Genus Prophanes Westwood, 1849
- Prophanes Westwood, J.O. 1849. Descriptions of some new exotic Coleoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 5: 202-214 [203].
Type species:
Prophanes aculeatus 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. [411]. - Lygestira Pascoe, F.P. 1866. Notices of new or little known genera and species of Coleoptera. Part V. Journal of Entomology 2: 443-493, pls xviii-xix [Date published Jun. 1866] [470].
Type species:
Lygestira funerea Pascoe, 1866 by monotypy. - Maerodes Waterhouse, C.O. 1877. Descriptions of new Coleoptera from various localities. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 14: 72–75 [72].
Type species:
Prophanes westwoodi Macleay, 1849 by monotypy. - Moerodes Carter, H.J. 1926. A check list of the Australian Tenebrionidae. The Australian Zoologist 4(3): 117–163 pls xvi-xvii [22 Feb. 1926] [149] [misspelling].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Carter, H.J. 1918. Some new Heteromera, and one Stigmodera from Tropical Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42([1917]): 701-719 [dated 1917] [717] (Maerodes Waterhouse)
- Matthews, E.G. 1992. Classification, relationships and distribution of the genera of Cyphaleini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 437-522 [488] (Lygestira Pascoe)
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
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) |