GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 251 



MONADIA Casey, 1910a, p. 130. [Synonym of Datomicra.] 



Genotype: Monadia lucana (Casey) (Datomicra). 



Fixed hy : Casey, 1910a, p. 130, by monotypy. 



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



Synonyms: (See Datomicra). 

 MONISTA Sharp, lS76c, p. 271. 



Genotype: Monista typica Sharp. 



Fixed iy : Sharp, 1876c, p. 273 , by original designation. 



Later citations: M. ferruginca (Sahlberg), by Lucas, 1920, p. 422, not orig- 

 inally included, il. typica Sharp, by Blackwelder, 1939, p. 119; 1943, 

 p. 296. 



Discussion: Under Article 30, I. b. of the Rules, the use of the specific name 

 typica is to be "construed as 'type by original designation.' " 

 MONOCHARIS Sharp, 1886b, p. 569. 



Genotype: Monocharis vestita (Sharp) (LithocJtaris). 



Fixed hy : Sharp, 1886b, p. 569, by monotypy. 



Later citations: M. vestita (Sharp), by Lucas, 1920, p. 422; by Blackwelder, 

 1939, p. 119. 

 MONOCRYPTA Casey, 1905, p. 30. 



Genotype : Monocrypia apicata (Sharp) (CryptoMum). 



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



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

 welder (1939). 

 MORMELLUS Silvestri, 1946a, p. 323. 



Genotype : Mormellus hicolor Silvestri. 



Fixed hy : Silvestri, 1946a, p. 325, by original designation and monotypy. 

 MOTOPONCUS [Error for Metoponcus]. 

 MUSCICODERUS [Error for Musicoderus]. 

 MUSICODERUS Sharp, 1885, p. 455. [ Synonym of Belonuchus.] 



Genotype : Musicoderus cephalotes Sharp. 



Fixed iy : Lucas, 1920, p. 425, by subsequent designation. 



Latei- citations : M. cephalotes Sharp, by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 420. 



Synonyms: (See Belonuchus). 



Variant spellings : 



MuscicoDEBtrs Lucas, 1920, p. 425. 



Notes : This has generally been listed as a subgenus but was reduced to 

 synonymy by Blackwelder (1943). 

 MUTINUS Casey, lSS4b, p. 146. [Synonym of Tesmis.} 



Genotype: Mutinus dispar (Casey) {Stenus). 



Fixed by: Blackwelder, 1943, p. 209, by subsequent designation. 



Synonyms ; ( See Tcsnus) . 

 MYCEROPORUS [Error for Mycetoporus]. 

 MYCETEPORUS [Error for Mycetoporus]. 



MYCETOCHARA Cameron, 1939e, p. 655. [Junior homonym of Mycetochara 

 Berthold, 1827. Synonym of Rencotna.] 



Genotype: Mycetochara basiventris Cameron. 



Fixed by : Cameron, 1939e, p. 655, by monotypy. 



Synonyms: (^ee Rencoma). 

 MYCETODREPA Thomson, 1859, p. 37. [Subgenus of Oxypoda.] 



Genotype: Mycetodrepa alternans (Gravenhorst) (Aleochara). 



Fixed by: Thomson, 1859, p. 37, by original designation and monotypy. 



Later citations: M. alternans (Gravenhorst), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 23; by 

 Tottenham, 1949b, p. 401. 



