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 chamaeleon (Herbst, 1789) Scarabaeus chamaeleon Herbst, 1789: 247-248 [original combination]. Pelidnota chamaeleon (Herbst) [new combination by Burmeister 1844 : 407]. Pelidnota ignita var. chamaeleon (Herbst) [new infrasubspecific status by F. Bates 1904 : 259]. Pelidnota (Chalcoplethis) chamaeleon (Herbst) [new subgeneric combination and revised species status by Ohaus 1918 : 29]. Epichalcoplethis chamaeleon (Herbst) [new combination by Soula 2006 : 108]. Pelidnota equestris Laporte, 1840 synonym. Pelidnota equestris Laporte, 1840: 122 [original combination]. Pelidnota ignita (Olivier) [syn. by Burmeister 1844 : 408]. Chalcoplethis chamaeleon (Herbst) [syn. by Ohaus 1918 : 29]. Epichalcoplethis chamaeleon (Herbst) [syn. by Soula 2006 : 108]. Cetonia ignita Olivier, 1789 synonym. Cetonia ignita Olivier, 1789: 69-70 [original combination]. Rutela ignita (Olivier) [new combination by Schoenherr 1817 : 150]. Pelidnota ignita (Olivier) [new combination by Burmeister 1844 : 407]. Chalcoplethis chamaeleon var. ignita (Olivier) [new combination and new infrasubspecific status by Ohaus 1918 : 29]. Chalcoplethis chamaeleon forma ignita (Olivier) [revised infrasubspecific status by Machatschke 1972 : 32]. Epichalcoplethis chamaeleon (Herbst) [syn. by Soula 2006 : 108]. Distribution. BRAZIL: Amazonas, Roraima (INPA) ( Laporte 1840 , Ohaus 1918 , 1934b , Blackwelder 1944 , Machatschke 1972 ). COLOMBIA: Meta ( Burmeister 1844 , Blanchard 1851 , Ohaus 1918 , 1934b , Blackwelder 1944 , Machatschke 1972 , Restrepo et al. 2003, Krajcik 2008 ). FRENCH GUIANA: Cayenne, St.-Laurent du Maroni ( Olivier 1789 , Burmeister 1844 , Ohaus 1918 , Machatschke 1972 , Krajcik 2008 , Soula 2010c ). GUYANA: Demerara-Mahaica (MNRJ) ( Ohaus 1918 ). SURINAME ( Olivier 1789 , Ohaus 1934b , Machatschke 1972 ). TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Trinidad ( Ohaus 1918 , 1934b , Blackwelder 1944 , Machatschke 1972 , Soula 2006 ). VENEZUELA ( Ohaus 1918 , 1934b , Blackwelder 1944 , Machatschke 1972 , Soula 2006 ). Remarks. Voet (1769) is often cited as the author for this species. However, names in Voet's Catalogus Systematicus Coleopterorum (1778 and subsequent editions) are not consistently binomial (ICZN, Art. 11.4). As such, all of Voet's names are rejected ( Loebl and Smetana 2011). Soula (2006) credited Herbst (1769) as the author of the species.