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 Sorocha plicipennis (Ohaus, 1934) Pelidnota (Ganonota) plicipennis Ohaus, 1934a: 10-11 [original combination]. Pelidnota (Strigidia) plicipennis Ohaus [new subgeneric combination by Machatschke 1970 : 157]. Pelidnota (Odontognathus) plicipennis Ohaus [new subgeneric combination by Hardy 1975 : 4]. Sorocha plicipennis (Ohaus) [new combination by Soula 2006 : 92-93]. Pelidnota (Strigidia) plicipennis (Ohaus) [revised combination and revised subgeneric combination by Oezdikmen 2009 : 145]. Sorocha plicipennis (Ohaus) [ revised combination ]. Distribution. BOLIVIA: La Paz ( Ohaus 1934a , b , Blackwelder 1944 , Machatschke 1972 , Soula 2006 , Krajcik 2008 ). Types. 1 ♂ type specimen of Pelidnota (Ganonota) plicipennis Ohaus at ZMHB (Fig. 102 ). Soula (2006) recorded 1 ♂ lectotype and 1 paralectotype at ZMHB. Remarks. While clarifying the subgeneric classification of Pelidnota (due to homonymy of the genus-group name Odontognathus Laporte), Oezdikmen (2009) listed Pelidnota plicipennis within Pelidnota (Strigidia) . We think that Oezdikmen (2009) was unaware of Soula's (2006) erection of the genus Sorocha for some species previously classified in various subgenera of Pelidnota . We classify this species in Sorocha as S. plicipennis (Ohaus) until the validity of Sorocha is evaluated by phylogenetic analysis. Figure 102. Pelidnota (Ganonota) plicipennis Ohaus (valid name Sorocha plicipennis [Ohaus]) type male from ZMHB. A Dorsal habitus B Lateral habitus C Specimen labels and male genitalia D Male genitalia, lateral view E Male parameres, caudal view.