Laius flavicornis (Fabricius, 1801)

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 flavicornis (Fabricius, 1801)

Fig. 4B

Material examined

Same as in Yoshitomi (2008).

Description of endophallic sclerites

Gonoporal piece ( Fig. 4B ) straight, slender, with short and curved basal projection, 0.74 mm in GL; GL/ AL 2.14. Ligula ( Fig. 4B ) short, strongly curved in half; LL 0.26 mm; LW 0.12 mm; LL/LW 2.14; GL/ LL 2.85.

Figures

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.