Anthaxia (Merocratus) barbieri Descarpentries, 1958

Plachetka, Mikuláš, 2025, A new species of Anthaxia (Merocratus) Bílý, 1989 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Anthaxiini) from Vietnam, ZooKeys 1244, pp. 185-194 : 185-194

Anthaxia (Merocratus) barbieri Descarpentries, 1958

Figs 7 , 8 , 16

Specimens examined.

Anthaxia (Merocratus) barbieri Descarpentries, 1958 : Thailand: • 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( MPCP): Thailand / Chiangmai / Chingdao hotel resort / 1. - 15. 7. 2019 Ustinov V. // Anthaxia (Merocratus) / barbieri / Descarpentries / det. M. Plachetka 2023 .

Discussion.

This species is similar to Anthaxia (Merocratus) rydzii sp. nov., but it can be distinguished by a more distinct elytral pattern and different aedeagus. Its aedeagus is slender and has a different shape (Fig. 16 ).

Figures

Figures 5–8. 5. Anthaxia (Merocratus) rydzii sp. nov., paratype, MPCP — habitus variability (green colouration, black tinge); 6. A. (M.) rydzii sp. nov., paratype, MPCP — habitus variability (violet tinge); 7. A. (M.) barbieri Descarpentries, 1958, male, MPCP (dorsal view); 8. A. (M.) barbieri Descarpentries, 1958, male (ventral view). Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Figures 13–16. 13. Anthaxia (Merocratus) rydzii sp. nov., paratype, MPCP (aedeagus); 14. A. (M.) rydzii sp. nov., holotype, NMPC (parameres and median lobe); 15. A. (M.) angustata Bílý, 2019, male, MPCP (aedeagus); 16. A. (M.) barbieri Descarpentries, 1958, male, MPCP (aedeagus). Scale bar: 1.0 mm.