Pelidnota francoisgenieri Moore and Jameson

Moore, Matthew Robert & Jameson, Mary Liz, 2013, Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Changes in the Pelidnotine Scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini), The Coleopterists Bulletin 67 (3), pp. 377-387 : 379-380

Pelidnota francoisgenieri Moore and Jameson , new name

Strigidia genieri Soula 2006: 76 (original combination, valid name).

Pelidnota genieri ( Soula 2006: 76) (valid name; transferred from Strigidia to Pelidnota by Soula 2009: 115).

Pelidnota genieri Soula 2009: 32 , 81–82 (junior secondary homonym).

Pelidnota francoisgenieri Moore and Jameson , replacement name for P. genieri Soula, 2009 .

Pelidnota francoisgenieri is proposed for Pelidnota genieri Soula, 2009 , which is a junior secondary homonym of Pelidnota genieri Soula, 2006 . Pelidnota genieri Soula, 2009 was named for a population of Pelidnota from Ontario, Canada, and it bears strong resemblance to Pelidnota punctata (L.) (see images and description in Soula 2009). Strigidia genieri Soula, 2006 was transferred to Pelidnota by Soula (2009), thus creating a case of secondary homonymy with Pelidnota genieri Soula, 2009 (ICZN Article 52.1) making the name unavailable and requiring a replacement name. Pelidnota genieri ( Soula, 2006) is the valid name based on the principle of priority (ICZN Article 52.3).