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Heptophylla gongshana Bezděk & Král, n. sp. from China (Yunnan) and a Checklist of the Tribe Heptophyllini (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Heptophylla gongshana Bezděk & Král, n. sp. from Yunnan, China, is described. The new species, conspicuous in the genus Heptophylla Motschulsky, 1858, by its black body and octomerous antennal club in males, is compared with similar congeners. An iconography including the male genitalia of the new species and the type material of the Heptophyllini taxa described by You-Wei Zhang and found in the Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, is provided. An updated checklist of Heptophyllini (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) is presented, and the validity of the tribe is discussed.

Source: Taxonomy

DOI: 10.3390/taxonomy5040052

Authors: Aleš Bezděk, David Král, Yi-Ping Luo, Yuan-Yuan Lu

Institutions: Institute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, Charles University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology

Language: English

Topic: Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,207

Funder: Chinese Academy of Sciences