†Pelidnotites atavus Cockerell, 1920

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

†Pelidnotites atavus Cockerell, 1920

Pelidnotites atavus Cockerell, 1920: 462-463 [original combination].

Distribution.

ENGLAND [EOCENE] ( Cockerell 1920, Carpenter 1992).

Remarks.

The true identity of this species is uncertain. Cockerell (1920) stated that the species was similar to Pelidnota and Cotalpa . The original description provided an illustration of the basal portion of the elytron as well as the abdomen (in ventral view) ( Cockerell 1920: 463, Figure 6 ). The specimen was identified as British Museum number 19004 (J. S. Gardner).

Figures

Figure 6. Chalcoplethis kirbii misionesensis Soula holotype male from CCECL. A Dorsal habitus B Lateral habitus C Specimen labels D Male genitalia, lateral view E Male genitalia, dorsal view.