Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 93. (Budapest 2001)

Kirejtshuk, A. G.: Notes on the systematics of the African Nitidulidae (Coleoptera)

interspaces between them markedly broader than a puncture diameter, with more or less smoothed microrcticulation. Prosternai process as punctured and sculpured as rest surface of prosternum. Head about 6/7 as long as distance between eyes, its anterior edge not bordered, very slightly emarginatc and with rounded lateral corners. Antennae 1 and 2/5 as long as head width, with 5-segmentcd club, comprising about 2/5 of total antenna! length, antennomcres 2 and 4 subequal in length, but antenomcre 3 markedly longer and about 3 times as long as wide. Pronotum moderately convex, with subtruncate anterior and bisinuate posterior edges, widest at distinct posterior corners and with sides much more widely explanate than width of antennomere 2, but narrower than width of scape. Elytra 1 and 3/8 as long as combined width, moderately steeply sloping at extremely narrowly explanate sides, somewhat suboblique at apex and with suturai lines nearly reaching scutellum. Pygidium angular at apex. Mentum subclliptic and about 3 times as wide as long. Last labial palpomcrc slightly narrowed to apex and about twice as long as wide at base. Prosternai process with narrow median part, which distinctly explanate before rather widened subrhomboid apex, where it is slightly wider than antennái club, its posterior edge very widely rounded, subtruncate. Distance between mesocoxae about twice and that between metacoxae about 4 times as great as that between procoxac. Mesosternum only somewhat swollen, without raised median carina. Metasternum with slightly convex (almost straight) anterior edge between mesocoxae and subflattcncd in distal half. Hypopygium with very widely rounded to subtruncate apex. Protibia slightly curved and with somewhat convex inner edge, about as wide as ultimate antennomere and rather finely crenulate; meso- and metatibiae subtrapezoid and about as wide as antennomere 9; outer edge of meso- and metatibiae with a dense row of moderately long and moderately thin setae. Femora of usual shape, profernur about 1 and 1/3, but meso- and metafemora almost twice as wide as antennái club. Protarsus 3/5 as wide as protibia, but meso- and metatarsi much narrower, claws with a distinct small tooth at base. Aedeagus weakly sclerotized. Armature of inner sac of penis not sclerotized. Female - Differs from male in 4-segmented and narrower antennái club, more distinctly oblique elytral apices, widely rounded apices of pygidium and hypopygidium as well as slightly narrower protarsi. Ovipositor slightly sclerotized. Variability - Length 2.2-2.7 mm. Body outline and coloration are somewhat variable. Some paratypes look like more robust than the holotype, others are darker, i.e. with darkened pronotal disc and head base or, alternatively, paler, i.e. completely unicoloured straw yellow or only with small longitudinal paramedian infuscations on pronotum. A small variability is observed in punctation. • Figs 37-58. Species of the subgenus Myothorax of the genus Carpophilus and subgenus Anophorus of the genus Urophorus [CarpophilinacJ and genus Pria [McligcthinacJ (orig.). 37-39: C. (M.) congoensis sp. n., 37 = tegmen, ventral; 38 = tegmen, lateral; 39 = ovipositor, ventral. 40-44: U. (A.) grossopunciatus sp. n. 40 = mentum with labial palpus, ventral; 41 = ventral plate and spiculum gastrale; 42 = tegmen, ventral; 43 = tegmen, lateral; 44 = ovipositor, ventral. 45-53: P. impulchra sp. n., 45 = body with contour of explanate sides of pronotum and dotted outline of infuscated parts on pronotum and elytra, dorsal; 46 = anterior edge of head; 47 = antennái club, dorsal; 48 = mentum with labial palpus, ventral; 49 = prosternai process, ventral; 50 = metatibia, ventral; 51 - • tegmen, ventral; 52 = penis trunk, dorsal; 53 = ovipositor, ventral. 54-58: P. kenyaensis sp. n. 54 = elytron with contour of explanate sides of pronotum, dorsal; 55 = anterior edge of head; 56 = antennái club, dorsal; 57 = prosternai process, ventral; 58 = metatibia, ventral. Scales: A - to Figs 45, 54; B - to Figs 40-41, 46-50, 55-58; C - to Figs 37-39, 42^14, 51-53