A monograph of the Australopacific Saprininae (Coleoptera, Histeridae) Author Lackner, Tomas Author Leschen, Richard A. B. text ZooKeys 2017 689 1 263 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.689.12021 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.689.12021 1313-2970-689-1 2F40BF4AD35F4CC697D5976EC201E652 Chalcionellus aeneovirens (Schmidt, 1890) Figs 26, 27-38, 39-47, 753 Saprinus aeneovirens Schmidt, 1890: 84. Type locality. Somalia. Type material examined. Saprinus aeneovirens Schmidt, 1890: Lectotype, ♂, designated by Gomy & Vienna in 1999, glued on the tip of a triangular mounting card, left mesotibia broken off and glued to the same mounting card as the specimen, genitalia extracted and glued next to the mesotibia on the mounting card, with the following labels: "♂" (written); followed by: "Somaliland / Deyrolle 1.3.85" (written); followed by: " aeneovirens / Schm. Typ" (written); followed by: "coll. J. Schmidt" (printed); followed by: "coll. Schmidt - / Bickhardt" (printed); followed by: "Type" (brick-red label, printed); followed by: aeneovi- / rens * J. Schmidt" (light blue label, written); followed by: " aeneovirens / J. Schmidt / H. Bickhardt det. 1919" (printed-written); followed by: "LECTOTYPUS / Chalcionellus / aeneovirens (Schmidt) / Gomy et Vienna des., 1999" (red label, printed) (ZMHUB). Paralectotype, ♀, designated by Gomy & Vienna in 1999, right mesotarsus and left metatarsus broken off and glued onto the mounting card of the specimen together with the extracted female genitalia, with the following labels: "♀" (written); followed by: "Somali / land" (written); followed by: "Type" (brick-red label, printed); followed by: "coll. Schmidt - / Bickhardt" (printed); followed by: "PARALECTOTYPUS / Chalcionellus / aeneovirens (Schmidt) / Gomy et Vienna des., 1999" (red label, printed) (ZMHUB). Figures 27-38. 27 Chalcionellus aeneovirens (Schmidt, 1890) head, dorsal view 28 antennal club, dorsal view 29 mentum, ventral view 30 antennal club, ventral view showing sensory structures of the antenna 31 propygydium + pygidium 32 prosternum 33 mesoventrite 34 lateral disc of metaventrite + metepisternum 35 protibia, dorsal view 36 ditto, ventral view 37 mesotibia, dorsal view 38 metatibia, dorsal view. Additional material examined. AUSTRALIA. Western Australia: 1 spec., Dardanup, 1.ii.1979, G. Hall (howden trap) (ANIC); 1 spec., Gingin Brook, 6.x.1977, J. Ridsdill Smith (ANIC); 1 spec., Cataby, 12.vi.1979, G. Hall (howden trap) (ANIC); 4 specs., 15 km S Busselton, 11.i.1983, G.P. Hall (ANIC); 3 specs., ditto, but 12.i.1983 (ANIC); 1 spec., ditto, but 15.i.1983 (ANIC); 1 spec., ditto, but 27.i.1983 (ANIC); 5 specs., 5 km NE Dardanup, 11.i.1983, G.P. Hall (ANIC); 6 specs., ditto, but 13.i.1983 (ANIC; 2 exs. in coll. TLAN); 3 specs., ditto, but 12.i.1983 (ANIC); 10 specs ., ditto, but 15.i.1983 (ANIC); 3 specs., ditto, but 27.x.1982 (ANIC); 2 specs., ditto, but 19.x.1982 (ANIC); 1 spec., ditto, but 21.x.1982 (ANIC); 1 spec., ditto, but 4.xi.1982 (ANIC). Victoria: 2 ♂♂ & 1 ♀, Cheltenham, 2.-3.ii.1918, H. Pottinger (QM). Queensland: 2 specs., Bangalee Beach, 10 m, 23°04'S , 150°46'E , 16.-19.xii.1999, D. & I. Cook (littoral R/F dung pitfall) (QM). Figures 39-47. 39 Chalcionellus aeneovirens (Schmidt, 1890) male terminalia: 8th sternite + 8th tergite, ventral view 40 ditto, dorsal view 41 ditto, lateral view 42 male terminalia: aedeagus, lateral view 43 male terminalia: 9th + 10th tergites, dorsal view 44 ditto, lateral view 45 male terminalia: spiculum gastrale, ventral view 46 ditto, lateral view 47 male terminalia: aedeagus, dorsal view. Biology. Saprobiont, found often in dung or on carcass. Distribution. Described from Somalia, and widespread in East and South Africa; introduced into Australia (Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria; Fig. 753) ( Mazur 2011 ). Remarks. The species is diagnosed above, as well as provided with a differential diagnosis that separates it from other Australian taxa. We chose not to fully re-describe it here, leaving its re-description to the revision of the genus Chalcionellus . For the sake of the better species recognition, however, we decided to depict it here, including its male terminalia.