Published April 5, 2023 | Version v1
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Melolontha incana

  • 1. Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India.
  • 2. 120 rue Gabriel Péri, F- 28000 Chartres, France.
  • 3. Former Director, Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India. kailash 611 @ rediffmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9076 - 5442

Description

Key to the Indian species of incana group

1. Setae on elytra sparse; costae not demarcated (Fig. 11); pygidium bifurcate at apex, apical edges straight at outer margin (Fig. 23); parameres broader medially, outer edge semi–circular, apex straight (in dorsal view) (Fig. 51), apex pointed (in lateral view) (Fig. 63)................................................................... M. flabellata Sharp, 1876

– Setae on elytra dense; costae demarcated (Fig. 12); pygidium bifurcate at apex, apical edges curved outwardly at outer margin (Fig. 24); parameres relatively narrow medially, outer edge and apex nearly curved (in dorsal view) (Fig. 52), apex broad (in lateral view) (Fig. 64)............................................................ M. furcicauda Ancey, 1881

Notes

Published as part of Gupta, Devanshu, Keith, Denis, Bhunia, Debika, Das, Priyanka, Ghosh, Joyjit & Chandra, Kailash, 2023, Review of Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from India with the description of two new species, pp. 191-216 in Zootaxa 5263 (2) on page 212, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7800978

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References

  • Sharp, D. (1876) Descriptions of some new species of Scarabaeidae from tropical Asia and Malaysia. Coleopterologische Hefte, 15, 65 - 90.
  • Ancey, F. (1881) Descriptions des Coleopteres nouveaux. Le Naturaliste, 1, 412 - 413.