Limnichini Erichson, 1846

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 : 143

Tribe Limnichini Erichson, 1846

Limnichini Erichson, 1846: 465 [stem: Limnich-]. Type genus: Limnichus Dejean, 1821.

Botriophorates Mulsant and Rey, 1869: 160 [stem: Bothriophor-]. Type genus: Bothriophorus Mulsant and Rey, 1852 [as Botriophorus , incorrect subsequent spelling of type genus name, not in prevailing usage]. Comment: family-group name also spelled Botriaphorates in the original publication (p. 173); original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Ganglbauer (1904: 51, as Bothriophorini ), generally accepted as in Shepard (2002: 125, as Bothriophorini ); incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.