Taxonomic Review of the Subtribe Athouina Candèze, 1859 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Dendrometrinae, Dendrometrini) in Korea
Author
Han, Taeman
Author
Park, Haechul
Author
Lee, Youngbo
Author
Kim, Namjeong
Author
Ôhira, Hitoo
Author
Platia, Giuseppe
Author
Lee, Seunghwan
text
Zootaxa
2012
3591
47
66
journal article
44019
10.5281/zenodo.283181
1b90d324-193c-4943-a2d4-069e62a48b7a
1175-5326
283181
Genus
Limoniscus
Reitter 1905
Limoniscus
Reitter, 1905
: 12
.
Type
species:
Elater violaceus
Müller, 1821
: 184
(Europe)
, subsequent designation by
Hyslop, 1921
: 653
.
Description
. Medium sized, cylindrical, distinctly lustrous. Head with simple or umbilicate punctures; frons depressed or rather flattened; frontal margin entire; frontal groove transversely excavated or narrow at middle. Antennae with 2nd and 3rd segments small, sub-equal in size, 4th sub-equal or a little longer than the combined length of 2nd and 3rd segments, 4th to 10th segment serrate. Pronotum trapezoidal, with anterior angles expanded; hind angles broad at base, with single carina, with a nail-like projection on inner side; posterior margin lacking basal incisures and a basal notch; pronotosternal sutures double, distinctly furrowed anteriorly; posterior margin of hypomeron emarginate near apex; prosternal process expanded laterally; procoxal cavities narrowly opened. Scutellum simple, without longitudinal elevation. Legs slender; tarsomeres simple; claws simple.
Remarks
. The genus
Limoniscus
is closely allied with the genus
Gambrinus
LeConte, 1853
of the Nearctic region. In the Japanese species, the generic name was applied to
Gambrinus
(
type
species:
Elater armus
Say, 1839
) by
Ôhira (1954)
and
Kishii (1966)
. However, Ôhira (1990) proposed the transfer of these species to
Limoniscus
by the sharing of a carinate pronotal hind angle and the similarity of antennal shape. In
Korea
, related species were also treated under
Gambrinus
in previous studies. This might reflect of the taxonomic scheme of the above specialists. In this study, we accept the generic name,
Limoniscus
, according to Ôhira (1990).
Destribution.
24 species in the Palearctic region (
Cate 2007
)