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)

smooth and shining. Epipleura very wide. Ventral surface shining and smooth. Prosternai process small, not prominent. Meso- and metaventrite very short, densely punctate mesally. Abdominal ventrites nearly impunctate except intercoxal process of ventrite 1, densely punctate; other ventrites showing weak longitudinal striolae. Legs with femora dilated, fore femora flattened on ventral surface; tibiae as long as femurs, gently curved, particularly fore tibiae; ventral surface of femora smooth, that of tibiae sparsely punctate, particularly hind tibiae. Length 9 mm. Type material - Holotype, male (HNHM): "TRINIDAD, N.Range, Arima-Blanch.Rd.mi.9.75, Andrews Tr. V-9-1985 CW& LB O'Brien". Two paratypes, sex unknown (HNHM and coll. MARCUZZI): "TRINIDAD, N.Range, Cooker Trace, 3mi.E. Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd., 1900' May 7,1985"; "Collectors: L.B. & C.W. O'Brien". Distribution - Trinidad. Remarks - The blackish elytra with bicoloured (dark green and purple) tinge make this species highly distinctive among the species of Sycophantes. Sycophantes venezuelanus sp. n. (Fig. 12) Description - Wingless, convex (Fig. 12); black, shining. Head longer than wide, smooth; clypeus truncate, frontoclypeal suture barely traceable; genae nearly flat; eyes rather small, slightly wider than genae. Antennae rather slender. Pronotum transverse, slightly wider anteriorly than posteriorly apex deeply incised, base deeply bisinuate; lateral sides slightly arcuate, bordering interrupted mesally apical and basal margin; anterior angles very prominent, rounded, posterior angles slightly subacute; pronotal surface smooth, rather flattened, a little convex in the middle and toward anterior angles; two shallow impressions visible behind apex and before base. Elytra much wider than pronotum, subovate, more convex transversely than longitudinally; striae very thin, extended from base to apex; interstriae flat, impunctate. Epipleura very broad. Ventral surface smooth and shining. Prosternai process very broad, gradually narrowed toward apex, slightly excavated in middle. Mesoventrite short, metaventrite slightly longer. Abdominal ventrites, including intercoxal process, smooth and shining. Legs rather long, fore tibiae normal, short, middle tibiae long and strongly curved before apex, hind tibiae long but not curved. Ventral surface of legs smooth, tarsi normal, with rather long claws. Length 10 mm. Type material - Holotype, sex unknown (HNHM): "Mérida Venezuela"; "Sycophantes sp. det. Kaszab". Distribution - Venezuela. Remarks - The very thin striae, broad and completely flat interstriae and the strongly curved middle tibiae make this species unmistakable among the species of Sycophantes.