Protaetia (Macroliocola) nigropurpurea Yawata, 1941

Mückstein, Petr, 2021, A new species and a new country record in the genus Protaetia Burmeister, 1842 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from Vietnam, Zootaxa 4952 (1), pp. 192-200 : 195-196

Protaetia (Macroliocola) nigropurpurea Yawata, 1941

( Figs 10–15 , 22–24 )

Protaetia nigropurpurea Yawata, 1941: 122 , fig. L (original description).

Protaetia nigropurpurea Iwata (sic!), 1941: Mikšić 1987: 570, fig. 164 (listed as incertae sedis).

Protaetia (Liocola) nigropurpurea: Krajčík 1998: 38 (catalogue); Sakai & Nagai 1998: 288, figs 1029- 1 male, 1029- 2 female (iconography); Yu et al. 1998: plate 4, fig. 5.

Macroliocola nigropurpurea Iwata (sic!), 1941: Alexis & Delpont 1998: 170.

Protaetia (Macroliocola) nigropurpurea: Krajčík 2011: 38 ; Smetana 2006: 291 (catalogue); Bezděk 2016: 378 (catalogue).

Type locality. “ Musha, Formosa” [= Wushe , Nantou County, Taiwan].

Type material examined. Holotype (by monotypy) , ♂ ( NSMT, Figs 10–15 ), labelled: “ HOLOTYPE [P.],

Protaetia nigropurpurea, Yawata, 1941 [H.], [red label with black border] / HOLOTYPE [H.], [white label] / Musha, 9. 1 [H.], [white label with black border]”. In the original publication, Yawata (1941) mentioned that the male holotype was collected on July 21, 1934.

Additional material examined. Taiwan. 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ ( PMCH), Taoyuan county, Fuxing distr., Lala Shan Mts. , 2.–13.May 2016, Seng-Sung Tu leg. ( Figs 22–24 ) .

Distribution. Taiwan.

Figures

FIGURES 10‒15. Male holotype of Protaetia (M.) nigropurpurea Yawata, 1941 (NSMT). 10, dorsal view; 11, ventral view; 12, lateral view; 13, aedeagus in dorsal view; 14, aedeagus in lateral view; 15, labels. Not to scale.

FIGURES 16‒24. Shape of mesometasternal process and aedeagus (in lateral and dorsal view): 16‒18, Protaetia (Macroliocola) dianae Mückstein, new species, holotype; 19‒21, Protaetia (M.) montana (Nonfried, 1892), Vietnam, Yen Bai province, Mú Cang Chái (PMCH); 22‒24, Protaetia (M.) nigropurpurea Yawata, 1941, Taiwan, Taoyuan county, Lala Shan Mts. (PMCH). Not to scale.