Aaaaba is a genus of beetles that belongs to the family Buprestidae. This genus inhabits locations along the east coast of Australia being found in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Taxonomy It was described in 1864 by Achille Deyrolle as "Alcinous", a junior homonym of a genus of pycnogonids. In 2002, Charles Bellamy gave it the replacement name "Aaaba", but this proved to be another junior homonym, of a genus of sponges. In 2013, it was given a further replacement name, becoming Aaaaba.
The genus name is feminine under ICZN Article 30.2.4 ("If no gender was specified or indicated, the name is to be treated as masculine, except that, if the name ends in the gender is feminine").ICZN Article 30.2.4
Species There are two described species within this genus. They are listed below: Aaaaba nodosa (Deyrolle, 1865) Aaaaba fossicollis (Kerremans, 1903)
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Further reading
Bellamy, C. L. 1985. A catalogue of the higher taxa of the family Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum Bloemfontein 4(15): 405–472 Bellamy, C. L. 1986. The higher classification of Australian Buprestidae with the description of a new genus and species (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 34: 583–600 Bellamy, C. L. 1988. The classification and phylogeny of Australian Coroebini with a revision of the genera Paracephala, Meliboeithon and Dinocephalia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(3): 413–453 Carter, H. J. 1923. Revision of the genera Ethon, Cisseis and their allies (Buprestidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 48(2): 159–176 Carter, H. J. 1929. A check list of the Australian Buprestidae. With tables and keys to sub-families, tribes, and genera (by A. Théry). Australian Zoologist 5(4): 265–304 Holynski, R. 1993. A reassessment of the internal classification of the Buprestidae Leach (Coleoptera). Crystal, series Zoologica 1: 1–42 Kerremans, C. 1893. Essai de groupement des Buprestides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 37: 94–122 Kerremans, C. 1898. Buprestides nouveaux de l'Australie et des régiones voisines. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 42: 113–182 Kerremans, C. 1903. Coleoptera, Fam. Buprestidae. pp. 49–338 in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles : Verteneuil & Desmet Vol. 12b-d (generic characters, checklist) Obenberger, J. 1935. Buprestidae 4. pp. 785–934 in W. Junk & S. Schenkling (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. 's-Gravenhage : W. Junk Vol. 143 Saunders, E. 1871. Catalogus Buprestidarum Synonymicus et Systematicus. London : Janson pp. 171 Théry, A. 1929. Classification. 266–275 in Carter, H. J. A checklist of the Australian Buprestidae. Australian Zoologist 5(4): 265–304 Williams, G. A. 1983. Observations on the genus Alcinous Deyrolle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 100: 37–39 Williams, G. A. 1993. Hidden Rainforests: subtropical rainforests and their invertebrate biodiversity. Kensington, NSW : New South Wales University Press Vol. 1 pp. 188 (host)