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Issue: Vol. 5618 No. 2: 2 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.2.2
Page range: 206-220
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Two new species and one new record of the genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 from China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

Dazhulin; Chongqing 621000; China.
No. 55; Cancong Road; Dafeng Street; Xindu District; Chengdu 610504; China.
Ailaoshan Subtropical Forest Ecosystem Research Station; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Jingdong 676209; China.
Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; P. R. China.
Coleoptera asia Vietnam Yunnan Shannxi Sichuan new distribution female

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 are described from China: Melolontha daliensis Wang & Qiu, sp. nov. from Yunnan province and Melolontha wangyutangi Wang & Qiu, sp. nov. from Shannxi province. Additionally, Melolontha phupanensis is recorded from China for the first time, with its female illustrated for the first time. For comparative purposes, Melolontha reichenbachi Keith, 2008 is also illustrated. A comprehensive checklist of Melolontha species from the Chinese mainland is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Wang, F.-L., Wang, Z., Xiong, Z.-C. & Qiu, J.-Y. (2025) Two new species and one new record of the genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 from China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Zootaxa, 5618 (2), 206–220. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.2.2