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Kirejtshuk, A. G.: Notes on the systematics of the African Nitidulidae (Coleoptera)
characters, this species is also has comparatively large body, arcuate elytral sides, long mentum and long last palpomere. Finally, a conspicuous character of some specimens is the yellowish last abdominal segment. The holotype of C. bisignatus and the lectotype of C. bistigma seems to be conspecific, although it is difficult to be completely sure taking into consideration a great variability of many characters in other members of the hemipterus group. Four specimens from Togo are erroneously designated as "Typ." Carpophilus (Carpophilus) celisi sp.n. (Figs 8-15, 20) Specimens examined - Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire): holotype, male (MRAC) & 22 paratypes (MRAC, NHL, ZISP) - "Dorsale de Lubero, Mt. Muleke, VI/VII.1963, M.J. Celis"; other paratypes: 611 (MNHN, MRAC, NMW, NRS, HNHM, ZISP, ZMB, ZMNS, ZMO) "P.N.A., 30—III-l 955, P. Jolivet", "Massif Ruwcnzori, Kyandolire (lieu-dit), 1750 m, Camp des Gardes" ("26-1-55", "27-1-55", "17-11-55"), "Massif Ruwenzori, Kalonge, 2060 m, gite Ruwcnzori"; 10 (MRAC, ZISP) - "N. Kivu: env. Lubero, 2300 m, I-VIII-1953, R.P. ct M.J. Celis", "dans inflorescences de Lohelia 1 ; 1 (MRAC) - "13-VIII-1957, P. Vanschytbrocck, SV-112", "Secteur Nord, riv. May ya Moto, affl. Talya, 1.100 m, ex P.N.A." ; 6 (MRAC, ZISP) - "P.N.A., 19-VIII1957, P. Vanschytbrocck, SV-112"( 19-X-1957), "Secteur Nord, Katibombo, camp des gardes, 900 m"; 1 (MRAC) - "P.N.A., 7-XI-1957, P. Vanschytbrocck, SV-221", "Secteur Nord, riv. Mati, affl g. Talya, 1.285 m"; 1 (MRAC) - "P.N.A. , 5-II-1957, P. Vanschytbrocck, SV-892", "Secteur Nord, Mutsora, stations ct environs, 1.340 m"; Uganda: 20 (MRAC, ZISP) - "E. Ruvenzori, Mont Kikura, 1790 m, R.P. et M.J. Celis, 23-1-54". Descriptionof mate (holotype) -Length 3.3, width 1.3, height 0.9 mm. Rather convex dorsally and vcntrally; almost blackish with dark brown pronotum, elytra, mouth parts, antennae and legs; dorsum with an expressed shine and underside very shining; dorsum with very conspicuous greyish hairs, almost twice as long as distance between their insertions on head, prothorax and elytra, and slightly longer than distance between hair insertions on tergites; underside with shorter, sparser and less conspicuous hairs, slightly longer than distance between their insertions. Head, pronotum and prosternum with shallow irregular punctures, diameter of which is at least twice more than that of eye facets, but on pronotal disc markedly greater; interspaces between punctures about 1/4-1/3 puncture diameter, very finely and densely microrcticulatcd or alutaccous; but on pronotal disc punctures markedly larger. Elytra somewhat similar, although punctures slightly elongate and sparser. Pygidium and hypopygidium with elliptic irregular and very dense punctures, 2-3 times larger than eye facets, with partly contiguous edges; surface of preceding tergite nearly as that of pygidium and hypopygidium, but with much shallower punctures. Metasternum with regular oval punctures, twice larger than eye facets, intervals 1.5-2.0 puncture diameters and smooth; and surface of ventrites 1-3 like that of metasternum, but with punctures much smaller and sparser, and interspaces slightly alutaceous. Head slightly shorter than distance between eyes, with a slight depression between antennái insertions and temples reaching external level of eyes, but not extending beyond. Mandibles moderately exposed, with well raised subapical tooth. Antennae slightly shorter than head broad, antennoinere
