A synopsis of the genus Cypholoba Chaudoir (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Anthiini) known to occur in the Republic of South Africa Author Mawdsley, Jonathan R. Author Erwin, Terry L. Author Sithole, Hendrik Author Mawdsley, Alice S. text ZooKeys 2012 181 23 43 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.181.2984 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.181.2984 1313-2970-181-23 Cypholoba alveolata ( Breme , 1844) Figs 3252934 Anthia alveolata Breme (1844 :293, pl. 7 f. 5, type locality "Port-Natal," holotype in Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris) Polyhirma alveolata ( Breme ) Peringuey (1896 :351) Cypholoba caillaudi alveolata ( Breme ) Strohmeyer (1928 :322) Cypholoba alveolata ( Breme ) Strohmeyer (1928 :448) Diagnosis. Apparent body length (ABL) 31-33 mm; one of the largest species of Cypholoba in RSA and the largest species that has the distinctive alveolate elytral punctures with reddish-orange pubescence at the bottom of the punctures (see Fig. 3). It can be separated from Cypholoba macilenta , Cypholoba notata , and Cypholoba oberthueri seruana by the lack of a white patch of setae across both elytral apices and from Cypholoba amatonga by its larger ABL (24-28 mm length in Cypholoba amatonga ) and the differences in elytral surface sculpture mentioned in the key above. Some specimens have a patch of white setae on each elytron immediately adjacent to the scutellum, while others also have a patch of white setae on the scutellum and/or a line of white setae along the midline of the pronotum. Materials examined. 159 specimens from the following localities: RSA: Gauteng Province: Johannesburg, Moloto, Pienaars River Dam, Pretoria, Rosslyn, Zoutpan. KwaZulu/Natal Province: Duku duku, Durban, Ndumu, Pongola River, St. Lucia Bay, Umfolozi, Waterval, "E Zululand." Limpopo Province: Bandelierkop, 25 km NE Ellisras, Farm Scrutton, Haenertsburg, Klein Letaba, 18 miles W Letaba Rest Camp, Letaba Rest Camp in Kruger National Park, Marblehall, Messina, Mokeetse, Pietersburg, 22 miles E Pietersburg, 20-26 km N Pietersburg, Potgietersrus, Sedula near Leydsdorp, Shilouvane, Warmbath, Woodbush. Mpumalanga Province: Barberton, 3 km NW Barberton, Grootdraai, Lydenburg, Nelspruit, Nkuhlu Plots in Kruger National Park, Sabie River road west of Paul Kruger Gate, Skukuza. North West Province: Marico River, Rustenburg, Vryberg. Province not specified: "Transvaal." Notes on biology. During our surveys (see Materials and Methods above), adults of this species were found in riverine and upland areas of the Kruger National Park. Specific vegetation communities ( Gertenbach 1983 ) where adults were collected included riverine gallery forest and upland Acacia nigrescens Olivier - Combretum apiculatum Sonder savanna. Adults were collected diurnally, in pitfall traps, and with headlamps at night. Figures 16-28. Adult specimens and diagnostic features of Cypholoba species, from the TMSA collection unless otherwise indicated 16 Cypholoba leucospilota semilaevis (Chaudoir), male, "E. Zululand," KwaZulu/Natal Province, RSA 17 Cypholoba macilenta (Olivier), male, Groenkloof, Gauteng Province, RSA 18 Cypholoba notata (Perroud), male, Shilouvane, Limpopo Province, RSA 19 Cypholoba notata (Perroud), male, Empangeni, KwaZulu/Natal Province, RSA (NMNH collection) 20 Cypholoba notata (Perroud), male, Pongola River, KwaZulu/Natal Province, RSA 21 Cypholoba oberthueri seruana Strohmeyer, male, Allemanskraal, Free State Province, RSA 22 Cypholoba opulenta (Boheman), male, Us Pass, Khomas Hochland, Namibia 23 Cypholoba rutata ( Peringuey ), male, Pafuri, Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province, RSA 24 Cypholoba tenuicollis aenigma (Dohrn), Zimbabwe 25 base of elytra showing punctures, Cypholoba alveolata 26 base of elytra showing punctures, Cypholoba graphipteroides graphipteroides 27 base of elytra showing punctures, Cypholoba notata 28 base of elytra showing punctures, Cypholoba opulenta . Figures 29-32. Maps showing distributions of Cypholoba species in RSA 29 black squares for Cypholoba alstoni , black circles for Cypholoba alveolata , white star for Cypholoba amatonga , white triangles for Cypholoba fritschi 30 white circles for Cypholoba gracilis gracilis , black star for Cypholoba gracilis scrobiculata , question marks (indeterminate localities) for Cypholoba gracilis zuluana , white squares for Cypholoba tenuicollis aenigma 31 black triangles for Cypholoba graphipteroides graphipteroides , question marks (indeterminate localities) for Cypholoba leucospilota semilaevis , black diamond for Cypholoba oberthueri seruana , white arrow for Cypholoba opulenta , white X for Cypholoba rutata 32 white diamonds for Cypholoba macilenta , black arrows for Cypholoba notata .