Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 97. (Budapest 2005)

Kirejsthuk, A. G.: On the fauna of Nitidulidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from Taiwan with some taxonomical notes

Distribution - GROUVELLE (1914: 46) recorded this species from "Kankau". It is also known from Sri Lanka, India (Darjeeling, Andaman Islands), Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia (Cameron Highlands, Borneo), Indonesia (Sumatra), ?Japan (? T. japonicus of HlSAMATSU 1985: 193, perhaps also belongs to this species) (GROUVELLE 1908, KlREJTSHUK, unpublished). Remarks - Comparison of the type series, for which the names T. nigripennis (lectotype of T. nigripennis, male, ZMB, here designated, and 1 paralectotype, ZMB, 3 ?paralectotypes, ZISP, ZMB, "Ceylon, Nietner"), T. punctatissimus (2 syntypes, IRSN, "Palon, Pegu, Fea, VIII-IX.87") and T. sauteri, showed that they should be regarded as members of the same species. Subfamily Cillaeinae Brachypeplus (Brachypeplus) latus MURRAY, 1864 Brachypeplus amplus GROUVELLE, 1914: 34, syn. n. Specimen examined - "Kosempo, Formosa H. Sauter, 1911", "Brachypeplus amplus Grouv." (1 female, DEI, lectotype here designated). Distribution - Beyond Taiwan this species spreads in the insular systems of Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines (KlREJTSHUK, unpublished). Remarks - GROUVELLE (1914) in his description of this "species" pointed out that it "Peut-Qtre une variety locale de B. latus". Re-examination of the type specimen, here designated as a lectotype (the second specimen mentioned in the description should be treated as a paralectotype), showed no character allowing to regard it as a species separate from the rather variable B. latus. Brachypeplus (Sells) apicalis MURRAY, 1864 Brachypeplus (Sells) apicalis MURRAY, 1864: 303. Brachypeplus (Selis) caudalis MURRAY, 1864: 304, syn. n. Brachypeplus (Selis) dorsalis GROUVELLE, 1897: 343, syn. n. Distribution - HlSAMATSU (1985: 177) mentioned Taiwan among toponyms from where this species ("Brachypeplus dorsalis") was recorded. The picture on his plate 28 proves that his records refer to Brachypeplus apicalis. This species is also known from the Ryukyus, Philippines, Malaysia (peninsular and insular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi etc.) (HlSAMATSU 1985, KlREJTSHUK, unpublished).