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PLATISTETUS [Error for Platystethus]. 

 PLATONICA Sharp, 1883, p. 214. [Subgenus of Hoplandria.} 

 Oenotype : Platonica major Sharp. 



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

 Synonyms : ( See Hoplandria ) . 

 PLATYBRATHIUM Bierig, 1933, p. 478. 



Oenotype: Platybrathimn panamense Bierig. 



Fixed by : Bierig, 1933, p. 480, by original designation and monotypy. 

 Later citations : P. panamense Bierig, by Blackwelder, 1939, p. 120. 

 PLATYCNEMUS Nordmann, 1837a, p. 135. [Synonym of Eaematodes.'] 

 Oenotype: Platycnemus lateritius Nordmann. 

 Fixed by : Nordmann, 1837a, p. 135, by monotypy. 

 Synonymic homonytns : 



Platycnemus Nordmann, 1837b, p. 135. 

 Synonyms : ( See Eaematodes ) . 

 PLATYDOMENE Ganglbauer, 1895, p. 507. [Subgenus of Loftrai/imw.] 

 Oenotype: Platydomene bicolor (Erichson) (Lathrobium) . 

 Fixed by: Blacliwelder, 1939, p. 120, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations: P. bicolor (Erichson), by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 311; by 



Tottenham, 1949b, p. 368. 

 Synonyms : ( See Lobrathium ) . 



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

 welder (1939). 

 PLATYDONIA Bernhauer, 1928c, p. 21. [Subgenus of BoUtochara.] 

 Genotype: Platydonia notandus (Bernhauer) (Zyras). 

 Fixed by: Bernhauer, 1928c, p. 21, by original designation. 

 Synonyms : ( See Bolitochara ) . 

 PLATYDRACUS Thomson, 1858, p. 29. 



Genotype: Platydracus stercorarius (Olivier) (Staphylinus). 

 Fixed by : Thomson, 1858, p. 29, by monotypy. 



Later citations : P. stercorarius (Olivier) , by Thomson, 1859, p. 23 ; by Black- 

 welder, 1943, p. 443 ; by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 374, 

 Synonymic Jiomonyms : 



Platydracus Thomson, 1859, p. 23. 



Platydracus Thomson, 1860, p. 143. 

 Synonyms : 



Dinothenarus Thomson, 1858, p. 29. [Subgenus.] 



Abemus Mulsant and Rey, lS76b, p. 242. [Subgenus.] 



Bemaslts Mulsant and Rey, 1876b, p. 259. 



OucHEMUs des Gozis, 1886, p. 14. [Subgenus.] 



Parabemus Reitter, 1909, p. 118. \_ = Abemus.'\ 



Nesiolinus Bernhauer, 1915f, p. 123. [Subgenus.] 



EuRYOLiNus Bernhauer, 1915L, p. 297. [Subgenus.] 



Chitocompsus Bernhauer, 1913, p. 232. [Subgenus.] 



Plesiolinus Bernhauer, 1916b, p. 93. [Subgenus.] 



Chaetodracus Mueller, 1926, p. 27. [Subgenus.] 



Ascialinus Bernhauer, 1933a, p. 34. [Subgenus.] 



Apostenolinus Bernhauer, 1934a, p. 9 [Subgenus.] 

 Variant spellings : 



Platydrasus Siebke, 1875, p. 128.*^ 



Ptatydbacus Mueller, 1925, p. 41. 

 Notes: This has previously been listed as a subgenus of Staphylinus. 



" Enumeratio insectorum Norvegicorum, fasc. 2, 334 pp. Christiania. 



