Melolontha phupanensis Keith, 2008

Wang, Fa-Lei, Wang, Zhen, Xiong, Zi-Chun & Qiu, Jian-Yue, 2025, Two new species and one new record of the genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 from China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Zootaxa 5618 (2), pp. 206-220 : 211

Melolontha phupanensis Keith, 2008

( Figs 25–28 , 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 43 , 44 )

Melolontha phupanensis Keith, 2008: 346 , figs 14–16 [original description, parameres figured]; Li et al. 2010: 344 [key, phupanensis species group]; Gupta et al. 2023: 197 , figs 65–71 [key, figured].

Material examined. 1 male ( MYNU): CHINA: Yunnan, Dali, Yunlong County, Caojian town , alt. 2500m, 13–22. V. 2021, Zhi-Wu Zuo leg. 3 males, 1 female ( MYNU): CHINA: Yunnan, Dali, Yunlong County, Caojian town , alt. 2500m, VI. 2023, Zhi-Wu Zuo leg.

Distribution. China (new country record): Yunnan; Laos; Vietnam.

Chinese name. ḆOiDẆDZaek

Remarks. Previously, this species was only recorded from Laos and Vietnam ( Keith 2008; Li et al. 2010). In this study, this species is recorded from southwestern China (Yunnan: Dali) for the first time ( Fig. 44 ), and the female is illustrated for the first time.

Figures

FIGURE 44. Distribution map of four Melolontha species in this study.

FIGURES 25–30. Habitus of Melolontha species. 25, 26, Melolontha phupanensis Keith, 2008, male; 27, 28, Melolontha phupanensis Keith, 2008, female; 29, 30, Melolontha reichenbachi Keith, 2008, male. 25, 27, 29, dorsal view; 26, 28, 30, ventral view. Scale bars: 10.0 mm in A: figs 25–28; 10.0 mm in B: figs 29, 30.

FIGURES 31–43. Diagnostic characters of Melolontha species. 31, 34, 37, 43, Melolontha phupanensis Keith, 2008, male; 32, 35, 38, Melolontha phupanensis Keith, 2008, female; 33, 36, 39, 40–42, Melolontha reichenbachi Keith, 2008, male. 31–33, pygidium; 34–36, lateral view of elytra; 37–39, mesometasternal process; 40–43, male genitalia. 40, 43, dorsal view; 41, ventral view; 42, lateral view from left. Scale bars: 5.0 mm in A: figs 31, 32; 5.0 mm in B: fig. 33; 5.0 mm in C: fig. 34; 5.0 mm in D: fig. 35; 5.0 mm in E: fig. 36; 3.0 mm in F: fig. 37; 3.0 mm in G: fig. 38; 3.0 mm in H: fig. 39; 3.0 mm in I: figs 40–42; 3.0 mm in J: fig. 43.