GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 177 



GYROHYPNUS Leach— Continued 

 Variant spellings : 



Gryohypnus Tottenham, 1940, p. 49. 

 Gyeophynus Reitter, 1909, p. 374. 

 Gykophypnus Mulsant and Rey, lS76b, p. 544. 

 Notes : Since fulgidus Fabricius, 1787, belongs in the genus recently called 

 Oauropterus, the genera previously known as XanthoUnus and Othiua 

 require other names. (See McgaUnus and Othiellus, respectively.) 

 GYRONYCHA Casey, 1893, p. 372. 



Genotype: Gyronycha valens Casey. 



Fixed by : Fenyes, 1912, p. 124, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations : G. valens Casey, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 23. 



Discussion : Casey failed to fix a type for this genus, making a curious error 

 by stating (p. 373) : "The following species will serve as types of the 

 genus." Seven species follow this heading. 

 GYRONYCHINA Casey, 1911, p. 218. [Synonym of Apimela.] 

 Genotype: Gyronychina atteniiata (Casey ( (Calodera). 

 Fixed by : Casey, 1911, p. 218, by original designation. 

 Later citations: G. attenuata (Casey), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 23. G. hrnffi- 



pennis Casey, by Lucas, 1920, p. 311. 

 Synonyms: (See Apimela). 

 GYROPHAEENA [Error for Gyrophaena}. 

 GYROPHAENA Mannerheim, 1831a, p. 488. 



Genotype: Gyiophaena nana (Paykull) (Staphylinus). 

 Fixed by : Westwood, lS38a, p. 20, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations: G. nitidula (Gylleuhal), by Shlickard, 1839, p. 132. G. 

 nana (Paykull), by Thomson, 1859, p. 31. G. nitidula (Gyllenhal), by 

 Fenyes, 1918, p. 23. G. nana (Paykull), by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 383. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Gybophaena Mannerheim, 1831b, p. 74. 

 Synonyms : 



Agabicochaea Kraatz, lS56a, p. 361. [Subgenus.] 

 Phaenogyba Mulsant and Rey, 1872b, p. 166. [Subgenus.] 

 EuMiCBOTA Casey, 1906, p. 280. [Subgenus.] 

 Phanebota Casey, 1906, p. 285. [Subgenus.] 

 Oephnebioidea Schubert, 1908, p. 611. [Subgenus.] 

 Agaeicophaena Reitter, 1909, p. 85. [Subgenus.] 

 Enkentrophaena Eichelbaum, 1913, p. 139. [Subgenus.] 

 Acanthophaena Cameron, 1934, p. 23. [Subgenus.] 

 Leptaethbophaena Scheerpeltz and Hofler, 1948. p. 164. [Subgenus.] 

 Variant spellings : 



Gibophaena Dejean, 1833, p. 72. 

 Gbophoema Adams, 1909, p. 159.^ 

 Gbyphaena Wtisthoff, 1939, p. 123." 

 Gyorphaena Scheerpeltz and Hofler, 1948, p. 70. 

 Gybophaeena Jacquelin du Val, 1859, p. 61. 

 Gyeophana Redtenbacher, 1857, p. 125. 

 Gybophoena Westwood, 1838a, p. 20. 

 Gybophoensa Saubinet, 1891, p. 127." 



»!>Rep. Michigan Geol. Surv., 1908 (1909). 

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