Chalcophlocteis hauseri Obenberger, 1931

Bellamy, C. L., 2008, New taxa, distribution and biological records of Afrotropical Coraebini Bedel, 1921 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae), Zootaxa 1848, pp. 1-15 : 2

Chalcophlocteis hauseri Obenberger, 1931

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Chalcophlocteis hauseri Obenberger, 1931a: 192 ; 1934: 801; Bellamy, 1986a: 125; 1991: 5.

Chalcophlocteis macarthuri Théry 1941: 132 (ssp. of dives ); Bellamy 1986a: 125 (syn. of hauseri ); 1991: 5.

Comments. This species was described from an unspecified number of specimens from “ Coll. F. Hauser ” finally traced to the ZMHB and I was able to borrow the type series. Despite the fact that the original description lists only a single size, implying a single specimen, there are three specimens in the series sent from Berlin. None of the three is labelled as “Typus” in the normal manner by Obenberger and none has any label indicating that he ever saw or determined them. It cannot be demonstrated that this is the original type series, but after more than 20 years of looking, I’m satisfied that the designation of a lectotype will stabilize this species’ definition. The header label indicates “ Ch. Hauseri Ob. Afr. or.” and the three specimens are each labelled “Afr. or. Jkutha”. The Obenberger collection in Prague ( NMPC) contains no specimens of this taxon. Therefore a lectotype has been designated (new designation) from these three specimens with the two remaining labelled as paralectotypes. New distributional and adult host data for this species are: [TANZA- NIA] Kirumba b. Muansa, D. O. Afr. (p), am Grewia (h); KENYA Sagala Hills ( CLBC) (new country and adult host) .