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Sphaerocysta Stal (1873, pp. 120, 128). 



Type species: Tingis ? globifera Stal (1858, p. 65). 



Fixation: Drake (1928a, p. 42), by subsequent designation. 



Later citations : Drake and Poor (1936a, p. 389); Monte (1939, p. 78; 



1941, p. 129; 1947, p. 20). 

 Distribution of species: Neotropical. 

 Number of species: 13. 



Stenocysta Champion (1897, p. 28). 



Type species: Stenocysta pilosa Champion (1897, p. 29, fig.). 



Fixation: Champion (1897, p. 29), by monotypy. 



Later citations: Drake and Poor (1936a, p. 389); Monte (1939, 



p. 78; 1941, p. 132; 1947, p. 20); Hurd (1946, p. 473). 

 Distribution of species: Neotropical. 

 Number of species : 1 . 



Stephanitis Stal (1873, pp. 119, 123). 



Type species: Acanthia pyri Fabricius (1775, p. 696). 

 Fixation: Oshanin (1912, p. 130), by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations: Van Duzee (1916, p. 25; 1917, p. 216); Drake and 



Poor (1936a, p. 389); China (1943, p. 246); Monte (1939, p. 78; 



1941, p. 132; 1947, p. 21); Hurd (1946, p. 481). 

 Valid subgenera: Menodora, Norba, Omoplax and Stephanitis. 



Horvath (1912b, pp. 219-312, figs.) divided the genus into these 



four subgenera. 

 Synonyms: Cadamustus, Calliphanes, Maecenas, Mokanna, Tingis 



of Laporte (not Fabricius), Tingis of Lethierry and Severin (not 



Fabricius). 

 Note: Fabricius (1803, p. 126) transferred A. pyri to genus Tingis. 



Some authors wrongly cite Stephanitis pyri= Tingis pyri instead 



of "=Acanthia pyri:' See Horvath (1912b, pp. 218-312, figs.) 



for descriptions and keys to subgenera and species. 

 Distribution of species: Oriental (42), Neotropical (8), Palearctic 



(6), Ethiopian (1, introduced), Nearctic (4, three introduced), 



Papuan (4), Australian (2, one introduced). 

 Number of species: 59. 



Stephanitis (Stephanitis) Stal (1873, pp. 119, 123). 



Type species : Cited under genus. 



Distribution of species: Oriental (28), Neotropical (8), Palearctic 



(6), Nearctic (4, three introduced), Papuan (2), Australian (1), 



Ethiopian (1). 

 Number of species: 43. 



