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 Mecopelidnota mezai Soula, 2008 Mecopelidnota mezai Soula, 2008: 28 [original combination]. Distribution. PERU: Lambayeque, Piura ( Soula 2008 , Ratcliffe et al. 2015 ). Types. The following specimens are deposited at CCECL. 1 ♂ holotype, 1 ♀ allotype, 9 ♂ paratypes, 12 ♀ paratypes: "Abra Porculla, Dt. Piura N-W Perou ; 1800m II/2007//Holotype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031076); "Abra Porculla, Dt. Piura N-W Perou ; 1800m II/2007//Allotype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031077); Six paratypes with identical label data: "Abra Porculla, Dt. Piura N-W Perou ; 1800m II/2007//Paratype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031078 to 47031083); "Abra Porculla Piura - Perou coll. - SOULA [obverse] XI/2000 ~1000m//Paratype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031084); Eight paratypes with identical label data: "Penachi, 1800m Dto. Lambayeque N.W. Perou , III/2007//Paratype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031085 to 47031091, exch60); "Penachi Dt Lambayeque Perou M. SOULA det 19 [obverse] 2000 III/2007//Paratype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031093); "Huasmaca Piura 1700 m M. SOULA det 19 [obverse] N-W-Perou 5-6/2006//Paratype Mecopelidnota mezai S. 2007 Soula" (47031094). Two paratypes with identical label data "Penachi, 1800m Dto. Lambayeque N. W. Perou , III/2007//Paratype 2007 Mecopelidnota mezai S. Soula" (47031095 and 47031096). Genitalia card-mounted underneath the male holotype, the female allotype, one female paratype and four male paratypes. Box 4618691 SOULA.