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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http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.749.1355
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Miridiba axanensis
Keith, 2020
Miridiba (Pledina) axanensis
Keith, 2020: 2
, figs 4–7 (
type
loc.:
Vietnam
,
Quang Nam
, Tay Giang, Mt Axan).
Diagnosis
See
Keith (2020)
.
Remarks
Keith (2020)
described
Miridiba (Pledina) axanensis
based on the male
holotype
and
two paratypes
(
one male
and
one female
). The characters antenna 10-segmented, pronotal surface densely punctate and collum with a membranous area in dorsal view (
Keith 2020
: figs 4–6), similar to other species of the morphotype V “
sinensis
”, allow us to include
M. axanensis
in this morphotype V. On the other hand, in this species the lateral fusion of dorsal and ventral branches is partial. The lateral membrane joins the proximal part of the branches, showing the distal ends separated at lateral view.
Distribution
Vietnam
.