GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 113 



CRYPTOCOMPSUS Lynch, 1SS4, p. 96. 



Genotype: Cryptocompsus venustus Lynch. 

 Fixed ly : Lynch, 18S4, p. 96, by monotypy. 

 Later citations : C. venustus Lynch, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 21. 

 CRYFTOJMIMUS Reichensperger, 1926, p. 114. 



Genotype : Cryptomimus handlirsclii Reichensperger. 

 Fixed by : Reichensperger, 1926, p. 114, by monotypy. 



Later citations: C. handlirsclii Reichensperger, by Borgmeier, 1949, p. 102. 

 CRYPTOMMATUS Matthews, 1884, p. 88. [Synonym of Myotyphlus.^ 

 Genotype: Cryptommatus jansoni (Matthews) {Amhlyopinus) . 

 Fixed by : Matthews, 18S4, p. 88, by monotypy. 

 Synonyms: (See Myotyphlus). 



Notes : This name was proposed because of "inappropriateness" of the older 

 Myotyphlus. It was proposed, however, not as a replacement name but 

 as a new genus based on jansoni. 

 CRYPTOPORUS Motschulsky, 1858, p. 654. [Subgenus of Medon.^ 

 Genotype : Cryptoporus flavipes Motschulsky. 

 Fixed by : Motschulsky, 1858, p. 654, by monotypy. 



Later citations : C. flavipes Motschulsky, by Blackwelder, 1939, p. 117. 

 Synonyms: (See Medon). 

 Variant spellings : 



CoPKOPORTJS Eichelbaum, 1909, p. 148. [Not Kraatz, 1857.] 

 CRYPTOQUEDIUS [Error for Cyrtoquedius}. 



CRYPTUSA Mulsant and Rey, 1873b, p. 176, without description. [Synonym of 

 Meotica.] 

 Genotype: Cryptusa capitalis (Mulsant and Rey) (Meotica). 

 Fixed by : Mulsant and Rey, 1873b, p. 176, by monotypy. 

 Later citations: C. exilis (Erichsou), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 21, not originally 

 included. G. capitalis (Mulsant and Rey), by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 385. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Ckyptusa Mulsant and Rey, 1874a, p. 30. 

 Cbtptusa Mulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 36. 

 CaYPTUSA Mulsant and Rey, 1874e, p. 4. 

 Cryptusa Mulsant and Rey, 1875d, p. 100. 

 Cryptusa Mulsant and Rey, lS75e, p. 74. 

 Synonyms : (See Meotica). 

 CRYTOBIUM [Error for Cryptobium]. 

 CRYTOQUEDIUS [Error for Cyrtoquediua]. 

 CTENANDROPUS Cameron, 1925c, p. 348. 



Genotype: Ctenandropus nigriceps Cameron. 



Fixed by : Cameron, 1925c, p. 348, by original designation and monotypy. 

 CTENOCHARA Casey, 1906, p. 128. [Synonym of Heterochara.] 



Genotype: Ctenochara clavicornis (Redtenbacher) (Aleochara) . 

 Fixed by: Casey, 1906, p. 134, by original designation and monotypy. 

 Later citations: G. clavicornis (Redtenbacher), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 21. 

 Synonyms: {See Heterochara). 

 CTENODONIA Wasmann, 1894, p. 208. [Subgenus of Bolitochara.'i 

 Genotype: Ctenodonia inclyta Wasmann. 

 Fixed by : Wasmann, 1894, p. 208, by monotypy. 



Later citations : C. inclyta Wasmann, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 21 ; by Bernhauer, 

 1928c, p. 22 (as Clenodonia) ; 1928c, p. 65 (as inclita). 



