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POLISTOMA Gemminger aud Harold, 1S68, p. 512. [Not Chiaje, 1837. Error 



for Polystoma.] 

 POLYACANTHODE Bernhauer, 1939b, p. 148. 



Genotype : Polyacanthode kochianus Bernhauer. 



Fixed ly : Bernhauer, 1939b, p. 148, by original designation. 

 POLYASTERELLUS Bernhauer, 1925, p. 34. [Subgenus of Echiaster.] 



Genotype : Polyasterellus truchi (Bernhauer) (^Echiaster). 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1925, p. 34, by monotypy. 



Later citations: P. brtichi (Bernhauer), by Blackwelder, 1939, p. 120. 



Synonyms: (See Echiaster). 

 POLYCHARA Mulsant and Key, 1874b, p. 348. [Subgenus of Aleochara.] 



Genotype: Polychara discipennis (Mulsant and Rey) {Aleochara). 



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



Later citations : P. discipennis (Mulsant and Rey), by Tottenham, 1949b, 404. 



Synonymic homonyms: 



Polychara Mulsant and Rey, 1874c, p. 64. 



Synonyms: (See Aleochara). 



Variant spellings : 



PoLYECHAEA Mulsaut and Rey, 1874c, p. 122. 

 PoLYOCHABA Gridelli, 1919, p. 36.' 

 POLYCHARINA Reitter, 1909, p. 22. [Synonym of Emplenota.] 



Genotype: Polycharina grisea (Kraatz) {Aleochara). 



Fixed by : Reitter, 1909, p. 28, by monotypy. 



Later citations : P. grisea (Kraatz), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 



Synonyms : { See also Emplenota ) 



PoLYSTOMOTA Cascy, 1906, p. 136. [Isogenotypic] 

 POLYCHELUS Luze, 1904b, p. 74. [Synonym of Coryphium.] 



Genotype: Polychelus aeneipennis Luze. 



Fixed by : Luze, 1904b, p. 74, by monotypy. 



Synonyms: (See Coryphium). 

 POLYDONIA Bernhauer, 1928c, p. 21. [Subgenus of Bolitochara.] 



Genotype: Polydonia linki (Bernhauer) {Zyras). 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1928c, p. 21, by monotypy. 



Later citations: P. linki (Bernhauer), by Scheerpeltz, 1934, p. 1656, as 

 "Polyodonta linki." 



Synonyms: (See Bolitochara) . 



Variant spellings: 



Polyodonta Scheerpeltz, 1934, p. 1656. [Not Megerle, 1811.] 

 POLYECHARA [Error for Polychara]. 

 POLYLOBINUS Bernhauer, 190Sc, p. 370. 



Genotype : Polylobinus brasiliensis Bernhauer. 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1908c, p. 370, by monotypy. 



Later citations : P. brasiliensis Bernhauer, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 24. 

 POLYLOBUS Solier, 1849, p. 354. 



Genotype : Polylobus maculipennis Solier. 



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

 POLYMEDON Casey, 1905, p. 156. [Junior homonym of Polymedon Osten- 

 Sacken, 1877. Synonym of Lypotnedon.] 



Genotype: Polymedon tabacinnm (Casey) {Lithocharis) . 



Fixed by : Casey, 1905, p. 150, by original designation and monotypy. 



Later citations: P. tabacinutn (Casey), by Lucas, 1920, p. 529; by Black- 

 welder, 1939, p. 121 ; 1943, p. 255. 



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