Maechidius seriepunctatus Moser, 1920

Prokofiev, Artem M., 2022, New species and records of Maechidius Macleay, 1819 from New Guinea (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Zootaxa 5205 (5), pp. 445-462 : 458

Maechidius seriepunctatus Moser, 1920

Fig. 10

Additional material examined. 1 male ( Fig. 10A ): “Neu-Britannien / 20. [handwritten] Ralum [printed] 11.96 [handwritten] / E. Dahl S.” ( ZMHB) .

Remarks. This specimen shows no differences from the lectotype described by Telnov (2020) and personally examined by myself. I did not study the genitalia of the lectotype and Telnov (2020) gave no description or figures of them. The aedeagus of a new specimen ( Figs. 10B–C ) is most similar to that in M. skalei Telnov, 2020 and M. woodlarkianus Heller, 1914 , differing mainly by the tips of parameres more attenuated and curved in profile (cf. Telnov 2020: figs. 712–714, 742–744); however, both the compared species are very different externally. Spiculum gastrale was missing.

Figures

FIGURE 10. Male of Maechidius seriepunctatus Moser, 1920. (A) dorsal view; (B) aedeagus, lateral view; (C) parameres, dorsal view. Scale bars: (A) 1.0 mm; (B, C) 0.5 mm.