2373
Author
Evenhuis, Neal L.
Author
O’Hara, James E.
Author
Pape, Thomas
Author
Pont, Adrian C.
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-02-26
2373
1
265
journal article
11755334
356
.
Neria
Robineau-Desvoidy
,
1830
:
736
.
CURRENT STATUS: Unjustified emendation of
Nerius
Fabricius, 1805
; junior synonym of
Nerius
Fabricius, 1805
[
teste
Neave, 1940: 318
)].
FAMILY:
NERIIDAE
.
REMARKS:
Robineau-Desvoidy (1830: 736)
was clearly emending
Nerius
Fabricius
when he proposed
Neria
by placing it in the heading with “
Nerius
. Fabr.” in synonymy underneath it. He further stated under the diagnosis of
Neria
: “
Fabricius
,
ainsi que j’en possède une étiquette de sa main avait nommé
Nerius
le genre d’insectes dont il est question.
” Despite this,
Coquillett (1910: 575)
recognized “
Nerius
FABRICIUS
” and “
Neria
ROBINEAU- DESVOIDY” as separate genera and designated
Nerius pilifer
Fabricius, 1805
as
type
species of
Nerius
[currently in
Neriidae
] and
Neria inulae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
as
type
species of
Neria
[currently in
Micropezidae
].
Neave (1940: 318)
correctly cited
Neria
as an emendation of
Nerius
but other authors have followed the designations of
Coquillett (1910)
. Currently, there are two species treated in
Neria
(Soós, 1984: 23)
. These species now fall under the next available name for the genus,
Paracalobata
Hendel, 1922
:
Paracalobata ephippium
(Fabricius, 1794)
,
n. comb
.
;
Paracalobata octoannulata
(Strobl, 1899)
,
n. comb
.