Melanotus punctosinus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002

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 punctosinus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002

( Figs. 34, 34a , 54 , 167 )

Material examined. 1 spcm. (♂) - Pakistan: Punjab Prov., Chakwal distr., Chakwal , 6.VI.2008, M. Atique leg. ( CRG). 4 spcm. (3♂♂, 1 ♀) - Sindh Prov., Hyderabad distr., Hyderabad , 26.VIII.2007, M. Atique leg. ; Sindh Prov., Tharparkar distr., Mithi , 19.VII.2008, M. Atique leg. ( CPG; CRG) .

Aedeagus as in Figs. 34, 34a (length 1.62 mm). Bursa copulatrix sclerified as in Fig. 54 .

Distribution. Iran, Afghanistan ( Cate, 2007). New species for Pakistan.

Figures

Figs. 33-38.- Male genitalia in dorsal view. 33, 33a.- Melanotus opicus Candèze, 1900. 34, 34a.- Melanotus punctosinus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002. 35, 35a.- Melanotus punctosus (Walker, 1854). 36, 36a.- Melanotus riesei Platia & Schimmel, 2001. 37, 37a.- Melanotus villosus (Geoffroy, 1785). 38, 38a.- Priopus vafer (Erichson, 1841).

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).