Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 102. (Budapest 2010)

Kirschenhofer, E.: New and little-known species of Carabidae from the Middle East and Southeast Asia Coleoptera, Carabidae: Lebiini, Brachinini)

38 E. Kirschenhofer intervals 5 to 7 but reduced on 5; a preapical spot covering intervals 1 to 3 and semi-circular on hind margin, not reaching apex; venter and elytral epipleura smooth, shiny, yellow, with fine short yellow setation. Elytral intervals in basal fifth medially distinct, weakly and carinately convex; outer intervals with a row of very fine punctures bordering striae; striae moderately deep, smooth and without punctures at bottom; third interval with two porepunctures. Microsculpture: dorsum with silky lustre due to dense microsculpture; head and pronotum densely transversely lineolate; elytra very finely isodiametrically reticulate. Distribution - Vietnam. Etymology - It is named after the provenance. Comparisons - The new species is compared to Lebia calycophora SCHMID-GOBEL, 1846 (type locality: "Birma", holotype, NMP, examined). For distribution of this species see JEDLICKA (1963). The elytral spots in Lebia calycophora are contiguous: the basal spot is connected to the median spot along the suture. In Lebia cucpbuongensis sp. n. all spots are well isolated. Lebia (Poecilothais) tuongensis sp. n. (Fig. 28) Type material - Holotype (female): "Vietnam: Tuong linh near Phuly, 24.-28.V. 1966, Exp. Gy. Topál/Nr. 565, collected by lamp" (HNHM). Paratype (female): with the same data as the holotype (HNHM). Description - Habitus: Fig. 28. Length 3.8 mm, width 1.9 mm. Colour and lustre: head, pronotum and elytra reddish yellow; elytra with a black transverse band extending laterally up to interval 9 and extended forward in steps on intervals 3-1, more so on 1, and sinuately excised along rear on intervals 1 -4; lateral margin and apex reddish yellow; palpi, antennae and legs reddish yellow. Outline: small, strongly ovoid. Pronotum: sides strongly narrowing anteriorly in even arch, but narrowing backwards to short and rounded posterior angles in very flat arch. Elytra: broadly oval; posterior margin of elytra almost straightly truncate, only very weakly arcuate. Microsculpture and lustre: dorsum satiny due to dense chagreen; head very finely transversely lineolate; pronotum densely rugulose, interspersed with fine transverse and indistinct reticulation; elytra minutely and transversely reticulated. Distribution - Vietnam. Etymology - It is named after the provenance. Comparisons - This species resembles Lebia roubali JEDLICKA, 1951 (type locality: "Taiwan, Kuraru", holotype, NMP, examined) in size, outline and elytral spots. The dark suturai band on elytra is dilated up to the lateral margin behind the middle in L. tuongensis sp. n., in L. roubali only to the fifth interval. Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 102, 2010