Sunday, April 11, 2021

[Entomology • 2021] Protaetia (Macroliocola) dianae • A New Species and A New Country Record in the Genus Protaetia Burmeister, 1842 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from Vietnam


Protaetia (Macroliocoladianae 
 Mückstein, 2021
 

Abstract
Protaetia (Macroliocola) dianae Mückstein, a new species of fruit chafer (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from northern Vietnam is described. Habitus and diagnostic features of the new species are illustrated. A new country record of Protaetia (Liocola) miharai (Alexis & Delpont, 1998) for Vietnam is presented. 

Keywords: Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Lamellicornia, Macroliocola, Liocola, taxonomy, new species, faunistic, Vietnam, Oriental Region



Petr Mückstein. 2021. A New Species and A New Country Record in the Genus Protaetia Burmeister, 1842 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa. 4952(1); 192-200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4952.1.12