Lyropaeus, Waterhouse, 1878

Masek, Michal, Ivie, Michael A., Palata, Vaclav & Bocak, Ladislav, 2014, Molecular phylogeny and classification of Lyropaeini (Coleoptera: Lycidae) with description of larvae and new species of Lyropaeus, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62, pp. 136-145 : 140

Lyropaeus (s. str.) sp. B

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Material examined. 1 female larva ( MAIC). India Kerala, Pon Mudi , 770 m, 8°45.592'N, 77°06.453'E, 27 June 2006 in forest .

Differential diagnosis of late instar female larva (Voucher UPOL VP0016). Body shape similar to Lyropaeus sp. A , anterior margin of prothorax smooth, dorsal midline of thorax, sterna and parts of pleurae and abdomen except dorso-lateral processes dark brown to black, head, legs, lateral parts of thorax and postero-lateral processes of abdominal terga A1–A9 testaceous. Spiracular plates reaching epimeron posteriorly, abdominal sternal tubercles minute, lateral tergal processes short.

Measurements. BL 29 mm, PL 5.6 mm, PW 8.0 mm.

Figures

Figs. 2–16. Adult male, general appearance: 2, Lyropaeus (s. str.) aurantiacus Bourgeois; 3, L. (s. str.) ceylonicus Bocak & Bocakova; 4, L. (Lyroneces) rubrostriatus Kleine; 5, L. (Lyroneces) optabilis Kleine; 6, L. (Lyroneces) philippinensis Kleine; 7, L. (Lyroneces) ritsemae Gorham; 8, L. (Lyroneces) waterhousei Gorham; 9, L. (Lyroneces) dominator Kleine; 10, L. (s. str.) kejvali, new species; 11, L. (s. str.) nepalensis, new species. Larva, general appearance: 12, Lyropaeus (s. str.) sp. A; 13–14, Lyropaeus (s. str.) sp. B; 15, Lyropaeus (s. str.) sp. C. Scale bars = 2 mm.