Athlia rustica Erichson, 1835

Smith, Andrew B. T. & Evans, Arthur V., 2018, Taxonomic review of Athliini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), a new tribe of scarab beetles endemic to South America, Zootaxa 4471 (2), pp. 279-308 : 294-295

Athlia rustica Erichson, 1835

Figs. 48–53 , 72 .

Original combination. Athlia rustica Erichson, 1835: 267

Type locality. “ Chile ” ( Erichson 1835).

Type series. Lectotype ( Figs. 48–53 ) at ZMHB labeled a) “25008” (typeset), b) “Type” (typeset, orange label), c) “ rustica / Er. / Chile Meyen.” (handwritten, green label), d) “SYNTYPUS / Athlia / rustica Erichson, 1835 / labelled by MNHUB 2009” (typeset, orange label), e) “ ATHLIA / RUSTICA / ERICHSON, 1835 / LECTOTYPE / A.B.T. SMITH” (handwritten and typeset, red label). Lectotype here designated. Four paralectotypes at ZMHB labeled a) “Type” (typeset, orange label), b) “Hist.-Coll. ( Coleoptera ) / Nr. 25008 / Athlia / rustica Erichs. / Chili, Meyen / Zool. Mus. Berlin” (typeset), c) “SYNTYPUS / Athlia / rustica Erichson, 1835 / labelled by MNHUB 2009” (typeset, orange label), d) “ ATHLIA / RUSTICA / ERICHSON, 1835 / PARALECTOTYPE / A.B.T. SMITH” (handwritten and typeset, yellow label). A lectotype is designated to preserve the stability of the nomenclature by selecting a single specimen as the name-bearing type for this species. Since Erichson (1835) did not explicitly state how many specimens he examined, it is impossible to know the exact composition of the type series.

Distribution. Fig. 72 . Chile: IV Región de Coquimbo, V Región de Valparaíso, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, VI Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins, VII Región del Maule, VIII Región del Biobío, IX Región de la Araucanía (based on specimens from AMNH, AVEC, BMNH, CASC, CMNC, CNCI, FMNH, FSCA, INHS, LEMQ, MNHN, MNNC, UMCE, UMSP, USNM). One 19th century specimen is labeled “Valdivia” (BMNH) but we consider this record erroneous. The record from IX Región de la Araucanía is based on a single collecting event from “ 30 km NE Villarrica”, which might need further verification.

Figures

FIGURE 72. Distribution map of Athlia rustica Erichson, 1835 (black circles).

FIGURES 48–53. Athlia rustica Erichson, 1835 lectotype. 48, dorsal habitus; 49, oblique habitus; 50, ventral habitus; 51, labels; 52, head and pronotum; 53, parameres.