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

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

Lind designated by S. Endrődy-Younga; 1 (MRAC) - "Madagascar: Forêt de Fito, ex. coll. Brcuning"; Republic of South Africa: 1 paratype of P. ferruginea (NHL) - "Cape Province, Simons Town, 12-20.IV. 1915, M. Cameron"; Kenya: 18 (HNHM, ZISP) - "Mt. Elgon Nat.P., nr. Kimonthon River, 3200 m, subalpine mossy forest", "from Bothriocline fusca, 19.1.1992, N 485, O. Merkl"; Tanzania: 33 (HNHM, ZISP) - "Mt. Meru, W slope, Olkokola, 8 700 feet, J. Szunyoghy", "beaten material, 12-14.XII.1965" ; 5 (ZMB, ZISP) - "Kilimandjaro, Bismarkhag., sd. 1. Mawenzi circa, 3 000 m, Chr. Schroder"; 1 (DEI) - "Zanzibar". Notes - Three specimens of P. hildebrandti from the collection of DEI should be regarded as paralectotypes after the lectotype designation of the specimen from MNHN published by COOPER(1982). The specimens from Kenya and Tanzania show a rather great level of variability in coloration and dorsal pubescence, while the paratype from South Africa (paratype of P. ferruginea) looks like a dark extreme with denser and less conspicuous pubescence in comparison with specimens of the series from East Africa and, on the other hand, the studied specimens from Madagascar are similar to light representatives from East Africa. Usually darker specimens have more conspicuous pubescence and lightest specimens very frequently are with paramedian infuscated stripes on pronotum and darkened prescutellar parts of elytra. This species is characterized by rather long, semierect and very conspicuous, but not squamose hairs. This species has body very similar to that in P.fallax, although differs from the latter in usually darker body, more conspicuous pubescence, large male antennái club, structure of genitalia in both sexes. Pria impulchra sp. n. (Figs 45-53) Specimens examined - Kenya: holotype, male (HNHM) and 29 paratypes (HNHM, ZISP) "Mt. Elgon Nat. P., nr. Kimonthon River, 3 200 m, subalpine mossy forest", "from Bothriocline fusca, 19.1.1992, N 485, O. Merkl". Description of male (holotype) - Length 2.5, width 1.2, height 0.7 mm. Moderately convex dorsally and ventrally; almost unicolourcd straw yellow with darkened paramedian stripes on pronotum and prescutellar parts of elytra; dorsum with a faint greasy shine and underside rather shining; dorsum with rather fine moderately conspicuous golden hairs, slightly longer than distance between their insertions; underside with somewhat longer, denser and less conspicuous pubescence. Head and pronotum with distinct punctures, slightly smaller than eye facets, interspaces between them broader (but at base of head somewhat narrower) than a puncture diameter, with fine and regular cellular microreticulation. Elytra with smaller, shallower and sparser punctures, interspaces between them with somewhat smoothed microrcticulation. Metasternum with very small and shallow punctures, and with smoothed interspaces between them. Surface of ventrite 1 looks like that on head and pronotum, but punctures markedly larger and interspaces with somewhat smoothed microreticulation. Pygidium, ventrites 2-5 and prosternum with very small and rather sparse punctures,