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of N. fijiana shows that this name is based on the same species as 
that described much earlier (1897) by Silvestri as Hypocambctla 
helleri , and that in consequence, Nesocambala must be regarded as a 
junior subjective synonym of Hypvcambala. 
This was, of course, not the only time that Hypocambala has been 
re-named. Attems published the genus A gastrophus in 1900 for A. 
anguinuSj a new species from the Seychelles, and Chamberlin pro- 
posed Trichonannolene in 1922 for T. guiananus from British Gui- 
ana. In 1938, Attems set up the name Ilyspasticus for his new /. 
gracilis from Indochina. Silvestri (1935) showed the synonymy of 
A gastrophus with Hypocambala , and Loomis & Hoffman (1948) 
proposed the same disposition for Trichonannolene. Lastly, Jeekel 
0963) gave a good historical summary of the entire situation, at 
which time he also brought Ilyspasticus into Hypocambala and pre- 
sented a key to the known members of the genus. As he observed at 
that time “The genus Hypocambala forms a really coherent group, 
and distinction between the species is not always easy.” The three 
generic junior synonyms were obviously based upon illusory charac- 
ters, or outright mistakes. 
Nesocambala fijiana Chamberlin, 1920 
Bull. M. C. Z., 64 : 168. Holotype, $, MCZ 4827, from Nadarivatu, Fiji 
Islands (W. M. Mann). 
As the type male of fijiana is clearly the same species as that de- 
scribed as Hypocambala helleri by Silvestri in 1897, Chamberlin’s 
name thus becomes a junior subjective specific synonym (new syn- 
onymy!). It is difficult to believe that he compared his material 
with Silvestri’s well-illustrated paper, of which, however, he was 
obviously aware. 
Being presently concerned only with the existing generic names for 
cambaloids, I have not examined types of the four other “species” of 
Nesocambala, but have very little doubt that they are based upon, 
for the most part, already described small cambaloids introduced by 
commerce into the southwest Pacific area. 
IV. Summary 
The nomenclatorial changes suggested in this paper as a result of 
the examination of type material of three carnbaloid genera set up 
by R. V. Chamberlin in 1920 are as follows: 
1. Eumastigonus Chamberlin, 1920, is valid, with Insulocambala 
Verhoeff, 1944, a junior synonym. 
2. Euethogonus Chamberlin, 1920, is a junior synonym of Amas- 
tigogonu$ Brolemann, 1913. 
