Philochloenia rufipennis ( Fabricius, 1801 ), 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

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.350
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8D14DBDE-AD13-445B-B2D0-221F19FC7C37
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3851098
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scientific name	Philochloenia rufipennis ( Fabricius, 1801 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Philochloenia rufipennis ( Fabricius, 1801) comb. nov.

Fig. 19 View Fig 19 O–P

Melolontha rufipennis Fabricius, 1801: 167 View in CoL

Melolontha filitarsis Germar, 1824: 125 View in CoL .

Anoplosiagum rufipenne – Guérin-Méneville 1838: 83.

Melolontha filitarsis View in CoL – Blanchard 1850: 119 (synonymy).

Note

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

Material examined

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

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).

References

Blanchard C. E. 1850. Classe des insectes. Ordre des coleopteres. In: Milne-Edwards H., Blanchard C. E. & Lucas H. (eds) Catalogue de la collection entomologique du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Gide et Baudry, Paris.

Cambefort Y. 2006. Des coleopteres, des collections & des hommes. Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.

Fabricius J. C. 1801. Systema eleutheratorum. Secundum ordines, genera, species; adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionbus. Tome I. Bibliopoli Academici Novi, Kiel.

Germar E. F. 1824. Insectorum species novae aut minus cognitae, descriptionibus illustratae. Vol. 1, Coleoptera. Hendel & Sons, Halle.

Guerin-Meneville F. E. 1838. Chapitre XIII. Insectes. In: Duperrey M. L. Voyage autour du Monde execute par ordre du roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majeste, la Coquille, pendant les annees 1822, 1823, 1824, et 1825, sous le ministere et conformement aux instructions de S. E. M. Le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, ministre de la marine; et publie sous les auspices de son Excellence Mgr le Cte

Horn W., Kahle I., Friese G. & Gaedike R. 1990 a. Collectiones entomologicae. Ein Kompendium uber den Verbleib entomologischer Sammlungen der Welt bis 1960. Teil I: A bis K. Akademie der Landwirtschaftswissenschaften der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Berlin.

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.

Abbreviations

MNHN	France, Paris, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
MNHN	Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
SuperFamily	Scarabaeoidea
Family	Scarabaeidae
SubFamily	Melolonthinae
Tribe	Macrodactylini
Genus	Philochloenia