Octocryptus babaulti Fleutiaux, 1944

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 : 12-13

Octocryptus babaulti Fleutiaux, 1944

( Figs. 18, 18a , 74 , 109 , 147 )

Octocryptus kalesarensis Vats & Kashyap, 1995 (syn. n.)

Material examined. 1 spcm. (♂) - Pakistan: Islamabad, Margalla Hills (33°46'N, 73°06'E), 1060 m, 16.VII.2012, G. Sabatinelli leg., at light ( CPG) .

Aedeagus as in Fig. 18, 18a (length 0.80 mm).

A key to the known species of the genus is given by Fleutiaux (1944).

Distribution. India (Himachal Pradesh) ( Cate, 2007); India (Uttar Pradesh, Oriental Region) ( kalesarensis Vats & Kashyap, 1992 ) ( Cate, 2007). New species for Pakistan.

Figures

Figs. 15-20.- Male genitalia in dorsal view. 15, 15a.- Agrypnus truncatus (Herbst, 1806). 16, 16a.- Compsolacon cashmiriensis Della Beffa, 1931. 17, 17a.- Compsolacon tuberosus (Vats & Kashyap, 1992). 18, 18a.- Octocryptus babaulti Fleutiaux, 1944. 19.- Aeoloides hrebalyi n. sp. 20-20a.- Drasterius collaris Candèze, 1859.

Figs. 74-81.- First or last articles of antennae. 74.- Octocryptus babaulti Fleutiaux, 1944. 75.- Calais afghanicus (Chassain, 1991) ♀. 76.- Aeoloides hrebalyi n. sp. 77.- Conoderus aeolodermoides n. sp., ♀. 78.- Conoderus nigromaculosus Vats & Chauhan, 1992. 79.- Drasterius sabatinellii n. sp. 80.- Heteroderes sabatinellii n. sp. 81.- Heteroderes jagemanni n. sp.

Figs. 105-111.- Particular of profile, base and/or posterior angles of pronotum. 105.- Agrypnus ellipticus (Candèze, 1857). 106.- Agrypnus tostus (Candèze, 1857), ♀. 107, 107a.- Agrypnus transversus (Candèze, 1857). 108.- Compsolacon triticumunis (Vats & Kashyap, 1992), ♀. 109.- Octocryptus babaulti Fleutiaux, 1944. 110.- Aeoloides hrebalyi n. sp. 111.- Conoderus aeolodermoides n. sp., ♀.

Figs. 145-154.- Habitus. 145.- Compsolacon triticumunis (Vats & Kashyap, 1992) (13 mm). 146.- Compsolacon tuberosus (Vats & Kashyap, 1992) (11 mm). 147.- Octocryptus babaulti Fleutiaux, 1944 (5.6 mm). 148.- Rismethus pistrinarius (Candèze, 1857) (2.7 mm). 149.- Aeoloides hreblayi n. sp. (3.3 mm). 150.- Conoderus aeolodermoides n. sp. (4.3 mm). 151.- Conoderus nigromaculosus Vats & Chauhan, 1992 (5.2 mm). 152.- Drasterius sabatinellii n. sp. (4.0 mm). 153.- Heteroderes sabatinellii n. sp. (5.0 mm). 154.- Heteroderes jagemanni n. sp. (6.3 mm).