This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Bezdĕk, Aleš (2004): Catalogue of Diplotaxini (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Melolonthinae) of the Old World. Zootaxa 463 (1): 1-90, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.463.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.463.1.1
Abstract
A catalogue of all known Old World species of the tribe Diplotaxini is presented. As of 31 December 2003, 13 genera and 422 currently valid species and subspecies are recognized. Two new names are established: Apogonia burgeoni nom. nov. for A. moseri Burgeon, 1945 (nec Ritsema, 1912) and Apogonia miyakei nom. nov. for A. ovata Miyake and Yamaguchi, 1998 (nec Fåhraeus in Boheman, 1857). The original spelling of Apogonia saleijana Heller, 1897 is selected here as the correct one by the action of First Reviser. The following new combinations are proposed: Dichecephala moseri (Ritsema, 1912) comb. nov., D. nasalis (Karsch, 1882) comb. nov., D. somalina (Frey, 1976) comb. nov., Metagonia brunoi (Frey, 1976) comb. nov., M. kaszabi (Frey, 1974) comb. nov., M. mediocris (Kolbe, 1891) comb. nov., M. platypus (Kolbe, 1899) comb. nov., and M. platypyge (Kolbe, 1899) comb. nov. Metagonia mediocris (Kolbe, 1899) is designated here as the type species of the genus Metagonia Kolbe, 1899. A separate list of all taxa with uncertain status and nomina nuda is also given.
GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/63ec2b07-7d49-4b8f-82b0-9bd90906bbde
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/3B61FFB3FFCBFFC86D55FFFDC836A25D
Citation: Bezdĕk A, felipe (2004). Catalogue of Diplotaxini (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Melolonthinae) of the Old World. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/w4keyw accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.