Archeohomaloplia Nikolajev, 1982

Ahrens, Dirk, 2007, Taxonomic changes and an updated catalogue for the Palaearctic Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Zootaxa 1504, pp. 1-51 : 6

Archeohomaloplia Nikolajev, 1982

Archeohomaloplia Nikolajev, 1982: 286 (type species Archeohomaloplia potanini Nikolajev, 1982 by original designation).

Melanomaladera Miyake & Yamaya, 2001: 38, new synonymy (type species Melanomaladera yunnana Miyake & Yamaya, 2001 by original designation).

Remarks. The genitalia of Melanomaladera yunnana Miyake & Yamaya, 2001 is very similar to that of A. medvedevi Nikolajev, 1982 . The black and shiny body, the bordered base of the pronotum, and a dorsal or lateral apophysis of the phallobase are diagnostic characteristics of the species of Archeohomaloplia . The number of antennal segments in the type species; Archeohomaloplia potanini Nikolajev, 1982 ; varies between nine and ten. Since Melanomaladera have all the diagnostic characters of Archeohomaloplia , it should be regarded as a junior synonym of the latter.