Mimela ferreroi Sabatinelli, 1994

Zhao, Ming-Zhi, 2021, On the genus Mimela Kirby, 1823 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from China and adjacent countries, with description of five new species, Zootaxa 4995 (2), pp. 201-230 : 220-221

Mimela ferreroi Sabatinelli, 1994

Mimela ferreroi Sabatinelli, 1994: 60 , figs. 5–6 [original description, type locality: North Thailand, Chiang Mai, Maetaeng]; Zorn 2006: 268 [catalogued]; Krajčik 2007: 85 [catalogued]; Zorn & Bezděk 2016: 345 [catalogued].

Mimela schneideri Ohaus : Arrow 1917: 108 [misidentification, recorded from Burma: Ruby Mines and Maymyo (both in Mandalay)]; Lin 1993: 85, fig. 70 (in text), pl. X, fig. 87, pl. XVIII, fig. 70, pl. XXII, fig. 55 [misidentification, recorded from China: Guangxi and Yunnan]; Lin 2002b: 414, fig. 27-589 [misidentification, recorded from China: Fujian].

Type material examined. None. The identification is based on the original description.

Additional material examined (11♂♂, 8♀♀). CHINA: 1♂, 1♀ ( CCPC), Lüchun, Sanmeng 1069m, 2018, V- 01, Y.-Q. Lu Leg .; 1♂, 2♀♀ ( CCPC), Jinghong, Jinuoshan 1100m, 2018, V-31, Y.-Q. Lu Leg .; 1♂, 2♀♀ ( ZMPC), Pu’er City, Ning’er County, Mengxian Township 1384m N 23°3′10.59″ E 101°12′38.41″ night 2020.V.5 Jin Wang leg. host plant: Rubus sp. ; 1♂, 1♀ ( ZMPC), Lincang City, Shuangjiang County, Nansonghe River , 2019.VI.6, net capturing, Zi-Chun Xiong leg. ; 1♂ ( ZMPC), Lincang City, Cangyuan County, Nangunhe River Xinya hydropower station, 600m 2019.V.7, at light, Hong-Yu Li leg. ; 1♂, 1♀ ( CCPC), Dehong, Yingjiang, Nabang Town , Rongshuwang , 2013.V.18, Xiao-Dong Yang leg. MYANMAR: Chin State: 3♂♂ ( CCPC, 1♂ ZMPC), Mindat , 1400m, 2017.V.21, Yu-Tang Wang leg. THAILAND: Chiang Mai: 1♂ ( ZMPC), NW·THAILAND, 2.-6.5 . Chiang Mai distr. 1996 Doi-Pui vill; 18°49′, 98°54′ J. Horák lgt.; 1600m. / WSD00342909 ; 1♂ ( ZMPC), Doi Saket , 2017.VI ; 1♀ ( ZMPC), Doi Inthanon 8.v.1988 / WSD00342903 .

Remarks. The here examined material confirms the occurrence of Mimela ferreroi in Myanmar as indicated by Sabatinelli (1994) based on the records from Arrow (1917). The record from Fujian (Lin 2002) seems to be doubtful since it is located far more eastern than all other known records.

Distribution. China: Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian?; Myanmar: Chin, Mandalay; Thailand: Chiang Mai.