Two new species in the Anthaxia (Anthaxia) candens (Panzer, 1793) species­group from Iran and Turkey, with taxonomic notes on the group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Author Bílý, Svatopluk text Zootaxa 2006 1309 25 35 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.173848 3d2bbcf3-c746-4b99-96fb-ef5b24b3d705 1175­5326 173848 Anthaxia ( Anthaxia ) lucens urens Abeille de Perrin, 1882, resurrected name, stat. nov. ( Fig. 23 ) Anthaxia urens Abeille de Perrin, 1882: 146. This taxon was originally described at the species rank as A. urens , from a single female specimen (MNHN) labelled “Ouedi Harrir [ Syria ]” and synonymised by Kerremans (1892) with A. lucens . Since that time, this taxon has remained in synonymy (e. g. Obenberger, 1917 ; Rikhter, 1949 ; Curletti, 1994 ; Bílý, 1997 ). In addition, A. lucens var. phoenicea Ganglbauer, 1882 was described from Beyrut ( Syria ); according to the Code ( ICZN, 1999 ) this name is unavailable since the author described this “variety” evidently as an infrasubspecific taxon. According to Ganglbauer´s description (he did not designate type specimens), this “variety” is identical with A. lucens urens . After having studied the holotype of A. urens , I found characters (see key above) that enable the resurrection of this taxon as a distinct, well­characterized, eastern subspecies of A. lucens . Further specimens studied : Syria , Bludan, 30.v.2000 , 1650 m, Baiocchi leg. ( 10 males , 11 female ); Turkey , prov. Isparta, Eġridir, 10.vi.1973 ( 1 female ); Turkey , prov. Içel, Mersin, 1887, Holtz leg. ( 1 female ).