Accepted by A.B.T. Smith: 13 Aug. 2013; published: 13 Sept. 2013 ZOOTAXA ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press Zootaxa 3710 (3): 281–288 www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article 281 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3710.3.6 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A9AF2D13-5953-476B-8D74-02B331047671 Chondropyga insignicosta, a new species of Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Queensland, Australia PAUL M. HUTCHINSON 1 & CHRISTIAN H. MOESENEDER 2 1 Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Quarantine Western Australia, Perth, W.A. 6105, Australia. E-mail: paul.hutchinson@agric.wa.gov.au 2 CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Qld 4001, Australia. E-mail: chris.moeseneder@csiro.au Abstract Chondropyga insignicosta, new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) is described from Queensland, Australia. Key words: flower chafer, Schizorhinini Introduction The scarabaeoid subfamily Cetoniinae, the flower chafers (excluding Valgini), is represented in Australia by approximately 126 species (Calder 2002, Hasenpusch & Moeseneder 2010, Moeseneder & Hutchinson 2012, Hutchinson & Moeseneder 2013). This paper describes Chondropyga insignicosta, new species, a rarely collected species, which inhabits a small area of rainforest in east-central Queensland, Australia. All known specimens, except one, have been caught in flight intercept traps. The species is placed in the genus Chondropyga Kraatz, 1880. Methods Specimen lengths were measured from anterior margin of frons to posterior margin of abdomen; widths were measured at the widest extent of the elytra. Morphological nomenclature follows Krikken (1984) and Holm & Marais (1992). Images of type specimens were taken with a Canon EOS 5D and Canon 100 mm macro lens. Focus stacking was performed with Helicon Focus version 4.48. Ecosystem classification was determined using the Queensland Herbarium Regional Ecosystem Description Database, version 6.0b, updated November 2009 by the Department of Environment and Resource Management, Brisbane, Australia. Abbreviations: D.K.—Denis R. Kitchin, Gracemere, Qld; Qld—Queensland; f—female; m—male. Collections and institutions are abbreviated as follows: AIF Australian Insect Farm, Jack W. Hasenpusch, Innisfail, Qld, Australia; ANIC Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia; CMAR CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Dutton Park, Qld, Australia; CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia; DAFF Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Dutton Park, Qld, Australia; DAFWA Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Perth, W.A., Australia (formerly WADA); MNHUB Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany; TERMS OF USE This pdf is provided by Magnolia Press for private/research use. Commercial sale or deposition in a public library or website is prohibited.