Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 79. (Budapest 1987)

Merkl, O.: A review of the Australian species of the subtribe Lagriina (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae)

Xenolagria tincta BLACKBURN, (1889) comb. n. (Figs 4-6, 84, 94) Lagria tincta BLACKBURN, 1889, p. 449. — Lagria tincta: BORCHMANN, 1910, p. 13; BORCHMANN, 1915, p. 89; BORCHMANN, 1936, p. 52. Lagria garnetana BORCHMANN, 1936, p. 40, 48, syn. n. Head, pronotum and scutellum reddish brown ; pronotum often blackish on disc, with basal and apical margin and a median line paler. Elytra largely dark brown to blackish; humeral part, suturai and lateral margins, epipleurae and a poorly defined elongate ovoid spot just anterior to middle reddish. Paler colouration rather vague and often quite indistinct. Ventral surface blackish brown, thoracic sterna sometimes reddish. Legs dark reddish brown with femoral tips blackish. Antennae black with basal segments more or less paler. Dorsal surface clothed with sparse, short, semierect, greyish pubescence mixed with much longer, erect, black hairs. — Length 7.5-9 mm. (/.Head very coarsely and closely punctate. Interocular distance slightly narrower than eye diameter (IOI —81). — Antennae with segment I much shorter than half of interantennal disstance (IAI = 34.8). Relative lengths of segments VI to XI are 8 : 8 : 8: 8 : 8 : 29, i. e. last segment longer than 3 preceding combined. •— Pronotum transverse (PNI = 80), subcordiform, very coarsely and densely punctate. — Elytra with punctation as coarse as, but less dense than, that of pronotum. Interspaces smooth and shining, not plicate. — Venter with punctation distinct but finer than that of dorsal surface. — Aedeagus as figured (Figs 5-6). — Habitus: Fig. 94. 9. Extremely similar to male, but interocular distance a little broader than eye diameter (IOI = = 105), antennái segment I shorter (IAI = 31.6), relative lengths of segments VII to XI are 8 : 9: 10: 9: 21, i. e. segment XI shorter than 3 preceding segments combined. Pronotum more transverse (PNI = 76.3). Type material — Blackburn's unique type specimen is treated as h o 1 o t y p e. It is labelled as follows: T 2834. N[orthern]. Territory]

. [on the card bearing the beetle] | Type [circular with red margin] | Lagria tincta, Blackb. [handwritten] | Blackburn coll. 1910-236 | Holotypus 9 Lagria tincta Blackburn, 1889 des. O. Merkl, 1987 [red] | Xenolagria tincta (Blackburn, 1889) det. Merkl 1987. The type of Lagria garnetana was, in all probability, destroyed in Hamburg during World War II. Nevertheless, by reading the original description, there appears to be little doubt that Borchmann had a female specimen ofXenolagria tincta; thus, garnetana is herewith relegated as a junior synonym. The type locality of Lagria garnetana is "Queensland: Mt. Garnet" (BORCHMANN 1936). I feel it needless to designate a neotype. Distribution: It is known from a few localities of northern Queensland and the northern part of the Northern Territory (Fig. 84). Non-type material examined. Total 7 specimens. — Queensland: Davies Ck. Rd., Atherton Tab., XII. 1957, Darlingtons (1, MCZC); 17.11 S 145.02 E Eureka Ck. 9 km SW of Dimbulah, 20. XI. 1981, J. Balderson (1,ANIC); 16.33 S 145.12.5 E Mary Creek, 4.XII. 1968, Britton et Misko(l, ANIC); Mt. Carbine, 5. I. 1964, G. Monteith (1, UQIC); Sellheim, XII. 1942 (1, HNHM); no closer locality, Blackburn's coll. (1, SAMA). — Northern Territory: Darwin, 6. VI. 1915, G. F. Hill (1, SAMA). Lagria FABRICIUS, 1775 Lagria FABRICIUS, 1775, p. 124. — Lagria: FABRICIUS, 1801, p. 69; BORCHMANN, 1910, p. 6; BORCHMANN, 1915, p. 48 (in key), 58; BORCHMANN, 1936, p. 16 (in key), 25; ARMSTRONG, 1948, p. 292, The subsequent description is applied to the Australian species only ! Body small to medium sized, elongate to broadly oval, convex, variable in colour. Dorsal surface clothed with short to moderately long, decumbent to erect pubescence. Antennae with hairs not conspicuous. Head and pronotum distinctly punctate. cf.Head without interantennal swelling. Interocular distance variable in width (50 -c IOI < < 200). — Antennae slender to rather thick; segment I swollen but never longer than half of interantennal distance (IAI -= 50). Length and width of segments variable. No modified segments. — Pronotum a little transverse (75 < PNI < 100), sides arcuate to nearly straight. — Elytra elongate, subparallel-sided to distinctly dilated posteriorly, apex simple, epipleura ending before apex. — Surface of mesosternum and abdominal sterna even. Last abdominal segment with apex rounded. — Legs slender to slightly robust; femora sometimes slightly clavate; tibiae straight to