An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas
Author
Hielkema, Auke J.
Author
Hielkema, Meindert A.
text
Insecta Mundi
2019
2019-10-25
732
732
1
306
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.3678492
8e18452b-1d9d-462e-bac8-8c86eeb4ddc3
1942-1354
3678492
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Anomala undulata
Melsheimer, 1846
Anomala undulata
Melsheimer 1846: 140
Note.
Seven presently recognized subspecies of
Anomala undulata
have been described, one of which occurs in the research area. The other six are
A. undulata aeneipennis
Blanchard, 1851
(recorded from
Brazil
),
A. undulata brasiliensis
Arrow, 1899
(recorded from
Brazil
,
Venezuela
,
Colombia
),
A. undulata collaris
Burmeister, 1844
(recorded from
Colombia
),
A. undulata espiritosantensis
Ohaus, 1902
(recorded from
Brazil
,
Colombia
),
A. undulata peruviana
(
Guérin-Méneville, 1838
)
(recorded from
Ecuador
,
Peru
) and
A. undulata undulata
Melsheimer, 1846
(recorded from
Belize
,
Guatemala
,
Jamaica
,
Mexico
,
U.S.A.
).
Subspecies
Anomala undulata varians
(
Fabricius, 1801
)
Melolontha varians
Fabricius 1801b: 173
(
Guyana
)
Distribution.
Guyana
:
Ohaus 1897: 401
(
TYPE
Melolontha varians
Fabricius
);
Bodkin 1919: 217
(as
A. undulata
[s. l.]).
French Guiana
:
Brûlé and Dalens 2012b: 37
(as
A. undulata
[s. l.]);
Brûlé et al. 2014: 182
(as
A. undulata
[s. l.]; as
Paranomala undulata
[s. l.]).
“Guianas”:
Blackwelder 1944: 245
;
Machatschke 1972: 146
.
Other:
Fabricius 1801b: 173
(South America - as
Melolontha varians
).
Note.
The validity of the subspecific epithet of
Anomala undulata varians
(
Fabricius, 1801
)
needs to be evaluated because it is a junior homonym of
Anomala varians
(
Olivier, 1789
)
(p. 78) (as noted in
Ohaus (1897: 401))
. Both taxa were originally described in the genus
Melolontha
.