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 vitalisi Ohaus, 1925 Pelidnota (Ganonota) vitalisi Ohaus, 1925: 77-78 [original combination]. Pelidnota (Strigidia) vitalisi Ohaus [new subgeneric combination by Machatschke 1970 : 157]. Pelidnota (Odontognathus) vitalisi Ohaus [new subgeneric combination by Hardy 1975 : 4]. Pelidnota (Ganonota) vitalisi Ohaus [revised subgeneric combination by Frey 1976 : 344]. Strigidia vitalisi (Ohaus) [new combination by Soula 2006 : 16]. Pelidnota (Strigidia) vitalisi Ohaus [revised combination and revised subgeneric combination by Oezdikmen 2009 : 145]. Pelidnota vitalisi Ohaus [removal of subgeneric classification by Soula 2009 : 116]. Distribution. BRAZIL: Mato Grosso ( Ohaus 1925 , 1934b , Machatschke 1972 , Soula 2006 , Krajcik 2008 ). Types. Lectotype of Pelidnota (Ganonota) vitalisi in ZMHB and an unknown number of paralectotypes should be at MNHN, but were not recorded in Soula ( Soula 2006 ). Soula (2006) mentioned a female paralectotype at IRSNB. Lectotype ♂ at ZMHB with labels: a) "Corumba Matt. Grosso" (typeset, white label), b) male genitalia card mounted, c) "Type" (red label, typeset), d) "Vitalisi Ohs" (red label, handwritten but not in Ohaus' handwriting) (Fig. 97 ). Remarks. Ohaus (1925) compared P. vitalisi with P. (Odontognathus) cuprea and P. rubripennis Burmeister. He placed the species in Pelidnota (Ganonota) . Based on the original description, Ohaus (1925) had at least one female and one male specimen from Corumba, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Ohaus (1925 : fig. 1, p. 78) provided an illustration of the male parameres in dorsal and lateral views. The species is named for Mr. R. Vitalis de Salvaza, to whom some type specimens were donated. Vitalis de Salvaza's collection eventually went to Le Moult's collection and then to MNHN. With the exception of the male genitalia, this species is not easily distinguished from others in the P. cuprea -complex. The head, pronotum, scutellum, pygidium, and venter are metallic green; elytra are deeply striated and tan. However, the color alone is not sufficient to identify the species. Figure 97. Pelidnota (Ganonota) vitalisi Ohaus (valid name Pelidnota vitalisi Ohaus) type male (see " Type specimens and lectotype designation " in Methods) from ZMHB. A Dorsal habitus B Lateral habitus C Specimen labels and male genitalia D Male genitalia, lateral view E Male parameres, dorsal view.