Laius etsukoae Satô, Yoshitomi & Ohbayashi, 2006

Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki, 2014, Comparative morphology of the endophallic structures of the genus Laius (Coleoptera, Melyridae), with the descriptions of three new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 97, pp. 1-29 : 22

Laius etsukoae Satô, Yoshitomi & Ohbayashi, 2006

Fig. 4A

Material examined

Same as in Satô et al. (2006).

Description of endophallic sclerites

Gonoporal piece ( Fig. 4A ) straight, slender, 0.59 mm in GL; GL/AL 2.49. Ligula ( Fig. 4A ) short, distinctly curved in apical portion; LL 0.24 mm; LW 0.10 mm; LL/LW 2.39; GL/LL 2.49. Additional sclerite ( Fig. 4A ) present, 0.05 mm.

Figures

Fig. 4. Endophallic sclerites of Laius spp. A. Laius etsukoae Satô, Yoshitomi & Ohbayashi, 2006 (paratype). B. L. flavicornis (Fabricius, 1801). C. L. keiichii Satô, Yoshitomi & Ohbayashi, 2006 (paratype). D. L. lutaoensis Yoshitomi & Lee, 2010 (paratype). E. L. madli Yoshitomi, 2010 (paratype). F. L. miyamotoi Nakane, 1955. G. L. satoi Yoshitomi, 2008. H. L. taiwanus Yoshitomi & Lee, 2010 (paratype). I. L. pankowi Wittmer, 1999.