Melanotus punctosus (Walker, 1854)

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 : 22-23

Melanotus punctosus (Walker, 1854)

( Figs. 35, 35a , 55 , 166 )

Material examined. 130 spcm. (♂ ♀) - Pakistan: Islamabad, Sect. 7 (33°43'N, 73°03'E) , 600 m, 20.VI.- 20.VII.2011, 15.VIII.2011, 15.VI.2012, 15.VII.2012, 1-15.IX.2012, G. Sabatinelli leg., at light; Islamabad, Margalla Hills (33°46'N, 73°06'E), 1060 m, 22.VI.-20.VII.2011, 16.VII.2012, G. Sabatinelli leg., at light; AJK, Muzaffarabad , 15.VIII.2012, G. Sabatinelli leg., at light ( CPG); KP Chitral distr., Chitral (35°54'N, 71°48'E) , 1630 m, 25.VI.2011, G. Sabatinelli leg., at light ( CPG) .

Aedeagus as in Figs. 35, 35a (length 1.93 mm). Bursa copulatrix sclerified as in Fig. 55 .

Distribution. Pakistan, Nepal, India, Oriental Region ( Cate, 2007).

Figures

Figs. 33-38.- Male genitalia in dorsal view. 33, 33a.- Melanotus opicus Candèze, 1900. 34, 34a.- Melanotus punctosinus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002. 35, 35a.- Melanotus punctosus (Walker, 1854). 36, 36a.- Melanotus riesei Platia & Schimmel, 2001. 37, 37a.- Melanotus villosus (Geoffroy, 1785). 38, 38a.- Priopus vafer (Erichson, 1841).

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. 164-172.- Habitus. 164.- Melanotus opicus Candèze, 1900 (14 mm). 165.- Melanotus riesei Platia & Schimmel, 2001 (12.5 mm). 166.- Melanotus punctosus (Walker, 1854) (14 mm). 167.- Melanotus punctosinus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002 (11 mm). 168.- Priopus vafer (Erichson, 1841) (12.7 mm). 169.- Dicronychus zianii n. sp. (7.8 mm). 170.- Dicronychus eximius (Candèze, 1860) (6.1 mm). 171.- Dicronychus unicus (Vats & Chauhan, 1991) (8.0 mm). 172.- Craspedostethus ronkayi n. sp. (5.5 mm).