Description of a new subspecies of Brahmina taitungensis and proposal of a replacement name for B. pubiventris (Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) with a list and a key of the species of Brahmina from Taiwan

Abstract

Nine species of the genus Brahmina from Taiwan are studied. Among them, a new subspecies is described under the name of Brahmina taitungensis densatus subsp. nov. New replacement name, Brahmina chingjinyui nom. nov., is proposed for B. pubiventris H. Kobayashi, 1993, a junior secondary homonym of Phytalus pubiventris Burmeister, 1855. Additionally, a list and a key to the species of this genus from Taiwan is provided.