.......Lichnia limbata Erichson, 1835
.......Syn. Dasychaeta lateralis Erichson, 1847
.......Syn. Lichnia immarginata Blanchard, 1850

Lichnia limbata Erichson. Photos by Mary Liz Jameson.
Distribution of Lichnia limbata.
Dorsal view of foreleg of Lichnia limbata showing sexual dimorphism in male (a) and female (b).
Dorsal view of antenna showing length of club. a) Lichnia limbata male; b) L. limbata female; c) Arctodium mahdii male.
Dorsal view of maxilla showing length of galea of Lichnia limbata.

Description. Lichnia limbata closely resembles L. gallardoi but can be distinguished by the longer antennal club and the lack of a clypeal tooth in males of L. limbata (males of L. gallardoi have a clypeal tooth and shorter antennae).

Distribution. Region V (Valparaíso) to Region VII (Maule) in Central Chile.

Phenology: September to January with a peak in numbers in November.

Reference:
Hawkins, S. J. 2006. Revision of the Chilean tribe Lichniini Burmeister, 1844 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Zootaxa 1266: 1-63.