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

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

Protibia considerably narrower than antennái club (about as wide as prosternai process) and finely crenulate along outer edge, with a sharp and rather long subapical tooth curved downwards; meso- and metatibiae subtrapezoid, about as wide as antennái club; outer edge of meso- and metatibiae with dense row of moderately short and moderately thin setae. Femora of usual shape, about twice as wide corresponding tibiae. Protarsus 1/3 as wide as protibia, but meso- and metatarsi somewhat narrower, claws simple and long. Ovipositor moderately sclerotizcd with heavily pigmented apex. Diagnosis - This new species has some resemblance only with M. (C.) cavifrons, although differs from it in larger and less convex body with a metallic lustre only on head and pronotum, shallowly concave anterior edge of frons, sparser punctation, more or less reduced sculpture of dorsal interspaces, sparser and less conspicuous pubescence, much darker appendages. Etymology - The name of this new species means "violet". Meligethes (Chromogethes) vitabundus sp. n. (Figs 108-111) Specimens examined - Tanzania: holotype (ZMB) and 3 paratypes (ZISP, ZMB) - "NW Uluguru, VI. 12". Description of male (holotype) - Length 2.1, width 1.1, height 0.6 mm. Moderately convex dorsally and ventrally; dorsum dark green, underside almost unicolourcd black, but translucent pronotal sides, antennae, mouth parts and legs reddish; dorsum nearly dull with a weak cooper shade, underside with a moderate shine; dorsum with dense, thin, not long and moderately conspicuous whittish hairs, about 2.5-3.0 times as long as distance between their insertions or somewhat longer; underside with thinner and longer pubescence. Head and pronotum with distinct (partly elongate) punctures, with diameter almost 1.5 times as big as that of eye facets, interspaces between them somewhat broader than half a puncture diameter, with dense and regular, rather contrasting cellular microreticulation. Elytra with somewhat denser and much more elongate punctures than on head and pronotum, some fused punctures forming irregular elongate furrows, but very narrow interspaces between them with raised microsculpture. Metasternum, middle of prosternum and prosternai process with distinct punctures, somewhat larger than those on head and pronotum, interspaces between them markedly broader than a puncture diameter and almost smooth. Pygidium, sides of prosternum and ventrites with very small, shallow and dense indistinct punctures, narrow interspaces between them with dense and more or less contrasting microreticulation (on sclerites of last abdominal segment submicrogranulatc). Head slightly longer than distance between eyes, its anterior edge narrowly bordered, widely and shallowly emarginate and with rounded lateral corners. Antennae slightly shorter than head width, with club I and 1/3 as long as wide, comprising about 2/7 of total antennái length, antennomere 3 and 2 subequal in length, and each of them about twice longer than antennomere 4. Pronotum moderately convex, with truncate anterior and posterior edges, widely rounded anterior and posterior corners, widely arcuate sides, gently sloping to sides, which arc as widely explanale as width of antennomere 3. Elytra 1 and 1/6 as long as combined width (about 2 and 1/3 as long as pronotum), moderately