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ATHETA Thomson— Continued 



Later citations: A. trinotata (Kraatz), by Casey, 1906, p. 333, not in first 

 included group. A. crassicornis (Fabricius), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 21, not 

 in first included group. A. nigritula (Gravenhorst), by Scheerpeltz, 1929b, 

 p. 241 ; 1934, p. 1615 ; not in first included group. A. graminicola (Graven- 

 horst), by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 390, 394. 

 Discussion: In the original publication of this genus in 1858, Thomson listed 

 no species but proposed the name for "Homalota Er. ad maximam partem." 

 The first included species was the one listed as genotype by Thomson in 

 1850 as "A. graminicola (Grav.)." The 52 species listed in 1861 in his 

 better-known work are not available for genotype selection, since the 

 genotype was automatically fixed by Thomson in 1859 by subsequent mouo- 

 typy. Casey's citation in 1906 was somewhat indefinite, thus, "Assuming 

 Atheta trinotata as the type of Atheta ..." Neither trinotata nor 

 crassicornis was included by Thomson in Atheta in his larger work in 1861. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Atheta Thomson, 1859, p. 39. 



Atheta Thomson, 1861, p. 61. 



Synonyms: (See also Ischnopoda) 



Xenota Mulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 397. 

 Tetropla Mulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 492. 

 Mycota Mulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 502. 

 Megista Mulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 591. [Objective.] 

 Elytbusa Casey, 1906, p. 334. [Subjective — objective.] 

 Delphota Casey, 1910a, p. 17. 

 Variant spellings : 



Acheta Bernhauer, 1934c, p. 214. [Not Linn4, 1758.] 

 Aetheta Snow, 1906, p. 170." 

 Alheta Christen, 1912, p. 175." 

 Abheta Jatzentkovsky, 1910, p. 85." 

 Abtheta Netolitzky, 1912, p. 142." 

 Athaeta Paulian, 1948, p. 82. 

 Athata Varendorff, 1908, p. 135." 

 Atheda Bernhauer, 1911, p. 199.°" 

 Athela Cameron, 1933, p. 383." 

 Athetha Scheerpeltz and Hofler, 1948, p. 312. 

 Athets Stein, 1868, p. 26."* 

 Atbheta Wasmann, 1916a, p. 136. 

 Atteeta Vitale, 1932, p. 40." 

 Notes : Since one of the subgeneric names in the old genus Atheta is of prior 

 date, the genus must be called by that name, Ischnopoda, with Atheta 

 remaining as a subgenus. See also notes imder Ischnopoda and Tachyusa. 

 ATHETALIA Casey, 1910a, p. 14. [Synonym of Stethusa.-\ 

 Genotype: Athetalia bicariniceps (Casey) (Atheta). 

 Fixed iy : Casey, 1910a, p. 14, by implied original designation. 

 Later citations : A. hicariniceps Casey, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 21. 



*i Trans. Kansas Acad. Scl., vol. 22. 



"'Col. Rundschau, 1912. 



»« Rev. Russe Ent., vol. 10. 



o^Ent. Blatter, vol. 4. 



«• Ent. Bliitter, vol. 7. 



" Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belgique, vol. 73. 



■* Cat. Col. Europae, 149 pp. Berlin. 



•» Boll. Soc. Ent. Italiana, vol. 70. 



