Redescription and Lectotype Designation for Emphania chloris Burmeister, 1855 and Heptomera metallica Blanchard, 1850 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini).
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https://doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.54.1.37-41Abstract
Lectotypes for Emphania chloris Burmeister, 1855 and Heptomera metallica Blanchard, 1850 which are regarded as synonymous are designated. The lectotype of H. metallica is redescribed and its aedeagus is figured.
Keywords
Nomenclature, taxonomy, Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Emphania, Heptomera, Emphania chloris, Heptomera metallica.
Nomenclatural Acts
chloris Burmeister, 1855 (Emphania), Lectotype now a synonym of Emphania metallica (Blanchard, 1850)
metallica (Blanchard, 1850) (Emphania), Lectotype described as Heptomera metallica
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Published
2004-05-28
How to Cite
Ahrens, D. 2004: Redescription and Lectotype Designation for Emphania chloris Burmeister, 1855 and Heptomera metallica Blanchard, 1850 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini). - Contributions to Entomology = Beiträge Zur Entomologie 54(1): 37–41 - doi: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.54.1.37-41