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 Pelidnota demergesi in litt.; Unavailable, invalid name Types. The following specimens are deposited at CCECL. 1 invalid ♂ holotype, 3 invalid ♂ paratypes: "Tingo Maria Perou , X/2005//Holotype 2010 Pelidnota demergesi S. Soula//Invalid Holotype name in litt. det. M. R. Moore 2014" (47030175); two invalid paratypes with identical label data "Tingo Maria Las cuevas de las pavas M. SOULA det 19 [obverse] 15/IV/2010//Paratype 2010 Pelidnota demergesi S. Soula//Invalid Paratype name in litt. det. M. R. Moore 2014" (47030176 and 47030177); "Rio Ucayali Perou M. SOULA det 19//Paratype 2010 Pelidnota demergesi S. Soula//Invalid Paratype name in litt. det. M. R. Moore 2014" (47030178). Genitalia card-mounted underneath the invalid holotype and 2 invalid paratypes. Box 4618656 SOULA. Remarks. The name Pelidnota demergesi has never been associated with a species description or type designation. The name appears only in a figure legend in Soula (2010a) and is currently unavailable ( Moore and Jameson 2013 ).