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DITROPALIA Casey, 190G, p. 263. 



Oenotype: Ditropalia hclla (Maerkel) {Bolitochara) . 

 Fixed hy : Fenyes, 1918, p. 22, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations: D. hclla (Maerkel), by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 386. 

 Synonyms : 



Stictalia Casey, 1906, p. 264. 

 Venusa Casey, 1906, p. 272. 

 Pleukotobia Casey, 1906, p. 273. 

 Agaribiota Bierig, 1937b, p. 279. [Subgenus.] 

 Notes: This becomes the name of the old genus called Bolitochara; that 

 name is transferred to another tribe. 

 DIXIOGYA [Error for Dexiogyia'i. 



DOCHMONOTA Thomson, 1859, p. 40. [Subgenus of Ischnopoda.'i 

 Genotype: Dochtnonota funebris Thomson. 

 Fixed hy: Thomson, 1S61, p. 98, as first included species. (This species was 



listed as type in 1859 but was not itself described until 1861.) 

 Later citations: D. clancula (Erichson). by Fenyes, 1918, p. 22; by Scheer- 

 peltz, 1929b, p. 241 ; 1934, p. 1611 ; by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 393 ; not in first 

 included group. 

 Discussion: The citation of clancula can be accepted only through the sub- 

 jective synonymy of clancula and funehris. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



DocHMONOTA Thomsou, 1861, p. 98, 

 Synonyms {see Ischnopoda) . 

 Variant spellings : 



Pycnota Mulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 34; 1874e, p. 2. [Lapsus. Not 



1874d, p. 409.] 

 DocHMONTA Scudder, 1882, p. 112. 

 DocTiMONOTA Scudder, 1882, p. 102. 



Pycnaeaea Mulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 430. [Lapsus. Not Thomson, 

 1859.] 

 DOCHjMONTA [Error for Dochmonota}. 

 DOCTIMONOTA [Error for Dochmonota]. 

 DOLETICA Cameron, 1938, p. 1. 



Oenotype : Doletica hicolor Cameron. 

 Fixed iy : Cameron, 1938, p. 1, by monotypy. 

 DOLICAON Laporte, 1835, p. 119. 



Genotype : Dolicaon lathroiioides Laporte, 



Fixed by : Laporte, 1835, p. 119, by monotypy. 



Later citations: D. lathrobioides Laporte, by Duponchel, 1845, p. 97; by 



Casey, 1905, p. 57 ; by Lucas, 1920, p. 246 ; by Blackwelder, 1939, p. 118. 

 Synonyms : 



Adelobium Nordmann, 1837a, p. 139, 

 Leptobium Casey, 1905, p. 57. 

 PiNOBius MacLeay, 1873, p, 147. 

 Ophiomorphus Lacordaire, 1854, p. 91. 

 DoLicHAON Agassiz, 1846, p. 128, [Emendation.] 

 Variant spellings : 



Dalicaon DeyroUe, 1870, p. 98.' 



DoLicHAON Agassiz, 1846, p. 128, [Emendation.] 



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