Anthelephila nitescens ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931 )

Kejval, Zbyněk & Cz, Domažlice, 2010, Studies on the genus Anthelephila (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) 11. New species and records from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Oman, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50 (1), pp. 189-234 : 216

Anthelephila nitescens ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931)

Material examined. INDIA: UTTARAKHAND: 1J, Rishikesh , 450 m, viii.1988, Werner leg.( ZKDC) ; 2JJ, Rishikesh , 2.–4.vii.1989, Riedel leg. ( ZKDC) ; 1J, ca. 20 km N of Rishikesh , 1300 m, 6.vii.1989, Hiermeier leg. ( ZKDC) ; 1J, 2 km NE of Rishikesh , 400 m, 4.vii.1989, Hiermeier leg. ( ZKDC) ; 1 J 1 ♀, 10 km NE of Rishikesh, Henval river vall., near Shivpuri vill., ca. 450 m, 26.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna leg. ( ZKDC) ; 3♀♀, 25 km W of Mussoorie, Yamuna river valley near Juido , 790 m, 5.–7.viii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna leg. ( ZKDC) ; 1 J, 30 km N of Rishikesh, NW of Chamba, Arakot vill. env., 1500 m, 29.–31.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna leg. ( ZKDC) ; 1 ♀, ca. 23 km NW of Nainital, Khairna Bridge env., 900–1000 m, 13.–17.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna leg. ( ZKDC) .

Distribution. India (Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal: Darjeeling distr.) (KREKICH- STRASSOLDO 1931, CHANDLER et al. 2008).

Remarks. All the above listed specimens collected by Werner, Riedel and Hiermeier near Rishikesh bear an identification label ‘ Formicomus sulcipes ’ by Uhmann. This species may resemble Anthelephila umbratilis by colouration but differs clearly in morphological characters. It is unrelated and belongs to the A. bramina species-group.