Description of two new Megistophylla Burmeister, 1855 species from China, with a redescription of M. andrewesi Moser, 1913 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

Fa-Lei Wang; Yan-Long Li; Chuan-Bu Gao

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5403.4.2

Description of two new Megistophylla Burmeister, 1855 species from China, with a redescription of M. andrewesi Moser, 1913 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

Zootaxa. 2024 Jan 23;5403(4):431-446. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5403.4.2.

Authors

Fa-Lei Wang¹, Yan-Long Li², Chuan-Bu Gao³

Affiliations

¹ Dazhulin; Chongqing 621000; China. 531609816@qq.com.
² 177 Aoti Road W; Lixia District; Jinan City; Weifang 261000; China. 1194826074@qq.com.
³ Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization; Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization; Institute of Zoology; Guangdong Academy of Sciences; 105 Xingang Road W.; Guangzhou 510260; China. Buzh.Gao@msn.com.

PMID: 38480426
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5403.4.2

Abstract

This study presents descriptions and illustrations of two new melolonthine species: Megistophylla brevivirgata Wang & Gao, new species and M. keithi Wang & Gao, new species from Yunnan province in China. Additionally, a detailed redescription and illustration of the male of M. andrewesi Moser, 1913, and a description of its previously unknown female are provided. Finally, a key to identification of Megistophylla Burmeister, 1855 species from China is added.

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Coleoptera*
Female
Male