Malachiini Fleming, 1821

Bouchard, Patrice, Bousquet, Yves, Davies, Anthony E., Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Lawrence, John F., Lyal, Chris H. C., Newton, Alfred F., Reid, Chris A. M., Schmitt, Michael, Ślipinski, S. Adam & Smith, Andrew B. T., 2011, Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, pp. 1-972 : 165-166

Tribe Malachiini Fleming, 1821

Malachiusidae Fleming, 1821: 50 [stem: Malachi-]. Type genus: Malachius Fabricius, 1775. Comment: incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.

Tamulidae Gistel, 1848: [11] [stem: Tamul-]. Type genus: Tamulus Gistel, 1848 [syn. of Malachius Fabricius, 1775].

Polycystophoridae Gistel, 1856a: 385 [stem: Polycystophor-]. Type genus: Polycystophorus Gistel, 1856 [this genus was included by Gistel in his new family Polycystophoridae along with one genus now classified in Cantharidae ( Malthinus Latreille) and four genera of Malachiinae ( Anthocomus Erichson, Ebaeus Erichson, Charopus Erichson and Troglops Erichson); several available species names were originally included in Polycystophorus (Gistel, 1856a: 385), we hereby select Cantharis aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species; syn. nov. of Malachius Fabricius, 1775]. Comment: syn. nov.

Apalochraires Mulsant and Rey, 1867b: 19 [stem: Apalochr-]. Type genus: Apalochrus Erichson, 1840. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form and generally accepted as in Houlbert (1922a: 250, as Apalochrini ).

*Anthocomates Mulsant and Rey, 1867b: 127 [stem: Anthocom-]. Type genus: Anthocomus Erichson, 1840. Comment: original vernacular name unavailable (Art. 11.7.2): not subsequently latinized.

*Troglopates Mulsant and Rey, 1867b: 281 [stem: Troglop-]. Type genus: Troglops Erichson, 1840. Comment: original vernacular name unavailable (Art. 11.7.2): not subsequently latinized.

Caulautaires Abeille de Perrin, 1890: 244 [stem: Colot-]. Type genus: Colotes Erichson, 1840 [as Caulautes , unjustified emendation of type genus name by Abeille de Perrin (1890), not in prevailing usage]. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Bertkau (1891: 304, as Colotini ), generally accepted as in Hansen (1996: 152, as Colotini ); incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage; Colotini Larsen, 1983 (type genus Colotis Hübner, 1819) does not appear to be available in Lepidoptera : Pieridae ; if the Lepidoptera name is found to be available then this case is to be referred to the Commission to remove the homonymy (Art. 55.3.1).

Attalaires Abeille de Perrin, 1891: 364 [stem: Attal-]. Type genus: Attalus Erichson, 1840. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Hatch (1962: 87, as Attalina ), generally accepted as in Mayor (2007: 419, as Attalini ).

Laiina Jakobson, 1911a: 688 [stem: Lai-]. Type genus: Laius Guérin-Méneville, 1838.

Illopina Jakobson, 1911a: 688 [stem: Illop-]. Type genus: Illops Erichson, 1840.

Paratini Portevin, 1931: 426, in key [stem: Paratin-]. Type genus: Paratinus Abeille de Perrin, 1891 [syn. of Apalochrus Erichson, 1840]. Comment: the correct spelling Paratinini was used in the same work on page 442.

Ebaeini Portevin, 1931: 426, in key [stem: Ebae-]. Type genus: Ebaeus Erichson, 1840.

Collopina Hatch, 1962: 88, in key [stem: Collop-]. Type genus: Collops Erichson, 1840.