Contributions to agrypninae (Coleoptera: Elateridae) fauna of Pakistan with four new species and three new records

Abstract

In this study, four new species, which are Adelocera baghensis n. sp., Agrypnus baghensis n. sp., Lanelater pirsuhawaensis n. sp. and L. pulandriensis n. sp., were described and Adelocera nitidus (Candèze 1857), Agrypnus crenicollis (Ménétriés 1832) and Lacon modestus (Boisduval 1835) are new records for the fauna of Pakistan. Male genitalia of Lacon modestus is illustrated for the first time and determination key of the genus Adelocera Latreille 1829 was prepared and determination keys of the genera Agrypnus Eschscholtz 1829, and Lanelater Arnett 1952 of Pakistan were revised.