Cyphochilus satyarthii Sabatinelli, 2020

Sreedevi, Kolla, Sahoo, Kishore Chandra, Ajaykumara, Kattigehalli Math, Boopathi, Thangavel, Sushil, Satya Nand & Sabatinelli, Guido, 2025, Revision of Indian Cyphochilus Waterhouse, 1867 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) with description of two new species, Zootaxa 5693 (2), pp. 201-222 : 208

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.2.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17322232
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scientific name	Cyphochilus satyarthii Sabatinelli, 2020
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Type locality: Sikkim .

Type material examined. Holotype ♂ MHNG: Himalaja [sic] / Sikkim // (ENTO-81689) . Paratypes: 1 ♂ ISNB: Sikkim / ex coll. Ley — 1 ♂ PCMN: India, Sikkim east, Gangtok , env. / 2000–2500m, Fambong-Lo forest / 8–15.VII.1997 / Jan Schneider lgt .— 1 ♂ MNHN: Pedong [Kalimpong] / A. Desgodins / ex coll. R. Oberthur.

Diagnosis: Parameres slightly asymmetrical, both curved dorsally; the right paramere bears a distinct spur on the outer margin of its distal third ( Fig. 20A–C View FIGURES 20–21 ).

Distribution: India: Sikkim, West Bengal ( Sabatinelli 2020b).

Remarks: Cyphochilus satyarthii , C. candidus , C. septentrionalis , C. gandhii , and C. tenzingyatsoi occur in northeastern India.These species are externally very similar, which has historically led to frequent misidentifications. Cyphochilus satyarthii can be reliably distinguished by the morphology of its parameres: the left paramere is unarmed, whereas the right paramere bears an externally directed spur.