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. 2021 Apr;50(2):247-257.
doi: 10.1007/s13744-020-00843-1. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

Two New Species of Macraspis MacLeay, 1819 (Melolonthidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) from Brazil, with Supplementary Description on the Chromatic Variation and Endophallus of Macraspis laevicollis (Waterhouse, 1881)

Matheus Bento  1 , Paschoal Coelho Grossi  2
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Two New Species of Macraspis MacLeay, 1819 (Melolonthidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) from Brazil, with Supplementary Description on the Chromatic Variation and Endophallus of Macraspis laevicollis (Waterhouse, 1881)

Matheus Bento et al. Neotrop Entomol. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Two new species of Macraspis MacLeay are described and illustrated based on adult specimens collected in São Paulo and Paraná states, in southeastern and southern Brazil, respectively. Macraspis ironman sp. nov. and M. soulai sp. nov. are diagnosed and included in the preexisting identification key. A new chromatic variation of M. laevicollis (Waterhouse) is reported, along with a supplementary description including aedeagus and endophallus structures.

Keywords: Atlantic forest; Neotropical region; Rutelina; morphology; scarab beetle.

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