Luperini Gistel, 1848

Bouchard, Patrice, Bousquet, Yves, Davies, Anthony E., Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Lawrence, John F., Lyal, Chris H. C., Newton, Alfred F., Reid, Chris A. M., Schmitt, Michael, Ślipinski, S. Adam & Smith, Andrew B. T., 2011, Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, pp. 1-972 : 231-234

Tribe Luperini Gistel, 1848

Luperiidae Gistel, 1848: [9] [stem: Luper-]. Type genus: Luperus Geoffroy, 1762 [placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology (ICZN 1984a)]. Comment: name previously attributed to Chapuis (1875) in the literature; also see Beenen (2010: 464) for an alternative classification within this tribe; incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.

Aulacophorites Chapuis, 1875: 158 [stem: Aulacophor-]. Type genus: Aulacophora Chevrolat, 1836. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Laboissière (1934: 8, as Aulacophorina ), generally accepted as in Seeno and Wilcox (1982: 97, as Aulacophorites [treated as Latin]).

Diabroticites Chapuis, 1875: 165 [stem: Diabrotic-]. Type genus: Diabrotica Chevrolat, 1836. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Leng (1920: 297, as Diabroticini ), generally accepted as in Riley et al. (2002: 639, as Diabroticina ).

Cerotomites Chapuis, 1875: 229 [stem: Cerotom-]. Type genus: Cerotoma Chevrolat, 1836. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Leng (1920: 298, as Cerotomini ), generally accepted as in Riley et al. (2002: 639, as Cerotomites [treated as Latin]).

Platyxanthites Chapuis, 1875: 243 [stem: Platyxanth-]. Type genus: Platyxantha Baly, 1864. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form and generally accepted as in Jacoby (1884b: 226, as Platyxanthinae ).

* Theopeites Chapuis, 1875: 241 [stem: Theope-]. Type genus: Theopea Baly, 1864. Comment: original vernacular name unavailable (Art. 11.7.2): subsequently used in latinized form but not generally attributed to Chapuis (1875); Theopeidae was used as valid by Ienistea (1986: 31) but it was not attributed to Chapuis (1875); Ienistea’s name is also unavailable, it was proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1); Theopeina Clench, 1955 (type genus Theope Doubleday, 1847) is available in Lepidoptera .

Scelidites Chapuis, 1875: 184 [stem: Scelid-]. Type genus: Scelida Chapuis, 1875. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Jacoby (1884a: 62, as Scelidinae ), generally accepted as in Riley et al. (2002: 639, as Scelidites [treated as Latin]).

Phyllobroticites Chapuis, 1875: 163 [stem: Phyllobrotic-]. Type genus: Phyllobrotica Chevrolat, 1836. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Leng (1920: 297, as Phyllobroticini ), generally accepted as in Riley et al. (2002: 639, as Phyllobroticites [treated as Latin]).

* Agetocerites Chapuis, 1875: 177 [stem: Agetocer-]. Type genus: Agetocera Hope, 1831 [ Agetocera is an unjustified emendation of the original genus name Aegelocerus Hope, 1831 by Hope (1840a: 170); because Agetocera is in prevailing usage and has been attributed to the original author and date, e.g. Bezdĕk (2010a: 73, 2010c: 464) it is treated here as a justified emendation (Art. 33.2.3.1)]. Comment: original vernacular name unavailable (Art. 11.7.2): subsequently used in latinized form but not generally attributed to Chapuis (1875); Agetoceridae was used as valid by Ienistea (1986: 31) but it was not attributed to Chapuis (1875); Ienistea’s name is also unavailable, it was proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1).

Mimastrites Chapuis, 1875: 178 [stem: Mimastr-]. Type genus: Mimastra Baly, 1865. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Jacoby (1884a: 67, as Mimastrinae ), generally accepted as in Weise (1903b: 334, as Mimastrites [treated as Latin]).

Ornithognathites Chapuis, 1875: 176 [stem: Ornithognath-]. Type genus: Ornithognathus J. Thomson, 1858. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Harold (1877: 110, as Ornithognathinae ), generally accepted as in Seeno and Wilcox (1982: 97, as Ornithognathites [treated as Latin]).

Monoleptites Chapuis, 1875: 234 [stem: Monolept-]. Type genus: Monolepta Chevrolat, 1836. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Jacoby (1884a: 61, as Monoleptinae ), generally accepted as in Riley et al. (2002: 639, as Monoleptites [treated as Latin]).

Cerophysites Chapuis, 1875: 181 [stem: Cerophys-]. Type genus: Cerophysa Chevrolat, 1836. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form and generally accepted as in Seeno and Wilcox (1982: 97, as Cerophysides [treated as Latin]).

Phyllecthrites G. H. Horn, 1893: 60, in key [stem: Phyllecthr-]. Type genus: Phyllecthris Dejean, 1836.

Rhaphidopalpini Weise, 1902: 140 [stem: Raphidopalp-]. Type genus: Raphidopalpa Chevrolat, 1836 [as Rhaphidopalpa , unjustified emendation of type genus name by Rosenhauer (1856: 325), not in prevailing usage; syn. of Aulacophora Chevrolat, 1836]. Comment: incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.

Androlyperini Leng, 1920: 298 [stem: Androlyper-]. Type genus: Androlyperus Crotch, 1873.

Idacanthites Laboissière, 1921: 63 [stem: Idacanth-]. Type genus: Idacantha Fairmaire, 1869.

Hyperacanthites Laboissière, 1924: 142 [stem: Hyperacanth-]. Type genus: Hyperacantha Chapuis, 1879.

Megalognathites Laboissière, 1926: 185 [stem: Megalognath-]. Type genus: Megalognatha Baly, 1878.

*Exosomites Wilcox, 1965: 93 [stem: Exosomat-]. Type genus: Exosoma Jacoby, 1903. Comment: unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1); incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.

*Trachyscelidites Wilcox, 1972: 430 [stem: Trachyscelid-]. Type genus: Trachyscelida G. H. Horn, 1893. Comment: unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1).

*Adoxiites Wilcox, 1973: 433 [stem: Adoxi-]. Type genus: Adoxia Broun, 1880. Comment: unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1).

*Eumeleptites Wilcox, 1973: 447 [stem: Eumelept-]. Type genus: Eumelepta Jacoby, 1892. Comment: unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1).

*Xenodites Wilcox, 1973: 604 [stem: Xenod-]. Type genus: Xenoda Baly, 1877. Comment: unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1).

*Doryscites Wilcox, 1973: 606 [stem: Dorysc-]. Type genus: Doryscus Jacoby, 1887. Comment: unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1).