Melanotus villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)

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 : 23

Melanotus villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)

( Figs. 37, 37a , 56 , 90, 90a )

Material examined. 3 spcm. (2♂♂, 1 ♀) - Pakistan: AJK, Rawalakot-Cokot , 26.IV.2011, S. Ziani leg. ; AJK, Rawalakot , Banjosa Lake, 25.IV.2011, S. Ziani leg. ( CPG) .

Aedeagus as in Figs. 37, 37a (length 2.00 mm). Bursa copulatrix sclerified as in Fig. 56 .

Distribution. Europe, North Africa ( Algeria, Morocco), Turkey, Iran, China (Yunnan, Manchuria) ( Cate, 2007) (Shaanxi, new record in coll. Platia). 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. 89-95.- First or last articles of antennae. 89.- Melanotus hirticornis (Herbst, 1806). 90, 90a.- Melanotus villosus (Geoffroy, 1785), ♂♀. 91.- Priopus vafer (Erichson, 1841). 92.- Cardiophorus doggeri Vats & Chauhan, 1991. 93.- Dicronychus zianii n. sp. 94.- Dicronychus unicus (Vats & Chauhan, 1991). 95.- Craspedostethus ronkayi n. sp.