Comparative morphology of the endophallic structures of the genus Laius (Coleoptera, Melyridae), with the descriptions of three new species
Author
Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2014
2014-09-25
97
1
29
journal article
21939
10.5852/ejt.2014.97
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2118-9773
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Laius etsukoae
Satô, Yoshitomi & Ohbayashi, 2006
Fig. 4A
Material examined
Same as in
Satô
et al.
(2006)
.
Description of endophallic sclerites
Gonoporal piece (
Fig. 4A
) straight, slender,
0.59 mm
in GL; GL/AL 2.49. Ligula (
Fig. 4A
) short, distinctly curved in apical portion; LL
0.24 mm
; LW
0.10 mm
; LL/LW 2.39; GL/LL 2.49. Additional sclerite (
Fig. 4A
) present,
0.05 mm
.