Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 73. (Budapest 1981)

Ślipiński, S. A.: A rewiew of the Cerylonidae (Coleoptera) from New Guinea

Cerylon cerylonoides (HEINZE) comb. n. (Fig. 4) Cautomus cerylonoides HEINZE, Ann. Hist.-nat. Mus. nat. Hung., 1944, 37: 13. — Philothermus cerylonoides: BESUCHET, Rev. suisse Zool., 1972, 79: 116. Material examined — Holotype: New Guinea, Sattelberg, Huon-Golf, 1899, BÍRÓ (TMB). Note — This very interesting species has the fore coxal cavities narrowly closed behind and an apically somewhat widened prosternai process, thus ought to belong to the genus Cerylon LATR. Distribution : New Guinea. Cerylon ocellatus sp. n. Body elongate-oval, convex; dorsal surface reddish to piceous-brown, glabrous, shiny. — Head: mouth parts of piercing type, with elongate labrum; clypeus with anterior margin widely, scarcely emarginate medially, surface flat, shiny, glabrous, punctured, punctures setigerous; frons and vertex convex, sparsely punctured, punctures 2-3 diameters apart; eyes reduced to 3 facets, prominent; antenna 10-segmented with large scape, segment II as long as III, segments IV-VII subquadrate, IX slightly transverse, X forming a large club, which is as long as segments VI-IX together. — Pronotum transverse (28:32), convex, widest at one third from anterior margin, narrowing towards base; anterior margin scarcely emarginate medially; anterior angles broadly rounded, not prominent, posterior ones obtuse; lateral margins arcuate, entirely and narrowly bordered; posterior margin straight, not bordered; disk regularly punctured, punctures round, a little larger than those on vertex, 2-3 diameters apart; sublateral impressions on pronotum absent. Scutellum strongly transverse, triangular, smooth. — Elytra elongate-oval (48:37), 1.28-1.3 times as long as their maximum combined width, which is near middle, elytra strongly narrowing apically; each elytron with 5 fully developed rows of punctures, 6th row reduced to 3-4 punctures; intervals flat, finely punctured. — Ventral side: fore coxal cavities narrowly closed behind; prosternai process slightly widened apically, rounded at apex, surface smooth, shiny; femoral lines absent; pro-, meso- and metasternum coarsely punctured; ventrites smooth. — Legs as in C. cerylonoides (HEINZE). — Length 1.9-2.1 mm, width 0.9-1.1 mm. Holotype: New Guinea, Kaindi (Wau), 2200 m, 6 XII 78, N. 292, L. DEHARVEUG (MHNG). — P a r a t y p e : R-te de Kaindi, Wau, 29 XI 78, N. 209, L. DEHARVEUG (MHNG). Note — This species is very similar to C. cerylonoides (HEINZE) owing to its piercing mouth parts, reduced eyes and the densely punctured pronotum, but distinguishable from it by the eyes composed of 3 large facets (12 in cerylonoides) and by the basally much narrowed pronotum. Cerylon papuanum HEINZE (Figs. 5-6) Cerylon papuanum HEINZE, Ann. Hist.-nat. Mus. nat. Hung., 1944, 37: 10. Material examined — Holotype: New Guinea, Stephansort, Astrolabe-Bai

: Sattelberg, Huon-Golf, 1898, BÍRÓ (TMB). — Five paratypes: with same data as holotype (2 in TMB, 1 in SMD, 2 in ZMB). — Twelwe specimens all from New Guinea; 1 specimen: Wau, Mt. Kaindi 10 IX 1968, (No. NG-W-B-103),Dr. J. BALOGH; 2 specimens: Wau, 8 IX 1968, (No. NG-W. R. 19) DR. J. BALOGH ; 2 specimens : Wau, 22IX-30IX 1969, (No. NGW-R. 9) DR. J. BALOGH ; 3 specimens : Wau, Kilolo Creek, 26 VIII 1969, (No. NG-W. R. 7) DR. I. LOKSA; 1, specimen: Wau, McAdam Park 29 VIII 1968, (No. NG-W-B. 38) DR. J. BALOGH; 1 specimen: Baier River Sanctuary 1-5 IX 1969. (No. NGB-B. 85) DR. J. BALOGH, all specimens in TMB; 2 specimens: eutre Lae et Wau, Wau Ecology Institute, N. 196, L. DEHARVEUG (MHNG). As a supplement to the description the drawing of one antenna (Fig. 5) and of the dorsal side (Fig. 6) is given, made from the holotype. Distribution : New Guinea. Cerylon kaszabi sp. n. (Figs. 7-9) I have pleasure in dedicating this interesting species to DR. Z. KASZAB of Természettudományi Múzeum, Budapest, who kindly enabled me to study an extensive material of Cerylonidae and Colydiidae deposited in that Museum.