GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 277 



OPHITES Erichson— Continued 



Synonymic homonyms'. 



Ophites Erichson, 1840, p. 627. 



Synonyms: {See Opithes). 

 OPHRYOMEDON Wasmauu, 1916b, p. 202. 



Ocnotype : Ophryomedon crenaUim Wasmann. 



Fixed by : Wasmann, 1916b, p. 202, by monotypy. 



Later citatioiis: O. crenatum "Wasmann, by Blackwelder, 1939, p. 120. 

 OPITHES Blackwelder, new name. 



Oenotype: Opithes versatilis (Erichson) (Ophites). 



Fixed by: Blackwelder, here, through objective synonymy with Ophites, of 

 which versatilis had already been fixed as genotype. 



Synonyms : 



Ophites Erichson, 1839b, p. 29. [Objective. Not Wagler, 1830.] 

 OREOCHARA Casey, 1906, p. 148. [Subgenus of Aleochara.] 



Genotype : Oreochara laramiensis Casey. 



Fixed by : Casey, 1906, p. 148, by monotypy. 



Later citations: O. laramiensis Casey, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 



Synonyms: (See Aleochara). 

 OREOSTIBA Ganglbauer, 1895, p. 219. [Subgenus of Ischnopoda.] 



Genotype: Oreostiba tibialis (Heer) (Homalota) . 



Fixed by : Fenyes, 1918, p. 24, by subsequent designation. 



Later citations: O. tibialis (Heer), by Scheerpeltz, 1929b, p. 237; 1934, p. 

 1599 ; by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 392. 



Synonyms: (See Ischnopoda) . 

 OREUSA Bernhauer, 1900b, p. 403. [Subgenus of Sipalia.] 



Genotype: Oreusa araxis (Reitter) (Leptusa). 



Fixed by : Fenyes, 1918, p. 24, by subsequent designation. 



Synonyms: (See Sipalia). 

 ORNALIUM [Error for Omalium]. 

 OROBANUS LeConte, 1878, p. 453. 



Oenotype: Orobanus simulator LeConte. 



Fixed by : LeConte, 1878, p. 453, by monotypy. 



Later citations: O. simulator LeConte, by Lucas, 1920, p. 463. 

 OROCHARES Kraatz, 1858b, p. 955. 



Genotype: Orochares angustata (Erichson) {Deliphrum). 



Fixed by : Kraatz, 1858, p. 955, by monotypy. 



Later citations: 0. angustatus (Erichson), by Lucas, 1920, p. 463; by Tot- 

 tenham, 1949b, p. 356. 



Variant spellings : 



Olochabes Jacquelin du Val, 1859, p. 80. 

 ORPHEBNIUS [Error for Orphnebiics]. 

 ORPHNEBIOIDEA Schubert, 1908, p. 611. [Subgenus of Gyrophaena.] 



Genotype: Orphnebioldea rosti (Schubert) (Gyrophaena). 



Fixed by : Schubert, 1908, p. 611, by monotypy. 



Later citations : O. rosti Schubert, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24, 



Variant spellings: 



Orphnebioides Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 



Synonyms: (See Gyrophaena). 

 ORPHNEBIOIDES [Error for Orphnebioidea]. 

 ORPHNEBIOTA Cameron, 1920a, p. 97. [Synonym of Deroleptus.] 



Oenotype: Orphnebiota rufocastanea Cameron. 



Fixed by : Cameron, 1920a, p. 97, by monotypy. 



Synonyms : (See Deroleptus) . 



