New species and records of Macrodactylus Dejean (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Macrodactylini) from Bolivia
Author
Arce-Pérez, Roberto
Red Sistemática y Biodiversidad, Instituto de Ecología, A. C. Apdo. Postal 63, Xalapa, Veracruz 91000, Mexico.
roberto.arce@inecol.mx
Author
Morón, Miguel Ángel
Red Sistemática y Biodiversidad, Instituto de Ecología, A. C. Apdo. Postal 63, Xalapa, Veracruz 91000, Mexico.
miguel.moron@inecol.mx
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Zootaxa
2014
2014-08-28
3857
2
292
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journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3857.2.8
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Key to the species of
Macrodactylus
from
Bolivia
1
Body length greater than
9 mm
..........................................................................
2
- Body length less than
9 mm
.............................................................................
7
2
Antennal club black, length equal to length of antennal stalk. Vestiture does not completely obscure dorsal surface. Length
14 mm
(
Figs.
1–2
), male genitalia (
Figs.
7–9
)................................... ..
M. megaphyllus
Arce-Pérez & Morón
- Antennal club yellow or black, length ¾ length of antennal stalk. Dorsally glabrous or with vestiture that does not completely obscure dorsal surface..................................................................................
3
3
Dorsally aeneus-green, glabrous. Elytra striated, greenish yellow. Clypeus, antennae, legs, and pygidium yellowish red. Length
12 mm
.............................................................................
M. cupreus
Blanchard
- Dorsally yellowish red or intense green, glabrous or vestiture in wide rows........................................
4
4
Males
dorsally glabrous or only with vestiture on scutellum....................................................
5
- Males dorsally with vestiture in wide rows.................................................................
6
5
Males
with pronotum intense red; with sparse, yellow setae on lateral margins; scutellum with yellowish-gray setae. Elytra intense dark green, with yellowish-green and red shine; with long and short setae intermixed. Female with elytra reddish yellow; with setae on disc; pygidium prominent, red. Length
11–12 mm
..............................
M. disparilis
Moser
- Males dorsally glabrous; pronotum black; elytra yellowish red, with inner suture dark, dark shadows on disc (
Figs
3–4
). Female with elytra darkened, basal third yellowish red; pygidium subtriangular, short, weakly convex. Length
12.5 mm
. Male and female genitalia (
Figs.
10–13
).............................................
M. yunganus
Arce-Pérez & Morón
6
Head, pronotum, and inner half of elytra nearly black; with dense, white vestiture. Pronotum with three wide rows of setae, elytra with wide band along inner half. Length
12–13 mm
. Male and female genitalia (
Figs.
14–17
).........
M. nobilis
Frey
- Head and pronotum dark green; elytra yellowish red with green shine; clypeus, legs, and pygidium yellowish red. Males without wide rows of setae on pronotum. Length
9–10 mm
...........................................
M. zischkai
Frey
7
Dorsal surface completely covered with yellow, short setae that obscure surface (
Figs.
20–21
). Male and female genitalia (
Figs.
26–29
)................................................................................
M. gracilis
Moser
- Dorsal surface with sparse setae that exposes surface; setae arranged in wide rows, narrow rows, or dispersed.............
8
8
Pronotum and scutellum dark red, with dense yellow setae that obscure surface. Elytra reddish yellow; with two yellow, wide rows. Pygidium with abundant setae. Length
9 mm
........................................
M. signatipennis
Moser
- Pronotum and scutellum reddish yellow or dark red with sparse setae, surface visible. Elytral setae arranged in narrow rows. Pygidium with sparse setae.............................................................................
9
9
Pronotum dark red; elytra yellowish red; dorsally with short, white setae, and surface visible. Length
8 mm
(
Figs.
18–19
). Male and female genitalia (
Figs.
22–25
)...................................................
M. bolivianus
Moser
- Dorsally bright reddish yellow; pronotum thickly dotted and with white setae towards lateral margins; elytra black with metallic luster, transversely rugose, with few rows of setae. Length
9 mm
................................
M. aeneus
Kirsch