Clavipalpus Laporte, 1832

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 : 31

Clavipalpus Laporte, 1832

Ootoma Dejean, 1833: 163 , nomen nudum.

Type species

Clavipalpus dejeani Laporte, 1832 (designation: monotypy).

Diagnosis

Clypeal ventral area slightly enlarged ( Fig. 6 A–B); maxillary palpomere IV enlarged ( Fig. 6 A–B); pronotal anterior and posterior margins not beaded; prosternum anteriorly concave (similar to Fig. 12 K ); protibia with three external teeth and without spur; elytral striae indistinct, posterior margin not beaded, posterointernal margin beaded; metatarsomere V without internoproximal spine-like setae; abdomen with intersegmental membrane VII–VIII concealed.

Remarks

The present study revalidates Paulosawaya , formerly a synonym of Clavipalpus . Consequently 17 species are transferred to Paulosawaya , and Clavipalpus now comprises four species: C. dejeani , C. hirticollis Frey, 1969 , C. orbignyanus Blanchard, 1850 and C. tenuis Arrow, 1903 .

Figures

Fig. 6. ♂♂. A–D. Head (dorsal, ventral). E–F. Aedeagus (lateral, parameres apex). G–H. Mesoalinotum. A–B, E–F. Clavipalpus dejeani Laporte, 1832. C–D. Paulosawaya ursina (Blanchard, 1850) comb. nov. G. Barybas nana Blanchard, 1850. H. Macrodactylus pumilio Burmeister, 1855. a = scutum transverse carina; b = scutum–scutellum limit angulate. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 12. ♂♂. A. Head–prothorax dorsal, tarsus rotated laterally to apex. B. Antenna. C. Protibia−tarsus. D−I. Aedeagus (lateral, parameres apex). J. Metatibia. K. Head−prothorax, ventral. A, F−G. Euryaspis obesa (Burmeister, 1855) comb. nov. B−E. Euryapsis gaudichaudi Blanchard, 1850. H−J. Philochloenia amata nom. nov. K. Philochloenia castaneipennis (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) comb. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.