Anthomalachius Tshernyshev 2009

Anthomalachius Tshernyshev, 2009 Anthomalachius Tshernyshev, 2009 - Tshernyshev (2009): 24. Cyrtosus strangulatus Abeille de Perrin, 1885 Diagnosis Body medium-sized to large, 4.0– 5.5 mm in length. Antennae completely black (Fig. 1 A – B). Pronotum elongate with distinct depressions at posterior angles (Fig. 4 A – B). Pronotum, scutellar shield and elytra black with metallic lustre, except the elytral apices yellow or orange-yellow. Elytral apices distinctly depressed with lamellate appendages in males (Fig. 2). Aedeagus slender (Fig. 4). Distribution Anthomalachius Tshernyshev, 2009 is a widespread genus in the Palearctic, occurring from Portugal and Morocco in the west to Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China (new faunistic record) and Mongolia in the east (Tshernyshev 2009).