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Ślipiński, S. A.: A rewiew of the Cerylonidae (Coleoptera) from New Guinea

Cerylonopsis quadricolle (SHARP) •Cerylon quadricolle SHARP, Journ. Linn. Soc. London. 1885, 19: 130. — Cerylonopsis quadricolle: DAJOZ, Bull. Soc. linn. Lyon, 1979, 48: 452. Material examined — 13 specimens, all from New Guinea: 9, Stephansort, Astrolabe-Bai, 1898, BIRÓ (TMB); 1, Kiunga, 23 VH-2 VIII 1969, (No. NGK-U), DR. J. BALOGH; 1, Brown riv., 40 km N of Port Moresby 6-8 IV 1965, DR. J. BALOGH and DR. J. J. SZENT-IVÁNY (TMB): 2, Friedrichs-Wilhelmshafen, 1901, BIRÓ (TMB). Distribution : Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, Burma, Sumatra, Borneo, Phillippine Is., Madagascar. New to New Guinea. Lapethus CASEY, 1890 Only one species occurs in New Guinea. Lapethus catena (GROUV.) Lytopeplus catena GROUVELLE, Rev. d'Ent., 1903, 22: 188. — Lapethus (Lytopeplus) astrolabe! HEINZE, Arb. morph. taxon. Ent., 1944, 11: 114, syn. n. Material examined — Lectotype of L. catena (present designation) from New Caledonia deposited in the Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles, and kindly sent to me by DR. R. DAMOISEAU. — Holotype of L. astrolabei, New Guinea, Stephansort, Astrolabe Bai,1898, BIRÓ (TMB). — Two specimens: 1, Wau, McAdam Park, 18-21 IV 1965, DR. J. BALOGH and DR. J.J. SZENT-IVÁNY; 1, Kiunga, 23 VII-2 VIII 1969, (No. NGK-B. 12) DR. J. BALOGH <TMB). Distribution : New Caledonia, New Guinea. Paraxiocerylon HEINZE, 1944, stat. n. HEINZE originally described Paraxiocerylon as a subgenus of Axiocerylon GROUV. I raise it to a status of an independent genus. It can be distinguished from Axiocerylon in having 6-segmented antenna, narrow antennái cavities on prosternum, different form of prosternai process and trochanters. Type-species (by monotypy): Axiocerylon degeneratum HEINZE. Paraxiocerylon degeneratum HEINZE Axiocerylon (Paraxiocerylon) degeneratum HEINZE, Ann. Hist.-nat. Mus. nat. Hung., 1944, 37: 20. Material examined — 1 specimen. New Guinea without other data (author's coll.) Distribution : New Guinea. Euxestus WOLLASTON, 1858 This genus, with rather uncertain number of species from the warmer regions of both Old and New Worlds, requires a critical revision. Three species are known from New Guinea. KEY TO SPECIES 1 Pronotum and elytra coarsely punctured; body brown E. papuanus sp. n. — Pronotum and elytra smooth or finely punctured; body dark brown, or black 2 2 Pronotum practically smooth; body less rounded E. translucidus (MÖTSCH.) — Pronotum finley punctured ; body broadly rounded E. aneipennis FAUV.