A second species of the genus Manodactylus Moser, 1919 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Macrodactylini) from the highlands of Colombia

Abstract

Moser in 1919 described the genus Manodactylus for the new species Manodactylus gaujoni Moser, 1919, which was described based on specimens of Abbé Gaujon from Loja, Ecuador; a syntype of this species was designated in 2017 as the lectotype. Earlier, Macrodactylus gaujoni was described by Ohaus in 1909 based on a specimen collected also in highlands of Loja; however, this type specimen is presumably lost. We designate the lectotype as a neotype for Macrodactylus gaujoni Ohaus, 1909 based on the congruence between the type localities and the diagnostic characters mentioned in the descriptions. Thus, Manodactylus gaujoni Moser, 1919 is a junior objective synonym of Macrodactylus gaujoni Ohaus, 1909, which is presented here in the new combination under the genus Manodactylus. Also, a second species of the genus Manodactylus is described from the Paramo ecosystem in the Andes of southern Colombia. Manodactylus paramicola sp. nov. differs from M. gaujoni by the shape of clypeus and punctation of pronotum and elytra. Diagnosis for the genus and for the species, the description of M. paramicola sp. nov., and a distribution map are presented.