Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 98. (Budapest 2006)

Kirejtshuk, A. G.: New species of the genus Physoronia from the Far East and Kryzhanovskiella gen. n. from Australia, with taxonomic notes on the Pocadius complex (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

prosternai process and rather wider epipleura. At the same time, this new species is similar to "Physoronia'' sensu JELÍNEK, 1999 in the subparallel antenna! grooves, widely explanate pronotal and moderately explanate elytral sides, a trace of paramedial depressions on pronotum, lack of longitudinal isolation of prosternum, width of prosternai process and epipleura as well as by some other characters, but it is quite distinct from the latter in its flattened protibia, almost regularly seriate puncturation on the elytra, contour of submesocoxal lines deviated from the posterior edge of mesocoxal cavity and closed to the inner edge of metepisterna, shallowly emarginated posterior edge of metasternum and comparatively wider mesoand metatibiae. Finally it is also similar to "Pocadioides" sensu JELÍNEK, 1999 in the almost regularly seriate puncturation on elytra, compressed protibiae, comparatively narrow prosternai process, but it is quite distinct from the latter its flattened protibia, subparallel antennái grooves, traces of paramedial depressions on pronotum, sides of pronotum narrowed as anteriorly as posteriorly, widely explanate pronotal and elytral sides, not elevated middle of prosternum, widely separated metacoxae. The parocular ridges on dorsal surface are well raised in P. intermedia sp. n., but very weak parocular ridges can also be traced in P. latipes REITTER, 1884 and P. dentipes JELÍNEK, 1978 and in the In do-Malay an members of "Pocadioides". Taxonomical notes - The combination of the characters of this new species does not allow placing it in any of the groups recently recognized as subgenera (JELÍNEK 1999) and some of its characters have been used as diagnostic for each of these subgenera. Therefore, the author prefers regarding all subgeneric names (KlREJTSHUK 1997, JELÍNEK 1999) as synonyms instead of erecting a new subgenus. Thus, the following synonymy of the genus Physoronia is proposed here: Physoronia REITTER, 1884 (= Lordyrodes REITTER, 1884, syn. n.; Pocadioides GANGLBAUER, 1899, syn. n.; Osotima REBMANN, 1944). As a result, the following 18 species comprise the genus (original genera, if different, are in parentheses): - P. ajfinis (KlREJTSHUK, 1984) (Lordyrodes); - P. brunnea (KlREJTSHUK, 1984) (Atarphia); - P. caudata JELÍNEK, 1999; - P. dentipes (JELÍNEK, 1978) (Lordyrodes); - P. explanata REITTER, 1884 (= Osotima klapperichi REBMANN, 1944); - P. gracilis (JELÍNEK, 1978) (Pocadioides) (= Lordyrodes kaszabi KlREJTSHUK, 1984, syn. n.). This synonymy is proposed on the basis of comparison of the type specimens of both; - P. harmandi (GROUVELLE, 1903) (Pocadius). This species may be conspecific with P. affinis or P. gracilis; re-examination of type series, which should be in the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, is needed;