Two homonymies in Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae): new generic names for Arenaria Opitz and Chaetophloeus Opitz

Abstract

Opitzia nom. n. is proposed for Arenaria Opitz, 1997 (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Epiphloeinae), preoccupied by Arenaria Brisson, 1760 (Aves: Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae), and Silveirasia nom. n. is proposed for Chaetophloeus Opitz, 2004 (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Epiphloeinae), preoccupied by Chaetophloeus LeConte, 1876 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Keywords: Aves, Charadriiformes, Homonymy, Insecta, Opitzia, Scolopacidae, Silveirasia, Taxonomy.