DASYTROGUS REITTER, 1902, THE VALID NAME OF THE GENUS CURRENTLY KNOWN AS MADOTROGUS REITTER, 1902 (COLEOPTERA, MELOLONTHIDAE)

Abstract

The reasons are explained why, according to the current edition of the InternationalCode of Zoological Nomenclature, Dasytrogus Reitter, 1902 is the valid name of the genus currently known as Madotrogus Reitter, 1902. The nomenclatural history of the case is reviewed, showing that, under the two previous editions of the Code, Madotrogus was indeed its valid name by the choice of the first reviser.