A revision of the Maechidiini Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone, and the first record of the tribe west of Wallace’s Line
Author
Telnov, Dmitry
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2020
2020-10-19
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journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2020.721.1127
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Maechidius lapsus
sp. nov.
Described above.
Prokofiev (2018: 61)
figured aedeagus of this species misidentified as “
Paramaechidius pauxillus
” (see also below).
Type
material
BMNH
(
♂
holotype
,
6 paratypes
).
Distribution
Entire northern New
Guinea
(from Nabire to Madang), Cenderawasih Bay Islands (Yapen), Raja Ampat Islands (Waigeo).