Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 72. (Budapest 1980)

Last, H. R.: Records of New Guinea Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in the Hungarian Natural History Museum

Black, except the elytra which are green. — Head about as broad as long measured from the insertion of the antennae, shining, without microsculpture; the frontal sulci shallow and broad and each terminating in a deep circular depression at the anterior inner margins of the eyes, there is a further depression containing two or three umbilicate punctures; eyes moderately convex, their longitudinal diameter about half the length of the temples which are bordered below and with a large area which is strongly rugose; antennae strongly geniculate, second segment much smaller than the third, fourth segment as broad as long, segments five to ten transverse, last segment elongate, narrower almost equal to the length of the two penultimate segments together; segments four to eleven with moderately short apical setae, and a very fine pubescence giving a velvety appearance. — Pronotuma little longer than broad, shining, without microsculpture and puncturation confined to the lateral margins from which are moderately long bristles; broadest at the posterior third and then sharply narrowing to the "neck", it has a very faint median line which is more distinct and divides just before the posterior margin forming an inverted "V". — E 1 y t r a a little longer than broad at the "shoulders", as long as broad at posterior margin; shining, without microsculpture, with a row of about seven large punctures from the humeral corners and a row of smaller punctures along the suturai margins, with slender bristles at shoulders and setae along the posterior margins. — Scutellum large, with large punctures and fine transverse microsculpture. — Abdomen with large elliptical-shaped punctures on basal third of each tergite, with long bristles extending from the sternites. Tibiae with dense short spines. Length 25 mm. Holotype: Karimui, 1000 m, V. 1969 (H. OHLMUS). Thyreocephalus flavus sp. n. This species differs from T. frater CAM. in having the elytra moderately densely punctured whereas in T. frater the punctures consist of the suturai rows and a row from the humeral corners which is quite a common arrangement in many species, and the posterior corners are rounded, in T. frater these are more angular. The elytra are pale yellow, in other species with a pale elytra the colour appears to a certain extent clouded with darker tints. This species is much smaller than T. celebensis CAM. Head black with a slight green reflection, the pronotum with a slight purplish reflection, elytra completely straw-yellow, legs and mouth-parts yellow, antennae reddish except the last five segments which are cream-coloured. — Head transverse (6:5), rounded, rather shining, without microsculpture, and two large inter-ocular punctures and another below the eyes which are narrowly but deeply channelled; eyes not very convex, their longitudinal diameter equal to the length of the temples; frontal sulci rather broad and not deep ; antennae strongly geniculate, third segment a little longer than the second, fourth segment as broad as long, segments five to ten a little transverse, last segment bluntly acuminate, segments four to ten each a little broader than the previous; temples with a few long slender bristles. — Pronotum as broad as long, moderately shining, with minute "pin-point" puncturation, without microsculpture, convex, slightly narrowing to the posterior margin, anterior margin converging to the neck, long slender bristles laterally, these are longer anteriorly. — Elytra a little longer than broad at "shoulders" (7:6), broader at posterior margin, shining, rather coarsely and densely punctured, on either side of the suture in the middle is a larger puncture bearing a strong black spine, with shorter spare setae laterally. — Scutellum with two or three large umbilicate punctures. — Abdomen rather coarsely sparingly punctured with alutaceous microsculpture, with rather long hair-like bristles. Legs robust, tibiae strongly spinose. Length 10 mm. Holotype: Simbang, Huon Golf, 1898 (BÍRÓ). Metolinus fluvius sp. n. Comparing this species with both M. discal is CAM. (Borneo) and M. javanicus CAM. (Java), the head is not so transverse, it is more strongly punctured, especially on the inner margins of the eyes, the pronotum has the rows of punctures much stronger and larger, and the whole body except the legs and antennae is black.