Aaaba

Aaaba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Subfamily:	Agrilinae
Tribe:	Coraebini
Subtribe:	Ethoniina
Genus:	Aaaba Bellamy, 2002
Synonyms
Alcinous Deyrolle, 1864^[1]

Aaaba is a genus of beetles from the Buprestidae family.^[2] It inhabits 3 locations along the east coast of Australia.^[3] It has been described by both Bellamy in 2002^[2]^[4] and de Laubenfels in 1936.^[5] It appears as the first entry in many lists of genera, even before Aaadonta, which was named specifically for this purpose.

There are two species within this genus:

Aaaba nodosus (Deyrolle, 1865) ^[6]^[7]
Aaaba fossicollis (Kerremans, 1903)^[8]^[9]

References

^ BioLib - Aaaba. Biolib.cz. Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
^ ^a ^b Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2005-11-08). Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
^ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
^ Australian Faunal Directory. Environment.gov.au (2008-10-09). Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
^ ION: Index to Organism Names. Organismnames.com. Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
^ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
^ Aaaba nodosus. Zipcodezoo.com (2009-07-03). Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
^ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
^ Aaaba fossicollis. Zipcodezoo.com. Retrieved on 2010-09-27.

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 [423]
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 [596]
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 [417]
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 [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 [276]
Holynski, R. 1993. A reassessment of the internal classification of the Buprestidae Leach (Coleoptera). Crystal, series Zoologica 1: 1–42 [15]
Kerremans, C. 1893. Essai de groupement des Buprestides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 37: 94–122 [122]
Kerremans, C. 1898. Buprestides nouveaux de l'Australie et des régiones voisines. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 42: 113–182 [174]
Kerremans, C. 1903. Coleoptera, Fam. Buprestidae. pp. 49–338 in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles : Verteneuil & Desmet Vol. 12b-d [221] (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 [791]
Saunders, E. 1871. Catalogus Buprestidarum Synonymicus et Systematicus. London : Janson pp. 171 [136]
Théry, A. 1929. Classification. 266–275 in Carter, H. J. A checklist of the Australian Buprestidae. Australian Zoologist 5(4): 265–304 [272]
Williams, G. A. 1983. Observations on the genus Alcinous Deyrolle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 100: 37–39 [37]
Williams, G. A. 1993. Hidden Rainforests: subtropical rainforests and their invertebrate biodiversity. Kensington, NSW : New South Wales University Press Vol. 1 pp. 188 [37] (host)