G. Platia et R. Schimmel, THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS SZOMBATYA PLATIA, 1986 (COLEOPTERA, ELATERIDAE, MELANOTINAE), Acta zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 41(2), 1995, pp. 93-101
The genus Szombatya PLATIA, 1986 originally established for Psellis fo
rmosana SZOMBATHY, 1910 from Taiwan is proved to be widespread from In
dia to Indonesia and Malaysia. The genus includes seven species, five
of which (St, deretzi, fleutiauxi, hodgarti, malaccensis and merkli) a
re described as new. Melanotus minutus SCHWARZ, 1902 is transferred to
Szambatya. A key to species is given.