Acerus, (Burmeister, 1847), Burmeister, 1936

Allsopp, Peter G. & Schoolmeesters, Paul, 2024, Resolution of some nomenclatural issues in the Cetoniinae, Dynastinae, Hopliinae, Melolonthinae, Pachydeminae and Sericinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Zootaxa 5433 (4), pp. 573-580 : 578

Aceratus

Prell (1936) attempted to establish the genus “ Aceratus ” as a replacement name for Acerus Burmeister, 1847 ( Dynastinae : Pentodontini: Pentodontina), preoccupied by Acerus Agassiz, 1846 . He did not designate a type species or associate either of the two species described by Burmeister (1847), viz. Acerus davus Burmeister, 1847 and Acerus phyllis Burmeister, 1847 . Since Burmeister (1847) did not designate a type species and no type species was designated in Prell’s (1936) original publication, “ Aceratus Prell, 1936 ” is unavailable and must not be used.

Endrődi (1969) reviewed the genus and designated Acerus davus Burmeister, 1847 as the type species of Aceratus . Therefore, the genus must be attributed to him as below.