GENERIC NAMES OF THE FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE 409 



ZIROPHORUS Dalman— Continued 

 Synonyms : (See also Piestus) 



lEENAEUs Latreille, 1829, p. 438. [Objective.] 

 Variant spellings : 



ZiKOPHOBitTS Chevrolat, 1846, p. 107. 

 ZmoPHOB-vs Gistel, 1856, p. 450. 

 ZiKOPHOSus (Anonymous), 1850, p. 655." 

 Zyeophokus Latreille, 1829, p. 438. 

 ZIROPHOSUS [Error for Zirophorus]. 

 ZISCHKAIUM (Zischka, 1949, p. 17). 



Notes: This is a manuscript name of Scheerpeltz, quoted by Zischka with 

 one manuscript trivial name. 

 ZOLMAENUS Stephens, lS29b, p. 291, without description. [Synonym of 

 Stenus.] 

 Genotype: Zolmaenus juno (PaykuU) (StapJiylinus). 

 Fixed by : Stephens, 1829b, p. 291, by monotypy. 

 Synonyms: (See Stenus). 

 Variant spellings : 



Zalmaenus Chenu and Desmarest, 1857, p, 82. 

 Notes : This name was used at the head of a group of "species" in the genus 

 Stenus. It was evidently considered a partial synonym. 

 ZONASTER Sharp, 1886b, p. 595. 



Genotype: Zonaster optatus Sharp. 

 Fixed by : Sharp, 1886b, p. 595, by monotypy. 



Later citations : Z. optatus Sharp, by Lucas, 1920, p. 680 ; by Blackwelder, 

 1939, p. 122. 

 ZONOPTILUS (Agassiz, 1846, p. 392; Motschulsky, 1857d, p. 502; nomen nudum) 

 Solsky, 1867, p. 85. [Synonym of Elonium.] 

 Genotype: Zonoptilus pennifer Solsky. 

 Fixed by : Solsky, 1867, p. 85, by monotypy. 

 Synonyms : ( See Elonium) . 

 Variant spellings : 



ZoNYPTiLus Gemminger and Harold, 1868, p. 646. 

 Notes: The spelling Zonyptilus was used first by Motschulsky (1845, p. 39) 

 without validation. The first validation of either spelling was by Solsky, 

 who described both the genus and its type species. 

 ZONYPTILUS (Motschulsky, 1845, p. 39; Chevrolat, 1849, p. 362; Lacordaire, 

 1854, p. 25; nomen nudum) Gemminger and Harold, 1868, p. 646. [See 

 Zonoptilus.} 

 ZOOSETHA Mulsant and Rey, 1874d, p. 36, without description. [Subgenus of 

 Ocyusa.] 

 Genotype: Zoosetha inconspicua (Erichson) (Homalota). 

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

 Synonymic homonyms : 



Zoosetha Mulsant and Rey, 1874e, p. 4. 

 Zoosetha Mulsant and Rey, 1875d, p. 29. 

 Zoosetha Mulsant and Rey, 1875e, p. 3. 

 Synonyms : ( See Ocyusa) . 

 ZUNIA Blackwelder, new name. 



Genotype: Zunia capritermitis (Wasmann) (Disticta). 

 Fixed by: Blackwelder, here, through objective synonymmy with Disticta, 

 of which capritermitis had already been fixed as genotype. 



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