Cetoniinae

Smetana, Aleš & Smith, Andrew B. T., 2006, Type species designations and other nomenclatural notes on Palaearctic Melolonthinae and Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae), Zootaxa 1220 (1), pp. 47-53 : 48-49

Cetoniinae : Cetoniini

Melanosa Mulsant & Rey, 1871 . Mulsant and Rey (1871: 431) established Melanosa as a subgenus of Cetonia Fabricius, 1775 and included Cetonia morio Fabricius, 1781 and Cetonia oblonga Gory & Percheron, 1833 in it, without designating the type species.

Following Recommendation 69A.10 of the ICZN (1999), Cetonia morio Fabricius, 1781 , the first species listed, is hereby designated as the type species of Melanosa . Having the same type species, Melanosa becomes a junior objective synonym of Netocia Costa, 1852 .

Pachnotosia Reitter, 1891 . Reitter (1891: 56) established Pachnotosia as a subgenus of Potosia Mulsant & Rey, 1871 . He included three species: Cetonia brevitarsis Lewis, 1879 ; Cetonia marmorata Fabricius, 1792 ; and Potosia ganglbaueri Reitter, 1891 ; without designating a type species. Following Recommendation 69A.10 of the ICZN (1999), Cetonia marmorata Fabricius, 1792 , the first species listed, is hereby designated as the type species of Pachnotosia . Pachnotosia is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Liocola Thomson, 1859 .

Polydomia Thomson, 1880 . Thomson (1880: 278) established a new genus Polydomia (currently a junior synonym of Taeniodera Burmeister, 1842 ) and included four species, Macronota cervina Wallace, 1867 ; Taeniodera cinerea Burmeister, 1842 ; Macrotona clathrata Gory & Percheron, 1833 ; and Macrotona marmorata Wallace, 1867 in it, without designating the type species. Following Recommendation 69A.10 of the ICZN (1999), Macronota cervina Wallace, 1867 is hereby designated as the type species of Polydomia .

Potosia Mulsant & Rey, 1871 . Mulsant and Rey (1871: 413) established Potosia as a subgenus of Cetonia Fabricius, 1775 . They included Cetonia affinis Andersch, 1797 ; Cetonia angustata Germar, 1817 ; Cetonia cardui Gyllenhal, 1817 ; Cetonia floricola Herbst, 1790 ; Cetonia marmorata Fabricius, 1792 ; and Scarabaeus speciosissimus Scopoli, 1786 in it. No type species was validly designated. Some authors, such as Medvedev (1964: 162) and Mikšić (1987: 193), list Cetonia cuprea Fabricius, 1775 as the type species of Potosia . However, this is incorrect because Cetonia cuprea was not originally included in the subgenus. Cetonia floricola Herbst, 1790 , one of the originally included species, is hereby designated as the type species of Potosia . Cetonia floricola is a junior synonym of Potosia metallica metallica Herbst, 1782 .

Tetragonus Gory & Percheron, 1833 . Gory and Percheron (1833: 42, 304) established the new genus Tetragonus and included three species, Cetonia chinensis Fabricius, 1775 ; Agestrata dehaani Gory & Percheron, 1833 (spelled “ dehaan ”); and Agestrata splendens Gory & Percheron, 1833 in it, without designating the type species. Following Recommendation 69A.10 of the ICZN (1999), Agestrata dehaani Gory & Percheron, 1833 , the first species listed, is hereby designated as the type species of Tetragonus . Tetragonus is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Agestrata Eschscholtz, 1829 and is a junior homonym of Tetragonus Geyer, 1832 (Lepidoptera) .