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)
58 E. Kirschenhofer without spots; mandibles reddish yellow but apically darker; palpi, antennae and legs reddish yellow (last two palpomeres slightly brownish); knees weakly blackish; tergites yellowish laterally and on posterior margins, last tergite only narrowly paler at posterior margin; dorsum dull, setation normal; venter black, shiny; ventrites 3 to 5 narrowly yellowish laterally, with dense adjacent setation. Head: with moderately large, weakly protruding eyes; temples long, feebly narrowing to neck; clypeus smooth, convex; labrum produced anteromedially; frons medially rather smooth with sparse fine punctures, proximally and in neck with fine rugose punctation. Pronotum: elongate, weakly convex, 1.14 times as long as wide, widest just before anterior third; anterior angles not projecting, anterior margin weakly arcuate, sides roundly narrowing anteriorly; base straight, posterolateral angles sharp, sides anteriorly of these widening in a long arch, weakly protruding; pronotum finely and very sparsely punctate, longitudinally rugulose at base; marginal groove narrow; median line distinctly incised medially, not reaching anterior margin or base. Elytra: narrow, clearly widening posteriorly, strongly narrowing toward base; humeri very rounded, posteriorly declivous; intervals rather flat, densely setose, even-numbered ribs indicated, odd-numbered ribs weakly convex, shiny; epipleura above metepisterna narrower than outer interval. Aedeagus of the unique type specimen absent. Distribution - Northern Thailand, border area to Myanmar. Etymology - It is named after the Akha tribe. Comparisons - The differences from other unicoloured black Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus ) species are listed in the identification key. Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) guanxiensis sp. n. (Figs 17-18, 49) Type material - Holotype (male): "S-China, N-Guangxi, Rongshui (Mao autonom) co: Yuan Bao mts. 2078 m, V-2007, N: 25°23"31.3" E: 109°09'17,8" Igt. M.Häckel & R. Sehnal" (CDW). Paratypes: "CHINA (NW.Guangxi) Yuanbao Shan 1200-1500 m 25°25N/ 109°09E (old secondery deciduous forest, dense shrubs, leaf litter, near brook) 3.-6.VI. 2009 Chr.Reuter" ( 1 male. 1 female CDW, 1 female NMW). Description - Habitus: Fig. 49. Length 13.5 mm, width 5.0 mm. Colour and lustre: anterior part of head (labrum, clypeus and frons) brownish; remainder of head, pronotum and elytra blackish brown; mandibles brownish; palpi, antennae and legs reddish yellow; head and pronotum with distinct lustre, elytra duller; dorsum with normal setation; venter with dark brown shine, with dense yellowish setation; elytral epipleura paler. Head: with rather large, weakly protruding eyes; temples long, weakly narrowing to neck; clypeus smooth, convex; labrum roundly produced anteromedially; frons smooth, next to posterior margin of eyes sparsely punctate, neck weakly rugulose. Pronotum: long, elongate, 1.15 times as long as wide, widest just before anterior third; anterior angles not protruding; anterior margin straight, sides roundly narrowing towards these; base straight; posterior Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 102, 2010
