Three new species of Melolontha Fabricius from southern China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)
Three new species of the M. aeneicollis species group of the genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 are described from southern China: M. jianbini sp. nov. from Gutian County, Fujian province; M. tianlongi sp. nov. from Suichuan County, Jiangxi province; and M. xui sp. nov. from Yangshan County, Guangdong province. A key to the species of the M. aeneicollis species group is also provided.
Authors
- Fa-Lei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9323-506X)
Institutions
- Runze (China) (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.21
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.18