Hemiloricaria Bleeker [P.] 1862:3 Fem. Hemiloricaria caracasensis Bleeker 1862. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Species as name only in 1862:3, apparently dates to 1863:81. In competition with Rineloricaria Bleeker 1862; first reviser not researched. •Doubtfully a synonym of Rineloricaria Bleeker 1862 -- (Isbrücker 1980:103 [ref. 2303]). •Valid as Hemiloricaria Bleeker 1862 -- (Isbrücker et al. 2001:23 [ref. 25649], Isbrücker 2002:17 [ref. 27178], Ferraris 2007:244 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Rineloricaria Bleeker 1862 -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:341 [ref. 27061], Covain & Fisch-Muller 2007:36 [ref. 29329], Covain et al. 2015:513 [22] [ref. 34066]). Current status: Synonym of Rineloricaria Bleeker 1862. Loricariidae: Loricariinae.