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

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

Pria nigricans GROUVELLE, 1899, sp. dist. ! Pria nigricans GROUVELLE, 1899 Pria nigricans: COOPER, 1982 (as synonym of P. magna) ? Pria ruficollis GROUVELLE, 1899 ? Pria ruficollis: COOPER, 1899 (as synonym of P. magna) Specimens examined- Republic of South Africa: 1 paralectotype of P. nigricans (MNHN) "Afric. aus., Pering"; 2 (ZISP, ZMB) - "NW Uluguru, 6.1912", "cum typo compar. Endrődy-Younga, 1966"; 1 paralectotype of P. ruficollis (MNHN), designated in collection by S. Endrődy-Younga "P. B. Spei., Zulus", "Pria ruficollis Grouv. ty." (written by A. GROUVELLE); 2 (ZISP, MZB) "Oberes, Ruhembi Tal, 5.XI.12"; 22 (ZISP, ZSM) - "Durban, 29.9.89, Umhlanga Rocks, Spornraft" (30.9.89). Notes - The names nigricans and ruficollis were erroneously synonymized with magna (COOPER, 1982), although they should be used for a quite distinct species. The lectotypes of the type series named as nigricans and ruficollis remain unknow to the author of this paper, and so far he recognizes the published synonymy (COOPER 1982). This species is characterized rather dark and distinctly puntured body (looking rather like that of Meligethes than that of Pria), widely explanate pronotal sides, comparatively narrow and long prosternai process with narrowly rounded apex. General coloration varies from nearly unicolored reddish with slightly paler prothoracic segment, head and appendages to almost black with brownish appendages. Pria parviclava sp. n. (Figs 63-70) Specimens examined - Republic of South Africa: holotype, male (NMB) and 8 paratypes (NMB, ZISP) - "Abrakamskraal, 1.XI.1983, 33°14'S/18°09'E", "Cape Prov., SA, W. Wittmer"; other paratypes: 4 (NMB, ZISP) - "3.X1, Cape Columbine", "Cape Prov., SA, W. Wittmer, 1983"; 1 (NMB) - "van Rens Pass, Namaqua, 4.XI.1983, Cape Prov., SA, W. Wittmer"; 1 (NMB) - "Algeria, Cederberg, 5-8.XI.1983", "Cape Prov., SA, W. Wittmer"; 1 (NMB) - "Yzerfontein, 6 km N, l.XI", "Cape Prov., SA, W. Wittmer"; 2 (NMB) - "Onrus River, nr. Hermanus, Island, 13.XI.1983", "Cape Prov., SA, W. Wittmer"; 5 (NMB, ZISP) - "Duiker, Island, 3.XI. 1983", "Cape Prov., SA, W. Wittmer"; 3 (NHL, ZIN) - "False Bay, 2 mis E. Muizenburg, 3.1.1972", "general sweeping"; 4 (NHL, ZIN) - "Die Panne N.R., Cape Province, 5-6.1.1972", "swept from dune vegetation". Description of male (holotype) - Length 2.2, width 1.1, height 0.5 mm. Moderately convex dorsally and ventrally; dorsum almost unicoloured brownish; ventral sides of head, abdomen, prosternum and appendages reddish; meso- and metasternum blackish; dorsum slightly shining with a bronze shade and underside moderately shining; dorsum with dense and strongly conspicuous greyish golden squamosc hairs, masking integument and about 3 times as long as distance between their insertions; underside with sparser, much thinner and less conspicuous pubescence.