Afromontane forests hide 19 new species of an ancient chafer lineage (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): Pleophylla Erichson, 1847 - phylogeny and taxonomic revision Author Eberle, Jonas Author Beckett, Marc Author Ozgul-Siemund, Alev Author Frings, Jujina Author Fabrizi, Silvia Author Ahrens, Dirk text Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2017 Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 180 2 321 353 https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f558ad26-a47a-355d-9f45-4a1c420a1594/ journal article 10.1111/zoj.12489 0024-4082 14807083 3663E0A-2E17-4346-A388-6BEE53081814 PLEOPHYLLA PSEUDOPILOSA AHRENS , BECKETT , EBERLE & FABRIZI SP . NOV . ( FIGS 2I – L , 5C , 6) urn: lsid:zoobank.org:act: 877B006F-29D1-44E7-AB0D- FB3F8189AE48 X-DA0394 South Africa Cheerio Farm, Haenertsburg, ca Type material examined: Holotype : ♂ “834699 X-DA0394 South Africa Cheerio Farm , Haenertsburg , ca 20 km W of Tzaneen , 1492 m 023° 53 0 42, 7 ″ S 029° 57 0 09, 7 ″ E 20-22.XI.2006 leg. D. Ahrens & S. Fabrizi , Pleophylla sp1 ″ ( TMSA ) . Paratypes : see Appendix S1. Description: Body length: 8.3 mm , elytral length: 6.0 mm, maximum width: 4.6 mm . Angle between lateral margins of labroclypeus and ocular canthus indistinct; anterior margin of labroclypeus medially straight; margins of labroclypeus moderately reflexed; smooth area in front of eyes twice as wide as long; ratio of eye diameter/interocular width: 0.65. Pronotum with dense and thick erect setae; unicoloured; basal margin of pronotum complete; larger punctures on pronotum very coarse. Hypomeron not carinate. Elytra with dark spots; erect dorsal pilosity on elytra dense (more than ten setae per interval); sutural interval in apical declivity of elytra delimited by a sharp carina; white, fine pilosity not condensed to longitudinal patches; intervals punctate at least laterally; adpressed white pilosity long, 1/3 to 1/2 of width of elytral intervals; external apical elytral angle evenly convex. Mesosternal process short. Ratio of length of metepisternum/ metacoxa: 1/1.34. Metatibia, ratio of width/length: 1/4. Metatarsi dorsally smooth; first metatarsomere as long as subsequent one. Aedeagus: Fig. 2I – K . Habitus: Fig. 2L . Female genitalia: Fig. 5C . Figure 4. A – D, Pleophylla mpumalanga sp. nov. (holotype); E – H, Pleophylla charlyi sp. nov. (holotype); I – L, Pleophylla lizleri sp. nov. (holotype); M – P, Pleophylla taitaensis sp. nov. (holotype); Q – T, Pleophylla stalsi sp. nov. (holotype); U – X, Pleophylla wakkerstroomensis sp. nov. (holotype); Y – Ab, Pleophylla tongaatsana Peringuey (RSA, Sjonajona); Ac – Af, Pleophylla kruegeri sp. nov. (holotype). A, E, I, M, Q, U, Y, Ac, aedeagus left side lateral view; C, G, K, O, S, W, Aa, Ae, aedeagus right side lateral view; B, F, J, N, R, V, Z, Ad, parameres, dorsal view; D, H, L, P, T, X, Ab, Af, habitus, dorsal view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm. Habitus not to scale. Diagnosis: Pleophylla pseudopilosa sp. nov. differs from P. pilosa in the parameres by having the ventral lobe in lateral view wider and shorter; the base of the dorsal lobe of left paramere has a single narrow medial tooth (not two as in P. pilosa ). Variation: Body length: 6.8 – 8.5 mm , elytral length: 4.2 – 6.1 mm , maximum width: 3.8 – 4.8 mm . Colour varies from reddish brown with dark spot to entirely yellowish brown without spots. Female: antennal club of female straight, composed of five antennomeres, slightly longer than the remaining antennomeres combined; sixth antennomere subequal a quarter of club length. Eyes smaller than in male: ratio of eye diameter/interocular width: 0.5. Etymology: The name of the new species is composed of the Latinized Greek prefix pseudo- (false) and pilosa (species name of Pleophylla pilosa , with reference to its general similarity with this species) (noun in apposition). Remarks: In previous publications we referred to this species as ‘sp1 0 (Ozg € ul-Siemund € & Ahrens, 2015 ; Eberle et al. , 2016b ).