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

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

A. G. Kirejtshuk - Pronotum with rounded anterior and posterior corners, at least twice as wide as long; mesosternum without depressions for anterior parts of mesofemora 8 8 Prosternai process strongly curved along procoxae and not extended beyond posterior edge of prothorax; elytra with diffuse fine pubescence; dorsum with coarse and diffuse punctation (only with a weak trace of longitudinal rows of punctures), and with more or less smoothed interspaces between them Colopterns ERICHSON, 1842 - Prosternai process medially slightly curved along procoxae and distinctly extended beyond posterior edge of prothorax; elytra with partly squamose pubescence arranged in longitudinal rows; dorsum with obsolete punctation and tubercles on elytra arranged in longitudinal rows, sculpture nearly microgranulate Idosoronia SCHAUFUSS, 1891 [typc-spccies: /. picta SCHAUFUSS, 1891, by monotype] Brachypeplus (Brachypeplus) amplussp. n. (Figs 123-126) Specimens examined - Cameroon: holotype, male (ZMB) and 4 paratypes (ZISP, ZMB) "NW Kamerun, Moli ve, b. Victoria, 18-30.XI.07, Fr. v. Molizan". Description of male (holotype) - Length 6.5, width 2.6, height 1.5 mm. Moderately convex dorsally and ventrally; bright reddish with somewhat paler prescutellar parts of elytra and apices of uncovered tergites but disc of pronotum and head base slightly infuscate; integument rather shining and covered with well conspicuous golden hairs. I lead and pronotal surface with distinct and irregular oval punctures, diameter of which about 3 times bigger than that of eye facets, interspaces between them about 1/3 puncture diameter and smooth. Elytra with regular longitudinal furrow formed by very dense and very small punctures, interspaces between them with irregular (single to double) rows of irregular punctures as large as those on head and pronotum, interspaces between these punctures narrower than 1/3 puncture diameter and smoothed or smooth. Abdominal uncovered tergites and distal ventrites with small, shallow and not quite distinct punctures somewhat larger than eye facets and partly dislodged by small tubercles, intervals between them smoothly microreticulated. Pro- and mesosternum with obsolctcte punctation, but prosternum with very smoothed sculpture and mesosternum with very fine and dense microreticulation. Middle of metasternum and ventrite 1 with regular circular and distinct punctures, diameter of which about twice bigger than that of eye facets, interspaces bctweem them somewhat broader than a puncture diameter. Head slightly convex and about as long as distance between eyes (comprised of extremely very small facets). Labrum unilobed but with a trace of a median suture. Antennae about 2/3 as long as head width, their rather subquadrate than subrounded club about 1/3 of total antennái length. Pronotum evenly and moderately convex, its sides not explanate, posterior corners subangular and base narrowly bordered along entire edge. Scutellum subtrapczoid with rounded lateral corners. Elytra about 9/10 as long as wide combined, moderately vaulted at sides (which are almost as widely subexplanate