Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880

Sivilov, Ognyan & Cvetkovska-Gorgievska, Aleksandra, 2014, Faunistical records of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) from Bulgaria and Republic of Macedonia, ZooNotes 2014 (53), pp. 1-7 : 4

Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880 ( Fig. 1c )

New material: Northeastern Bulgaria, Suha reka, south of village Efreytor Bakalovo, N43°49'13.50" E27°36'26.00", 130 m a.s.l., 21.VIII.2012, 2 ♀♀, at light, O. Sivilov & B. Zlatkov leg; Southwestern Bulgaria, Struma river near Rupite place, N41°28'05.21" E23°16'08.39", 95 m a.s.l., 20.VI.2013, 3 ♀♀, at light, O. Sivilov & B. Zlatkov leg. ( Fig. 2 ) .

Body length: 3.15-3.25 mm.

Distribution: This species has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Figures

Fig. 1. Habitus [dorsal (left) and ventral (right)] of: Eledonoprius serrifrons ♀ (a); Eledona agricola ♂ (b); Latheticus oryzae ♀ (c); Hymenalia graeca ♀ (d). Scale 1 mm.

Fig. 2. Localities in Bulgaria and Macedonia of: Eledonoprius serrifrons (triangle); Eledona agricola (squares); Latheticus oryzae (circles); Hymenalia graeca (hexagon) (modified Google Earth map).