Lacon punctatus (Herbst, 1779)

Németh, Tamás, Brůha, Petr & Kundrata, Robin, 2020, Discovery of a new species of Lacon Laporte (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) endemic to Cyprus, with a modified tarsal morphology, Zootaxa 4780 (3), pp. 554-562 : 559-560

Lacon punctatus (Herbst, 1779)

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Elater punctatus Herbst, 1779: 316 .

For synonyms and other details see Hayek (1973: 76) and Cate (2007: 101). Material examined. Cyprus: 1 male, “ Cyprus: Amathus. , ii.1935., G. A. Mavromoustakis., B. M. 1937-267. // AmaThus, iii.37” ( BMNH) ; 1 male, “ Cyprus occ. /5/, Kovila , 13 km E of Argaka, 26.05.2017, Querceto-Pinetum // 35°04’42’’N, 32°38’01’’E, 860 m, beeting [sic!] bushes - Paphos forest” ( PCMM) ; 1 female, “ Cyprus: Nr. Plan- tania, Forest Station ., 4,500 ft. 27.v.1945., G. A. Mavromoustakis., B. M. 1946-16.” ( BMNH) ; 1 female, “ Cyprus 2016, Mnt. Olymp , 20. 4. Klapka” ( PCVK) ; 1 female, “ Cyprus centr. /6/, Tripylos mt., 4 km SW of Tsakistra, Mantič lgt., 26.05.2017, about 1200 // 34°59’48’’N, 32°40’41’’E, Paphos forest, Cedrus, Quercus , Pinus - beeting [sic!]” ( PCMM) ; 1 female, “ Cyprus – p. Nicosia, Cedar Valley , 7.– 8.5.2012, lgt. Jan Pelikán // 35°00.268’N, 32°40.093’E, 1129 m ” ( PCJP) ; 1 female, “CY – Limassol pr. 690 m, Moniatis, loučky-in. sběr, 34°51.948’N, 32°53.799’E, lgt. J. Pelikán 3.5.2012 ” ( PCJP) ; 1 male, “ Cyprus – Lefkosia pr., N valley of. Mt. Kionia , 25.– 26.4.2014, lgt. Jan Pelikán // 34°55.972’N, 33°11.645’E, 920m, skály – Pinetum, individuální sběr” ( PCJP) ; 2 females, „ Cyprus, Paphos prov., Akamas Mts. , 21.3.2019, N 35°00‘47,3‘‘, E 032°19‘01,4‘‘, Filip Pavel lgt.“ ( PCJM) ; 1 male, „CY – Lemessos, Souni 300m 25-3-2001, Under bark Pinus brutia , leg. C. Makris ” ( PCGP) ; 1 female, “ Cyprus-Limassol, Armenochori , 13.IV.1992 G. Sama, Lacon punctatus (Hbst.) , det. Platia 2003” ( PCGP) ; 1 male, “CY - Lemesos, Troodos 1750m, 17-6-2001, under bark Pinus nigra , leg. Ch. Makris ” ( PCCM) ; 1 male, “CY - Lemesos, Korfi 500m 8-1-2001, under bark Prunus dulcis , leg. Ch. Makris ” ( PCCM) ; 1 female, “CY - Keryneia, Akanthou 550m 27-11-2016, Under bark Pinus brutia , leg. C. Makris ” ( PCCM) ; 1 female, “CY-Lefkosia, Filani 500m 10-2-2001, Pinus brutia rotten wood, leg. C. Makris ” ( PCCM) ; 1 male, “CY, Lemesos, Troodos resort, 11.5.2006, leg. Mühle 14/06” ( PCPC) ; 1 female, “CY – Prov Paphos, Argaka 200 m, 21.– 29.4.1986, leg. G. u. M. Novak ” ( PCPC) ; 1 male, 3 females, “CY - Lemesos, Limnatis 400m 5-12-2004, under bark Alnus orientalis , leg. Ch. Makris ” ( PCCM) ; 1 female, “CY - Lemesos, Tunnel beach 000m, 6-4-2002, Under eucalyptus bark, Leg. C. Makris ” ( PCCM) ; 1 male, “S Cyprus, Larnaca distr., Larnaca city, 15-20.III.2009, Khvylya S. I. leg” ( PCAP) ; 1 male, “ Kypr, Kato Lefkara , 17.4.2016, J. Chvalkovský lgt. // coll. Plecháč J. ” ( PCJM) ; 2 males, “ Cyprus, Paphos prov., Akamas mts. , 28.– 29.3.2016, N 35°00’47.3”, E 032°19’01.4”, F. Pavel leg., 96 m ” ( PCBZ, PCFP) .

Additional examined material of L. punctatus from the Levant , Asia Minor, northern Africa and Europe is deposited in the collections of HNHM, NHMW, PCPB, PCRK, PCJM, Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France ( MNHN) , Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut , Müncheberg, Germany ( SDEI) , and Steinhardt Museum of Natural History , Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel ( SMNH-TAU) .

Figures

FIGURE 3. Habitus images and body parts of Lacon punctatus from Cyprus. A–B. Dorsal view of male and female, respectively. C–D. Pronotum of male and female, respectively. E–F. Basal and medial antennomeres of male and female, respectively. G. Fore tarsomeres of male. H. Hind tarsomeres of male. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (Figs G–H), 1 mm (Figs E–F), 2 mm (Figs C–D), 3 mm (Figs A–B).

FIGURE 4. Abdominal terminal segments and genitalia of Lacon punctatus from Cyprus.A–F. Male.A. Aedeagus, dorsal view. B. Aedeagus, ventral view. C. Abdominal tergites IX–X. D.Abdominal sternites IX–X. E.Abdominal tergite VIII. F.Abdominal sternite VIII. G–J Female. G. Abdominal tergite VIII. H. Abdominal sternite VIII. I. Ovipositor. J. Bursa copulatrix with inner sclerites. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (Figs A–I), 1 mm (Fig. J).