Odonteus

Odonteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Bolboceratidae
Genus: Odonteus
Samouelle, 1819
Synonyms
  • Bolboceras Kirby, 1819
  • Odontaeus Dejean, 1821
  • Indobolbus Nikolajev, 1979

Odonteus is a genus of beetles in the family Bolboceratidae, formerly known by the name Bolboceras. The name Bolboceras was replaced in 1990 when it was discovered that Odonteus had been published one month earlier; this finding was upheld by ICZN Opinion 2138 in 2006, which made the two names synonymous, with Odonteus having priority.[1] Some researchers continue to use the invalid junior name (e.g.[2]).

Species

References

  1. http://iczn.org/simpletaxonomy/term/382
  2. 1 2 Krikken (2013). "Distinguishing Bolboceras inaequale Westwood, 1848 and two new relatives from India (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae, Bolboceratinae)". ZooKeys. 276: 55–66. doi:10.3897/zookeys.276.4786.


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