Révision du genre Epilissus Dejean, 1836 (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Epilissini)

The genus Epilissus Dejean, 1836, is revised. Lectotypes of Epilissus cuprarius Fairmaire 1889, Epilissus splendidus Fairmaire 1889, Epilissus prasinus antongilensis Lebis 1953; Epilissus morio Harold 1879, Epilissus crassus Felsche 1911, Arachnodes micheli Lebis 1953 and Arachnodes splendidus var. descarpentriesi Lebis 1953, are designated. The following species are described and compared with their most related taxa: Epilissus robustus n. sp., Epilissus superbus n. sp., Epilissus bemarahaensis n. sp., Epilissus semilissus n. sp. and Epilissus vohemarensis n. sp. Epilissus discretus Montreuil 2006, n. stat., is raised to the species rank. After examination of the type specimens, Arachnodes armipes Lebis 1953 is synonymised with Epilissus cuprarius Fairmaire 1889; Arachnodes sadae Paulian, 1976 is synonymised with Epilissus splendidus delphinensis (Lebis 1953), n. stat.; Epilissus morio serindicus Paulian, 1976, n. stat. is proposed. Epilissus crassus Felsche 1911 is removed from synonymy with Epilissus morio Harold 1879, and synonymized with Epilissus morio hova Künckel d’Herculais 1887, n. stat.