Laius Guérin-Méneville

Laius Guérin-Méneville, 1830: Plate 2, fig. 10. Type species, by monotypy: Laius cyaneus Guérin-Méneville, 1830 . Guérin- Méneville, 1838: 78.

Remarks. The Zoology part of the Coquille voyage book series was printed in numerous fascicles (livraisons) over many years and in spite of the 1830 date printed on the front page, the text of “Insecta” by Guérin-Méneville was printed only in 1838 (Cretella 2010). However, the livraison No. 19 with plate 2 illustrating this species was published in 1830 (Cretella 2010) validating the joint description of genus and species— Laius cyaneus .

Included species. Four Australian species can be classified in Laius: Laius alleni Lea, 1909: 161 (Queensland, Cairns; SAMA, ANIC); Laius purpureipennis Lea, 1916: 321 (Northern Territory; SAMA, ANIC); Laius tibialis Gahan, 1900: 102 (Christmas Island; BMNH, ANIC); Laius triangulatus Wittmer, 1954: 305 (Western Australia, Baudin Point; BMNH).