RHYPARINI Schmidt, 1910

Smith, Andrew B. T., 2006, A Review Of The Family- Group Names For The Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) With Corrections To Nomenclature And A Current Classification, The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 5) 60, pp. 144-204 : 159

Tribe RHYPARINI Schmidt, 1910

Original spelling and citation: Rhyparina Schmidt 1910: 130

Type genus: Rhyparus Westwood, 1845 : xciii ( Westwood 1845 b *)

Remark: The original spelling of the type genus is Ryparus and Agassiz (1847) later made the unjustified emendation to Rhyparus . Since this unjustified emendation is in prevailing usage, it should be considered a justified emendation (Article 33.2.3.1). The emended spelling avoids homonymy with Ryparus Spinola, 1844 ( Coleoptera : Cleridae ). Rhyparus Westwood, 1845 is a senior homonym of Rhyparus Agassiz, 1847 ( Coleoptera : Cleridae ). The later name is an unjustified emendation of Ryparus Spinola, 1844 and is not in prevailing usage. Since the emended spelling is not in prevailing usage for the Cleridae name, Ryparus Spinola, 1844 and the Cleridae Rhyparus Agassiz, 1847 should both be treated as separate names.