Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 8. (Budapest 1957)

Strohecker, H. F.: New species of Endomychidae (Coleoptera) in the collections of the Hungarian National Museum and other institutions

Holotype : sex? Suapure, Venezuela, Caura River, July 3—13, 1900, E. A. K 1 a g e s (Cornell Univ. 2952) Genus Stenotarsus Perty It is with some trepidation that I describe new species in this difficult genus. Many have already been described from South America, some briefly and some at great length, and until re-study of types can be made the proposal of additional names carries the risk of creating synonyms. This procedure, however is less likely to add to confusion than misidentification of material. Stenotarsus cupreus sp. n. Fig. 2. Short-oval, almost equally narrowed in front and behind, rustred with dense, coppery pubescence (the holotype is much abraded). Length 4,1 ; max. width 3 ; length antenna 2,3. Similar in appearance to S. cuprivestis Gorham but with the pronotum broader at base and strongly narrowed anteriorly, its raised margins much narrowed behind, its lateral sulci consisting of a deep, punctiform fovea which is continued as a short groove. Antenna stout, long, joint 2 longer than wide, joints 7 and 8 subequal, about equal to 6 in length but broader, club as long as the preceding five joints together. In the female the antennae are slender, with joint 8 shorter than 7 and neither of these much broader than joint 6. Holotype male and allotype female, Cochabamba, Bolivia, Germain (Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum). One male and two female paratypes have the same data. Stenotarsus agnus sp. n. Fig. 3. Long-oval in form, ferruginous with long, moderately dense, yellow pubescence. Antennae wholly ferruginous. Length 5,4 ; max. width 3,2 ; length antenna 2,8. Similar in form and structure to S. angustulus Gerstaecker but with larger antennae which are entirely pale. The side margins of the pronotum are wider and more convex than in augustulus and the aedeagus, in dorsal view, is broader. Male holotype and female allotype, Brasilia : Espirito Santo (Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum). Paratypes include one male and three females from Espirito Santo. Stenotarsus obesus sp. n. Fig. 4. Short-oval, rust-red with coppery pubescence. Antennae long and rather thick, the club about equal in length to the entire stalk, of which each joint except the second is longer than wide. Pronotum broad and short, its side margins a little narrowed behind, its lateral sulci short and ending posteriorly in a deep fovea. Elytra highly convex, their outline cordate. Length 5—5,5 ; max. width 3,9—4,5 ; length antenna 3.