A revision of the genera Anilaroides Théry, 1934, stat. nov. and Tetragonoschema Thomson, 1857 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini)
Author
Bílý, Svatopluk
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-10-18
3521
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38
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3521.1.1
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Tetragonoschema
(
Tetragonoschema
)
fossicolle
Kerremans, 1900
(
Figs. 12
,
47
,
79
)
Tetragonoschema fossicollis
Kerremans, 1900: 297
.
Type
locality:
Brazil
, Prov. Goyaz, Jatahy.
Tetragonoschema fossicollis
:
Kerremans, 1903: 168
(catalogue);
Obenberger, 1922: 72
(
fossicolle
, key); 1930: 559 (
fossicolle
, catalogue);
Blackwelder, 1944: 315
(checklist);
Théry, 1944: 16
(catalogue).
Tetragonoschema pujoli
Théry, 1944: 20
,
syn. nov.
.
Type
locality:
Brazil
. Prov. Goyaz, Jatahy.
Tetragonoschema pujoli
:
Bellamy, 2008: 1520
(catalogue).
Type
specimens studied.
T. fossicolle
(number of
syntypes
unknown),
lectotype
(
Fig. 12
), here designated (male,
BMNH
): “
Holotype
[p, rounded, red-framed] // [
Brazil
, Prov. Goyaz] Jatahy, Donckier [h] //
Kerremans
1903
–59 [p] //
fossicollis
Kerr.
Type
[h]”
;
T. pujoli
,
holotype
(
Fig. 13
) by monotypy (
female
,
MNHN
): “Museum Paris,
Bresil
[p], Prov.[ince] de
Goyaz
,
Jatahy
, 1903,
H. Donckier
[h] // Jatahy, Goyaz [p] //
Pujoli
Théry
[h] Type [p]”.
Further specimens studied.
BRAZIL
. GOYAS: Jatahy (
1 male
,
ISNB
).
Diagnosis.
Very small, length:
3.1–3.5 mm
, short, black with red humeral patches; elytra nearly as long as wide, 1.10 times as long as wide; antennae very short, barely reaching anterior third of lateral pronotal margins when laid alongside the pronotum; anterior pronotal margin with large medial lobe; male metatibiae slightly curved and enlarged posteriorly; aedeagus almost spindle-shaped, parameres without preapical spines (
Fig. 79
).
Since the number of
syntypes
of
T. fossicolle
is unknown I hereby designate the male from BMNH as the
lectotype
of
Tetragonoschema fossicollis
.
After having studied the
lectotype
of
T
. (
T
.)
fossicolle
and
holotype
of
T
. (
T
.)
pujoli
I have failed to find any substantial differences and I conclude that they are conspecific,
T
. (
T
.)
pujoli
being a younger synonym of
T
. (
T
.)
fossicolle
.
Bionomy.
Unknown.
Sexual dimorphism.
No difference between male and female was observed except for the slightly curved and enlarged male metatibiae.
Distribution.
Brazil
(prov. Goyaz).
Note.
According to the description (
Kerremans, 1900
) the pronotum bears a small, rounded, medial depression. After having studied Kerremans
syntype
(hereby designated as the
lectotype
) I found that the depression is somewhat eccentric and irregular and most probably it is a secondary injury. Thery´s
holotype
of
T. pujoli
(
Fig. 13
) has no sign of any pronotal depression.