Dicronychus unicus ( Vats & Chauhan, 1991 )

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 : 24

Dicronychus unicus ( Vats & Chauhan, 1991) (comb. n.)

( Figs. 42, 42a , 94 , 171 )

Cardiophorus unicus Vats & Chauhan, 1991

Material examined. 1 spcm. ( ♂) - Pakistan: Islamabad, Sect. 7 ( 33°43'N, 73°03'E), 600 m, 1- 15.IX.2012, G. Sabatinelli leg., at light ( CPG) .

Aedeagus as in Figs. 42, 42a (length 1.22 mm).

The species is transferred into the genus Dicronychus Brullé, 1832 for the presence of dentate claws.

Distribution. India ( Uttar Pradesh) ( Cate, 2007). New species for Pakistan.

Figures

Figs. 39-43.- Male genitalia in dorsal view. 39, 39a.- Cardiophorus doggeri Vats & Chauhan, 1991. 40, 40a.- Dicronychus zianii n. sp. 41, 41a.- Dicronychus eximius (Candèze, 1860). 42, 42a.- Dicronychus unicus (Vats & Chauhan, 1991). 43, 43a.- Craspedostethus ronkayi n. sp.

Figs. 89-95.- First or last articles of antennae. 89.- Melanotus hirticornis (Herbst, 1806). 90, 90a.- Melanotus villosus (Geoffroy, 1785), ♂♀. 91.- Priopus vafer (Erichson, 1841). 92.- Cardiophorus doggeri Vats & Chauhan, 1991. 93.- Dicronychus zianii n. sp. 94.- Dicronychus unicus (Vats & Chauhan, 1991). 95.- Craspedostethus ronkayi n. sp.

Figs. 164-172.- Habitus. 164.- Melanotus opicus Candèze, 1900 (14 mm). 165.- Melanotus riesei Platia & Schimmel, 2001 (12.5 mm). 166.- Melanotus punctosus (Walker, 1854) (14 mm). 167.- Melanotus punctosinus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002 (11 mm). 168.- Priopus vafer (Erichson, 1841) (12.7 mm). 169.- Dicronychus zianii n. sp. (7.8 mm). 170.- Dicronychus eximius (Candèze, 1860) (6.1 mm). 171.- Dicronychus unicus (Vats & Chauhan, 1991) (8.0 mm). 172.- Craspedostethus ronkayi n. sp. (5.5 mm).