Maladera rufoplagiata ( Fairmaire, 1893 )

Fabrizi, Silvia, Liu, Wan-Gang, Bai, Ming, Yang, Xing-Ke & Ahrens, Dirk, 2021, A monograph of the genus Maladera Mulsant & Rey, 1871 of China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), Zootaxa 4922 (1), pp. 1-400 : 136-137

Maladera rufoplagiata ( Fairmaire, 1893)

Figures 29 E–H, 101

Homaloplia rufoplagiata Fairmaire, 1893: 305 ; Brenske 1902 a: 50.

Autoserica rufoplagiata: Frey 1975: 240 ; Sabatinelli 1993: 622.

Autoserica birmanica Brenske, 1898: 343 .

Maladera rufoplagiata: Ahrens 2004a: 199 ; Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016: 220.

Type material examined. See Ahrens (2004a).

Additional material examined. China. 1 ♂ “ Mengla , Yunnan, 31.VII.2006, leg. Shi Fuming, Mao Shaoli ” ( HBUM) , 1 ♀ “ Menglun, Mengla , Yunnan, 29-30.VIII.2006, leg. Mao Benyong etc.” ( HBUM) . Laos. 3 ex. “ NE-Laos: Hua Phan prov., Ban Saleui, Phou Pan ( Mt. ) - 20°12’N, 104°01’E; 14.iv.-15.v.2012; 1300-1900m; leg. C. Holzschuh Ankauf ZFMK Bonn 2012/13” ( ZFMK) , 8 ex. “ Laos, Attapeau prov.; Annam Highlands Mts Dong Amphan; NBCA, ca. 1160m Nong Fa (crater lake) env., 15°05.9’N, 107°25.6’E St. Jakl lgt, 30.4.- 6.5.2010 ” ( ZFMK) , 1 ex. “NE-Laos: Hua Phan Prov.; Ban Saleui, Phou Pan ( Mt. )- 20°12’N, 104°01’E 11.iv.-15.v.2012, 1300-1900m leg. C. Holzschuh-ZFMK Ankauf 2012” ( ZFMK) , 1 ♂ “X-DA5013 Laos Hua Phan prov.; Ban Saleui, Phou Pan ( Mt. ) 20°12’N, 104°01 ’ 15.-30.iv.2014 leg. C. Holzschuh—ZFMK Ankauf 2014 Maladera spLaos_Phupane30” ( ZFMK) , 1 ♂ “X-DA4891 Laos Hua Phan prov.; Ban Saleui, Phou Pan ( Mt. ) 20°12’N, 104°01 ’ 15.-30.iv.2014 leg. C. Hol-zschuh—ZFMK Ankauf 2014 Maladera spLaos_Phupane30” ( ZFMK) . Thailand. 1 ex. “ Khak Ngam (820m) Phu Rua, Loei, NE Thai , 21-23.V.2004 Takakuwa, M. leg.” ( ZFMK) . Vietnam. 1 ♂, 1 ♀ “ Hoa-Binh, Tonkin , VII.1940, leg. A. de Cooman ” ( IZAS) , 1 ex. “ Thailand Prov. Phang Nga, Khao Lak, envir. Khao Lak Beach U. Schmidt 29.IV.2015 ” ( CASH) .

Doubtful record: 2 ex. “ China, Fujian Province, Mt. Liang-shan-ding, Wuping Country, 2-13.VII.2009 local collectors, Ankauf via Li Yingke 2010 ex coll. Ahrens ” ( ZFMK) .

Remarks. The species was discussed in detail by Ahrens (2004a).

Distribution. See map ( Fig. 101 ) and Table 1.

Figures

FIGURE 29. A–D: Maladera serratiforceps Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, sp. n. (holotype); E–H: M. rufoplagiata (Fairmaire, 1893) (China: Chang Yang); I–L: M. aureola (Murayama, 1938) (China: Hunan: Mupu Mt.. A, E, I: aedeagus, left side lateral view; C, G, K: aedeagus, right side lateral view; B, F, J: parameres, dorsal view; D, H, L: habitus. Scale: 0.5 mm. Habitus not to scale.

FIGURE 101. Distribution of the Maladera sikkimensis group: Maladera rufoplagiata (Fairmaire, 1893), M. serratiforceps sp. n., M. snizeki sp. n..