Description of seven new taxa of Cetoniinae from Indonesia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
Jákl Stanislav
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51(2): 535-550, 2011
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Abstract: Four new species and three new subspecies of Cetoniinae from Indonesia are
described: Protaetia (Macroprotaetia) maxwelli sp. nov. and Thaumastopeus
pugnator insulanus subsp. nov. from Nias Island; Meroloba siberutana sp. nov.,
Taeniodera monacha nigra subsp. nov., Protaetia (Pachyprotaetia) mentawaica sp.
nov. and Thaumastopeus striatus siberutanus subsp. nov. from Siberut Island; and
Protaetia (Pachyprotaetia) engganica sp. nov. from Enggano Island. All the taxa
are compared and illustrated.
Key words: Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Meroloba, Taeniodera, Protaetia, Thaumastopeus, taxonomy, new species, new subspecies, Indonesia, Oriental Region