Macrodactylini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae): primary types of type species and taxonomic changes to the generic classification
Author
Fuhrmann, Juares
Author
Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z.
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2017
2017-09-13
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journal article
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Ceratolontha
Arrow, 1948
Type
species
Ceratolontha venezuelae
Arrow, 1948
(designation: monotypy).
Diagnosis
Male clypeus with two long horns (
Fig. 10
B–C) and female clypeus deeply emarginate (
Fig. 10A
); maxillary palpus longer than antennomeres I−VI; pronotal anterior and posterior margins not beaded; prosternum anteriorly concave (similar to
Fig. 12K
); protibia with three external teeth and without spur; elytron with three raised longitudinal lines between internal margin and humerus, posterior and posterointernal margins not beaded; mesotibia with some spines; metatarsomere V without spine-like setae; abdomen with intersegmental membrane VII–VIII concealed.
Fig. 9. A
. Lateroventral detail of male abdomen.
B
,
F
,
H
. Aedeagus, lateral.
C
. Left paramere.
D
,
G
,
I
. Parameres, apex.
E
. Parameres, ventral.
A−E
.
Chariodema virescens
Blanchard, 1842
.
F−G
.
Ceraspis bivulnerata
(
Germar, 1824
)
.
H−I
.
Faula cornuta
Blanchard, 1850
. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Remark
Ceratolontha
is distinguished from other
Macrodactylini
genera by the head ornamentation (
Fig. 10
B–C).