Aulacocheilus (Aulacocheilus) leai ( Mader, 1934 ) Skelley & Leschen & Liu, 2021

Skelley, Paul E., Leschen, Richard A. B. & Liu, Zhenhua, 2021, Nomenclatural notes for some Australian Erotylinae (Coleoptera: Erotylidae), Zootaxa 4966 (1), pp. 69-76 : 70

Aulacocheilus (Aulacocheilus) leai ( Mader, 1934) , new combination

Episcaphula tetrastica Lea 1921: 362 .

Episcaphula leai Mader 1934: 40 , new name for Episcaphula tetrastica Lea, 1921 ; not Episcaphula tetrastica Gorham (1883: 253–254) .

Episcaphula (Episcaphula) leai Mader. Chûjô & Chûjô 1988: 164 (subgenus placement).

Aulacochilus [sic] tetrastica (Lea) . Lawrence 1988: 53 (combination).

Comments. Two species, Episcaphula tetrastica Gorham, 1883 and Episcaphula tetrastica Lea, 1921 , are primary homonyms. Recognizing the homonym, Mader (1934) proposed a new name, Episcaphula leai , for E. tetrastica Lea, 1921 . The name E. leai Mader, 1934 was the name used in the catalog of Chûjô & Chûjô (1988: 164).

Unaware of Mader (1934), Lawrence (1988) studied the type of E. tetrasticus Lea, 1921 , recognized it was as a member of Aulacocheilus and transferred it to that genus becoming Aulacocheilus tetrastica ( Lea, 1921) . A dorsal photograph of the type of E. tetrastica Lea, 1921 (SAM) is available at Atlas of Living Australia (2020). We agree with Lawrence (1988) that it belongs in the genus Aulacocheilus , but the species name provided earlier by Mader (1934) must be used.