Luprops rugosissimus Kaszab, 1980

Sabu, Thomas K., Merkl, Ottó & Abhitha, Prabhakar, 2007, A new Luprops species from Western Ghats with redescriptions and identification key to the species of Indian Peninsula and Sri Lanka (Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae: Lupropini), Zootaxa 1636, pp. 47-58 : 51

Luprops rugosissimus Kaszab, 1980

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Luprops rugosissimus Kaszab, 1980: 194 .

Description. Detailed description (without aedeagus) is provided by Kaszab (1980). Aedeagus with parameres very narrow, nearly three times as long as wide at base, apex pointed ( Fig. 4 ).

Specimens examined (not sexed). INDIA. Pondicherry: Karaikkal, Kurumbagaram, III. 1951, P. Susai Nathan (3, HNHM). – SRI LANKA. North Central Province: Anuradhapura District, Kalawewa, 16. and 17. II. 1996, Madarász (holotype and 2 paratypes, HNHM); Anuradhapura District, Wilpattu Nat. Park, 13. VII. 1978, Renner (1, HNHM). Sabaragamuwa Province: Ratnapura District, Udawalawe, Dam Site, 250’, 19. X. 1970, O. S. Flint, Jr. (1 paratype, HNHM); Ratnapura District, Udawalawe, 300’, 1. VIII. 1973, Ginter Ekis (1 paratype, HNHM).

Distribution. Sri Lanka; India ( Pondicherry). First record from India.

Remarks. Luprops rugosissimus Kaszab ( Fig. 17 ) can be easily distinguished from all other South Indian and Sri Lankan species by the following characters: larger size (9 mm or more); distinctively long and erect pubescence; elytra with traces of carinae towards lateral sides; posterior angles of pronotum rounded.

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 8. Apical part of aedeagus: 4. Luprops rugosissimus Kaszab, 1980; 5. Luprops tristis (Fabricius, 1801); 6. Luprops curticollis Fairmaire, 1896; 7. Luprops gracilior Fairmaire, 1896; 8. Luprops devagiriensis sp. n. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 17 – 21. Habitus: 17. Luprops rugosissimus Kaszab, 1980; 18. Luprops tristis (Fabricius, 1801); 19. Luprops curticollis Fairmaire, 1896; 20. Luprops gracilior Fairmaire, 1896; 21. Luprops devagiriensis sp. Not scaled.