Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 97. (Budapest 2005)

Kirejsthuk, A. G.: On the fauna of Nitidulidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from Taiwan with some taxonomical notes

Remarks - The following type specimens were studied: lectotype of B. (S.) apicalis, female (BMNH), here designated: "ex Mus. Murray", "apicalis", "Maluccas, Mysol", "Fry Coll."; lectotype of B. (S.) caudalis, female (BMNH), here designated: "Bac, 103", "68.106", "caudalis"; lectotype of B. (S.) dorsalis, male (MSNG), here designated and 7 paralectotypes (MSNG, ZISP): "SUMATRA, SIBOGA, X.90 e III.91, E. Modigliani", "Brachypeplus dorsalis ty. Grouv." (written by A. GROUVELLE). Their synonymy is obvious. Ithyphenes sauteri GROUVELLE, 1914 Distribution - GROUVELLE (1914: 35) recorded this species from "Kankau (Konshun)". No more data has been published on this species. Subfamily Cryptarchinae Cryptarcha strigata (FABRICIUS, 1787) Distribution — HlSAMATSU (1985: 195) mentioned Taiwan among countries where this species is distributed. This island can be the south-eastern boundary of this species, which is widespread in the forest zone of the Palaearctic Region. Cryptarcha sp. Remarks - GROUVELLE (1914: 46) recorded this species from "Alikang". Glischrochilus (Librodor) japonius (MOTSCHULSKY, 1857) Specimens examined - "Formosa, Sauter", "Chip Chip" (1, HNHM); "Formosa, Taihorin, X. 10, Sauter" (1, ZMB); "Formosa, (Hoosan) Hosan, V.10, H. Sauter" (2, ZMB); "Chusan Is., J.J. Walker"(4, BMNH). Distribution - GROUVELLE (1914: 46) recorded this species from"Chip Chip" and "Alikang". It is the most common species of the genus in the most part of the East Chinese (Palaeoarchearctic) Province of the Palaearctic Region (Korea, China, Nepal, northern mountains of India) and Indo-Malayan Region, spreading through almost all areas of continental part of the region and also in Japan, Philippines, most islands of Malaysia and Indonesia (JELINEK 1975, KlREJTSHUK, unpublished).