Three new species of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Vietnam along with a new country record

Phu VAN Pham; Denis Keith; Nhi Thi Pham; Nga Quynh Thi Cao

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5205.4.2

Three new species of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Vietnam along with a new country record

Zootaxa. 2022 Nov 9;5205(4):331-342. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.4.2.

Authors

Phu VAN Pham¹, Denis Keith², Nhi Thi Pham³, Nga Quynh Thi Cao⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Techlonogy, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.. phupham.iebr@gmail.com.
² 120, rue Gabriel Péri, F-28000 Chartres, France. . denis.keith@orange.fr.
³ Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Techlonogy, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. Graduate University of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam . ptnhi2@yahoo.com.
⁴ Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Techlonogy, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. . cqnga119@yahoo.com.

PMID: 37045428
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.4.2

Abstract

Three new species of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 from Vietnam are described and illustrated: Miridiba apicespinosa P.V. Pham & Keith, new species, M. ngoclinhensis P.V. Pham & Keith, new species, and M. quangnamensis P.V. Pham & Keith, new species. Miridiba bannaensis Gao & Fang, 2018 is reported for the first time from Vietnam. Additionally, an updated checklist and a key to all Vietnamese species are provided.

MeSH terms

Animals
Coleoptera*
Vietnam