Anthomalachius, a new genus of soft-winged flower beetles (Coleoptera, Malachiidae: Malachiinae) Author Tshernyshev, Sergei E. text Zootaxa 2009 2009-05-08 2094 1 23 35 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2094.1.3 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.2094.1.3 1175-5326 5322655 B908B07D-3F11-4BA1-A44B-002BA029BF23 Anthomalachius spinosus ( Erichson, 1840 ) comb. n. ( Figs. 1–7 , 39 ) Malachius spinosus Erichson, 1840: 81–82 Clanoptilus spinosus : Evers, 1985: 31 , 36 Clanoptilus ( Clanoptilus ) spinosus : Tshernyshev, 2000: 209 . Diagnosis. Differs from the closely related species A. strangulatus , by the extremely developed elytral appendage bearing two plates from above and in lower part of vertical lamella, with a horn in apical angle of elytral impression ( Figs. 1, 2 ). Urites and genitalia as in Figs. 3–6 . Length (male/female) 5.1–5.3/ 5.5 mm ; width (at elytral base) 1.2–1.3/ 1.4 mm . Material. ALGERIA : Ain-Mlila environs, Konstantina site, 30.4.1973 , S. Kasantsev leg. – ♂ ( SZMN ) . MOROCCO bor. occid. Sidi-Slimane , 4.4.1995 M. Snižek leg. ( SZMN ) - 2 ♂ ( SZMN ) . SPAIN : Alcolea , 6.1977, Z. Táborský leg. – 1 ♀ ( SZMN ) ; Sierra de la Demanda , Arrago de Salaj , 26.5.1986 , Hozman leg. – ♂ ( SZMN ) . Distribution. Central, East and Southern Europe, North Africa ( Fig. 7 ).