Laius lutaoensis 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 : 22

Laius lutaoensis Yoshitomi & Lee, 2010

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Material examined

3 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀ ( 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. 4D ) straight, slender, 0.64 mm in GL; GL/AL 2.09. Ligula ( Fig. 4D ) short, strongly curved in half; LL 0.23 mm; LW 0.12 mm; LL/LW 2.00; GL/LL 2.74.

Figures

Fig. 2. Aedeagus of Laius lutaoensis Yoshitomi & Lee, 2010, showing the terminology and abbreviations for measurement of endophallic structures. A. Aedeagus with extracted endophallus. B. Aedeagus with holding endophallus (from Yoshitomi & Lee 2010). C. Gonoporal piece. D. Ligula.

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.