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Variant spelling: Orthostira Fieber (1861, p. 130). 



Note: Drake and Poor (1936a, p. 388) and also Monte (1947, p. 17) 

 designated 0. cassida (Fallen) as the type species and then 

 erroneously treated cassida as a synonym of 0. musci (Schrank). 



Orthostira. Variant spelling for Orthosteira. 



Pachycysta Champion (1898b, p. 59). 



Type species: Pachycysta diaphana Champion (1898b, p. 59, fig.). 



Fixation: Champion (1898b, p. 59), by monot} T py. 



Later citations: Drake and Poor (1936a, p. 388); Monte (1941, p. 



126; 1947, p. 17); Hurd (1946, p. 474). 

 Distribution of species: Neotropical. 

 Number of species: 4. 



Palauella Drake (1956b, p. 110). 



Type species: Palauella gressitti Drake (1956b, p. 112, fig.). 

 Fixation: Drake (1956b, p. Ill), by monotypy and original desig- 

 nation. 

 Distribution of species: Oceanic. 

 Number of species: 1 . 



Paracopium Distant (1902b, p. 354). 



Type species: Dictyonota cingalensis Walker (1873, p. 178). 

 Fixation: Distant (1902b, p. 354), by monot} r py. 

 Later citation: Monte (1947, p. 17). 



Distribution of species: Ethiopian (18), Malagasy (8), Oriental (5), 

 Australian (4), Oceanic (1), Palearctic (1), New Zealandian (1). 

 Number of species: 37. 



Parada Horvath (1925, p. 3). 



Type species: Cysteochila (Parada) taeniophora Horvdth (1925> 



p. 2, fig.). 

 Fixation: Horvath (1925, p. 2), by original designation. 

 Later citations: Monte (1947, p. IS); Drake (1952, p. 143). 

 Note: Created as a subgenus of Cysteochila; raised to generic rank 



by Drake (1942b, p. 4). 

 Distribution of species: Australian. 

 Number of species: 6. 



Paseala Schouteden (1923, p. 93). 



Type species: Paseala arnoldi Schouteden (1923, p. 94). 

 Fixation: Schouteden (1923, p. 94), by monotypy. 

 Later citation: Monte (1947, p. 18). 



