Genus Steriphus Erichson, 1842
- Steriphus Erichson, W.F. 1842. Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1): 83-287, pls 4, 5 [190].
Type species:
Steriphus solidus Erichson, 1842 by monotypy. - Desiantha Pascoe, F.P. 1870. Descriptions of some genera and species of Australian Curculionidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 18(2): 181-209, pl. 5; 445-484, pl. 7 [193] [subjective synonym].
Type species:
Desiantha caudata Pascoe, 1870 by subsequent designation, see Zimmerman, E.C. 1994. Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Melbourne : CSIRO Vol. 1. Orthoceri: Anthribidae to Attelabidae: the primitive weevils pp. i-xxxii, 1-741. [Date published 28 February] [697]. - Brexius Pascoe, F.P. 1870. Descriptions of some genera and species of Australian Curculionidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 18(2): 181-209, pl. 5; 445-484, pl. 7 [201] [subjective synonym].
Type species:
Brexius murinus Pascoe, 1870 by subsequent designation, see Zimmerman, E.C. 1994. Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Melbourne : CSIRO Vol. 1. Orthoceri: Anthribidae to Attelabidae: the primitive weevils pp. i-xxxii, 1-741. [Date published 28 February] [697]. - Dryopais Broun, T. 1885. Abstract of paper on New Zealand Scydmaenidae. New Zealand Journal of Science 2(8): 384-387 [Date published 31-III-1885] [387] [subjective synonym].
Type species:
Dryopais variabilis Broun, 1885 by monotypy. - Xerostygnus Broun, T. 1903. Descriptions of new genera and species of New Zealand Coleoptera (Concluded). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 12(67): 69-86 [Date published VII-1903] [79] [subjective synonym].
Type species:
Xerostygnus binodulus Broun, 1903 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Marshall, G.A.K. 1943. New Indian Curculionidae (Col.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History XI 10: 105-119 [118] (for Brexius, as syn. of Desiantha)
- Kuschel, G. 1972. The foreign Curculionoidea established in New Zealand (Insecta: Coleoptera). New Zealand Journal of Science 15(3): 273-289 [Date published Sept. 1972] [282] (for Dryopais and Xerostygnus, as synonyms of Desiantha)
- Kuschel, G. 1990. Beetles in a suburban environment: a New Zealand case study. The identity and status of Coleoptera in the natural and modified habitats of Lynfield, Auckland (1974-1989). DSIR Plant Protection Report No. 3: 1-118, figs 1-230 [81] (for Desiantha; synonymy by E.C. Zimmerman)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2015 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 24-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 12-Aug-2010 | ADDED |