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)

Cunningham's Gap; Emu Creek; Kroombit Tops, 45 km SSW of Calliope; Mt. Barney; Mt. Molloy ; Mt. Norman area, via Wallangarra; Mt. Walsh; Queensland National Park; Stanthorpe; Tamborine Mt. (18, AMNH; 29, AMSA; 32, ANIC; 33, BMNH; 8, CASC; 8, CNCI; 3, FMNH; 45, HNHM; 2, HPC W ; 7, IRSN ; 3, IZWP ; 2, MCSN ; 29, MCZC ; 2, NHM W ; 2, NMSF ; 39, NMVA ; 22, QMBA ; 118, SAMA; 2, SMTD; 33, UQIC; 5, USNM; 5, ZMKD; 1, ZMUA; 1, ZMUL) Remarks — Males of Ecnolagria grandis may easily be separated from those of Ecnolagria rufescens by the rounded metastemal protrusion, the emarginate apex of the last abdominal segment, the finer denticulation with a prominent large tooth on the hind tibiae and the proportionately shorter antennái segments I and XI. Females are distinguishable on account of the subparallel-sided elytra and the more or less expressed cupreous lustre on elytra. Ecnolagria rufescens (BOISDUVAL, 1835) (Figs 36, 47-48, 61-62, 90, 116-117) Lagria rufescens BOISDUVAL, 1835, p. 286. — Lagria rufescens (as synonym of Ecnolagria grandis): MACLEAY, 1872, p. 304; CHAMPION, 1895, p. 228; BORCHMANN, 1910, p. 8; BORCHMANN, 1915, p. 142; LEA, 1917, p. 174; BORCHMANN, 1936, p. 142; ARMSTRONG, 1948, p. 293. Ecnolagria serripes BORCHMANN, 1915, p. 141, 142. syn. n. — Ecnolagria serripes: BORCHMANN, 1936, p. 142; ARMSTRONG, 1948, p. 293. Body elongate oval, moderately (rf) or distinctly ( 9 ) widening posteriorly. Head, pronotum and scutellum reddish brown, head often somewhat blackish. Elytra stramineous to light yellowish brown, without conspicuous coppery lustre, basal part usually bluish to violaceous. 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 nearly decumbent on elytra, mixed with hardly longer erect hairs. — Length 9.5-13 mm. cf.Head densely and rather coarsely punctate. Frons feebly impressed medially. Interocular distance much narrower than eye diameter (IOI = 70.8). — Antennae rather slender (Fig. 36), segment I considerably longer than interantennal distance (IAI = 118). Relative lengths of segments VI to XI are 17 : 14: 13 : 11 : 10 : 45, i.e. the last segment a little shorter than 4 preceding combined. Segments IX and X with well-developed lobiform extension at inner side. — Pronotum slightly transverse (PNI = 92.3), feebly convex, widest at middle, with 4 indistinct depressions. Punctation sparser but coarser than that of head. Interspaces irregularly raised, slightly plicate, smooth. — E

1 y tr a moderately widening toward posterior third, convex. Apex nearly rounded, epipleura very weakly turning out preapically at inner edge. Punctation fine and dense, interspaces not raised, smooth and shiny. — Metasternum with median protrusion tooth-like, acute. Abdominal sternite I with a median keel more prominent in the posterior half, II with a minute tubercle before hind margin. Last abdominal segment not emarginate at apex. — Legs robust, femora strongly clavate. Fore tibiae with a few coarse denticles at anterior half. Middle tibiae gradually widening toward apex, with strong, serrate denticulation (Fig. 47). Hind tibiae with a larger tooth and a number of somewhat smaller teeth (Fig. 48); often all the teeth subequal in size. — Aedeagus as figured (Figs 61-62). — Habitus: Fig. 116. 9- Somewhat broader. Interocular distance much broader than eye diameter (IOI = 127.3). Antenna! segment I a little longer than half of interantennal distance (IAI = 58.2). Relative lengths of antennái segments VII to XI are 15 : 15 : 14 : 13 : 32, i.e. last segment somewhat longer than 2 preceding combined. Apical segments simple. Pronotum more transverse (76.1). Elytral apex simply rounded. Surface of metasternum and abdominal sterna even. Legs slenderer, tibiae unarmed. Habitus: Fig. 117. Type material — Boisduval's type material (described from Tasmania) was not available ; it is probably housed in the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris). In the description of Ecnolagria serripes, BORCHMANN (1915) mentioned "zahlreiche Ex. in meiner Sammlung. Hab. Victoria". In all probability, these specimens were destroyed in Hamburg during World War II. As n e o t y p e I herewith designate a male specimen from ANIC, which is labelled as follows: Moandarra Dam. Victoria]. Nov 16-19 69 C. Elton | C. G. I. Gooding Collection donated to A. N. I. C. 1979 I Neotypus rf Ecnolagria serripes Borchmann, 1915 des. O. Merkl 1987 [red] | Ecnolagria rufescens (Boisduval, 1835) det. Merkl, 1987.