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OCALEA Erichson, 1837, p. 298. 



Oenotype: Ocalea castanea Erichson. 



Fixed ly: Shuckard, 1839, p. 137, by subsequent designation. 



Later citations : O. picata (Kirby ) , by Westwood, 1840a, p. 156, not originally 



included. 0. castanea Erichson, by Duponchel, 1841a, p. 57. 0. prolixa 



(Gyllenhal), by Thomson, 1859, p. 38, not originally included. 0. picata 



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



Discussion : The designations of picata can be accepted only through the 



subjective synonymy of picata and castanea. 

 Synonyms : 



IsooLossA Casey, 1893, p. 304. [Not Newman, 1833.] 

 SoKECocEPHALA Bernhauer, 1902c, p. 245. [Subgenus.] 

 Tetkocai,ea Cameron, 1939e, p. 576. [Subgenus.] 

 Variant spellings : 



OcALA Sharp, 1883, p. 278. 

 OcALiA Casey, 1893, p. 309. 

 OCALEOMORPHA Fleischer, 1921, p. 114. [Synonym of Apocellus.} 

 Oenotype: Ocaleomorpha lacoi Fleischer. 

 Fixed hy : Fleischer, 1921, p. 114, by monotypy. 

 Synonyms: (See ApoccKMs). 

 OCALIA [Error for Ocalea'^. 

 OCHTEPHILUM [Error for Ochthephilum]. 

 OCHTEPHILUS [Error for Ochthephilus Mulsant and Key]. 

 OCHTHEPHILINUS Eichelbaum, 1915, p. 104. [Synonym of Ochthephilus. ^ 

 Oenotype: Ochthephilinus fiexuostis (Mulsant and Rey) {Ochthephilus) . 

 Fixed "by: Eichelbaum, 1915, p. 104, through objective synonymy with 

 Ochthephilus Mulsant and Rey, of which flexuosus had already been fixed 

 as genotype. 

 Synonyms: (See Ochthephilus). 

 OCHTHEPHILLUM [Error for Ochthephilum]. 

 OCHTHEPHILUM Stephens, 1829a, p. 24. 



Oenotype: Ochthephilum fracticorne (Paykull) (Staphylinus) . 



Fixed hy : Stephens, 1829a, p. 24, by monotypy. 



Later citations: O. fracticorne (Paykull), by Tottenham, 1940, p. 53; by 



Blackwelder, 1943, p. 331; by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 368. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Ochthephilum Stephens, 1829b, p. 287. 

 Ochthephilum Stephens, 1832, p. 200. 

 Ochthephilum Stephens, 1832, p., 271. 

 Synonyms : 



Cryptobium Mannerheim, 1831a, p. 452. [Isogenotypic] 

 Epimachus Gistel, 1834, p. 8. [Isogenotypic] 

 Ababactus Sharp, 1885, p. 533. [Subgenus.] 

 Cryptobiella Casey, 1905, p. 29. [Subgenus.] 

 Astenobium Bernhauer, 1911c, p. 411. [Subgenus.] 

 Neobactus Blackwelder, 1939, p. 96. [Subgenus.] 

 Variant spellings : 



Ochtephilum Stephens, 1832, p. 200. 

 Ochthephillum Lynch, 1884, p. 202. 

 Ochthephilus Stephens, 1835, p. 440. 

 Octephilum Gistel, 1856, p. 402. 

 Octhephxlum Westwood, 1838a, p. 16. 

 Octhophilum Chenu and Desmarest, 1857, p. 67. 



