Chrysina lecontei (Horn, 1882)

Moore, Matthew R., Jameson, Mary L., Garner, Beulah H., Audibert, Cedric, Smith, Andrew B. T. & Seidel, Matthias, 2017, Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies, ZooKeys 666, pp. 1-349 : 1

Chrysina lecontei (Horn, 1882)

Plusiotis lecontei Horn, 1882: 120-121 [original combination].

Plusiotina lecontei (Horn) [new combination by Casey 1915: 87].

Plusiotis lecontei Horn [revised combination by Ohaus 1918: 17].

Chrysina lecontei (Horn) [new combination by Hawks 2001: 7].

Plusiotina aeruginis Casey, 1915 synonym.

Plusiotina aeruginis Casey, 1915: 85 [original combination].

Plusiotis aeruginis (Casey) [new combination by Ohaus 1934b: 62].

Plusiotis lecontei Horn [syn. by Cazier 1951: 7].

Plusiotina angusta Casey, 1915 synonym.

Plusiotina angusta Casey, 1915: 86 [original combination].

Plusiotis angustata (Casey) [new combination and incorrect subsequent spelling by Ohaus 1934b: 62].

Plusiotis lecontei Horn [syn. by Cazier 1951: 7].

Plusiotina sonorica Casey, 1915 synonym.

Plusiotina sonorica Casey, 1915: 87 [original combination].

Plusiotis sonorica (Casey) [new combination by Ohaus 1934b: 63].

Plusiotis lecontei Horn [syn. by Cazier 1951: 7].

Plusiotina subenodis Casey, 1915 synonym.

Plusiotina subenodis Casey, 1915: 86 [original combination].

Plusiotis subenodis (Casey) [new combination by Ohaus 1934b: 63].

Plusiotis lecontei Horn [syn. by Cazier 1951: 7].

Distribution.

MEXICO: Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora (H. W. Bates 1888, Coolidge 1911, Casey 1915, Ohaus 1918, 1934b, Blackwelder 1939, 1944, Cazier 1951, Machatschke 1972, Morón 1990, Hardy 1991, Blackaller-Bages and Delgado 1994, Thomas et al. 2006, Morón and Nogueira 2016). USA: Arizona, New Mexico (Horn 1882, H. W. Bates 1888, Nonfried 1891, Casey 1915, Leng 1920, Blackwelder 1939, Ohaus 1918, 1934b, Cazier 1951, Gibson and Carrillo 1959, Hardy 1991, Morón 1990, 1991, Morón and Deloya 1991, Blackaller-Bages and Delgado 1994, Thomas et al. 2006, Krajcik 2008, Morón and Nogueira 2016).

Remarks.

Krajcik (2008) listed Plusiotis angustata Machatschke (1972) in synonymy with Chrysina lecontei (Horn). This is misleading as P. angustata is not a validly described species but rather is a subsequent misspelling by Ohaus (1934b) of P. angusta Casey. Morón and Nogueira (2016) considered the valid name for this species to be Plusiotis lecontei . Lacking a clearly articulated and evidence-based rationale for this nomenclatural change, we use the name Chrysina lecontei .