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18 September 2015 Ten New Species of Phyllophaga Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Cuba
Andrew B. T. Smith, M. J. Paulsen
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Abstract

Ten new species in the Phyllophaga Harris subgenus Cnemarachis Saylor (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini) were discovered during a May 2013 field expedition in Cuba. These new species are Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) andersoni Smith and Paulsen, Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) bretti Smith and Paulsen, Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) calai Smith and Paulsen, Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) deleri Smith and Paulsen, Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) falcata Smith and Paulsen, Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) holguinensis Smith and Paulsen, Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) manibota Smith and Paulsen, Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) perfidia Smith and Paulsen, Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) sarlacca Smith and Paulsen, and Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) secessicola Smith and Paulsen. Each species is described, illustrated, and diagnosed. A checklist of the species of Phyllophaga in Cuba by province is given.

Andrew B. T. Smith and M. J. Paulsen "Ten New Species of Phyllophaga Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Cuba," The Coleopterists Bulletin 69(3), 435-452, (18 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-69.3.435
Received: 13 March 2015; Accepted: 1 July 2015; Published: 18 September 2015
KEYWORDS
chafers
Melolonthini
scarab beetles
taxonomy
West Indies
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