taxonID	type	description	language	source
03CE87C905464301FF3DF09DFC145D37.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Realatively large (5.6 mm), robust, convex; dorsal surface black, frons purple, antennae black with intensive, purple lustre; ventral surface black, abdominal ventrites and legs with blue-green lustre; entire body asetose only abdominal ventrites with very short, sparse, nearly indistinct gray pubescence; metepimeron and lateroposterior angles of first visible abdominal ventrite with patches of white tomentum.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905464301FF3DF09DFC145D37.taxon	description	Description of the male holotype. Length: 5.6 mm; width: 2.3 mm. Head large, as wide as anterior pronotal margin; frons flat; anterior margin of frontoclypeus straight; eyes large, subelliptical, not projecting beyond outline of head; vertex as wide as width of eye; sculpture of frons consisting of dense, rounded cells with small, flat central grains; antennae reaching mid-length of lateral pronotal margins when laid alongside; scape slightly pyriform, feebly curved, about four times as long as wide; pedicel ovoid, 1.5 times as long as wide; antennomere 3 1.5 times as long as wide, slightly triangular; antennomeres 4 – 10 triangular to trapezoidal, slightly wider than long; terminal antennomere rhomboid, somewhat longer than wide. Pronotum convex, twice as wide as long with well-developed lateroposterior depressions; anterior margin nearly straight, posterior margin feebly biarcuate; lateral margins regularly rounded; maximum width at anterior 1 / 3; sculpture homogenous, consisting of small, polygonal cells with very small, nearly indistinct central grains. Scutellum convex, subtriangular, microsculptured, 1.2 times as long as wide. Elytra convex, 1.6 times as long as wide, not covering pygidium, with poorly developed discal depressions; humeral swellings well-developed; basal transverse depression wide, deep, nearly reaching scutellum; subparallel along anterior 3 / 4, shortly, obtusely rounded on posterior 1 / 4; epipleuron welldeveloped extending to apex; apicolateral 1 / 4 of margin very finely serrate; sculpture of disc homogenous, finely tile-shaped to rugose. Ventral surface lustrous, finely, widely ocellate; apex of anal ventrite slightly emarginate, lateral margins very finely serrate with shallow depression along entire margin. Legs relatively short, meso- and metatibiae flattened, enlarged posteriorly, without inner serration; tarsal claws slightly hook-shaped, somewhat enlarged at base. Aedeagus (Fig. 9) nearly subparallel, membraneous portions of parameres long, reaching nearly midlength of parameres; median lobe obtusely pointed apically. Female unknown.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905464301FF3DF09DFC145D37.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet “ nigrum ” (black) describes the coloration of the dorsal surface.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905464301FF3DF09DFC145D37.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Kenya. Differential diagnosis. Brachelytrium (B.) nigrum sp. nov. resembles B. (B.) africanum (Pochon, 1972) (distributed in South Africa) from which it differs by the completely black dorsal surface (bronze in B. (B.) africanum), indistinct central grains on pronotum, longer scutellum (as wide as long in B. (B.) africanum) and by the very different shape of the male genitalia (Fig. 9 vs. Fig. 10).	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905464304FF3DF6CAFDBE5A6F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Small (4.3 mm), convex, robust, parallel-sided; dorsal surface bronze, scutellum purple; ventral surface black, lateral portion of ventrites and legs bronze with purple lustre; frons with short, white pubescence (length of setae equal to diameter of cells), remainder of dorsal surface asetose; ventral surface with very short, sparse, nearly indistinct, white pubescence, prosternum asetose.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905464304FF3DF6CAFDBE5A6F.taxon	description	Description of the female holotype. Length: 4.3 mm; width: 1.9 mm. Head small, as wide as anterior pronotal margin; frons flat, vertex 0.9 times as wide as eye; anterior margin of frontoclypeus straight; eyes small, reniform, not projecting beyond outline of head; antennae short, extending to mid-length of lateral pronotal margins when laid alongside; scape slightly pyriform, somewhat curved, 3.3 times as long as wide; pedicel globular, as long as wide; antennomere 3 triangular, as wide as long; antennomeres 4 – 10 trapezoidal, slightly wider than long; terminal antennomere nearly globular, as wide as long; sculpture of head consisting of small, dense, oval cells with large, flat central grains. Pronotum convex, somewhat wider than elytra, 1.8 times as wide as long, with poorly developed lateroposterior depressions; anterior margin nearly straight, posterior margin biarcuate; lateral margins regularly rounded, maximum width anteriad mid-length; sculpture consisting of dense, polygonal cells with small, sharp central grains; ocellation somewhat longitudinally prolonged along lateral margins. Scutellum small, lustrous, as wide as long. Elytra subparallel, 1.5 times as long as wide, shortly, obtusely rounded at apical 1 / 4, distinctly, widely depressed anteriad mid-length and at posterior 1 / 3; humeral swellings small but well-developed; basal transverse depression wide, nearly reaching scutellum; epipleuron narrow, extending to apex; sculpture rather homogenous, punctate-rugose without basal microsculpture. Ventral surface lustrous, widely, finely ocellate; anal ventrite shortly truncate to emarginate without distinct lateral serration. Legs relatively short, meso- and metatibiae straight, slightly enlarged posteriorly; tarsal claws thin, slightly hook-shaped, somewhat enlarged basally. Male unknown. Bionomy. The holotype was reared from Acacia senegal (Fabaceae).	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905464304FF3DF6CAFDBE5A6F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after the country of the origin, Mauritania.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905464304FF3DF6CAFDBE5A6F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Mauritania. Differential diagnosis. Brachelytrium (B.) mauritanicum sp. nov. stands close to B. (B.) tanzaniense Bílý & Bellamy, 2000 and differs from it (except for the distribution) by a smaller, more slender, lustrous body, small, sharp central grains on the pronotum (large, flat grains in B. (B.) tanzaniense) and by the finer elytral sculpture. Brachelytrium (B.) mauritanicum sp. nov. resembles very much the nearly sympatric B. (B.) beninense sp. nov. from which it differs by having a finer and denser frontal ocellation, narrower pronotum, wider pronotal ocellation which is longitudinally prolonged along the lateral margins, a smaller and lustrous, purple scutellum and by the sparser but rougher elytral sculpture; B. (B.) beninense sp. nov. also possesses more distinct elytral depressions.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905434304FF3DF182FD6F5CD7.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Medium-sized (4.7 – 5.8 mm), moderately convex, subparallel, rather lustrous; dorsal surface dark bronze, anterior portion of frons and genae with purple reflections in both sexes; ventral surface black bronze with purple reflections on lateroventrites; frons with very short, white pubescence (length of setae shorter than diameter of cells), remainder of dorsal surface asetose; ventral surface with indistinct, very short, sparse, white pubescence.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905434304FF3DF182FD6F5CD7.taxon	description	Description of the male holotype. Length: 4.7 mm; width: 1.8 mm. Head relatively small, narrower than anterior pronotal margin; frons flat, anterior margin of frontoclypeus straight; vertex 0.8 times as wide as width of eye; eyes small, reniform, not projecting beyond outline of head; antennae short, reaching mid-length of lateral pronotal margins when laid alongside; scape slightly pyriform, somewhat curved, four times longer than wide; pedicel ovoid, 1.4 times as long as wide; antennomere 3 distally slightly enlarged, 1.2 times as long as wide; antennomeres 4 – 10 trapezoidal, somewhat wider than long; terminal antennomere rhomboid, slightly longer than wide; sculpture of head consisting of oval cells with large, flat central grains. Pronotum convex, distinctly wider than elytra, 1.9 times as wide as long; lateroposterior depressions shallow, poorly developed; anterior margin deeply, widely emarginate, posterior margin slightly biarcuate; lateral margins widely rounded, maximum width at anterior 1 / 3; sculpture homogenous, consisting of small, dense, polygonal cells with small, sharp central grains. Scutellum triangular, microsculptured, slightly longer than wide. Elytra subparallel, 1.7 times as long as wide, shortly, obtusely rounded at apical 1 / 4; humeral swellings small, basal, transverse depression wide, nearly reaching scutellum; epipleuron narrow, extending to apex; transverse depressions well-developed; sculpture fine, punctato-rugose, somewhat denser, granulate at postscutellar portion of disc. Ventral surface matt, finely ocellate; anal ventrite shortly truncate to finely emarginate with shallow depression along entire margin, lateral serration very fine, poorly developed. Legs moderately long, slender; meso- and metatibiae nearly straight without inner serration; tarsal claws very thin, hook-shaped, not enlarged at base. Aedeagus (Fig. 11) flattened, parameres narrowed at posterior half; median lobe sharply pointed apically. Measurements. Length: 4.7 – 5.8 mm; width: 1.8 – 2.0 mm. Sexual dimorphism. Female differs fom male by somewhat narrower pronotum, distally slightly enlarged metatibiae and by more expressed purple reflections on lateroventrites. Bionomy. The type specimens were reared from Acacia sieberiana (Fabaceae).	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905434304FF3DF182FD6F5CD7.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after the country of the origin, Benin.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905434304FF3DF182FD6F5CD7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Benin. Differential diagnosis. Brachelytrium (B.) beninense sp. nov. is very similar and probably related with B. (B.) mauritanicum sp. nov. differing from it by the frontal and elytral sculpture, less lustrous body, and by the shape of scutellum and tarsal claws (see above).	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905424305FF3DF0D7FE225DCC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Relatively large (5.0 – 5.3 mm), robust, convex, posteriorly somewhat enlarged; dorsal surface dark bronze, antennae and frons with purple reflections, scutellum green in male; ventral surface bronze, ventral surface of legs with green reflections; frons with very short white pubescence (setae shorter than diameter of cells), the reminder of dorsal surface asetose; ventral surface with very short, sparse, white pubescence.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905424305FF3DF0D7FE225DCC.taxon	description	Description of the male holotype. Length: 5.0 mm; width: 2.0 mm. Head small, as wide as anterior pronotal margin; frons flat, vertex 0.8 times as wide as width of eye; anterior margin of frontoclypeus widely emarginate; eyes relatively large, reniform, not projecting beyond outline of head; antennae short, hardly reaching mid-length of lateral pronotal margins when laid alongside; scape pyriform, slightly curved, nearly 4 times as long as wide; pedicel ovoid, 1.2 times as long as wide; antennomere 3 triangular, as long as wide; antennomeres 4 – 10 trapezoidal, 1.2 – 1.3 times as wide as long; terminal antennomere nearly globular, as long as wide; sculpture of head consisting of very small, dense, rounded, microsculptured cells without central grains. Pronotum convex without lateroposterior depressions; anterior margin shallowly emarginate, posterior slightly biarcuate; lateral margins regularly rounded, maximum width just anteriad mid-length; sculpture homogenous, consisting of small, dense, polygonal cells with large central grains. Scutellum flat, microsculptured, triangular, somewhat longer than wide. Elytra rather convex, 1.6 times as long as wide with poorly developed transverse depressions, widely, obtusely rounded at apical 1 / 5; humeral swellings small; transverse basal depression deep, wide, nearly reaching scutellum; epipleuron narrow, extending to apex; sculpture dense, nearly homogenous, punctatorugose. Ventral surface lustrous, finely ocellate; abdomen somewhat enlarged posteriorly; anal ventrite obtusely rounded without lateral serration with shallow depression along entire margin. Legs relatively long, slender; meso- and metatibiae straight without inner serration. Tarsal claws thin, slender, slightly hook-shaped, somewhat enlarged at basal 1 / 3. Aedeagus (Fig. 12) nearly subparallel, cylindrical, parameres slightly narrowed at posterior half; median lobe sharply pointed apically. Measurements. Length: 5.0 mm (holotype), 5.3 mm (allotype); width: 2.0 mm (holotype), 2.3 mm (allotype). Sexual dimorphism. Female differs from male only by bronze scutellum and somewhat posteriorly enlarged metatibiae.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905424305FF3DF0D7FE225DCC.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after the collector, Manfred Niehuis.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905424305FF3DF0D7FE225DCC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Namibia. Differential diagnosis. Brachelytrium (B.) niehuisi sp. nov. stands close to B. (B.) transvalense Obenberger, 1923 differing from it by the less robust body, much shorter frontal pubescence, emarginate frontoclypeus (straight in B. (B.) transvalense), finer elytral sculpture and by the shape of the male genitalia (Fig. 12 vs. Fig. 13).	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905424306FF3DF765FC695E81.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Medium-sized (5.2 mm), convex, rather lustrous, stout, subparallel; dorsal surface bronze with fine red reflections, frons red-bronze, scutellum black; ventral surface black-bronze, abdominal ventrites and ventral surface of legs with purple lustre; dorsal surface asetose, frons with very short, nearly invisible, white pubescence; ventral surface with very fine, short, sparse, grey pubescence.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905424306FF3DF765FC695E81.taxon	description	Description of the female holotype. Length: 5.2 mm; width: 1.9 mm. Head small, partly retracted into prothorax, narrower than anterior pronotal margin; anterior margin of frontoclypeus widely, shallowly emarginate; frons flat with wide, rounded, shallow, postclypeal depression; vertex as wide as width of eye; eyes small, reniform, not projecting beyond outline of head; antennae short, hardly reaching mid-length of lateral pronotal margins when laid alongside; scape pyriform, nearly 4 times as long as wide, slightly curved; pedicel ovoid, 1.5 times as long as wide; antennomere 3 sharply triangular, 1.3 times as long as wide; antennomeres 4 – 10 obtusely triangular to trapezoidal; terminal antennomere nearly spherical with fine anterolateral emargination; sculpture of head consisting of rounded to polygonal cells with fine central grains. Pronotum convex, twice as wide as long with well-developed lateroposterior depressions, slightly wider than elytra; anterior margin widely emarginate with indistinct median lobe; posterior margin slightly biarcuate; lateral margins regularly rounded, maximum width at anterior 1 / 3; sculpture consisting of regular, polygonal cells with well-developed central grains. Scutellum convex, microsculptured, subtriangular, distinctly longer than wide. Elytra subparallel, 1.5 times as long as wide, rather convex, uneven, widely rounded at posterior 1 / 5; humeral swellings well-developed; transverse, basal depressions wide, deep, nearly reaching scutellum; epipleuron wide, extending to apex; sculpture punctato-rugose, disc lustrous with fine sculpture consisting of transversely widened punctures. Ventral surface lustrous, rather roughly ocellate, metasternum with well-developed central grais; abdominal ventrites with fine, longitudinally prolonged ocellation; posterior margin of anal ventrite obtusely rounded, finely serrate; anal ventrite widely grooved along entire margin. Legs relatively short; meso- and metatibiae straight, very slightly enlarged posteriorly. Tarsal claws thin, hook-shaped, slightly enlarged at base. Male unknown.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905424306FF3DF765FC695E81.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet describes the purple-bronze coloration of abdominal ventrites.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905424306FF3DF765FC695E81.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Kenya. Differential diagnosis. Brachelytrium (B.) purpureiventre sp. nov. is very similar to B. (B.) straussae Bílý & Bellamy, 2000 from which it differs (except for the distribution) by the deeply depressed frons, subparallel and somewhat longer elytra and by the absence of tomentose patches on ventral surface (B. (B.) straussae possesses straight frontoclypeus, flat frons, posteriorly enlarged elytra which are 1.3 times as long as wide and numerous patches of white tomentum on ventral surface).	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905414307FF3DF597FD6B58E4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Large (5.8 mm), robust, posteriorly slightly enlarged, convex; dorsal surface dark green with dull metallic lustre, elytral disc darkened; frons dark green; legs and scutellum blue-green; ventral surface lustrous, blue-green; entire body asetose.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905414307FF3DF597FD6B58E4.taxon	description	Description of the female holotype. Length: 5.8 mm; width: 2.3 mm. Head large, as wide as anterior pronotal margin; anterior margin of frontoclypeus widely emarginate; frons medially finely depressed; vertex 1.3 times as wide as width of eye; eyes large, reniform, not projecting beyond outline of head; antennae relatively long, slightly overlapping mid-length of lateral pronotal margins when laid alongside; scape pyriform, slightly curved, 4 times as long as wide; pedicel ovoid, nearly twice as long as wide; antennomere 3 nearly triangular, twice as long as wide; antennomeres 4 – 10 triangular to trapezoidal, 1.0 – 1.8 times as wide as long; terminal antennomere nearly spherical with fine anterolateral emargination; sculpture of head consisting of dense, oval to polygonal cells with large, flat central grains. Pronotum convex, 1.8 times as wide as long with poorly developed lateroposterior depressions; anterior margin nearly straight, posterior margin very slightly biarcuate; lateral margins regularly rounded, maximum width at anterior 1 / 3; sculpture homogenous, consisting of small, polygonal cells with small central grains. Scutellum convex, microsculptured, slightly longer than wide. Elytra convex, 1.6 times as long as wide, slightly enlarged posteriorly, widely rounded at posterior 1 / 5; humeral swellings small but well-developed; basal, transverse depression rather deep, narrow, far not reaching scutellum; epipleuron wide, well-defined, extending to apex; depressions poorly developed; sculpture nearly homogenous, consisting of fine, transversely enlarged punctures. Ventral surface lustrous, metasternum roughly ocellate with central grains; abdominal ventrites finely ocellate, cells somewhat longitudinally prolonged; anal ventrite obtusely rounded with very fine, nearly indistinct lateral serration; anal ventrite widely grooved along entire margin. Legs short and robust, meso- and metatibiae slightly enlarged posteriorly. Tarsal claws small, slightly hook-shaped, not enlarged at base. Male unknown.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905414307FF3DF597FD6B58E4.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin adverb “ aeneus ” (coppery-coloured) to stress the coloration of the species.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905414307FF3DF597FD6B58E4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South Africa (Eastern Cape province). Differential diagnosis. Brachelytrium (B.) aeneum sp. nov. is rather similar and probably related with B. (B.) lesnei Théry (1934) from which it differs by the aeneous coloration, longer antennae, anteriorly enlarged pronotum and robust legs (B. (B.) lesnei is bronze with purple frons in female, antennae hardly reaching midlength of lateral pronotal margins, maximum pronotal width is situated at mid-length and meso- and metatibiae are slender, not enlarged posteriorly).	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905404308FF3DF47DFCA35994.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Small (3.8 mm), robust, highly convex, posteriorly slightly enlarged; pronotum and scutellum blue, frons and elytra blue-violet; ventral surface black with blue tinge; antennae black with brass tinge, legs blue-violet; both dorsal and ventral surface asetose, prosternal process with short, sparse, recumbent white setae.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905404308FF3DF47DFCA35994.taxon	description	Description of the female holotype. Length: 3.8 mm; width: 1.7 mm. Head relatively small, partly retracted into prothorax; frontoclypeus widely, shallowly emarginate; frons slightly narrowed dorsally with wide, oval depression; vertex about twice as wide as width of eye; eyes relatively small, reniform, very slightly projecting beyond outline of head; antennae short, hardly reaching mid-length of lateral pronotal margins; scape pyriform, 4 times as long as wide, nearly straight; pedicel suboval, 1.8 times as long as wide; antennomere 3 slightly triangular, 1.5 times as long as wide; antennomere 4 obtusely triangular, distinctly wider than long; antennomeres 5 – 10 trapezoidal, 1.3 times wider than long; terminal antennomere rhomboid with small, apical notch, as long as wide; sculpture of head nearly homogenous, consisting of shallow, rounded cells without distinct central grains. Pronotum enlarged anteriorly, 1.8 times as wide as long, regularly convex, without lateroposterior depressions; anterior margin shallowly, regularly emarginate, posterior margin slightly biarcuate; lateral margins widely, regularly rounded at anterior 2 / 3, nearly straight anteriad posterior angles; disc with fine, regular, polygonal cells with indistinct central grains; lateral portions with more distinct, somewhat prolonged cells with flat central grains. Scutellum slightly convex, microsculptured, somewhat longer than wide. Elytra highly convex, 1.7 times as long as wide, not fully covering lateral and apical portions of abdomen; lateral margins subparallel at anterior 4 / 5, widely, separately rounded at posterior 1 / 5; humeral swellings small; basal transverse depression wide, shallow, nearly reaching scutellum; epipleuron well-developed, relatively wide, extending to apex; sculpture fine, punctate-rugose at basal 1 / 3, finely punctate at posterior 2 / 3. Ventral surface lustrous, widely ocellate with large central grains, abdominal ventrites finely ocellate; anal ventrite widely rounded, indistinctly truncate apically, very finely serrate laterally. Legs moderately long, slender, meso- and metatibiae straight, somewhat enlarged distally; tarsi slender, adhesive pads on tarsomeres 1 – 4 well-developed. Tarsal claws fine, slender, slightly curved with somewhat enlarged base. Male unknown.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905404308FF3DF47DFCA35994.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin adjective “ caeruleus ” (blue) to stress the conspicuous coloration of this species.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C905404308FF3DF47DFCA35994.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Zambia. Differential diagnosis. Brachelytrium (E.) caeruleum sp. nov. is very similar (except for the coloration) to B. (E.) blairi (Obenberger, 1931) and it differs from it only by the smaller size, nearly regularly rounded anal ventrite and by the more rough elytral sculpture.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C9054F4309FF3DF2A7FC8F5ADF.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Medium-sized to large (4.2 – 5.3 mm), moderately convex, subparallel; dorsal surface golden green (male) or blue (female), pronotal disc darkened; ventral surface golden green with blue tinge (male) or blue-green (female); entire body asetose, prosternal process with several short, white, recumbent setae.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C9054F4309FF3DF2A7FC8F5ADF.taxon	description	Description of the male holotype. Length: 4.6 mm; width: 1.9 mm. Head relatively small, as wide as anterior pronotal margin; anterior margin of frontoclypeus very slightly emarginate, nearly straight; frons very finely depressed, narrowed dorsally; vertex as wide as width of eye; eyes large, reniform, slightly projecting beyond outline of head, inner margins slightly S-shaped; antennae short, reaching mid-length of lateral pronotal margins; scape nearly straight, pyriform, 4 times as long as wide; pedicel ovoid, 1.5 times as long as wide; antennomere 3 slightly triangular, 1.5 times as long as wide; antennomere 4 widely, obtusely triangular, 1.2 times as wide as long; antennomeres 5 – 10 trapezoidal, 1.3 – 1.5 times as wide as long; terminal antennomere rhomboid, slightly longer than wide; sculpture of head consisting of rather rough, polygonal cells with microsculptured backround. Pronotum nearly cordiform, 1.6 times as wide as long with well-developed lateroposterior depressions; disc regularly convex; anterior margin widely emarginate with indistinct median lobe, posterior margin very finely biarcuate; lateral margins regularly rounded at anterior half, nearly straight at posterior half; sculpture consisting of regular, polygonal cells with nearly indistinct central grains; cells on lateroanterior portion of disc slightly prolonged toward anterior angles. Scutellum flat, cordiform, as wide as long. Elytra subparallel, 1.8 times as long as wide, regularly convex; humeral swellings small; transverse, basal depression shallow, wide, not reaching scutellum; apical 1 / 5 widely, separately rounded; epipleuron welldeveloped, rather wide, extending to apex; sculpture fine, nearly tile-shaped, somewhat transversely rugose on postscutellar portion. Ventral surface lustrous, widely ocellate without central grains; abdominal ventrites very finely ocellate; anal ventrite widely rounded, finely serrate laterally. Legs relatively short, slender, meso- and metatibiae slightly enlarged distally; tarsi slender, tarsomeres 1 – 4 with well-developed adhesive pads. Tarsal claws fine, slightly hook-shaped, somewhat enlarged at base. Aedeagus (Fig. 22) rather robust, parameres somewhat constricted posteriad mid-length, median lobe sharply pointed apically. Sexual dimorphism. The female differs from the male by the larger and somewhat stouter body and blue coloration. Measurements. Length: 4.2 – 5.3 mm; width: 1.9 – 2.0 mm.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C9054F4309FF3DF2A7FC8F5ADF.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin substantive “ metallum ” (metal) to stress the metallic coloration of the species.	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
03CE87C9054F4309FF3DF2A7FC8F5ADF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Differential diagnosis. Brachelytrium (E.) metallicum sp. nov. resembles by its body-shape B. (E.) ventrale (Kerremans, 1911) from which it differs by the metallic, golden green (male) or blue (female) coloration (bronze with purple or violet frons in B. (E.) ventrale), deeper lateroposterior pronotal depressions, indistinct central grains on pronotum, fiely serrate margins of anal ventrite (smooth in B. (E.) ventrale) and by the slightly different male genitalia (Fig. 22 vs. Fig. 23).	en	Bílý, Svatopluk, Bellamy, Charles L. (2010): Supplement to the revision of the genus Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini). Zootaxa 2721: 15-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199912
