Mimela vitalisi Ohaus, 1914

Zhao, Ming-Zhi, 2021, On the genus Mimela Kirby, 1823 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from China and adjacent countries, with description of five new species, Zootaxa 4995 (2), pp. 201-230 : 226-228

Mimela vitalisi Ohaus, 1914

( Figs. 18A–E )

Mimela vitalisi Ohaus, 1914: 215 , fig. 13 [original description, type locality: Tonkin, Lao-Kay]; Ohaus 1918: 132 [catalogued, Mimela (s. str.)]; Ohaus 1943: 73 [key, Mimela (s. str.), chinensis -group]; Machatschke 1957: 103 [catalogued, chinensis - group]; Paulian 1959: 118, figs. 252–253 [redescription]; Machatschke 1972: 180 [catalogued, chinensis -group]; Krajčik 2007: 89 [catalogued].

Type material examined. None. The identification is based on the original description.

Additional material examined (17♂♂, 8♀♀). CHINA: Guangdong : 14♂♂, 8♀♀ ( SYSU), Xinyi City, Dawuling , 1988.VII.6 , SYSU collectors; Yunnan: 1♂ ( ZMPC), Honghe, Jinping, Ma’andi 2019.V.15 ; 1♂ ( CCPC), Lüchun, Huanglianshan, 1600m, 2018, V-25 , Y.-Q. Lu Leg.; VIETNAM: 1♂ ( ZMPC), Tam Duong Dist. , VII.2016 .

Remarks. In Mimela vitalisi , the postero-lateral curvature of each elytron is strongly angled. This remarkable character occurs on both sexes, but had been overlooked by Ohaus (1914) and Paulian (1959). This character is also present in M. cariniventris Lin, 1990 from Xizang, China, of which males remain unknown. The two species are highly similar externally except for the smaller body size and larger punctures upon elytra of the latter species.

Distribution. China *: Guangdong, Yunnan; Vietnam: Lai Chau *, Lao Cai.

Figures

FIGURE 18. Habitus and male genitalia of Mimela vitalisi Ohaus, 1914 (Dawuling). A, habitus in dorsal view; B, habitus in lateral view; C, male genitalia in dorsal view; D, male genitalia in ventral view; E, male genitalia in lateral view.