This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Gao, Chuan-Bu, Bai, Ming, Fang, Hong, Yu, Zhi-Guo (2018): Four new species of the genus Miridiba Reitter (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from China. Zootaxa 4527 (1): 1-20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4527.1.1

Abstract

Four new species of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 from South China are described and illustrated: Miridiba (Miridiba) bannaensis Gao & Fang, new species, M. (M.) kuatunensis Gao & Fang, new species, M. (M.) xingkei Gao & Fang new species and M. (M.) youweii Gao & Fang, new species. Miridiba (M.) tuberculipennis obscura Itoh, 1995 is raised to species level. Miridiba (M.) obscura Itoh, 1995 and M. (M.) tuberculipennis (Moser, 1913) are newly recorded for China. A catalogue of Miridiba species from China is provided. [Zoobank registrations: Miridiba bannaensis Gao & Fang, new species: LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 0AEA5EFC-0914-437A-AEF6-C2685247E427 Miridiba kuatunensis Gao & Fang, new species: LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 148F9BA8-5666-40DC-A209-25C4B68D5CD5 Miridiba xingkei Gao & Fang, new species: LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 65A3141D-C7AC-4E89-BB20-5F5CFFA4D58E Miridiba youweii Gao & Fang, new species: LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DDA98D6C-5753-4F82-A49A-D9C7913DCFC2]

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/088bbc78-ee77-4fc8-b487-1e061da8009a
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/FF8CFFBDED35F342287AFFD65E2BDF62
Citation: Gao C, Bai M, Fang H, Yu Z, plazi (2018). Four new species of the genus Miridiba Reitter (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from China. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4527.1.1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.