G. it. Ent., 14 (61): 463-480
March 2016
New taxa of African Acmaeoderinae
(Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
by
STANISLAV PREPSL
Abstract - Fourteen new species, as well as one new subspecies of Acmaeodera - A. (Acmaeodera) krajciki (Kenya), A. (Acmaeotethya) tanzanica (Tanzania), A. (Acmaeotethya) sosomae (Kenya), A. (Acmaeotethya) sosomae gottwaldi (Tanzania), A. (Acmaeotethya) erongoensis (Namibia), A. (Rugacmaeodera) snizeki (Kenya), A. (Rugacmaeodera) zanzibarensis (Tanza-nia), A. (Rugacmaeodera) garseni (Kenya), A. (Rugacmaeodera) namibdesertica (Namibia), A. (Rugacmaeodera) solwezica (Zambia), A. (Rugacmaeodera) somalica (Somalia), A. (Rugacmaeodera) burkinensis (Burkina Faso), A. (Rugacmaeodera) vera (Tanzania), A. (Ptychomus) mourgliai (Kenya), A. (Ptychomus) gianassoi (Somalia) -, and one new species of Xantheremia -X. (Paratethya) awashensis (Ethiopia) - are described and illustrated.