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Issue: Vol. 5528 No. 1: 23 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.23
Page range: 324-338
Abstract views: 101
PDF downloaded: 110

Natural history of Protaetia (Vietnamoprotaetia) sericophora (Seillière) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) with notes on collecting flower beetles in karst areas

Ecological Security and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; China; Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; China; School of Resources & Environment Engineering; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; China
Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; China; School of Resources & Environment Engineering; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; China
Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; China; School of Resources & Environment Engineering; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; China
Ecological Security and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; China; Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; China; School of Resources & Environment Engineering; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang; Sichuan 621000; China
Coleoptera Lamellicornia flower chafer Cetoniini Vietnamoprotaetia Oriental Region distribution Limestone area larva

Abstract

The natural history of the little-known Protaetia (Vietnamoprotaetia) sericophora (Seillière, 1910) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) in China is documented. Records from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan have significantly extended the distribution range of this species. The female is illustrated for the first time and sexual dimorphism is presented. Photographs of the habitus, parameres, and type materials of this beetle are also provided. The observations on the natural habitat of its larvae provided new insights for capturing the flower beetles occurring in limestone areas and similar habitats.

 

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