title: Revision of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1901 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae).
abstract: The genus Miridiba is here reviewed on the basis of external morphological and genital characters. This genus now contains 27 species, eight of which are new transfers from Holotrichia Hope, 1837; Holotrichia (Pledina) ; Melolontha Fabricius, 1775; and Neodontocnema . A type series of thirteen species is designed. Hippotrichia and Neodontocnema are described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria (CITA), Unidad de Sanidad Vegetal, Avenida Montañana, Zaragoza, Spain. mcoca@aragon.es
authors.forename: Maria Milagro
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Coca-Abia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D003710:Demography; D005121:Extremities / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005835:Genitalia / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013045:Species Specificity