Prothechus Rondani, 1856: 139

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462. Prothechus Rondani, 1856: 139 .

ORIGINALLY INCLUDED SPECIES: Cephalops aucta Fallén, 1817 (as “ Pipunculus Auctus Fall. ”).

TYPE SPECIES: Cephalops aucta Fallén, 1817 (as “ Pipunculus Auctus Fall. ”) sensu Rondani, 1856 [misidentification; = nomen dubium under Cephalocera Enderlein, 1936 ], by original designation.

CURRENT STATUS: Suppressed by action of I.C.Z.N. (1961: 230 [Opinion 597]); senior (but invalid) synonym of Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 1936 [ teste this work].

FAMILY: PIPUNCULIDAE .

REMARKS: There are two original spellings of this genus-group name in Rondani (1856): Prothechus (page 139) and Prothecus (page 220). Acting as First Reviser, we select Prothechus as the correct original spelling, which relegates Prothecus (q. v.) to unavailable name status. See REMARKS under Alloneura Rondani, 1856 for details on the application to the ICZN Commission to suppress Alloneura Rondani, 1856 and Prothechus Rondani, 1856 . De Meyer (1996: 19) incorrectly cited Prothechus Rondani, 1856 as a senior (but invalid) synonym of Verrallia Mik, 1899 with the type species as Cephalops aucta Fallén, 1817 . The true Cephalops aucta Fallén, 1817 is a valid species of Verrallia , but Cephalops aucta Fallén, 1817 sensu Rondani, 1856 is an unrecognized species of Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 1936 ( Hardy, 1959; I.C.Z.N., 1961).

[ Prothecus ] Rondani, 1856: 220.

CURRENT STATUS: Incorrect original spelling of Prothechus Rondani, 1856 [ teste this work].

FAMILY: PIPUNCULIDAE .