Cereopsius praetorius (Erichson 1834)

Lamia praetoria Erichson 1842 . Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae-Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 16: 268.

Distribution: Philippines: Luzon (Manila, Mont Isorog, Ifugao *, Nueva Vizcaya *), Palillo, Catanduanes, Negros*, Camiguin *; Taiwan (Orchid I.)

Type deposition: HOLOTYPE (♀)—Museum for Naturkunde—Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin; SYNTYPE —The Natural History Museum, London

Scientific synonym: Cereopsius shamankariyali Kano 1939

Unavailable names: Cereopsius praetorius m. transitivus Breuning 1944; Cereopsius praetorius m. flavescens Breuning 1944; Cereopsius praetorius m. elpenor Breuning 1944 .

Note: “ Monochamus elpenor Newman ” was a nomen nudum of the collection of the British Museum, which Pascoe (1862) cited for the first time. Thomson (1864) mentioned it as type-species of Cereopsiu s and Aurivillius (1922) considered it as an aberration of C. praetoriu s; nonetheless, nobody described or figured this taxon. Finally, Breuning (1944a) identified it with a light form of C. pretorius, giving a description but without indicating a type or a typical locality. This taxon must be attributed to Breuning but, being described as a morph, it is infrasubspecific and unavailable according to the ICZN 45.6.1.