Laius politus Fairmaire, 1880

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 : 15-16

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2014.97
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3852561
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scientific name	Laius politus Fairmaire, 1880
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Treatment

Figs 3F View Fig , 6C View Fig , 7F View Fig , 8F View Fig , 9F View Fig

Laius politus Fairmaire, 1880: 246 .

Nossibeus politus – Evers 1994: 173 [see page 3].

Material examined

18 ♂♂, 40 ♀♀ ( NHMB, EUMJ), “ MADAGASCAR Katsepy ( Majunga ) 24-31. xii. 1977 P. Pacholátko leg”.

Redescription

Male

HL/HW 0.69–0.94 (0.80); PW/PL 1.33–1.57 (1.43); EL/EW 1.39–1.52 (1.46); EL/PL 2.82–3.40 (3.05); EW/PW 1.37–1.59 (1.46); TL/EW 2.24–2.51 (2.36). Antennae ( Fig. 7F View Fig ) long; antennomere I stout; antennomere III ( Fig. 8F View Fig ) elongate, widened in apical portion, L/W = 3.08; approximate ratio of each antennomeres (n = 1) as 8.4: 1.0: 7.4: 2.2: 2.0: 2.0: 2.2: 2.0: 2.2: 2.0: 3.8. Caudal margin of tergite VII shallowly concave. Aedeagus about 1.18 mm, round at aedeagal apex. Gonoporal piece ( Fig. 3F View Fig ) curved, rather wide, 0.54 mm in GL; GL/AL 2.45. Ligula ( Fig. 3F View Fig ) short, evenly curved; LL 0.19 mm; LW 0.09 mm; LL/LW 2.13; GL/LL 2.88.

Female

HL/HW 0.64–0.90 (0.79); PW/PL 1.38–1.47 (1.42); EL/EW 1.30–1.55 (1.44); EL/PL 2.80–3.10 (2.96); EW/PW 1.37–1.54 (1.45); TL/EW 2.17–2.50 (2.35). Antennae ( Fig. 7F View Fig ) long; antennomere III long and slender, L/W = 3.1; approximate ratio of each antennomeres (n = 1) as 8.0: 1.0: 5.2: 2.4: 2.0: 2.2: 2.0: 2.2: 2.2: 2.2: 3.4.

Measurements

Male (n = 17): TL 5.15–5.92 (5.55) mm; HL 0.90–1.13 (1.00) mm; HW 1.18–1.33 (1.25) mm; PW 1.50–1.75 (1.61) mm; PL 1.00–1.20 (1.13) mm; EL 3.10–3.62 (3.42) mm; EW 2.15–2.60 (2.35) mm. Female (n = 10): TL 4.05–5.00 (4.48) mm; HL 0.70–0.90 (0.81) mm; HW 0.93–1.10 (1.02) mm; PW 1.18–1.38 (1.32) mm; PL 0.85–1.00 (0.93) mm; EL 2.50–3.10 (2.75) mm; EW 1.62–2.00 (1.92) mm.

Distribution

Madagascar.