Alcidodes

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Molytinae
Tribus: Mecysolobini
Genus: Alcidodes
Species: A. collaris – ... A. fabricii – A. karelinii – A. trilobus – A. signatus – ... A. willcocksi

Alcidodes Marshall, 1939

Type species: Lixus trilobus Fabricius, 1801, by [?] (Note, this type designation is by co-ordination with Alcides Schoenherr, 1825 and its designated type species, Marshall, 1939 is not explicit about the type species. See comments below).

Gender: masculine

• Alcides Sahlberg, 1823: 47. (Preoccupied)
  • Type species: "Alcides" senex Sahlberg, 1823, by monotypy.
• Alcides Schoenherr, 1825: 584. (Preoccupied)
  • Type species: Lixus trilobus Fabricius, 1801, by original designation.
• Alcidodes Marshall, 1939: 582 (Replacement name for Alcides Schoenherr, 1825. But see also Sahlberg, 1823 by publication precedence. If that is to be treated as available published usage of Alcides for such Coleoptera. Regardless, the generic name(s) above are junior homonyms of Alcides Hubner, 1822 [Lepidoptera]). Later as valid genus, e.g. after Haaf, 1961: 452, also Lyal and Curran, 2000; see e.g. Morimoto & Kojima 2007: 228.
• "Eugnostus" per Boheman/Schönherr, 1836: 608 (Not available, reads "Eugnostus Hagenb. in Litteris" as synonym of his Alcides. See also Alonso-Zarazaga, 1999: 206).

[Note: Schoenherr's, 1825 work includes listing the (earlier) species description and combination of Sahlberg and attributes the genus to Dalman. Both Schönherr and Dalman are contributing authors or editors in the wider series. Schoenherr, 1826 attributes the genus to both Dalman & Sahlberg, but subsequently himself alongside in Schoenherr, 1836. For further use of pre-occupied Alcides see Schoenherr, 1826: ["Disp. Meth."] 270 (As Alcides Dalm., Sahlb.); also see Schoenherr, 1836: [t.3] 608 (Stated as "Alcides Dalm., Sahlb, Schh. (1)" where "(1) Schh. Curc. Disp. Meth. p. 270, no. 159"]; also see Schoenherr, 1836, 1845: [t.8] 46, 448 "Genus 468. — ALCIDES. Dalman. — H. op. VIII. 1. p. 46." where "hujus operis" is a self citation to earlier p.46 in same work which itself cites prior volume "Hujus operis III. p. 608. gen. 278" and anther of Schoenherr as "Curc. Disp. Meth. p. 270."]

Else Alcides Wiedemann, 1823: 164 can likely be treated as nomen nudum as reads "Lixus alboguttatus; 158. 67. zu Alcides Schönh." This therefore attributes the preferred genus to Schoenherr [arguably same concept as per Sahlberg]. See also "Alcides" sensu Boheman in Schoenherr, 1836: 618, under Sternuchopsis.

• Haaf, E. 1961. Die Alcidodes der Insel Borneo (Col. Cure.) mit einer Anmerkung zur Synonymie. Entomologische Arbeiten Museum G. Frey 12: 373–435. PDF. Reference page. 
• Sahlberg, C.R. 1823. Periculi entomographici, species insectorum nondum descriptas proposituri, fasciculus. Aboae : Typis Frenckelliorum. 82 pp. + plates. BHL Reference page. 
• Schönherr, C.J. 1825. Continuatio Tabulae synopticae Familiae Curculionidum. Isis von Oken 1825(5): c. 581–588 BHL Reference page. 
• Schönherr, C.J. 1826. Curculionidum dispositio methodica cum generum characteribus, descriptionibus atque observationibus variis seu Prodromus ad Synonymiae Insectorum. Fleischer, Lipsiae, part IV: X + 338 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Schönherr, C.J. 1836. Genera et species curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiae. Species novae aut hactenus minus cognitae, descriptionibus a Dom. Leonardo Gyllenhal, C.H. Boheman, et entomologis aliis illustratae. Roret, Parisii / Fred. Fleischer, Lipsia. 3 (1) : 1–505 BHL, (2) : 507–858, + 3 pp. corrigenda BHL. Reference page. 
• Schönherr, C.J. 1845. Genera et species curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiae. Species novae aut hactenus minus cognitae, descriptionibus a Dom. Leonardo Gyllenhal, C.H. Boheman, O.J. Fahraeus et entomologis aliis illustratae. Roret, Parisii / Fred. Fleischer, Lipsia. 8 (2) : 1–504 BHL, + 27 tables BHL. Reference page. 
• Marshall, G.A.K. 1939. New tropical African Curculionidae (Col.), The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (11) 3: 561–583. DOI: /10.1080/03745481.1939.9723637 Reference page.  [Note: p.582 reads "Alcidodes, nom. nov., for Alcides Schonh., 1826, nec Hübner, 1822 (Lep.)."]
• Wiedemann, C.R.W. 1823. Zweihundert neue Käfer von Java, Bengalen und dem Vorgebirge der guten Hoffnung. Zoologisches Magazin. 2(1): 3–133. BHL Reference page. 
• Voss, E. 1956. Results from the Danish expedition to the French Cameroons 1949–1950. XIX. Coleoptera Curculionidae. Bulletin de l'Institut Français de l'Afrique Noir A 18(4): 1137–1160.

• Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. & Lyal, C.H.C. 1999. A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, Barcelona. 315 pp. PDF. Reference page. 
• Andrew, J.P. & Ramamurthy, V.V. 2010. A checklist of weevils of the tribe Mecysolobini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae). Oriental insects 44: 271–336. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2010.10417619 Reference page. 

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