (B, G), mesoleg (C, F), metaleg (D), metaventrite (H, I). Anaxius bloubergensis (E, F), A. campbellae (A, H), A. meletsensis (G, I), and A. prozeskyi (B, C, D). Abbreviations: d—denticles, ld—surface between labial palpi, lk—longitudinal keel, lw—lateral wing, p—palpifer, t—apical denticle, tub—tubercles.

FIGURE 5. Distribution of the species representing Anaxius.