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

B. M.  Vasko

doi:10.15407/zoo2025.03.191

A New Species of the Genus Paramicroplus (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/zoo2025.03.191

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

Abstract

An illustrated description and diagnosis of Paramicroplus keithi sp. n. and an updated key to the species of the genus Paramicroplus Lacroix, 1998 are provided. The new species is similar to P. vitellinus Lacroix, 1998, differing by the slightly larger body size, the shape of clypeus, the peculiar shape of aedeagus, and other characteristics.

References

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

Published

2025-06-09

How to Cite

Vasko, B. M. (2025). A New Species of the Genus Paramicroplus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Hopliini) from Madagascar. Zoodiversity, 59(3). https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2025.03.191

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Vol. 59 No. 3 (2025): Zoodiversity

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Fauna and Systematics