Brachypera Capiomont, 1868

Skuhrovec, Jiří, 2008, Taxonomic changes within the tribe Hyperini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (2), pp. 677-690 : 686-687

Brachypera Capiomont, 1868 , stat. restit.

= Pseudhypera Capiomont, 1868 , syn. nov.

= Pseudypera: GEMMINGER & HAROLD (1871) (incorrect subsequent spelling)

= Antidonus Bedel, 1886 (valid subgenus)

= Donus Capiomont, 1868 (non Jekel, 1865) (synonym of Antidonus )

= Heteromorphus Petri, 1901 (synonym of Antidonus )

= Spongifer Petri, 1901 (synonym of Antidonus )

Including the new combinations required by the changes outlined above and established below (see also Table 3), the genus Brachypera (gender: feminine) now includes more than 40 Palaearctic species distributed primarily in the lowlands. One species, B. zoilus , has been introduced also to North America. Their host plants belong to several plant families and most species are oligophagous.

Brachypera (Antidonus) apfelbecki ( Petri, 1901) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) apfelbecki ( Petri, 1901))

Brachypera (Antidonus) brevirostris (Capiomont, 1868) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) brevirostris (Capiomont, 1868))

Brachypera (Antidonus) dauci (Olivier, 1807) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) dauci (Olivier, 1807))

Brachypera (Antidonus) gracilitarsis (Pic, 1925) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) gracilitarsis (Pic, 1925))

Brachypera (Antidonus) grandini (Capiomont, 1868) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) grandini (Capiomont, 1868))

Brachypera (Antidonus) horvathi (Csiki, 1904) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) horvathi (Csiki, 1904))

Brachypera (Antidonus) isabellina (Bohemann, 1834) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) isabellinus (Bohemann, 1834))

Brachypera (Antidonus) leprieuri (Capiomont, 1868) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) leprieuri (Capiomont, 1868))

Brachypera (Antidonus) lunata (Wollaston, 1854) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) lunatus (Wollaston, 1854))

Brachypera (Antidonus) multifida (Israelson, 1984) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) multifidus (Israelson, 1984))

Brachypera (Antidonus) parvithorax (Desbrochers, 1896) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) parvithorax (Desbrochers, 1896))

Brachypera (Antidonus) sinuaticollis (Faust, 1890) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) sinuaticollis (Faust, 1890))

Brachypera (Antidonus) subfasciculata (Zaslavskij, 1967) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) subfasciculatus (Zaslavskij, 1967))

Brachypera (Antidonus) subsulcata (Hochhut, 1847) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) subsulcatus (Hochhut, 1847))

Brachypera (Antidonus) theresae (Pic, 1929) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) theresae (Pic, 1929))

Brachypera (Antidonus) vidua 1) (Gené, 1837) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) vidua (Gené, 1837))

Brachypera (Antidonus) zoilus 2) (Scopoli, 1763) comb. nov. (from Donus (Antidonus) zoilus (Scopoli, 1763))

Brachypera (Brachypera) amalek ( Petri, 1901) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) amalek ( Petri, 1901))

Brachypera (Brachypera) audax (Faust, 1887) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) audax (Faust, 1887))

Brachypera (Brachypera) corrosa (Desbrochers, 1899) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) corrosus (Desbrochers, 1899))

1) Vidua is a noun in apposition, meaning a widow.

2) Zoilus is a noun in apposition; it is the name of an ancient Greek philosopher.

Brachypera (Brachypera) crinita (Boheman, 1834) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) crinitus (Boheman, 1834))

Brachypera (Brachypera) deyrollei (Capiomont, 1868) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) deyrollei (Capiomont, 1868))

Brachypera (Brachypera) fallax (Capiomont, 1868) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) fallax (Capiomont, 1868))

Brachypera (Brachypera) fausti ( Petri, 1901) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) fausti ( Petri, 1901))

Brachypera (Brachypera) hierichontica (Capiomont, 1868) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) hierichonticus (Capiomont, 1868))

Brachypera (Brachypera) hispidula (Boheman, 1834) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) hispidulus (Boheman, 1834))

Brachypera (Brachypera) chevrolati (Capiomont, 1868) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) chevrolati (Capiomont, 1868))

Brachypera (Brachypera) judaica ( Petri, 1901) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) judaicus ( Petri, 1901))

Brachypera (Brachypera) lhostei (Hoffmann, 1938) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) lhostei (Hoffmann, 1938))

Brachypera (Brachypera) libanica (Pic, 1914) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) libanicus (Pic, 1914))

Brachypera (Brachypera) lukjanovitschi (Zaslavskij, 1964) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) lukjanovitschi (Zaslavskij, 1964))

Brachypera (Brachypera) marmottani (Capiomont, 1868) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) marmottani (Capiomont, 1868))

Brachypera (Brachypera) perplexa (Capiomont, 1868) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) perplexus (Capiomont, 1868))

Brachypera (Brachypera) proxima (Capiomont, 1875) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) proximus (Capiomont, 1875))

Brachypera (Brachypera) reichei (Capiomont, 1868) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) reichei (Capiomont, 1868))

Brachypera (Brachypera) reitteri (Faust, 1887) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) reitteri (Faust, 1887))

Brachypera (Brachypera) rufimembris (Pic, 1925) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) rufimembris (Pic, 1925))

Brachypera (Brachypera) saulcyi ( Capiomont, 1867) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) saulcyi ( Capiomont, 1867))

Brachypera (Brachypera) scapularis (Gebler, 1833) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) scapularis (Gebler, 1833))

Brachypera (Brachypera) solarii (Roudier, 1958) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) solarii Roudier, 1958 )

Brachypera (Brachypera) taurica (Zaslavskij, 1967) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) tauricus (Zaslavskij, 1967))

Brachypera (Brachypera) tumida ( Capiomont, 1867) comb. nov. (from Donus (Donus) tumidus ( Capiomont, 1867))