Thanasimus undulatus, a junior synonym of Thanasimus undatulus (Say, 1835)

 

 

Thanasimus undatulus (note spelling) was first described by Thomas Say in 1835 as Clerus undatulus. In 1920, the species was placed in the genus Thanasimus by Leng, who listed it as Thanasimus undulatus (note spelling). In 1923, Van Dyke points out the error writing "Thanasimus undatulus Say (not undulatus Say)." This error, however, persisted and was used by Chamberlin in 1939 and subsequently by Papp in 1960. Hardwood and Rudinsky chronicled this error in 1966, but the heterochresonym still remains widely used in the literature. The valid name for this species is Thanasimus undatulus (Say, 1835).

 

Chamberlin, W. J. 1939. The bark and timber betles of North America north of Mexico. Corvalis: Oregon State Coperative Asociation, 513 p.

 

Harwood, W. G., & Rudinsky, J. A. 1966. The flight and olfactory behavior of checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) predatory on the Douglas-fir beetle. Corvallis: Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University.

 

Leng, C. W. 1920. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cosmos Press, 470 p.

 

Papp, C. S. 1960. The Cleridae of North America. Part I. The geographical distribution of Cleridae of North America, north of the Panama Canal. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science, 59: 76-8.

 

Say, T. 1835 Descriptions of new North American coleopterous insects, and observations on some already described. Boston Journal of Natural History, 1: 151-202.

 

Van Dyke, E. C. 1923. New species of Coleoptera from California. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 18:37-52.