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

2 Body more convex, with distinct blue metallic lustre on all dorsal sclerites; anterior edge of head truncate; interspaces between punctures on head, pronotum and elytra markedly narrower than a puncture diameter and with more or less raised microreticulation; dorsal pubescence rather conspicuous; antennae and legs reddish. 1.9-2.2 mm. South Africa M. (C.) cavifrons KIREJTSHUK etEASTON, 1988 - Body less convex, with distinct blue metallic lustre only on head and pronotum; anterior edge of head shallowly emarginate; interspaces between punctures on head, pronotum and elytra slightly narrower than a puncture diameter and smooth or almost smooth; dorsal pubescence very slightly conspicuous; antennae and legs dark brown, only anterior legs reddish brown. 2.2 mm. Ethiopia M. (C.) violascens sp. n. 3 Punctures on the disc of elytra well isolated from one another, separated at least by 1/3 puncture diameter M. (C.) basilewskyi AUDISIO et KIREJTSHUK, 1995 [Tanzania] M. (C.) brincki KIREJTSHUK, 1995 [Republic of South Africa]; M. (C.)ßaccus KIREJTSHUK, 1995 [Republic of South Africa]; M. (C.) gemma EASTON, 1960 [East Africa]; M. (C.) longiceps EASTON, 1957 [East Africa]; M. (C.) malkini SPORNRAFT et KIREJTSHUK, 1994 [Republic of South Africa]; M. (C.

) paropunctatus KIREJTSHUK, 1995 [Republic of South Africa]; M. ( C.) perpusillus SPORNRAFT et KIREJTSHUK, 1993 [Republic of South Africa]; M. (C.) sjoestedti GROUVELLE, 1909 [East Africa]; M. (C.) splendidulus REITTER, 1872 [Republic of South Africa]; M. (C.) subcaeruleus GROUVELLE, 1908 [East Africa]; M. (C.) viridicolor SPORNRAFr et KIREJTSHUK, 1993 [Republic of South Africa], only sometimes the punctures at base of elytra nearly contiguous [M. (C.) brincki, malkini, perpusillus, subcaeruleus, viridicolor] - Punctures on elytral disc extremely dense, separated by only very narrow ridges to contiguous; oval, elongate or fused in elongate furrows 4 4 Interspaces between punctures on head and pronotum with coarse and contrasting cellular microreticulation; punctures on elytra always elongate 5 - Interspaces between punctures on head and pronotum with more or less reduced microreticulation (represented by not quite distinct lines from puncture to puncture) or completely smooth 8 5 Punctures on elytra about twice as large as those on head and pronotum; punctures on head and pronotum much larger than eye facets; antennae and legs very dark; protibia slightly wider than antennái club; antennái club elongate oval: about 1 and 2/3 as long as wide. Female: ovipositor without styli. 2.3 mm. Kenya M. (C. ) fa vus EASTON, 1960