Eulepida, Kolbe, 1894

Sehnal, Richard, 2018, Eulepida mbala, a new species from Zambia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Zootaxa 4399 (4), pp. 591-595 : 594

Key to species group II of Eulepida (modified from Lacroix 2010).

1. Scales on pronotum shorter and wider than on elytra. Scutellum with punctures fine and irregular. Protibia prolonged, distal tooth with pointed apex............................................................................................................................................................................... 2

- Scales on pronotum longer and wider than on elytra. Scutellum with punctures sparse and distinct. Protibia short, distal tooth with rounded apex ................................................................................................................................................ E. werneri Lacroix, 2010

2. Larger species (> 25 mm). Macrosetae of elytra uniformly scale-like.............................................................................................. 3

- Smaller species (<23 mm). Macrosetae of elytra narrow, interspersed with isolated scale-like macrosetae..................................... ............................................................................................................................................................. E. mbala Sehnal , new species

3. Pygidium sparsely covered with fine scale-like macrosetae ...................................................................... E. anatina Brenske, 1896

- Pygidium densely covered with wide scale-like macrosetae ........................................................... E. tschindeana Péringuey, 1904