Two new species and one new record of the genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 from China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)
Two new species of the genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 are described from China: Melolontha daliensis Wang & Qiu, sp. nov. from Yunnan province and Melolontha wangyutangi Wang & Qiu, sp. nov. from Shannxi province. Additionally, Melolontha phupanensis is recorded from China for the first time, with its female illustrated for the first time. For comparative purposes, Melolontha reichenbachi Keith, 2008 is also illustrated. A comprehensive checklist of Melolontha species from the Chinese mainland is provided.
Authors
- Jian-Yue Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4955-2944)
- Fa-Lei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9323-506X)
- Wang Zhen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4812-0568)
- Zheng Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5639-9926)
Institutions
- Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- Mianyang Normal University (CN)
- Runze (China) (CN)
- Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.2.2
- Primary Topic
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00