A new species of Pegylis Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Pegylini) from Ethiopia Author Sehnal, Richard text Zootaxa 2017 4323 3 423 426 journal article 32019 10.11646/zootaxa.4323.3.8 29aabf6b-5f9e-4b44-86ab-028f587c2023 1175-5326 919950 A5915Db0-147E-4D61-8925-C44C75Fdfdc5 Key to Pegylis species of group 1 (modified from Lacroix 2015 ) 1. Anterior angles of the pronotum rounded; metasternum with abundant pilosity.............................................................................. 2 - Anterior angles of the pronotum acute; metasternum sparsely pilose, without setae in middle ....................................................... 5 2. Elytra yellowish brown to golden yellow, with two longitudinal darker strips; clypeus with granular punctation, anterior margin of clypeus rounded; proximal tooth of protibia very short, rounded at apex; length 14 mm ; Uganda .............................................. .............................................................................................................................................................. P. ugandensis Lacroix, 2008b - Elytra dark brown, with multiple, poorly visible maculae; clypeus punctate and wrinkled, anterior edge of clypeus straight; proximal tooth of protibia elongate........................................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Pronotum regularly rounded, length 14 mm ; Tanzania , Kenya ................................................................. P. rufolineata Kolbe, 1894 - Pronotum irregularly rounded ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 4. Antennal shaft (antennomeres 1–7 combined) of same length as club; elytral striae prominent....... P. majori Sehnal , new species - Antennal shaft (antennomeres 1–7 combined) longer than club; elytral striae absent; length 15–18 mm ; Kenya , Ethiopia , Somalia ..................................................................................................................................................................... P. gestroi Brenske, 1895 5. Dark elytral maculae abundant over entire elytra; anterior margin of clypeus rounded; pronotum 2.4 times wider than long; metasternum densely covered with long setae; anterior margin of clypeus flat; elytral punctation not wrinkled; length 14–18 mm ; Kenya , Tanzania .......................................................................................................................... P. conspurcata (Gerstaecker, 1867) - Dark elytral maculae present only on sides; anterior margin of clypeus straight; pronotum 2.2 times wider than long; metasternum with short setae; anterior margin of clypeus upturned; elytral punctation strongly wrinkled with indicated striae; length 14–15 mm ; Kenya .................................................................................................................................................... P. lineata Lacroix, 2008