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GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 403 



VELLEIUS Leach— Continued 



Synonyms : 



Laverna Gistel, 1829, p. 1129. [IsogenotypicJ 



Variant spellings : 



Vellejus ]Mannerheim, 1831a, p. 430. 

 VELLEJUS [Error for FeZZems]. 

 VELLICA Casey, 1885, p. 321. 



Genotype: Vellica longipennis Casey. 



Fixed by : Casey, 1885, p. 321, by monotypy. 



Later citations : V. longipennis Casey, by Lucas, 1920, p. G67. 

 VENUSA Casey, 1906, p. 272. [Synonym of Ditropalia.} 



Genotype: Vetiusa picta Casey. 



Fixed by : Fenyes, 1918, p. 26, by subsequent designation. 



Synonyms: (See Ditropalia). 

 VULDA Jacquelin du Val, 1852, p. 695. 



Genotype : Vulda gracilipes Jacquelin du Val. 



Fixed by: Jacquelin du Val, 1852, p. 695, by monotypy. 



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

 It appears to be distinct, as reported by Blackwelder (1943). 

 WALKERELLUS Bernhauer, 1939c, p. 203. [Subgenus of Ischnoderus.] 



Genotype: Walkerellus paradoxus (Bernhauer) (Ischnoderus) . 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1939c, p. 203, by monotypy. 



Synon ym s : ( See Isch nodertis ) . 

 WARBURTONIA Oke, 1933, p. 104. 



Genotype : Warburtonia inflatipes Oke. 



Fixed by : Oke, 1933, p. 104, by original designation. 

 WASMANELLUS [Error for Wasmannellus]. 

 WASMANNELLUS Bernhauer, 1920b, p. 186. 



Genotype: Wasmannellus tristis Bernhauer. 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1920b, p. 186, by monotypy. 



Variant spellings: 



Wasmaxelltts Scheerpeltz, 1933, p. 1410. 

 WASMANNINA Mann, 1925, p. 75. 



Genotype : Wasmannina trapezicollis Mann. 



Fixed by : Mann, 1925, p. 75, by original designation and monotypy. 



Later citations : W. trapezicollis Mann, by Scheerpeltz, 1934, p. 1720 ; by 

 Borgmeier, 1949, ]i. 104. 

 WASMANNOTHERIUM Bernhauer, 1921b, p. 77. 



Genotype: Wasmannotherium clypcatnm (Wasmann) (Xenocephalus). 



Fixed by: Bernliauer, 1921b, p. 77, through objective synonymy with Xeno- 

 cephalus, of which clypeatus had already been fixed as genotype. 



Later citations: W. clypeatum (Wasmann), by Borgmeier, 1949, p. 104. 



Synonyms : 



Xenocephalus Wasmann, 1887, p. 411, [Objective. Not Kaup, 1858.] 

 WATSA Bernhauer, 1932b, p. 171. [Junior homonym of Watsa Schouteden, 1931. 

 Synonym of Botsa.] 



Genotype: Watsa tuberculata (Bernhauer) (Zyras). 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1932b, p. 171, by monotypy. 



Synonyms: (See Botsa). 

 WEISERIANUM Bernhauer, 1927c, p. 247. 



Genotype : Weiserianum woltersi Bernhauer. 



Fixed by : Bernhauer, 1927, p. 247, by monotypy. 

 WROUGHTHONILLA [Error for Wroughtonilla]. 



