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Platia, G. ; Schimmel, R.: Click beetles of Taiwan collected by the expeditions of the Hungarian Natural History Museum in the years 1955 to 2003 (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

Material examined - 1 male. Taiwan: Ilan County, Fu Shan Botanical Garden, swept from vegetation, 8-11. IV.2002, O. MERKL. Remarks - The specimen belongs to a new colour variety with head and pronotum black. Priopus rufulus (CANDÈZE, 1891) Priopus angulatus sensu KlSHII, 1989c: 29, 1993: 29, nec CANDÈZE, 1860. Priopus rufulus (CANDÈZE, 1891): PLATIA et SCHIMMEL 1996: 215. Material examined - 3 males. Taiwan: (1) Pingtung County, 10 km E of Mutan, 400 m, 12.VI..1997, G. CSORBA & L. RONKAY; ( 1 ) Taitung County, Chihpen, 390 m, 10-1 l.VI. 1997, B. HERCZIG & L. RONKAY; (1) Nantou County, Huisun Forest Area, 15 km N of Puli, 500 m, 7-8.VI.1997, B. HERCZIG & L. RONKAY. Remarks - The species was misidentified by KlSHII ( 1989c: Fig. 2; 1993: Fig. 8) as Priopus angulatus (CANDÈZE, 1860) showing the prosternai process without apical emargination. Priopus angulatus (CANDÈZE, 1860), also present in Taiwan, has the prosternai process with emarginate apex (PLATIA & SCHIMMEL 1996). Tribe Cardiophorini CANDÈZE, 1859 Cardiotarsus housaianus KlSHII, 1994 Cardiotarsus housaianus KlSHII, 1994d: 32; SUZUKI 1999: 264. Material examined -3(1 male, 2 females). Taiwan: (2) Ilan County, Fu Shan Botanical Garden, swept from vegetation, 8-11. IV.2002, O. MERKL; ( 1 ) Taipei County, Pi Hu, 50 km SE Taipei, 24°54'N, 121°45'E, 600 m, at light, 30.III.2000, A. KUN & L. PEREGOVITS. Cardiotarsus taiwanus KlSHII, 1994 Cardiotarsus taiwanus KlSHII, 1994d: 30; SUZUKI 1999: 266. Material examined - 3 males. Taiwan: Nantou County, Kao-Leng Dyi, 18 km W of Wushe, 24°4.56l'N, 121°8.046'E, 1945 m, swept from vegetation, 18-19.IV.2002, D. A. ANSTINE, GY. FÁBIÁN & O. MERKL; (1) Taipei County, Pi Hu, 50 km SE Taipei, 24°54'N, 121°45'E, at light, 30.III.2000, 600 m, A. KUN & L. PEREGOVITS.