Madecorphnus dentatus Frolov, 2010

Frolov, Andrey V., Smith, Andrew B. T. & Akhmetova, Lilia A., 2017, A new species of the genus Madecorphnus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from Madagascar, Zootaxa 4341 (2) : -

Madecorphnus dentatus Frolov, 2010 ( Figure 6 .)

Frolov 2010a: 1105.

Material examined. Two males at FMNH labeled “ MADAGASCAR: Enakara / (13 km NW), Rés Ando- / hahela, 24º33’S, 46º / 48’E, 1250m, montane / rainforest, 30.XI.1992 // FMHD #92-165, Winkler / extraction of sifted litter / (leaf mold, rotten wood) / B. L. Fisher #561 (1-50) / FIELD MUS. NAT.”

The new locality is near the type locality of the species on the Andohahelo plateau. Both specimens are similar in size to the holotype. One specimen has the right mandible 1.5 times longer than the left, and similar in shape to that of the holotype of M. grandis new species.

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FIGURES 1 – 6. Madecorphnus species. A – E. Madecorphnus grandis new species, holotype. Habitus (1, 2), head (3), parameres in dorsal and lateral view (4), endophallus (5). Distributional records (6; square— M. grandis, triangle— M. peyrierasi, circle— M. dentatus).