Resumen de New species and new records of Metriaulacus Schwarz, Melanotus Eschscholtz and Priopus Laporte de Castelnau from the Oriental Region (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Melanotinae).

Giuseppe Platia, Edoardo Pulvirenti

• español

  Se examinan un total de 15 especies pertenecientes a los géneros Metriaulacus Schwarz, 1901, Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829 y Priopus Laporte de Castelnau, 1840. Se describen Metriaulacus timorensis sp. n. (Indonesia: Timor Is.), Melanotus tamdaoensis sp. n. (Vietnam), Melanotus subangustus sp. n. (Vietnam), Melanotus javanensis sp. n. (Indonesia: Java), Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) indicus sp. n. (India), Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) harauensis sp. n. (Indonesia: Sumatra), Priopus riauensis sp. n. (Indonesia: Sumatra), Priopus ambiguus sp. n. (Indonesia: Sumatra) and Priopus kalimantanensis sp. n. (Indonesia: Kalimantan). Se aportan nuevas citas geográficas de países y se describe el sexo desconocido en el momento de la descripción, de dos especies de Metriaulacus y cuatro especies de Melanotus.

• English

  A total of 15 species belonging to the genera Metriaulacus Schwarz, 1901, Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829 and Priopus Laporte de Castelnau, 1840 are examined. Metriaulacus timorensis n. sp. (Indonesia: Timor Is.), Melanotus tamdaoensis n. sp. (Vietnam), Melanotus subangustus n. sp. (Vietnam), Melanotus javanensis n. sp. (Indonesia: Java), Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) indicus n. sp. (India), Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) harauensis n. sp. (Indonesia: Sumatra), Priopus riauensis n. sp. (Indonesia: Sumatra), Priopus ambiguus n. sp. (Indonesia: Sumatra) and Priopus kalimantanensis n. sp. (Indonesia: Kalimantan) are described. New geographic country records are given and the sexes unknown at the moment of description are described and figured for two species of Metriaulacus and four species of Melanotus.