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 Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi Soula, 2006 Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi Soula, 2006: 111-112 [original combination]. Distribution. VENEZUELA: Bolivar ( Soula 2006 ). Types. The following specimens are deposited at CCECL. 1 ♂ holotype (Fig. 19A, B, D ), 1 ♂ invalid holotype, 1 ♀ allotype (Fig. 19C, E ), 3 ♂ paratypes, 4 ♀ paratypes: "Rio Cauja Bolivar coll. - SOULA//Holotype 2005 Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi S. Soula" (47030032); Jabillal Rio Caura (Bolivar) coll - SOULA [obverse] 03/94 //Allotype 2005 Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi S. Soula" (47030033); "N. Venezuela S. Klages 1904//Not valid Holotype probable paratype det. M. L. Jameson 2014//Holotype Epichalcoplethis romeroi Sou. Soula det. 2005" (47030034); "Rio Cauja (Bolivar) coll. - SOULA[obverse] 07/87 Venez. // Pel. (Chalcoplethis) velutipes (Arrow)//Paratype Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi 2005 Soula" (47030035); "N. Venezuela S. Klages 1904// Pel. (Chalcoplethis) velutipes (Arrow)//Museum Paris ex Coll. R. Oberthur// Paratype Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi 2005 Soula" (47030036); "P. N. Henri Pittier Choroni; Venezuela V-VI/2005// Pel. (Chalcoplethis) velutipes (Arrow)//Paratype Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi S. 2005 Soula" (47030037); "Camp. minero Payapal Rio Yuruan//Exp. Instituto Zool. Agricola//Venezuela Bolivar//El Dorado 190 m 23-30-V-87 //Paratype 2005 Chalcoplethis velutipes romeroi S. Soula" (47030038); "Rio Cauja (Bolivar) coll. - SOULA [obverse] 07/87 // Pel. (Chalcoplethis) velutipes (Arrow)//Paratype 2005 Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi S. Soula" (47030039); "Choroni 200 m V/1998 M. SOULA det. 19 [obverse] Aragua Venezuela (Chez Romero) // Paratype 2005 Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi S. Soula" (47030040); "VENEZUELA: Bolivar Guri 200 m 27-vi-al 6-vii-1998 L. J. Joly; J. L. Garcia ; Y. Zavala//Paratype 2005 Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi S. Soula" (47030041). Genitalia card-mounted underneath the male holotype, the invalid male holotype, three male paratypes, and one female paratype (47030036, 47030037, 47030041, and 47030039). Box 4618648 SOULA. Remarks. The male holotype specimen labeled from "N. Venezuela" is in fact not the true holotype specimen according to Soula (2006) . We labeled this specimen as a probable paratype. Figure 19. Epichalcoplethis velutipes romeroi Soula holotype male and allotype female from CCECL. A Dorsal habitus, holotype B Specimens labels, holotype C Specimen labels, allotype D Male genitalia dorsal view, holotype E Dorsal habitus, allotype.