Toxognathus dohertyi Fleutiaux, 1940

Rosa, Simone Policena, 2014, Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Physodactylinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (18), pp. 217-292 : 242-243

Toxognathus dohertyi Fleutiaux, 1940

( Figs. 11A, B ; 34J )

Toxognathus dohertyi Fleutiaux, 1940b: 104 .

Redescription (male, Fig. 34J ): Integument very bright, evenly light brown. Total length 8.0 mm; elytral base as wide as pronotum, elytra 2.62x longer than pronotum. Frons deeply concave along the anterior margin; frontal carina complete. Antennae surpassing the posterior angles by two antennomeres. Mandible unidentate. Prothorax 1.12x wider than long with sides sinuous converging abruptly anteriad on anterior half; lateral carina prominent posteriorly, directed ventrad anteriorly; posterior angles divergent and convex; pronotum weakly convex with punctures coalescent forming short and irregular longitudinal striae. Elytral interstices convex. Free margin of metacoxal plate short, triangular; tibiae slightly widened apicad, outer angle of protibiae truncate. Tergite IX with anterior margin straight.

Aedeagus ( Figs. 11A, B ): Phallobase 0.42x total length of aedeagus, 1.2x longer than wide, length ratio between lateroposterior and median parts 6.1; parameres with ventral anteromedian margin acute, basal strut 0.33x total length of penis; ventral sclerite linear.

Holotype: [Perak, Malacca (Doherty], [ Toxognathus Dohetyi Fleut. , Type, Collection Fleutiaux], [Type], [Muséum Paris, Coll. E. Fleutiaux], [ Toxognathus dohetyi (Fleutiaux), J. Chassain det. 05], [Lectotype], (MNHN).

Distribution: MALAYSIA. Perak.

Figures

FIGURE 11: Toxognathus dohertyi. A, B, aedeagus (dorsal, ventral). Toxognathus fairmairei. C, hypomeron; D, pronotum and head. Toxognathus mouhoti. E, pronotum; F, G, aedeagus (dorsal, ventral).

FIGURE 34: Habitus. A, Margogastrius schneideri (13.0 mm); B, Teslasena femoralis (9.0 mm); C, T. foucarti (9.5 mm); D, Idiotropia henoni (4.5 mm); E, Oligostethius capensis (10 mm); F,Toxognathus bakeri (6.0 mm); G, T. beauchenei (9.0 mm); H, T. coomani (6.5 mm); I, T. costulatus (11.0 mm); J, T. doherty (8.0 mm); K, T. fairmairei (7.5 mm); L, T. mouhoti (5.0 mm); M, Dactylophysus hirtus sp. nov. (10.5 mm); N, D. capixabensis nom. nov. (9.0 mm); O, D. tibialis (12.0 mm); P,Heterocrepidius mendax (9.0 mm); Q, Physodactylus asper sp. nov. (9.5 mm); R, P. besckei (11.0 mm). A, D = lectotypes; E-G, I, J, L, M, P, Q = holotypes.