Plastocerus Schaum, 1852

Németh, Tamás, Hoffmannova, Johana, Kakiopoulos, George, Kramp, Katja & Kundrata, Robin, 2023, Plastocerus angulosus (Germar, 1844) (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae) an enigmatic click beetle with a convoluted taxonomic history, Zootaxa 5284 (2), pp. 271-290 : 274

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scientific name	Plastocerus Schaum, 1852
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Genus Plastocerus Schaum, 1852

Plastocerus Schaum, 1852: 49 . Type species. Callirhipis angulosa Germar, 1844 : plate 5; by monotypy.

Ceroplastus Heyden in Heyden, Reitter & Weise, 1883: 111. Unnecessary replacement name for Plastocerus Schaum, 1852 , nec LeConte, 1853.

Pseudophyllocerus Reitter, 1896: 234 . Type species. Pseudophyllocerus atricolor Reitter, 1896: 234 ; by monotypy. Synonymized with Plastocerus Schaum, 1852 by Schwarz (1897: 64).

Pseudophillocerus: Reitter, 1902: 93 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].

Cladocerus Schwarz, 1902: 200 . Unnecessary replacement name for Plastocerus sensu Candèze (1863) , i.e., Plastocerus Schaum, 1852 , nec LeConte, 1853.

Binhon Pic, 1922: 29 . Type species. Binhon atrum Pic, 1922: 29 ; by monotypy. Synonymized with Plastocerus Schaum, 1852 by Hájek et al. (2020: 392) View Cited Treatment .

Ceroplatus: Branham & Wenzel, 2001: 580 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].

Pseudophylocerus: Bocak, 2007: 209 [unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling not in prevailing usage].

Bocak, L. (2007) Plastoceridae Crowson, 1972. In: Lobl, I. & Smetana, A. (Eds.), Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 4. Elateroidea Derodontoidea Bostrichoidea Limexyloidea Cleroidea Cucujoidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, pp. 209.

Branham, M. A. & Wenzel, J. W. (2001) The Evolution of bioluminescence in Cantharoids (Coleoptera: Elateroidea). The Florida Entomologist, 84 (4), 565 - 586. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 3496389

Germar, E. F. (1844) Fauna Insectorum Europae. Fasciculus XXIII. C. A. K ¸ mmelii, Halae, 25 pls.

Hajek, J., Ivie, M. A. & Lawrence, J. F. (2020) Binhon atrum Pic - a junior synonym of Plastocerus thoracicus, with nomenclatural notes on Plastocerus (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Plastocerinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 60 (2), 391 - 396. https: // doi. org / 10.37520 / aemnp. 2020.23

Heyden, L. von, Reitter, E. & Weise, J. (1883) Catalogus coleopterorum Europae et Caucasi. Editio tertia. Edw. Janson, Londini / Libraria Nicolai, Berolini / Luc. Buquet, Parisiis, 228 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 8788

LeConte, J. L. (1853) Revision of the Elateridae of the United States. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 10, 405 - 508. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1005288

Pic, M. (1922) Nouveautes diverses. Melanges Exotico-Entomologiques, 36, 1 - 32.

Reitter, E. (1896) Abbildungen mit Beschreibungen zehn neuer Coleopteren aus der palaearctischen Fauna (Hierzu Tafel III.). Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, XV (VIII), 233 - 240. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 13881

Reitter, E. (1902) Coleopterologische Notizen. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, XXI (IV), 92 - 93.

Schaum, H. R. (1852) Catalogus Coleopterorum Europae. Herausgegeben vom entomologischen Verein in Stettin. Vierte Auflage. Trowitzsch und Sohn, Berlin, v + 96 + 12 pp.

Schwarz, O. (1897) Pseudophyllocerus atricolor Reitt. = Plastocerus angulosus Germ. ♀. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1897 [41] (1), 64. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 48018970114

Schwarz, O. (1902) Ueber die Elateriden-Gattungen Plastocerus Le Conte und Octinodes Cand. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1901 [45] (2), 199 - 201.