Svatactesis gen. nov., a new genus for Polyctesis johanidesi with notes on the tribe Polyctesini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Polycestinae)
Volkovitsh Mark G.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 56(1): 5-15, 2016
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Abstract: Svatactesis gen. nov. is established for Polyctesis johanidesi Bílý,
1997 known from Turkey and Iran, and compared with closely related genera
Polyctesis Marseul, 1865, Bellamyina Bílý, 1994, and Schoutedeniastes Burgeon,
1941. Svatactesis johanidesi is re-described and illustrated. Composition,
taxonomic state and relations of Polyctesini Cobos, 1955 and diagnostic
characters of the genera belonging to the Polyctesis generic-group are
discussed. The Schoutedeniastes magnifica (Waterhouse, 1875), S. amabilis
(Laporte & Gory, 1835) and S. vitalisi (Bourgoin, 1922) species-groups are
distinguished within the genus Schoutedeniastes. Evident variability of the main
diagnostic characters among species-groups cast doubts on the monophyly of this
genus. First exact record of Svatactesis johanidesi from Iran is provided.
Key words: Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Polycestinae, Polyctesini, Polyctesis generic-group, Svatactesis, new genus, Iran, Turkey, Palaearctic Region