S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 47/1-2. (Budapest, 1986)

Humeri rounded. Front tibiae curved, outer margin with 6-7 teeth, two preapical teeth strong, the other minute; inner margin with 4-5 (6) small teeth directing downwards. Middle tibiae slightly curved, hind tibiae sublinear. Outer margin of middle and hind tibiae with a small tooth in apical third. Body length: 28 mm; length of mandibles: 7 mm. Holotype ( 6 ) : [Colombia], "Nova-Granada". The type is deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. The vestiture of this new species is similar to that of Sphaenognathus canaliculatus (Parry, 1874) or Sphaenognathus garleppi (Boileau, 1899), but the pubescence of pronotum is denser. The swelling on the clypeus is similar to that of Sphaenognathus murrayi J. Thomson, 1862 or Sphaenognathus taschenbergi (Parry, 1874). BIBLIOGRAPHY LACROIX, J. P. (1972): Descriptions de Coléoptères Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus. - Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Belg. Ent., 108: 33-71. Author's address: L. ADAM Zoological Department Hungarian Natural History Museum Baross u. 13. H-1088 Budapest Hungary