Anomala esmeralda PROKOFIEV, 2013

Zorn, Carsten, Kobayashi, Hirokazu & Wada, Kaoru, 2017, Notes on the genus Anomala SAMOUELLE, 1819 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae) in Vietnam and neighboring regions: eight new species and faunistic records, Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 67 (2), pp. 325-352 : 341

Anomala esmeralda PROKOFIEV, 2013

Distribution: Vietnam.

Specimens examined: 1 , 2 , C VIETNAM: Gia Lai Province, Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve , surroundings HQ, about 900 m 14°28,450N 108°32,401E | leg. L. Bartolozzi, A. Bandinelli, S. Bambi, V. Sbordoni at light 8-12.V.2016 (n° Mag. 3078) ( CZPC, MZUF) ; 1 , 1 , C VIETNAM: Gia Lai Province, Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve , about 8 km from HQ, 1100 m 14°30,256'N 108°30,109E | leg. L. Bartolozzi, A. Bandinelli, S. Bambi, V. Sbordoni at light 8-12.V.2016 (n° Mag. 3078) ( MZUF) ; 3 , 1 , C. VIETNAM: Gia Lai Province, Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve , 15 km from HQ, 1100 m 14°31,212N 108°28,192E | leg. L. Bartolozzi, A. Bandinelli, S. Bambi, V. Sbordoni at light 8-12.V.2016 (n° Mag. 3078) ( CZPC, MZUF) ; 1 , C VIETNAM: Kon Tum Province, ca. 30 km from Kon Plong , 1250 m 14°40,320N 108°15,829E | leg. L. Bartolozzi, A. Bandinelli, S. Bambi, V. Sbordoni at light 4-7.V.2016 (n° Mag. 3078) ( MZUF) .

Remarks: Anomala esmeralda was known only from Khánh Hòa and Lâm Đồng provinces in southern Vietnam. Our records extend its range to two additional localities in central Vietnam (Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces).