A revision of the Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904 species-group, with description of two new species from Iran (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Anthaxiini) Author Baiocchi, Daniele text Zootaxa 2015 3918 1 57 91 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3918.1.3 3fdfc52a-574e-479f-aa34-63a2ed40ff4f 1175-5326 287844 402C6EEE-4E42-45C2-8A02-87BDDC1EFF34 Key to species of the Anthaxia ( Haplanthaxia ) schah species-group 1 Anal ventrite without a notch............................................................................ 2 - Anal ventrite notched.................................................................................. 4 2 Head and pronotum concolourous, bright green to golden green; pronotum with two variable dark discal maculae; antennae blueish-black; elytra with green or golden basal colouration, the rest widely suffused with golden-red to deep red-purple tinge ( Figs. 1 , 13 ); aedeagus slender ( Figs. 71, 76 ), about 6 times longer than wide....... A. ( H. ) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904 ♂ - Entire body dark bronze, or copper-brown with occasional reddish or greenish lustre; pronotum with two indistinct dark discal maculae............................................................................................. 3 3 Body slender ( Fig. 7 , 21 ), proportionally longer (average length to width ratio: 3 times longer than wide); antennae black; frons ( Fig. 39 ) and anterior part of pronotum with reddish or greenish lustre; pronotum weakly transversal, 1.3 times wider than long; legs slender, meso- and metatibiae weaker, straight or very slightly sinuate on inner side, with a strong, inner apical spur; tarsomeres moderately wide; claws long; elytral apices separately, regularly rounded; aedeagus proportionally shorter ( Figs. 74, 79 ), stouter, about 4.7 times longer than wide; ventral surface sexually dichromatic, bright green with golden lustre ( Fig. 22 )......................................................................... .. A. (H.) naviauxi Bílý, 1995 ♂ - Body more stout ( Figs. 8 , 17 ), proportionally shorter (average length to width ratio: 2.7 times longer than wide); antennae blueish-black; frons with or without green tinge ( Fig. 37 ); pronotum more transverse, 1.4 times wider than long; legs somewhat stouter and more sinuate on inner side, metatibiae rather widened, tarsomeres narrow; claws short; elytral apices separately, angularly rounded; aedeagus proportionally longer ( Figs. 72, 77 ), slender, about 6 times longer than wide; ventral surface not sexually dichromatic, reddish bronze to greenish bronze.................. A. ( H. ) wethloi Obenberger, 1904 ♂ 4 Body partially or completely green, with two dark pronotal spots................................................ 5 - Entire body dark bronze or copper-brown with reddish or greenish lustre; pronotum with two indistinct discal maculae.....7 5 Body colouration blackish-green, bluish-green or bright green, only rarely coppery ( Figs. 25 , 89, 90, 91 ); head and pronotum occasionally very dark, nearly black; antennae slender, black ( Figs. 48, 53 ); elytra sometimes with slight golden lustre; pronotum distinctly sinuately narrowed posterior to mid length; anal ventrite with a narrow notch in both sexes ( Figs. 66, 67 )..................................................................................... A. ( H. ) cadusiana sp. nov. - Head and pronotum concolourous, bright green to golden green with two variable dark pronotal spots; elytra with golden green basal colouration, the rest with reddish to deep red-purple tinge; pronotum rather rectilinearly narrowed posterior to mid length; anal ventrite with rather wider notch................................................................6 6 Elytra more subparallel, almost completely green with slight golden lustre ( Fig. 88 ), or widely suffused with a strong goldenred tinge ( Fig. 86 ); antennae green; male antennomeres ( Fig. 45 ) greatly expanded, mostly subtrapezoidal, asymmetrically widened on both sides; female antennomeres ( Fig. 50 ) less enlarged than in the male, with inner side not acutely angled, only antennomeres 5–7 slightly widened also on outer side; anal notch present in both sexes ( Figs. 60, 61 ), quadrangular, that of the female wider than in A. ( H. ) schah ( Fig.63 )............................................... A. (H.) elamita sp. nov. - Elytra slightly more narrowed at mid length ( Fig. 15 ), green basally, the rest usually with dark golden or deep red-purple tinge; antennae dark green ( Fig. 51 ), enlarged only on inner side; antennomeres subtriangular, with inner angles rather acutely shaped, usually more compactly assembled and slightly less widened than in A. ( H. ) elamita ( Fig. 50 ); anal notch narrower ( Fig. 63 ).............................................................. A. ( H. ) schah Abeille de Perrin, 1904 ♀ 7 Body proportionally longer ( Fig. 23 ), more slender (average length to width ratio: 3 times longer than wide); pronotum slightly less transverse, about 1.3 times wider than long; legs more slender, tarsomeres moderately wide; elytral apices separately, regularly rounded; ventral surface sexually dichromatic, bronze with slight reddish-green lustre ( Fig. 24 )................................................................................................ .. A. (H.) naviauxi Bílý, 1995 ♀ - Body proportionally shorter ( Fig. 19 ), stouter (average length to width ratio: 2.7 times longer than wide); pronotum slightly more transverse, about 1.4 times wider than long; legs somewhat stouter, metatibiae slightly wider, tarsomeres narrower; elytral apices separately, angularly rounded; ventral surface not sexually dichromatic, reddish bronze to greenish bronze ( Fig. 20 )........................................................................ A. ( H. ) wethloi Obenberger, 1904 ♀