The Commission has conserved the specific name Cetonia squamosa Gory & Percheron, 1833 by ruling that it is not invalid by reason of being a junior homonym of C. squamosa Lefebvre, 1827 (currently Protaetia (Netocia) squamosa, also cetoniidae), endemic in southern Italy including Sicily.
Cetonia squamosa Gory & Percheron, 1833 (currently Aethiessa squamosa; Insecta, Coleoptera): specific name conserved," The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 68(4), 301-302, (1 December 2011). https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v68i4.a6