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)

[red]. It is deposited in ANIC. — Paratype: Queensland : Windsor Tbld., 35 km NNW Mt. Carbine, Bargoo Ck., RF, 840 m, 15-18. IV. 1982, Monteith, Yeates & Cook (1 9, QMBA, register number: T 10.692). Distribution : It is known only from 2 nearby localities of Northern Queensland (Fig. 83). Remarks — This species is apparently very closely related to Ecnolagria schneiderae but can be separated from that by the entirely black ventral surface and legs, the slightly coarser elytral punctation, the somewhat darker colour and the smaller size. More adéquat» differentiation can be formulated when the male is discovered. Ecnolagria grandis (GYLLENHAL, 1817) (Figs 35, 45-46, 59-60, 90, 114-115). Lagria grandis GYLLENHAL in SCHÖNHERR, 1817, p. 9. — Lagria grandis: MACLEAY, 1872, p. 304; CHAMPION, 1895, p. 228; BORCHMANN, 1910, p. 8; Lea, 1917, p. 174. — Ecnolagria grandis: BORCHMANN, 1915, p. 141, 142; BORCHMANN, 1936, p. 141,142; ARMSTRONG, 1948, p. 293. Body elongate, subparallel-sided (rf), or slightly widening posteriorly ( 9 )• Head, pronotum and scutellum reddish brown, head often somewhat darker. Elytra buff to stramineous, with expressed coppery lustre; basal part most often bluish. Ventral surface reddish brown. Antennae black, with basal segments brownish at base. Legs black with femoral base reddish. Dorsal surface with pubescence moderately long and erect on head and pronotum; short, dense and semierect on elytra, mixed with scattered, moderately long, erect hairs. — Length 11-16 mm. (/.Head densely and not very coarsely punctate. Frons shallowly impressed medially. Intero cular distance much narrower than eye diameter (101 = 66.7). — Antennae rather slender (Fig. 35), segment I distinctly longer than interantennal distance (IAI = 117.5). Relative lengths of segments VI to XI are 23 : 22: 20: 18: 10: 40, i. e. last segment shorter than 3 preceding combined. Segments IX and X with well-developed lobiform extension at inner side. — Pronotum a little longer than broad (PNI = 104.7), barely convex, widest at base, with 4 indistinct depressions. Punctation sparser but coarser than that of head. Interspaces slightly raised, feebly plicate, smooth. — Elytra almost parallel-sided, convex. Apex truncate, epipleura turning out preapically at inner edge. Punctation fine and dense, interspaces practically not raised. — Metasternum with median protrusion rounded, obtuse. Abdominal sternite I with a strongly prominent median keel, II with a small outgrowth in the posterior half. Last abdominal segment slightly emarginate at apex. — Legs robust, femora strongly clavate. Fore tibiae with a few, very fine denticles at distal half. Middle tibiae gradually widening toward apex, with a row of small denticles (Fig. 46). Hind tibiae with a large, broad, acute tooth before middle, then a few much smaller denticles (Fig. 46). — Aedeagus as figured (figs 59-60). — Habitus : Fig. 114. 9. Scmewhat broader. Interocular distance broader than eye diameter (101 = 107.4). Antennái segment I much shorter than interantennal space (IAI = 61.7). Relative lengths of antennái segments VII to XI are 20: 20 : 16 : 15 : 33, i.e. last segment hardly longer than 2 preceding combined. Apical segments simple. Pronotum distinctly transverse (PNI = 84.7). Elytra rounded at apex. Surface of metasternum and abdominal sterna even. Last abdominal segment rounded, not emarginate. Legs slenderer, tibiae unarmed. Habitus: Fig. 115. Type material — Gyllenhal's type specimen is regarded as h o 1 o t y p e. It is labelled as follows : N. Holland. D. Hooker [handwritten] | 302 86 [pink] | Holotypus 9 Lagria grandis Gyllenhal, 1817 des. O. Merkl 1987 [red]. It is deposited in NRSS. Distribution : South-eastern part of South Australia (very common on the Kangaroo Island); then following the Great Dividing Range to the Queensland-New South Wales border, it is rather abundant. It becomes much rarer in the north of Brisbane area. The known northernmost locality is Mt. Molloy (Fig. 90). There are two blank areas on the distribution map (south-western Victoria and north-eastern New South Wales) but these are likely due to lack of collectings materials. The species does not occur in Tasmania (a single old, doubtful specimen without exact locality is housed in ZMKD). Non-type material examined. Total 449 specimens. — Western Australia: no closer locality (undoubtedly false). — South Australia: Aldinga ; Aldinga Scrub ; Belair ; Blackwood ; Deep Creek Cons. Pk., on hill overlooking Deep Creek Mouth; Flagstaff Hill, Sturt Gorge Area; Holmforth, Adelaide; Kangaroo Island (Antechamber Bay; Birchmore Lagoon, 15 mis from Kingscote; Cape de Couedic; Cape Willoughby area ; Condensed Milk Farm, Wilson River; 2.5 mis S of