Protaetia (Macroliocola) nigropurpurea Yawata, 1941

(Figs 10–15, 22–24)

Protaetia nigropurpurea Yawata, 1941: 122, fig. L (original description).

Protaetia nigropurpurea Iwata (sic!), 1941: Mikšić 1987: 570, fig. 164 (listed as incertae sedis).

Protaetia (Liocola) nigropurpurea: Krajčík 1998: 38 (catalogue); Sakai & Nagai 1998: 288, figs 1029- 1 male, 1029- 2 female (iconography); Yu et al. 1998: plate 4, fig. 5.

Macroliocola nigropurpurea Iwata (sic!), 1941: Alexis & Delpont 1998: 170.

Protaetia (Macroliocola) nigropurpurea: Krajčík 2011: 38; Smetana 2006: 291 (catalogue); Bezděk 2016: 378 (catalogue).

Type locality. “ Musha, Formosa” [= Wushe, Nantou County, Taiwan].

Type material examined. Holotype (by monotypy), ♂ (NSMT, Figs 10–15), labelled: “ HOLOTYPE [P.],

Protaetia nigropurpurea, Yawata, 1941 [H.], [red label with black border] / HOLOTYPE [H.], [white label] / Musha, 9. 1 [H.], [white label with black border]”. In the original publication, Yawata (1941) mentioned that the male holotype was collected on July 21, 1934.

Additional material examined. Taiwan. 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ (PMCH), Taoyuan county, Fuxing distr., Lala Shan Mts., 2.–13.May 2016, Seng-Sung Tu leg. (Figs 22–24) .

Distribution. Taiwan.