Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 93. (Budapest 2001)

Kirejtshuk, A. G.: Notes on the systematics of the African Nitidulidae (Coleoptera)

mediate depth in comparison with the drawings by COOPER representing these two "species". The specimen from Ivory Coast looks better characteristic for this species than any of others, but it is very light, almost straw yellow, with truncate anterior edge of frons and somewhat more widely explanate sides of pronotum (showing some similarity to P. mixta and P. paulï). Probably the main differences of this species from both East African species are the much larger male antennái club and suboblique female elytral apices. This species is rather similar to P. brevicornis COOPER, 1982 and P. kenyaensis sp. n. (see diagnosis of the latter). Besides, it is also similar to P. kolbei GROUVELLE, 1908, but differs from the latter in sparser dorsal punctation and pubescence, somewhat smoothed microreticulation on most sclerites, slightly emarginate anterior edge of frons, shorter last labial palpomere (about twice as long as thick) and shape of gonocoxites in ovipositor. Pria basilewskyi KIREJTSHUK, 1980 Pria basilewskyi KIREJTSHUK, 1980 Pria coenosa COOPER, 1982, syn. n. Pria coenosa australis COOPER, 1982, syn. n. Specimens examined - Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda: holotypes and paratypes of P. basilewskyi (MRAC, ZISP), holotype and paratypes of P. coenosa (MRAC); Sudan: 1 (NHL) - "Imatang Mts., Miss. M. Steele, 11.12.33, from Gout-Shambá; Ethiopia: 1 (ZMB) - "Abessynien, Addis abcba, 1930, Schürhoff'; 1 (NHL) - "Mt. Chilfla, forest circa 9 000 ft, 14.XI.1926, A. Scott"; Tanzania: 1 (HNHM) - "Mt. Meru, W slope, Olkokola, 8700 feet, J. Szunyoghy", "singled material, 6-26.XII. 1965"; 1 (ZMB) - "Uluguru, 4 400- 4 900 m, Febr. 14,Methner"; 2 (ZISP, ZMB) - "Usambara, Dcrcma, 850 m, 16.9-7.10.91, Conradt" (3.8-19.9.91); 1 (ZMB) - "Kilimanscharo, Marangu, Mitte IX.94, Kretschmer"; 1 (ZISP) - "Amani, 8.97, Vossler"; 1 (ZISP) - "Usambara, Kwai, P. Weise"; Uganda: 1 (ZISP)-"Mt. Elgon,2700m, TIO'N, 34°40'E, Th. Wagner, 22.11.97"; 1 (NRS) - "Ruwcnzori, Bajuku Valley, 2980 m, 19/3-48, A. Holm"; 1 (MAK) - "Scmliki Forest, 0°48'N, 30°8'E, Th. Wagner, 5-12.II.97"; Malawi: 1 (MRAC) - " Nyika plateau, 6.XII.1977, R. Jocqne". Notes - One of the paratypes of P. basilewskyi and holotype of P. coenosa are originated from the same sample (Tanzania, Mt. Hanang) and deposited in the same collection. The type series of P. coenosa australis remains unknown to the author, however, taking into consideration the characters mentioned by COOPER and those of females from Malawi studied by him it seems to be reasonable to regard this name as a junior synonym of P. basilewskyi. COOPER (1982) compared this species with P. horni GROUVELLE, 1908 (distributed in East Africa). These species have indeed some similarities in size and Annls hist.-nat. Mus. nain. hung. 93, 2001 I