A Review Of The Family- Group Names For The Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) With Corrections To Nomenclature And A Current Classification Author Smith, Andrew B. T. Canadian Museum of Nature, P. O. Box 3443, Station D Ottawa, ON K 1 P 6 P 4, CANADA asmith@mus-nature.ca text The Coleopterists Bulletin 2006 mo 5 2006-12-01 60 144 204 journal article 10.1649/0010-065x(2006)60[144:arotfn]2.0.co;2 1938-4394 4911861 FADCBF89-3C12-46F5-90D2-8E8A7031D876 Subtribe PENTODONTINA Mulsant, 1842 Original spelling and citation: Pentodonaires Mulsant 1842: 372 Type genus: Pentodon Hope, 1837: 30 Synonym: Bothynina Burmeister, 1847 Original spelling and citation: Bothynidae Burmeister 1847: 90 Type genus: Bothynus Hope, 1837: 30 Synonym: Pimelopodina Burmeister, 1847 Original spelling and citation: Pimelopodea Burmeister 1847: 172 Type genus: Pimelopus Erichson, 1842: 159 Synonym: Podalgina Burmeister, 1847 Original spelling and citation: Podalgidae Burmeister 1847: 90 Type genus: Podalgus Burmeister, 1847: 117 Synonym: Metanastina Carne, 1957 Original spelling and citation: Metanastini Carne 1957: 32 Type genus: Metanastes Arrow, 1911: 166 ( Arrow 1911 a ) Remark: When Carne (1957) erected this family-group name, he placed the genus Pentodon in it. Since Pentodon is the type genus of Pentodontina, Metanastini is unnecessary and should be considered a synonym of Pentodontina .