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

Marcuzzi, G.: New species of Cyrtosoma Perty, 1830 and Sycophantes Kirsch, 1866 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini)

disc, rather convex at apex and at sides; striae and interstriae without punctation. Ventral suface, including epipleura, smooth and shining. Intercoxal process of abdominal ventrite with minute and sparse punctation. Tibiae with rather dense, long, golden pubescence, particularly in distal half. Fore and middle tarsi dilated, plantar surface of all tarsi covered with a short golden pubescence, which on fore tarsus constituting pad-like structure. Length 8.5 mm Type material -Holotype, male (HNHM): "Colomb"; "Cyrtosoma sp. det. Kaszab". Distribution - Colombia. Remarks - In the key of MARCUZZI (1991) this species would run to Cyrtosoma Iherminieri CHEVROLAT, 1844, but its head and pronotum impunctate (sparsely, but distinctly punctate in Cyrtosoma Iherminieri), and the dorsal surface is less shiny (strongly shining in Cyrtosoma Iherminieri). Cyrtosoma espiritosantoi sp. n. (Fig. 3) Description - Winged (Fig. 3); black, moderately shining. Head transverse, smooth, clypeus very short, frontoclypeal suture deep; genae slightly prominent; eyes large, rounded, surpassing width of genae. Pronotum slightly convex both transversely and longitudinally, transverse, almost rectangular, sides with two extremely fine angulosities, narrowed towards the apex, anterior angles obtuse, very slightly prominent; sides posteriorly only slightly narrowed, so that posterior angles practically rectangular; apex strongly, basis only slightly bisinuate; lateral and basal margins distinctly bordered; pronotal surface smooth. Elytra wider than pronotum, elongate, almost parallel-sided, narrowing toward apex, which not acuminate; very convex, though not gibbose; more convex longitudinally than transversely; striae impunctate, deep basally, then gradually narrowing toward apex, where nearly disappearing; interstriae flat and smooth. Ventral surface smooth. Legs smooth; plantar surface of tarsi with yellowish grey, dense, short pubescence. Length 9 mm. Type material - Holotype, sex unknown (HNHM): "Brasilia, Espir. Santo"; "Cyrtosoma sp. det. Kaszab". Paratype, sex unknown (coll. G. MARCUZZI): Brasilia, Espirito Santo, coll FRUHSTORFER. Distribution - Brasil. The type locality is on the eastern coast (at ca. 20° southern latitude), in the zone of the tropical and subtropical rain forest. Remarks - This new species is similar to Cyrtosoma uruguayanum sp. n., but larger, with sides of pronotum almost parallel and straight (gently bent from basis to apex in Cyrtosoma uruguayanum), and elytral striae much finer, posteriorly almost obliterated.