Anthia tatumana is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Anthiinae. It was described by the zoologist Adam White in 1846.Methuen, Henry. Life in the Wilderness: Or, Wanderings in South Africa, pp. 357-358 (R. Bentley 1848).
This species is about one inch long and resembles both Anthia Caillaudii and Cypholoba macilenta.According to GlobalSpecies.org, Cypholoba macilenta has the following synonyms: Anthia dregei; Anthia exarata; Anthia foveata; Anthia macilenta; Carabus macilentus; Cypholoba bennettii; Cypholoba dregei; Cypholoba exarata; Cypholoba foveata; Polyhirma bennettii; Polyhirma foveata; Polyhirma macilenta. It is black with a white stripe (called a vitta) extending from the head to the elytra, where there are two white lunulated spots. It is named after Thomas Tatum of St George’s Hospital.
This species is also sometimes categorized as being in the genus Cypholoba instead of the genus Anthia.Hackel, Martin and Farkac, Jan. "A checklist of the subfamily Anthiinae Bonelli, 1813 of the World" , Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 9 (2), pp. 261-366 (2013).
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