Genus Pyrops Spinola, 1839

Pyrops SPINOLA, 1839: 231 .

Type species: Pyrops candelaria (Linnaeus, 1758) by subsequent designation by DUPONCHEL (1840: 200).

Hotinus AMYOT & SERVILLE, 1843: 490 [synonymized by BLANCHARD 1845: 425].

Type species: Pyrops candelaria (Linnaeus, 1758) by original designation.

See also CONSTANT (2015) for a historical review of the genus-level nomenclature of Pyrops .