title: Review of the Oriental genus Platysodes Westwood (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Cremastocheilini) with a redescription of Platysodes madoni Bourgoin.
abstract: The genus Platysodes Westwood, 1873 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Cremastocheilini) is reviewed, with an identification key, images, and distributional map for all species. Platysodes madoni Bourgoin, 1923 is newly recorded from southern China, and a lectotype is designated for this species. The year of publication of Platysodes is corrected to 1873.
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: Administration of Mt. Simianshan, Jiangjin, 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; D002681:China; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size