Anthaxia (Cratomerus) eugeniae Ganglbauer, 1885

Kirçakci, Ali Kemal & Kabalak, Mahmut, 2020, Contributions to the systematics of the family Buprestidae (Coleoptera) by the first description of male external genital organ and illustrations of six species from Ankara province, Turkish Journal of Zoology 44 (6), pp. 531-537 : 533

Anthaxia (Cratomerus) eugeniae Ganglbauer, 1885 ( Figure 12 .)

Material examined: Ankara (Beypazarı), 40°11ʹ27.72ʹʹ N, 31°54ʹ51.36ʹʹ E, 748 m, 1♂ 19.5.2018 .

Aedeagus ( Figure 13. A–D ): In the dorsal view, phallobase hyaline, posterior and lateral margins slightly sclerotized, rectangular-like, lateral margins almost parallel, posterior margin rounded; parameres sclerotized, less sclerotized in the apical part, the lateral margins gradually widened from the posterior to almost middle, gradually narrowed from middle to apical part, expanded in apical part, and then narrowed towards apex, long, sparsely setose before apical part, parameres bearing long oval, less sclerotized, yellowish area where they expands in the apical part, with campaniform sensillae from this area to the tip, apex pointed; median lobe hyaline, slightly sclerotized in apical part and gradually narrowing to the tip, suddenly narrowing just before the apex, the apex pointed. In lateral view, phallobase hyaline, posterior margin not raised, slightly rounded; parameres dorsally and ventrally narrowed towards anterior in posterior two thirds, clearly narrowed in the last third, with a longly oval, less sclerotized zone in this area, apex blunt.

Figures

Figures 8–13. Habitus and aedeagi. 8–9. CapnodIs carbonarIa, 10–11. PerotIs cuprata, 12–13. AnthaxIa (Cratomerus) eugenIae. A–B) Dorsal photograph and drawing of aedeagus. C–D) Lateral photograph and drawing of aedeagus.