Melolontha flabellata Sharp, 1876

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 : 212-213

Melolontha flabellata Sharp, 1876

( Figs. 11 , 23 , 51 , 63 )

Melolontha (Oplosternus) flabellata Sharp 1876: 86 (type locality: Bengal).

Melolontha flabellata: Sabatinelli 1992: 615 (catalogue); Bezdĕk 2006: 194 (catalogue); Krajčík 2012: 158 (checklist); Bezdĕk 2016: 231 (catalogue).

Melolontha flabelata: Li et al. 2010: 344 , fig. 10 (misspelling).

Hoplosternus flabellata: Nonfried 1892: 285 (checklist); Brenske 1896a: 164 (brief description, H. flabellatus ); Barlow 1899: 269 (checklist); Dalla Torre 1912: 264 (catalogue as H. flabellatus ); Zhang 1988: 243 (new record, brief description as H. flabellatus ).

Material examined. India, West Bengal: Govt. House Compound, Darjeeling, 2♁, May – June, 1912, leg. Lord Garmichael Collection [ NZSI]; Darjeeling , 7000 ft, E. Himalayas, 1♁, 20.iv.2014, leg. F.H. Gravely [ NZSI]; Kurseong, E. Himalayas, 5000 ft., 1♁, leg. Jahans [ NZSI]; Darjeeling, Ghumti, 4000 ft., vi.1912, leg. unknown [ NZSI]; Darjeeling, East Himalaya , 1 – 3000ft. v.1912, 1♁, leg. unknown [ NZSI] .

Diagnosis. Refer to species key.

Distribution. India: Sikkim ( Brenske 1896a) and West Bengal (Darjeeling); Bangladesh ( Sharp 1876) and China ( Zhang 1988).

Figures

FIGURES 9–12. Habitus of Melolontha species. 9, M. carinata; 10, M. indica; 11, M. flabellata; 12, M. furcicauda.

FIGURES 19–24. Pygidium of Melolontha species. 19, M. chinensis; 20, M. nepalensis; 21, M. carinata; 22, M. indica; 23, M. flabellata; 24, M. furcicauda.

FIGURES 47–52. Parameres of Melolontha species in dorsal view. 47, M. chinensis; 48, M. nepalensis; 49, M. carinata; 50, M. indica; 51, M. flabellata; 52, M. furcicauda.

FIGURES 53–64. Parameres of Melolontha species in lateral view. 53, M. guttigera; 54, M. virescens; 55, M. arunachalensis new species (holotype); 56, M. lachungensis new species (holotype); 57, M. aeneicollis; 58, M. cuprescens; 59, M. chinensis; 60, M. nepalensis; 61, M. carinata; 62, M. indica; 63, M. flabellata; 64, M. furcicauda.