scholarly journals Additions to the revision of the genus Atractodes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of the Palaearctic Region. III.

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reijo Jussila
Keyword(s):  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Taxonomic Information ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
Senior Secondary

More faunistic and taxonomic information about the species of the genus Atractodes of the Palaearctic Region are reported. The following species are described as new: A. cylindraceus sp. n., A. foveoclypeatus sp. n., A. kasparyani sp. n., A. magnus sp. n. and A. rossicus sp. n. The females of A. procerus Foerster and A. remotus Jussila, and the male of A. turkuensis Jussila are described. A. ficticius (Foerster) is a senior synonym of A. genuinus Foerster, and A. helveticus (Foerster) a senior secondary homonym of A. helveticus Foerster and a senior synonym of A. oreophilus Foerster. A. areolaris (Habermehl) is a new junior synonym of A. gravidus Gravenhorst and A. cinctus (Foerster) a junior synonym of A. fumatus (Haliday). A. remotus Jussila is given a species rank. New combinations are A. cinctus (Foerster) and A. helveticus (Foerster). Renewed keys to the females and males of western Palaearctic Atractodes have been made.

scholarly journals Additions to the revision of the genus Atractodes (Hymenoptera, lchneumonidae) of the western Palaearctic Region. II.

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reijo Jussila
Keyword(s):  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Nomina Dubia ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
Region Ii

The nomenclature of the following species has been clarified and corrected: Atractodes mediatus Förster has been corrected to a junior synonym of A. albovinctus Haliday, Atractodes brevicornis Bauer of A. gravidus Gravenhorst, Atractodes vestalis Haliday and A. discoloripes Förster of Stilpnus tenebricosus (Gravenhorst), Atractodes försteri Dalla Torre of A. obsoletor (Zetterstedt), Atractodes incessor Haliday of Mesoleptus laevigatus (Gravenhorst), Atractodes neophytus Förster of A. obsoletor (Zetterstedt), Atractodes pygmaeator Zetterstedt of A. bicolor Gravenhorst, Atractodes quanjeri Smits van Burgst of A. alutaceus Thomson, Atractodes sarntheinii Dalla Torre of A. vicinus Förster and Atractodes varicornis Holmgren of Oxytorus luridator (Gravenhorst). Atractodes rufipes Thomson, A. rufipes Förster and A. thomsoni Jussila are junior primary homonyms, and A. cultrarius Forster, A. designatus Forster, A. intersectus Förster, A. rufipes Förster and A. rufipes Thomson are junior secondary homonyms. Atractodes intersectus Boyer de Fonscolombe, A. mesozonius (Gravenhorst), A. quadrispinus Ratzeburg, A. riparius Ruschka, A. spiniger Snellen van Vollenhoven and A. teneriventris (Gravenhorst, 1829) are regarded as nomina dubia. Atractodes nigripennis Hellen has been added to the fauna of the western Palaearctic Region.

scholarly journals World Catalog of Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae): Corrigenda and Addenda

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 300 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
NEAL L. EVENHUIS ◽  
DAVID J. GREATHEAD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Taxonomic Information ◽  
The World ◽  
New Synonymy

A list of corrections and additions to the world catalog of bee flies, published in 1999 is presented. New taxonomic information presented in this paper includes the following 42 new species-group synonymies: Geron paramonovi Greathead (junior synonym of G. asiaticus Zaitzev), syn. n., Anastoechus olivaceus Paramonov, Anastoechus olivaceus var. corsikanus Paramonov, Anastoechus olivaceus var. corsicanus Zaitzev (all junior synonyms of A. nitidulus Fabricius), syn. n., Anastoechus leucochroicus Hesse (junior synonym of A. varipecten Bezzi, 1921), syn. n., Bombylius punctatus Fabricius, Bombylius sticticus Boisduval, Bombylius subluna Walker (all junior synonyms of Bombomyia vertebralis (Dufour)), syn. n., Bombylius flavescens Palm, Bombylius minor var. ochraceus Paramonov, Bombylius luteolus Evenhuis, Bombylius thapsinoides Evenhuis (all junior synonyms of B. minor Linnaeus), syn. n., Bombylius rhodius Loew (junior synonym of B. trichurus Pallas), syn. n., Bombylius aurulentus Wiedemann (junior synonym of Systoechus ctenopterus (Mikan)), syn. n., Bombylius lucidus Loew, Systoechus tesquorum Becker (all junior synonyms of Systoechusgradatus (Wiedemann)), syn. n., Argyramoeba maculosa Sack, Anthrax ipiriensis Dils & Weyer, Anthrax tajikistanus Evenhuis & Greathead (all junior synonyms of Anthrax chionostigma Tsacas), syn. n., Spogostylum nigrum Austen (junior synonym of Anthrax lucidus (Becker)), syn. n., Argyromoeba velox Loew, Anthrax hellenicus François (all junior synonyms of Anthrax virgo Egger), syn. n., Exoprosopa dispar var. interrupta Paramonov, Exoprosopa dispar ssp. paramonovi Evenhuis (all junior synonyms of E. dispar Loew), syn. n., Thyridanthrax albicingulus Austen, Thyridanthrax amoenus Austen (all junior synonyms of Exhyalanthrax melanchlaenus (Loew)), syn. n., Thyridanthrax innocens Austen (junior synonym of Exhyalanthrax muscarius (Pallas)), syn. n., Anthrax venusta Meigen, Anthrax margaritifer Dufour, Anthrax dolosa Jaennicke, Anthrax turbidus Loew (all junior synonyms of Villa fasciata Meigen), syn. n., Villa orientalis Zaitzev (junior synonym of Villa fasciculata Becker), syn. n., Anthrax humilis Ruthe, Anthrax mucida Zeller, Anthrax pygarga Loew, Anthrax albulus Loew, Villa quinta Becker (all junior synonyms of Villa ixion (Fabricius)), syn. n., Anthrax faustina Osten Sacken, Anthrax alternata var. fulvipes Coquillett, Villa lateralis ssp. semifulvipes Painter in Painter & Painter (all junior synonyms of Villa lateralis (Say)), syn. n., Petrorossia chraminensis Zaitzev, Petrorossia dobrogica Dusa (all junior synonyms of Petrorossia hespera (Rossi)), syn. n.; the following new synonymy in genus-group names: Gazlia Zaitzev (junior synonym of Xeramoeba Hesse), syn. n.; and the following 11 new combinations: Apolysis barri (Tabet) (from Oligodranes), comb. n., Apolysis nauseosus(Tabet) (from Oligodranes), comb. n., Parageron loewi (Becker) (from Usia), comb. n., Chalcochiton carmelitensis (Becker) (from Cytherea), comb. n., Exoprosopa rivularis Meigen (from Heteralonia), comb. n. Micomitra shelkovnikovi (Paramonov) (from Pterobates), comb. n., Xeramoeba albula (Zaitzev) (from Gazlia), comb. n., Xeramoeba kinereti (Zaitzev) (from Chiasmella), comb. n., Xeramoeba stackelbergi (Zaitzev) (from Chiasmella), comb. n., Xeramoeba turkmenica (Zaitzev) (from Chiasmella), comb. n. Two species are returned to their original genus: Exoprosopa dispar Loew (returned to Exoprosopa from Heteralonia), comb. rev., and Spogostylum nitidum Austen (returned to Spogostylum from Anthrax), comb. rev. Three species in Pipunculopsis were invalid when originally proposed by Zaitzev in 2001. They are hereby validated with the criteria fulfilling Article 16.4.2 and the original authorship of Zaitzev should be kept since he provided the information to validate the names herein.

A revision of the weevil genus Procas Stephens (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Erirhinidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1234 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICHARD T. THOMPSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
New Subspecies ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
First Time ◽  
One New Species ◽  
Nearctic Region ◽  
Made In

The Holarctic weevil genus Procas Stephens, 1831 is revised for the first time. Six species are recognized: four in the western Palaearctic Region, one in the eastern Palaearctic Region and one in the Nearctic Region. One new species, P. michaelis, sp. n. is described from Spain and one new subspecies, P. picipes levantinus, ssp. n. is described from the Levant. P. picipes (Marsham, 1802), sp. rev. and P. p. steveni (Gyllenhal, 1835), ssp. rev. are released from synonymy with P. armillatus (Fabricius, 1801). The species are separated using, among others, characters derived from sternite 8 of the male which is here used at species level for the first time.        Related genera are discussed. Notodermus Desbrochers, 1875, gen. rev. and Apachiscelus Desbrochers, 1875, gen. rev. are released from synonymy with Procas. Pseudypera Voss, 1936, is returned to synonymy with Notodermus (stat. rev.). Syrdariellia Ter-Minassian, 1978 = Theanellus Reitter, 1912, syn. n. Hypera siccensis (Normand, 1951), comb. n. (ex Procas) = H. pollux (Fabricius, 1796), syn. n. Procas cottyi Perris, 1864 = P. armillatus (Fabricius, 1801), syn. rev. The following new combinations are made in Theanellus: T. alepensis (Pic), comb. n. (ex Procas); T. alternans (Faust, 1885), comb. n. (ex Procas); T. testaceus (Bajtenov, 1974), comb. n. (ex Procas); T. antoinei (Hustache, 1932), comb. n. (ex Procas); T. fastidiosus (Pic, 1904b), comb. n. (ex Procas).        The relationships of the taxa are shown in a simple dendrogram, together with their habitats which vary from very wet to very dry.

Nomenclatural changes in Ochlerini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Discocephalinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4434 (1) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
LUIZ ALEXANDRE CAMPOS ◽  
TALITA ROELL
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Natural History Museum ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae

Several nomenclatural problems were found while studying the types of Ochlerini in the Natural History Museum, London. These problems are addressed and corrected: Hemingius Distant, 1899 syn. nov. is removed from the synonymy with Moncus Stål, 1867, and considered a new junior synonym of Ochlerus Spinola, 1837; Ochlerus scaber Walker, 1867 is removed from the synonymy with Ochlerus obscurus Dallas, 1851, and it is proposed as a senior synonym of Ochlerus cotylophorus Breddin, 1910 syn. nov. Herrichella Distant, 1911 is a senior synonym of Alitocoris Sailer, 1950 syn. nov., with the resulting new combinations: Herrichella grandis (Garbelotto & Campos, 2013) comb. nov., Herrichella lateralis (Garbelotto & Campos, 2013) comb. nov., Herrichella ornata (Garbelotto & Campos, 2013) comb. nov., and Herrichella schraderi (Sailer, 1950) comb. nov. A key for the species of Herrichella is also given. Eritrachys antennata (Distant, 1911) comb. nov. is a senior synonym of Eritrachys bituberculata Ruckes, 1959 syn. nov. Phereclus punctatus (Dallas, 1851) is transferred to the genus Lincus Stål, 1867 as Lincus punctatus (Dallas, 1851) comb. nov. 

A provisional phylogenetic check-list of the western palaearctic Nepticulidae, with data on hostplants (Lepidoptera)

1986 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik J. van NIEUKERKEN
Keyword(s):  
Species Group ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Check List ◽  
Generic Level ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
Systematic Catalogue

AbstractA checklist, containing all discribed Nepticulidae from the western palaearctic region, is provided. All species-group names given to western palaeartic species are listed, including those in synonymy, whether available or not. Eleven new synonymies are established at generic level, and 18 at species level; 48 new combinations are made and two lectotypes are designated. The arrangement of species reflects present phylogenetic opinion. Hostplant data are provided for each species, and a systematic catalogue concludes this paper.

Generic Review of New Zealand Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4740 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICHARD A.B. LESCHEN ◽  
CHRIS A. M. REID ◽  
KONSTANTIN S. NADEIN
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Material ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Senior Synonym

The leaf beetle subfamily Chrysomelinae is reviewed for New Zealand. The native fauna consists of six genera, three new, all of which are described: Aphilon Sharp, 1876; Caccomolpus Sharp, 1886; Chalcolampra Blanchard, 1853; Mauroda gen. nov.; Nanomela gen. nov.; Zeaphilon gen. nov.. Chalcolampra is the senior synonym of Cyrtonogetus Broun, 1915 (comb. nov.). These genera include 51 species, nine newly described and eight in new combinations, as follows: Caccomolpus laticollis (Broun, 1893) comb. nov., from Aphilon; C. pretiosus (Broun, 1880) comb. nov., from Aphilon; Chalcolampra crassa (Broun, 1915) comb. nov., from Cyrtonogetus; Maurodus arcus sp. nov.; M. cinctiger (Broun, 1921) comb. nov., from Caccomolpus; M. impressus (Broun, 1914) comb. nov., from Aphilon; M. lepidus sp. nov.; M. maculatus (Broun, 1893) comb. nov., from Caccomolpus; M. nunni sp. nov.; M. occiduus sp. nov.; M. ornatus (Broun, 1910) comb. nov., from Caccomolpus; M. owenensis sp. nov.; M. plagiatus (Sharp, 1886) comb. nov., from Caccomolpus; M. supernus sp. nov.; Nanomela tiniheke sp. nov.; Zeaphilon marskeae sp. nov.; Z. mirandum sp. nov.. All 11 species in the genus Maurodus are described and a key given for their identification. Type material of the New Zealand species of Aphilon (10 species), Caccomolpus (14 species) and Chalcolampra (13 species) is reviewed and lectotypes designated for 16 species, as well as M. cinctiger. A type species is designated for Caccomolpus: C. globosus Sharp, 1886. Holotypes are confirmed for 26 species. Seven genera and 13 species of exotic Chrysomelinae also occur in New Zealand and their presence is briefly reviewed. One of these exotics has been misnamed as Paropsisterna variicollis (Chapuis, 1877), a junior synonym of P. cloelia (Stål, 1860) (syn. nov.). A key to all genera of Chrysomelinae in New Zealand is provided. 

scholarly journals On the Alevonota species of the Western Palaearctic region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Athetini).

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-189
Author(s):  
Volker Assing ◽  
Paul Wunderle
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
El Hierro ◽  
Western Palaearctic

Typen und weiteres Material von westpaläarktischen Arten der Gattung Alevonota Thomson, 1858 werden revidiert. 25 valide Arten werden unterschieden, zwei davon neu für die Wissenschaft: A. cretica sp. n. (Griechenland: Kreta) und die anophthalme A. hierroensis sp. n. (Kanarische Inseln: El Hierro). Liota Mulsant & Rey, 1874 wird als Untergattung mit der Typusart A. gracilenta (Erichson, 1839) revalidiert. Innerhalb der Untergattung Alevonota werden zwei Artengruppen unterschieden, die A. rufotestacea-Gruppe (9 Arten) and die A. kiesenwetteri-Gruppe (4 Arten); die phylogenetischen Beziehungen der meisten kanarischen Arten wurden bisher nicht untersucht. 12 Arten werden beschrieben bzw. redeskribiert und abgebildet. Alevonota elegantula (Brisout de Barneville, 1863) und A. ocaloides (Brisout de Barneville, 1863) werden revalidiert. Die folgenden Synonymisierungen werden vorgenommen: A. kiesenwetteri (Kraatz, 1856) = A. krausei (Sainte-Claire Deville, 1914), syn. n.; A. rufotestacea (Kraatz, 1856) = A. aurantiaca (Fauvel, 1895), syn. n. Für Homalota rufotestacea Kraatz, H. kiesenwetteri Kraatz, H. splendens Kraatz, 1856, Aleuonota aurantiaca Fauvel und Homalota mirabilis Eppelsheim, 1884 werden Lectotypen designiert. Für die revidierten Arten werden ökologische und zoogeographische Daten zusammen gestellt. Die Verbreitungsgebiete von neun Arten werden anhand von Karten illustriert. Für die westpaläarktischen Vertreter der Gattung werden eine Bestimmungstabelle und ein Katalog erstellt. Zwei Arten werden aus der Gattung ausgeschlossen: Tropimenelytron mirabilis (Eppelsheim, 1884), comb. n. und „Alevonota“ punctipennis (Eppelsheim, 1893).StichwörterColeoptera, Staphylinidae, Athetini, Alevonota, Tropimenelytron, Western Palaearctic region, taxonomy, new species, revalidation, new synonymies, new combinations, lectotype designations, key to species, catalogue, zoogeography, distributions, ecology, wing dimorphism.Nomenklatorische Handlungenaurantiaca Fauvel, 1895 (Aleuonota), Lectotype; syn. n. of Alevonota (Alevonota) rufotestacea (Kraatz, 1856)krausei Sainte-Claire Deville, 1914 (Aleuonota), syn. n. of Alevonota (Alevonota) kiesenwetteri (Kraatz, 1856)cretica Assing & Wunderle, 2008 (Alevonota (Alevonota)), spec. n.elegantula (Brisout de Barneville, 1863) (Alevonota (Alevonota)), stat. rev. now a valid specieshierroensis Assing & Wunderle, 2008 (Alevonota (Alevonota)), spec. n.kiesenwetteri (Kraatz, 1856) (Alevonota (Alevonota)), Lectotype described as Homalota kiesenwetteriocaloides (Brisout de Barneville, 1863) (Alevonota (Alevonota)), stat. rev. now a valid speciesrufotestacea (Kraatz, 1856) (Alevonota (Alevonota)), Lectotype described as Homalota rufotestaceavitalei (Bernhauer, 1932) (Alevonota (Alevonota)), Lectotype described as Aleuonota vitaleisplendens Kraatz, 1856 (Homalota), Lectotype now a synonym of Alevonota (Liota) gracilenta (Erichson, 1839)Liota Mulsant & Rey, 1874 (Staphylinidae), stat. rev. now a subgenus of Alevonota Thomson, 1858mirabilis (Eppelsheim, 1884) (Tropimenelytron), Lectotype; comb. n. hitherto Homalota (Aleuonota) mirabilis

The extensive Palaearctic distribution of Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), exemplified by recent records

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-267
Author(s):  
Peter Russell
Keyword(s):  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Substantial Evidence ◽  
Western Palaearctic

Recent reports of Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893 from countries within the Western Palaearctic region, for example from Spain, Bosnia Herzegovina and Asia, have considerably widened the previously accepted distribution of this species. Details of localities in more than twenty-five countries, with references, are given. Those countries in which the presence of M. ornata has been reported but without any substantial evidence are noted.

Two new species and taxonomic notes on the Neotropical spiny orb-weaving spi-ders Micrathena and Chaetacis (Araneae: Araneidae), with remarks on the development of Micrathena excavata IVAN L. F. MAGALHÃES & ADALBERTO J. SANTOS (Brazil)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2983 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
IVAN L. F. MAGALHÃES ◽  
ADALBERTO J. SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Development Stages ◽  
Brazilian Amazonia ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
First Time

In this paper, M. yanomami n. sp., from Brazilian Amazonia, Chaetacis bandeirante n. sp., from Central Brazil, and the males of M. gaujoni Simon, 1897 and M. ruschii (Mello-Leitão, 1945) n. comb. , respectively from Ecuador and Brazil, are described and illustrated for the first time. An ontogenetic series of the last development stages of both sexes of Micrathena excavata (C. L. Koch, 1836) is illustrated and briefly described. Adult females are larger and have longer legs and larger abdomens than adult males. Probably females undergo at least one additional moult before adulthood, compared to males. Micrathena ornata Mello-Leitão, 1932 is considered a junior synonym of M. plana (C. L. Koch, 1836), and M. mastonota Mello-Leitão 1940 is synonymized with M. horrida (Taczanowski, 1873). Acrosoma ruschii Mello-Leitão, 1945 is revalidated, transferred to Micrathena and considered a senior synonym of M. cicuta Gonzaga & Santos, 2004. Chaetacis necopinata (Chickering, 1960) is recorded for Brazil for the first time. Chaetacis incisa (Walckenaer, 1841) is considered a nomen dubium.

Checklist and taxonomic changes for Central and South American Philonthina (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4449 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIANA CHANI-POSSE ◽  
ALFRED F. NEWTON ◽  
ASLAK KAPPEL HANSEN ◽  
ALEXEY SOLODOVNIKOV
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Type Material ◽  
New Combination ◽  
South American ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Generic Composition ◽  
Taxonomic Changes

A checklist of all described species of Philonthina, a subtribe of the staphylinid tribe Staphylinini, known to occur in Central and South America (CASA) is presented. Included for each species, and for synonyms known from CASA, is a reference to the original description, type locality and type depository, and for each species the known distribution within and outside CASA. Type material was sought in the main European and American collections where it is deposited (BMNH, MNHUB, IRSNB and FMNH) and is summarized for all indigenous CASA species, with lectotypes designated for 16 names and confirmation of holotypes and prior designation of lectotypes when necessary. Based on recent phylogenetic work in Philonthina and our revision of types of CASA species of Philonthus Stephens, 1829 and Belonuchus Nordmann, 1837, some taxonomic changes are proposed. Thirty-one species of Philonthus are transferred to Belonuchus (16), Gabrius Stephens 1829 (14), and Bisnius Stephens 1829 (one) resulting in the following new combinations: B. abnormalis (Sharp 1885), B. celatus (Sharp 1885), B. corticalis (Sharp 1885), B. extremus (Sharp 1885), B. infimus (Sharp 1885), B. iteratus (Sharp 1887), B. latecinctus (Sharp 1885), B. lucilius (Sharp 1885), B. muticus (Sharp 1876), B. optatus (Sharp 1885), B. platypterus (Sharp 1885), B. rufiventris (Sharp 1887), B. rufocaudus (Sharp 1885), B. rufopygus (Sharp 1885), B. serraticornis (Sharp 1876), B. supernus (Herman 2001), G. approximans (Sharp 1885), G. armatipes (Sharp 1885), G. atricolor (Sharp 1885), G. championi (Sharp 1885), G. dampfi (Bernhauer 1929), G. elegans (Sharp 1885), G. forsterianus (Scheerpeltz 1960), G. misellus (Sharp 1885), G. nugax (Sharp 1885), G. ovaticeps (Sharp 1885), G. peruvianus (Bernhauer 1916), G. planulatus (Sharp 1885), G. rusticus (Sharp 1885), G. serpens (Sharp 1885) and Bi. subaeneipennis (Bernhauer 1916). Endeius nitidipennis Solier 1849 is transferred to Gabrius, resulting in the following new combination, G. nitidipennis (Solier 1849). Leptopeltus carchiensis Chani-Posse & Asenjo 2013 is proposed as junior synonym of Philonthus divisus Sharp 1891, which is transferred to Leptopeltus Bernhauer 1906 resulting in a new combination: Leptopeltus divisus (Sharp 1891). Belonuchus penetrans Silvestri 1946 is transferred to Pridonius Blackwelder 1952 as a new combination. Lectotypes are designated for Atopocentrum mirabile Bernhauer 1906, Philonthus armatipes Sharp 1885, Ph. atricolor Sharp 1885, Ph. championi Sharp 1885, Ph. misellus Sharp 1885, Ph. planulatus Sharp 1885, Ph. rusticus Sharp 1885, Ph. serpens Sharp 1885, Ph. abnormalis Sharp 1885, Ph. celatus Sharp 1885, Ph. infimus Sharp 1885, Ph. latecinctus Sharp 1885, Ph. muticus Sharp 1876, Ph. platypterus Sharp 1885, Ph. rufocaudus Sharp 1885 and Ph. rufopygus Sharp 1885. Of the 543 currently known species of Philonthina reported from CASA, at least 14 are believed to be adventive from elsewhere, 56 may occur naturally elsewhere, and 473 (87%) are evidently endemic to this region. Of the 31 genera represented by these described species, 20 (65%) are endemic to CASA. One genus, Gabronthus Tottenham 1955, is adventive. However, the actual philonthine fauna of CASA will undoubtedly be much larger, and the generic composition highly modified, when the fauna is fully explored and studied within a phylogenetical framework. 

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