Pelidnota burmeisteri burmeisteri Burmeister, 1844

Ferreira, André da Silva, Grossi, Paschoal C. & Seidel, Matthias, 2022, The taxonomic status of Pelidnota gounellei (Ohaus, 1908) and Pelidnota ludovici Ohaus, 1905 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae), Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20220025) 66 (4), pp. 1-12 : 2-3

Pelidnota burmeisteri burmeisteri Burmeister, 1844

( Figs. 1 A-1F, 2A-2G, 3A-3F and 4A-4G)

Pelidnota burmeisteri Burmeister, 1844: 409 [original description].

Pelidnota (Pelidnota) burmeisteri Burmeister [new subgeneric combination by Ohaus 1918: 25].

Pelidnota burmeisteri Burmeister [removal of subgeneric classification by Soula (2009):37 –38].

synonym. Aglycoptera lacerdae Sharp, 1885

Aglycoptera lacerdae Sharp, 1885: 23–24 [original combination].

Pelidnota (Pelidnota) burmeisteri Burmeister [syn. by Ohaus (1918), p. 25].

Type material: According to Moore et al. (2017), the type of Pelidnota burmeisteri burmeisteri is not at MLUH and is possibly lost ( Soula, 2009) [see Moore et al. (2017, p. 169)]. Specimen from MSPC is photographed [see Figure 56 in Moore et al. (2017, p. 171)].

Examined material: BRASIL: Minas Gerais:Berizal, Fazenda Veredão ( 8 males, 9 females) ( CERPE) ; 09-16.xii.2012, E.J. Grossi, E. & P.C. Grossi legs. ( 7 males, 2 females) ( CERPE) ; Águas Vermelhas, 5km, Norte de Águas Vermelhas. 15.xii.2012, E.J. Grossi & P.C. Grossi legs. ( 1 female) ( CERPE) . Bahia: Estrada Divisópolis ( Minas Gerais) - Encruzilhada ( Bahia), 17.xii.2012, em Canafístula P.C. Grossi & G.A.R. Melo legs. ( 1 male, 3 females) ( CERPE) . Encruzilhada, Estrada O. 20.xii.2012 P.C. Grossi & G.A.R. Melo legs. ( 1 female) ( CERPE) ; 09-12.xii.2012, luz, E.J. Grossi & P.C. Grossi legs., luz ( 10 males, 6 females) ( CERPE) . Bahia: Maracás , 19.xii.2012, Becker, J. leg. ( 1 female) ( MZFS) .

Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia, Minas Gerais ( Ohaus, 1918, 1934; Blackwelder, 1944; Machatschke, 1972; Krajcik, 2008; Soula, 2009; present study), Mato Grosso (WBWC) ( Moore et al., 2017) ( Fig. 18 ).

Figures

Figure 1 Pelidnota burmeisteri burmeisteri Burmeister,1844:A-C, male (dorsal,lateral, ventral); D-F, female (dorsal, lateral, ventral).

Figure 18 Distribution records for four species of Pelidnota.