S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 34/1. (Budapest, 1981)
Group 9: Trichaphodius 1 (2) Setiferous punctures on disc of pronotum similarly dense as on sides. Elytra yellow with dark apical pattern. Hind metatarsi much longer than upper thorn of hind tibiae and as long as next three joints together. 3-4 mm. - RSA (Transvaal, Natal) humilis Roth, 1851 Aberrative forms: 1. Elytra yellow, without anteapical spot ab. flavus Endrődi, 1955 2. Elytra strongly darkened ab. fumosulus Endrődi, 1951 2 (1) Disc of pronotum with finer and much sparser punctures than sides. 3 (12) Elytra also on disc setose, at most a small triangular spot around scutellum bald. 4 (9) Hind metatarsi about as long as upper thorn of hind tibiae. 5 (6) Apex of clypeus truncate and mostly weakly emarginate. Anteapical spot of elytra distinct, striae strong, very finely punctate, intervals strongly reticulated with rather big punctures. Hind metatarsi longer than next three joints together. 5-6 mm. — Mosambique ( cinerascens Klug, 1855) 6 (5) Apex of clypeus rounded, smaller species. 7 (8) Hind metatarsi much longer than next three joints together. Punctation of pronotum fine, mixed with sparse, on sides with dense, big punctures. Intervals lightly convex. 4-4.5 mm. - RSA (Natal) manifestos Schmidt, 1911 8 (7) Hind metatarsi as long as next three joints together. Punctation of pronotum finer and sparser. In other characters very similar to preceding species. 4 mm. - Angola, Mosambique (seminitidus Quedenfeldt, 1884) 9 (4) Hind metatarsi much longer than upper thorn. 10 (11) Elytra with rich black pattern, also pronotum almost black, but sides all yellow. Clypeus broadly truncate, in male lightly emarginate. 4 mm. - SWA-Namibia pseudocalcaratu8 Paulian, 1954 11 (10) Surface yellow, disc of pronotum and suture of elytra weakly darkened. Clypeus rounded. 4 mm. - RSA (Mashonaland) leoninus Schmidt, 1911 12 (3) Elytra setose only on sides. 13 (14) Fourth interval behind much broader than third and fifth. Elytra with a nebulous and an anteapical spot. Clypeus deeply emarginate, both sides rounded. Middle and hind tibiae and tarsi thickened. Hind metatarsi as long as upper thorn and longer than next three joints together. 5-5.5 mm. - RSA (Oranje) simoni Petrovitz, 1959 14 (13) Fourth interval not or scarcely broader than neighbouring ones. 15 (16) Big species (6-7 mm). Uniformly dark to reddish brown, without pattern. Clypeus rounded, genae weakly produced beyond eyes. Striae of elytra fine, intervals reticulated. Hind metatarsi somewhat longer than upper thorn and longer than next three joints together. - Angola (hepaticolor Quedenfeldt, 1884) 16 (15) At most 5 mm long. Apex of clypeus lightly truncate. 17 (20) Dark discal spot of pronotum interrupted in the middle by a yellow longitudinal line. 18 (19) Hind angles of pronotum lightly truncated. Setae of elytra long, punctation of intervals dense. Hind metatarsi in female somewhat, in male much longer than next three joints together. 5 mm. - RSA (Transvaal) divisus Schmidt, 1908 19 (18) Hind angles of pronotum in male more rounded than in female. Setae on sides and on apex of elytra extremely fine, short and sparse. Hind metatarsi somewhat longer than next three joints together. - RSA paradlvisus Balthasar, 1960 20 (17) Dark discal spot of pronotum not divided in the middle. 21 (22) Pronotum densely and uniformly punctate (but not setose as in A . humilis Roth). Elytra with widened black pattern, yellow anteapical spot with sharp black limits. 3-4 mm. Mosambique (copulatus Schmidt, 1913) 22 (21) Disc of pronotum more sparsely punctate than sides. 23 (24) Very small. Disc of pronotum rather densely punctate. Intervals of elytra convex, anteapical spot distinct. Hind metatarsi about as long as following joints together. 2-2.5 mm. - Mosambique (calcaratoides Paulian, 1942) 24 (23) Much bigger. Disc of pronotum very sparsely punctate, in male almost smooth. Intervals of elytra flat or scarcely convex, dark pattern mostly weak. Hind tarsi as in preceding species. 4-5 mm. - RSA (Transvaal, Oranje), SWA-Namibia calcaratus Boheman, 1857
