GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 243 



MICRALYMMA Westwood— Continued 

 Notes : The date of this work is given as 1837 by Tottenham. All other evidence 

 I can find indicates 1838 as the date. 

 MICRALYMNA [Error for Micralymma]. 

 MICRALYMUS [Error for Micralymma^. 

 MICRALYNMA [Error for Micralymma^. 

 MICRANOPS Cameron, 1913, p. 350. 



Oenotypc: Micranops brunncus Cameron. 



Fixed by: Cameron, 1913, p. 350, by montoypy. 



Later citations: M. brunneus Cameron, by Lucas, 1920, p. 411; by Black- 

 welder, 1939, p. 119. 

 MICRASAURUS [Error for Microsaurus]. 



MICRATHETA Bernhauer, 1921e, p. 179. [Junior homonym of Micratheta Casey, 

 1910. Synonym of Oligatheta.] 



Genotype: Micratheta cordillerana (Bernhauer) (Atheta). 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1921e, p. 179, by monotypy. 



Synonyms: (See Oligatheta). 

 MICRATHETA Casey, 1910a, p. 53. [Not Bernhauer, 1921. Subgenus of 

 Ischnopoda.] 



Genotype: Micratheta caudex (Casey) {Atheta). 



Fixed by : Casey, 1910a, p. 53, by original designation and monotypy. 



Later citations : M. caudex Casey, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 23. 



Synonyms : ( See Ischnopoda ) . 

 MICREAROTA Casey, 1910a, p. 49. [Synonym of Stethusa.-] 



Genotype: Micrearota loricula (Casey) (Atheta). 



Fixed by : Fenyes, 191S, p. 23, by subsequent designation. 



Synonyms: (See Stethusa). 

 MICRECYPTUS [Error for Microcyptus]. 

 MICRILLUS Raffray, 1873, p. 362. [Synonym of Scymialium.} 



Genotype : Micrillus subterraneus Raffray. 



Fixed by : Raffray, 1873, p. 362, by monotypy. 



Later citations: M. subterraneus Raffray, by Blackwelder, 1939, p. 119 



Synon yms: (See Seym b a li u m ) . 

 MICROAURUS [Error for Microsaurtis]. 

 MICROBRACHIDA Bierig, 1939a, p. 20. 



Genotype: Microbrachida fjilvicomis Bierig. 



Fixed by : Bierig, 1939a, p. 20, by original designation and monotypy. 

 MICROCALYMMA Agas&iz, 1S46, p. 232. [Emendation of Micralymma.1 



Genotype: Microcalymma johnstonis (Westwood) (Micralymma). 



Fixed by : Agassiz, 1846, p. 232, through objective synonymy with Micra- 

 lymma, of which johnstonis had already been fixed as genotype. 



Synonyms : (See Micralymma). 

 MICROCALYMMA Gemminger and Harold, 1868, p. 663. [Emendation of 

 Micralymma.'] 



Genotype: Microcalymma johnstonis (Westwood) (Micralymma). 



Fixed by : Gemminger and Harold, 1868, p. 663, through objective synonymy 

 with Micralymma, of which johnstonis had already been fixed as genotype. 



Synonym s : ( See Micro lymni a ) . 

 MICROCEPHALINA Bernhauer, 1930b, p. 200. 



Genotype : Microcephalina burgeonl Bernhauer. 



Fixed by: Bernhauer, 1930b, p. 200, by monotypy. 



Variant spellings : 



MicROCEPHALUS PauUan, 1942, p. 369. 



