An integrative approach in taxonomic revision of the genus Merohister Reitter, 1909 (Coleoptera, Histeridae) from India, with redescriptions of M. jekeli (Marseul, 1857) and M. asoka (Lewis, 1910) Author Kumar, Jasvinder Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014 (India) jas_k10@yahoo.com Author Ôhara, Masahiro Hokkaido University Museum, N 10, W 8, Sapporo, 0600810 (Japan) ohara@museum.hokudai.ac.jp Author Wats, Meenu Department of Zoology, DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh 160011 (India) meenuwats@yahoo.co.in Author Jaiswara, Ranjana Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014 (India) ranjana@pu.ac.in text Zoosystema 2026 2026-05-15 48 11 305 322 journal article 315244 10.5252/zoosystema2026v48a11 d6dbe5cc-2e04-4250-a7d4-07640fb2aa59 1638-9387 20247834 E806790C-A73F-46DF-BF7E-82F132D89726
TABLE 2. — Measurements (in mm) of body part of Merohister asoka (Lewis, 1910), males. Abbreviations: see Material and methods.
CharactersHWAPWPPWPELPPLPLELEWProWProLPyLPTLMSTLMTTL
Min1.72.156.88.624.263.71.21.21.31.62
Max Average (n=4)2 1.92.2 2.25.5 5.27.9 7.28.7 8.62.4 2.24.3 4.26.3 6.23.9 3.81.4 1.31.5 1.31.6 1.41.8 1.72.1 2.1