Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies Author Moore, Matthew R. Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida Building 1881 Natural Drive Area, Steinmetz Hall, Box 110620, Gainesville, FL 32611 - 0620, USA Author Jameson, Mary L. Department of Biological Sciences, Wichita State University 1845 Fairmount, Box 26, Wichita, KS 67260 - 0026, USA maryliz.jameson@gmail.com Author Garner, Beulah H. Natural History Museum, Insects Division, Department of Life Sciences, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK Author Audibert, Cedric Musee des Confluences, Centre de Conservation et d'Etude des Collections, 13 A Rue Bancel, F- 69007 Lyon, France Author Smith, Andrew B. T. Research Division, Canadian Museum of Nature, P. O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario, K 1 P 6 P 4, Canada Author Seidel, Matthias text ZooKeys 2017 2017-04-06 666 1 349 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.666.9191 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.666.9191 1313-2970-666-1 B3C377E8BBB14F328AECA2C22D1E625A C43EEB41A94B930FFE439D1FAD29FF9C 579453 Chrysina transvolcanica ( Moron & Nogueira, 2016) Plusiotis transvolcanica Moron & Nogueira, 2016: 13-15 [original combination]. Chrysina transvolcanica ( Moron and Nogueira) [ comb. n. ]. Distribution. MEXICO: Jalisco, Mexcio , Michoacan , Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala ( Moron and Nogueira 2016 ). Types. 1 ♂ holotype and 1 ♀ allotype and paratypes at MXAL ( Moron and Nogueira 2016 ). Remarks. The genus Plusiotis was synonymized with Chrysina ( Hawks 2001 ). Moron and Nogueira (2016) continued using Plusiotis for reasons of practicality and lack of published molecular evidence in support of Hawks's hypothesis. Because Moron and Nogueira (2016) did not revalidate the genus Plusiotis , we transfer Plusiotis transvolcanica to the currently valid genus Chrysina .