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)

It is deposited in QMBA (register number: T 10.687). — Paratypes: Queensland: Iron Ranqe, Cape York, I. 1958, Darlingtons (1 9, HNHM); Rocky River, Cape York, 1958, Darlingtons (1 rf, MCZC); Rocky Scrub, Mcllwraith Range, Cape York, 29. VI. 1982, Darlington (1 O

, MCZC). Distribution: It is known from the rainforests of the Mcllwraith Range (Fig. 83). Remarks — The large eyes and the shape of the pronotum are characteristic for this species. Lagria ruficeps has also tibial dentation on males but that species has a different colour pattern. The legs of Lagria plumbeipennis are also entirely black but the antennae of Lagria tenera arc largely yellow. Lagria ruficeps MACLEAY, 1887 (Figs 11, 19, 82, 99) Lagria ruficeps MACLEAY, 1887, p. 316. — Lagria ruficeps: BORCHMANN, 1910, p. 13; BORCHMANN, 1915, p. 83, 87; BORCHMANN, 1936, p. 36, 51. Body elongate and slender. Head, pronotum and scutellum yellowish red. Elytra shining green, basal half with blue tint, apical half with golden lustre. Ventral surface reddish. Antennái segments I to III yellowish red, IV and V reddish with apical half darker, VI to XI black. Femora largely reddish, femoral tip, tibiae and tarsi black. Dorsal surface covered with moderately long, semierect to erect, sparse, white pubescencs. — Length 6.0-9.0 mm. cf. Head coarsely and not closely punctate. Interocular distance much broader than eye diameter (IOI = 130.8). Frons with horseshoe-shaped impression. — Antennae slender (Fig. 11), segment I somewhat shorter than half of interantennal distance (IAI = 44.5). Segments III to IX much or somewhat longer than wide, segment X of same length and width. Relative lengths of segments VI to XI are 11: 11: 11: 10: 9 : 7 : 25, i.e. last segment about as long as 3 preceding combined. — Pronotum a little transverse (PNI = 91.2), widest at base, slightly converging anteriorly, coarsely and densely punctate. — Elytra with punctation a little finer and sparser than that of pronotum. Interspaces feebly plicate. —-Legs typical; middle and hind tibiae with small denticles at apical half of inner edge; hind tibiae nearly straight. — Aedeagus as figured (Fig. 19). — Habitus : Fig. 99. 9- Size larger on average. Interocular distance more than 1.5 times as broad as eye diameter (IOI = 169.2). Antennái segment I much shorter than half of interantennal distance (IAI = 31.6). Relative lengths of segments VII to XI are 11: 10: 9: 7: 22, i. e. last segment much shorter than 17 18 19 20 I 21 22 23 24 Figs 17-24. Apical outline of aedeagus of Lagria species: 17 = Lagria tenera sp. n; 18 = Lagria plumbeipennis sp. n.; 19 — Lagria ruficeps MACLEAY; 20 = Lagria azureipennis MACLEAY; 21 = = Lagria queenslandica BORCHMANN; 22 = Lagria cyanae MACLEAY; 23 = Lagria australis CHAMPION; 24 = Lagria albovillosa MACLEAY. — Scale bar 0.5 mm