Disteniini Thomson, 1861

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Tribe Disteniini Thomson, 1861

* Cometites Blanchard, 1845b: 163 [stem: Comet-]. Type genus: Cometes Lepeletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828. Comment: original vernacular name unavailable (Art. 11.7.2): not subsequently latinized; Monné and Santos-Silva (2008: 261) considered this name a nomen oblitum, this action was unnecessary since Cometites Blanchard is not an available name.

Distenitae J. Thomson, 1861: 181 [stem: Disteni-]. Type genus: Distenia Lepeletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828. Comment: incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.