Rytinotus, Broun, 1880

Lord, Nathan P. & Leschen, Richard A. B., 2014, Illustrated Catalogue and Type Designations of the New Zealand Zopheridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea), Zootaxa 3809 (1), pp. 1-127 : 58

RYTINOTUS Broun, 1880

Rytinotus Broun, 1880: 204 . Type species: Rytinotus squamulosus Broun, 1880 , fixed by monotypy.

Rhytinotus: Waterhouse 1881: plate 42. Broun 1886: 834. Hutton 1898: 156. Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.

Rhytidonotus: Kirby 1882: 44 . Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.

Edalus Broun, 1886: 834 . Unjustified replacement name for “ Rhytinotus” Broun [= Rytinotus ] based on incorrect concept of homonymy.

Rytidinotus: Hutton 1904: 170. Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.

Rhitidinotus: Broun 1909b: 146. Hutton 1904: 170 (cited in error as Broun 1904 by Emberson 2000: 23). Hudson 1923: 369. Hudson 1934: 60. Hudson 1950: 163. Pritchard 1953: 21. Emberson 1998: 45. Incorrect subsequent spelling, not available.

Remarks: Broun described the genus with an original spelling of Rytinotus (1880: 204) . Later, Broun (1886:834) gave Edalus as a replacement name based on the similarity of his original Rytinotus to the genus Rytinota . This was an unjustified action based on an incorrect concept of homonymy. For a full discussion of the Rytinotus genusgroup names, spellings and their usage, see Emberson 2000.