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

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

Last segment of labial palpi somewhat widened to truncate apex, about 1.5 times as long as wide. Mentum with concave anterior edge and arcuately convex lateral edges, 2.5 times as wide as long. Antennái grooves moderately comparatively weak and strongly convergent. Prosternum medially convex, with short and rather narrow process which is strongly curved along coxae and strongly widened before arcuate posterior edge (with most width slightly less than width of antennái club). The distance between mesocoxae somewhat less than that between metacoxae subequal and about 2.5 times as great as that between procoxae. Mesosternum moderately and gently convex along the middle. Metasternum flattened, with distinct median suture along whole length, about as long as proand mesosternum combined, its anterior edge straight and posterior edge between coxae angularly emarginate. Submeso- and submetacoxal lines not expressed. Ventrite 1 somewhat longer than ventrite 2, but ventrites 3 and 4 taken separately have intermediate length between that of ventrites 1 and 2. Hypopygidium rather projecting and most long among ventrites (somewhat longer than ventrites 1 and 2 combined), very wide rounded at apex and with a pair of brushes of thick setae. Epipleura gradually narrowed distally and proximally, moderately elevated laterally and markedly narrower than antennái club. Legs moderately short. Tibiae slightly narrower than antennái club, with a scarcely prominent outer corner, protibia very finely crenulate at outer edge, meso- and metatibiae with very fine, rather long and dense haires arranged in rows along their outer edges. Femora with more or less usual outline, anterior and mid nearly 1.5, but posterior nearly twice as wide as corresponding tibiae. Protarsus slightly more than half as wide as protibia, meso- and metatarsi slightly yet very narrower, claws slightly toothed at base and moderately long. Ovipositor moderately sclerotizcd. Variability-Length of paratype 4.6 mm. It has body coloration bright yellow, integument with more distinct punctation and more shining, metasternum somewhat depressed and with denser punctation and somewhat wider tibiae. Diagnosis - This new species differs from G. acuminatus comb. n. in paler coloration, coarcer punctation, labrum less acuminate in front and distinctly angular at lateral corners, more regularly explanate pronotal sides, longer sclerites of last abdominal segment of female, narrower apex of prosternai process, hypopygidium of female with rounded apex and a pair of paramedial brushes of stout and long setae, much narrower femora and tibiae. Etymology - This new species is dedicated to the outstanding coleopterist, the late SEBASTIAN ENDRŐDY-YOUNGA. * * * Acknowledgements - The author is greatly obliged to his closest colleagues in the Hungarian Natural History Museum for their assistance in his study of the family Nitidulidae, in first turn to Z. KASZAB, and also to O. MERKL and GY. SZÉL. The author greatly appreciate all other colleagues who provided him with specimens for study: R. W. ALDR1DGE (NHL), P. BASILEWSKY (MRAC), N. BERTI (MNHN), M. BRANCUCCI (NMB), M. J. D. BRENDELL (NHL), R. DANIELSSON (ZML), J. DECELLE (MRAC), A. DESCARPENTRIES (MNHN), L. DIECKMANN (DEI), S. ENDRŐDY-YOUNGA (TMP), P. M. HAMMOND (NHL), L. HERMAN (AMNY), F. HIEKE (ZMB), H. F. HOWDEN (CUO), B. JÄGER (ZMB), M. JANCZYK (NMW), M. JÄC1I (NMW), M. KERLEY (NHL), J. KRIKKEN (RMNH), P. LlNDSKOG (NRS), E. MARAIS (NMNW), O. MARTIN (ZMUC), M. DE MEIER