Published October 19, 2020 | Version v1
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Maechidius perlatus Telnov 2020, comb. nov.

  • 1. Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW 7 5 BD, London, United Kingdom & Coleopterological Research Center, Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Daugavpils University, Vienības iela 13, LV – 5401, Daugavpils, Latvia. Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, Miera iela 3, LV – 2169, Salaspils, Latvia

Description

Maechidius perlatus (Frey, 1969) comb. nov.

Paramaechidius perlatus Frey, 1969: 504 (key), 507 (original description).

Type material

NHMB (♂ holotype).

Distribution

New Guinea (Bismarck Range, Wondiwoi Mts), Yapen Island of Cenderawasih Bay Islands.

Notes

Published as part of Telnov, Dmitry, 2020, A revision of the Maechidiini Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone, and the first record of the tribe west of Wallace's Line, pp. 1-210 in European Journal of Taxonomy 721 on page 197, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.721.1127, http://zenodo.org/record/4122118

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Scarabaeidae
Genus
Maechidius
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Telnov
Species
perlatus
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Maechidius perlatus (Frey, 1969) sec. Telnov, 2020

References

  • Frey G. 1969. Revision der Maechidius - Arten Neu-Guineas (Col., Melolonth.). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey 20: 494 - 509.