Allorrhina nigerrima (Burmeister, 1842)

Cotinis nigerrima Burmeister 1842: 259 (French Guiana)

= Gymnetis lugubris J. Thomson 1878: 13 (French Guiana) - Ratcliffe 2015a: 105 (syn. nov.)

Distribution. Guyana: Ratcliffe 2015a: 105. Suriname: Ratcliffe 2015a: 105; MHCN; RMNH. French Guiana: Burmeister 1842: 259 (as Cotinis nigerrima); J. Thomson 1878: 13 (as Gymnetis lugubris); Schenkling 1921: 82, 86, 96 (as Gymnetis lugubris; as A. nigerrima; as Cotinis nigerrima); Blackwelder 1944: 261, 264 (as Hoplopyga lugubris; as A. nigerrima; as Cotinis nigerrima); Ratcliffe 2015a: 105; RMNH. Brazil (NA): Ratcliffe 2015a: 105 (NA). Other: Schenkling 1921: 82, 86 (Mexico - as A. nigerrima; Mexico - as Cotinis nigerrima); Blackwelder 1944: 261 (Mexico - as A. nigerrima; Mexico - as Cotinis nigerrima); Ratcliffe 2015a: 105 (Bolivia?, Colombia?, Peru?).

Note. Based on the distribution as given in Ratcliffe (2015a: 105), the records of Allorrhina nigerrima from Mexico in Schenkling (1921: 82, 86) and Blackwelder (1944: 261) are erroneous and likely based on mislabeled or misidentified specimens.