GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 163 



EVANYSTES Gistel, 1856, p. 3S7. 



Oetwtype: Evanystes circellaris (Gravenborst) [Aleochara) . 

 Fixed hu : Blackwelder, here, by subsequent designation. 

 Discussion: This undesci-ibed genus contained six species, of which three 

 are genotypes of later genera. The selection of circellaris appears to be 

 the least upsetting to usage. 

 Synonyms : 



Geostiba Thomson, 1858, p. 33. [Isogenotypic] 

 Typhlusida Casey. 1906, p. 203. 

 SiBiOTA Casey, 1906, p. 350. 

 SiPAUELLA Casey, 1911, p. 15S. [Subgenus.] 

 SoNOMOTA Casey, 1911, p. 159. [Subgenus.] 

 Notes : This is the genus that has been known as Sipalia. That name must 

 be transferred to another tribe, where it becomes a subgenus of Leptusa. 

 EVASTENUS [Error for Euastenus}. 

 EVESTHAETUS [Error for Euaesthetus]. 

 EVESTHETUS [Error for Euaesthetus]. 

 EVOESTETHUS [Error for Euaesthetus]. 

 EVOESTHETUS [Error for Euaesthetus]. 

 EXACROTONA Cameron, 1944c, p. 159. 



Genotype : Exacrotona rufofiava Cameron. 



Fixed by : Cameron, 1944c, p. 159, by original designation and monotypy. 

 EXALEOCHARA Keys, 1907, p. 102. [Synonym of Tinotus.] 



Genotype: Exaleochara morion (Gravenhor.st) {Aleochara) . 

 Fixed by : Keys, 1907, p. 102, by monotypy. 



Later citations: E. morion (Gravenhorst), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 22; by Totten- 

 ham, 1949b, p. 398. 

 Synonyms: {See Tinotiis). 

 EXATHETA Cameron, 1920c, p. 265. 



Genotype: Exatheta cingulata Cameron. 

 Fixed by : Blackwelder, here, by subsequent designation. 

 EXITOXENIDL\ [Error for Ecitoxenidia]. 

 EXITOXENUS [Error for Ecitoxenus]. 

 EXOCTAVIUS Bierig, 1934e, p. 221. 



Genotype: Exoctavius bermudezi Bierig. 



Fixed by : Bierig, 1934e, p. 222, by original designation and monotypy. 

 Later citations : E. bermudezi Bierig, by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 227. 

 EXOMEDON Cameron, 1931, p. 126. 



Genotype: Exomedon andretcesi Cameron. 

 Fixed by : Cameron, 1931, p. 126, by monotypy. 



Later citations : E. andretcesi Cameron, by Blackwelder, 1939, p. 118. 

 EYRYOPS Gravenhorst, 1802, p. xi. [Synonym of Stenm.] 

 Genotype: Eyry ops juno (Paykull) {Staphylinus) . 

 Fixed by : Gravenhorst, 1802, p. xi, through objective synonymy with Stenus, 



of which jvno had already been fixed as genotype. 

 Synonyms: (See Stenus). 

 Variant spellings : 



EuBYOPS Eichelbaum, 1915, p. 104. 

 FALAGONIA Sharp, 1883, p. 212. 



Genotype : Falagonia mexicana Sharp. 



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



