Taxonomic novelties in genus Fornasinius Bertoloni

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Hello,

Some novelties in genus Fornasinius Bertoloni published recently in:
De Palma, M., Taxonomic revision of genus Fornasinius Bertoloni, 1853 with description of new taxa (Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae), Entomologia Africana 23(1):2-18. March 2018.


1. Fornasinius fornasini Bertoloni, 1853 (lectotype designation)
= Goliathus fornasini Bertoloni, 1853
= Fornasinius insignis Bertoloni, 1853
= Goliathus fornassinii Thomson, 1856
= Goliathus (Goliathinus) fornassinii Westwood, 1874
= Fornasinius westwoodi Kraatz, 1896


2. Fornasinius higginsi (Westwood, 1874)
= Goliathus higginsi Westwood, 1874
= Sphyrorrhina charon Nickerl, 1890


3. Fornasinius hauseri Kraatz, 1896 bon. sp.
= Goliathinus (Sphyrorrhina) wisei Heath, 1900

3a. Fornasinius hauseri ssp. hirthi Preiss, 1904 stat. rev.
= Fornasinius hirthi Preiss, 1904
= Fornasinius insignis var. paradoxus Kolbe, 1913
= Fornasinius insignis var. mixtus Kolbe, 1913
= Fornasinius insignis var. pauxillus Kolbe, 1913
= Fornasinius insignis var. transitivus Kolbe, 1913
= Fornasinius insignis var. infradentatus Kolbe, 1913

3b. Fornasinius hauseri ssp. bouyeri De Palma, 2018 ssp. nov.


4. Fornasinius russus (Kolbe, 1884)
= Goliathus russus Kolbe, 1884
= Fornasinius insignis var. funereus Burgeon, 1937 syn. nov.
= Fornasinius chamaulti Le Moult, 1952
= Fornasinius darcisi Kraatz, 1900
= Fornasinius wesselsi Braem, 1905


5. Fornasinius aureosparsus (Neervoort Van de Poll, 1890)
= Goliathinus aureosparsus Neervoort Van De Poll, 1890
= Mycteroplus proboscideus Fairmaire 1903


6. Fornasinius klingbeili Zoller, Fiebig & Schulze, 1995


7. Fornasinius hermes De Palma and Di Gennaro, 2017


8. Fornasinius polydorus De Palma, 2018 sp. nov.


Best, Miki

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