Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 74. (Budapest 1982)

Kaszab, Z.: Die papuanisch-pazifischen Arten der Gattung Lorelus Sharp, 1876 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)

/ ,,Larger and broader than L. priscus, with finer sculpture, and thicker, differently formed antennae and legs, straight-sides thorax, &c. ; and from L. pubescens by the truncate apex of the thorax, &c." 5 ,,Length, 2 lines; breadth, g-." ..The only individual I have seen was found at Parua." Untersuchungsmaterial. Ich untersuchte die Holotype o* (N e w Zealand, North Is. : Parua, BROUN Coll.) (BM). Weiteres Material ist nicht zum Vorschein gekommen. Sie unterscheidet sich von allen neuseeländischen Lorelus durch die auffallend fein und spärlich punktierte Oberseite sowie den quadratischen Halsschild. 28. Lorelus nigrescens BROUN, 1910 (Tafel IV, Abb. 23) Lorelus nigrescens BROUN, 1910: Bull. N. Z. Inst., 1: 45. Die Originalbeschreibung lautet: ,.Subdepressed, elongate, sparingly clothed with short slender brassy setae, moderately shining; fusco-niger, shoulders and apices of elytra slightly rufescent, legs pale castaneo-rufous, antennae rather darker red." „Head closely and moderately coarsely punctured, its sides distinctly thickened and elevated near the antennae. Eyes strongly transverse, not prominent. Thorax about a third broader than long, distinctly margined, widest near the middle, more narrowed, but not sinuate, towards the base than in front, the posterior angles acutely rectangular but not projecting, its punctuation like that of the head. Scutellum broad, punctate. Elytra subparallel, elongate, broader than thorax, nearly plane; moderately closely and coarsely punctured, more finely near the extremity. Legs stout. Tibiae gradually and only slightly dilated towards the apice, and minutely bispinose there." „Antennáé rather, 3rd joint obviously longer than 2nd, 4th and 5th slightly longer than broad, 6-8 almost transverse, 9th and 10th evidently larger than the proceding ones, the 11th longer." ,,The dark colour, more flattened dorsum, setose surface, thicker antennae, differently shaped thorax, and much less convex distinguish this species from L. priscus" 1 3 ,.Length, 2j lines; breadth, line." ,,Mount Cook. One individual, found by Mr. T. F. Cheeseman." Untersuchungsmaterial. Die einzige Holotype ist im British Museum zugrunde gegangen (aufgezeichnete Mitteilung von Mr. M. J. D. BRENDELL). Ich sah ein Exemplar, welches mit der Beschreigunb übereinstimmt: New Zealand, North Is., Pudding Hill, 10. XII. 1912, Broun Coli. (BM), welche BROUN selbst als L. nigrescens bestimmt hat. Diese Art ist verhältnismässig leicht zu erkennen. Die dunkle Färbung, die grobe und dichte Punktierung des Kopfes und Halsschildes, weiters die abgeflachte Scheibe der Halsschildmitte sowie die bis zur Spitze ziemlich grob punktierten Flügeldecken sind Merkmale, welche bei anderen neuseeländischen Arten nicht auftreten. Nächstverwandt mit L. tarsalis BROUN, welche Art schmaler, stärker eiförmige Flügeldecken und weniger abgeflachte Scheibe des Halsschildes besitzt. r 29. Lorelus sternalis BROUN, 1910 (Tafel IV, Abb. 24) Lorelus sternalis BROUN, 1910: Bull. N. Z. Inst., 1: 44. Die Originalbeschreibung lautet. „Oblong, rather broad, moderately convex, nitid, pubescence yellowish, fine yet distinct; rufocastaneous, tarsi and palpi testaceous." „Head narrower than thorax, forehead subtruncate; it is finely yet distinctly punctured, rather more finely but less closely behind. Eyes strongly transverse, not prominent. Thorax about a third broader than long, apex arcuate-emarginate, base slightly bisinuate; the sides a little narrowed, any sinuosity, behind,without with well-developed reflexed margins and evidently concave channels, which are rather broader near the obtuse anterior angles than elsewhere; the margins at the base are somewhat expanded and flattened, and form sharply rectangular but not projecting angles; the