The chlorotica-subgroup (species with unidentate protibiae) of the Anomala cuprascens-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini) from Sulawesi and the Papuan Region is revised. The cuprascens-group and chlorotica-subgroup are morphologically defined. The chlorotica-subgroup includes 28 species, 18 of which are described as new. The new species are: Anomala madangensis, A. malukana, A. kuekenthali, A. durvillei, A. fergussonensis, A. denticulata, A. irianensis, A. bruggei, A. merkli, A. biakensis, A. butensis, A. ophthalmica, A. sarmiensis, A. toxopei, A. papuensis, A. aruensis, A. sulana, A. tahunensis. The following names are placed in synonymy: A. aeneiventris var. fuscipennis Ohaus, 1915 (= A. aeneiventris Fairmaire, 1883), A. bandarra Ohaus, 1916 (= A. maculicollis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846), A. resecta Ohaus, 1916 (= A. maculi collis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846), A. stigmatica Ohaus, 1916 (= A. maculicollis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846), A. ternatana Lansberge, 1879 (= A. aeruginosa Boisduval, 1835), A. aerea Blanchard, 1851 (= A. aeruginosa Boisduval, 1835). Lectotypes are selected for the nomnal taxa Anomala aeneiventris Fairmaire, 1883, A. pygidialis Kirsch, 1876, A. chlorotica (Guérin-Méneville, 1838), A. maculicollis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846, A. stigmatica Ohaus, 1916, A. resecta Ohaus, 1916, A. bandarra Ohaus, 1916, A. aerea Blanchard, 1851, A. cassiana Ohaus, 1923. Neotypes are designated for Anomala bousqueti LeGuillou, 1844 and A. aeruginosa Boisd val, 1835. The examination of endophalus structures allows discrimination of species and is indicative of relationships between these species. Descriptions and a key to all taxa treated are included. Figures of the aedeagi and endophalli as well as distribution maps for all taxa are provided.

Sulawesi, Papuan Region, Anomala cuprascens-species group, A. chlorotica-subgroup, taxonomy, distribution