Genus Platyphanes Westwood, 1849
- Platyphanes Westwood, J.O. 1849. Descriptions of some new exotic Coleoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 5: 202-214 [206].
Type species:
Prophanes gibbosus Westwood, 1849 by subsequent designation, see Lacordaire, T. 1859. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Généra des coléoptères ou exposé méthodique et critique de tous les genres proposés jusqu'ici dans cet ordre d'insectes. Première partie contenant les familles des Ténébrionides, Cistélides, Nilionides, Pythides, Mélandryides, Lagriides, Pédilides, Anthicides, Pyrochroïdes, Mordellides, Rhipiphorides, Stylopides, Meloïdes et Oedémérides. Tome V. Paris : Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. 750 pp. [410]. - Opigenia Pascoe, F.P. 1869. Descriptions of new genera and species of Tenebrionidae from Australia and Tasmania. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 3: 29-45, 132-153, 277-296, 344-351 [288].
Type species:
Opigenia iridescens Pascoe, 1869 by monotypy. - Laonicus Haag-Rutenberg, G. 1878. Diagnosen neuer Heteromeren aus dem Museum Godeffroy. Verhandlungen des Vereins für Naturwissenschaftliche Unterhaltung zu Hamburg 3: 97-105 [100].
Type species:
Laonicus daemaeli Haag-Rutenberg, 1878 by subsequent designation, see Matthews, E.G. 1992. Classification, relationships and distribution of the genera of Cyphaleini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 437-522 [454].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Matthews, E.G. 1992. Classification, relationships and distribution of the genera of Cyphaleini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 437-522 [454] (Opigenia Pascoe, Laonicus Haag-Rutenberg)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |