Melanotus hirticornis (Herbst, 1806)

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 : 22

Melanotus hirticornis (Herbst, 1806)

( Figs. 31, 31a , 89 , 162 )

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

Aedeagus as in Figs. 31, 31a (length 2.31 mm).

Distribution. Nepal, China (Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan), Oriental Region ( Cate, 2007); India (Assam) ( Platia & Schimmel, 2001); Pakistan ( Akhter et al., 2011).

Figures

Figs. 27-32.- Male genitalia in dorsal view. 27, 27a.- Selatosomus whitei (Candèze, 1900). 28, 28a.- Mulsanteus sabatinellii n. sp. 29, 29a.- Xanthopenthes sabatinellii n. sp. 30, 30a.- Adiaphorus sabatinellii n. sp. 31, 31a.- Melanotus hirticornis (Herbst, 1806). 32, 32a.- Melanotus loebli Platia & Schimmel, 2001.

Figs. 89-95.- First or last articles of antennae. 89.- Melanotus hirticornis (Herbst, 1806). 90, 90a.- Melanotus villosus (Geoffroy, 1785), ♂♀. 91.- Priopus vafer (Erichson, 1841). 92.- Cardiophorus doggeri Vats & Chauhan, 1991. 93.- Dicronychus zianii n. sp. 94.- Dicronychus unicus (Vats & Chauhan, 1991). 95.- Craspedostethus ronkayi n. sp.

Figs. 155-163.- Habitus. 155.- Heteroderes curtus n. sp. (10.6 mm). 156.- Denticollis oculatus n. sp. (18.6 mm). 157.- Selatosomus whitei (Candèze, 1900) (17.5 mm). 158.- Mulsanteus sabatinellii n. sp. (11.5 mm). 159.- Xanthopenthes sabatinellii n. sp. (9.3 mm). 160.- Adiaphorus sabatinellii n. sp. (10 mm). 161.- Melanotus gorodinskii Platia, 2005 (14.2 mm). 162.- Melanotus hirticornis (Herbst, 1806) (15.5 mm). 163.- Melanotus loebli Platia & Schimmel, 2001 (15.5 mm).