Xiphodontus WESTWOOD, 1838

(G. = Xiphodontus antilope)

= Coryptius DEJEAN 1837 (G. = Coryptius capensis)

= Cephax CASTELNAU 1840 (G. = Cephax reichei)

= Corypticus STURM 1843

= Cardanopsis BOILEAU 1909 (G. = Cardanopsis bicolor)


Xiphodontus antilope WESTWOOD, 1838.

= Coryptius capensis DEJEAN 1837 [nomen nudum] [Corypticus] [Cap Bon. Sp.].

= Cephax reichei CASTELNAU 1840 [Cafraria].

= Xiphodontus cribratus (GORY) GEMMINGER & HAROLD 1868.

= Xiphodontus tricornis (HOPE) GEMMINGER & HAROLD 1868.

Dejean, 1837:194; Westwood, 1838:260; Castelnau, 1840:175, pl.17; Sturm, 1843:347, pl.; Burmeister, 1847:430; Gemminger & Harold, 1868:966; Peringuey, 1901:8; Heyne & Taschenberg, 1908:57, pl.8; Didier & Séguy, 1952:pl.111; Brinck, 1956:315; Benesh, 1960:23; Maes, 1992:55; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:301, pl. 136.

South Africa : Cape (Cape of Good Hope--34°18S-18°23E, Knysna, Swellendam, Maanschijnkop 7 mi E of Hermanus--37°18S-19°02E, Kingwilliamstown--32°39S-27°14E, Grahamstown), Natal = Caffraria (Durban--29°48S-30°58E = Port Natal).

Xiphodontus bicolor (BOILEAU, 1909) [Cardanopsis].

= Xiphodontus bicolor var. nigra NAGEL 1933 [Masai Reservation : Londiani].

= Xiphodontus antilope DIDIER & SEGUY (nec WESTWOOD) 1953.

= Xiphodontus antilope MIZUNUMA & NAGAI (nec WESTWOOD) 1994.

Boileau, 1909:338; Nagel, 1933:226; Arrow, 1938:51; Didier & Séguy, 1952:pl.111, figs. 6-7; Brinck, 1956:329; Benesh, 1960:23; Bomans, 1989:443-444; Maes, 1992:56; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:301, 314, pl.136, 153.

Uganda : Budongo Forest--1°46N-31°33E;

Kenya : Kibonoto, Tsavao National Park--2°41S-38°27E (Chyulu Hills), Nairobi--1°14S-36°48E, Londiani--0°05S-35°40E (Masai Reservation--Ngare Narok), Embakasi, Eldoret Distr.--Soy, Wandanyi;

Tanzania : Kilimanjaro [Mt. Kilimanjaro--3°07S-37°16E].

Saproxylophagous : Moraceae : Ficus.

[Syndesus gotzeni KAESBERG, 1895) nomen nudum].

Kaesberg, 1895; Brinck, 1956:317; Benesh, 1960:152; Maes, 1992:56.

Note : Perhaps a female of Xiphodontus (BENESH, 1960).


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