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Bordat, P.: Résultats de la mission scientifique hongroise "Teleki" en Afrique. Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Aphodiidae

Remarks - Oxinthas nicaraguensis is quite similar to praocioides but the body shape is shorter oval (Fig. 1) (more elongate oval in praocioides, Fig. 2). Other differences are summarized as follows: nicaraguensis praocioides punctation in general cranial surface coarser, denser uneven (Fig. 3) finer, sparser even, gently convex (Fig- 7) length/width ratio of pronotum 54:35 54:31 postgenal projection blunt, rounded (Fig- 4) acute, prominent (Fig- 8) mentum less transverse (Fig. 4) more transverse (Fig- 8) prosternai process less elongate (Fig. 4) " more elongate (Fig. 8) aedeagus Figs 5-6 Figs 9-10 References DOYEN, J. T. (1972): Familial and subfamilial classification of the Tenebrionoidea (Coleoptera) and a revised generic classification of the Coniontini (Tentyriidae). - Quaest. ent. 8: 357-376. DOYEN, J. T. (1984): Systematica of Eusattus and Conisattus (Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae; Coniontini; Eusatti).-Occ Pap. Calif. Acad Sei No. 141: 1-104. MAES, J.-M. & MERKL, O. (1992): Catalogo de los Tenebrionoidea (Coleoptera) de Nicaragua. - Rev. Nico. Ent. 17: 19-52. Author's address: Dr. OTTÓ MERKL Department of Zoology Hungarian Natural History Museum H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13. Hungary