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Porrostoma
''Porrostoma'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae, occurring in Australia and New Zealand. Taxonomy Most of the >100 species in ''Porrostoma'' were formerly placed in other genera such as ''Metriorrhynchus'', and as a result, the spelling of the species names is subject to much confusion in the literature and online sources (e.g. ) but under ICZN Article 31 the correct spelling of all adjectival names requires agreement with the neuter gender of the genus, while all names that are nouns (or potentially nouns; e.g., ''eremita, eucerus, frater, hexastichus, monticola, nigricauda, paradoxa, quinquecavus, rhipidius'', and ''trichocerus'') must retain their original spelling, and do not change. Species *''Porrostoma abdominale'' Waterhouse *''Porrostoma angustum'' (Lea) *''Porrostoma apicale'' Waterhouse *''Porrostoma apicivarium'' (Lea) *''Porrostoma apterum'' Lea) *''Porrostoma atratum'' (Fabricius) *''Porrostoma atriventre'' Pic *''Porrostoma basale'' (Lea) *'' ...
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Porrostoma Elongatum
''Porrostoma'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae, occurring in Australia and New Zealand. Taxonomy Most of the >100 species in ''Porrostoma'' were formerly placed in other genera such as ''Metriorrhynchus'', and as a result, the spelling of the species names is subject to much confusion in the literature and online sources (e.g. ) but under ICZN Article 31 the correct spelling of all adjectival names requires agreement with the neuter gender of the genus, while all names that are nouns (or potentially nouns; e.g., ''eremita, eucerus, frater, hexastichus, monticola, nigricauda, paradoxa, quinquecavus, rhipidius'', and ''trichocerus'') must retain their original spelling, and do not change. Species *''Porrostoma abdominale'' Waterhouse *''Porrostoma angustum'' (Lea) *''Porrostoma apicale'' Waterhouse *''Porrostoma apicivarium'' (Lea) *''Porrostoma apterum'' Lea) *''Porrostoma atratum'' (Fabricius) *''Porrostoma atriventre'' Pic *''Porrostoma basale'' (Lea) *'' ...
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