Neria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 736

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356. Neria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 736 .

CURRENT STATUS: Unjustified emendation of Nerius Fabricius, 1805 ; junior synonym of Nerius Fabricius, 1805 [teste Neave, 1940: 318)].

FAMILY: NERIIDAE .

REMARKS: Robineau-Desvoidy (1830: 736) was clearly emending Nerius Fabricius when he proposed Neria by placing it in the heading with “ Nerius . Fabr.” in synonymy underneath it. He further stated under the diagnosis of Neria : “ Fabricius, ainsi que j’en possède une étiquette de sa main avait nommé Nerius le genre d’insectes dont il est question. ” Despite this, Coquillett (1910: 575) recognized “ Nerius FABRICIUS ” and “ Neria ROBINEAU- DESVOIDY” as separate genera and designated Nerius pilifer Fabricius, 1805 as type species of Nerius [currently in Neriidae ] and Neria inulae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 as type species of Neria [currently in Micropezidae ]. Neave (1940: 318) correctly cited Neria as an emendation of Nerius but other authors have followed the designations of Coquillett (1910). Currently, there are two species treated in Neria (Soós, 1984: 23) . These species now fall under the next available name for the genus, Paracalobata Hendel, 1922 : Paracalobata ephippium (Fabricius, 1794) , n. comb.; Paracalobata octoannulata (Strobl, 1899) , n. comb.