Dicronychus eximius (Candèze, 1860)

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 : 24

Dicronychus eximius (Candèze, 1860) (comb. n.)

( Figs. 41, 41a , 57, 57a , 170 )

Cardiophorus eximius Candèze, 1860

Material examined. 4 spcm. (2♂♂, 2 ♀♀) - Pakistan: KP, Valley of Indus, Barseen, Motel Barseen, 1100 m, 11.VIII.2001, B. Benedek & G. Ronkay leg.; KP, Barseen (35°21'N, 73°12'E), 900 m, 10.VII.1998, G. Csorba & L. Ronkay leg., at light; Punjab, Bhakar, 20.V.2008, M. Atique leg. ( CPG; CRG; HNMH) .

Aedeagus as in Figs. 41, 41a (length 0.92 mm). Bursa copulatrix sclerified as in Figs. 57, 57a .

The species is transferred into the genus Dicronychus Brullé, 1832 for the presence of dentate claws.

Distribution. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India (Sikkim, Darjeeling) ( Cate, 2007).

Figures

Figs. 39-43.- Male genitalia in dorsal view. 39, 39a.- Cardiophorus doggeri Vats & Chauhan, 1991. 40, 40a.- Dicronychus zianii n. sp. 41, 41a.- Dicronychus eximius (Candèze, 1860). 42, 42a.- Dicronychus unicus (Vats & Chauhan, 1991). 43, 43a.- Craspedostethus ronkayi n. sp.

Figs. 51-57.- Sclerites of bursa copulatrix. 51.- Calais afghanicus (Chassain, 1991). 52.- Melanotus gorodinskii Platia, 2005; 53.- Melanotus loebli Platia & Schimmel, 2001. 54.- Melanotus punctosinus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002. 55.- Melanotus punctosus (Walker, 1854). 56.- M. villosus (Geoffroy, 1785). 57, 57a.- Dicronychus eximius (Candèze, 1860).

Figs. 164-172.- Habitus. 164.- Melanotus opicus Candèze, 1900 (14 mm). 165.- Melanotus riesei Platia & Schimmel, 2001 (12.5 mm). 166.- Melanotus punctosus (Walker, 1854) (14 mm). 167.- Melanotus punctosinus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002 (11 mm). 168.- Priopus vafer (Erichson, 1841) (12.7 mm). 169.- Dicronychus zianii n. sp. (7.8 mm). 170.- Dicronychus eximius (Candèze, 1860) (6.1 mm). 171.- Dicronychus unicus (Vats & Chauhan, 1991) (8.0 mm). 172.- Craspedostethus ronkayi n. sp. (5.5 mm).