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Corresponding author: Robin Kundrata ( robin.robyn@centrum.cz ) Academic editor: Aaron Smith
© 2019 Robin Kundrata, Magdalena Kubaczkova, Alexander S. Prosvirov, Hume B. Douglas, Anna Fojtikova, Cleide Costa, Yves Bousquet, Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga, Patrice Bouchard.
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Kundrata R, Kubaczkova M, Prosvirov AS, Douglas HB, Fojtikova A, Costa C, Bousquet Y, Alonso-Zarazaga MA, Bouchard P (2019) World catalogue of the genus-group names in Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera). Part I: Agrypninae, Campyloxeninae, Hemiopinae, Lissominae, Oestodinae, Parablacinae, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, Subprotelaterinae, Tetralobinae. ZooKeys 839: 83-154. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.839.33279
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In this first part of the World catalogue of genus-group names in Elateridae, a nomenclatural review of the genera belonging to ten subfamilies is provided. All names are given with author name, year, and page of publication, type species, and type fixation. We list 132 valid genera in Agrypninae, 2 in Campyloxeninae, 4 in Hemiopinae, 11 in Lissominae, 2 in Oestodinae, 8 in Parablacinae, 2 in Physodactylinae, 2 in Pityobiinae, 1 in Subprotelaterinae, and 7 in Tetralobinae. Genera Anathesis Candèze, 1865, Antitypus Candèze, 1882, Chrostus Candèze, 1878, Dorygonus Candèze, 1859 (with subgenus Rygodonus Fleutiaux, 1932), and Macromalocera Hope, 1834 are tentatively placed as Agrypninae incertae sedis. Paradrapetes villosus Fleutiaux, 1895 is designated as the type species for Paradrapetes Fleutiaux, 1895. Two new genera are proposed based on species previously incorrectly used as type species for Abiphis Fleutiaux, 1926 and Lycoreus Candèze, 1857. These genera are Neoabiphis Kundrata & Bouchard, gen. n. (type species: Elater nobilis Illiger, 1800) and Neolycoreus Kundrata & Bouchard, gen. n. (type species: L. regalis Candèze, 1857), respectively. The following new combinations are proposed for species hitherto included in Abiphis Fleutiaux, 1926: Neoabiphis candezei (Alluaud, 1896), comb. n., N. fairmairei (Fleutiaux, 1903), comb. n., N. goudoti (Fleutiaux, 1942), comb. n., N. insignis (Klug, 1833), comb. n., N. nobilis (Illiger, 1800), comb. n., and N. viettei (Girard, 1966), comb. n. The following new combinations are proposed for species hitherto included in Lycoreus Candèze, 1857: Neolycoreus alluaudi (Candèze, 1900), comb. n., N. corpulentus (Candèze, 1899), comb. n., N. cyclops (Candèze, 1865), comb. n., N. decorsei (Fleutiaux, 1903), comb. n., N. dux (Candèze, 1857), comb. n., N. goudotii (Laporte, 1838), comb. n., N. madagascariensis (Gory, 1832), comb. n., N. oculipennis (Fairmaire, 1903), comb. n., N. orbiculatus (Schwarz, 1901), comb. n., N. regalis (Candèze, 1857), comb. n., N. sicardi (Fleutiaux, 1942), comb. n., N. triangularis (Fleutiaux, 1942), comb. n., N. triocellatus (Laporte, 1838), comb. n., and N. vicinus (Fleutiaux, 1942), comb. n. The following new combinations are proposed for species hitherto incorrectly included in Plectrosternus Lacordaire, 1857: Legna rufa (Lacordaire, 1857), comb. n., L. convexa (Vats, 1991), comb. n., L. coolsi (Schimmel, 1996), comb. n., and L. foveata (Patwardhan & Athalye, 2012), comb. n. This research revealed a nomenclatural problem threatening the stability of the well-established valid genus name Adelocera Latreille, 1829. An application to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature will be necessary in this case to maintain stability. Additionally, we act here as First Revisers (
Classification, click-beetles, Elateroidea, new combinations, new genera, nomenclature, Staphylinidae, systematics
Elateridae, commonly known as click-beetles, is a large beetle family containing approximately 10,000 described species worldwide (
By compiling this catalogue, we work to provide a summary of all genus-group names including synonymies, misspellings, and their availability in the sense of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (
We compiled all genus-group names in the Elateridae subfamilies Agrypninae, Campyloxeninae, Hemiopinae, Lissominae, Oestodinae, Parablacinae, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, and Tetralobinae. Genus-group names in Elaterinae, Thylacosterninae, Morostomatinae, Plastocerinae, Negastriinae, Cardiophorinae and Dendrometrinae sensu lato (including e.g., Hypnoidini, Oxynopterini, Semiotini, Dimini and Senodoniini) will be treated in the next parts of the catalogue. The family classification follows the Handbook of Zoology (
The generic compositions of the tribes and subfamilies treated in this study are as follows: Agrypnini sensu
The names of the family-, genus- and species-group taxa are given with the name of the author, and the year and page of publication. The page given is the page where the taxon name and description are printed, except for the generic names first introduced in catalogues and made available by including one or more available species names (
Elaterides Leach, 1815: 85. Type genus: Elater Linnaeus, 1758. As pointed out by several authors, e.g.,
Elateriadae:
Agrypnides Candèze, 1857: 17. Type genus: Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829. The nomen protectum Agrypninae Candèze, 1857 was given precedence for subfamily name over the nomen oblitum Oophorinae Gistel, 1848 (
Adeloceraeidae Gistel, 1848a: [5]. Type genus: Adelocera Latreille, 1829. Nomen oblitum, incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage; see
Pangauradae Gistel, 1856: 366. Type genus: Pangaura Gistel, 1856 (syn. of Lacon Laporte, 1838). Nomen oblitum, incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage; see
Agrypnides Candèze, 1857: 17. Type genus: Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829. Nomen protectum; see
Octocryptites: Candèze 1892: 486 [unavailable name, see
Adelocerini Buysson, 1893: 15. Type genus: Adelocera Latreille, 1829. Family-group name proposed as new without reference to Adeloceridae Gistel, 1848.
Octocryptini Schwarz, 1906a: 31. Type genus: Octocryptus Candèze, 1892.
Octocrytinae:
Agripninae:
Cavicoxumidae Pic, 1928: 21. Type genus: Cavicoxum Pic, 1928 (syn. of Agraeus Candèze, 1857). Incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.
Cavicoxidae:
Laconini Dajoz, 1964: 60. Type genus: Lacon Laporte, 1838.
Pangauridae:
Cryptotarsus Philippi, 1873: 308. Gender: masculine. Type species: Cryptotarsus ater Philippi, 1873: 308, by monotypy. Preoccupied by Cryptotarsus Kirsch, 1865: 88 [Coleoptera: Melyridae: Malachiinae].
Acrocryptus Candèze, 1874: 39. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Cryptotarsus Philippi, 1873.
Hexaulacus Candèze, 1874: 40. Gender: masculine. Type species: Hexaulacus reedi Candèze, 1874: 40, by monotypy. Synonymised by
Adelocera Latreille, 1829: 451. Gender: feminine. Type species: The widely accepted type species for this genus is Elater ovalis Germar, 1823: 49, by subsequent designation (
Pericus Candèze, 1857: 167. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pericus nitidus Candèze, 1857: 167, by monotypy. Synonymised with Adelocera Latreille, 1829 by
Brachylacon Motschulsky, 1858: 60. Gender: masculine. Type species: Brachylacon microcephalus Motschulsky, 1858: 60, by monotypy. Synonymised with Adelocera Latreille, 1829 by
Adolocera:
Prolacon Fleutiaux, 1934a: 179. Gender: masculine. Type species: Prolacon alluaudi
Aganolacon Ôhira, 1967a: 55. Gender: masculine. Type species: Aganolacon shirozui Ôhira, 1967a: 55, by original designation. Synonymised with Adelocera Latreille, 1829 by
Brachylason:
Adellocera:
Agraeus Candèze, 1857: 165. Gender: masculine. Type species: Agraeus mannerheimii Candèze, 1857: 166, by monotypy.
Trachylacon Motschulsky, 1858: 60. Gender: masculine. Type species: Trachylacon fulvicollis
Trochylacon:
Cavicoxum Pic, 1928: 21. Gender: neuter. Type species: Cavicoxum monstrosum Pic, 1928: 21, by monotypy. Synonymised with Agraeus Candèze, 1857 by
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829: 32. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater murinus Linnaeus, 1758: 406, by subsequent designation (
Mecynocanthus Hope, 1837: 53. Gender: masculine. Type species: Mecynocanthus unicolor Hope, 1837: 53, by monotypy. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Agripnus:
Tylotarsus Germar, 1840: 247. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tylotarsus cinctipes Germar, 1840: 248, by monotypy. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Tilotarsus:
Myrmodes Candèze, 1857: 168. Gender: masculine. Type species: Myrmodes akidiformis Candèze, 1857: 169, by monotypy. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Archontas Gozis, 1886: 23. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater murinus Linnaeus, 1758: 406, by monotypy. Junior objective synonym of Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829.
Pseudolacon Blackburn, 1890: 89. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pseudolacon rufus Blackburn, 1890: 90, by monotypy. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Homoeolacon Blackburn, 1890: 90. Gender: masculine. Type species: Homoeolacon gracilis Blackburn,1890: 91, by monotypy. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Enoploderes Schwarz, 1898a: 131. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater cuspidatus Klug, 1833: 66, by monotypy. Preoccupied by Enoploderes Faldermann, 1837: 309 [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae].
Centrostethus Schwarz, 1898b: 414. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Enoploderes Schwarz, 1898a. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Paralacon Reitter, 1905: 6. Gender: masculine. Type species: Lacon cinnamomeus Candèze, 1874: 76, by monotypy. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Centhrostethus:
Aprypnus: Winkler and Buysson in Winkler, 1925: 578 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].
Tyloarsus:
Colaulon Arnett, 1952: 116. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater rectangularis Say, 1825: 263, by original designation. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Agryphus:
Cryptolacon Nakane & Kishii, 1955: 1. Gender: masculine. Type species: Cryptolacon miyamotoi Nakane & Kishii, 1955: 1, by original designation. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Sabikikorius Nakane & Kishii, 1955: 3. Gender: masculine. Type species: Lacon fuliginosus Candèze, 1865: 10, by original designation. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Sagojyo Kishii, 1964: 30. Gender: masculine. Type species: Colaulon (Sagojyo) yuppe Kishii, 1964: 31, by original designation. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Archontoides Cobos, 1966: 651. Gender: masculine. Type species: Archontoides pretoriensis Cobos, 1966: 652, by monotypy. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Pyrganus Golbach, 1968: 198. Gender: masculine. Type species: Lacon tuspanensis Candèze, 1857: 157, by original designation. Synonymised with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Sagojo:
Homeolacon:
Anius Candèze, 1889: 103. Gender: masculine. Type species: Anius gracillimus Candèze, 1889: 103, by monotypy. Preoccupied by Anius Pascoe, 1885: 312 [Coleoptera: Curculionidae].
Candanius Hayek, 1973: 85. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Anius Candèze, 1889.
Carlota Arias-Bohart, 2014: 59. Gender: feminine. Type species: Carlota coigue Arias-Bohart, 2014: 60, by original designation.
Christinea Gurjeva, 1987: 39. Gender: feminine. Type species: Christinea mirabilis Gurjeva, 1987: 39, by original designation.
Compsolacon Reitter, 1905: 6. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater crenicollis Ménétriés, 1832: 156, by monotypy. Removed from synonymy with Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Neolacon Miwa, 1929: 234. Gender: masculine. Type species: Neolacon formosanus Miwa, 1929: 235, by original designation. Synonymised with Compsolacon Reitter, 1905 by
Nealacon:
Campsolacon:
Compresselater Platia & Gudenzi, 2006: 132. Gender: masculine. Type species: Compresselater bicolor Platia & Gudenzi, 2006: 133, by original designation.
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 1859: 103. Gender: neuter. Type species: Elater conspersus Gyllenhal, 1808: 377, by original designation.
Delox:
Danasoma:
Dilobitarsus Latreille, 1834: 142. Gender: masculine. Type species: Dilobitarsus tuberculatus Latreille, 1834: 143 (syn. of Elater bidens Fabricius, 1801: 227), by monotypy.
Dilobotarsus Agassiz, 1846: 124. Gender: masculine. Unjustified emendation of Dilobitarsus Latreille, 1834, not in prevailing usage.
Anacantha Solier, 1851: 18. Gender: feminine. Type species: Anacantha sulcicollis Solier, 1851: 18, by original designation. Synonymised with Dilobitarsus Latreille, 1834 by
Eidolus Candèze, 1857: 178. Gender: masculine. Type species: Eidolus linearis Candèze, 1857: 179, by monotypy.
Elasmosomus Schwarz, 1902a: 212. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elasmosomus fasciculatus Schwarz, 1902a: 214, by subsequent designation (
Hemicleus Candèze, 1857: 180. Gender: masculine. Type species: Hemicleus caffer Candèze, 1857: 181, by monotypy.
Lepidotus Stephens, 1830: 374. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater varius Olivier, 1790: 32 (syn. of Elater querceus Herbst, 1784: 113), by subsequent designation (
Lacon Laporte, 1838: 11. Gender masculine (
Pangaura Gistel, 1856: 366. Gender: feminine. Type species: Elater varius Olivier, 1790: 32 (syn. of Elater querceus Herbst, 1784: 113), by
Ocneus Candèze, 1857: 84. Gender: masculine. Type species: Ocneus limbatus Candèze, 1857: 85, by monotypy. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Ochneus:
Scelisus Candèze, 1863: 327. Gender: masculine. Type species: Scelisus sanguineus Candèze, 1863: 328, by monotypy. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Alaotypus Schwarz, 1902b: 307. Gender: masculine.Type species: Alaotypus subpectinatus Schwarz, 1902b: 308, by subsequent designation (
Aulacon Arnett, 1952: 112. Gender: masculine. Type species: Adelocera nobilis Fall, 1932: 58, by original designation. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Diphyaulon Arnett, 1952: 111. Gender: neuter. Type species: Adelocera pyrsolepis LeConte, 1866: 389, by original designation. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Zalepia Arnett, 1953: 7. Gender: feminine. Replacement name for Lepidotus Stephens, 1830. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Kobulacon Chûjô & Ôhira, 1965: 2. Gender: masculine. Type species: Lacon quadrinodatus Lewis, 1894: 28, by original designation. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Arnettia Golbach, 1969b: 155. Gender: feminine. Type species: Adelocera aberrans Candèze, 1874: 23, by monotypy. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Cornilacon Golbach, 1969b: 158. Gender: masculine. Type species: Adelocera longicornis Champion, 1894: 261, by original designation. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Latilacon Golbach, 1969b: 158. Gender: masculine. Type species: Adelocera laticollis Candèze, 1857: 59, by original designation. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Monocyrton Golbach, 1969b: 156. Gender: neuter. Type species: Adelocera chabannii Guérin-Méneville, 1829: plate 12, by original designation. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Lepidelater Smith in
Lason:
Alaeotypus:
Lobotarsus Schwarz, 1898a: 131. Gender: masculine. Type species: Lobotarsus decoratus Schwarz, 1898a: 131, by subsequent designation (
Lobitarsus:
Meristhus Candèze, 1857: 162. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater lepidotus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805: 11, by subsequent designation (
Meristhus Candèze, 1857: 162. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater lepidotus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805: 11, by subsequent designation (
Rhaciaspis Arnett, 1952: 121. Gender: feminine. Type species: Elater lepidotus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805: 11, by original designation. Junior objective synonym of Meristhus Candèze, 1857.
Rhasciapis:
Meristus:
Sulcimerus:
Sulcimerus Arnett, 1955: 617. Gender: masculine. Type species: Meristhus quadripunctatus Candèze, 1857: 163, by original designation.
Octocryptus Candèze, 1892: 486. Gender: masculine. Type species: Octocryptus cardoni Candèze, 1892: 487, by monotypy.
Octorcryptus:
Optaleus Candèze, 1857: 86. Gender: masculine. Type species: Optaleus limbatus Candèze, 1857: 87, by subsequent designation (
Opatelus:
Rismethus Fleutiaux, 1947a: 257. Gender: masculine. Type species: Meristhus scobinula Candèze, 1857: 164, by original designation.
Saudilacon Chassain, 1983: 138. Gender: masculine. Type species: Saudilacon ochraceus Chassain, 1983: 138, by original designation.
Scaphoderus Candèze, 1857: 46. Gender: masculine. Type species: Scaphoderus riehlii Candèze, 1857: 46, by monotypy.
Bruyantius Fleutiaux, 1925: 101. Gender: masculine. Type species: Bruyantius capensis Fleutiaux, 1925: 102, by monotypy. Synonymised with Scaphoderus Candèze, 1857 by
Stangellus Golbach, 1975: 256. Gender: masculine. Type species: Stangellus bucheri Golbach, 1975: 257, by monotypy.
Sulcilacon Fleutiaux, 1927a: 65. Gender: masculine. Type species: Adelocera geographica Candèze, 1865: 7, by original designation. Synonymised with Lacon Laporte, 1838 by
Trieres Candèze, 1900: 78. Gender feminine (
Triers:
Alampina Costa, 1975: 54. Type genus: Alampes Champion, 1896 [preoccupied genus name, not Alampes Horváth, 1884 [Hemiptera: Lygaeidae]]; permanently invalid (Art. 39): based on preoccupied type genus.
Anaissini Golbach, 1984: 81. Type genus: Anaissus Candèze, 1857.
Agnostelater Costa, 1975: 55. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus mesochrous Germar, 1843: 91, by original designation.
Alampoides Schwarz, 1906a: 216. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus submaculatus Schwarz, 1902a: 287, by subsequent designation (
Anaissus Candèze, 1857: 187. Gender: masculine. Type species: Anaissus tarsalis Candèze, 1857: 188, by monotypy.
Anaissus Candèze, 1857: 187. Gender: masculine. Type species: Anaissus tarsalis Candèze, 1857: 188, by monotypy.
Auctumnalis Calder, 1978: 303. Gender: masculine. Type species: Anaissus aurantium Calder, 1978: 303, by original designation.
Coctilelater Costa, 1975: 64. Gender: masculine. Type species: Alampes corymbitoides Candèze, 1900: 95, by original designation.
Alampes Champion, 1896: 474. Gender: masculine. Type species: Alampes vestitus Champion, 1896: 474, by subsequent designation (
Peralampes Johnson, 2002b: 16. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Alampes Champion, 1896.
Euplinthina Costa, 1975: 66. Type genus: Euplinthus Costa, 1975.
Heligmini Costa, 1975: 53. Type genus: Heligmus Candèze, 1865 [preoccupied genus name, not Heligmus Dujardin, 1845 [Nematoda]]; permanently invalid (
Cleidecostini Johnson, 2002b: 16. Type genus: Cleidecosta Johnson, 2002. Replacement name for Heligmini Costa, 1975 because of the homonymy of the type genus.
Heligmus Candèze, 1865: 52. Gender: masculine. Type species: Heligmus glyphoderus Candèze, 1865: 52, by monotypy. Preoccupied by Heligmus Dujardin, 1845: 147 [Nematoda].
Cleidecosta Johnson, 2002b: 16. Gender: feminine. Replacement name for Heligmus Candèze, 1865.
Meroplinthus Candèze, 1891: 163. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus trinotatus Candèze, 1882: 91, by subsequent designation (
Meorplinthus:
Ischius Candèze, 1857: 195. Gender: masculine. Type species: Ischius gerstaeckeri Candèze, 1857: 196, by monotypy. Preoccupied by Ischius Wesmael, 1837: 20 [Hymenoptera].
Pyrischius Hyslop, 1921: 668. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Ischius Candèze, 1857.
Compsoplinthina Costa, 1975: 71. Type genus: Compsoplinthus Costa, 1975.
Compsoplinthus Costa, 1975: 71. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus ruber Candèze, 1878b: clxix, by original designation.
Euplinthina Costa, 1975: 66. Type genus: Euplinthus Costa, 1975.
Arcanelater Costa, 1975: 66. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus spurius Germar, 1841: 56, by original designation.
Euplinthus Costa, 1975: 67. Gender: masculine. Type species: Monocrepidius ophthalmicus Perty, 1830: 21, by original designation.
Paraphileus Candèze, 1882: 92. Gender: masculine. Type species: Aphanobius thoreyi Germar, 1844: 188, by monotypy.
Drilites Blanchard, 1845: 53. Type genus: Drilus Olivier, 1790.
Drilus Olivier, 1790: [23] 1. Gender: masculine. Type species: Ptilinus flavescens Geoffroy, 1785: 4, by monotypy.
Cochleoctonus Mielzinsky, 1824: 74. Gender: masculine. Type species: Cochleoctonus vorax Mielzinsky, 1824: 75, by monotypy. Synonymised with Drilus Olivier, 1790 by
Flabelloselasia Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 443. Gender: feminine. Type species: Flabelloselasia oculata Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 445, by original designation.
Kupeselasia Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 448. Gender: feminine. Type species: Kupeselasia minuta Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 450, by original designation.
Lolosia Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 452. Gender: feminine. Type species: Lolosia transversalis Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 454, by original designation.
Malacogaster Bassi, 1834: pl. 99. Gender: feminine. Type species: Malacogaster passerinii Bassi, 1834: pl. 99, by monotypy.
Microselasia Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 455. Gender: feminine. Type species: Microselasia obscura Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 467, by original designation.
Selasia Laporte, 1838: 19. Gender: feminine. Type species: Selasia rhipiceroides Laporte, 1838: 20, by monotypy.
Wittmerselasia Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 470. Gender: feminine. Type species: Wittmerselasia camerooniana Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 473, by original designation.
Wittmerselasia Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 470. Gender: feminine. Type species: Wittmerselasia camerooniana Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 473, by original designation.
Latoselasia Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 481. Gender: feminine. Type species: Latoselasia similis Kundrata & Bocak, 2017: 483, by original designation.
Hémirhipides Candèze, 1857: 199. Type genus: Hemirhipus Berthold, 1827.
Hémirhipides Candèze, 1857: 199. Type genus: Hemirhipus Berthold, 1827. First Reviser (
Chalcolépidiides Candèze, 1857: 257. Type genus: Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 1829.
Alaites Candèze, 1874: 112. Type genus: Alaus Eschscholtz, 1829.
Chalcolepidina:
Hemirrhipininae:
Alauinae Laurent, 1974: 16. Type genus: Alaus Eschscholtz, 1829 [proposed as new without reference to Alaites Candèze, 1874; incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage].
Alaolacon Candèze, 1865: 13. Gender: masculine. Type species: Alaolacon cyanipennis Candèze, 1865: 13, by monotypy.
Eumoeus Candèze, 1874: 113. Gender: masculine. Type species: Eumoeus murrayi Candèze, 1874: 113, by original designation. Synonymised with Alaolacon Candèze, 1865 by Arimoto & Arimoto (2017: 88).
Luzonicus Fleutiaux, 1916a: 232. Gender: masculine. Type species: Luzonicus bakeri Fleutiaux, 1916a: 232, by monotypy. Synonymised with Eumoeus Candèze, 1874 by
Tharopsides Fleutiaux, 1918a: 235. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tharopsides harmandi Fleutiaux, 1918a: 235, by subsequent designation (
Eumaeus:
Alaomorphus Hauser, 1900: 141. Gender: masculine. Type species: Alaomorphus candezei Hauser, 1900: 143, by monotypy.
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1829: 33. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater oculatus Linnaeus, 1758: 404, by subsequent designation (
Lamprias Gistel, 1834: 11. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater oculatus Linnaeus, 1758: 404, by monotypy. Preoccupied by Lamprias Bonelli, 1810: Tabula Synoptica [Coleoptera: Carabidae]. Junior objective synonym of Alaus Eschscholtz, 1829. Unnecesarily synonymised with Alaus Eschscholtz, 1829 by Bousquet & Bouchard (2017: 124).
Alans:
Olaüs:
Aliteus Candèze, 1857: 197. Gender: masculine. Type species: Alaus reichei Candèze, 1857: 197, by subsequent designation (
Aphileus Candèze, 1857: 184. Gender: masculine. Type species: Aphileus lucanoides Candèze, 1857: 184, by subsequent designation (
Dorcostoma Newman, 1857: 52. Gender: neuter. Type species: Elater jansoni Newman, 1857: 52, by monotypy. Synonymised with Aphileus Candèze, 1857 by
Ophileus:
Austrocalais Neboiss, 1967: 261. Gender: masculine. Type species: Austrocalais pogonodes Neboiss, 1967: 261, by original designation.
Calais Laporte, 1838: 9. Gender: masculine. Type species: Calais senegalensis Laporte, 1838: 9 (syn. of Elater excavatus Fabricius, 1801: 230), by subsequent designation (
Catelanus Fleutiaux, 1942: 112. Gender: masculine. Type species: Hemirhipus trilineatus Laporte, 1838: 12, by monotypy.
Catelaus:
Chalcolepidinus Pjatakowa, 1941: 104. Gender: masculine. Type species: Chalcolepidinus albopilosus Pjatakowa, 1941: 105, by original designation.
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 1829: 32. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater sulcatus Fabricius, 1777: 234, by subsequent designation (
Charmionus Gistel, 1834: 11. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater porcatus Linnaeus, 1767: 652, by subsequent designation (
Hypomochlius Gistel, 1848b: 128. Gender: masculine. Unnecessary replacement name for Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 1829.
Chalcolepidus:
Chalcolepis Candèze, 1857: 244. Gender: feminine. Type species: Chalcolepis luczotii Candèze, 1857: 245, by monotypy.
Chalcopedis:
Chacolepis:
Conobajulus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1940: 95. Gender: masculine. Type species: Conobajulus ugiensis Van Zwaluwenburg, 1940: 96, by original designation.
Coryleus Fleutiaux, 1942: 94. Gender: masculine. Type species: Coryleus desruisseauxi Fleutiaux, 1942: 94, by monotypy.
Cryptalaus Ôhira, 1967b: 97. Gender: masculine. Type species: Alaus putridus Candèze, 1857: 233, by original designation.
Paracalais Neboiss, 1967: 261. Gender: masculine. Type species: Alaus suboculatus Candèze, 1857: 229, by original designation. Synonymised with Cryptalaus Ôhira, 1967 by
Clyptalaus:
Cryotalaus:
Crytalaus:
Paracalis:
Euphemus Laporte, 1838: 7. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater fasciatus Drury, 1782: pl. XLVIII (syn. of Elater quadrimaculatus Olivier, 1790: 20), by monotypy. The name Euphemus Rafinesque, 1815: 144 [Mollusca; see
Eleuphemus Hyslop, 1921: 644. Gender: masculine. Unnecessary replacement name for Euphemus Laporte, 1838.
Fusimorphus Fleutiaux, 1942: 116. Gender: masculine. Type species: Hemirhipus submetallicus Fleutiaux, 1924: 184, by monotypy.
Hemirhipus Berthold, 1827: 336. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater lineatus Olivier, 1790: 10, by monotypy.
Hemirrhipus:
Hemirhipes:
Hemirhipis:
Hemirrhypus:
Iphis Laporte, 1838: 7. Gender: feminine. Type species: Iphis glauca Laporte, 1838: 8, by subsequent designation (
Lucarius Gistel, 1848b: ix. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Iphis Laporte, 1838.
Lycoreus Candèze, 1857: 206. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Iphis Laporte, 1838. This genus has been treated as valid with Lycoreus regalis Candèze, 1857: 209 as its type species by subsequent designation by
Abiphis Fleutiaux, 1926: 92. Gender: feminine. Replacement name for Iphis Laporte, 1838. This genus has been treated as valid with Elater nobilis Illiger, 1800: 116 as its type species by original designation.
Lacais Fleutiaux, 1942: 109. Gender: feminine. Type species: Iphis glauca Laporte, 1838: 8, by monotypy. Junior objective synonym of Iphis Laporte, 1838 and of the replacement names proposed for Iphis.
Mocquerysia Fleutiaux, 1899: 369. Gender: feminine. Type species: Mocquerysia bicolor Fleutiaux, 1899: 369, by subsequent designation (
Moquerisia:
Type species: Elater nobilis Illiger, 1800: 116, herein designated. Gender: feminine. Genus Abiphis Fleutiaux, 1926 has been treated as valid with Elater nobilis Illiger, 1800 as its type species by original designation. However,
Neocalais Girard, 1971: 587. Gender: masculine. Type species: Alaus macer Candèze, 1878a: lv, by original designation.
Type species: Lycoreus regalis Candèze, 1857: 209, herein designated. Gender: masculine. Genus Lycoreus Candèze, 1857 has been treated as valid with Lycoreus regalis Candèze, 1857 as its type species by subsequent designation. However,
Nycterilampus Montrouzier, 1860: 258. Gender: masculine. Type species: Nycterilampus lifuanus Montrouzier, 1860: 258, by monotypy.
Nycterolampus:
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 1942: 114. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater fascicularis Fabricius, 1787: 171, by original designation.
Phertetrigus Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2012: 223. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tetrigus parryi Candèze, 1865: 18, by original designation.
Phibisa Fleutiaux, 1942: 105. Gender: feminine. Type species: Ctenicera pupieri Fleutiaux, 1903: 228, by original designation.
Propalaus Casari, 2008: 164. Gender: masculine. Type species: Chalcolepidius haroldi Candèze, 1878a: lv, by original designation.
Pseudocalais Girard, 1971: 588. Gender: masculine. Type species: Alaus longipennis Schwarz, 1900: 145, by original designation.
Punctodensus Patwardhan, Schimmel & Athalye, 2009: 54. Gender: masculine. Type species: Punctodensus indicus Patwardhan, Schimmel & Athalye, 2009: 55, by original designation.
Saltamartinus Casari, 1996: 386. Gender: masculine. Type species: Hemirhipus decorus
Thoramus Sharp, 1877: 399. Gender: masculine. Type species: Thoramus wakefieldi Sharp, 1877: 399, by subsequent designation (
Ludioctenina Jakobson, 1913: 755. Type genus: Ludioctenus Fairmaire, 1893.
Tetrigusina Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2012: 116. Type genus: Tetrigus Candèze, 1857. The correct stem based on genus Tetrigus is Tetrig-, however
Collisarius Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2012: 118. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tetrigus bakeri Fleutiaux, 1941a: 18, by original designation.
Cuneateus Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2012: 118. Gender: masculine. Type species: Cuneateus jingkei Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2012: 144, by original designation.
Ludioctenus Fairmaire, 1893: lxviii. Gender: masculine. Type species: Ludioctenus akbesianus Fairmaire, 1893: lxix (syn. of Tetrigus cyprius Baudi di Selve, 1871: 50), by monotypy. Previously considered as a synonym of Tetrigus Candèze, 1857 but removed from synonymy by Schimmel & Tarnawski (2012: 117).
Elatrigus Reitter, 1905: 10. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tetrigus cyprius Baudi di Selve, 1871: 50, by monotypy. Synonymised with Ludioctenus Fairmaire, 1893 by Winkler & Buysson in
Platianellus Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2012: 116. Gender: masculine. Type species: Platianellus casariae Schimmel & Tarnawski, 2012: 165, by original designation.
Tetrigus Candèze, 1857: 254. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tetrigus parallelus Candèze, 1857: 255, by subsequent designation (
Oophoridae Gistel, 1848a: [5]. Type genus: Oophorus Dejean, 1833 (syn. of Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1829).
Monocrépidiites Candèze, 1859: 176. Type genus: Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829 (syn. of Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829).
Drasteriini Houlbert, 1912: 184. Type genus: Drasterius Eschscholtz, 1829. Not Drasteriini Wiltshire, 1976: 160 (Lepidoptera); see
Aeolina:
Conoderinae Fleutiaux, 1919: 58. Type genus: Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829. Not Conoderinae Schönherr, 1833: 26 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae); see
Pachyderinae Fleutiaux, 1919: 57. Type genus: Pachyderes Guérin-Méneville, 1829.
Monocrepidina:
Canoderinae:
Monocorepidiinae:
Aeoloderma Fleutiaux, 1928a: 135. Gender: neuter. Type species: Elater crucifer Rossi, 1790: 183, by original designation.
Aeloderma:
Aeleoderma:
Aeolocerma:
Atoloderma:
Aoloderma:
Aeoloides Schwarz, 1906a: 109. Gender: masculine. Type species: Heteroderes sequester Candèze, 1859: 378, by subsequent designation (
Aeolosomus Dolin, 1982: 106. Gender: masculine. Type species: Cryptohypnus rossii Germar, 1844: 148, original designation.
Aolosomus:
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1829: 33. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater scriptus Fabricius, 1801: 244, by subsequent designation (
Oophorus Dejean, 1833: 93. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater elegans Fabricius, 1792: 230, by subsequent designation (
Trypheus Gistel, 1834: 12. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater elegans Fabricius, 1792: 230, by monotypy. Junior objective synonym of Oophorus Dejean, 1833 (also see
Aelus:
Aiolus:
Aeolous:
Apochresis Candèze, 1882: 46. Gender: feminine. Type species: Apochresis aspera Candèze, 1882: 46, by monotypy [the spelling asper is an incorrect original spelling].
Babadrasterius Ôhira, 1994: 224. Gender: masculine. Type species: Babadrasterius urabensis Ôhira, 1994: 224, by original designation.
Deroconus Johnson, 1995: 60. Gender: masculine. Type species: Ctenicera sleeperi Becker, 1973: 1529, by original designation. Preoccupied by Deroconus Jekel, 1854: 9bis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae].
Deronocus Johnson, 1997: 284. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Deroconus Johnson, 1995.
Drasterius Eschscholtz, 1829: 33. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater bimaculatus Rossi, 1790: 182, by subsequent designation (
Dresterius:
Epistrophus Gistel, 1834: 12. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater bimaculatus Rossi, 1790: 182, by monotypy. Junior objective synonym of Drasterius Eschscholtz, 1829 (also see
Prodrasterius Fleutiaux, 1927b: 91. Gender: masculine. Type species: Drasterius brahminus Candèze, 1859: 426, by monotypy. Synonymised with Drasterius Eschscholtz, 1829 by Platia & Schimmel (1997: 300).
Draesterius:
Prodratsreius:
Gahanus Platia, 2012: 132. Gender: masculine. Type species: Gahanus socotranus Platia, 2012: 133, by original designation.
Grammephorus Solier, 1851: 20. Gender: masculine. Type species: Grammephorus rufipennis Solier, 1851: 21, by monotypy.
Grammophorus:
Hartenius Platia, 2007: 200. Gender: masculine. Type species: Hartenius narci Platia, 2007: 200, by original designation.
Heteroderes Latreille, 1834: 155. Gender: masculine. Type species: Heteroderes fuscus Latreille, 1834: 155, by monotypy.
Exaeolus Gozis, 1886: 22. Gender: masculine. Type species: Oophorus algirinus Lucas, 1847: 166, by original designation. Synonymised with Heteroderes Latreille, 1834 by
Heterodes: Sánchez-Ruiz & Sáez-Bolaño, 1994: 121 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].
Melanthoides Candèze, 1865: 23. Gender: masculine. Type species: Melanthoides latimanus Candèze, 1865: 24, by monotypy.
Malanthoides:
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829: 31. Gender: masculine. Type species: Conoderus fuscofasciatus Eschscholtz, 1829: 31, by subsequent designation (
Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829: 31. Gender: masculine. Type species: Monocrepidius pallipes Eschscholtz, 1829: 32, by subsequent designation (
Monocepidius:
Silene Broun, 1893: 1135. Gender: feminine. Type species: Silene brunnea Broun, 1893: 1136, by monotypy. Synonymised with Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829 by
Monocrepedius:
Monocrepidus:
Conoderes: Van Dyke, 1932: 294 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].
Nanseia Kishii, 1985: 5. Gender: feminine. Type species: Prodrasterius erabuensis Kishii, 1966: 8, by monotypy.
Neodrasterius Kishii, 1996: 90. Gender: masculine. Type species: Neodrasterius kiyoyamai Kishii, 1996: 91, by original designation.
Nipponodrasterius Kishii, 1966: 9. Gender: masculine. Type species: Nipponodrasterius alpicola Kishii, 1966: 9, by original designation.
Pachyderes Guérin-Méneville, 1829: plate 12. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pachyderes ruficollis Guérin-Méneville, 1829: plate 12, by monotypy.
Paraheteroderes Girard, 2017: 71. Gender: masculine. Type species: Heteroderes kordofanus Candèze, 1859: 364, by original designation.
Phedomenus Candèze, 1889: 89. Gender: masculine. Type species: Phedomenus venustus Candèze, 1889: 90, by subsequent designation (
Domenephus Fleutiaux, 1932c: 277. Gender: masculine. Type species: Diploconus flavangulus Candèze, 1895: 59, by original designation.
Phedomenus Candèze, 1889: 89. Gender: masculine. Type species: Phedomenus venustus Candèze, 1889: 90, by subsequent designation (
Pseudaeolus Candèze, 1891: 77. Gender: masculine. Type species: Aeolus australis Candèze, 1859: 284, by subsequent designation (
Telesus Candèze, 1880: 9. Gender: masculine. Type species: Telesus ritsemae Candèze, 1880: 10, by monotypy.
Eudactylites Candèze, 1859: 153. Type genus: Eudactylus Sallé, 1855. Preoccupied genus name, not Eudactylus Fitzinger, 1843 [Reptilia]; syn. of Platycrepidius Candèze, 1859. Permanently invalid, based on preoccupied type genus; see
Platycrepidiini Costa & Casari-Chen, 1993: 62. Type genus: Platycrepidius Candèze, 1859.
Eudactylus Sallé, 1855: 266. Gender: masculine. Type species: Eudactylus wapleri Sallé, 1855: 267, by monotypy. Preoccupied by Eudactylus Fitzinger, 1843: 67 (Reptilia).
Platycrepidius Candèze, 1859: 159. Gender: masculine. Type species: Eudactylus wapleri Sallé, 1855: 267, by subsequent designation (
Platicrepidius:
Tyleudacus Fleutiaux, 1922: 429. Gender: masculine. Unnecessary replacement name for Eudactylus Sallé, 1855.
Pseudomelanactini Arnett, 1967: 111. Type genus: Pseudomelanactes Mathieu, 1961 [synonym of Anthracalaus Fairmaire, 1888].
Pseudomelactini:
Anthracalaus Fairmaire, 1888: 349. Gender: masculine. Type species: Alaus westermanni Candèze, 1857: 216, by subsequent designation (
Anthracralaus:
Pseudomelanactes Mathieu, 1961: 474. Gender: masculine. Type species: Melanactes agrypnoides Van Dyke, 1932: 446, by original designation. Synonymised with Anthracalaus Fairmaire, 1888 by Calder & Hayek (1992: 17).
Amaurus Laporte, 1840: 237. Gender: masculine. Type species: Amaurus senegalensis Laporte, 1840: 237 (syn. of Elater notodonta Latreille, 1827: 275), by subsequent designation (
Lanelater Arnett, 1952: 105. Gender: masculine. Type species: Agrypnus schotti LeConte, 1853: 492, by original designation.
Pyrophorites Candèze, 1863: 3. Type genus: Pyrophorus Billberg, 1820.
Hapsodrilina Costa, 1975: 88. Type genus: Hapsodrilus Costa, 1975.
Hapsodrilus Costa, 1975: 90. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus ignifer Germar, 1841: 46, by original designation.
Ptesimopsia Costa, 1975: 91. Gender: feminine. Type species: Pyrophorus candezei Fauvel, 1860: 307, by original designation.
Pyroptesis Costa, 1975: 90. Gender: feminine. Type species: Pyrophorus cincticollis Germar, 1841: 44, by original designation.
Sooporanga Costa, 1975: 89. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus formosus Germar, 1841: 41, by original designation.
Nyctophyxina Costa, 1975: 85. Type genus: Nyctophyxis Costa, 1975 [incorrect stem formation in prevailing usage; see
Cryptolampros Costa, 1975: 88. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus coecus Germar, 1841: 40, by original designation.
Noxlumenes Costa, 1975: 87. Gender: masculine (based on the
Nyctophyxis Costa, 1975: 86. Gender: feminine (erroneously treated as masculine in original description; the Greek noun φύξις (latinised phyxis, meaning refuge) is present in the Greek dictionaries with the feminine gender;
Nyctophixis:
Nyctophysis:
Pyrophorites Candèze, 1863: 3. Type genus: Pyrophorus Billberg, 1820.
Deilelater Costa, 1975: 108. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus physoderus Germar, 1841: 36, by original designation.
Fulgeochlizus Costa, 1975: 103. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus bruchi Candèze, 1897: 66, by original designation.
Hifo Candèze, 1882: 94. Gender: masculine. Type species: Hifo pacificus Candèze, 1882: 94, by monotypy.
Hifoides Schwarz, 1906b: 154. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus semiotoides Schwarz, 1906b: 154, by monotypy.
Hypsiophthalmus Latreille, 1834: 145. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus buphthalmus Eschscholtz, 1829: 32, by monotypy (see
Belania Laporte, 1840: 236. Gender: feminine. Type species: Pyrophorus buphthalmus Eschscholtz, 1829: 32, by monotypy. Junior objective synonym of Hypsiophthalmus Latreille, 1834.
Stilpnus Laporte, 1840: 236. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus havaniensis Laporte, 1840: 236, by subsequent designation (
Ignelater Costa, 1975: 105. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Stilpnus Laporte, 1840.
Lygelater Costa, 1975: 106. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus fulgidus Germar, 1841: 24, by original designation.
Metapyrophorus Rosa & Costa, 2009: 45. Gender: masculine. Type species: Metapyrophorus pharolim Rosa & Costa, 2009: 45, by monotypy.
Opselater Costa, 1975: 103. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater pyrophanus Illiger, 1807: 149, by original designation.
Phanophorus Solier, 1851: 26. Gender: masculine. Type species: Phanophorus parallelus Solier, 1851: 27, by subsequent designation (
Phamophorus:
Phantophorus: Schimmel and Taranwski 2012: 114 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].
Photophorus Candèze, 1863: 72. Gender: masculine. Type species: Photophorus jansonii Candèze, 1863: 73, by subsequent designation (
Pyrearinus Costa, 1975: 99. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus nyctolampis Germar, 1841: 54, by original designation.
Phosphorus:
Pyrophorus Billberg, 1820: 20. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater noctilucus Linnaeus, 1758: 404, by subsequent designation (
Hedonius Gistel, 1834: 11. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater noctilucus Linnaeus, 1758: 404, by subsequent designation (
Phyrophorus:
Vesperelater Costa, 1975: 109. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pyrophorus ornamentum Germar, 1841: 39, by original designation.
Anathesis Candèze, 1865: 21. Gender: feminine. Type species: Anathesis laconoides Candèze, 1865: 21, by monotypy.
Antitypus Candèze, 1882: 70. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater insignitus Fairmaire & Germain, 1860: 268, by monotypy.
Chrostus Candèze, 1878b: clxix. Gender: masculine. Type species: Chrostus quadrifoveolatus Candèze, 1878b: clxx, by monotypy.
Dorygonus Candèze, 1859: 182. Gender: masculine. Type species: Dorygonus amaurus Candèze, 1859: 186, by subsequent designation (
Dorygonus Candèze, 1859: 182. Gender: masculine. Type species: Dorygonus amaurus Candèze, 1859: 186, by subsequent designation (
Rygodonus Fleutiaux, 1932d: 857. Gender: masculine. Type species: Dorygonus alluaudi Fleutiaux, 1932d: 863, by original designation.
Macromalocera Hope, 1834: 13. Gender: feminine. Type species: Macromalocera caenosa Hope, 1834: 14, by subsequent designation (
Campyloxeninae Costa, 1975: 114. Type genus: Campyloxenus Fairmaire & Germain, 1860.
Campyloxenus Fairmaire & Germain, 1860: 6. Gender: masculine. Type species: Campyloxenus pyrothorax Fairmaire & Germain, 1860: 6, by monotypy.
Malalcahuello Arias-Bohart, 2015: 2. Gender: masculine. Type species: Malalcahuello ocaresi Arias-Bohart, 2015: 4, by original designation.
Hemiopinae Fleutiaux, 1941b: 31. Type genus: Hemiops Laporte, 1838.
Hemiopsinae:
Exoeolus Broun, 1893: 1133. Gender: masculine. Type species: Exoeolus rufescens Broun, 1893: 1134, by subsequent designation (
Exaeolus:
Brounaeolus Hyslop, 1921: 631. Gender: masculine. Unnecessary replacement name for Exoeolus Broun, 1893 (misspelled as Exaeolus which is preoccupied by Exaeolus Gozis, 1886: 22).
Oxysternus Latreille, 1834: 164. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater crassus Gyllenhal, 1817: 135, by monotypy. Preoccupied by Oxysternus Dejean, 1833: 129 [Coleoptera: Histeridae]. Synonymised with Hemiops Laporte, 1838 by
Hemiops Laporte, 1838: 15. Gender: masculine. Type species: Hemiops flavus Laporte, 1838: 15, by subsequent designation (
Plectrosternus Lacordaire, 1857: 227. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Oxysternus Latreille, 1834.
Oxisternus:
Plectrostenus:
Plectosternus:
Legna Walker, 1858: 281. Gender: feminine (
Parhemiops Candèze, 1878c: cxcviii. Gender: masculine. Type species: Parhemiops palliatus Candèze, 1878c: cxcviii, by monotypy.
Lincydrus Fleutiaux, 1932b: 148. Gender: masculine. Type species: Lincydrus cylindricus Fleutiaux, 1932b: 149, by monotypy. Synonymised with Parhemiops Candèze, 1878 by
Lissomidae Laporte, 1835: 178. Type genus: Lissomus Dalman, 1824.
Lissomidae Laporte, 1835: 178. Type genus: Lissomus Dalman, 1824.
Drapetini LeConte, 1863: 44. Type genus: Drapetes Dejean, 1821.
Drapetini Dolin, 1975: 1627. Type genus: Drapetes Dejean, 1821. Proposed as new without reference to Drapetini LeConte, 1863.
Drapetetini:
Drapetes Dejean, 1821: 34. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater equestris Fabricius, 1801: 244 (syn. of Elater mordelloides Host, 1790), by monotypy.
Drapetes Dejean, 1821: 34. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater equestris Fabricius, 1801: 244 (syn. of Elater mordelloides Host, 1790: 298), by monotypy.
Lissodes Berthold, 1827: 335. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater equestris Fabricius, 1801: 244 (syn. of Elater mordelloides Host, 1790: 298), by subsequent designation (
Paean Gistel, 1848b: ix. Gender: masculine. Unnecessary replacement name for Drapetes Dejean, 1821.
Draptetes:
Neodrapetes Cobos, 1967: 311. Gender: masculine. Type species: Drapetes sellatus Bonvouloir, 1859: 59, by original designation.
Hypochaetes Bonvouloir, 1859: 137. Gender: masculine. Type species: Hypochaetes sericeus Bonvouloir, 1859: 139, by monotypy.
Lissomus Dalman, 1824: 13. Gender: masculine. Type species: Lissomus punctulatus Dalman, 1824: 14, by subsequent designation (
Cymbium:
Osslimus Calder, 1996: 38. Gender: masculine. Type species: Lissomus freyi Cobos, 1967: 323, by original designation.
Paradrapetes Fleutiaux, 1895: cccxci. Gender: masculine. Type species: Paradrapetes villosus Fleutiaux, 1895: cccxci, here designated.
Protelateridae Schwarz, 1902c: 365. Type genus: Protelater Sharp, 1877.
Sphaenelaterini Stibick, 1979: 179. Type genus: Sphaenelater Schwarz, 1902.
Anaspasis Candèze, 1882: 4. Gender: feminine. Type species: Anaspasis fasciolata Candèze, 1882: 5, by monotypy.
Austrelater Calder & Lawrence in Calder, Lawrence & Trueman, 1993: 1351. Gender: masculine. Type species: Austrelater macphersonensis Calder in Calder, Lawrence & Trueman, 1993: 1354, by original designation.
Protelater Sharp, 1877: 482. Gender: masculine. Type species: Protelater elongatus Sharp, 1877: 482, by subsequent designation (
Geranus Sharp, 1877: 480. Gender: masculine. Type species: Geranus crassus Sharp, 1877: 480, by subsequent designation (
Sphaenelater Schwarz, 1902c: 365. Gender: masculine. Type species: Sphaenelater nigricornis Schwarz, 1902c: 365, by monotypy. Synonymised with Geranus Sharp, 1877 by
Geraniella Gourlay, 1950: 192. Gender: feminine. Unnecessary replacement name for Geranus Sharp, 1877.
Tunon Arias-Bohart, 2013: 161. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tunon guinezi Arias-Bohart, 2013: 164, by original designation.
Valdivelater Lawrence & Arias, 2009: 320. Gender: masculine. Type species: Valdivelater krahmeri Lawrence & Arias, 2009: 322, by original designation.
Oestodinae Hyslop, 1917: 251. Type genus: Oestodes LeConte, 1853.
Oestoidinae:
Oestodes LeConte, 1853: 424. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater tenuicollis Randall, 1838: 14, by subsequent designation (
Oestodus:
Cestodes:
Bladus LeConte, 1861: 171. Gender: masculine. Type species: Eucnemis quadricollis Say, 1839: 186, by subsequent monotypy in
Parablacinae Kundrata, Gunter, Douglas & Bocak, 2016: 299. Type genus: Parablax Schwarz, 1906.
Blax Candèze, 1863: 200. Gender: masculine (
Metablax Candèze, 1869: 122. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Blax Candèze, 1863.
Ophidius Candèze, 1863: 203. Gender: masculine. Type species: Ophidius elegans Candèze, 1863: 204, by subsequent designation (
Parablax Schwarz, 1906c: 368. Gender: masculine. Type species: Metablax trisulcatus Schwarz, 1903: 394 (syn. of Parasaphes quinquesulcatus Blackburn, 1900: 114), by subsequent designation (
Parasaphes Candèze, 1882: 101. Gender masculine (
Sharon Arias-Bohart & Elgueta, 2015: 2. Gender: feminine (erroneously treated as masculine in original description; the correct name of the type species is Sharon amoena). Type species: Asaphes amoenus Philippi, 1861: 743, by original designation.
Tasmanelater Calder, 1996: 250. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tasmanelater pelionensis Calder, 1996: 255, by original designation.
Wynarka Calder, 1986: 111. Gender: neuter (
Xuthelater Calder, 1996: 261. Gender: masculine. Type species: Xuthelater moppiensis Calder, 1996: 265, by original designation.
Physodactylides Lacordaire, 1857: 236. Type genus: Physodactylus Fischer von Waldheim, 1823.
Physodactilini:
Physodactilinae:
Physodactytinae:
Dactylophysus Fleutiaux, 1892: 408. Gender: masculine. Type species: Dactylophysus capixabensis Rosa, 2014: 249 (misidentification of Dactylophysus mendax Candèze, 1859 by
Physodactylus Fischer von Waldheim, 1823: 301. Gender: masculine. Type species: Physodactylus henningii Fischer von Walheim, 1823: 303, by monotypy.
Drepanius Perty, 1830: 24. Gender: masculine. Type species: Drepanius clavipes Perty, 1830: 25, by monotypy. Synonymised with Physodactylus Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 by
Drepranius:
Pityobini Hyslop, 1917: 249. Type genus: Pityobius LeConte, 1853. Incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage; see
Pytiobinae:
Pityobinae:
Pityobiinae:
Pytiobiininae:
Pytiobiinini:
Pytiobiinae:
Pityobius LeConte, 1853: 428. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pityobius anguinus LeConte, 1853: 428, by monotypy.
Calocerus LeConte, 1853: 428. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pityobius anguinus LeConte, 1853: 428, by monotypy. First proposed as a synonym of Pityobius LeConte, 1853. The name Calocerus LeConte, 1853 is available because it was treated as a senior homonym [of Calocerus Fauvel, 1891: 88; Coleoptera: Staphylinidae] before 1961 by
Pytiobius:
Tibionema Solier, 1851: 30. Gender: neuter (erroneously used as feminine in original description). Type species: Tibionema rufiventre Solier, 1851: 31, by original designation.
Subprotelaterinae Fleutiaux, 1920: 99. Type genus: Subprotelater Fleutiaux, 1916.
Subprotelater Fleutiaux, 1916b: 387. Gender: masculine. Type species: Subprotelater bakeri Fleutiaux, 1916b: 387, by monotypy.
Tetralobites Laporte, 1840: 230. Type genus: Tetralobus Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828.
Tetralobites Laporte, 1840: 230. Type genus: Tetralobus Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828.
Phyllophoridae Hope, 1842: 73. Type genus: Phyllophorus Hope, 1842. Preoccupied by Phyllophorus Grube, 1840 [Echinodermata]; syn. of Tetralobus Lepeletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828. Permanently invalid (
Piezophyllini Laurent, 1967: 85. Type genus: Piezophyllus Hope, 1842.
Tetralobilini: Costa, Casari-Chen & Vanin, 1992: 887 [incorrect stem formation (
Neotetralobus Girard, 1987: 49. Gender: masculine. Type species: Neotetralobus africanus Girard, 1987: 51, by monotypy.
Paratetralobus Laurent, 1964: 220. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tetralobus hemirhipoides Fleutiaux, 1919: 36, by original designation.
Pseudalaus Laurent, 1967: 92. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tetralobus dohrni Candèze, 1882: 26, by original designation.
Pseudotetralobus Schwarz, 1902a: 210. Gender: masculine. Type species: Pseudotetralobus dohrni Schwarz, 1902a: 211, by monotypy.
Sinelater Laurent, 1967: 94. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tetralobus perroti Fleutiaux, 1940: 107, by original designation.
Tetralobus Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828: 594. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767: 651, by subsequent designation (
Dodecamerus Laurent, 1968: 328. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tetralobus angolensis Laurent, 1968: 328, by monotypy.
Tetralobus Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828: 594. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767: 651, by subsequent designation (
Phyllophorus Hope, 1842: 73. Gender: masculine. Type species: Elater gigas Fabricius, 1801: 221, by monotypy. Preoccupied by Phyllophorus Grube, 1840: 38 [Echinodermata].
Charitophyllus Lacordaire, 1857: 165. Gender: masculine. Replacement name for Phyllophorus Hope, 1842. Synonymised with Tetralobus Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828 by
Tetralobius:
Tetralobes:
Piezophyllini Laurent, 1967: 96. Type genus: Piezophyllus Hope, 1842.
Piezophyllus Hope, 1842: 76. Gender: masculine. Type species: Tetralobus robustus Hope, 1842: 75 (syn. of Tetralobus macrocerus Laporte, 1838: 12), by original designation.
Cladocerus:
Coresus
Dido Arnett, 1955: 600. Gender: feminine. Type species: Tetralobus macrocerus Laporte, 1838: 12, by original designation. Junior objective synonym of Coresus
Hopelater Laurent, 1967: 99. Gender: masculine. Type species: Piezophyllus spencei Hope, 1842: 76, by original designation. Synonymised with Piezophyllus Hope, 1842 by
Piezophilus: Costa, Casari-Chen & Vanin, 1992: 879 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].
Piezophylus: Costa, Casari-Chen and Vanin 1992: 879 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].
We are grateful to Simone Policena Rosa (Itajubá, Brazil) for her comments on Physodactylinae, and Karine Savard (AAFC, Canada) for help with finding literature. This study was supported by the internal grant of the Faculty of Science, UP Olomouc, Czech Republic (IGA_PrF_2019_024; RK, MK), the Moscow State University research project No. АААА-А16-116021660095-7 (AP), and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Brasil, research grant 304620/2014-9/PQ-Sr (CC).