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 laniventris (Sturm, 1843) Pelidnota laniventris Sturm, 1843: 339-340 [original combination]. Plusiotis laniventris (Sturm) [new combination by Burmeister 1844 : 420]. Chrysina laniventris (Sturm) [new combination by Hawks 2001 : 7]. Pelidnota latipennis Sturm, 1843 synonym. Pelidnota latipennis Sturm, 1843: 338-339 [original combination]. Pelidnota laniventris Sturm [syn. by Burmeister 1844 : 420]. Plusiotis mnizechii Boucard, 1875 synonym. Plusiotis mnizechii Boucard, 1875: 124 [original combination]. Plusiotis mniszechii Boucard [incorrect subsequent spelling by Nonfried 1891 : 304]. Plusiotis mniszechi Boucard [incorrect subsequent spelling by Ohaus 1918 : 16]. Plusiotis laniventris Sturm [syn. by Moron 1990 : 23]. Distribution. MEXICO: Distrito Federal, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico , Michoacan , Morelos, Veracruz ( Sturm 1843 , Burmeister 1844 , Boucard 1875 , H. W. Bates 1888, Nonfried 1891 , Ohaus 1918 , 1934b , Blackwelder 1944 , Machatschke 1972 , Moron and Zaragoza 1976 , Moron 1990 , Deloya et al. 1993 , Moron et al. 1997 , Thomas et al. 2006, Delgado-Castillo and Marquez 2006 , Krajcik 2008 , Marquez 2008 , Deloya et al. 2014 ). Types. 1 ♂ lectotype of Pelidnota laniventris at BMNH (Natural History Museum 2014). Remarks. Boucard (1875) described Plusiotis mnizechii from Mexico and named this species for "Count Georges de Mnizech" of the Polish noble Mniszech family. Nonfried (1891) spelled the name P. mniszechii and Ohaus (1918) further shortened this to P. mniszechi . Ohaus's (1918) spelling of P. mniszechi Boucard was used for this valid species by all subsequent authors until it was synonymized under P. laniventris (Sturm) ( Ohaus 1918 , 1934b , Blackwelder 1944 , Machatschke 1972 , Moron 1990 ). We think the original spelling of Boucard (1875) as P. mnizechii should be considered correct as there is no evidence of printing error or lapsus calami per ICZN Article 32.5. Indeed, Boucard (1878) referred to this species again as P. mnizechii in a figure plate legend. The spelling of this synonym has created some confusion in the literature (see "Remarks" under Chrysina macropus (Francillon)). If the misspelled name were to be given revalidated species status, it would be at risk of homonymy with Chrysina macropus var. mniszechi H. W. Bates. We stress that correct spelling of this synonym is Plusiotis mnizechii Boucard.