A REVISION OF NORTH AMERICAN CHRYSOBOTHRINI 6 



Kirby (<§, p. 156) established Odontomas as a subgenus of 

 Buprestis and designated Buprestis chrysostigma Linnaeus as the 

 type, and Anoplis as a subgenus of Buprestis, designating the type 

 as Buprestis rustica Linnaeus. 



Westwood (11, p. 24) designated Buprestis chrysostigma Linnaeus 

 as the type of Chrysooothris Eschscholtz, and B. rustica Linnaeus as 

 the type of Ancylochira Eschscholtz. 



Duponchel (3, p. 737) cited Buprestis chrysostigma Fabricius as the 

 type of Chrysooothris Eschscholtz. 



Des Gozis (£, p. 20), not knowing of the above type designations, 

 published the following synonymy : 



1. Buprestis L. 1758 (syn. Ancylocheira Esch. 1829) (type: octoguttata L.). 



2. Gucujus Geoffr. 1762 (syn. Chrysooothrys Esch. 1829) (type: chryso- 



stigma L.). 



He also proposed the new name Porphyrus for Cucujus Fabricius 

 1775 (not Geoffroy 1762). 



Chamberlin (1, p. 136) designated the genotype of Chrysooothris 

 Eschscholtz as Buprestis affinis Fabricius. 



If we should observe the strict application of the law of priorty 

 the results would be as follows : 



Buprestini Mequingnon 1939 (not Kerremans 1893). 

 Syn. Chrysooothrini auct. 

 Buprestis Linnaeus 1758. 



Type: Buprestis chrysostigma F. [1775]. 

 Designated by Latreille, 1810. 

 Syn. Chrysooothris Eschscholtz 1829. 

 Type : Buprestis chrysostigma L. 1758. 

 Designated by Westwood, 1840. 

 Syn. Cucujus Geoffroy 1762 (not Fabricius 1775). 

 Type: Buprestis chrysostigma L. 1758. 

 Designated by Des Gozis, 1886. 

 Syn. Amolis Gistel 1834. 



Includes Buprestis chrysostigma F. [1775]. 

 Syn. Odontomus Kirby 1837. 

 Type: Buprestis chrysostigma L. 1758. 

 Original designation. 

 Ancylochirini Mequingnon 1939. 

 Syn. Buprestini auct. 

 Ancylochira Eschscholtz 1829. 



Type: Buprestis rustica L. 1758. 

 Designated by Westwood, 1840. 

 Syn. Buprestis auct. 



(Not as restricted by Linnaeus.) 

 Syn. Anoplis Kirby 1837. 

 Type: Buprestis rustica L. 1758. 

 Original designation. 



There are over 500 valid species (not including synonyms) in the 

 genus Chrysooothris, which are distributed throughout the entire 

 world, and if these were referred back to the genus Buprestis many 

 of the names would become secondary homonyms and would require 

 new specific names. It is the writer's opinion that on account of the 

 wide distribution and great number of species, and an unbroken 

 history of constant universal usage for over 100 years, and since a 

 change of name at this late elate would cause greater confusion than 

 uniformity, the International Commission on Zoological Nomen- 

 clature will be requested to place Chrysooothris Eschscholtz, with 

 Buprestis chrysostigma Linnaeus as type, and Buprestis Linnaeus, 

 with B. octoguttata Linnaeus as type, on the official List of Generic 

 Names under suspension of the rules. 



