S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 34/1. (Budapest, 1981)

Aberrative form: 1. Primary intervals entirely or almost flat ab. leviplanus Endrődi. 1981 30 (29) Characters different and mostly bigger species. 31 (32) Primary intervals lightly convex, nearly smooth, shiny. Clypeus weakly emarginate, genae produced

. Pronotum on disc rather, on sides very densely punctate, hind angles emarginate. Reddish brown. Hind metatarsi longer than upper thorn and about as long as next two joints together. 4-5 mm. - Angola (ch

aboti Paulian, 1944)

xx 32 (31 ) Primary intervals strongly convex, or reticulated, or other characters different. Reddish brown species. 33 (36) Primary intervals reticulated also in the middle. 34 (35) Primary intervals (Fig. 35) very finely reticulated in the middle. Genae produced. Disc of pronotum very distinctly, rather uniformly, on sides unequally punctate. Hind metatarsi much longer than upper thorn of hind tibiae and about as long as next two and half joints together. 3.5-4.5 mm. - RSA (Transvaal, Natal, Cape Province), Zimbabwe-Rhodesia (Mosambique) (= sulcipennis Boheman, 1857, lineatosulcatus Harold, 1859, purkyney Balthasar, 1933, pulverulentus Balthasar, 1933) teter Roth, 1851 35 (34) Primary intervals along the middle strongly reticulated, oily. Genae produced beyond eyes. Punctation on disc of pronotum extremely fine, rather sparse, on sides much denser, basis very finely bordered, border in the middle broadly interrupted. Hind metatarsi as long as next two joints together. 5-5.5 mm. - RSA (Transvaal), SWA reticulatus Endrődi. 1981 36 (33) Primary intervals along thé middle smooth or indistinctly reticulate, sometimes also . sides smooth. . - , 37 (38) Sides of primary intervals distinctly reticulate. Hind angles of pronotum weakly truncated: A.Jeter Roth, cf. No.

34. 38 (37) Also sides of pi-imary intervals smooth, both sides of striae finely carinated, besides with a row of punctures. Clypeus weakly emarginate, genae produced. Pronotum rather strongly, on sides more densely punctate, basal border in broad middle Interrupted. Hind metatarsi much longer than upper thorn and as long as next three joints together. 3.5-5 mm. - RSA (Transvaal), (= kivuensis Paulian, 1939, africanus Endrődi, 1955) rotschildl Schmidt, 1911 Group 2: Mendidaphodius 1 (2) Basis of pronotum bordered. Genae produced beyond eyes. Pronotum sparsely punctate, hind angles rounded. Hind metatarsi about as long aa upper thorn of hind tibiae and as next two joints together. 5-6 mm. - SWA-Namibia ganabi Endrődi, 1977 2 (1) Basis of pronotum without border. 3 (4) Elytra black, with or without red pattern. Sides of pronotum red. Hind metatarsi longer than upper thorn and somewhat longer than next two joints together. 3-4.5 mm. - RSA (Transvaal), SWA-Namibia (= rubroplagiatus Balthasar, 1935) adustus Klug, 1855 Aberrative forms: 1. Elytra black with a red spot before apex forma typica 2. Elytra black with an oblique i-ed band from shounder to apical knob ab. porrectus Schmidt, 1913 3. Elytra entirely black ab. ruandanus Endrődi, 1955 4 (3) Surface yellowish brown. Elytral striae deeper, intervals higher than in preceding species. Hind metatarsi as upper thorn and somewhat shorter than next two joints together. 5-5.5 mm. - SWA-Namibia paammophilus Endrődi, 1977 Somewhat similar is the to me unknown A .pygmaeus Boheman, 1857. Clypeus not emarginate, rounded, head flat, very finely and densely punctate. 2,75 mm. - S.Africa, Gariep River. X Very similar is A

. mashunensls Péringuey. 1901, but clypeus on both sides of shallow emargination distinctly angulated, discal Infcex-vals flat, on aides convex. 3.5 mm. - Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.