Cypholoba opulenta (Boheman, 1860)

Mawdsley, Jonathan R., Erwin, Terry L., Sithole, Hendrik & Mawdsley, Alice S., 2012, A synopsis of the genus Cypholoba Chaudoir (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Anthiini) known to occur in the Republic of South Africa, ZooKeys 181, pp. 23-43 : 34

Cypholoba opulenta (Boheman, 1860) Figs 22, 28 31

Polyhirma opulenta Boheman (1860:9, type locality "juxta fluvium Svakop," holotype in Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm)

Cypholoba opulenta (Boheman) Strohmeyer (1928:367)

Diagnosis.

Apparent body length (ABL) 18-24 mm; easily recognized by the golden-yellow pubescence on the head, pronotum, and base of elytra adjacent to the suture (Fig. 22). The elytral surface sculpturing is also diagnostic, with small narrow costae separated by flat intervals with a single row of minute punctures in each interval (Fig. 28).

Materials examined.

45 specimens from the following localities: Eastern Cape Province: Nduma, Willowmore. KwaZulu/Natal Province: Maritzburg, Melmoth, Mkuze, St. Lucia, "E. Zululand." North West Province: Lichtenburg, 30 km W Vryberg.