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Issue: Vol. 2870 No. 1: 6 May. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-05-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2870.1.2
Page range: 48–52
Abstract views: 33
PDF downloaded: 4

Three new species of the genus Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829 from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini)

Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Department of Forest Protection and Game Management, Kamýcká 1176, Praha 6 – Suchdol, CZ-165 21, Czech Republic
Coleoptera taxonomy Buprestidae Anthaxiini Anthaxia 3 new species Madagascar

Abstract

Description of three new species of the genus Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829 from Madagascar (prov. Toliara): Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) antennata sp. nov., A. (H.) auroviolacea sp. nov. and A. (H.) onilahyiana sp. nov. All three species are illustrated and compared with the most similar congeners.

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