Melanotus loebli Platia & Schimmel, 2001

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 : 22

Melanotus loebli Platia & Schimmel, 2001

( Figs. 32, 32a , 53 , 163 )

Material examined. 7 spcm. (4♂♂, 3♀♀) - Pakistan: AJK, Rawalakot Kotla , 7.VI.2012, G. Sabatinelli leg., at light; KP, Hazara distr., Kaghan Valley, Naran, 21.VII.2012, G. Sabatinelli leg., at light ( CPG).

Aedeagus as in Figs. 32, 32a (length 1.62 mm).

Bursa copulatrix sclerified as in Fig. 53 .

Distribution. Pakistan, India ( Cate, 2007).

Figures

Figs. 27-32.- Male genitalia in dorsal view. 27, 27a.- Selatosomus whitei (Candèze, 1900). 28, 28a.- Mulsanteus sabatinellii n. sp. 29, 29a.- Xanthopenthes sabatinellii n. sp. 30, 30a.- Adiaphorus sabatinellii n. sp. 31, 31a.- Melanotus hirticornis (Herbst, 1806). 32, 32a.- Melanotus loebli Platia & Schimmel, 2001.

Figs. 51-57.- Sclerites of bursa copulatrix. 51.- Calais afghanicus (Chassain, 1991). 52.- Melanotus gorodinskii Platia, 2005; 53.- Melanotus loebli Platia & Schimmel, 2001. 54.- Melanotus punctosinus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002. 55.- Melanotus punctosus (Walker, 1854). 56.- M. villosus (Geoffroy, 1785). 57, 57a.- Dicronychus eximius (Candèze, 1860).

Figs. 155-163.- Habitus. 155.- Heteroderes curtus n. sp. (10.6 mm). 156.- Denticollis oculatus n. sp. (18.6 mm). 157.- Selatosomus whitei (Candèze, 1900) (17.5 mm). 158.- Mulsanteus sabatinellii n. sp. (11.5 mm). 159.- Xanthopenthes sabatinellii n. sp. (9.3 mm). 160.- Adiaphorus sabatinellii n. sp. (10 mm). 161.- Melanotus gorodinskii Platia, 2005 (14.2 mm). 162.- Melanotus hirticornis (Herbst, 1806) (15.5 mm). 163.- Melanotus loebli Platia & Schimmel, 2001 (15.5 mm).