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Issue: Vol. 4126 No. 2: 17 Jun. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-06-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4126.2.4
Page range: 240–250
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Two new species of Megistophylla Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Taiwan, with notes on the genus

The Experimental Forest, National Taiwan University, Chushan, Nantou County 557, Taiwan
Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 107, Taiwan
Department of Life Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, Hsinchuang, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan.
Coleoptera Scarab beetles natural history key checklist new country record

Abstract

The genus Megistophylla (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) was first reported from Taiwan with the descriptions and illustrations of two new species, Megistophylla formosana Wang & Li, new species (蓬萊脊頭多鰓金龜) and Megistophylla xitoui Li & Wang, new species (溪頭脊頭多鰓金龜). An annotated checklist and modified key for the species in the genus are provided. The information in checklist for each species includes: literature review, synonymy, distribution, and type locality.

 

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