Genus Omotes Newman, 1842
- Omotes Newman, E. 1842. List of longicorns collected at Port Phillip, South Australia, by Edmund Higgins, Esq. The Entomologist 1(22): 351-354 [Date published Aug. 1842] [353].
Type species:
Omotes cucujides Newman, 1842 by monotypy. - Exaereta Pascoe, F.P. 1865. A second series of descriptions of new Australian longicornia. Journal of Entomology 2(12): 352–374 pl. xvi [Date published Mar. 1865] [368] [junior homonym; nec Exaereta Huebner, 1820].
Type species:
Exaereta unicolor Pascoe, 1865 by monotypy. - Exaeretiformis McKeown, K.C. 1945. Notes on Australian Cerambycidae VII. Records of the Australian Museum 21(6): 286–292 [Date published 25 Jun. 1945] [291] (for Exaeretiformis McKeown, 1945) [replacement name for Exaereta Pascoe, 1865].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Introduction
Omotes was previously assigned to the tribe Strongylurini, but was excluded from the tribe (currently Incertae sedis) following phylogenetic analyses conducted by Jin et al. (2022).
General References
Jin, M., Shin, S., Ashman, L.G., Leschen, R.A.B., Zwick, A., de Keyzer, R., McKenna, D.D. & Ślipinśki, A. 2022. Phylogenomics resolves timing and patterns in the evolution of Australasian Cerambycinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), and reveals new insights into the subfamily-level classification and historical biogeography of longhorn beetles. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 172(107486)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 | CERAMBYCIDAE | 05-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Oct-2016 | CERAMBYCINAE | 13-Sep-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Jul-2010 | ADDED |