A review of the genus Miridiba Reitter (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) of Taiwan
Author
Li, Chun-Lin
Author
Yang, Ping-Shih
Author
Wang, Chuan-Chan
text
Zootaxa
2015
3955
4
521
536
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3955.4.4
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Key to
Miridiba
species of
Taiwan
1. Dorsum of body more or less setose; range of body length
14.1–21.3 mm
; antennae with 9 antennomeres; parameres symmetrical, divided into upper and lower parts, inner margins with fringe of robust, long setae.............................. 2
-. Dorsum of body glabrous (
Figs. 6
,
12
, 18); body length
19.5–22.8 mm
; antennae with 10 antennomeres parameres asymmetrical, not divided into upper and lower parts, glabrous (
Fig. 39
)..................
Miridiba
(
Pledina
)
sinensis
(
Hope, 1842
)
2. Overall dorsal surface (with exception of clypeus and scutellum glabrous) densely covered with hair-like, long setae; parameres smoothly curved downwardly (
Fig. 33
)...................
Miridiba
(
Miridiba
)
taipei
Wang & Li
,
new species
-. Overall dorsal surface covered with tiny to moderately long setae, smallest setae shorter than diameter of puncture; parameres obtusely curved at apically (
Figs. 25, 27, 29, 31
)............................................................. 3
3. Most setae on pronotum and elytra shorter than diameter of puncture with exception of a few long setae on base of elytra, sutural costa and in front of scutellum (Fig. 13)..........................
Miridiba
(
Miridiba
)
kuraruana
Nomura, 1977
-. Setae on pronotum and elytra subequal to or distinctly longer than diameter of puncture..............................4
4. Disc of pronotum and elytra with setal length subequal to diameter of puncture; metafemora elongate, slightly broadened at middle (
Fig. 20
)............................................
Miridiba
(
Miridiba
)
huesiotoi
Li & Yang
,
new species
-. Disc of pronotum and elytra with setal length distinctly longer than diameter of puncture; metafemora more or less broadened anteriorly and posteriorly (
Figs. 21, 22
).................................................................... 5
5. Body length less than
17 mm
; apex of clypeus moderately bilobed (
Fig. 9
); base of elytra with only a few of long setae; metafemora less broadened anteriorly and posteriorly (
Figs. 21
); parameres with upper part gradually curved downwardly (
Fig. 29
).....................................................
Miridiba
(
Miridiba
)
taoi
Li & Wang
,
new species
-. Body length greater than
17 mm
; apex of clypeus weakly bilobed (
Fig. 10
); base of elytra with a row of long, hair-like setae; metafemora distinctly broadened anteriorly and posteriorly (
Figs. 22
); parameres with upper part strongly curved apically (
Fig. 31
).............................................................
Miridiba
(
Miridiba
)
formosana
(
Moser, 1909
)