Omocerus (s. str.) taurus (Faricius, 1787)
Cassida Taurus Fabricius, 1787: 380 (HT in ZMK); 1792: 302; 1801: 403; Linnaeus, 1787: 1643; Olivier, 1790: 387, 1808: 935 (incl. fig.); Herbst, 1799: 344; Schoenherr, 1817: 225.
Omocera taurus: Dejean, 1837: 391; Viana, 1964 a: 90.
Tauroma Taurus: Hope, 1840 a: 97, 1840 b: 91; Boheman, 1850: 126; 1856: 21; 1862: 60; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3625; Wagener, 1881: 33.
Tauroma (Tauroma) taurus: Spaeth, 1913 b: 127; 1914 g: 21.
Tauroma (Tauroma) taurus taurus: Spaeth, 1931 c: 309.
Omocerus taurus: Blackwelder, 1946: 735; Borowiec, 1996: 209, 2002 a: 106; Borowiec and Moragues, 2005: 270.
Omocerus (s. str.) taurus: Borowiec, 1999 d: 53; Chaboo, 2002 b: 719; Chaboo and Borowiec, 2003: 72.
Tauroma punctipennis Hope, 1840: 97 (ST in OXUM); Boheman, 1856: 21 (as possible syn. of taurus); Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3625 (as syn.); Staines, 2002 b: 19.
Tauroma eximia Boheman, 1850: 121 (LT!, PLT! in ZMHU!); 1856: 20; 1862: 58; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3625; Wagener, 1881: 32.
Tauroma (Tauroma) eximia: Spaeth, 1913 b: 127; 1914 g: 21.
Tauroma (Tauroma) taurus eximia: Spaeth, 1931 c: 309.
Omocerus eximia: Blackwelder, 1946: 735.
Omocera (s. str.) taurus eximia: Viana, 1964 a: 90.
Tauroma cuprea Wagener, 1881: 30, 32 (ST! in MM!, ZMH).
Tauroma (Tauroma) eximia ab. cuprea: Spaeth, 1914 g: 21.
Tauroma (Tauroma) taurus ab. cuprea: Spaeth, 1931 c: 309.
Omocerus taurus ab. cuprea: Blackwelder, 1946: 735.
Omocera (s. str.) taurus ab. cuprea: Viana, 1964 a: 90 (incl. photo).
Omocerus (s. str.) cupreus: Simões et al., 2021: 2019
Omocera jugata Dejean, 1837: 391 (nomen nudum).
Tauroma jugata Boheman, 1856: 21 (HT! in NRS!).
Tauroma eximia ab. jugata: Boheman, 1862: 58.
Tauroma eximia var. jugata: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3625.
Tauroma (Tauroma) eximia ab. jugata: Spaeth, 1914 g: 21.
Tauroma (Tauroma) taurus ab. jugata: Spaeth, 1931 c: 309.
Omocerus eximia ab. jugata: Blackwelder, 1946: 735.
Omocera (s. str.) taurus ab. jugata: Viana, 1964 a: 91.
Host plant: Boraginaceae: Cordia cylindrostachya, C. globosa (Chaboo and Borowiec, 2003).
Distr.: taurus: Cajennae; punctipennis: Brasilia; eximia: Guyana; cuprea: Columbia, Venezuela; jugata: Caraccas.Brazil: Pará; Colombia; Cuba: Habana; French Guyana: Cayenne; Jamaica; Trinidad: Isla de Trinidad, Piarco; Venezuela: Aragua, Caracas, Carretera de la Costa, Distr. Federal, Puerto de la Cruz, San Esteban, Sucre, Yaracuy.
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