Philochloenia rufipennis ( Fabricius, 1801 ) Fuhrmann & Vaz-De, 2017

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 : 45-46

Philochloenia rufipennis ( Fabricius, 1801) comb. nov.

Fig. 19 O–P

Melolontha rufipennis Fabricius, 1801: 167

Melolontha filitarsis Germar, 1824: 125 .

Anoplosiagum rufipenne – Guérin-Méneville 1838: 83.

Melolontha filitarsis – Blanchard 1850: 119 (synonymy).

Note

Melolontha rufipennis was described based on an undetermined number of specimens.

Material examined

Lectotype (here designated, Fig. 19 O–P)

BRAZIL: ♂, MNHN, labels: [rufipennis | Brasil “illegible”] [MUSÉUM PARIS | Collection | “illegible”] [ Anoplosiagum |!sucatulum | Bl.] [LECTOTYPE ♂ | Melolontha rufipennis | Fabricius, 1801 | des. J. Fuhrmann & | F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello, 2014] [ Philochloenia | rufipennis ♂ | ( Fabricius, 1801) | det. J. Fuhrmann & | F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello, 2014].

Remarks

Most of Fabricius’ types are currently housed at Staten Naturrhistoriske Museum (Copenhagen, Denmark), but the type series of Melolontha rufipennis was part of the Lous Bosc collection, now housed in NMHN ( Cambefort 2006). Fabricius’ original labels were identified using Horn (1990a, b).

Figures

Fig 19. Lectotypes (dorsal, labels). A–B. Mallotarsus spadiceus Blanchard, 1850. C–D. Manodactylus gaujoni Moser, 1919. E–F. Manopus biguttatus Conte de Castelnau, 1840. G–H. Oedichira pachydactyla Burmeister, 1855. I–J. Amphicrania ursina Burmeister, 1855. K–L. Pectinosoma elongata Arrow, 1913. M–N. Aulanota sulcipennis Moser, 1924. O–P. Melolontha rufipennis Fabricius, 1801. Scale bars = 2 mm.