FOUR NEW SPECIES OF EPHOLCIS WATERHOUSE, 1875 (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: MELOLONTHINAE: MAECHIDIINI) FROM THE MOLUCCAS, INDONESIA
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Coleoptera, Epholcis, Maechidiini, Melolonthinae, MoluccasAbstract
Here, we provide the first record of the chafer beetle genus Epholcis Waterhouse, 1875 from
the Moluccan Islands, Indonesia. We describe four new species: E. acutus sp. nov., E. arcuatus
sp. nov., E. cakalele sp. nov., and E. obiensis sp. nov. A lectotype is designated for Maechidius
moluccanus Moser, 1920, which is redescribed and transferred to the genus Epholcis as E.
moluccanus (Moser) comb. nov.
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