Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta) Author Bouchard, Patrice Author Bousquet, Yves Author Davies, Anthony E. Author Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A. Author Lawrence, John F. Author Lyal, Chris H. C. Author Newton, Alfred F. Author Reid, Chris A. M. Author Schmitt, Michael Author Ślipinski, S. Adam Author Smith, Andrew B. T. text ZooKeys 2011 88 1 972 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.88.807 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.88.807 1313-2970-88-1 Tribe Mesosini Mulsant, 1839 Mesosaires Mulsant, 1839: 165 [stem: Mesos-]. Type genus: Mesosa Latreille, 1829. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Gistel (1848: [9], as Mesosaeidae [incorrect stem formation]), generally accepted as in Lopez-Perez (2006: 59, as Mesosini ).