Pelidnota abracadabra Soula, 2009

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 abracadabra Soula, 2009

Pelidnota abracadabra Soula, 2009: 31, 62-63 [original combination].

Distribution.

MEXICO: Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco ( Soula 2009).

Types.

The following specimens are deposited at CCECL. 1 ♂ holotype, 1 probable ♂ paratype: "Manzillo Mexique XII 86 Dr F. GARNIER//Holotype 2008 Pelidnota abracadabra S. Soula det." (47030490); "MEXIQUE CHAMELA (JAL) STATION U N A M 6 7-IX-1984 D&B SIGWALT REC//[unwritten red label]//Probable paratype Pelidnota abracadabra S. det. MR Moore ‘15” (47030491). Genitalia card-mounted underneath the male holotype. Box 4618666 SOULA.

Remarks.

In his description, Soula (2009: 63) mentioned an additional male specimen from Jalisco, Mexico, and he illustrated the protarsal claw of this specimen ( Soula 2009: 63). In the CCECL collection, one male specimen possesses a blank, red label, and we consider this specimen a probable paratype of P. abracadabra Soula.