Melolontha incana (Motschulsky, 1854)

Gupta, Devanshu, Keith, Denis, Bhunia, Debika, Das, Priyanka, Ghosh, Joyjit & Chandra, Kailash, 2023, Review of Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from India with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 5263 (2), pp. 191-216 : 212

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.2
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B07051F2-A15B-49EC-9A2F-91B9420FEA4A
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7800972
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BC1F87FF-136B-FFED-FF74-FA67FA6EBF85
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Melolontha incana
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Key to the Indian species of incana group

1. Setae on elytra sparse; costae not demarcated ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 9–12 ); pygidium bifurcate at apex, apical edges straight at outer margin ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 19–24 ); parameres broader medially, outer edge semi–circular, apex straight (in dorsal view) ( Fig. 51 View FIGURES 47–52 ), apex pointed (in lateral view) ( Fig. 63 View FIGURES 53–64 )................................................................... M. flabellata Sharp, 1876

– Setae on elytra dense; costae demarcated ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 9–12 ); pygidium bifurcate at apex, apical edges curved outwardly at outer margin ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 19–24 ); parameres relatively narrow medially, outer edge and apex nearly curved (in dorsal view) ( Fig. 52 View FIGURES 47–52 ), apex broad (in lateral view) ( Fig. 64 View FIGURES 53–64 )............................................................ M. furcicauda Ancey, 1881