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W erner — Anthicus tobias 
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relatives, at least on external features. However, the author is not 
thoroughly familiar with the Old World fauna and may have 
missed some species. 
Anthicus tobias Marseul 
(Figs. 1-3) 
Anthicus Tobias Marseul, 1879, L’Abeille 17: 125. Pic, 1911, Coleop. Cat., 
pars 36: 77. 
Rufous, the antennae, palpi and legs luteous; elytra with a ferru- 
gineous to piceous area that extends from the basal 2/5 to 1/4 to the 
apex, with the suture pale anteriorly, and with a very pale spot on 
each elytron at about 1/5 from the apex. Prothorax and elytra 
flattened. 
Head subquadrate, but base rounded and slightly notched at the 
middle. Surface smooth, with dense, rather small punctures through- 
out, even on the midline. Pubescence moderately dense and short, 
fine, decumbent. Eyes moderately large, prominent. Antennae slender 
but slightly thickened apically. Prothorax widest at apical third, 
flattened, with punctures and pubescence similar to those of head. 
Elytra subparallel, flattened; omoplates slightly elevated; suture 
elevated on apical half. Surface smooth, moderately densely punctured, 
the punctures on the basal portion slightly larger and feebly asperate, 
those behind fine and small. Pubescence golden in the pale zone, 
brown over the dark markings, decumbent, fine, directed obliquely 
laterally in the basal fourth, not conspicuous. Tactile setae very 
short but erect. Male pygidium flattened, with truncate apex; hypopy- 
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Figs. 1-3. Anthicus tobias Marseul. 1. Habitus sketch, with sculpture and 
pubescence omitted. 2. Aedeagus, in ventral view as it lies in the abdomen. 
3. Aedeagus, in left lateral view. 
