Sabikikorius Nakane et Kishii, 1955

Han, Tae Man, Sim, Ha Sik, Lee, Seunghwan & Park, Hae Chul, 2009, A new species Agrypnus (Sabikikorius) uidoensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from the Sand Dune Shore of Ui-do Island, Korea, Zootaxa 2134, pp. 60-68 : 62-63

Subgenus Sabikikorius Nakane et Kishii, 1955

Type species: Lacon fuliginosus Candèze, 1865: 10 ( Japan) , by original designation.

Subgenus diagnosis. Body generally elongate robust, situated rather parallel, 13–18 mm long in males, about 20 mm long in females. Color generally rust, dusky brown to reddish-brown, but basal antennal segments, legs, and ventral region more or less paler than the dorsal aspect. Surface with scale-like hair densely covered wholly. Antenna short, reaching to one-half or two-thirds length of pronotum, distinctly serrate from fourth antennomere; second antennomere larger than the third one; combined length of second and third antennomeres clearly longer or almost equal with the fourth. Pronotum convex, with weakly impressed longitudinal median depression posteriorly; anterior angles strongly produced to cover more than half of the eye; lateral margin completely carinate. Pronotal hind angle broad at base, truncated at apex, without carina. Prosternum generally convex, with roundly margined anterior lobe. Hypomeron with deep groove for reception of the foretarsi or without such a groove; basal region strongly and broadly grooved for reception of the forefemur. Pronotosternal suture deeply grooved anteriorly for reception of antenna; antennal groove extending to posterior two-thirds of pronotosternal suture. Scutellum pentagonal, simple, flattened.

Mesocoxal cavity closed to mesepimeron and mesepisternum. Seventh sternite with a smooth area without vestiture in female. Male genitalia elongate, paramere slender, straight, gradually narrowed at apex, with distinct triangular expansion of apex. Females with a pair of small sclerotized plates bearing short spines in the bursa copulatrix.

Distribution. Korea, Japan, Taiwan, South China, Vietnam, Laos.

Notes. This diagnosis was modified from Kishii (1987) and Ôhira (2003) based on traditional morphological characteristics.