Pelidnota rostrata Burmeister, 1844

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

Pelidnota rostrata Burmeister, 1844

Pelidnota rostrata Burmeister, 1844: 406 [original combination].

Heteropelidnota rostrata (Burmeister) [new combination by Ohaus 1918: 30].

Pelidnota rostrata Burmeister [revised combination by Soula 2008: 14-15].

Pelidnota viridana Blanchard, 1851 synonym.

Pelidnota viridana Blanchard, 1851: 213 [original combination].

Heteropelidnota rostrata (Burmeister, 1844) [syn. by Ohaus 1918: 30].

Distribution.

BRAZIL: Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo ( Burmeister 1844, 1855, Blanchard 1851, Ohaus 1908a, 1918, 1934b, Martinez 1967, Machatschke 1972, Krajcik 2008, Soula 2008).

Types.

1 ♀ lectotype and 1 paralectotype of Pelidnota rostrata at MLUH ( Soula 2008). An exemplar of P. rostrata identified by Ohaus and compared with Burmeister’s type specimen is figured (Fig. 80 ). A female exemplar of P. viridana identified by Ohaus and compared with Blanchard’s syntype specimen is figured (Fig. 81 )

Remarks.

Females of P. rostrata possess a longitudinal carina at the apex of the pygidium. Soula provided an image of the male parameres of P. rostrata ( Soula 2008: 15). This image appears to be directly from Martínez’s discussion of P. rostrata ( Martínez 1967).

Figures

Figure 80. Pelidnota rostrata Burmeister (male specimen compared with Burmeister's syntype by Ohaus from the Weber Collection). A Dorsal habitus B Lateral habitus C Specimen labels and male genitalia D Male genitalia, lateral view E Male parameres, dorsal view.

Figure 81. Pelidnota viridana Blanchard (female specimen compared with Blanchard's syntype by Ohaus which is deposited at MNHN) (valid name Pelidnota rostrata Burmeister). A Dorsal habitus B Lateral habitus C Specimen labels.