Laius maai Wittmer, 1973

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 : 13

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2014.97
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3852570
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scientific name	Laius maai Wittmer, 1973
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Treatment

Figs 3D View Fig , 6A View Fig , 7D View Fig , 8D View Fig , 9D View Fig

Laius maai Wittmer, 1973: 336 .

Type material

Paratypes 6 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, ( BPBM), “ New Guinea: NE Sarmi , W Hollandia ”, “20.- 23.7.1959 T. C. Maa ”.

Redescription

Male

HL/HW 0.82; PW/PL 1.36; EL/EW 1.51; EL/PL 2.95; EW/PW 1.43; TL/EW 2.46. Antennae ( Fig. 7D View Fig ) long; antennomere III ( Fig. 8D View Fig ) oblong, widened in basal 1/3, L/W = 2.08; approximate ratio of each antennomeres (n = 1) as 7.4: 1.0: 3.6: 2.1: 1.9: 1.9: 1.7: 1.6: 1.7: 1.9: 3.1. Caudal margin of tergite VII concave. Aedeagus ( Fig. 9D View Fig ) about 1.32 mm, concave at aedeagal apex. Gonoporal piece ( Fig. 3D View Fig ) straight, slender, with long and straight basal projection, 0.77 mm in GL; GL/AL 2.01. Ligula ( Fig. 3D View Fig ) relatively long, slightly curved; LL 0.29 mm; LW 0.09 mm; LL/LW 3.06; GL/LL 2.65.

Female

HL/HW 0.78–0.81 (0.80); PW/PL 1.31–1.37 (1.33); EL/EW 1.42–1.66 (1.50); EL/PL 2.70–2.96 (2.83); EW/PW 1.35–1.46 (1.41); TL/EW 2.39–2.67 (2.48). Antennae ( Fig. 7D View Fig ) long; antennomere III short, L/W = 1.88; approximate ratio of each antennomeres (n = 1) as 11.3: 1.0: 5.3: 2.8: 3.0: 3.0: 3.0: 2.5: 2.8: 2.5: 4.5.

Measurements

Male (n = 1): TL 5.05 mm; HL 0.90 mm; HW 1.10 mm; PW 1.43 mm; PL 1.05 mm; EL 3.10 mm; EW 2.05 mm. Female (n = 4): TL 4.50–4.68 (4.58) mm; HL 0.80–0.85 (0.82) mm; HW 1.00–1.05 (1.03) mm; PW 1.30–1.33 (1.31) mm; PL 0.95–1.00 (0.98) mm; EL 2.70–2.90 (2.78) mm; EW 1.75–1.90 (1.85) mm.

Distribution

New Guinea.