Maechidius, Macleay, 1819

Telnov, Dmitry, 2020, A revision of the Maechidiini Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone, and the first record of the tribe west of Wallace’s Line, European Journal of Taxonomy 721, pp. 1-210 : 201-203

Maechidius spp.

INDONESIA • 3 ♀♀; “[sp.2]: INDONESIA, N-Molukken Bacan Labuha, Hotel “Buana Lipu” 0°39’0”N [sic♂ Labuha is in Southern Hemisphere], 127°29’6”E, 12.I.2006 leg. A. Skale LF hotel + plantage”; ASC. This species is close to M. arcuatus comb. nov., M. cakalele comb. nov. and M. obiensis comb. nov. but specifically different .

PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 12 ♀♀; “ TERR. PAPUA & NEW GUINEA: Maprik. 28.x.1957. J.Smart. // Brit. Mus. 1957-693. [p]”, BMNH. This species is undoubtedly related to M. esau but the pronotum is more strongly constricted anteriorly in all studied females .

PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 1 ♀; “[sp.9]: Stn. No. 46.// NEW GUINEA: Madang Distr., Finisterre Mts. Damanti 3,550 ft. 2-11.x.1964 // M.E. Bacchus. B.M. 1965-120// Maechidius opatroides Arr. det.G.Frey,1967/68”; BMNH. This species is close to M. heterosquamosus Heller, 1910 but specifically different.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 1 ♀; “Stn. No. 46. // NEW GUINEA: Madang Distr., Finisterre Mts. Damanti 3,550 ft. 2-11.x.1964 // M.E. Bacchus. B.M. 1965-120 // 20 prope M. Arrowi det.G.frey,1967/68”; BMNH. Close to M. paupianus but specifically different.

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “[sp.6]: N. DUTCH NEW GUINEA: Waigeu. Mt. Nok. Camp 2. (Buffelhorn) vi.1938. L.E.Cheesman. B.M.1938-593”; BMNH. Close to M. angusticeps and M. muticus , impossible to identify.

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “ DUTCH NEW GUINEA: Humboldt Bay Dist. Bewani Mts. ix.1937.// W.Stüber. B.M. 1938-177”; BMNH. Close to M. interruptocarinulatus .

PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 6 ♀♀; “N.E. NEW GUINEA: Saiko, 5,500-6,000 ft. Bubu River (Upper Waria River.) Sept.-Oct. 1936.// F.Shaw-Mayer. B.M.1937-350”; BMNH. Close to M. fraterculus and M. seriegranosus but larger and specifically different.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 4 ♀♀; “[sp.10]: PAPUA: Kokoda. 1,200ft. viii.1933. L.E.Cheesman. B.M.1933-577”; BMNH. Same as previous lot .

PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 1 ♀; “[sp.11]: Papua N. Guinea Central Prov. Yule Island . // 10 Jan 1978 at black light Coll. Ento. Staff // 29312 // C.I.E. COLL. A10223”; BMNH. Similar to M. seriegranosus but larger and specifically different .

PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 1 ♀; “[sp.15]: Stn. No. 137. // NEW GUINEA: Morobe Dist. , Herzog Mts., Vagau, C. 4,000 ft. 4-17.i.1965. // M.E. Bacchus. B.M. 1965-120”; BMNH .

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “[sp.4]: INDONESIA E, New Guinea, Papua Prov. , Star Mountains , Oksibil 23 km SSE, Beringin vill., 05°05’01”S, 140°43’27”E, 310 m, 12.III.2018, secondary lowland rainforest, MV light, leg. D.Telnov ”; DTC. Member of the M. pauxillus group, but not a female of any species reviewed in current paper .

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “[sp.1]: Indonesia, N. MOLUCCAS, BACAN ISL., 500-700 M alt., SE slopes of MT. SIBELA 5 km SE of MAKIAN vill., 2.- 15.5.2008, St. Jakl lgt”; IECA. This is peculiar species with no externally close relatives.

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “[sp.5]: Indonesia, West Papua, ARFAK Mts., 1190 m alt., DUEBEI env., 21.1.- 8.2.2008, cca 20 km S of Wamere, Manokwari distr. , S. Jakl lgt”; IECA. This species is close to M. sougb sp. nov. but specifically different .

PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 1 ♀; “[sp.7]: Muruk Nlle Bretagne 1.98 P. de Coninck // Expe speleo Nlle Guinee FFSI 11.1198 // New Britain Nakanai Mts. Nuruk cave ”; IECA. This is a peculiar species close to M. caperatus sp. nov .

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “[sp.12]: INDONESIA, Papua: Jayapura Distr.; 5 km NE of Sentani S slopes of Cycloops [sic♂] Mts., Gn. Ifar 02°32.8’S, 140°33.2’E, 315 m J.Hájek & J.Šumpich leg., 30.i.2015 // coll. general National Museum Prague, Czech Republic”; IECA. Close to M. paupianus and M. vicinus but specifically different.

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “[sp.13]: Coll. I. R.Sc.N.B. SULAWESI Utara Ice Station Zebra (1570m) 03.XI.1985, station: 081 Leg. J. Van Stalle ”; IRSN. Similar to Sulawesi congeners but specifically different .

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “[sp.16]: INDONESIA E, W New Guinea, Doberai Peninsula , Arfak mts , Anggi Gigi Lake S env., Uper vill. & surroundings, 1°18’10”S, 133°54’03”E, 08-09.IX.2015, 1985 m, primary mid montane rainforest, white light, leg. D.Telnov ”; DTC. Similar to M. interruptocarinulatus but specifically different .

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “[sp.4]: INDONESIA E, New Guinea, Papua Prov. , Star Mountains, Oksibil, 4°54’17”S, 140°38’09”E, 1320 m, 09.III.2018, white light, leg. D.Telnov ”; DTC. This is a peculiar species with no externally close relatives .

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “INDONESIA, West Papua prov. [sic ♂ Misool Island belongs to Raja Ampat administrative province] E.Moluccas [sic! Misool Island is not a part of the Moluccan Islands administrative area], Misool I. XI.2016, 0-500 m alt. local collector leg.”; IECA. Member of the M. pauxillus group, not possible to identify .

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “INDONESIA Irian Jaya Nabire,S, km 120-150 Unipo-Ebomani [sic ♂] 09.I.1997 leg. A.Weigel ”; NME. Species of the M. pauxillus group .

INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “[sp.8]: IRIAN JAYA, Japen [sic ♂] Isl. (north coast), Tindaret 50-100 m, 21.XII.2000, leg. A. RIEDEL”; SMNS .

PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 1 ♀; “ D.Neuguinea Rawinnson Geb. [p, blue label]// 1914 [p] 16 [h]// Staatl. Museum für Tierkunde Dresden [p]“; SNSD .

PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 1 ♀; „[sp.14]: Fergusson I. ix. x. xii. xii. 98, (A. S. Mee). [p] // Coll. C. Felsche Kauf 20, 1918 [p, blue label]// Staatl. Museum für Tierkunde Dresden [p]”; SNSD .