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Issue: Vol. 5693 No. 3: 18 Sept. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-09-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.3.1
Page range: 301-356
Abstract views: 76
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Taxonomic study of species related to Anomala flavonotata Arrow, 1912, A. flavofasciata Arrow, 1912, and A. flavovaria Arrow, 1917 from the Himalaya and adjacent regions (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae)

Museum A. Koenig; Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change; Adenauerallee 127; 53113 Bonn; Germany.
Hamadayama 3-1-7; Suginami-ku; Tokyo 168-0065; Japan.
Rostocker Straße 1a; 17179 Gnoien; Germany.
Coleoptera Taxonomy new species asymmetry Anomalini China Bhutan India Myanmar Nepal

Abstract

The Anomala species from the Himalaya and adjacent regions with yellow and transverse band on elytra are revised, including Anomala flavonotata Arrow, 1912, A. flavovaria Arrow, 1917, A. flavofasciata Arrow, 1912, A. flaviventris Arrow, 1912 and A. brancuccii Sabatinelli, 1991. Additional twelve related species are described new to science, which are A. menyuensis Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., A. spiniforceps Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., A. luoyuensis Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., A. latifasciata Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., A. incurva Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., A. bomiensis Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., A. lhoba Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., A. dilatostilus Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., A. maedai Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., A. suavis Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., A. murzini Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov., and A. fenestrata Zhao, Fujioka & Zorn, sp. nov. Lectotypes are designated for A. flavonotata, A. flavovaria and A. flaviventris. Detailed descriptions, as well as figures of habitus and aedeagus are provided for all taxa.

 

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How to Cite

Zhao, M.-Z., Fujioka, M. & Zorn, C. (2025) Taxonomic study of species related to Anomala flavonotata Arrow, 1912, A. flavofasciata Arrow, 1912, and A. flavovaria Arrow, 1917 from the Himalaya and adjacent regions (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae). Zootaxa, 5693 (3), 301–356. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.3.1