Synaptini Gistel, 1856

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 : 156

Tribe Synaptini Gistel, 1856

Dairaeidae Gistel, 1848: [5] [stem: Dair-]. Type genus: Daira Gistel, 1848 [preoccupied genus name, not Daira Milne-Edwards, 1830 [ Crustacea ]; syn. of Synaptus Eschscholtz, 1829]. Comment: permanently invalid (Art. 39): based on preoccupied type genus; incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.

Synaptidae Gistel, 1856a: 366 [stem: Synapt-]. Type genus: Synaptus Eschscholtz, 1829.

Adrastites Candèze, 1863: 448 [stem: Adrast-]. Type genus: Adrastus Eschscholtz, 1829. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Champion (1896: 533, as Adrastini ), generally accepted as in Burakowski et al. (1985: 133, as Adrastinae ).