Catoptes sec. Broun

Broun (1880) described Catoptes compressus, which was followed by a further 35 nominal taxa described between 1881 and 1921. Broun, being distant from the entomological collections of Europe, had only the published descriptions on which to base his concepts of previously described species and genera. It is therefore understandable, if no less unfortunate, that Broun’s concept of Catoptes did not accord with that of Schönherr (Kuschel, 1969). It appears that Broun based his understanding of Catoptes on Lacordaire (1863), and had not seen Schönherr’s original description. Catoptes sec. Broun excludes Catoptes sec. Schönherr.