S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 27/1. (Budapest, 1974)

Geographical distribution: Holotype-monotype female: it was collected in the humus in a bamboo forest, on the southern side of the Kahuzi Mountain, in the Kalehe Territory, by Narcisse LELEUP; the labels are: "Récolté dans l'humus", "I Jl. S .A.C.-Mus. Congo; Ki vu T. Kalehe, ver st S. du Kahuzi. 2850 m; (for. bamb.); l-VIII-1951; N. LELEUP", "Holotype", "Prep, microscopiques N° 6612/121", "PAUL DESSART det. 1973 / Co­nostigmus 9/(Szeienyides)/ confluens sp.n." Deposited in the collections of Musée Royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervure, Belgique. Conostigmus (Szelenyides) gusztavi sp. nov. A second specimen belonging to the subgenus Szelenyides exhibits some peculiar cha­racters which incite to consider it specifically different from the preceeding species, although with doubt. HOLOTYPE female. Very like Conostigmus (Szelenyides) confluens sp. nov., except for the following charac­ters. Coloration: Body entirely reddish, except the scutellum, slightly darkened; legs reddish, with darker metatarsi; antennae reddish at the base, becoming progressively more brown up to the apex. Head: Interantennal carina less angulose. Mesosoma: Longitudinal median furrow obsolete, hardly visible, practically absent an­teriorly; on the contrary, parapsidal furrows complete, extending from the anterior angles and meeting with each other in front of the common foveola of the axillo-scutel­lar furrows (fig. 4). Mensurations: Total length notably shorter (1, 810 mm) than by the preceeding species (2,455 mm); lengths of the head, mesosoma and metasoma respectively 325 p, 615 p. and 870 p . Discussions: It is difficult to ascertain whether the differences in length, in coloration and in mesoscutal structure are specific or individual; the study of a more numerous material is requested to bring some light on this problem. MALE unknown. Geographical distribution: Holotype female: "I.R. S.A. C.-Mus. Congo; Ruanda: Forêt Rugege; 2200 m, HI-1951, N.LELEUP", "Holotype", "P.DESSART det. 1973 ( Conos­ tigmus 9-) ( Szelenyides ) gusztavi sp. n.". This species is dedicated to Dr. GUSZTÁV SZELÉNYI; the type is deposited in the collections of Musée Royal de l'Afrique cent­rale, Tervuren Belgique.

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