2373
Evenhuis, Neal L.
O’Hara, James E.
Pape, Thomas
Pont, Adrian C.
Zootaxa
2010
2010-02-26
2373
1
265
78RT
670625
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 258
Robineau-Desvoidy
258
1830
[209,745,487,514]
Insecta
Rhinophoridae
Rhinophora
Animalia
Diptera
143
144
Arthropoda
genus
ORIGINALLY INCLUDED SPECIES: Rhinophora nigripennis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; Rhinophora gagatea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; Rhinophora metallica Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; Rhinophora tessellata Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; Rhinophora hottentota Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; Rhinophora pusilla Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830.
TYPESPECIES: Rhinophora gagatea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, by subsequent designation ( Townsend, 1916: 8). CURRENT STATUS: Valid genus [ testeHerting (1993: 114)].
FAMILY: RHINOPHORIDAE.
REMARKS: An earlier type-species designation by Robineau-Desvoidy (1863b: 5)of “ Rhinophora gagatina, Meig.” [= Tachina gagatina Meigen, 1824] is invalid because it was not an originally included species and more than one originally included species were listed in synonymy with it. Herting (1993: 117) placed Tachina gagatina Meigen, 1824in his list of “ Nomina dubiain Rhinophoridae”.