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ACANTHONIA Wasmann, 1916a, p. 96. 

 Synonymic homonyms: 



AcANTHONiA Wasinaiiu, 1916b, p. 192. 

 AcANTHONiA WasinauD, 1917, p. 272. 



In many cases repetition of the name as new was not intentional 

 but resulted from issuance of reprints or repaged copies. These are 

 cited in the same manner. There are also many names that were taken 

 more or less independently by two or more workers from the manu- 

 scripts of Kirby and of Leach. Only the first published of these 

 need be accorded a separate status in nomenclature — ^but the others 

 form a sort of synonymic homonym and are listed as above, since the 

 Dames have often been cited as of the later publication. Slight vari- 

 ations in spelling, whether intentional or not, have no bearing on this 

 problem. 



8. HOMONYMS BY MISmENTIFICATION 



When a writer uses a generic name for a species that is not con- 

 generic with the true genotype, it is desirable to point out the true 

 position of the species involved, and therefore of the misuse of the 

 generic name. These are listed as follows : 

 Homonyms by misidentification: 



Anthobium of Manncrheim, IS'Sla—Omalium. 

 Anthobium of Erichson, lS-iO=Eusphalerum. 

 Anthobium of Kraatz, 1858b, j^iavt—AMnothum. 

 Anthobium of Kraatz, 185Sb, i>art=^Onibathum. 



9. SYNONYMS 



Here, in chronological order, are listed all the synonyms, whether 

 senior or junior, subjective or objective. Where the name is itself an 

 unaccepted s^-nonym, the list is omitted here but will be found under 

 the accepted name, to which reference is made, thus : '■^Synonyms : ( See 

 Platydracus) .'''' The status of the synonyms as to seniority can be 

 determined by their dates. If they are unacceptable because of 

 homonymy, that fact is indicated in brackets. Status as subgenera or 

 emendations is also shown in brackets. All synonyms are subjective 

 unless otherwise indicated by a statement in brackets, such as : Ob- 

 jective, subjective-objective (the genotype species are believed to be 

 the same), new name, isogenotypic, etc. Subgenera are indicated 

 similarly. For example, 



ALEOCHARA Gravenhorst, 1802, p. 67. 

 Synonyms : 



PoLYSTOMA Stephens, 18.33a, p. 91. [=Emplenota. Not Zeder, 1800.] 



Ceeanota Stephens, 1839, p. 351. [Subgenus.] 



FUNGicoLA Zetterstedt, 1840, p. 78. 



Emplenota Casey, 1884, p. 17. [Subgenus.] 



CopiATA des Gozis, 1SS6, p. 12. [Isogenotypic] 



EuCHARiNA Casey, 1906, p. 105. [=Fiinda. Not Agassiz, 1860.] 



FUNDA Blackwelder, new name. [Subgenus.] 



