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Taxonomy
Cydnus was named by Fabricius (1803). It is extant. It is the type genus of Cydnides, Cydninae.
It was assigned to Ryngota by Fabricius (1803); to Cydnidae by Statz and Wagner (1950); to Cydninae by Scudder (1878) and Froeschner (1960); and to Cydnini by Lis (1999) and Lis (2006).
It was assigned to Ryngota by Fabricius (1803); to Cydnidae by Statz and Wagner (1950); to Cydninae by Scudder (1878) and Froeschner (1960); and to Cydnini by Lis (1999) and Lis (2006).
Species
Brachypelta retrita, Brachypelta rotundata, C. acriscutatus, C. archaicus, C. armiger (syn. C. obsoletus, C. scutatus), C. atavinus, C. brevicollis, C. brevicrassus, C. cinctus, C. cristatus, C. dignus (syn. C. ornatissimus), C. heeri, C. maximus, C. meunieri, C. oeningensis, C. parvus, C. picatus, C. pygmaeus, C. sagittifer, C. solutus, C. tertiarius
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1803 | Cydnus Fabricius p. 184 |
| 1843 | Brachypelta Amyot and Audinet-Serville p. 89 |
| 1878 | Cydnus Scudder p. 770 |
| 1891 | Brachypelta Förster p. 516 |
| 1950 | Cydnus Statz and Wagner p. 124 |
| 1960 | Cydnus Froeschner p. 406 |
| 1999 | Cydnus Lis p. 179 |
| 2006 | Cydnus Lis p. 123 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Cydnus Fabricius 1803
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†Cydnus acriscutatus Förster 1891
†Cydnus archaicus Meunier 1915
†Cydnus armiger Förster 1891
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Invalid names: Cydnus obsoletus Förster 1891 [synonym], Cydnus scutatus Förster 1891 [synonym]
†Cydnus atavinus Heer 1853
†Cydnus brevicollis Heer 1853
†Cydnus brevicrassus Förster 1891
†Cydnus cinctus Förster 1891
†Cydnus cristatus Theobald 1937
†Cydnus heeri Oustalet 1874
†Cydnus maximus Förster 1891
†Cydnus meunieri Theobald 1937
†Cydnus oeningensis Heer 1853
†Cydnus parvus Förster 1891
†Cydnus picatus Statz and Wagner 1950
†Cydnus pygmaeus Heer 1853
†Cydnus sagittifer Heer 1853
†Cydnus solutus Förster 1891
†Cydnus tertiarius Heer 1853
Invalid names: Brachypelta Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available