Agrypnus piger (Candèze, 1889)

Platia, Giuseppe, 2015, New species and records of Elateridae from North Pakistan, mostly collected by Guido Sabatinelli in 2011 - 2012 (Coleoptera)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 13, pp. 3-52 : 11

Agrypnus piger (Candèze, 1889)

( Figs. 13, 13a , 49 , 69 , 140 )

Agrypnus squamafraxineus Vats & Kashyap, 1992 (syn. n.)

Material examined. 10 spcm. (1♂, 9 ♀♀) - Pakistan: Islamabad, Sect. 7 (33°43'N, 73°03'E), 600 m, 20.VI.-20.VII.2011, 15.VI.2102, 15.VII.2012, G. Sabatinelli leg., at light ( CPG) .

Aedeagus as in Figs. 13, 13a (length 2.06 mm).

Bursa copulatrix sclerified as in Fig. 49 .

Distribution. India (Bengala) ( Schenkling, 1927); India (Uttar Pradesh) ( squamafraxineus ) ( Cate, 2007); Pakistan ( Akhter et al., 2012).

Figures

Figs. 9-14.- Male genitalia in dorsal view. 9, 9a.- Adelocera foveatus Vats & Kashyap, 1992. 10, 10a.- Agrypnus argentosquamosus Vats & Kashyap, 1992. 11, 11a.- Agrypnus consobrinus (Candèze, 1857). 12, 12a.- Agrypnus ellipticus (Candèze, 1857). 13, 13a.-Agrypnus piger (Candèze, 1889). 14-14a.- Agrypnus transversus (Candèze, 1857).

Figs. 44-50.- Sclerites of bursa copulatrix. 44.- Lacon brachypterus n. sp. 45.- Lacon monticola (Candèze, 1897). 46, 46a.- Lanelater sabatinellii n. sp. 47.- Lanelater pakistanicus n. sp. 48.- Agrypnus argentosquamosus Vats & Kashyap, 1992. 49.- Agrypnus piger (Candèze, 1889). 50.- Compsolacon triticumunis (Vats & Kashyap, 1992).

Figs. 66-73.- First or last articles of antennae. 66.- Agrypnus argentosquamosus Vats & Kashyap, 1992. 67.- Agrypnus consobrinus (Candèze, 1857). 68.- Agrypnus ellipticus (Candèze, 1857). 69.- Agrypnus piger (Candèze, 1889). 70.- Agrypnus transversus (Candèze, 1857). 71.- Agrypnus truncatus (Herbst, 1806). 72.- Compsolacon triticumunis (Vats & Kashyap, 1992) ♀. 73.- Compsolacon tuberosus (Vats & Kashyap, 1992).

Figs. 136-144.- Habitus. 136.- Adelocera foveatus Vats & Kashyap, 1992 (8.8 mm). 137.- Agrypnus argentosquamosus Vats & Kashyap, 1992 (13 mm). 138.- Agrypnus consobrinus (Candèze, 1857) (15 mm). 139.- Agrypnus ellipticus (Candèze, 1857) (13 mm). 140.- Agrypnus piger (Candèze, 1889) (11 mm). 141.- Agrypnus tostus (Candèze, 1857) (7.5 mm). 142.- Agrypnus transversus (Candèze, 1857) (10 mm). 143.- Agrypnus truncatus (Herbst, 1806) (13 mm). 144.- Compsolacon cachmiriensis Della Beffa, 1931 (15.8 mm).