Redescription of Cyphochilus niveosquamosus (Blanchard, 1851) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) with notes on two species of the genus from India

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  • K.V. Prakash
  • H.M. Yeshwanth

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https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i4.992

Abstract

Cyphochilus niveosquamosus (Blanchard, 1851) from India is redescribed. The habitus and parameres of C. candidus (Olivier, 1789) and C. septentrionalis Waterhouse, 1867 redescribed by Sabatinelli (2020) are also illustrated. The species are also redescribed based on the newly examined specimens in this study. A checklist with distribution of eight species of Cyphochilus from India is provided.

Author Biographies

K.V. Prakash

All India Network Project on Soil Arthropod Pests, Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560 065, Karnataka, India

H.M. Yeshwanth

Collection Facility, National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, GKVK, Bengaluru 560 065, Karnataka, India.

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2023-12-31

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Prakash, K., & Yeshwanth, H. (2023). Redescription of Cyphochilus niveosquamosus (Blanchard, 1851) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) with notes on two species of the genus from India. ENTOMON, 48(4), 567–574. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i4.992

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Vol. 48 No. 4 (2023)

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