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ASTENUS Lynch, 1884, p. 341. [Junior homonym of Astenus, Dejean, 1833. 

 Synonym of Hypostenus.] 

 Genotype: Astetius speculifrons (Fauvel) (Stenus). 

 Fixed by : Lynch, 1884, p. 341, by monotypy. 



Later citations: A. speculifrons (Fauvel), by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 209. 

 Synonyms: (See Hypostenus). 

 ASTERIA Fauvel, 1889, p. 120. [Junior homonym of Asteria Mueller, 1775, 

 d'Orbigny, 1850, and Felder, 1874. Synonym of Hypomedon.] 

 Genotype: Asteria efffuens (Fauvel) (Medon). 

 Fixed by: Fauvel, 1889, p. 120, by monotypy. 

 Synonyms: (See Hypomedon). 



Notes : The combination Asteria effluens Zimm. i.l. was listed by Fauvel as a 

 synonym of Medon debilicornis WoU. The name effluens was thereby val- 

 idated in Medon by inclusion in synonymy, and Asteria was published with 

 one specific name included. This name is therefore the genotype, and 

 since it is an objective synonym of the genotype of Hypomedon, Asteria 

 is an objective synonym of Hypomedon. 

 ASTHANESITA [Error for Asthetiesital. 

 ASTHENESITA Casey, 1893, p. 365. 



Genotype: Asthenesita pallens Casey. 



Fixed by : Casey, 1893, p. 365, by monotypy. 



Later citations: A. pallens Casey, by Casey, 1911, p. 160; by Fenyes, 1918, 



p. 21. 

 Variant spellings : 



ASTHANESITA Lcug, 1920, p. 121." 

 ASTIBUS [Error for Astilbus]. 

 ASTICOPS [Error for Astycops]. 



ASTICTA Wasmann, 1916b, p. 185. [Junior homonym of Asticta Hiibner, 1823, 

 and Newman, 1838. Synonym of Felda.] 

 Genotype : Asticta butteli Wasmann. 

 Fixed by : Wasmann, 1916b, p. 185, by monotypy, as A. buttteli (typographical 



error). 

 Synonyms: {See Felda). 

 ASTICTUS Thomson, 1858, p. 36. [Synonym of Cilea.] 

 Genotype : Astictus silphoides (Linn6) (Staphylinus). 

 Fixed by : Thomson, 1858, p. 36, by monotypy. 



Later citations: A. silphoides (Linn6), by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 510; by Tot- 

 tenham, 1949b, p. 381. 

 Discussion : This genus was not published as a synonym of Cilea as stated by 



me in 1943. The genotyi)e is the same, though for a diflferent reason. 

 Synonyms: (See Cilea). 

 Variant spellings : 



AscHOTus Marschall, 1873, p. 211. 



AsTiLBUS Fauvel, 1876a, p. 226. [Lapsus. Not Dillwyn, 1829.] 

 ASTYCTUS Bertolini, 1872, p. 53. 

 ASTIEBUS [Error for Astilbus]. 

 ASTILBIDES Wasmann, 1916a, p. 140. 



Genotype: Astilbides rugipennis Wasmann. 

 Fixed by : Blackwelder, here, by subsequent designation. 

 ASTILBUM [Error tor Astilbus'\. 



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