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(Redirected from Bolboceras) Genus of beetles

Odonteus
Odonteus armiger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Bolboceratidae
Tribe: Bolboceratini
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. Some researchers continue to use the invalid junior name (e.g.).

Species

References

  1. "Case 3097 | International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature". iczn.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22.
  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. PMC 3677342. PMID 23794816.
Taxon identifiers
Odonteus


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