Three new species of the genus Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Leucopholini) from the Philippines and designation of a neotype for L. semperi Brenske, 1896

Three species of Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 chafers from the Philippines are described and illustrated: Leucopholis stainesi sp. nov., L. bezdeki sp. nov. and L. ratcliffei sp. nov. A neotype is designated for Leucopholis semperi Brenske, 1896. A revised key to the species of Leucopholis in the Phili...

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Main Author: Orlando A. Calcetas
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Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2023-08-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
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Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2261
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description Three species of Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 chafers from the Philippines are described and illustrated: Leucopholis stainesi sp. nov., L. bezdeki sp. nov. and L. ratcliffei sp. nov. A neotype is designated for Leucopholis semperi Brenske, 1896. A revised key to the species of Leucopholis in the Philippines is provided.
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spelling doaj.art-a899c4960f1f44e8bd6c200d5f1b2a3f2023-08-31T22:12:33ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732023-08-01890110.5852/ejt.2023.890.2261Three new species of the genus Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Leucopholini) from the Philippines and designation of a neotype for L. semperi Brenske, 1896Orlando A. Calcetas0Department of Agriculture, IVA-CALABARZON, Regional Crop Protection Center (DA-RCPC) Lipa Agricultural Research and Experiment Station (LARES) Brgy. Maraouy, Lipa City, Batangas 4217, Philippines Three species of Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 chafers from the Philippines are described and illustrated: Leucopholis stainesi sp. nov., L. bezdeki sp. nov. and L. ratcliffei sp. nov. A neotype is designated for Leucopholis semperi Brenske, 1896. A revised key to the species of Leucopholis in the Philippines is provided. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2261MelolonthinaeLeucopholisscarabsnew speciesneotype
spellingShingle Orlando A. Calcetas
Three new species of the genus Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Leucopholini) from the Philippines and designation of a neotype for L. semperi Brenske, 1896
European Journal of Taxonomy
Melolonthinae
Leucopholis
scarabs
new species
neotype
title Three new species of the genus Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Leucopholini) from the Philippines and designation of a neotype for L. semperi Brenske, 1896
title_full Three new species of the genus Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Leucopholini) from the Philippines and designation of a neotype for L. semperi Brenske, 1896
title_fullStr Three new species of the genus Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Leucopholini) from the Philippines and designation of a neotype for L. semperi Brenske, 1896
title_full_unstemmed Three new species of the genus Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Leucopholini) from the Philippines and designation of a neotype for L. semperi Brenske, 1896
title_short Three new species of the genus Leucopholis Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Leucopholini) from the Philippines and designation of a neotype for L. semperi Brenske, 1896
title_sort three new species of the genus leucopholis dejean 1833 coleoptera scarabaeidae melolonthinae leucopholini from the philippines and designation of a neotype for l semperi brenske 1896
topic Melolonthinae
Leucopholis
scarabs
new species
neotype
url https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2261
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