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PEROSTYLUS Benick— Continued 



Later citations: P. pracditus (Sharp), by Scheerpeltz, 1933, p. 1143; by 



Blackwelder, 1943, p. 202. 

 Synonyms : ( See Oata ) . 

 PESCOLINUS Sharp, 1885, p. 453. 



Oenoti/pe: PescoUnus palmatus Sharp. 

 Fixed by : Sharp, 1885, p. 453, by monotypy. 



Later citations: P. palmatus Sharp, by Lucas, 1920, p. 495; by Bierig, 1937a, 

 p. 191. 

 PEUCODONTUS Bernhauer, 1903b, p. 140. [Subgenus of Priochirus.] 

 Genotype: Peucodontus mandibularis (Kraatz) Leptochirus) . 

 Fixed ty : Bernhauer, 1903b, p. 140, by monotypy. 

 Later citations: P. mandibularis (Kraatz), by Lucas, 1920, p. 545. 

 Synonyms: (See Priochirus). 

 Variant spellings : 



PsEUCODONTUS Bernhauer, 1903b, p. 159. 

 Notes : Bernhauer used both spellings, but most subsequent writers have used 

 Pseucodontus. There appears to be no original evidence that Peucodontns 

 was an error, and it is the only form having a classical meaning. 

 PEUCOGLYPHUS Bernhauer, 1926c, p. 317. 



Genotype : Peticoglyphns corporaali Bernhauer. 

 Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1926c, p. 317, by monotypy. 

 PHAENOGYRA Mulsant and Key, lS72c, p. 166. [Subgenus of Gyrophaena.} 

 Genotype: Phaenogyra strictula (Erichson) (GyropJiaena). 

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

 Later citations: P. strictula (Eriohson), by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 383. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Phaenogyra Mulsant and Rey, 1872d, p. 76. 

 Phaenogyra Mulsant and Rey, 1873a, p. 74. 

 Synonyms: {See GyropJiaena). 

 Variant spellings: 



Phoenogyra Mulsant and Rey, 1872c, p. 166. 

 PHAGANTHUS Mulsant and Rey, 1880a, p. 42. [Subgenus of Lesteva.^ 

 Genotype: Phaganthus testaceus (Gravenhorst) {Anthophagus) . 

 Fixed by : Blackwelder, here, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations: P. caraboides (Linn^), by Tottenham, 11M5, p. 70; 1949b, 



p. 358, not originally included. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Phaganthus Mulsant and Rey, 1880b, p. 42. 

 Synonyms : ( See Lesteva ) . 

 Variant spellings : 



Phagantus Koch, 1933, p. 140. 

 Plaganthus Tottenham, 1945, p. 70. 

 PHAGANTUS [Error for Phaganthus]. 



PHANEROTA Casey, 1906, p. 285. [Subgenus of Gyrophaena.} 

 Genotype: Phanerota fasoiata (Say) (Aleochara). 

 Fixed by : Blackwelder, here, by subsequent designation. 

 Other citations: P. vinula (Erichson), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24, not originally 



included. 

 Discussion : The designation of vinula can be accepted only through the sub- 

 jective synonymy of vinula and one of the original species (fasciata). 

 Synonyms: (See Gyrophaena). 

 PHANOLINNS [Error for Phanolinusl. 



