Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 94. (Budapest 2002)

Kirejtsuk, A. G. ; Viklund, B.: Contributions to the knowledge on the subgenus Meligethes (Clypeogethes Scholtz, 1932) from Kenya (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

terior angles, narrower prosternai process, configuration of outer edge of protibia, secondary sexual characters in structure of male metasternum, and from M. (C.) ruficollis also in its widely rounded lateral angles of anterior edge of frons, wider concavity at apex of male hypopygidium, and from M. (C.) mitis also in its aedeagal structure. The outline of body of this new species is rather similar to M. (C.) Candidus EASTON, 1964 and M. (C.) sujfuscus EASTON, 1964 (both known only from female holotypes originated from Zaire, studied by the senior author), but it differs from both in its more shining body, paler underside and appendages, more deeply emarginate anterior edge of frons with rounded lateral angles, larger subtarsal plate of protibia, absence of raised fossae behind mentum and absence of trace of transrugosity on elytra. This new species has some similarity also with M. (C.) imitans KlREJTSHUK, 1988 andM. (C.) opacidorsum KlREJTSHUK, 1996 (both known from Namibia), differing from them in the more slender, darker and more shining body with almost unicolorous dorsum, subparallel-sided antenna! grooves, configuration of teeth along protibial outer edge, characters of sexual dimorphism in both metasternum and hypopygidium, genital structures of the both sexes, and from M. (C.) imitans also in its more distinct and denser punctation, and from M. (C.) opacidorsum also in its less conspicuous pubescence and much narrower pronotum with distinct apices of posterior angles. Etymology- This species is named in the honour of TOR- ERIK LEILER whose collecting activities in the past have generated many new species of beetles in several faunal regions. Meligethes (Clypeogethes) relativus sp. n. (Figs 12-18) Specimens examined - Kenya: holotype male (HNHM) and 9 paratypes (HNHM, ZISP) "Tsawo, West National Park, near Kitani Lodge", "14.IV.1988, A. Vojnits"; 3 paratypes (NRS, ZISP) - "Voi, Mtito Andei, light-trap, roof, Tsavo Inn, 24/11-25/11/1990, Peeter Päts & Bert Viklund". Description of male (holotype) - Length 1.7, width 0.8, height 0.5 mm (Fig. 12). Moderately convex dorsally and ventrally; dark chestnut brown with paler appendages (protibiae and tarsi as well as antennae almost reddish); body a little shining with a slight copper lustre on dorsum; dorsum with sparse, almost inconspicuous and very Fine greyish hairs not longer than half a distance between their insertions; underside with more conspicuous and slightly longer hairs. Head and pronotum with distinct and deep punctures, somewhat smaller than eye facets in diameter, interspaces between them somewhat broader than a puncture diameter on head and 1.5-2.5 puncture diameters on pronotum, distinctly celullarly microreticulated (on pronotum somewhat smoothed). Elytra with rather shallow and small punctures (distally becoming shallower and smaller, up to obsolete), interspaces between them 2^1 puncture diameters and with cellular microreticulation more smoothed than those on head and pronotum, trace of striae visible between some punctures at elytral base. Pygidium very finely submicrogranular and with extremely fine punctation. Surface on