Mimela murphyi, Limbourg, 2014

Limbourg, Pol, 2014, Contribution to the knowledge of Afrotropical Rutelinae III (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Melolonthidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 17, pp. 1-33 : 1-33

M. murphyi M. minettii M. sericopyga

Clypeus and vertex strongly Clypeus and vertex strongly Clypeus and vertex punctate punctate ( Fig. 47 ). punctate ( Fig. 51 ). ( Fig. 55 ).

Pygidium densely covered with Pygidium with long white erected Pygidium with long white erected long white decumbent setae setae on posterior margins and on setae on posterior margins and on ( Fig. 49 ). disc ( Fig. 53 ). disc ( Fig. 57 ).

Pronotum punctured with short Pronotum strongly punctured with Pronotum punctured with short separated shallow points; slightly close short deep points; smooth separated shallow points; no visible smooth median line median line ( Fig. 52 ) smooth median line ( Fig. 56 ).

( Fig. 48 ).

Aedeagus: parameres short and Aedeagus: parameres short and Aedeagus: parameres rather broad, laterally slightly sinuate, broad, rectangular and laterally elongate and broad, laterally separated from base to apex; right slightly sinuate, separated from sinuate to the base, separated from paramere hoocked at apico­ middle to apex in dorsal view; base to apex in dorsal view; internal angle in dorsal view; slightly sinuate ventrally and with ventrally strongly sinuate in lateral dorsally strongly sinuate after apex rounded in lateral view view (Figs 5­ 6).

middle in lateral view ( Figs 1­ 2 ). (Figs 3­ 4).

Figures

Figs 46­ 49. Mimela murphyi holotype. (46) habitus, dorsal view; (47) head; (48) disc of pronotum, dorsal view; (49) pygidium.

Figs 50­ 53. Mimela minettii holotype. (50) habitus, dorsal view; (51) head; (52) disc of pronotum, dorsal view; (53) pygidium.

Figs 54­ 57. Mimela sericopyga. (54) habitus, dorsal view; (55) head; (56) disc of pronotum, dorsal view; (57) pygidium.

Figs 1­ 2. Mimela murphyi holotype. (1) aedeagus, lateral view; (2) parameres, dorsal view. Figs 3­ 4. Mimela minettii holotype. (3) aedeagus, lateral view; (4) parameres, dorsal view. Figs 5­ 6. Mimela sericopyga. (5) aedeagus, lateral view; (6) parameres, dorsal view. Figs 7­ 8. Mimela grootaerti holotype. (7) aedeagus, lateral view; (8) parameres, dorsal view.