Ptyophis paulseni (R. A. Philippi, 1864): 448

Orden COLEOPTERA Linnaeus, 1758
Suborden POLYPHAGA
Serie SCARABAEIFORMIA
Superfamilia SCARABAEOIDEA
FAMILIA SCARABAEIDAE Latreille, 1802
Subfamilia MELOLONTHINAE Leach, 1819
Tribu Pachydemini Burmeister, 1855

Ptyophis paulseni (R. A. Philippi, 1864): 448

Diagnosis:

Male (Fig. 14). Length 10.9-13.0 mm. Body color light brown, reddish brown or dark brown. Clypeus rounded, subquadrate, or trapezoidal (Fig. 14). Frons flat on basal half; surface coarse and densely punctate and setose. Labrum flattened, subrectangular, with anterior margin slightly produced and moderately setose (Fig. 18). Labium ellipsoidal or subovate (Fig. 20). Antennal club with 3-5 antennomeres, the inner antennomere is always shorter than preceding (Figs. 3, 14). Elytra clearly striate and rugose at intervals; striae generally of a different color as the rest of the integument. Tarsi 1.9 times longer than protibiae in the male. Male genitalia with parameres strongly curved at apex in lateral view (Fig. 23).

Female (Fig. 16). Length 11.0-11.3. Body color as male. Clypeus rounded or trapezoidal, with apical margin sometimes emarginate at middle; dorsal surface coarse and densely punctate, punctures large. Eyes small, ventrally globose. Antennal club with 4 antennomeres, shorter than the funicle; the inner antennomere is shorter than preceding

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