Eulepida tschindeana Péringuey, 1904

Sehnal, Richard, 2018, Eulepida mbala, a new species from Zambia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Zootaxa 4399 (4), pp. 591-595 : 593

Eulepida tschindeana Péringuey, 1904

( Figs. 1E , 2C )

Material examined: “ Zimbabwe Ngezi | Kwekwe env. 30.11.- 1.12.1998 | S. Bečvář leg.”, one male ; “C Zimbabwe | Gweru, Shangani env. | 2.- 12.1998 | Bečvář leg.”, one female ; both specimens are deposited in Richard Sehnal collection, Velenice, Czech Republic.

Note. The species was described from Mozambique (Beira) and subsequently recorded from Mount Binga and Chimoio ( Lacroix 2010). The new localities reported here represent a new country record for Zimbabwe.

Figures

FIGURES 1A–F. Eulepida mbala new species, holotype (male) and paratype No. 1 (female). Habitus, dorsal view: A, holotype; B, paratype. Pygidium, lateral view, male (upper) and female (lower). C, Eulepida mbala new species; D, Eulepida anatina Brenske, 1896; E, Eulepida tschindeanaPéringuey, 1904;F, Eulepida werneri Lacroix,2010.Not to scale.

FIGURES 2A–D. Aedeagus of species group II of Eulepida, dorsal (left) and lateral (right) views. A, Eulepida mbala new species, holotype; B, Eulepida anatina Brenske, 1896; C, Eulepida tschindeana Péringuey, 1904; D, Eulepida werneri Lacroix, 2010. Not to scale.