Meroscelisini Thomson, 1861

Bouchard, Patrice, Bousquet, Yves, Davies, Anthony E., Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Lawrence, John F., Lyal, Chris H. C., Newton, Alfred F., Reid, Chris A. M., Schmitt, Michael, Ślipinski, S. Adam & Smith, Andrew B. T., 2011, Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, pp. 1-972 : 200-201

Tribe Meroscelisini Thomson, 1861

Meroscelisitae J. Thomson, 1861: 299 [stem: Meroscelis-]. Type genus: Meroscelisus Audinet-Serville, 1832.

*Tragosomites Fairmaire, 1864: 119 [stem: Tragosomat-]. Type genus: Tragosoma Audinet-Serville, 1832. Comment: original vernacular name unavailable (Art. 11.7.2): subsequently used in latinized form but not generally attributed to Fairmaire (1864); incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.

Tragosomitae J. Thomson, 1864: 286 [stem: Tragosomat-]. Type genus: Tragosoma Audinet-Serville, 1832. Comment: incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.

Closterides Lacordaire, 1868: 149 [stem: Closter-]. Type genus: Closterus Audinet-Serville, 1832. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Pascoe (1869b: 676, as Closterinae ), generally accepted as in Lameere (1913: 81, as Closteri ).

*Monodesmides Lacordaire, 1868: 157 [stem: Monodesm-]. Type genus: Monodesmus Audinet-Serville, 1832. Comment: original vernacular name unavail able (Art. 11.7.2): subsequently used in latinized form but not generally attributed to Lacordaire (1868).

Monodesminae Gahan, 1890: 299 [stem: Monodesm-]. Type genus: Monodesmus Audinet-Serville, 1832.

Luluina Gilmour, 1956: 222 [stem: Lulu-]. Type genus: Lulua Burgeon, 1931.