Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 80. (Budapest 1988)

Merkl, O.: Notes on Lagria azureipennis Macleay, 1886, with description of Lagria gressitti sp. n. (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae: Lagriini)

Batoe, Bendera, 9. IV. 1908, H. Merton (1, NMSF, register number SMF C 16046); Aru Islands, Maikoor, Wardakan, 18. IV. 1908, H. Merton (irf, HNHM); Aru Islands, Trangan, Ngaigoeli, 18. 11. 1908, H. Merton (1, NMSF, register number SMF C 16045); Aru Islands, Ureiunig, 1884, C. Ribbe (irf, 1$, ZMHU, formerly identified as Lagria tomentosa F. by Fr. Borchmann); Kei Islands, Vollenhoven (irf, 19, IZWP, formerly identified as Lagria albovillosa Macl. by Fr. Borchmann; 1 Q

, HNHM ex IZWP, formerly identified as Lagria cyanea Macl. by Fr. Borchmann); Kei Islands, Klein-Kei, Langgoer, 29. V. 1908, H. Merton (1, NMSF, register number SMF C 16047). — Australia, Queensland: Banks Island, Torres Str., 2. VI. 1965, A. Neboiss (irf, HNHM; 2, NMVA, formerly identified as Lagria azureipennis Macleay by Merkl); id., 22. II. 1979, W. McLennan (1, AMSA, formerly identified as Lagria azureipennis Macleay by Merkl); Eet Hill Vicinity, Moa (Banks) Island, Torres Str., 9-13. VII. 1977, G. B. Moteith & D. Cook (ícfrf, 1 9, HNHM; 12, QMBA, register numbers T 11,108-11,119, formerly identified as Lagria azureipennis Macleay by Merkl); Cape York Pen., Lockerbie, 9—15. IV. 1985, M. Walford-Huggins (1$, DPIM, formely identified as Lagria ? cyanea Macleay by T. A. Weir) ; Lockerbie, Cape York, 6-10. VI. 1969, G. B. Monteith (19, HNHM; 2, UQIC, formerly identified as Lagria azureipennis Macleay by Merkl); Lockerbie Area, Cape York, 13-27. IV. 1973, G. B. Monteith (2, QMBA, register numbers T 11,120-11,121, formerly identified as Lagria azureipennis Macleay by Merkl); Somerset, L. M. D'Albertis (irf, 19, MCSN, formerly identified as Lagria cyanea Macleay and Lagria tomentosa F. by Fr. Borchmann, and as Lagria azureipennis Macleay by Merkl). Other material (none of them exactly located specimens from New Guinea) — Ighibirei, VIIVIII. 1890, L. Loria (29 9, MCSN, formerly identified as Lagria cyanea Macl. and Lagria tomentosa F. by Fr. Borchmann); Kapakapa, Mag. Giugno, 1891, L. Loria (irf

, MCSN, formerly identified as Lagria tomentosa F. by Fr. (Borchmann); Katau, L. M. D'Albertis (1 -f, MCSN); Papua Golf, E. Weiske (39 9, SMTD)

; Paumomu Riv., IX-XII. 1892, L. Loria (19, MCSN, formerly identified as Lagria cyanea Macl. by Fr. Borchmann); Weam, VIII. 1976, H. Ohlmus (irf, ANIC). Remarks — This species clearly differs from Lagria cyanea MACLEAY, 1872 in having the pronotum sparser punctate and widest anterior to middle (Fig. 2) (densely punctate and widest at base in L. cyanea, Fig. 3) and in having the antennae more slender and largely yellowish (stouter and largely dark in L. cyanea). From Lagria queenslandica BORCHMANN, 1915, it is distingusihed by the blue to violet elytra (black, slightly bronzy in L. queenslandica). Lagria gressitti sp. n. occurs in the New Guinea mainland, the Kai (— Kei) and Aru Islands as well as northernmost Queensland in Australia (Fig. 5). Fig. 5. Traced localities of Lagria gressitti sp. n.