Macraspis chloraspis Laporte, 1840

Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, Insecta Mundi 732 (732), pp. 1-306 : 140-141

Macraspis chloraspis Laporte, 1840

Macraspis chloraspis Laporte 1840: 118

Note. Three presently recognized subspecies of Macraspis chloraspis have been described, one of which occurs in the research area. The other two are M. chloraspis subandina Soula, 1998 (recorded from Ecuador, Peru) and M. chloraspis viridicuprea Ohaus, 1898 (recorded from Venezuela, Colombia).

Subspecies Macraspis chloraspis chloraspis Laporte, 1840

Macraspis chloraspis Laporte 1840: 118 ( French Guiana - NEOTYPE)

Distribution. Suriname: MHCN - NEW COUNTRY RECORD ( Suriname, [Sipaliwini], Lely Gebergte 600/ 700m. 16-X-1979. G. F. Mees.); RMNH. French Guiana: Laporte 1840: 118 (as M. chloraspis ); Ohaus 1934: 153 (as M. chloraspis [s. l.]); Blackwelder 1944: 241 (as M. chloraspis [s. l.]); Machatschke 1972: 70 (as M. chloraspis [s. l.]); Soula 1998: 41 (designation NEOTYPE Macraspis chloraspis ), 2010a: 58; RMNH. “Guianas”: Soula 2003: 42. Brazil: Blackwelder 1944: 241 (as M. chloraspis [s. l.]); Machatschke 1972: 70 (as M. chloraspis [s. l.]); Soula 2003: 42. Other: Ohaus 1934: 153 ( Ecuador, Peru - as M. chloraspis [s. l.]); Blackwelder 1944: 241 ( Ecuador, Peru - as M. chloraspis [s. l.]); Machatschke 1972: 70 ( Ecuador, Peru - as M. chloraspis [s. l.]); Soula 1998: 41 ( Ecuador, Uruguay), 2003: 42 ( Uruguay).