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

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

The holotypes of the type series of the names are certainly conspecific and have a common character of coloration. GROUVELLE described A. (C.) philippinensis as a species from "Manila", and in the same "Bulletin" (GROUVELLE 1916a: 68 and 1916/;»: 226) he published that the described specimen was originated from Cameroon, but not from Philippines. Aethina (Circopes) longicollissp. n. (Figs 118-120) Specimens examined- Cameroon: holotype, mule (ZMB) and 10 paratypes (ZMB, ZISP) "Bibundi, 1-15.XI.04, G. Tessmann"; other paratypes: Togo: 4 (ZMB, ZISP) - "Misshöhe, 1893, E. Baumann"; Equatorial Guinea (Macias Nguema Biyogo): 57 (HNHM, MSNG, ZISP) - "Is. Fernando Poo, Punta Frailes, X-XI. 1

901, L. Fea"; 1 (MSNG) - "Is. Fernando Poo, Musola, 500-800 m s.m., I—

III. 1902, L. Fea"; Republic of Congo (Brazzaville): 1 (HNHM) - "Bouenza, catarract", "30.11.1963, N 310, beaten in forest, Balogh & Zicsi"; Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire): 1 (NHL) - "Nr. Yangambi, 1954, B.M. 1959-136", "in inflorescence Anchomanes diformis (bluine) Engl"; 12 (MRAC, ZISP)-"Bas-Congo: Moanda, VIII-1947, E. Darstevelle"; 1 (MRAC) - "Mayumbe, X-1952", "A. van Alstein", "Coll. R. Mayné"; 43 (HNHM, MRAC, ZISP) - "Mayumbe: Tschcugekwimba, 8-X-1924, A. Collart"; 1 (MRAC) - "Elisabcthville (lumière), XI. 1951-11.1952, Ch. Seydel"; 1 (MRAC) - "Ituri: La Moto, Madyu, L. Burgeon"; 3 (MRAC, ZISP) - "Haut-Ucle: Moto, 1920, L. Burgeon"; 1 (MRAC) - "Haut-Uele: Ycbo Moto, III-1926, L. Burgeon"; 1 (MRAC) "Yangambi (Stan.), V.1960, J. Decelle"; Uganda: 4 (ZMB, ZISP) - "Vestl. v. Ruwenzori, NW Beni (Urwald), 1.08", "Herzog Adolf Friedrich z. Mecklenburg". Description of male (holotype) - Length 2.3, width 1.2, height 0.7 mm. Strongly convex dorsally and moderately ventrally; almost unicoloured reddish; slightly shining; dorsum with rather dense, subrccumbent and rather conspicuous golden yellowish hairs, about 3 times longer than distance between their insertions, but on the elytra between rows of so long hairs there are 2 rows of markedly shorter and less conspicuous hairs; underside with hairs about as long and conspicuous as shorter hairs on elytra. Head and pronotum with distinct punctures, much larger than eye facets, interspaces between them somewhat broader than a puncture diameter, almost smooth. Elytral surface with less distinct, smaller and somewhat denser punctures, interspaces between them with very smoothed microrcticulation or almost alutaccous. Pygidium and ventrites somewhat similar to that on elytra, but with punctures more or less smaller. Prosternum with quite distinct and dense punctures about as large as eye facets, interspaces between punctures narrower than a puncture diameter and smooth. Metasternum with distinct punctures, about as large as eye facets, interspaces between them 2-3 puncture diameters and smooth. Head slightly elongately depressed between antennái insertions, about 1 and 1/4 as long as distance between eyes, frons before eyes arcuately narrowed and much longer than scape. Labrum and mandibles rather projecting. Antennae somewhat longer than head width, their club comprising nearly 1/4 of total antennái length, their club 1 and 1/3 as long as wide and with 3 antennomeres subequal in width. Pronotum rather convex, moderately emarginate anterior and distinctly bisinuate posterior edges, about half as long as wide. Elytra rather convex and slightly longer than combined width; their apices separately rounded, forming a suturai corner, their subsutural lines quite distinct