Two New Species of Macraspis MacLeay, 1819 (Melolonthidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) from Brazil, with Supplementary Description on the Chromatic Variation and Endophallus of Macraspis laevicollis (Waterhouse, 1881).

ABSTRACT

Two new species of Macraspis MacLeay are described and illustrated based on adult specimens collected in São Paulo and Paraná states, in southeastern and southern Brazil, respectively. Macraspis ironman sp. nov. and M. soulai sp. nov. are diagnosed and included in the preexisting identification key. A new chromatic variation of M. laevicollis (Waterhouse) is reported, along with a supplementary description including aedeagus and endophallus structures.