Drilus Olivier, 1790

Packova, Gabriela, Hoffmannova, Johana & Kundrata, Robin, 2021, Drilini (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) of Iran, The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (3), pp. 579-586 : 581

Genus Drilus Olivier, 1790

( Figs. 4–5 )

Drilus Olivier, 1790 . Type species: Ptilinus flavescens Geoffroy, 1785 .

Diagnosis. Eyes relatively small to medium-sized, their minimal interocular distance 1.60– 3.00 times eye diameter; antenna slightly serrate to weakly flabellate; pronotum 1.20–1.70 times as wide as long, with lateral sides sinuate or rounded, lateral carina almost complete; prosternal process strongly reduced; mesoventrite V-shaped, with only vaguely defined mesoventral cavity; all abdominal ventrites free; sternite IX and tergite X usually less than 1.80 times as long as wide; paramere without latero-apical projection ( Figs. 4–5 ; Kundrata and Bocak 2019).

Figures

Fig. 4. Drilus iljini, male.A) Habitus, dorsal view, B–C) Head and pronotum, dorsal view, D) Male genitalia, dorsal view. Scale bars = 2.0 mm (A), 0.5 mm (B, C), 0.3 mm (D).

Fig. 5. Drilus iranicus, male.A) Habitus, dorsal view, B) Head and pronotum, dorsal view, C) Male genitalia, dorsal view, D) Labels. Scale bars = 2.0 mm (A), 0.5 mm (B), 0.3 mm (C).