Scopaeina Mulsant and Rey, 1878

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 : 119

Subtribe Scopaeina Mulsant and Rey, 1878

*Poliodontidos Solier, 1849: 303 [stem: Polyodont-]. Type genus: Polyodontus Solier, 1849 [preoccupied genus name, not Polyodontus Eysenhardt, 1818 [Vermes]; syn. of Scopaeus Erichson, 1839]. Comment: original vernacular name unavailable (Art. 11.7.2): not subsequently latinized; if found to be available then permanently invalid (Art. 39): based on preoccupied type genus; Polyodontidae Bonaparte, 1838 (type genus Polyodon Lacepède, 1797) is available in Pisces; incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.

Scopeates Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 178 [stem: Scopae-]. Type genus: Scopaeus Erichson, 1839. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Seidlitz (1889 [Gatt.]: 92, as Scopaeina ), generally accepted as in Newton and Thayer (1992: 62, as Scopaeina ); incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.