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SCOPAEODERA Casey— Continued 



Disctission : I previously believed this genus to be without original type fixa- 

 tion, but all of the original species except nitida were included doubtfully, 

 leaving only nitida available as genotype. 

 Synonyms: {See Scopacus). 

 Variant spellings : 



ScopAEODERus Bemhauer and Scheerpeltz, 1926, p. 824. 

 SCOPAEODERUS [Error for Scopaeodera'i. 

 SCOPAEODES Sharp, 1876b, p. 208. 



Genotype: Scopacodes gracilis Sharp. 

 Fixed hy : Casey, 1905, p. 55-56, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations : S. gracilis Sharp, by Lucas, 1920, p. 587 ; by Blackwelder, 

 1939, p. 121. 

 SCOPAEODRACUS Scheerpeltz, 1935, p. 638. 



Genotype: Scopaeodracus handschini Scheerpeltz. 



Fixed by : Scheerpeltz, 1935, p. 646, by original designation and monotypy. 

 SCOPAEOMA Casey, 1905, p. 211. [Subgenus of Scopaeus.] 

 Genotype: Scopaeoma rotundiceps (Casey) (Scopaeus). 

 Fixed ly: Blackwelder, 1939, p. 121, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations: S. rotundiceps Casey, by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 279. 

 Synonyms: (See Scopaeus) . 

 SCOPAEOMERUS Sharp, 1886b, p. 538. 



Genotype: Scopaeomerus cfiiriquensis Sharp. 



Fixed by : Lucas, 1920, p. 587, by subsequent designation, as "Sc. cMriguensis 



Sharp 1886." 

 Later citations : S. palmatus Sharp, by Blackwelder, 1939, p. 121. 

 SCOPAEONEUS [Error for Scoponeus]. 

 SCOPAEOPSIS Casey, 1905, p. 214. [Subgenus of Scopaeus.-^ 

 Genotype: Scopaeopsis opaca (LeConte) (Echiaster). 

 Fixed by : Blackwelder, 1939, p. 121, by subsequent designation. 

 Later citations: S. opaca (LeConte), by Blackwelder, 1943, p. 279. 

 Synonyms: (See Scopaeus). 

 Variant spellings : 



ScopAEOPUs Bernhauer and Scheerpeltz, 1926, p. 824. 

 SCOPAEOPUS [Error for Scopaeopsis]. 

 SCOPAEUS Erichson, 1839b, p. 29, without species. 



Genotype: Scopaeus laevigatus (Gyllenhal) (Paederus). 



Fixed by : Duponchel, 1841a, p. 57, by subsequent designation from the first 



group of species included (Erichson, 1840, p. 604). 

 Later citations: S. laevigatus (Gyllenhal) by Chenu and Desmarest, 1857, 

 p. 70; by Thomson, 1859, p. 28. S. didymus Erichson, by Blackwelder, 

 1939, p. 121. S. laevigatus (Gyllenhal), by Tottenham, 1940, p. 53; by 

 Blackwelder, 1943, p. 279 ; by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 367, 368. 

 Discussion : Lucas (1920, p. 587) failed to make an unambiguous designation. 

 Synonymic homonyms: 



Scopaeus Erichson, 1840, p. 604. 

 Synonyms : 



PoLYODONTUs SolieY, 1849, p. 310. [Not Eysenhardt, 1818.] 



ScoPONEUs Motschulsky, 1857c, p. 641. 



Leptorus Casey, lS80b, p. 220. 



ScoPAEODEKA Casey, 1880b, p. 220. [Subgenus.] 



Scopaeoma Casey, 1905, p. 211. Subgenus.] 



