GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHTLINIDAE 235 



MEGALOPS (Dejean, 1833, p. 66; 1837, p. 75; nomen nudum) Erichson, 1839b. 

 p. 30. [Junior homonym of Megalops LacepMe, 1803, Rafinesque, 1815, 

 and Milne-Edwards, 1837. Synonym of Meffalopinus.] 

 Genotype : Megalops caelatus (Gravenhorst) (Oxyporus). 

 Fixed by : Cheuu and De.smarest, 1857, p. 85, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations: M. caehttus (Gravenhorst), by L. Benick, 1917, p. 191. M. 

 punctaivs Erichson, by Lucas, 1920, p. 397. M. caelatus (Gravenhorst), 

 by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 202. 

 Synonymic liomoyiyms : 



Megalops Erichson, 1840, p. 751. 

 Synonyms : (See Megalopinus). 



Notes : The genus was validated in 1839 without included species. The first 

 species included were those listed in the second part of the work In 1840. 

 MEGALOPSIDIA Leng, 1918, p. 204. [Synonym of Megalopinus.] 

 Oenotype: Megalopsidia caelata (Gravenhorst) {Oxyporus). 

 Fixed iy : Leng, 1918, p. 204, through objective synonymy with Megalops, of 



which caelatus had already been fixed as genotype. 

 Later citations : M. caelata (Gravenhorst), by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 202. 

 Synonyms : (See Megalopinus). 

 MEGALOPSIDIELLA Bernhauer, 1933e, p. 333. [Subgenus of Megalopinus.] 

 Oenotype: Megalopsidiella ogloMini (Bernhauer) (Megalopsidia). 

 Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1933e, p. 333, by original designation and monotypy. 

 Later citations : M. ogloblini (Bernhauer) , by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 202. 

 Synonyms: (See Megalopinus) . 

 Variant spellings : 



Megalopisidiella Blackwelder, 1943, p. 203. 

 MEGALOSCAPA Seidlitz, lS91a, p. 429. [Subgenus of Ischnopoda.] 

 Oenotype: Megaloscapa punctipennis (Kraatz) (Homalota). 

 Fixed by : Seidlitz, 1891, p. 456, by monotypy. 

 Later citations : M. punctipennis Kraatz, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 23 ; by Scheer- 



peltz, 1929b, p. 237 ; 1934, p. 1600. 

 Synonymic homonyms: 



Megaloscapa Seidlitz, 1891b, p. 456. 

 Synonyms : ( See Ischnopoda ) . 

 Variant spellings : 



Megatx)SCOPa Gerhardt, 1890, p. 200.*" 

 MEGALOSCOPA [Error fur Megaloscapa]. 

 MEGALOXENUS Wasmann, 1925b, p. 101. 



Oenotype : Megaloxeniis goliath Wasmann. 



Fixed by : Wasmann, 1925b, p. 101, by original designation and monotypy. 

 MEGAPROSOPODA Strand, 1935, p. 297. [Subgenus of Platyprosopus.] 

 Oenotype: Megaprosopoda beduinus (Nordmann) (Platyprosopus). 

 Fixed by: Strand, 1935, p. 297, through objective synonymy with Mega- 



prosopus, of which beduinus had already been fixed as genotype. 

 Synonyms: (See also Platyprosopus) 



Megaprosopus Reitter, 1908a, p. 104. [Objective. Not Macquart, 1843.] 

 MEGAPROSOPUS Reitter, 190Sa, p. 104. [Junior homonym of Megaprosopus 

 Macquart, 1843. Synonym of Megaprosopoda.] 

 Oenotype: Megaprosopus beduinus (Nordmann) (Platyprosopus). 

 Fixed by : Reitter, 1908a, p. 104, by monotypy. 



^ Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr., 1890. 



