New taxa, distribution and biological records of Afrotropical Coraebini Bedel, 1921 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae)
Author
Bellamy, C. L.
text
Zootaxa
2008
2008-08-13
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Chalcophlocteis hauseri Obenberger, 1931
(
Figs. 2, 3
)
Chalcophlocteis hauseri
Obenberger, 1931a: 192
;
1934: 801
;
Bellamy, 1986a: 125
;
1991: 5
.
Chalcophlocteis macarthuri
Théry 1941: 132
(ssp. of
dives
);
Bellamy 1986a: 125
(syn. of
hauseri
); 1991: 5.
Comments
.
This species was described from an unspecified number of specimens from “
Coll. F. Hauser
” finally traced to the ZMHB and I was able to borrow the type series. Despite the fact that the original description lists only a single size, implying a single specimen, there are
three specimens
in the series sent from Berlin. None of the three is labelled as “Typus” in the normal manner by Obenberger and none has any label indicating that he ever saw or determined them. It cannot be demonstrated that this is the original type series, but after more than 20 years of looking, I’m satisfied that the designation of a
lectotype
will stabilize this species’ definition. The header label indicates “
Ch. Hauseri Ob. Afr.
or.” and the
three specimens
are each labelled “Afr. or. Jkutha”. The Obenberger collection in Prague (
NMPC
) contains no specimens of this taxon. Therefore a
lectotype
has been designated (
new designation
) from these
three specimens
with the two remaining labelled as
paralectotypes
.
New
distributional and adult host data for this species are: [TANZA- NIA]
Kirumba
b. Muansa,
D. O. Afr.
(p), am
Grewia
(h);
KENYA
Sagala Hills
(
CLBC
) (
new country and adult host
)
.