Schizochelus flavescens Blanchard, 1850

Fuhrmann, Juares & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2017, Macrodactylini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae): primary types of type species and taxonomic changes to the generic classification, European Journal of Taxonomy 350, pp. 1-71 : 60

Schizochelus flavescens Blanchard, 1850

Figs 15A , 16A , E–H, 21E–F

Schizochelus flavescens Blanchard, 1850: 89 .

Note

Schizochelus flavescens was described based on an undetermined number of specimens.

Material examined

Lectotype (here designated, Fig. 21 E–F)

BRAZIL: ♀, MNHN, labels: [Delastre | Brasil | 1832] [MUSÉUM PARIS | Brésil | Delastre] [ S. flavescens | Cat. Mus. | Brésil] [ Schizochelus | flavescens | Blanchard | ♀? | fide K. Katovich 03] [ LECTOTYPE ♀ | Schizochelus flavescens | Blanchard 1850 | des. J. Fuhrmann & | F.Z. Vaz de Mello 2014] .

Figures

Fig 21. Primary types. A–F. Lectotypes (dorsal, labels). A–B. Ulomenes hypocrita Blanchard, 1850. C–D. Gastrohoplus mirabilis Moser, 1921. E–F. Schizochelus flavescens Blanchard, 1850. G–K. Syntype of Hercitis pygmaea Burmeister, 1855 (by Holger Dombrow). G. Dorsal. H. Lateral. I. Frontal. J. Posterior. K. Labels. Scale bars: A, C, E = 2 mm; G–J without scale (specimen about 4–4.2 mm according to original description).

Fig. 15. Schizochelus Blanchard, 1850, ♂, habitus, lateral (without some appendages). A. Schizochelus flavescens Blanchard, 1850. B. Schizochelus bicoloripes Blanchard, 1850. C. Schizochelus mirabilis (Moser, 1921) comb. nov. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Fig. 16. Schizochelus Blanchard, 1850. A–C. Male abdomen, lateroventral. D. Female abdomen, lateral. E–F. Aedeagus (lateral, parameres apex). G–L. Protibia−tarsus (male, female) (with detail of tarsus: I = dorsal view; K = ventral view). A, E−H. Schizochelus flavescens Blanchard, 1850. B, I–J. Schizochelus bicoloripes Blanchard, 1850. C–D, K–L. Schizochelus mirabilis (Moser, 1921) comb. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.