S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 49. (Budapest, 1988)

FOLIA ENTOMOLOGICA HUNGARICA ROVARTANI KÖZLEMÉNYEK XUX 1988 p. 123-151 The Scientific Results of Hungarian Soil Zoological Expeditions in New Guinea. Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae: Lagruni By O. MERKL (Received November 1, 1987) Abstract: A total of 37 species collected by Hungarian zoologists in Papua New Guinea is listed. Three new genera (

Acutogria, Kaindilagria. Tomogria) and 21 new species (Acutogria falcata

, Bothrichara iners

, B. intricata

, B. iri- descens

, B. wau, Casnonidea apicalis, C. baloghi, C. caudata

, C. demetrida, C. dobodura

. C. flavipes

, C. hystrix, C. loksai, C. pallens

, C. punctithorax, C. setosa

. Kaindilagria forcipata

, Lagria amethystina, L. ligulata, L. sapphi- rina

. Tomogria perlata

) are described. With 49 figures. Hungarian zoologists have visited New Guinea several times. First, S. FENICHEL made fieldwork there, but it ended by his tragic death (1893-95), with an emphasis on birds; he collected also many insects but no lagriine specimens. Following FENICHEL's interrupted work, L. BIRÓ made extensive and meticulous collectings (1895- 1901) in German New Guinea ("Kaiser Wilhelmsland") of that time. In his most valuable material, some specimens of Lagriini were also found - these have been written up by PIC (1956). Between 1965 and 1980, Dr. J. BALOGH performed six expeditions to Papua New Gui-j nea (formerly Territory of Papua and New Guinea). Dr. I. LOKSA and Dr. L. MÓCZÁR jointed him in one case each. The late Dr. J. J.H. SZENT-IVANY (Adelaide, South Australia) hac) an important share in the organization of these trips and the collecting of material. The Wau Ecology Institute (formerly Rishop Museum Field Station) was mostly the centre and starting place of these expeditions. The present contribution submits the results concerning the tenebrionid tribe Lagriini.| The material comprises 106 specimens belonging to 37 species; of them, 21 are described hereunder as new and 3 of them represent new genera. The two Oreogria species have recently been described in a generic revision (MERKL 1988), while two further species remain un-, identified or undescribed for certain reasons (see List of species). Since important materials of various collectings were available to me during the descriptions, the specimens of collectings other than those of J. BALOGH were also taken into! account. These are indicated by four-letter abbreviations in the text; the name of repository; is followed by the name of curator or private collector in the subsequent list: ANIC Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Dr. J. F. LAWRENCE. ( BMNH British Museum (Natural History), London, United Kingdom. Dr. R.J.W. ALDRIDGE. BPBM Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawai'i, U.S.A. Dr. G.A. SAMUELSON.I CASC California Academy of Sciences, Department of Entomology, San Francisco, CAL, U.S.A. Dr. D.H. KAVANAUGH. # 7th contribution to the knowledge of Lagriini.