Eulepida anatina Brenske, 1896

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

Faunistic notes on some Eulepida species of group II (sensu Lacroix, 2010)

Eulepida anatina Brenske, 1896 ( Figs. 1D , 2B )

Material examined: “ C Zimbabwe Chivhu | Feathestone env. 22.11.1996 | Snížek leg.”, 14 males and two females are deposited in Richard Sehnal collection, Velenice, Czech Republic, one male and one female in Národní muzeum Praha, Czech Republic.

Note. The species was decribed from Zimbabwe (Matabélé) and subsequently recorded from Sebakwe, Umtamli, Salisbury, and Chivhu ( Lacroix 2010). This additonal record for Zimbabwe is here reported.

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.