Abstract
Description of three new species of the genus Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829 from Madagascar (prov. Toliara): Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) antennata sp. nov., A. (H.) auroviolacea sp. nov. and A. (H.) onilahyiana sp. nov. All three species are illustrated andcompared with the most similar congeners. The genus Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829 is represented in Madagascar by 24 species (Bily, 1997, Bellamy 2008) and was revised by Descarpentries (1967). That revision recognized 20 species from Madagascar to which four additional species were subsequently added by Descarpentries (1969). All Madagascan species of Anthaxia are endemic, with no continental African species having been found in Madagascar or vice versa. Collecting activities in Madagascar during the lastseveral decades have resulted in the discovery of three new species which are described in this study.
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