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

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

and metatibiae, rather long head with very slightly emarginate anterior edge, rather dark appendages. It is more or less similar to M. (C.) illustris, M. (C.) profundopunctatus sp. n., M. (C.) schulzei sp. n. and M. (C.) subillustris [see diagnosis of M. (C.) schulzei sp. n.]. M. (C.) cultus sp. n. is most similar to the second and third of the mentioned species, but differs from the second only in somewhat darker appendages, longer antennái clubs, straight inner edge of meso- and metatibiae, slightly narrower male protibia and usually subflattened male metasternum and deeper median excision of tegmen; and from the third - in only slightly emarginate anterior edge of head, wider tibiae and much deeper median excision of tegmen. Besides it, the new species under consideration differs from the last of the above mentioned species in larger and less pubescent body, much darker appendages, not translucent pronotal sides, narrower male protarsus and shape of tegmen. See also the diagnosis of M. (C.) profundopunctatus sp. n. Notes - Perhaps, this series named as M. (C.) cultus sp. n. can be regarded as an East African subspecies of the South African M. (C.) illustris or M. (C.) profundopunctatus sp. n., however relations between these 3 forms need a further study. Metatibia of M. (C.) cultus sp. n. is distinctly triangular and about 3.5 times as long as wide, while that of M. ( C.) illustris- sub trapezoid and about 3.5 times as long as wide, but M. (C.) profundopunctatus sp. n. - distinctly triangular and about 4.5 times as long as wide. Etymology - The name of this new species means "decorated", "smart", "festive", "fine". Meligethes (Chromogethes) involutussp. n. (Figs 90-94) Specimens examined - Republic of South Africa: holotype (TMP) and 7 paratypes (TMP, ZISP) - "Pretoria, 10.VI.47"; other paratypes: 1 (TMP) - "Monument Park, Pretoria, XI. 1970, L. Schultze"; 3 (NHL, ZISP) - "Hugh Scott", "Basutoland, Maluti Mts., Nyakoesuba, 6 700 ft, 19.ii.1929". Description of male (holotype) - Length 2.0, width 1.0, height 0.6 mm. Moderately convex dorsally and ventrally; dorsum dark green, underside almost unicoloured black; appendages dark reddish, but antennái clubs slightly darker; dorsum and underside with a moderate shine (dorsum with a moderate cooper shade); dorsum with rather dense, long and moderately conspicuous greyish hairs, 3-4 times as long as distance between their insertions or somewhat longer; underside with thicker and longer pubescence. Head and pronotum with distinct punctures, with diameter much bigger than that of eye facets, interspaces between them about half as broad as puncture diameter, with dense and regular, rather contrasting cellular microreticulation. Elytra with somewhat denser and elongate punctures fused