Chlorota haemorrhoidalis ( Olivier, 1789 )

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 : 130

Chlorota haemorrhoidalis ( Olivier, 1789)

Melolontha haemorrhoidalis Olivier 1789: 79

Note. Four presently recognized subspecies of Chlorota haemorrhoidalis have been described, three of which occur in the research area. The other one is C. haemorrhoidalis solimoensis Ohaus, 1908 (recorded from Brazil).

Subspecies Chlorota haemorrhoidalis durantonorum Soula, 2002

Chlorota haemorrhoidalis durantonorum Soula 2002a: 144 ( Suriname)

Distribution. Suriname: Soula 2002a: 144, 2002b: 32; MHCN; NZCS; RMNH (as Chlorota haemorrhoidalis [s. l.]).

Subspecies Chlorota haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis ( Olivier, 1789)

Melolontha haemorrhoidalis Olivier 1789: 79 ( French Guiana - NEOTYPE)

= Pelidnota marginata Laporte 1840: 122 ( French Guiana)

Distribution. French Guiana: Laporte 1840: 122 (as Pelidnota marginata ); Blackwelder 1944: 237 (as Pelidnota marginata ); Soula 2002a: 143 (designation NEOTYPE Melolontha haemorrhoidalis ), 2002b: 31, 2010a: 57. “Guianas”: Ohaus 1934: 125; Blackwelder 1944: 239; Machatschke 1972: 55. Other: Olivier 1789: 79 (none - as Melolontha haemorrhoidalis ).

Note. Blackwelder (1944: 237, 239) treats Pelidnota marginata both as a valid species and as a synonym of Chlorota haemorrhoidalis .

§ Subspecies Chlorota haemorrhoidalis touzoti Soula, 2002

Chlorota haemorrhoidalis touzoti Soula 2002a: 145 ( Brazil (NA))

Distribution. Brazil (NA): Soula 2002a: 145 (NA); Soula 2002b: 32.