Ludioctenus cyprius (Baudi di Selve, 1871 )

Kundrаtа, Robin, Sormovа, Eliskа & Prosvirov, Аlexаnder S., 2018, Revisiting the diversity of Ludioctenus Fairmaire (Elateridae: Agrypninae), with description of a new species from Afghanistan, and discussion on the systematic position of Tetrigusina, Zootaxa 4455 (2), pp. 377-388 : 381

Ludioctenus cyprius (Baudi di Selve, 1871)

( Figs 15–41 )

Tetrigus cyprius Baudi di Selve, 1871: 50 .

Elatrigus cyprius: Reitter 1905: 10 .

Ludioctenus akbesianus Fairmaire, 1893 : lxix.

Material examined. GREECE. 1 male, " Greece, Macedonia mer., Chalkidiki, Modi, 20.– 25.7.2009; Kraus leg. // RK0228" ( PCRK); 1 male, "Graecia, Makedonia, mer. Аsprovalta, 1–31.VII.2003, Zdeněk Kraus leg." ( PCАP); 1 female, "Greece—Sivota, 10–20.7.[20]07, Rak J." ( PCАP). SYRIA. 1 female, " Syria, Prov. Latakia, Salah Аddin citadel, ex larva from oak, 5.–20.VI.2010, Tamás Németh leg." ( PCRK).

Description of terminal abdominal segments and genitalia. Male. Tergite VIII ( Fig. 23 ) subtriangular, about 1.5 times as wide as long, apically widely rounded, finely punctate, covered with dense pubescence. Sternite VIII ( Fig. 22 ) subtriangular, partly membranous, about 1.4 times as wide as long, apically narrowed, slightly emarginate, medially and apicolaterally finely punctate, covered with long dense pubescence. Tergites IX and X ( Fig. 26 ) connected by membrane; tergite IX about 1.7 times as wide as long, emarginate apically; tergite X small, widely rounded apically. Sternite IX ( Fig. 24 ) elongate, about 2.3 times as long as wide, apically widely rounded, apicolaterally finely punctate, with dense pubescence. Sternite X ( Fig. 25 ) connected by membrane to sternite IX, partly membranous, with two elongate sclerotized plates. Аedeagus ( Figs 27–28 ) 3.2 times as long as wide. Median lobe elongate, robust, slightly surpassing parameres, subparallel-sided, apically distinctly narrowed, with apex narrowly rounded, with moderately long basal struts. Paramere elongate, subparallel-sided for most of its length, abruptly constricted subapically, with subapical hook, apical portion covered with long setae, apex narrowly rounded; subapical hook short, thick, its outer portion indistinctly emarginate. Phallobase robust, transverse, about 1.3 times as wide as long. Female. Tergite VIII ( Figs 37–38 ) subtriangular, slightly longer than wide, posteriorly widely rounded, finely punctate, covered with dense pubescence, denser and longer at margins. Sternite VIII ( Figs 37–38 ) U-shaped, apically rounded, finely punctate, covered with dense pubescence, spiculum ventrale slender, long, about 2.6 times sternite length. Ovipositor ( Figs 39–40 ) elongate; paraprocts about 6.5 times as long as gonocoxites, styli absent. Vagina with plate-like sclerotized structures. Bursa copulatrix ( Fig. 41 ) mebranous, saclike, anteriorly elongate, with long rows of jointly connected spines. Two elongate spermathecae attached to anterior part of bursa copulatrix.

Distribution. Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Syria ( Cate 2007, Platia & Németh 2011).

Figures

FIGURES 15–28. Ludioctenus cyprius (Baudi di Selve, 1871), male (Greece). 15, habitus, dorsal view; 16, habitus, ventral view; 17, habitus, lateral view; 18, antenna; 19, pronotum; 20, scutellar shield; 21, interior part of metacoxal plate, 22, abdominal sternite VIII; 23, abdominal tergite VIII; 24, abdominal sternite IX; 25, abdominal sternite X; 26, abdominal tergites IX–X; 27, aedeagus, ventral view; 28, aedeagus, dorsal view. Scale bars = 5.0 mm (Figs 15–17, 19), 2.0 mm (Fig. 18), 1.0 mm (Figs 20–28).

FIGURES 29–41. Ludioctenus cyprius (Baudi di Selve, 1871), female (Greece). 29, habitus, dorsal view; 30, habitus, ventral view; 31, habitus, lateral view; 32, antenna; 33, pronotum; 34, scutellar shield; 35, interior part of metacoxal plate, 36, abdominal tergite VII; 37, abdominal tergite VIII and sternite VIII, ventral view; 38, abdominal tergite VIII and sternite VIII, dorsal view; 39, ovipositor, ventral view; 40, ovipositor, dorsal view; 41, female genital tract. Scale bars = 5.0 mm (Figs 29–31, 33), 2.0 mm (Fig. 32–40), 1.0 mm (Figs 34–35, 41).