Laius taiwanus Yoshitomi & Lee, 2010

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 : 25

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2014.97
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D58FA727-9A10-4023-B178-9E6CCD1EA457
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3852588
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scientific name	Laius taiwanus Yoshitomi & Lee, 2010
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Material examined

1 ♂ ( EUMJ), “ Taitung, TAIWAN Is. Ludao 4-6. IV. 2012 N. OHBAYASHI leg.”. Other material studied is already mentioned in Yoshitomi & Lee (2010).

Description of endophallic sclerites

Gonoporal piece ( Fig. 4H View Fig ) curved, rather wide, 0.67 mm in GL; GL/AL 1.68. Ligula ( Fig. 4H View Fig ) long, slightly curved; LL 0.38 mm; LW 0.08 mm; LL/LW 4.60; GL/LL 1.74. Additional sclerite ( Fig. 4H View Fig ) present, 0.09 mm.

Remarks

Yoshitomi & Lee (2010) pointed out that this species has local variations between the populations from mainland Taiwan, Lutao and Lanyu Isls. in body size and elytral luster. For the present study, I examined the endophallic structures of these populations, and it became clear that they certainly belong to the same species because of the highly similar features of the endophallic structures.