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

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

Diagnosis -This new species is rather similar to and certainly closely related to P. pulchra KIREJTSHUK, 1980 (see notes below), differing from it in smaller and more slender body with longer elytra, distinct border of anterior edge of head, much shorter antennae with much shorter and comparatively wider club, bisinuate base of pronotum with distinct posterior corners, smaller tooth at base of tarsal claw and shape of sclerites of ovipositor. Etymology - The name of this new species is composed of the Latin negative prefix "im" and "pulcher" (beautiful, fine, lovely, excellent). Pria kenyaensis sp. n. (Figs 54-62) Specimens examined- Kenya: holotype, male (HNHM) and 8 paratypes (HNHM, ZISP) "Mt. Elgon Nat. P., near Chepnyalil Cave, dry evergreen montane forest, 2500 m", "singled and swept from the vegetation, 24-26.1.1992, N 507, O. Merkl & G. Várkonyi". Description of male (holotype) -Length 1.8, width 0.8, height 0.5 mm. Rather convex dorsally and moderately ventrally; almost unicoloured chestnut dark brown, only prescutellar parts of elytra slightly darker and prosternum and appendages paler; slightly shining with a slight bronze shade; dorsum with rather conspicuous greyish hairs, about as long as distance between their insertions; underside with somewhat longer and less conspicuous pubescence. Head with distinct punctures, almost as large as eye facets, interspaces between them about a puncture diameter, with fine and regular cellular microreticulation. Pronotum as punctured and sculptured as head, but punctures (especially in the middle) somewhat smaller and sparser. Elytra almost as sculptured as head and pronotum, but with punctures somewhat shallower, smaller and sparser. Metasternal surface and surface of ventrite 1 look like that on elytra, but punctures shallower and interspaces rather smoothed. Pygidium, ventrites 2-5 and presternum with very small and rather sparse punctures, interspaces between them markedly broader than a puncture diameter, with more or less raised microreticulation. Prosternai process with some moderate punctures and smooth interspaces between them. Head about 3/4 as long as distance between eyes, its anterior edge not bordered, moderately emarginatc and with rounded lateral corners. Antennae slightly longer than head width, with 4-segmcnted club, comprising about 1/3 of total antenna! length, antennomere 2 slightly shorter than antennomere 3 and somewhat longer than antennomere 4, antennomere 3 about 3 times as long as thick. Pronotum moderately convex, with subtruncate anterior and bisinuate posterior edges, widest at distinct posterior corners and with sides as widely explanate as width of antennomere 2. Elytra slightly longer than combined width, rather steeply sloping at extremely narrowly explanate sides, somewhat suboblique at apex and with suturai lines nearly reaching the middle of elytra. Pygidium widely rounded at apex. Mentum subelliptic and about 3 times as wide as long. Last labial palpomere somewhat narrowed to apex and about 1.5 times as long as wide at base. Prosternai process flat along median and subparallelsidcd part, and rather widened before subrhomboid apex, which is about 1 and 1/3 as wide as antennái club. Distance between mesocoxae about twice and that between metacoxae nearly 3.5 times as great as that between procoxae. Mesosternum with a distinct median carina. Metasternum