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LEPTOMICRUS Fauvel, 1878d, p. 240 . 



Fixed ly : Fauvel, 187Sd, p. 240, by monotypy. 

 Later citations : L. teredo Fauvel, by Lucas, 1920, p. 371. 

 LEPTONIA Sharp, 1833, p. 190. [Subgenus of IschnoiJOda.] 

 Oenutype : Leptonia picta Sharp. 

 Fixed by : Sharp, 1883, p. 196, by monotypy. 

 Later citations: L. lunata (Erichson), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 23, not originally 



included. 

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

 jective synonymy of lunata and picta. 

 Synonyms: {See Ischyiopoda). 

 LEPTONILLOPHILUS [Error for Leptanillophilus]. 



LEPTOPARIUS Bernhauer, 1917c, p. 87. [Junior homonym of Leptoparius 

 Peters, 1864. Synonym of Rolla.] 

 Genotype : Leptoparius paradoxus Bernhauer. 

 Fixed iy : Bernhauer, 1917c, p. 87, by monotypy. 

 Synonyms : ( See Rolla ) . 

 LEPTOPELTUS Bernhauer, 1900c, p. 337. 



Genotype: Leptopeltus fiavipennis (Erichson) (Philonthus). 

 Fixed by : Lucas, 1920, p. 371, by subsequent designation. 

 LEPTORUS Casey, lSS6b, p. 220. [Synonym of Scopaeus.] 

 Genotype: Leptorus exiguus (Erichson) (Scopaeus). 

 Fixed hy: Blackwelder, 1939, p. 119, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations : L. texanus Casey, by Tottenham, 1939b, p. 229. L. exiguus 



(Erichson), by Blackwelder, 1948, p. 279. 

 Synonyms: (See Scopaeus) . 



Notes : The paper by Blackwelder was published on September 15, 1939. 

 The paper by Tottenham appeared in part 12 of volume S which was dated 

 December 15, 1939. 

 LEPTOTHYPHLUS [Error for LeptotypMus-^. 



LEPTOTYPHLOPSIS Scheerpeltz, 1931, p. 376. [Synonym of Cylindropsis.] 

 Genotype: Leptotyphlopsis doderoi (Razzauti) (Cylindropsis). 

 Fixed by : Scheerpeltz, 1931, p. 376, by original designation. 

 Synonyms: (See Cylindropsis). 



Notes: Normand (1934, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique Nord, vol. 25, p. 363) is 

 authority for the synonymy of this name. 

 LEPTOTYPHLUS Fauvel, 1874b, p. 330. 



Genotype : Leptotyplilus sublaevis Fauvel. 



Fixed by : Fauvel, 1874b, p. 330, by monotypy. 



Later citations : L. sublaevis Fauvel, by Lucas, 1920, p. 371. 



Synonyms : 



Entomoculia Croissandeau, 1891, p. 150. [Subgenus.] 

 Paeatyphlus Normand, 1939, p. 487. [Subgenus.] 

 Variant spellings : 



Leptothtphlus Varendorfl, 1889, p. 168.'" 

 LEPTUS [Error for Leptusa]. 



LEPTUSA Kraatz, 1856a, p. 60. [Subgenus of Sipalia.1 

 Genotype: Leptusa analis (Gyllenhal) (Aleochara) . 

 Fixed by : Thomson, 1859, p. 32, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations: L. angusta (Aub6), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 23; by Tottenham, 



1949b, p. 385 ; not originally included. 

 Synonyms : ( See Sipalia ) . 



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