New species of genus Dipropus Germar, 1839 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Elaterinae) from Sindh, Pakistan

New species of genus Dipropus Germar, 1839 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Elaterinae) from Sindh, Pakistan

Click beetles are well known due to the unusual click mechanism they possess. These beetles belongs to family Elateridae. During the present study click beetles of genus Dipropus were collected from Mehrabpur (Nausherferoze district) of Sindh, Pakistan from the salinity plain areas from during Augus...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pure and applied biology 2020-09, Vol.9 (3), p.2088-2096
1. Verfasser: Mangi, Shabana
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Animal behavior
Beetles
Biogeography
Coleoptera
Crops
Elateridae
Light
Methods
Morphology
New species
Salinity
Taxonomy
Wetlands
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:Click beetles are well known due to the unusual click mechanism they possess. These beetles belongs to family Elateridae. During the present study click beetles of genus Dipropus were collected from Mehrabpur (Nausherferoze district) of Sindh, Pakistan from the salinity plain areas from during August 2018 to September 2019. The detail study of genus Dipropus revealed in finding of new species i-e: Dipropus sindhensis sp.nov. Beside this, description of new species along with genitalia, spermetheca, and morphological characters are given.
ISSN:2304-2478
2304-2478
DOI:10.19045/bspab.2020.90223