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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Anthaxia ( Haplanthaxia) keniae Théry, 1941 View in CoL

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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.