Revision of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae): genital morphotypes and new taxonomic data
Author
Gao, Chuan-bu
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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. Unidad de Protección Vegetal. Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria (CITA) e Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA 2) (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Avenida Montañana, 930. 50059 Zaragoza, Spain. & Buzh.
Buzh.Gao@msn.com
Author
Coca-Abia, María Milagro
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mcoca@aragon.es
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2021
2021-05-12
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Miridiba newari
(
Sabatinelli & Migliaccio, 1982
)
Neodontocnema newari
Sabatinelli & Migliaccio, 1982: 107
, figs 3–4 (
type
loc.: Kathmandu,
Nepal
).
Neodontocnema newari
–
Sabatinelli 1983: 123
, 214, fig. 7 (species list).
Miridiba newari
–
Smetana & Král 2006: 222
(combination; catalogue). —
Coca-Abia 2008: 681
. —
Bezděk 2016: 272
(catalogue).
Diagnosis
See
Sabatinelli & Migliaccio (1982)
.
Remarks
We were unable to examine any
type
specimens of
Miridiba newari
. However, the original description and illustration of male genitalia given by
Sabatinelli & Migliaccio (1982)
prove that this species belongs to Morphotype I “
Trichophora
”.
Distribution
Nepal
(Kathmandu), Sikkim.