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PAROXYSMENE Bernhauer, 1928c, p. 73. 



Genotype : Paroxysmene strandi Bernhauer. 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1928c, p. 73, by monotypy. 

 PAROXYTELOPSIS Cameron, 1933a, p. 36. 



Genotype : Paroxytelopsis dorylinus Cameron. 



Fixed by : Cameron, 1933a, p. 36, by monotypy. 

 PARVIDOLUM Silvestri, 1946a, p. 318. 



Genotype : Parvidolum microsomatis Silvestri. 



Fixed hy: Silvestri, 1946a, p. 318, by original designation and monotypy. 

 PASILIA Mulsant and Key, 1872b, p. 316. [ Subgenus of Sipalia.] 



Genotype: Pasilia nuhigena (Kiesenwetter) (Homalota). 



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



Synonymic homonyms : 



Pasilia Mulsant and Key, 1872c, p. 226. 

 Pasilia Mulsant and Rey, 1873a, p. 73. 



Synonyms: (See Sipalia) . 

 PATAMINUS [Error for Palaminus}. 

 PECERUS [Error for Pncerus]. 

 PECTUSA Casey, 1911. p. 197. [Synonym of Diestota.] 



Genotype : Pectusa oblonga Casey. 



Fixed by : Casey, 1911, p. 198, by original designation and monotypy. 



Later citations : P. oblonga Casey, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 



Synonyms: (See Diestota). 

 PEDERUS [Error for Paederus.} 

 PEDINOLINUS Bernhauer, 1912e, p. 479. [Subgenus of Nudobius.] 



Genotype: Pedinolinus africanus (Bernhauer) (Nudobius). 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1912e, p. 479, by monotypy. 



Later citations : P. africanus Bernhauer, by Lucas, 1920, p. 489. 



Synonyms : ( See Nudobius ) . 



Variant spellings : 



Pedolinus Bernhauer and Schubert, 1914, p. 299. 

 PEDINOPLEURUS Cameron, 1939c, p. 24. 



Genotype: Pedinopleurus chapmani Cameron. 



Fixed by : Cameron, 1939c, p. 24, by virtual monotypy. 



Discussion: Three species are mentioned in the original publication, but 

 only one of these is named. It is the only species available as genotype. 



Synonymic homonyms : 



Pedinopleurus Cameron, 1939e, p. 553. 

 PEDOERUS [Error for Paederus]. 

 PEDOLINUS [Error for Pedinolinus]. 

 PELECOMALIUM Casey, 1886b, p. 241. 



Genotype: Pelecomalium binotatum Casey. 



Fixed hy : Blackwelder, here, by subsequent designation. 



Discussion: Lucas (1920, p. 490) fails to make an unambiguous designation. 



Synonyms : 



Heterops Mannerheim, 1843, p. 234. [Not Blanchard, 1842.] 

 Pelekyomalium Eichelbaum, 1909, p. 100. [Emendation.] 



Vai-iant spellings : 



Pelekyomalium Eichelbaum, 1909, p. 100. [Emendation.] 

 Pelekomalium Eichelbaum, 1909, p. 100. 

 PELECYPHORUS Nordmann, 1837a, p. 13. [Junior homonym of Pclecyphorus 

 Dejean, 1834 (Chevrolat, 1836). Synonym of Euryporus.] 



Genotype: Pelecyphorus picipes (Paykull) (Oxyporus). 



Fixed by : Nordmann, 1837a, p. 13, by monotypy. 



