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ASTILBUS Dillwyn, 1829, p. 63. [Synouym of Drusilla.'\ 



Oenotype: Astilbiis canalicnlaUis (Fabricius) (Staphylinus) . 

 Fixed by: Dillwyn, 1829, p. G3, by monotypy (see below). 

 Later citations: A. canaliculatus (Fabricius), by Westwood, 1838a, p. 20; 

 by Shuckard, 1839, p. 140; by Duponchel, 1842, p. 263; by Thomson, 1859, 

 p. 30 ; by Fenyes, 1918, p. 21 ; by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 395. 

 Synonymic homonyms: 



AsTiLBUs Stephens, 1832, p. 106. 

 Synonyms: {See Drusilla). 

 Variant spellings : 



AsTiBUS Wasmann, 1925, p. 13. 

 AsTiEBUS Bernhauer, 1943, p. 298." 

 AsTiLBUM Riihl, 1887, p. ISO."' 

 Notes : Dillwyn proposed this name for Drusilla canaliculata but also to 

 replace Drusilla Leach, which he thought was preoccupied. Since Dru- 

 silla contained only the one species, it may be considered the genotype of 

 Astillus through objective generic synonymy rather than monotypy. 

 Drusilla Leach was actually prior to Drusilla Swainson, 1820. 

 ASTILBUS Fauvel, 1876a, p. 226. [Error for Astictus. Not Dillwyn, 1829.] 

 ASTRAPAEUS Gravenhorst, 1802, p. 199. 



Genotype: Astrapaens ulmi (Rossi) {Stapliylimis) . 

 Fixed hy : Gravenhorst, 1802, p. 199, by monotypy. 



Later citations: A. ulmineus (Fabricius), by Latreille, 1810, p. 427 (see 

 note). A. iilmi (Rossi), by Lepeletier and Serville, 1825, p. 478; by West- 

 wood, 183Sa, p. 16 ; by Shuckard, 1839, p. 113 ; by Cuvier, 1849, p. 181 ; by 

 Crotch, 1870, p. 215 ; by Lucas, 1920, p. 124. 

 Discussion: The name ulmineus was proposed by Fabricius apparently as 

 an emendation of ulmi Rossi. Latreille was therefore designating the 

 same species as that fixed by Gravenhorst. This synonymy was indicated 

 by Lepeletier aud Serville, who cited both names. 

 Synonyms : 



Systolastes Gistel, 1856, p. 388. [Isogenotypic] 

 Variant spellings : 



AsTRAPEUs Rafinesque, 1815, p. 110. 

 AsTEAPOEUs Griffith and Pidgeon, 1832, pi. 52. 

 AsTROPAEUS Bertolini, 1872, p. 58. 

 ASTRAPEUS [Error for Astrapaeus}. 

 ASTRAPOEUS [Error for Astrapaeus]. 

 ASTROPAEUS [Error for Astrapaeus]. 

 ASTYCOPS Thomson, 1859, p. 43. [Subgenus of Bledius.] 

 Oenotype: Astycops talpa (Gyllenhal) (Oxytelus). 

 Fixed by : Thomson, 1859, p. 43, by original designation and monotypy. 

 Later citations: A. suMerraneus (Erichson), by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 112, 

 not originally included. A. talpa (Gyllenhal), by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 

 304. 

 Discussion: The designation of suhterranens can be accepted only through 



the subjective synonymy of suMerraneus and talpa. 

 Synonymic Jiomonyms: 



Astycops Thomson, 1861, p. 121. 



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