Chaetosoma

Chaetosoma
	Chaetosoma scaritides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Cleroidea
Family:	Chaetosomatidae
Genus:	Chaetosoma; Westwood, 1851[1]
Species
	Chaetosoma colossa Opitz, 2010; Chaetosoma scaritides Westwood, 1851 (type);
Synonyms
	Chaetosoma Dejean 1835 Nom. Nud.; Katachaetosoma Opitz 2014;

Chaetosoma is a genus of beetles in the family Chaetosomatidae. The name was published twice prior to 1851, but these older uses have been declared unavailable under the ICZN.[2]

References

Westwood, J.O. 1851: Descriptions of three new genera of exotic Coleoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (n.s.), 1: 167–172, plate XIII
ICZN (2011) OPINION 2287 (Case 3513) Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851, Apodasya Pascoe, 1863 and CHAETOSOMATIDAE Crowson, 1952 (Insecta, Coleoptera): usage conserved.

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[1] Westwood, J.O. 1851: Descriptions of three new genera of exotic Coleoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (n.s.), 1: 167–172, plate XIII

[2] ICZN (2011) OPINION 2287 (Case 3513) Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851, Apodasya Pascoe, 1863 and CHAETOSOMATIDAE Crowson, 1952 (Insecta, Coleoptera): usage conserved.