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{{Short description|Genus of beetles}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Aaaaba nodosus (reflected).png
| image_caption = ''Aaaaba nodosa''
| taxon = Aaaaba
| authority = Bellamy, 2013
| display_parents = 4
| synonyms = *''Alcinous'' <small>[[Achille Deyrolle|Deyrolle]], 1864</small> (preoccupied by ''[[Alcinous (arthropod)|Alcinous]]'' <small>Costa, 1812</small>)
*''Aaaba'' <small>Bellamy, 2002</small> (preoccupied by ''Aaaba'' <small>de Laubenfels, 1936</small>)
}}
'''''Aaaaba''''' is a genus of beetles from the [[Buprestidae]] family. It inhabits locations along the east coast of [[Australia]]. It was described in 1864 by [[Achille Deyrolle]] as "''Alcinous''", a [[junior homonym]] of a genus of [[pycnogonid]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Aaaba |title=Genus ''Aaaba'' Bellamy, 2002 |work=[[Australian Faunal Directory]] |publisher=[[Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts]] |date=April 4, 2013 |accessdate=October 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005025834/http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Aaaba |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2002, Charles Bellamy gave it the [[nomen novum|replacement name]] "''Aaaba''", but this proved to be another junior homonym, of a genus of [[sponge]]s. In 2013, it was given a further replacement name, becoming ''Aaaaba''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=C. L. Bellamy |year=2013 |title=''Aaaaba'' Bellamy, a second replacement name for ''Alcinous'' Deyrolle, 1864 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) |journal=[[The Coleopterists Bulletin]] |volume=67 |issue=1 |page=32 |doi=10.1649/072.067.0107|s2cid=85160361 }}</ref>
There are two species within this genus:
*''[[Aaaaba nodosa]]'' <small>([[Achille Deyrolle|Deyrolle]], 1865)</small>
*''[[Aaaaba fossicollis]]'' <small>([[Charles Kerremans|Kerremans]], 1903)</small>
The genus name is feminine under [[ICZN]] Article 30.2.4 ("If no gender was specified or indicated, the name is to be treated as masculine, except that, if the name ends in {{nowrap|''-a''}} the gender is feminine").<ref>[https://www.iczn.org/the-code/the-international-code-of-zoological-nomenclature/the-code-online/ ICZN Article 30.2.4]</ref>
== Distribution ==
Species of this genus are found in [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Faunal Directory: ''Aaaaba'' |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Aaaaba |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=biodiversity.org.au |language=en}}</ref>
==References==
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==Further reading==
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*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.&nbsp;49–338 in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles : Verteneuil & Desmet Vol. 12b-d [221] (generic characters, checklist)
*Obenberger, J. 1935. Buprestidae 4. pp.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;188 [37] (host)
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[[Category:Buprestidae genera]]
[[Category:Beetles of Australia]]
[[Category:Taxa described in 2013]]