Kirprellius Allsopp, replacement name for Syrichtus Kirby in Hope, 1837

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Syrichtus Kirby in Hope, 1837: 91 (nec Syrichtus Boisduval, 1834 ( Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) = Pyrgus Hübner, 1819). Type species Scarabaeus syrichtus Fabricius, 1775, by original designation.

Syrichthus: Burmeister 1847: 166 (in error).

Syrictes Prell, 1936: 152 (nec Syrictes Jordan & Evermann, 1927 ( Actinopterygii: Syngnathidae) = Syngnathus Linnaeus, 1758). Replacement name for Syrichtus Kirby, 1837 .

Type species. Scarabaeus syrichtus Fabricius, 1775 (Fig. 3).

Etymology. The name is an amalgam of the names of William Kirby and Heinrich Prell in recognition of their contributions to the nomenclature of the Dynastinae . The name is masculine in gender.