GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 109 



CORYPHIUM (Curtis, 1829, p. 29; Stephens, 1829a, p. 25; 1829b, p. 296; nomen 

 nudum) Kirby, 1834, p. 344. 

 Genotype: Coryphium angusticolle Stephens. 

 Fixed hy : Stephens, 1834, p. 344, by monotypy. 



Later citations'. C. angusticolle Stephens, by Westwood, lS38a, p. 18; by 



Shuckard, 1839, p. 90. C Ufoveolatum Thomson, by Thomson, 1859, p. 49, 



not originally included. C. angusticolle Stephens, by Lucas, 1920, p. 205 ; 



by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 359. 



Discussion: The designation of Mfoveolatutn can be accepted only through 



the subjective synonymy of Ufoveolatum and angusticolle. 

 Synonyms : 



Harpognathus Wesmael, 1834, p. 76. 

 Maceopalpus Cussac, 1852, p. 613. 

 PoLTCHELUS Luze, 1904b, p. 74. 

 Variant spellings : 



CoRiPHiusr Hoffmann, 1928, p. v.*' 



CoROPHiTJM Schi0dte, 18G6, p. 146. [Not Latreille, 1804.] 

 COBYHPIUM (Anonymous), 1914, p. lii." 

 CoRYPHA Dejean, 1836, p. 78. [Not Gray, 1827.] 

 CORYTHODERUS (See Appendix). 



COTYSOPS Tottenham, 1939a, p. 225. [Synonym of Dicarenus.l 

 Oenotype: Cofysops arenaritis (Paykull) {Staphylinus). 

 Fixed by : Tottenham, 1939a, p. 225, by original designation. 

 Later citations: C. arenarius (Paykull), by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 112. C. 

 arenoides (Tottenham), by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 364, not originally 

 included. 

 Discussion : This name is not properly published. It was proposed to re- 

 place Hesperophilus Thomson not Curtis, without any further reference to 

 Thon)son's work. But Thomson never proposed a name Hesperophilus, 

 merely citing Hesperophilus Curtis, In any event the name is preoccupied 

 by Dicarenus. 

 Synonyms: (See Dicarenus). 

 COUSYA Mulsant and Rey, 1875a, p. 258. [Subgenus of Ocyusa.} 



Oenotype: Cousya nigrata (Fairmaire and Laboulbfene (Calodera). 



Fixed ty : Fenyes, 1918, p. 21, by subsequent designation. 



Later citations: C. nigrata (Fairmaire and Laboulb&ne), by Tottenham, 



1949b, p. 400. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



CousYA Mulsant and Rey, 1875b, p. 420. 

 Synonyms: (See also Ocyusa). 



Chilomorpha Krasa, 1914, p. 146. 

 Variant spellings : 



CONSYA Koch, 1936, p. 225. 

 CRAETOPYCRUS Tottenham, 1939a, p. 225. [Subgenus of Platystethus.} 

 Oenotype: Cractopycrus cornutus (Gravenhorst) (Oxytelus). 

 Fixed by : Tottenham, 1939a, p. 225, by original designation. 

 Later citations: C. cornutus (Gravenhorst), by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 368. 

 Synonyms: (See Platysteihus). 



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