GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYXINIDAE 89 



CALIUSA Mulsant and Rey — Continued 

 Synonyms: (See also Tachyusa). 



Tachyusilla Casey, 1906, p. 213. 

 Tachyusota Casey, 1906, p. 213. 

 CALLICERA [Error for Callicerus]. 

 CALLICERUS Gravenhorst, 1802, p. 65. 



Genotype : Callicerus obscurus Gravenhorst. 

 Fixed by : Gravenhorst, 1802, p. 65, by monotypy. 



Later citations : C. obscurus Gravenhorst, by Curtis, 1833, pi. 443 ; by BrulI6, 

 1837, p. 111. C. spencii Kirby, by "Westwood, lS38a, p. 20 ; by Shuckard, 

 1839, p. 134; not originally included. C. caUicera (Gravenhorst), by 

 Lacordaire, 1854, p. 32, not originally included. C. obscurus Gravenhorst, 

 by Crotch, 1870, p. 215; by Fenyes, 1918, p. 21; by Tottenham, 1949b, 

 p. 389. 

 Discussion: Latreille in 1804 republished both the genus and its monotype 

 as new. This might be construed to be a form of designation similar to 

 both monotypy and subsequent designation. Dumeril in 1806 cites C. 

 obscurus as example of the genus. The citations of caUicera and spencii 

 can be accepted only through their subjective synonymy with obscurus. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Callicerus Latreille, 1804, p. 375. 

 Synonyms : 



Semiris Heer, 1839, p. 342. [Subgenus.] 

 Sphaerotaxus Bernhauer, 1915d, p. 77. [Subgenus.] 

 Variant spellings : 



Callicera Erichson, 1839, p. 84. [Not Panzer, 1806.] 

 CALLICTENUS (Dejean, 1833, p. 59; 1837, p. 67; Gravenhorst, 1840, p. 212, 235; 

 nomeu nudum) Chevrolat, 1848, p. 24. [Synonym of Plochionocems 

 Dejean.] 

 Genotype: Callictenus violaceus (Olivier) (Staphylinus). 

 Fixed by : Chevrolat, 1848, p. 24, through objective synonymy with Sterculia, 



of which violaceus had already been fixed as genotype. 

 Discussion : Dejean listed one name under this genus, but it was a nomen 

 nudum also. Chevrolat appears to have been the first to publish the name 

 in connection with an "indication." 

 Synonyms: (See Plochionocerus Dejean). 

 CALLIDERA Agassiz, 1846, p. 58. [Emendation of Calodera.] 

 Genotype : Callidera nigrita (Mannerheim) (Calodera). 

 Fixed by : Agassiz, 1846, p. 58, through objective synonymy with Calodera, 



of which nigrita had already been fixed as genotype. 

 Synonyms: (See Calodera) . 



Notes : Agassiz proposed this name for two different animals on the same 

 page, by listing it as an emendation of Calodera Gould as well as of Calo- 

 dera Mannerheim. 

 CALLIDERA Gistel, 1856, p. 387. [Junior homonym of Callidera Agassiz, 1846. 

 Synonym of Calodera.] 

 Genotype: Callidera nigrita (Mannerheim) (Calodera) . 

 Fixed by : Gistel, 1856, p. 387, by monotypy. 

 Synonyms : ( See Calodera ) . 



Notes : It is possible to consider this as an emendation of Calodera. Qistel 

 definitely marks it as a new name, so it is here considered a junior synonym 

 of Calodera. 



