GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHTLINIDAE 407 



XENOPELTA Mann— Continued 

 Synonyms: 



Ceratoxenus Mann, 1923, p. 360. 

 XENOPHALUS [Error for Xenocephalus]. 



XENOPYGUS Bernhauer, 1906b, p. 196. [Subgenus of Philothalpus.} 

 Genotype: Xenopj/g us analis (Erichson) (Philonthus) . 

 Fixed by: Blackwelder, 1943, p. 450, by subsequent designation. 

 Bynonyms: (See Philotkalpus) . 



Discussion : Lucas (1920, p. 672) fails to cite a genotype. 

 Notes : This was previously cited as a separate genus. It was reduced to a 

 subgenus by Blackwelder (1943). 

 XENOTA Mulsant and Key, 1874d, p. 429. [Synonym of Atheta.} 

 Genotype: Xenota myrmecohia (Kraatz) (Homalota). 

 Fiwed by: ilulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 429, by monotypy. 

 Later citations: X. myrmccoUa (Kraatz), by Fenyes, 1918, p. 26; by Tot- 

 tenham, 1949b, p. 394. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Xenota Mulsant and Rey, 1874e, p. 397. 

 Synonyms : ( See Atheta ) . 

 XENUSA Mulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 38, without description. [Subgenus of 

 Myrmecopora.l 

 Genotype: Xenusa uvida (Erichson) (Tachyusa). 

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

 Later citations: X. uvida (Erichson), by Tottenham, 1949b, p. 388. 

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Xenusa Mulsant and Rey, 1874e, p. 6. 

 Xenusa Mulsant and Rey, 1875d, p. 436. 

 Xenusa Mulsant and Rey, 1875e, p. 410. 

 Synon yms: ( See Myrm ecopora ) . 

 XEROPHYGUS Kraatz, 1859, p. 178. 



Genotype: Xerophygus palUpes (Motschulsky) (Trogophloeus) . 

 Fixed by : Kraatz, 1859, p. 178, by monotypy. 



Later citations: X. paUipes (Motschulsky), by Lucas, 1920, p. 672. 

 XESTOLA [Error for Xestofa]. 

 XESTOLINUS Casey, 1906, p. 397. 



Genotype: Xestolinns abdominalis Casey. 

 Fixed by : Lucas, 1920, p. 673, by subsequent designation. 

 XESTOTA Bernhauer, 1908c, p. 361. [Subgenus of Ischnopoda.] 

 Genotype: Xestota biarmata (Bernhauer) {Atheta). 

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

 Synonyms : ( See Ischnopoda ) . 

 Variant spellings : 



Xestola Sharp, Zoological Record for 1908, p. 226. 

 XESTURIDA Casey, 1906, p. 325. 



Genotype: Xesturida laevis Casey. 

 Fixed by : Casey, 1906, p. 325, by monotypy. 

 Later (Stations : X. laevis Casey, by Fenyes, 1918, p. 26. 

 XILODROMUS [Error for Xylodromvs]. 

 XYLODROMUS Heer, 18.39, p. 174. 



Genotype: Xylodromus depressus (Gravenhorst) {Omalium). 

 Fixed by : Lucas, 1920, p. 676, by subsequent designation. 

 Other citations: X. nionilicornis (Gyllenhal), by Thomson, 1859, p. 51; 

 not originally included. X. depressus (Gravenhorst), by Tottenham, 

 1939b, p. 227 ; 1949b, p. 356. 



