GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 233 



MEDON Stephens— Continued 

 Synonyms : 



Cryptoporus Motschulsky, 1858, p. 654. [Subgenus.] 

 Mespalekus Sharp, 1886b, p. 560. [Subgenus.] 

 Plattmedon Casey, 1889, p. 184. [Subgenus.] 

 Paramedon Casey, 1905, p. 166. [=Platymedon.] 

 Medonodonta Casey, 1905, p. 176. [Subgenus.] 

 OxTMEDON Casey, 1905, p. 177. 

 Tetp^medon Casey, 1905, p. 178. [Subgenus.] 

 MiCEOMEDON Luze, 1911, p. 396. [=Luzea. Not Casey, 1905.] 

 LuzEA Blackwekler, new name. [Subgenus.] 

 Variant spellings : 



Medum Mank, 1923, p. 227. 

 Melon Henshaw, 1887, p. 215." 

 MoDON Redtenbacher, 1845, p. 158. 

 MEDONELLA Casey, 1905, p. 180. [Synonym of Sunius.] 

 Genotype: Medonella minuta Casey. 



Fixed by : Casey, 1905, p. 180, by original designation and monotypy. 

 Later citations: M. minuta Casey, by Bierig, 1934, p. 326; by Blackwelder, 



1939, p. 119 ; 1943, p. 259. 

 Synonyms: {See Sunius). 

 Variatit spellings : 



Medouella Wu, 1937, p. 330. 

 Notes : The present disposition of this name is based on the study by Black- 

 welder (1939). 

 MEDONODONTA Casey, 1905, p. 176. [Subgenus of Medon.] 

 Genotype : Medonodonta alutacea Casey. 

 Fixed by : Casey, 1905, p. 170, by monotypy. 

 Later citations: M. alutacea Casey, by Lucas, 1920, p. 396; by Blackwelder, 



1939, p. 119 ; 1943, p. 270. 

 Synonyms: (See Medon). 

 MEDOUELLA [Error for Medo7iella1. 

 MEDUM [Error for Medon]. 



MEGABOCEPHALOBIUS [Error for Megalocephalobius]. 

 MEGACHRONUS [Error for Megacronus]. 

 MEGACROMUS [Error for Megacromis-i. 



MEGACRONUS Stephens, 1829a, p. 22. [Synonym of Bolitobiug.] 

 Genotype: Megacronus analis (Fabricius) (Staphylinus) . 

 Fixed by : Westwood, 1838a, p. 18, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations : M. analis (Fabricius) , by Shuckard, 1839, p. 125. M. striatus 

 (Olivier), by Thomson, 1859, p. 47, not originally included. M. analis 

 (Fabricius) , by des Gozis, 1886, p. 14 ; by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 378. 

 Synonymic Jiomonyms : 



Megacronus Stephens, 1829b, p. 268. 

 Megacronus Stephens, 1832, p. 165. 

 Synonyms: (See Bolitobius). 

 Variant spellings : 



Macranus Bertolini, 1872, p. 55. 

 Megacheonus Leng, 1920, p. 111.*' 

 Megacromus Chevrolat, 1846, p. 53. 



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