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OLIGONOTUS Lynch, 1884, p. 89. 



Genotype: OUgonotus exigtius Lynch. 

 Fixed bu : Lynch, 1884, p. 89, by monotypy. 

 Later citations : O. exiguus Lynch, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 

 OLIGOPTERUS Casey, 1886a, p. 12. [Synonym of Sunius.] 

 Genotype: OUgopterus cuneicollis Casey. 

 Fixed by : Casey, lS86a, p. 12, by monotypy. 

 Later citations : O. cuneicollis Casey, by Lucas, 1920, p. 4.54 ; by Blackwelder, 



1939, p. 120 ; 1&43, p. 259. 

 Synonyms: (See SMniMs). 

 Variant spellings : 



OiLiGOPTERUS Eichelbaum, 1909, p. 148. 

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

 welder (1939). 

 OLIGOTA Mannerheim, 1831a, p. 486. 



Genotype: Oligota pnsillima (Gravenhorst) {Aleochara). 

 Fixed by : Mannerheim, 1831a, p. 486, by monotypy. 



Later citations: O. pusillima (Gravenhorst), by Westwood, lS38a, p. 20; 

 by Shuckard, 1839, p. 132 ; by Thomson, 1859, p. 31 ; by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24 ; 

 by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 382, 383. 

 Synonymic homonyms: 



OuGOTA Mannerheim, 1831b, p. 72. 

 Synonyms : 



MicEocERA Mannerheim, 1831a, p. 486. 

 HoLOBUs Solier, 1849, p. 335. [Subgenus.] 

 SoMATiuM Wollaston, 1854, p. 563. 

 GoLiOTA Mulsant and Rey, 1873c, p. 121. 

 LOGiOTA Mulsant and Rey, 1878b, p. 148. 

 Deroligota Sharp, 1908, p. 554. [Subgenus.] 

 Nesoligota Sharp, 1908, p. 554. [Subgenus.] 

 Gnatholigota Sharp, 1908, p. 556. [Subgenus.] 

 Variant spellings : 



Oligata Jacquelin du Val and Lareyme, 1852, p. 722." 

 Ollgota Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1883, p. 47.*° 

 OLIGOTERGUS Bierig, 1937a, p. 204. [Subgenus of Philothalpus.] 

 Genotype: Oligotergtts oculatus (Bierig) {Philothalpus). 

 Fixed by : Bierig, 1937a, p. 204, by monotypy. 



Later citations: 0. oculatus (Bierig), by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 451. 

 Synonyms: (See Philothalpus). 

 OLIGUROTA Casey, 1893, p. 361. [Synonym of Thecturota.-\ 

 Genotype: Oligurota pusio Casey. 

 Fixed by : Casey, 1893, p. 361 by monotypy. 

 Later citations : 0. pusio Casey, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 

 Synonyms: (See Thectiirota) . 

 OLIGUSA Wasmann, 1897a, p. 267. 



Genotype : Oligusa cremastogastris Wasmann. 

 Fixed by : Wasmann, 1897a, p. 267, by monotypy. 



Later citations: 0. cremastogastris Wasmann, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 

 OLIPHRUM [Error for Olophrum]. 

 OLISTAERUS [Error for Olisthaerus}. 



'* Ann. Soc. Ent. France, ser. 2, vol. 10. 

 *• Cat. Col. Europe Caucasi . . ., ed. 3. 



