Margogastrius Schwarz, 1903

Douglas, Hume B., 2017, World reclassification of the Cardiophorinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae), based on phylogenetic analyses of morphological characters, ZooKeys 655, pp. 1-130 : 39-40

Margogastrius Schwarz, 1903 Figs 42-44

Margogastrius Schwarz, 1903b: 80. Replacement name for Gastrimargus Schwarz, 1902.

Diagnosis.

Head. Mandibular apex unidentate (simple); supra-orbital groove present. Prothorax. Pronotum with lateral carina not reaching anterior edge, hidden in dorsal view by overhanging edge of dorsal part of pronotum (= submarginal line). Pterothorax. Scutellum with middle of anterior edge abruptly emarginate. Legs. Tarsal claws with one point per side. Also. Posterior edges of hypomeron mesad of hind angles with rectangular or semicircular indentations; prosternum with anterior edge not short, produced as lobe, concealing labium when head retracted; tibiae with posterior surfaces flattened and broadened apically (Fig. 42), apparently strongly modified for digging; Tarsomere 4 without ventral lobe or pad extending beyond base of tarsomere 5; proximal (largest) sclerites of bursa copulatrix reduced, capsule-like spermatheca attached to ventral surface of bursa by short duct (Fig. 44). Known from Tanzania, females only, 1 sp.