Laius sabangensis Wittmer, 1985

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 : 16-18

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2014.97
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3852580
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scientific name	Laius sabangensis Wittmer, 1985
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Figs 3G View Fig , 6D View Fig , 7G View Fig , 8G View Fig , 9G View Fig

Laius sabangensis Wittmer, 1985: 386 .

Material examined

Holotype, ♂ ( EUMJ), “ PHILIPPINES Sabang , N. of Mt. St. Paul , Palawan Julu , 11-13, 1977 M. Sato leg.”; 2 ♀♀ paratypes, 9 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀ ( EUMJ), same data as for the holotype.

Redescription

Male

HL/HW 0.84–0.91 (0.88); PW/PL 1.10–1.22 (1.16); EL/EW 1.38–1.50 (1.43); EL/PL 2.53–2.67 (2.59); EW/PW 1.50–1.62 (1.56); TL/EW 2.37–2.60 (2.48). Antennae ( Fig. 7G View Fig ) stout and short; antennomere I stout; antennomere III ( Fig. 8G View Fig ) trapezoidal, deeply concave in dorso-mesal portion, L/W = 0.86; approximate ratio of each antennomeres (n = 1) as 6.6: 1.0: 6.0: 2.4: 2.0: 2.2: 2.0: 2.2: 2.0: 2.2: 3.6. Caudal margin of tergite VII straight. Aedeagus ( Fig. 9G View Fig ) about 0.94 mm, concave at aedeagal apex. Gonoporal piece ( Fig. 3G View Fig ) straight, slender, 0.72 mm in GL; GL/AL 1.87. Ligula ( Fig. 3G View Fig ) long and winding; LL 0.41 mm; LW 0.06 mm; LL/LW 7.30; GL/LL 1.77. Additional sclerite ( Fig. 3G View Fig ) present, 0.10 mm.

Female

HL/HW 0.79–0.86 (0.81); PW/PL 1.16–1.21 (1.17); EL/EW 1.42–1.47 (1.45); EL/PL 2.61–2.78 (2.70); EW/PW 1.57–1.62 (1.59); TL/EW 2.36–2.47 (2.42). Antennae ( Fig. 7G View Fig ) short; antennomere III short, L/W = 2.5; approximate ratio of each antennomeres (n = 1) as 8.0: 1.0: 5.4: 2.0: 2.2: 2.4: 2.6: 2.2: 2.2: 2.2: 3.4.

Measurements

Male (n = 4): TL 4.03–4.73 (4.23) mm; HL 0.80–0.98 (0.85) mm; HW 0.90–1.08 (0.97) mm; PW 1.02– 1.20 (1.09) mm; PL 0.88–1.05 (0.94) mm; EL 2.35–2.70 (2.44) mm; EW 1.57–1.90 (1.71) mm. Female (n = 4): TL 4.18–4.30 (4.23) mm; HL 0.75–0.80 (0.76) mm; HW 0.92–0.95 (0.94) mm; PW 1.05–1.15 (1.10) mm; PL 0.90–0.95 (0.94) mm; EL 2.48–2.60 (2.53) mm; EW 1.70–1.82 (1.75) mm.

Distribution

Philippines (Palawan).