GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 291 



PARALISPINUS Bernhauer, 1921b, p. 67. [Junior homonym of Paralispinus 

 Eiclielbaum, 1913. [Synonym of Neolispinodes.1 



Genotype: Paralispinus megacephalus (Fauvel) (AwcacMs). 



Fixed ly: Bernhauer, 1921b, p. 67, through objective synonymy with 

 Ancaeus, of which megacephalus had already been fixed as genotype. 



Later citations: P. megacephalus (Fauvel), by Blackwelder, 1942, p. 85; 

 IMS, p. 156. 



Synonyms: (See Neolispinodes). 

 PARALOCONOTA Cameron, 1939b, p. 293. [Subgenus of Ischnopoda.] 



Genotype: Paraloconota muscicola (Cameron) {Atheta). 



Fixed by : Cameron, 1939b, p. 293, by original designation. 



Synonyms: {See Ischnopoda) . 

 PARAMEDON Casey, 1905, p. 166. [Synonym of Platymedon.] 



Genotype: Paramedon arizonicum Casey. 



Fixed ly : Blackwelder, 1939, p. 120, by subsequent designation. 



Later citations : P. arizonicum Casey, by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 270. 



Discussion: Lucas (1920, p. 481) failed to fix the type because he cited van- 

 couveri doubtfully. 



Synonyms : (See Platyincdon) . 



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

 welder (1939). 

 PARAMEOTICA Ganglbauer, 1895, p. 228. [Subgenus of Ischnopoda.'i 



Genotype: Parameotica laticcps (Thomson) {Homalota). 



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



Later citations: P. complana (jVIannerheim), by Scheerpeltz, 1929b, p. 235; 

 1934, p. 1597. P. laticcps (Thomson) , by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 392. 



Synonyms: (See Ischnopoda) . 



Variant spellings : 



Paramoeotica Portevin, 1929, p. 271. 

 Paramoetica Gruardet, 1937, p. 113." 

 PARAMETAXYA Jeannel and PauUan, 1945, p. 106. [Subgenus of Ischnopoda.^ 



Genotype: Parametaxya jcanneliana (Bei'uhauer) (Atheta). 



Fixed by : Jeannel and Paulian, 194.j, p. 106, by monotypy. 



Syn onyms : ( See Ischnopoda ) . 



Notes : This work has not been seen. The fixation may be also by original 

 designation. 

 PARAMICHROTUS Cameron, 1932a, p. 213. [Synonym of Thoracostrongylus.] 



Genotype: Paramichrotus javanus (Bernhauer) (Ontholestes) . 



Fixed by : Cameron, 1932a, p. 213, through objective synonymy with Thora- 

 costrongylus, of which javanus had already been fixed as genotype. 



Synonyms : (See Thoracostrongylus) . 



Notes: This name was stillborn as a synonym of Thoracostrongylus. 

 PARAMIDOBIA Bernhauer, 1908c, p. 356. [Subgenus of Ischnopoda.^ 



Genotype: Paramidobia longiceps (Bernhauer) (Amidobia). 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 190Sc, p. 356, by monotypy. 



Later citations : P. longiceps (Bernhauer), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 



Synonyms : ( See Ischnopoda). 

 PARAMIMECITON Reichensperger, 1935, p. 210. [Subgenus of Mimeciton.] 



Genotype: Paramimeciton coeci (Reichensperger) (Mimeciton). 



Fixed by : Reichensperger, 1935, p. 210, by monotypy. 



Synonyms: (See Mimeciton) . 



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