title: Redescription and distribution of the rare flower chafer, Periphanesthes aurora (Motschulsky, 1858) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae).
abstract: This paper includes a detailed redescription of the monotypic genus Periphanesthes Kraatz, 1880 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) and its type species, Periphanesthes aurora (Motschulsky, 1858), based on the lectotype (designated within) and additional specimens. Illustrations of external features and parameres are also provided. The distribution of P. aurora is studied, and its new distribution records are mapped. Bonsiella Ruter, 1965 is confirmed as a junior synonym of Periphanesthes Kraatz, 1880.
authors.affiliation: College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, P. R. China.; Email: qiujy@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Jian-Yue
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: The Bureau of Forest Resource Management of Mt. Simianshan, Chongqing 402296, P. R. China.; Email: xu_titan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, P. R. China.; Email: lichen57@swu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size