Hister cruentus Erichson, 1834

Mazur, Slawomir, 2008, Notes on some African Histerini (Coleoptera: Histeridae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 8 (1), pp. 41-47 : 41-47

Hister cruentus Erichson, 1834

There are 4 specimens from the type-series. Thus, a designation of the lecto- and paralectotypes is needed.Additionally, the figures of the male genital structure are given (Figs. 11-15).

Lectotype: a female, 1) [white, printed] 48809, 2) [green, handwritten] [ RSA] Caffr.[aria], Krebs, 3) [green, handwritten] cruentus Er. , 4) [red, printed] Type, 5) [blue, printed] Hist.-Coll. ( Coleoptera ) Nr 48809, Hister cruentus Er. *, Caffraria, Krebs, Zool. Mus. Berlin, 6) [red, printed] Syntypus, Hister cruentus Erichson, 1834 , labeled by MNHUB, 2007, 7) [white, printed] Lectotypus, 8) [white, printed] Des. S. Mazur 2007.

Paralectotypes: I, a male, 1) [green, handwritten] [ RSA, Capland] Pr. b. sp., Tollin, 2) [red, printed] Type, 3) [blue, printed] Hist.-Coll. ( Coleoptera ) Nr 48809, Hister cruentus Er. *, Pr. b. sp., Zool. Mus. Berlin, 4) [red, printed] Syntypus, Hister cruentus Erichson, 1834 , labeled by MNHUB, 2007, 5) [white, printed] Paralectotypus, 6) [white, printed] Des. S. Mazur 2007.

II, sex undetermined, 1) [red, printed] Type, 2) [blue, printed] Hist.-Coll. ( Coleoptera ) Nr 48809, Hister cruentus Er. *, Caffraria, Krebs, Zool. Mus. Berlin, 3) [red, printed] Syntypus, Hister cruentus Erichson, 1834 , labeled by MNHUB 2007, 4) [white, printed] Paralectotypus, 5) [white, printed] Des. S. Mazur 2007.

III, sex undetermined, 1) [red, printed] Type, 2) [blue, printed] Hist.-Coll. ( Coleoptera ) Nr 48809, Hister cruentus Er. *, Pr. b. sp., Zool. Mus. Berlin, 3) [red, printed] Syntypus, Hister cruentus Erichson, 1834 , labeled by MNHUB, 4) [white, printed] Paralectotypus, 5) [white, printed] Des. S. Mazur 2007.