Apatenia oculifera Frieser 2000: 39 A new species of Apatenia Pascoe (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) from central Madagascar, with a key to species, additions to the distribution of rare species of the genus, and general notes about threats to anthribid diversity Trýzna, Miloš Rakotonirina, Jean Claude Zootaxa 2024 2024-11-11 5537 3 325 347 67KHL Frieser 2000 Frieser 2000 [151,540,726,753] Insecta Anthribidae Apatenia Animalia Coleoptera 13 338 Arthropoda species oculifera  ( Figs 24, 32)      Apatenia oculifera Frieser 2000: 39, 51, fig. 4 (black-and-white dorsal habitus)   Type material.  Holotype( male): East MADAGASCAR, TOAMASINA PROvINCE: ‘Madagascar / Analamazaotra[incorrectly in Frieser´s work as Analamarzaotra] / E Moramanga/  5.–11.xii.1996/ J. Stolarczykleg. [incorrectly in Frieser´s work as Stolarczik] [p] // HOLOTYPE [p, red label] //  Apatenia/  oculifera sp. n./ Holotypus [mark for male] [h] / det. R. Frieser[p] 2000 [h]’ ( ZSMC);   Allotype( female):‘ Madagascar/ Tamatavedistr. / Moramangaenv. /  13.–17.xii.1995/ J. Stolarczykleg. [incorrectly in Frieser´s work as Stolarczik] [p] //ALLOTYPE [p, red label] //  Apatenia/  oculifera sp. n./ Allotypus [mark for female] [h] / det. R. Frieser[p] 2000 [h]’ ( ZSMC);  1 paratype( female):‘ MADAGASCARc. / MORAMANGAenv. /  10.–18.XII.1997/ P. Pacholátkolgt. [p] // PARATYPE [p, red label] //  Apatenia/  oculifera sp. n./ Paratypus [mark for female] [h] / det. R. Frieser[p] 2000 [h]’ ( MTDC);   Other material. 2 males:the same data as paratype, but not included in the type series,  TOPOTYPE[p, red label] ( Fig. 24) ( MTCD);   1 female :  135 kmE Antananarivo, Andasibeenv.,  900 m,  xi.–xii.2000, S. Murzinleg. ( MTDC);  1 male :   5 kmEof Moramanga, 12.-16.1996,  800 m, R. Veiglerleg. ( MTDC);   1 male : Madagascar, Fénerive, E. Perrot// Museum Paris, ex Coll. R. Oberthür,  1952[typical blue acquisition label of MNHN] ( MNHN);   1 female :the same data but: Perrot Fréres, 1 erTrim. 1896 // Museum Paris, ex Coll. R. Oberthür,  1952[typical blue acquisition label of MNHN] ( MNHN);   1 male : Madagascar, Bezavona[ca.  6 kmNof Fort Dauphin], Fort Dauphin // Muséum Paris,  1934, R. Catala[typical blue acquisition label of MNHN] ( MNHN).   Diagnosis.The ground colour of the upper side of the body is grey, elytra with two distinct black spots on basal elevation surrounded by a rusty or light brown margin, transverse light brown stripe is also on apex of elytra. Basal part of rostrum and part under eyes is with brilliant white pubescence. The lateral parts of the underside of the body are whitish. Size of the body 5.2–7.5 mm.   Distribution and biology.This appears to be an uncommon to rarer species. Hitherto known only from the narrow strip of the remaining rainforests on the eastern part of Madagascar. Most findings come from the area surrounding Moramanga and nearby Andasibe.Although we collected repeatedly and very intensively for many years around Andasibe, specifically in the areas Analamazaotra N. P., Mantadia N. P. and Maromizaha Natural Resources Reserve, we could not find other specimens there. We also know of two specimensfrom Fénerive (= Fenoarivo) located on the east coast of Madagascar, and one specimenfrom Bezavona, a site 6 kmnorth of Fort Dauphin (= Tolagnaro) in southeast Madagascar. The specific habitat requirement of this species remains unknown. 4988444314 1996-12-05 1996-12-11 1996-12-05 ZSMC J. Stolarczyk Madagascar R. Frieser Analamarzaotra Analamazaotra 13 338 1 1 TOAMASINA PROvINCE holotype 4988444332 1995-12-13 1995-12-17 1995-12-13 ZSMC J. Stolarczyk Madagascar R. Frieser Moramanga Tamatave 13 338 1 1 allotype 4988444323 1997-12-10 1997-12-18 1997-12-10 MTDC P. Pacholatko Madagascar R. Frieser MORAMANGA MORAMANGA 13 338 1 1 paratype 4988444316 [199,1198,1189,1216] 1997-12-10 1997-12-18 1997-12-10 MTDC P. Pacholatko Madagascar R. Frieser MORAMANGA MORAMANGA 13 338 2 2 4988444311 MTCD 13 338 1 1 topotype 4988444313 2000-11 2000-12-31 2000-11 MTDC S. Murzin 900 Andasibe Antananarivo 13 338 2 1 1 Antananarivo TOPOTYPE 4988444318 [370,1183,1261,1288] MTDC R. Veigler 800 Moramanga 13 338 1 1 Antananarivo TOPOTYPE 4988444320 1952 MNHN R. Oberthur Madagascar 800 Perrot Fenerive 13 338 1 1 1 Antananarivo TOPOTYPE 4988444330 1952 MNHN R. Oberthur Madagascar Museum Paris 800 Perrot Freres Museum Paris 13 338 1 1 1 Antananarivo TOPOTYPE 4988444307 1934 MNHN R. Catala Madagascar Museum Paris 800 Fort Dauphin Bezavona 13 338 1 1 1 Antananarivo TOPOTYPE