Publications by authors named "Paul M Hutchinson"

Females of two unusual dynastines (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) from Australia are described and compared with other known Australian genera and species. Philcarneum aenigma Allsopp & Hutchinson new genus, new species from coastal southeastern New South Wales was recognised as novel in the 1980s, but has lacked a formal name, making it invisible in the literature. It is placed in the Cheiroplatina.

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Rigoutorum new genus Hutchinson Moeseneder (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Schizorhinini: Schizorhinina) is created for Diaphonia bacchusi Rigout Allard, 1997, resulting in Rigoutorum bacchusi new combination. Rigoutorum jakli Hutchinson Moeseneder, new species, which has been lumped with R. bacchusi in collections and confirmed as distinct through our molecular work, is described.

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Two new species of Castiarina Gory Laporte, 1838 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Stigmoderini) are described from Australia. Castiarina testudocaput sp. n.

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Liomenochilus ongi new genus and new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Systellopini) is described from the Kimberley Region of northern Western Australia, Australia. It differs from the other six genera of systellopines by its general shape and colour; by its antennae with eight antennomeres, including a 3-lamellate club; and by the labro-clypeal suture being effaced medially and present only at the lateral declivity. A revised diagnosis for the tribe and a revised key to the seven genera of Systellopini are given.

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The genus Pseudholophylla Blackburn, 1911 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini) is reviewed and males of a sixth species, P. hurai new species, are described and differentiated from males of the remaining species. The only known female, of P.

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The Australian genera Anomalomorpha Arrow, 1908 and Enracius Dechambre, 1999 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini: Cheiroplatina) are revised and compared with Adoryphorus Blackburn, 1889. Anomalomorpha giveni Carne, 1957, is transferred to Erbmahcedius Hutchinson Allsopp new genus, becoming Erbmahcedius giveni new combination. Anomalomorpha pilbara Hutchinson Allsopp new species and Enracius richardsi new species are described from Western Australia.

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The species of Cavonus Sharp, 1875 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini: Pseudoryctina) from Western Australia, Australia are revised and Cavonus fovealacus new species is described from southwestern Western Australia. The female attributed to Epironastes nigrisetosus Carne, 1957 is redescribed as the female of Cavonus sculpturatus Blackburn, 1888, as is the male of C. sculpturatus.

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The genus Epironastes Carne, 1957 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini: Pseudoryctina) from southern Western Australia, Australia is revised. Teinogenys demarzi Endrődi, 1971 is transferred to Epironastes, becoming E. demarzi new combination and is redescribed.

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Niuailan new genus is established for Cryptoryctes peterseni Endrődi, 1967 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Characters distinguishing it from the Australian Carneoryctes Özdikmen, 2009 species are discussed. The combination of dilated metatibiae, shape of the clypeus and pygidium, simply curved mandibles, absence of a frontal horn, tubercle or carina, and three pronotal horns in Niuailan allow clear separation from other New Guinea Pentodontini.

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The flower beetle genus Aurum new genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Schizorhinini: Schizorhinina) is described. Aurum is endemic to Australia, and contains a single species, Aurum leonorensis new species, from Western Australia. The genus is compared to the most closely related Australian flower beetle genera, Diaphonia Newman, 1840, Aphanesthes Kraatz, 1880, and Chondropyga Kraatz, 1880.

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The endemic flower beetle genus Navigator new genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Schizorhinini) is described from Australia. Navigator contains species that are morphologically and behaviourally unusual when compared to the majority of other Australian flower beetles in several easily visible characters. A differential diagnosis with similar Australian schizorhinine genera and species is performed, and a key to its species is provided.

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The endemic Australian flower chafer genus Metallesthes Kraatz, 1880 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) is revised. Metallesthes anneliesae Moeseneder & Hutchinson new species is described from southern Queensland and New South Wales. Metallesthes unicolor (Macleay, 1863) revised status is raised from synonymy with Metallesthes metallescens (White, 1859).

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Grandaustralis new genus and Grandaustralis boomerang new species are described from Western Australia. Grandaustralis is placed in the tribe Schizorhinini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae).

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Chondropyga insignicosta, new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) is described from Queensland, Australia.

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