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seemed reasonable to transfer this species in the genus Pycnomesitius . although the lateral spines of propodeum less then half as long as propodeum medially (MÓCZÁR 1971a) but about two-thirds as long as length of propodeum. Sulcomesitius Móczár, 1970 Sulcomesitius Móczár, 1970: Acta zool. hung. 1£: 177, 199 £ o* 1 , figs 1-14 Sulcomesitius Nagy 1972: Memorie Soc .ent. ital. 51_: 16 Sulcomesitius Móczár 1977: Acta zool. hung. 23: 139 £ # Topeobius Nagy^ 1972: Memorie Soc. ent. ital. 51: 17 6? syn .n . Head, pronotum deeply, mostly densely or coarsely rugose punctured (fig. 34). Flagellum more or less thickened medially ( £ ) (figs 33, 51) or with slender erect, suberect or proclinate hairs Antennái joints with unusually long (longer or as long as joint, fig. 84) erect hairs with narrower basis and broadened tip which is rounded or truncate, sometimes with slightly concave side ventrally hairs of suberect antennae shorter than width of joints (cf. fig. 12) and rather erect, directed ahead at a sharp acute angel, joints partly convex laterally a with narrower basis, partly with parallel sides, especially from posterior half of flagellum antenna with proclinate hairs indicates joints mostly with parallel sides and with very dense and very short hairs (fig. 111). Clypeus remarkably protruding with a sharp raised keel longitudinally. Pronotal furrow distinct in male sometimes weakly developed. Mesonotum often more or less punctured, usually with a deep longitudinally furrow (fig. 41), sometimes shorter, then present only posteriorly, rarely only weakly developed. Scutellum often with larger punctures. Propodeum with well-developed carinae and areas, lateral spines generally long, sometimes as long as propodeum (fig. 32), often shorter but always acute, usually also in lateral view (fig. 60). Parallel carina along the lateral and often also the hind declivous margin of propodeum including foveae or large pits mostly penetrating into spine (in lateral view, fig. 119). Abdominal tergite 2 with fine or deeper and denser punctures, interspaces always larger than punctures. Posterior margin of tergite 2 sometimes margined with a distinct row of white tuft or only with a row of loose white hairs (fig. 66). 75 species were reported altogether, of this number 50 species from the Oriental territory (18 from Sri Lanka, 17 from South-East India, 7 from East India, 4 from Sunda (= Borneo) and 4 from Philippines fauna province), 22 species from the Ethiopian territory, 1 from the Ethiopian and Palearctic territory, 1 from the Palearctic territory (Mediterranean region) and 1 species only from the Madagascan territory of Arctogaea. Type-species: Sulcomesitius longispinosus Móczár, 1970 Key to females 1 Lateral spines of propodeum extremely long, usually as long as propodeum medially or only slightly shorter than two-thirds of propodeum (fig. 32) - Lateral spines shorter, at most half as long as propodeum (fig. 61) 2 Lateral spines of propodeum equal to length of propodeum - Lateral spines distinctly shorter, about two-thirds as long as propodeum medially (fig. 39) 3 Thorax (fig. 32), head black, abdominal segments 4-6 yellowish red. Abdominal tergite 2 finely granulate basally, very densely and deeply punctured over fourfifths of tergite, interspaces narrow, shining. Two kinds of punctures laterally interspaces between greater punctures with smaller ones. Legs, proximal part of antennae, sometimes also mandibles and clypeus yellowish red. 7 mm haemorrhoidalis (Magretti, 1897) - Only mesosternum and segments 1-3 black, body elsewhere dark reddish. Tergite 2 broadly dull alutaceous basally, with rather dense, uncommonly elongate punctures medially, apical one shining. Scutellum, as well as head, pronotum, mesonotum with deep coarse punctures. Pronotum, mesonotum with a distinct furrow medially, scutellum without a basal furrow. 5 mm pondo clavlcornis (Nagy. 1968) 4 Head, thorax entirely or partly yellowish or reddish 2 10 3 4
