Julodis stellaris

Julodis stellaris
Julodis stellaris from South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Julodis
Species:
J. stellaris
Binomial name
Julodis stellaris
(Thunberg, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Cucujus albomaculatus Voet, 1806 (Unav.)
  • Buprestis stellaris Thunberg, 1827
  • Julodis maculata Laporte, 1835

Julodis stellaris is a species of beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae. This species occurs in Southern Africa. Many references list the name as Julodis albomaculata,[1] but this name, though published earlier than stellaris, is unavailable under the ICZN, primarily in that Johann Eusebius Voet's work fails to fulfill the requirement in ICZN Article 11.4 that a work must be consistently binomial; none of Voet's names, including albomaculata, are available.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Julodis albomaculata
  2. โ†‘ Krell, F-T. (2012). "On nomenclature and synonymy of Trichius rosaceus, T. gallicus, and T. zonatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Trichiini)". Zootaxa. 3278 (1): 61โ€“68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3278.1.3.