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MYRMEDONIA Erichson— Continued 



haworthi (Stephens), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24, not originally included. 

 M. canaliculatus (Fabricius), by Tottenham, 1939a, p. 226; 1949b, p. 396. 

 Houianyms by misidentification : 



Mybmedonia of Thomson, 18o9=Pella. 

 JlYRMEDONiA of Mulsant and Rey, 1874d=Lep?a. 

 Myrmedonia of Fenyes, 1918=BoUtochara. 

 Variant spclliuffs: 



Mymedonia Gistel, 185rt, p. 147. 

 Myemidonia I>uponchel, 1841a, p. 57. 

 Notes : This name has always been applied to the genus recently known as 

 Zyras (now Bolitochara). Its genotype makes it an objective synonym of 

 Drusilla (formerly Astilbus). 

 MYRMEDONOTA Cameron, 1920c, p. 272. 



Genotype : Myrmedonotn cingulaia Cameron. 

 Fixed iy : Cameron, 1920c, p. 272, by monotypy. 

 MYRIMEGASTER [Error for Mynnigaster}. 



MYRMELIA Mulsant and Rey, 1873b, p. 152. [Subgenus of Bolitochara.] 

 Genotype : Myrmelia excepta (Mulsant and Rey) (Myrmedonia). 

 Fixed iy : Mulsant and Rey, 1873b, p. 152, by monotypy. 

 Later citations : M. excepta (Mulsant and Rey) , by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Mybmelia Mulsant and Rey, 1874a, p. 6. 

 Mybmelia Mulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 86. 

 Myrmelia Mulsant and Rey, 1874e, p. 54. 

 Synonyms : ( See Bolitochara) . 

 MYRMESCOPAEUS Brfethes, 1916, p. 431. 



Genotype : Myrmescopaeus gallardoi Br^thes. 



Fixed by : BrSthes, 1916, p. 431, by monotypy. 



Later citations : M. gallardoi Brethes, by Backwelder, 1939, p. 120. 



Variant spellings : 



Mybmecoscopajeus Wasmann. 1918. p. 73." 

 Myrmoscopaetjs Bruch, 1928, p. 425. 

 MYRMEXIDIA Wasmann, 1889, p. 187. [Synonym of EdtomorphaJ] 

 Genotype: Myrmexidia arachnoides (Wasmann) (Ecitomorpha) . 

 Fixed by : Wasmann, 1889, p. 187, by monotypy. 

 SynO'nymic homonyms : 



Myrmexidia Eichelbaum, 1909, p. 210. 

 Synonyms : ( See Ecitomorpha) . 

 MYRiMIDONIA ['Ervov for Myrmedonial. 

 MYRMIGASTER Sharp, 1876b, p. 50. 



Genotype : Myrmigaster singularis Sharp. 



Fixed by : Sharp, 1876b, p. 50, by monotypy. 



Later citations : M. singularis Sharp, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 



Variant spellings : 



Myrmegaster Wasmann, 1896, p. 323.'" 

 MYRMOBIOTA Casey, 1893, p. 594. [Synonym of Homoeusa.] 

 Genotype: Myrmobiota crassicornis Casey. 

 Fixed by : Casey, 1893, p. 594, by monotypy. 

 Later citations: M. crassicornis Casey, by Casey, 1900, p. 53; by Fenyes, 



1918, p. 24. 

 Synonyms: {See Homoeusa). 



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