Melanotus gorodinskii Platia, 2005

Platia, Giuseppe, 2015, New species and records of Elateridae from North Pakistan, mostly collected by Guido Sabatinelli in 2011 - 2012 (Coleoptera)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 13, pp. 3-52 : 22

Melanotus gorodinskii Platia, 2005

( Figs. 52 , 88 , 161 )

Material examined. 1 spcm. (♀) - Pakistan: AJK, Rawalakot , 30.VIII.2012, G. Sabatinelli leg., at light ( CPG) .

Bursa copulatrix sclerified as in Fig. 52 .

Distribution. India (Himachal Pradesh) ( Platia, 2005). New species for Pakistan.

Figures

Figs. 51-57.- Sclerites of bursa copulatrix. 51.- Calais afghanicus (Chassain, 1991). 52.- Melanotus gorodinskii Platia, 2005; 53.- Melanotus loebli Platia & Schimmel, 2001. 54.- Melanotus punctosinus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002. 55.- Melanotus punctosus (Walker, 1854). 56.- M. villosus (Geoffroy, 1785). 57, 57a.- Dicronychus eximius (Candèze, 1860).

Figs. 82-88.- First or last articles of antennae. 82.-Heteroderes curtus n. sp. 83.- Heteroderes sericeus Candèze, 1859. 84, 84a.- Denticollis oculatus n. sp. 85.- Selatosomus whitei (Candèze, 1900). 86.- Mulsanteus sabatinellii n. sp. 87.- Adiaphorus sabatinellii n. sp. 88.- Melanotus gorodinskii Platia, 2005.

Figs. 155-163.- Habitus. 155.- Heteroderes curtus n. sp. (10.6 mm). 156.- Denticollis oculatus n. sp. (18.6 mm). 157.- Selatosomus whitei (Candèze, 1900) (17.5 mm). 158.- Mulsanteus sabatinellii n. sp. (11.5 mm). 159.- Xanthopenthes sabatinellii n. sp. (9.3 mm). 160.- Adiaphorus sabatinellii n. sp. (10 mm). 161.- Melanotus gorodinskii Platia, 2005 (14.2 mm). 162.- Melanotus hirticornis (Herbst, 1806) (15.5 mm). 163.- Melanotus loebli Platia & Schimmel, 2001 (15.5 mm).