Anthaxia Eschscholtz 1829
Creators: name: Bílý, Svatopluk
name: Kubáň, Vítězslav
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Buprestidae
Anthaxia

description: Key to the Philippine species of Anthaxia
1. Elytra parallel for anterior two thirds; elytral margins straight, or only slightly emarginate posteriad humeri; abdominal segments completely covered by elytra. .............................. ...................... subgenus Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829 (does not occur in the Philippines)
– Elytra more or less sphenoidal, tapering posteriorly; elytral margins distinctly, very often deeply emarginate posteriad humeri; lateral portions of abdominal segments usually not covered by elytra, well-visible in dorsal view (more distinct in males) (subgenus Haplanthaxia Reitter, 1911). ....................................................................................................... 2
2. Elytral epipleura reaching only apical rounded part of elytra; head narrower than anterior pronotal margin; median lobe of aedeagus with lateral serration. ................................... 3
– Elytral epipleura reaching middle of apical rounded part of elytra (but not reaching elytral suture); head wider than anterior pronotal margin; median lobe of aedeagus without lateral serration. .......................................................................................................................... 5
3. Frons convex, microsculptured; lateral pronotal margins subparallel, maximum pronotal width at midlength; elytra subparallel at anterior two thirds; anal ventrite of female rounded apically; aedeagus as in Fig. 12; 3.6–3.9 mm; Figs. 8, 9. Luzon, Negros, Sibuyan. .......... ........................................................................................... A. (H.) philippinensis sp. nov.
– Frons flat with feeble medial groove, without microsculpture; lateral pronotal margins rounded, maximum pronotal width at posterior third or at midlength; elytra tapering from humeri to apex; anal ventrite of female notched apically. ............................................... 4
4. Pronotum distinctly wider than elytra, maximum pronotal width at midlength; parameres with fine dorsal denticulation at posterior half, aedeagus as in Fig. 14; 4.0 mm; Fig. 1. Negros. ............................................................................. A. (H.) attenuata Fisher, 1922
– Pronotum as wide as elytra across humeri, maximum pronotal width at posterior third; parameres with dorsal and lateral denticulation at posterior half; aedeagus as in Fig. 13; 3.3–5.1 mm; Figs. 2, 4, 5. Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan, Sibuyan. ........................................ .................................................................................. A. (H.) boettcheri Obenberger, 1928
5. Pronotal and elytral sculpture very fine; frons flat; lateroposterior pronotal depressions and postscutellar portion of suture with very weak green lustre; frons of male black; male meso- and metatibiae not modified; aedeagus as in Fig. 11; 3.0– 3.7 mm; Figs. 3, 6. Mindanao, Mindoro. .................................................................. A. (H.) mindanaoensis Fisher, 1922
– Pronotal and elytral sculpture rough; frons slightly depressed; lateroposterior pronotal depressions and circumscutellar portion of elytra golden green; frons of male golden green; male mesotibiae with deep, inner, preapical emargination (Fig. 7), metatibiae with inner, apical spine (Fig. 7); aedeagus as in Fig. 10; 3.6 mm; Fig. 7. Palawan. ............................ ........................................................................................... A. (H.) palawanensis sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Bílý, Svatopluk & Kubáň, Vítězslav, 2012, A revison of the genus Anthaxia from the Philippines (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini), pp. 433-442 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 434-435, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331367