Laccophilus aurofasciatus Vazirani, 1972

Hájek, Jiří & Brancucci, Michel, 2015, A taxonomic review of the Oriental Laccophilus javanicus species group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63, pp. 309-326 : 311

Laccophilus aurofasciatus Vazirani, 1972

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Laccophilus aurofasciatus Vazirani, 1972: 118 (original description); Brancucci, 1983: 261 (description, new records).

Type locality. India, Tamil Nadu, Ootacamund District, Ootacamund .

Material examined. 93 specimens. INDIA: Tamil Nadu: 24 ex., Nilgiri Hills, Road Ootacamud – Masnigudi , 1450 m, 27 December 1994, coll. P. Mazzoldi ( PMCB); 4 ex., Road Palni – Kodaikanal , 800–900 m, stream, 30 December 1994, coll. P. Mazzoldi ( PMCB); 10 ex., Kodaikanal, 1250 m, stream, 31 December 1994, coll. P. Mazzoldi ( PMCB); 1 female, Road Salem – Yercaud , 12 km from Yercaud, 800–900 m, 4 January 1995, coll. P. Mazzoldi ( PMCB); 2 females, Palani Hills, Kodaikanal env., Vellagavi , 10.11N, 77.29E, 900 m, 13 January 1999, coll. D. Boukal ( NMPC, NHMW); 2 males 1 female, Nilgiris, 15 km SE Kotagiri, Kunchappanai , 11.22N 76.56E, 900 m, 7–22 May 2000, coll. J. Rolčík ( NMPC); 49 ex., same label data, but coll. D. Hauck ( NHMB, NMPC).

Diagnosis. Large, broadly oval species (body length 4.6–4.9 mm). Elytra with subbasal testaceous band broad, straight, not separated from elytral base; elytra without mediolateral spot ( Fig. 1 ). Apical part of median lobe in lateral view with distinct bulge on dorsal side ( Fig. 18 ).

Distribution. A species endemic to southern India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu) ( Fig. 40 ).

Figures

Figs. 1–9. Habitus of Laccophilus: 1, L. aurofasciatus; 2, L. auropictus; 3, L. ceylonicus; 4, L. elegans; 5, L. girardi; 6, L. hendrichi, new species; 7, L. jaechi, new species; 8, L. javanicus; 9, L. komareki, new species. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figs. 18–35. Median lobe in lateral view: 18, Laccophilus aurofasciatus; 19, L. auropictus; 20, L. ceylonicus; 21, L. elegans; 22, L. girardi; 23, L. hendrichi, new species; 24, L. jaechi, new species; 25, L. javanicus; 26, L. kalimantanensis, new species; 27, L. komareki, new species. 28, L. mahakamensis; 29, L. mazzoldii, new species; 30, L. nusatenggaraensis, new species; 31, L. schillhammeri, new species; 32, L. stastnyi, new species; 33, L. tobaensis; 34, L. tonkinensis; 35, L. wittmeri. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.

Figs. 40–41. Distribution of the species of the Laccophilus javanicus group