GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 239 



MESOCHARA Cameron, 1939e, p. 642. [Subgenus of Aleoehara.] 



Oenotype: Mesochara almorensls (Cameron) (Aleoehara). 



Fixed by : Blackwelder, here, by subsequent designation. 



Synonyms: {See Aleoehara). 

 MESOCHARA Voris, 1934, p. 244." [Error for Maseochara. Not Cameron, 



1939.] 

 MESOCHIRUS Bernhauer, 1903b, p. 120. [Subgenus of Leptochirus.] 



Genotype : Mesochirus maxillosus (Fabricius) {Cucujiis). 



Fixed by : Lucas, 1920, p. 405, by subsequent designation. 



Later citations: M. maxiUostis (Fabricius), by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 162. 



Synonyms: (See Leptochirus). 

 MESOSTENUS Rey, 1884a, p. 326. [Junior homonym of Mesostenus Gravea- 

 horst, 1829, and Sars, 1864. Synonym of Hemistenus.} 



Genotype: Mesostenus impressus (Germar) [Stenus). 



Fixed by : Tottenham, 1939b, p. 229, by subsequent designation. 



Later citations: M. imprcssus (Germar), by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 208; by 

 Tottenham, 1919b, p. 365. 



Synonymic homonyms : 



Mesostenus Rey, 1884b, p. 174. 



Sijnonyms: (See also Hemistenus) 



Parastenus Heyden, 1905, p. 262. [New name.] 

 MESOTROCHUS Wasmann, 1890, p. 317. 



Genotype: Mesotrochus paradoxus Wasmann. 



Fixed by : Wasmann, 1890, p. 317, by monotypy. 



Later citations : M. paradoxus Wasmann, by Lucas, 1920, p. 407. 

 MESPALERUS Sharp, 18S6b, p. 560. [Subgenus of Medon.] 



Genotype : Mespalcrus debilis Sharp. 



Fixed by : Lucas, 1920, p. 407, by subsequent designation. 



Later citations : M. praeustus Sharp, by Blackwelder, 1939, p. 119. 



Synonyms : ( See Medon) . 

 MESUMIUS [Error for J/esumus]. 

 MESUNIUS Sharp, 1874a, p. 68. [Synonym of :tiazeris.-\ 



Genotype: Mcsuiiius tcollastoni Sharp. 



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



Discussion : I previously believed that this genus was monobasic, but Sharp 

 definitely included two species. 



Synon yms : ( See Nazeris ) . 



Variant spellings : 



Mesumitjs Sharp, 1876c, p. 289. 

 METACORNEOLABIUM Steel, 1950c, p. 62. 



Genotype: Metacorneolabium minor Steel. 



Fixed by : Steel, 1950c, p. 63, by original designation and monotypy. 

 METACYCLINUS Reitter, 190Sa, p. 11.5. [Synonym of Megalinus.] 



Genotype: Metacylinus glabra tus ( Gravenhorst ) (Staphylinus) . 



Fixed by : Blackwelder, 1943, p. 473, by subsequent designation. 



Later citations: M. relucens (Gravenhorst), by Tottenham, 1949c, p. 41; 

 1949b, p. 369. 



Synonymic homonyms: 



METACYCLINUS Reitter, 1908b, p. 18. 

 Metautclinus Reitter, 1909, p. 137. 



Synonyms : (See Megalinus). 

 METAGRIIA [Error for Melagria]. 



