Darkling Beetles

Gilsätra Öland

Jernhatten

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark

Lushage, Helgenæs, Jylland, Danmark

Glatved Strand

Tranekær Langeland

Hobro, Jylland, Danmark

Randers

Figures 7–14.Laena quadrata sp. n. 7 male antenna, dorsal view 8 anterior femur and tibia, male, ventral view 9 middle femur and tibia, male, ventral view 10 posterior femur and tibia, male, ventral view 11 last abdominal ventrite, male, ventral view 12–14 aedeagus in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. 

Figures 14–25.Aedeagus of Spinolyprops species in the Oriental Region. 14 Spinolyprops cribricollis sp. n., holotype Thailand/Ko Chang SMNS 15 Spinolyprops cribricollis sp. n., paratype Thailand/Doi Inthanon SMNS 16 Spinolyprops himalayicus, non-type Nepal SMNS 17 Spinolyprops himalayicus, non-type Bali SMNS 18 Spinolyprops himalayicus, non-type Thailand SMNS 19 Spinolyprops himalayicus, non-type W India SMNS 20 Spinolyprops lateralis, non-type Borneo SMNS 21 Spinolyprops lateralis, non-type Thailand SMNS 22 Spinolyprops maculatus, non-type Sri Lanka SMNS 23 Spinolyprops pakistanicus, paratype Pakistan SMNS 24 Spinolyprops trautneri, holotype Philippines SMNS 25 Spinolyprops thailandicus sp. n., holotype Thailand SMNS.

Figure 5.1–9 Melanesthes (Opatronesthes) rugipennis Reitter, 1889 1 Pupal habitus in dorsal view 2 Pupal habitus in lateral view 3 Pupal habitus in ventral view 4 Pronotum 5 Head 6 Urogomphi in dorsal view 7 Urogomphi in ventral view 8 Lateral process of abdominal tergite V 9 Lateral process of abdominal tergite VII 10–18 Melanesthes (Melanesthes) maxima maxima Ménétriès, 1854 10 Pupal habitus in dorsal view 11 Pupal habitus in lateral view 12 Pupal habitus in ventral view 13 Pronotum 14 Head 15 Urogomphi in dorsal view 16 Urogomphi in ventral view 17 Lateral process of abdominal tergite V 18 Lateral process of abdominal tergite VII.

Figures 10–14.Aedeagus of Hovadelium and Mimolaena species. 10 Hovadelium aeneum, non-type SMNS 11 Hovadelium ardoini sp. n., holotype SMNS 12 Hovadelium bremeri sp. n., holotype SMNS 13 Hovadelium elongatum, non-type SMNS 14 Mimolaena janaki sp. n., holotype SMNS. – Scale line 0.5 mm.

Figures 3–13.Ulomimus indicus Bates, 1873. 3 Antenna, male, dorsal view 4 mentum, male, ventral view 5 pronotum, male, dorsal view 6 protibia, male, dorsal view 7 protibia, male, lateral view 8 metatarsus, male, dorsal view 9 apical aedeagus, dorsal view 10 apical aedeagus, ventral view 11 aedeagus, lateral view 12 ovipositor, dorsal view 13 ovipositor, ventral view.

Figure 11.Ligulas of three Eleodes species: A Eleodes (Melaneleodes) carbonarius B Eleodes (Eleodes) armatus C Eleodes (Promus) goryi. Scale bars = 200 µm.

Vallø, Denmark

Jernhatten

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark

Glatved Strand

Glatved Strand

Tranekær Langeland

Hobro, Jylland, Danmark

Randers

Figures 1–6.1 Laena quadrata sp. n., male 2 Laena motogana sp. n., male 3 Laena chiloriluxa sp. n., male 4 Laena dentata sp. n., male 5 Laena liangi sp. n., male 6 Laena dentatocrassa sp. n., male.