A New Species of the Genus Madahoplia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Hopliini) from Madagascar

B. M.  Vasko

doi:10.15407/zoo2024.06.497

A New Species of the Genus Madahoplia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Hopliini) from Madagascar

B. M. Vasko I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8103-9067

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.497

Keywords: Madahoplia, diagnoses, new species, taxonomy, morphology, Madagascar

Abstract

An illustrated description and diagnosis of Madahoplia dolini sp. n. and an updated key to the species group III of Madahoplia Lacroix, 1998 are provided. The new species is similar to M. oculata Lacroix differing by the distinctly serrated pronotum, strongly elongated anterior angles and dorsum with whitish- and dark grey scales.

References

Lacroix, M. 1998. Insectes Coléoptères Hopliidae (2e partie). Paris: 401–755. (Faune de Madagascar, 88).

Published

2024-11-26

How to Cite

Vasko, B. M. (2024). A New Species of the Genus Madahoplia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Hopliini) from Madagascar . Zoodiversity, 58(6). https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.497

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Vol. 58 No. 6 (2024): Zoodiversity

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Fauna and Systematics