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18 July 2001 Catalog of the Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). 1758 to the End of the Second Millennium
IV. Staphylinine Group (Part 1)
Euaesthetinae, Leptotyphlinae, Megalopsidiinae, Oxyporinae, Pseudopsinae, Solieriinae, Steninae
Lee H. Herman
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Abstract

This catalog (published in seven parts, all released on the same day) is based on only the published literature for the Staphylinidae. Of the 32 subfamilies, the following 28 are included herein: Apateticinae, Dasycerinae, Empelinae, Euaesthetinae, Glypholomatinae, Habrocerinae, Leptotyphlinae, Megalopsidiinae, Micropeplinae, Microsilphinae, Neophoninae, Olisthaerinae, Omaliinae, Osoriinae, Oxyporinae, Oxytelinae, Phloeocharinae, Piestinae, Protactinae†, Proteininae, Protopselaphinae, Pseudopsinae, Solieriinae, Staphylininae, Steninae, Tachyporinae, Trichophyinae, and Trigonurinae. The Aleocharinae, Paederinae, Pselphinae, and Scaphidiinae are excluded from this edition of the catalog. References to the original citation or description are given for available family-group, genus-group, and species-group names of both extant and extinct forms. The type genus is cited for each family-group name, the type species for each genus-group name, and the type locality for each species-group name. Where appropriate, all subgenera, subspecies, or synonyms are listed for each valid name. Annotated subsequent references are presented for all names. Distributional summaries are given for each valid taxon. Full bibliographic citations are in Part VII. A short historical review, coauthored with Aleš Smetana, follows the Introduction (Part I), with the main focus on biographical sketches that include many photographs. The goal of this catalog is to summarize the current state of knowledge of the family and to stimulate worldwide monographic studies.

EUAESTHETINAE
[26 genera; 724 species; All Regions except Antarctic]

Euaesthetinae Thomson, 1859.

  • — Eichelbaum, 1909: 130 (list of genera with references; generic synonyms; number of genera; number of species in each genus; general distribution of genera).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 458 (characters; key to Indiana genera).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (world catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1921a (characters; key to Singapore species and genera).

  • — Porta, 1926: 64 (characters; species of Italy).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 389 (characters; key to French genera).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 444 (characters; key to genera of British India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (world catalog supplement).

  • — C. Koch, 1934: 66 (key to tribes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1940: 31 (key to Palaearctic genera).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 226 (characters; notes).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 115 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Tottenham, 1954: 74 (characters; British species).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 48, 240 (characters).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 117 (characters; species of Sweden).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 243 (key to North American genera).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 265 (characters; list of North American genera).

  • — Horion, 1963: 400 (list of central European species).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 37 (characters; key to genera of Hungary).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 130 (characters; key to central European genera and species).

  • — Moore, 1964a: 88 (characters; notes).

  • — Kasule, 1966: 266 (larval characters; relationship to Steninae and Pselaphidae).

  • — Moore, 1967 (characters).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 395 (list of Chilean species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 46 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Saiz, 1972: 173 (key to genera of Chile).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1974g: 555 (key to genera of America north of Mexico).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 102 (key to genera).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 261 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (list of British species).

  • — Puthz, 1978c: 127 (key to species of Australia).

  • — Topp, 1978: 307 (larval characters).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 242 (characters; tabular key to genera of North America north of Mexico).

  • — Tóth, 1981: 99 (list of species of Hortobágy National Park, Hungary).

  • — Watt and McColl, 1982: 13, 20 (characters; notes on New Zealand taxa).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 353 (characters; key to tribes; keys to genera and species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Newton, 1985: 205 (notes on austral distribution).

  • — Outerelo and Gamarra, 1985: 19 (key to genera of Iberian Peninsula).

  • — Orousset, 1988 (characters; key to tribe, genera and species of Madagascar; discussions of taxonomic position, wing reduction, depigmentation, eye reduction, endemism, and speciation in Madagascar; collecting techniques).

  • — Frank, 1991: 345 (larval characters).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 13, 56 (summary of current classification; discussion).

  • — Lawrence and Newton, 1995: 829 (notes).

  • — Terlutter, 1995: 54 (list of species collected in Westphalia).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 149 (characters; species of Sicily).

  • — Klimaszewski, Newton, and Thayer, 1996: 150 (review of subfamily for New Zealand; notes; list of New Zealand genera; number of New Zealand species).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 37, 102 (listed in Staphylinine group of subfamilies; list of Danish species).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 459 (characters; key to genera of Northeastern North America).

  • — M. Hansen, 1997: 128, 175, 177, 179 (autapomorphic features; key adult and larval characters; notes).

  • — Anderson, Nash, and O’Connor, 1997: 17 (annotated checklist; Ireland).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 323, 382 (key to Nearctic tribes and genera).

  • — Klimaszewski, 2000: 22, 61 (characters; notes on classification, natural history, distribution, and key to tribes in Canada).

Euaesthetina Thomson, 1859: 42 (genera included: Euaesthetus). Type genus: Euaesthetus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56).

  • — Jakobson, 1908: 446, 478 (characters; list of species of Russia and western Europe).

Tribe Alzadaesthetini

Alzadaesthetini Scheerpeltz, 1974: 102 (genera included: Alzadaesthetus). Type genus: Alzadaesthetus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (tribe of Euaesthetinae).

Alzadaesthetus
[2 species; Neotropical Region]

Alzadaesthetus Kistner, 1961: 217 (species included: chilensis). Type species: Alzadaesthetus chilensis Kistner, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 395 (Alzadaesthetus; list of Chilean species).

  • — Saiz, 1970a: 309 (characters).

  • — Saiz, 1972: 174 (characters; key to species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 102 (characters).

  • — Newton, 1985: 205 (characters).

chilensis Kistner, 1961: 217 (Alzadaesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Puyehue, Rio Gol-Gol, 350 m).

  • — Saiz, 1972: 175 (Alzadaesthetus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

furcillatus Saiz, 1972: 175 (Alzadaesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Cordillera Pelada, Valdivia).

  • Distribution: Chile.

Tribe Austroesthetini

Austroesthetini Cameron, 1944.

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 103 (characters).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (tribe of Euaesthetinae).

Austraesthetini Cameron, 1944b: 69 (spelling based on unjustified emendation according to Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56; [Note: I found no evidence in Cameron, 1944b to suggest that Cameron's alteration is an intended emendation rather than a misspelling]; genera included: Austroesthetus, cited as Austroaesthetus). Type genus: Austroesthetus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56).

Austroesthethus
[4 species; Australian Region]

Austroesthethus Oke, 1933: 112 (species included: passerculus, gippsensis, punctatus). Type species: Austroesthethus passerculus Oke, by original designation.

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 70 (type species: passerculus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 103 (characters).

  • — Newton, 1985: 205 (characters).

gippsensis Oke, 1933: 114 (Austroesthethus; Type locality: Australia: Victoria: Pakenham; Traralgon).

  • — Puthz, 1978c: 120 (Austroesthethus; characters; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

passerculus Oke, 1933: 112 (Austroesthethus; Type locality: Australia: Victoria: Fern Tree Gull, Belgrave, Warburton: Mt. Donna Buang at 4000 feet; New South Wales: Mt Kiosciusko at 6500 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1978c: 120 (Austroesthethus; characters; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

punctatus Oke, 1933: 114 (Austroesthethus; Type locality: Australia: Victoria: Grampians).

  • — Puthz, 1978c: 121 (Austroesthethus; characters; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

tasmanicus Puthz, 1978c: 120 (Austroesthethus; Type locality: Tasmania: Parawee [Parrawe]).

  • Distribution: Australia.

Chilioesthetus
[3 species; Australian and Neotropical Regions]

Chilioesthetus Saiz, 1968: 73 (species included: lorenae, marcelae). Type species: Chilioesthetus lorenae Saiz, fixed by original designation.

  • — Saiz, 1970a: 309 (characters).

  • — Newton, 1985: 205 (characters).

ernstjuengeri Puthz, 1995: 111 (Chilioesthetus; Type locality: Australien: Queensland, Mt. Lewis, 1060 m, 16°34′S, 145°17′E).

  • Distribution: Australia.

lorenae Saiz, 1968: 74 (Chilioesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Cordillera Pelada, Valdivia).

  • — Saiz, 1972: 180 (Chilioesthetus; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

marcelae Saiz, 1968: 76 (Chilioesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Cordillera Pelada, Valdivia).

  • — Saiz, 1972: 180 (Chilioesthetus; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

Mesoaesthetus
[3 species; Australian Region]

Mesoaesthetus Cameron, 1944b: 68 (species included: wilsoni). Type species: Mesoaesthetus wilsoni Cameron, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 238 (type species: wilsoni).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 104 (characters).

tasmanicus Puthz, 1978c: 118 (Mesoaesthetus; Type locality: Tasmania: Parawee [Parrawe]).

  • Distribution: Australia.

whitehorni Broun, 1912: 400 (Dimerus; Type locality: Retaruke, near Erua).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1939f: 214 (Agnosthaetus; characters in key).

  • — Newton, 1996: 159 (Mesoaesthetus; characters; notes).

  • Distribution: New Zealand.

wilsoni Cameron, 1944b: 69 (Mesoaesthetus; Type locality: Australia: Warburton).

  • — Puthz, 1978c: 118 (Mesoaesthetus; characters; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

Nothoesthetus
[8 species; Neotropical Region]

Nothoesthetus Saiz, 1970a: 295 (cited as Notoesthetus at the head of the description and at the type species designation but as Nothoesthetus elsewhere; species included: coiffaiti, scitulus, australis, obesus, montanus). Type species: Nothoesthetus coiffaiti Saiz, fixed by original designation.

  • — Saiz, 1972: 176 (characters; key to species).

  • — Newton, 1985: 205 (notes).

affinis Saiz, 1973: 178 (Nothoesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Bahía Mansa, Osorno).

  • Distribution: Chile.

australis Saiz, 1970a: 304 (Nothoesthetus; Type locality: Bahia Orange, Magallanes).

  • — Saiz, 1972: 177, 179 (Nothoesthetus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

coiffaiti Saiz, 1970a: 299 (Nothoesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Palmas de Cocalan).

  • — Saiz, 1972: 177, 178 (Nothoesthetus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

montanus Saiz, 1970a: 307 (Nothoesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Cordillera Pelada, Valdivia).

  • — Saiz, 1972: 178, 179 (Nothoesthetus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

obesus Saiz, 1970a: 305 (Nothoesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Cordillera Pelada, Valdivia).

  • — Saiz, 1972: 178, 179 (Nothoesthetus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

saizi Puthz, 1988g: 149 (Nothoesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Malleco Province: 15 km W. Victoria, 200 m).

  • Distribution: Chile.

scitulus Saiz, 1970a: 302 (Nothoesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Agua de la Gloria, Bulnes, Concepcion).

  • — Saiz, 1972: 177, 178 (Nothoesthetus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

singularis Saiz, 1973: 179 (Nothoesthetus; Type locality: Chile: Camino Viejo a La Unión, 25 kms. al S. de Valdivia).

  • Distribution: Chile.

Tasmanosthetus
[1 species; Australian Region]

Tasmanosthetus Puthz, 1978c: 119 (species included: okei). Type species: Tasmanosthetus okei Puthz, fixed by original designation.

  • —Newton, 1985: 205 (note).

okei Puthz, 1978c: 119 (Tasmanosthetus; Type locality: Tasmania: Mt. Wellington).

  • Distribution: Australia.

Tribe Euaesthetini

Euaesthetini Thomson, 1859.

  • —Jakobson, 1908: 446, 478 (characters; list of species of Russia and western Europe).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (world catalog; Turellus, Octavius, Edaphus, Edaphellus, Tamotus, Euaesthetus, Ctenomastax).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 475 (characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (world catalog supplement).

  • — C. Koch, 1934: 67, 68 (characters in key; key to genera).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1940: 31 (key to Palaearctic genera).

  • — Cameron, 1944b: 69 (characters).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 266 (characters; list of North American genera).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 104 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 353, 354 (characters; key to genera).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (tribe of Euaesthetinae).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 102 (list of Danish species).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 382 (characters; notes).

Tamotini Coiffait, 1984f: 353 (genera included: Tamotus). Type genus: Tamotus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56).

  • —Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (synonym of Euaesthetini).

Coiffaitia
[6 species; Madagascan Region]

Coiffaitia Kistner and Shower, 1965: 317 (species included: minor). Type species: Coiffaitia minor Kistner and Shower, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1974: 107 (characters).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 56 (characters; key to species of Madagascar).

manjarivolo Orousset, 1988: 67 (Coiffaitia; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, base de la forêt du cirque de Manjarivolo, 1200 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

marojejy Orousset, 1988: 67 (Coiffaitia; Type locality: Madagascar Est: massif du Marojejy, 600 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

minor Kistner and Shower, 1965: 319 (Coiffaitia; Type locality: East Madagascar, Baie d’Antongil, Varingohitra).

  • —Orousset, 1988: 64 (Coiffaitia; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

peyrierasi Orousset, 1988: 65 (Coiffaitia; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: Est du lac de Mantasoa, forêt d’Ambohiboatavo, 1340 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

spectabilis Orousset, 1988: 68 (Coiffaitia; Type locality: Madagascar Est: environs de Maroantsetra, Fampanambo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

vadoni Orousset, 1988: 68 (Coiffaitia; Type locality: Madagascar Est: presqu’île de Masoala, Ambohitsitondroina, 1100 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

Ctenomastax
[7 species; Palaearctic and Ethiopian Regions]

Ctenomastax Kraatz, 1870b: 84 (species included: kiesenwetteri). Type species: Ctenomastax kiesenwetteri Kraatz, fixed by monotypy.

  • —Fauvel, 1873: 133 [= 1873a: 291] (characters).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 177 (catalog; cited as Ctenotomax).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1906: 151 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 190 (world catalog; 3 species).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 358 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1206 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (list of species of Tunisia).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 114 (type species: kiesenwetteri).

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 171 (checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 106 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 363 (characters; key to species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Puthz, 1988e: 51 (characters; notes; species complexes; key to species).

  • — Puthz, 1989f: 70 (map showing distribution for genus).

  • — Orousset, 1990b: 131 (characters; notes).

asiaticus Puthz, 1988e: 57, 59 (Ctenomastax; Type locality: Pakistan: Umg. Rawalpindi, Dhok Pathan, Sohan R., bei Pindi Gheb).

  • Distribution: Pakistan.

hummleri Bernhauer, 1913a: 221 (Ctenomastax; Type locality: Kephallenia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1206 (Ctenomastax; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 366 (Ctenomastax; characters; Ionian Islands).

  • — Puthz, 1988e: 57 (Ctenomastax; cited as though synonym of kiesenwetteri but not formally synonymized).

  • Distribution: Ionian Islands.

kiesenwetteri Kraatz, 1870b: 85 (Ctenomastax; Type locality: Umgebungen von Sevilla).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 133 [= 1873a: 291] (Ctenomastax; characters; Spain).

  • — Fauvel, 1900: 58 (Ctenomastax; characters; Algeria; Tunisia; Andalousie).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 190 (Ctenomastax; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1206 (Ctenomastax; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 365 (Ctenomastax; characters; Spain; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • — Puthz, 1988e: 57 (Ctenomastax; characters; Spain; Algeria; Cephallonia; Tunisia; Cyprus).

  • — Orousset, 1990b: 133 (Ctenomastax; Portugal; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Ionian Islands, Cyprus.

nesterovi Petrenko, 1984: 46 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Tadzhikistan: okr. Dushanbe).

  • — Gusarov, 1992a: 779 (Ctenomastax; synonym of kiesenwetteri).

mirei Orousset, 1990b: 132 (Ctenomastax; Type locality: Maroc: Zagora. Also cited from Niger).

  • Distribution: Morocco, Niger.

microthorax C. Koch, 1936, see: pharaonum J. Sahlberg, 1908.

nesterovi Petrenko, 1984, see: kiesenwetteri Kraatz, 1870.

pharaonum J. Sahlberg, 1908: 32 (Ctenomastax; Type locality: Ghizeenses prope urbem Cairo).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 190 (Ctenomastax; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 365 (Ctenomastax; characters; Egypt).

  • — Puthz, 1988e: 57, 58 (Ctenomastax; characters; Egypt).

  • Distribution: Egypt.

microthorax C. Koch, 1936b: 149 (Ctenomastax; subspecies of pharaonum; Type locality: Nord Sinai: El Kontella).

  • —Puthz, 1988e: 58 (Ctenomastax; synonym of pharaonum).

  • — Orousset, 1990b: 131 (Ctenomastax; synonym of pharaonum).

stocki Bernhauer, 1940, see: varicolor Fauvel, 1900.

stussineri Bernhauer, 1913s: 221 (Ctenomastax; Type locality: Syrien: Haifa).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1206 (Ctenomastax; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 366 (Ctenomastax; characters; Israel).

  • — Puthz, 1988e: 57 (Ctenomastax; cited as though synonym of kiesenwetteri but not formally synonymized).

  • — Orousset, 1990b: 131 (Ctenomastax; possible synonym of kiesenwetteri).

  • Distribution: Israel.

varicolor Fauvel, 1900: 57 (Ctenomastax; Type locality: Andalousie: Archena près Murcie; Tunisie: environs de Mactar).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 190 (Ctenomastax; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 365 (Ctenomastax; characters; Spain; Tunisia).

  • — Puthz, 1988e: 57, 58 (Ctenomastax; characters; Spain; Tunisia).

  • — Orousset, 1990b: 131, 133 (Ctenomastax; possible synonym of kiesenwetteri; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Spain, Tunisia.

stocki Bernhauer, 1940b: 633 (Ctenomastax; Type locality: Tunis: Le Kef).

  • — Puthz, 1988e: 58 (Ctenomastax; synonym of varicolor).

  • — Orousset, 1990b: 131 (Ctenomastax; synonym of varicolor).

Edaphus
[345 species; Neotropical, Nearctic, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, Oriental, Australian, and Oceanic Regions]

Edaphus Motschulsky, 1857: 7 (species included: nitidus, politus). Type species: Edaphus nitidus Motschulsky, fixed by subsequent designation by R. Lucas, 1920: 256, and cited as E. nitidus J. Lec.”

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 632 (catalog).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 301 (characters).

  • — Porta, 1926: 65 (characters; key to species of Italy).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 144 (type species).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 38 (characters).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 57 (key to Neotropical species).

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 171 (checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 106 (characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 911 (characters; fixation of type species: Edaphus nitidus and discussion of previous designations; notes; key to Nearctic species).

  • — Puthz, 1975c: 170 (key to species of Palaearctic region; notes).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 261 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 210 (checklist of species of Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 107, 142 (characters; anatomy; species groups classification; discussions; key to species of India, Sri Lanka, and Indochina).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 243 (characters; notes).

  • — E. Matthews, 1982: 8 (notes; Australia).

  • — Hammond, 1984: 202 (checklist of species of Borneo).

  • — Frank, 1986a: 367 (checklist of species of Florida).

  • — Shibata, 1986a: 121 (supplemental list of species from Taiwan).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 28 (characters; key to species of Madagascar; notes on world distribution and habitat).

  • — Puthz, 1990c: 823 (key to species of Sumatra).

  • — Puthz, 1991: 292 (key to species of Cook and Fiji Islands).

  • — Silfverberg, 1992: 19 (list of species of Fennoscandia, Denmark, and the Baltic States).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Lundgren, 1998: 48 (list of species from Florida; records for other States listed for each species).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 382 (4 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

Edaphus LeConte, 1861a: 67 (species included: nitidus; [Note: This name has been cited as having been originated by LeConte (Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187) or as a subsequent use of Motschulsky's name (Puthz, 1974). LeConte (1861a) did not refer to Motschulsky's use of the name and later (1863) specifically referred the name to himself]). Type species: Edaphus nitidus LeConte, fixed by monotypy.

  • —LeConte, 1863: 25 (list of North American species).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 60 [= 1873a: 218] (characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1875a: XIV [= 1875b: 216] (catalog).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 179 (catalog).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1891: 113 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 543 (characters).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1906: 151 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (world catalog; 15 species).

  • — Leng, 1920: 100 (catalog of North American species).

  • — Cameron, 1921a: 352, 401 (characters; key to Singapore species; catalog).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 357 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Cameron, 1925: 31 (catalog of Indian species).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 390 (characters).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 447 (characters; key to species of British India).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 330 (key to species of Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1936 (distribution and key to western Palaearctic species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 116 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 144 (synonym of Edaphus Motschulsky).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 619 (characters; key to Ethiopia and Nearctic species).

  • — Horion, 1963: 400 (list of central European species).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 130 (characters; key to central European species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 46 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 911 (cited as subsequent reference of Motschulsky name).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 357 (characters; key to species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 17, 30 (key to species of franzi group; catalog of African species).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (key to species of Northeastern North America).

  • — Herman, 2001: 19 (junior synonymic homonym of Edaphus Motschulsky).

Tetratarsus Schaufuss, 1877: 24 (species included: plicatulus). Type species: Tetratarsus plicatulus Schaufuss, fixed by monotypy.

  • —Schaufuss, 1877a: 460 (characters).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 543 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 383 (type species: plicatulus).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 619 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 106 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 911 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 356 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 29 (synonym of Edaphus).

Tetrameres Schaufuss, 1877a: 460 (emendation of Tetratarsus). Type species: Tetratarsus plicatulus Schaufuss, fixed by objective synonymy with Tetratarsus.

  • —Blackwelder, 1952: 382 (type species).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 911 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 29 (synonym of Edaphus).

Edaphellus Fauvel, 1878f: 220 (species included: novaeguineae). Type species: Edaphellus novaeguineae Fauvel, fixed by monotypy.

  • —Duvivier, 1883: 179 (catalog).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (world catalog; 1 species).

  • — Skékessy, 1939: 98 (synonym of Edaphus by transfer of type species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 144 (type species: novaeguineae).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 106 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 911 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 29 (synonym of Edaphus).

Microphthartus Blattný, 1925: 185 (species included: luridus). Type species: Microphthartus luridus Blattný, fixed by monotypy.

  • —Puthz, 1974t: 912 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 29 (synonym of Edaphus).

Rhenanus Wüsthoff, 1935: 48 (species included: rosskotheni). Type species: Rhenanus rosskotheni Wüsthoff, fixed by monotypy.

  • —Holdhaus, 1936: 10 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 339 (type species: rosskotheni).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 912 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 356 (synonym of Edaphus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 29 (synonym of Edaphus).

abdominalis Puthz, 1979b: 171 (Edaphus; Type locality: W. Sarawak: Mt. Matang).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

abessinicus Puthz, 1990d: 40 (Edaphus; Type locality: Äthiopien: Addis Abeba, Gullalè).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

acuticollis Puthz, 1976f: 157 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ceylon: Uva, Monaragala).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 150 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

adazla Kistner, 1961: 35 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo: Parc National de la Garamaba).

  • —Kistner, 1962a: 621 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 754 (Edaphus; characters; Ghana).

  • — Puthz, 1983f: 173 (Edaphus; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 196 (Edaphus; characters; Ghana).

  • — Puthz, 1990a: 203 (Edaphus; notes; Ivory Coast).

  • Distribution: Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast.

endrodyi Jacobson and Kistner, 1974: 87 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ghana: Ashanti Region, Kwadaso).

  • —Puthz, 1984g: 196 (Edaphus; synonym of adazla).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 30 (Edaphus; synonym of adazla).

flavescens Jacobson and Kistner, 1974: 89 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ghana: Brong-Ahafo Reg., Kintampo Catarract, Fullner Falls).

  • —Puthz, 1984g: 196 (Edaphus; synonym of adazla).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 30 (Edaphus; synonym of adazla).

adiposus Puthz, 1979: 127 (Edaphus; Type locality: Thailand: Sakaerat Experimental Station).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

aequifrons Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 103 (Edaphus; Type locality: Süd-Luzon: Mt. Isarog).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

africanus Eppelsheim, 1885: 139 (Edaphus; Type locality: Goldküste: Adda).

  • —Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1922b: 169 (Edaphus; Seychelles).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Kistner, 1960: 31 (Edaphus; Ethiopia).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 632 (Edaphus; incertae sedis).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 752 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1983f: 172 (Edaphus; Zaire; Guinea; Togo; Cameroon).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 196 (Edaphus; characters; Angola; South Africa; Ghana).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 37 (Edaphus; characters; Seychelles).

  • — Puthz, 1989a: 74 (Edaphus; South Africa).

  • Distribution: Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa, Togo, Zimbabwe.

marshalli Bernhauer, 1934h: 501 (Edaphus; Type locality: Mashonaland: Salisbury; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1986a]).

  • —Kistner, 1962a: 628 (Edaphus; characters; Southern Rhodesia).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 196 (Edaphus; synonym of africanus).

  • — Orousset, 1986a: 170 (Edaphus; lectotype designation).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 37 (Edaphus; synonym of africanus).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 30 (Edaphus; synonym of africanus).

marlieri Kistner, 1962a: 628 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Kivu, Uvira territory, Kavimvira).

  • —Kistner, 1963: 199 (Edaphus; Congo Republic).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 760 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 196 (Edaphus; synonym of africanus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 37 (Edaphus; synonym of africanus).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 30 (Edaphus; synonym of africanus).

sexpunctus Kistner, 1962: 106 (Edaphus; Type locality: Angola: Dundo).

  • —Kistner, 1962a: 629 (Edaphus; characters; Congo Republic).

  • — Kistner, 1963: 199 (Edaphus; Congo Republic).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 761 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 196 (Edaphus; synonym of africanus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 37 (Edaphus; synonym of africanus).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 30 (Edaphus; synonym of africanus).

alutipennis Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 109 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Polis).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

americanus Puthz, 1974: 915, 920 (Edaphus; Type locality: Kentucky: Edmonson Co.: Mammoth Cave Nt. Pk., Bruce Hollow. Also cited from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Virginia, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana).

  • —Downie and Arnett, 1996: 461 (Edaphus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

angolensis Cameron, 1950f: 119 (Edaphus; Type locality: Angola: Dundo: River Chiumbe; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1984g]).

  • —Kistner, 1962: 104 (Edaphus; characters; Angola).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 621 (Edaphus; characters; Angola).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 200 (Edaphus; lectotype designation: Angola: Valley of R. Chiumbe, 45 km E Dundo; characters; Angola; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Angola, Congo.

angulaticollis Puthz, 1986c: 312 (Edaphus; Type locality: Gabun: Belinga).

  • Distribution: Gabon.

angulicollis Székessy, 1939: 103 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hafen, Astrolab-Bay).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

angulipennis Puthz, 1973k: 56 (Edaphus; Type locality: Brazil: São Paulo, Alto de Serra).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

angustulus Puthz, 1990a: 205 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Dropleu).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

angustus Székessy, 1939: 101 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hafen, Astrolab-Bay).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

annamensis Puthz, 1979: 130 (Edaphus; Type locality: Vietnam: Cuc phuong, Ninh binh).

  • — Puthz, 1983g: 163 (Edaphus; China).

  • Distribution: China, Vietnam.

antennatus Székessy, 1939: 98 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hafen und Stephansort, Astrolab-Bay).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

armiger Orousset, 1988: 40 (Edaphus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: route de Tamatave, km 181, Beforona, 540 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

aschnaae Makhan, 1995, see: humeralis Puthz, 1973.

australicus Puthz, 1978c: 126 (Edaphus; Type locality: Queensland: Winescrub forest near Maipoton).

  • Distribution: Australia.

badiorufus Orousset, 1988: 43 (Edaphus; Type locality: Madagascar Nord: Montagne d’Ambre, environs de la station forestière).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

bakeri Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 106 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Makiling).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

bakerianus Bernhauer, 1929, see: princeps Bernhauer, 1929.

bambousi Kistner, 1962a: 622 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Kivu: Contref. S. of Kahuzi near Kalehe, 2200 m).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 755 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

basilewskyi Kistner, 1960: 38 (Edaphus; Type locality: Kenya: Elgon, east slope, 2500 m).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 622 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 756 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

batrisoides Comellini, 1977, see: remyi Jarrige, 1963.

benicki Puthz, 1975c: 178 (Edaphus; Type locality: China: West-Szechuan, Wassuland, Bezirk San-kiang-kou, Sankiang, 1600 m).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 147 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: China.

bernhaueri Székessy, 1939: 101 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Montes Hansemann).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

besucheti Comellini, 1977: 258 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Northern, Mullaittivu).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 140 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

beszedesi Reitter, 1914: 189 (Edaphus; Type locality: Umgebung von Abazia, Istrien).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; cited as beczedesi; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1936: 202, 219 (Edaphus; characters; Istria).

  • — Horion, 1963: 401 (Edaphus; Istria; Yugoslavia; Hercegovina; Montenegro; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 130 (Edaphus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 913, 923 (Edaphus; characters; notes; Illinois; Kansas).

  • — Puthz, 1975c: 174, 176 (Edaphus; characters; France; Germany; Switzerland; Italy; Austria; Hungary; Czechoslovakia; Yugoslavia; Bulgaria; Asia Minor; Japan; North America).

  • — Puthz, 1983g: 163 (Edaphus; notes; China).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 358 (Edaphus; characters; France; central Europe; Balkans; Turkey; Japan; USA).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 149 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 149 (Edaphus; Holarctic).

  • — Kuschel, 1990: 26 (Edaphus; cited as beczedesi; introduced, Palaearctic species; winged; habitat; New Zealand).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 27 (Edaphus; China).

  • — Terlutter, 1995: 54 (Edaphus; Germany).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Edaphus; Italy).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 461 (Edaphus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Europe, Turkey, China, Japan, New Zealand, USA.

piceus Cameron, 1933a: 169 (Edaphus; Type locality: Japan: Kobe).

  • —Puthz, 1975c: 176 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 358 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

rosskotheni Wüsthoff, 1935: 48 (Rhenanus; Type locality: Nordabhang des Lousberges).

  • —Holdhaus, 1936: 10 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1936: 202, 215 (Edaphus; characters; Germany).

  • — Horion, 1963: 401 (Edaphus; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 130 (Edaphus; synonym of bluehweissi).

  • — Puthz, 1971p: 202 (Edaphus; cited as valid species; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 923 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

  • — Puthz, 1975c: 176 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 358 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

bluehweissi Scheerpeltz, 1936: 201, 210 (Edaphus; Type locality: Gebiet des Kahlenberges bei Wien).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1949: 29 (Edaphus; ecological and distributional notes; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1963: 176 (Edaphus; valid species).

  • — Horion, 1963: 400 (Edaphus; Austria; Germany; Switzerland; Italy).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 130 (Edaphus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Jarrige, 1968a: 141 (Edaphus; characters; notes; France).

  • — Puthz, 1971p: 203 (Edaphus; synonym of rosskotheni).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 923 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

  • — Puthz, 1975c: 176 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 358 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Edaphus; checklist; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 149 (Edaphus; synonym of beszedesi).

bicicatrix Comellini, 1977: 251 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Eastern, Kantalai).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 127 (Edaphus; characters; Nepal; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka.

bidenticollis Puthz, 1990a: 217 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Agboville, Forêt de Yapo, près Yapo-Gare).

  • —Puthz, 1992b: 18 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

biforatus Puthz, 1985c: 356 (Edaphus; Type locality: Paraguay: Canendiyu prov., Estancia “La Cordillera”, env. 8 km sud de Ypé Jhu).

  • Distribution: Paraguay.

biformatus Puthz, 1992b: 26 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Mwenga, 1250 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

biformis Puthz, 1992b: 25 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Bendera, terr. Albertville, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

bifoveicollis Puthz, 1992b: 29 (Edaphus; Type locality: Angola: Saurimo, Foret-galerie chutes R. Chicapa).

  • Distribution: Angola.

bifurcus Puthz, 1990a: 196 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Abidjan: Parc national du Banco).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

biimpressus Puthz, 1981h: 403 (Edaphus; Type locality: Vietnam: Cuc phuongl, Ninh binh).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

biliranensis Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 110 (Edaphus; Type locality: Biliran).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

binodulus Cameron, 1943: 5 (Edaphus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum, Tiger Hill, altitude 8500–10,000 feet).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 137 (Edaphus; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India.

bipunctatus Puthz, 1979: 126 (Edaphus; Type locality: Vietnam: Co xan).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

bipunctipennis Puthz, 1987a: 452 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Gorkha Distr., Chuling Khola, Djinshi Kharka, 3400 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

biroi Székessy, 1939: 103 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hafen, Astrolabe-Bay).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

bisulcatus Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 102 (Edaphus; Type locality: Siargao).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

bisulcicollis Puthz, 1990a: 209 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Man: Mt. Tonkoui).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

bitalensis Kistner, 1962a: 622 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Kivu: Kalehe territory, Bitale, northwest of Kahuzi, 1800 m. Also cited from Ruanda).

  • — Kistner, 1963: 198 (Edaphus; notes; Congo Republic).

  • Distribution: Congo, Rwanda.

bluehweissi Scheerpeltz, 1936, see: beszedesi reitter, 1914.

boettcheri Bernhauer, 1929c: 94, 97 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Polis).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

bolamanus Puthz, 1990d: 39 (Edaphus; Type locality: [Guinea Portoghese] Guinea Bissau: Bolama).

  • Distribution: Guinea Bissau.

borneensis Cameron, 1930d: 330, 331 (Edaphus; Type locality: Borneo: Mt. Matang. Also cited from Sumatra).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Indonesia, Borneo.

brachypterus Puthz, 1979: 123 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Barahbise gegen Ting Sang La [Wald oberhalb Durumtali am Aufstieg zum Ting Sang La], 2200–2300 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

brasilianus Wendeler, 1956: 41 (Edaphus; Type locality: Brasilien: Nova Teutonia).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 52 (Edaphus; characters; Brazil).

  • — Puthz, 1974q: 36 (Edaphus; aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1985c: 355 (Edaphus; Paraguay).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay.

brevialatus Puthz, 1979: 123 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya, Kuala Buka bei Trengganu).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

brevicornis Székessy, 1939: 103 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Erima, Astrolab-Bay).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

brevipennis Cameron, 1943: 5 (Edaphus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 120 (Edaphus; characters; India).

  • — Puthz, 1987a: 452 (Edaphus; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

brittoni Puthz, 1978c: 125 (Edaphus; Type locality: Queensland: Winescrub forest near Maipoton, 350 m).

  • Distribution: Australia.

brunneiventris Puthz, 1974r: 92 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Gurjakhan, 83°14′E, 28°37′N, 8500 feet).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 129 (Edaphus; characters; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1987a: 452 (Edaphus; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal. bryanti Puthz, 1973k: 58 (Edaphus; Type locality: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

bufo Puthz, 1985c: 352 (Edaphus; Type locality: Peru: Loreto: Samiria).

  • Distribution: Peru.

cambeforti Puthz, 1987: 33 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malawi: Forêt de Likhubula, 1100 m).

  • Distribution: Malawi.

cameroni Comellini, 1977, see: duplex Puthz, 1979.

cameroni Puthz, 1974r: 91 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: Ghum District, Tiger Hill, 8500–10,000 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 133 (Edaphus; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India.

camponoti Oke, 1933, see: termitophilus Bernhauer, 1916.

capitatus Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 100 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Los Banos).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

carinatus Casey, 1884, see: nitidus Motschulsky, 1857.

carinicollis Bernhauer, 1907: 380 (Edaphus; Type locality: Not cited).

  • —Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1943: 5 (Edaphus; characters [in footnote]).

  • — Puthz, 1975c: 172, 179 (Edaphus; characters; Japan).

  • — Ito, 1992: 63 (Edaphus; Yakushima Island).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 26 (Edaphus; China).

  • Distribution: Japan, China.

carinipennis Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 108 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Polis).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

carinulifer Puthz, 1986c: 315 (Edaphus; Type locality: Gabun: Makokou).

  • Distribution: Gabon.

chalcographus Puthz, 1979: 134 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: Maharashtra, Bhaja).

  • Distribution: India.

chinense J. Li, 1993: 155 (Edaphus; Type locality: Not cited but presumably China).

  • Distribution: China.

chinensis Bernhauer, 1934: 5 (Edaphus; Type locality: Mittel-Szechuan: Hwa-Yin-Shan, 1600 m).

  • —Puthz, 1975c: 174 (Edaphus; characters; China).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 155 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1983g: 163 (Edaphus; China).

  • Distribution: China.

cinghalicus Comellini, 1977: 264 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Central, Mululla).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 114 (Edaphus; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India, Sri Lanka.

claripennis Puthz, 1990a: 219 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: env. Gregbeu).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 19 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

clavator Comellini, 1977: 265 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Central, Kandy).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 158 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

clavicornis Puthz, 1989c: 57 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaysia: Pahang: Bukit Rengit c/o Lanchang, 120 m).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

clypeopunctus Puthz, 1990b: 277 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu Guinea: Astrolabe Bay: Mt. Hansemann).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

coiffaiti Puthz, 1986c: 314 (Edaphus; Type locality: Gabun: Makokou).

  • —Puthz, 1990a: 221 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 18, 19 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Gabon.

colossus Comellini, 1977: 262 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Central, Horton Plains, 2100 m).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 124 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

columbianus Puthz, 1973k: 54 (Edaphus; Type locality: Colombia: C. Amara, Tequendama, 7600 feet).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

confusus Puthz, 1992b: 27 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Kibali-Ituri, terr. Epulu, Mambasa-Mungbere, 900 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

congener Puthz, 1974q: 35 (Edaphus; Type locality: Brazil: Nova Teutonia).

  • —Moore, 1975e: 30 (Edaphus; depository of holotype).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

congerminalis Puthz, 1986d: 620 (Edaphus; Type locality: Brasilien: Guanabara: Represa Rio Grande).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

cooki Puthz, 1991: 278 (Edaphus; Type locality: Niue: Liku F.).

  • Distribution: Niue.

cordicollis Puthz, 1990c: 818 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sumatra: Aceh-Selatan, 100 m, Paya Laot, Meulaboh).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

coriaceus Puthz, 1987: 29 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaïre: Katanga: Kundelungu, 1750 m.

Also cited from Gabon, Angola, and N. Rhodesia).

  • —Puthz, 1989a: 74 (Edaphus; South Africa).

  • Distribution: Angola, Congo, Gabon, Zambia.

corpulentus Puthz, 1979: 125 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya: Penang: Penang Hills, Tiger Hill, 2100 feet).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

costaricensis Puthz, 1973k: 58 (Edaphus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

crassus Puthz, 1973k: 55 (Edaphus; Type locality: Brazil: r. Santo, near São Paulo).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

cribricollis Schaufuss, 1887: 109 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sumatra).

  • —Fauvel, 1905e: 81 (Edaphus; Java; Sumatra; Celebes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928: 10 (Edaphus; Sumatra; Java).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 330 (Edaphus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; characters; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974r: 89 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 115 (Edaphus; Malaya).

  • — Puthz, 1990c: 823 (Edaphus; characters; Sumatra; Malaya).

  • Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia.

crinitus Puthz, 1979: 125 (Edaphus; Type locality: Thailand: Sakaerat Experimental Station, Wald oberhalb der Station. Also cited from Malaya and possibly Nepal).

  • Distribution: Malaysia, Nepal(?), Thailand.

cubanus Puthz, 1997d: 138 (Edaphus; Type locality: Cuba: Playa Marianao).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

cuspidiventris Puthz, 1990c: 818 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sumatra: Aceh-Selatan, Babahrot, 100 m).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

dapanus Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 106 (Edaphus; Type locality: Siargao: Dapa; Luzon: Imugan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

densatus Fauvel, 1905e: 81 (Edaphus; Type locality: Tjibodas).

  • —Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979b: 168 (Edaphus; characters; Java).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

densepunctatus Puthz, 1983f: 174 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaïre: Kivu: Terr. Kalehe, Bitale, N.O. Kahusi, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

densipennis Cameron, 1929b: 451 (Edaphus; Type locality: Selangor: The Gap).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 131 (Edaphus; characters; Malaysia).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

densus Bernhauer, 1934: 5 (Edaphus; Type locality: Mittel-Szechuan: Hwa-Yin-Shan, 1600 m).

  • —Puthz, 1975c: 172 (Edaphus; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

dentiventris Fauvel, 1905a: 137 (Edaphus; Type locality: Singapore. Sumatra: Buitenzorg).

  • —Fauvel, 1905e: 81 (Edaphus; Java).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1921a: 369, 401 (Edaphus; characters; Singapore).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 157, 159 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1979b: 169 (Edaphus; characters; Singapore; Sumatra).

  • — Puthz, 1990c: 824 (Edaphus; characters; Sumatra).

  • Distribution: Singapore, Indonesia.

mandibularis Cameron, 1930d: 330 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fort de Kock).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979b: 169 (Edaphus; synonym of dentiventris).

depressus Puthz, 1973k: 56 (Edaphus; Type locality: Brazil: Alexandra, 20 km. W. Paranagua).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

dilutus Schaufuss, 1887: 109 (Edaphus; Type locality: Tabac., Sumatra; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1974r]).

  • —Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 330 (Edaphus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974r: 87 (Edaphus; lectotype designation: Tabac., Sumatra; characters; Vietnam; Java).

  • — Watanabe and Shibata, 1976: 330 (Edaphus; Malaysia).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 142 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1990c: 824 (Edaphus; characters; Sumatra; Java; Vietnam; Luzon).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam.

luridus Blattný, 1925: 185 (Microphthartus; Type locality: Birma).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 930 (Edaphus; synonym of dilutus).

magnipennis Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 108 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Manila, Zambales).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 142 (Edaphus; synonym of dilutus).

  • — Puthz, 1990c: 824 (Edaphus; synonym of dilutus).

discipunctus Puthz, 1974, see: variabilis Puthz, 1974.

dissimilis Aubé, 1863: 37 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Toulon).

  • —Fauvel, 1873: 61 [= 1873a: 219] (Euaesthetus; characters; France; Corsica).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 302 (Edaphus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 543 (Edaphus; characters; France; Corsica; Italy; Dalmatia).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 80 (Edaphus; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Reitter, 1914: 188 (Edaphus; characters; Corfu).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 390 (Edaphus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1936: 200, 202 (Edaphus; characters; Pyrenees; Italy; France; Corsica; Corfu; Crete; Bosnia).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 130 (Edaphus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Jarrige, 1968a: 142 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1975c: 172, 174 (Edaphus; characters; notes; France; Italy; Yugoslavia; Greece).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 357 (Edaphus; characters; Pyrenees; Crete; Corsica; Italy; Dalmatia).

  • — Orousset, 1986b: 20 (Edaphus; notes).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Edaphus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Europe.

kaufmanni Reitter, 1909b: 303 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiume).

  • —Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Reitter, 1914: 188 (Edaphus; characters; Fiume).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1936: 190 (Edaphus; republication of orginal description; characters; discussion).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1938a (Edaphus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1975c: 174 (Edaphus; synonym of dissimilis).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 357 (Edaphus; synonym of dissimilis).

divisicollis Puthz, 1979: 128 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: W. Bengal, Darjeeling District, Ghum, 2200 m).

  • —Puthz, 1987a: 453 (Edaphus; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

dollmani Puthz, 1990d: 37 (Edaphus; Type locality: [N. Rhodesia] Zambia: Namwala).

  • Distribution: Zambia.

dubius Puthz, 1998b: 49 (Edaphus; Type locality: China: Hongkong: Tai Po).

  • Distribution: China.

duplex Puthz, 1979: 139 (Edaphus; replacement name for cameroni Comellini).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

cameroni Comellini, 1977: 267 (Edaphus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province North Western, Rajakadaluwa).

electrus Puthz, 1987a: 451 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: südliches Annapurna-Massiv, Parbat Distr., zw. Chitre und Ghandrung, Chitre-Seite des Passes, 2950–3050 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

elongatus Puthz, 1979: 132 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Sandakphu, 27°06′N, 38°01′E, 12,000 feet).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

endrodyi Jacobson and Kistner, 1974, see: adazla Kistner 1961.

etiennei Orousset, 1988, see: remyi Jarrige, 1963.

euplectoides Sharp, 1886: 640 (Edaphus; Type locality: Guatemala, Capetillo).

  • —Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 54 (Edaphus; characters; Guatemala).

  • Distribution: Guatemala.

excellens Puthz, 1991: 275 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandarivatu ridge, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

excelsiventris Puthz, 1991: 272 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandarivatu ridge, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

excisicollis Puthz, 1991: 268 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandarivatu ridge, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exemplatus Puthz, 1991: 277 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Lau Islands: Lakeba Island: Rasea forest).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exiguus Puthz, 1991: 282 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandrau, 750 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exiliventris Puthz, 1991: 273 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandarivatu, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exorbitans Puthz, 1991: 274 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji Vanua Levu: Ndelaikoro).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exornaticollis Puthz, 1991: 269 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandrau, 750 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exosus Puthz, 1991: 286 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Vanua Levu: Ndelaikoro, 800 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exoticus Puthz, 1991: 266 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandarivatu ridge, 1000 m.).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

expeditus Puthz, 1991: 279 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Vanua Levu: Ndelaikoro, 500 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

explorator Puthz, 1991: 280 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandarivatau ridge, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exquisitus Puthz, 1991: 284 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Vanua Levu: Ndelaikoro, 450 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exscriptus Puthz, 1991: 281 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Vanua Levu: Ndelaikoro, 500 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exsecticollis Puthz, 1991: 269 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Vanua Levu: Ndelaikoro, 800 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exstans Puthz, 1991: 274 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandarivatu, 900 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exsulans Puthz, 1991: 287 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Vanua Levu: Ndelaikoro, 450 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

extennatus Puthz, 1991: 283 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Vanua Levu: Ndelaikoro, 500 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

externus Puthz, 1991: 286 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Vanua Levu: Ndelaikoro, 800 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

exterraneus Puthz, 1991: 276 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandarivatu ridge, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

fauveli Puthz, 1979b: 165 (Edaphus; Type locality: Singapore. Also cited from Sumatra).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 117 (Edaphus; characters; Malaya; Vietnam; Borneo; Malayasia).

  • — Puthz, 1990c: 823 (Edaphus; characters; Malaya; Sumatra; Singapore; Borneo; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam.

feai Puthz, 1981h: 401 (Edaphus; Type locality: Burma: Bhamo).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

ferdinandae Puthz, 1997d: 145 (Edaphus; Type locality: Cuba: Sierra del Rosario, Rangel).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

fijiensis Puthz, 1974r: 88 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Taveuni).

  • —Puthz, 1991: 292 (Edaphus; key characters).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

flavescens Jacobson and Kistner, 1974, see: adazla Kistner, 1961.

fossicollis Puthz, 1979: 128 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: W. Bengal: Darjeeling District, Kurseong).

  • Distribution: India.

foveicollis Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 101 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Balbalan, Mt. Polis).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

franzi Puthz, 1974: 763 (Edaphus; Type locality: Tchad: Polder von Guini bei Bol).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 198 (Edaphus; Ghana).

  • — Puthz, 1990a: 221 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 16, 19 (Edaphus; use of franzi by Puthz, 1983f: 173 was misidentification and is renamed simillimus; characters).

  • Distribution: Chad, Ghana.

franzianus Puthz, 1974r: 84 (Edaphus; Type locality: Thailand: Sakaerat Exp. Stat.).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 155 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

franziellus Puthz, 1979a: 75 (Edaphus; characters published under “Edaphus C” by Puthz, 1978c: 122, 128; Type locality: S. Australia: env. Adelaide).

  • Distribution: Australia.

furcaticollis Puthz, 1979: 136 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: W. Bengal, Darjeeling, North Point, 1300 m).

  • Distribution: India.

fuscescens Orousset, 1986e: 76 (Edaphus; Type locality: Venezuela: Cordillera de Mérida, Sierra de la Culata, Mucubaji, alt. 3600 m).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

garambicus Kistner, 1961: 37 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo: Parc National de la Garamba).

  • —Kistner, 1962a: 624 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 757 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 198 (Edaphus; characters; Ghana).

  • Distribution: Congo, Ghana.

geginati Puthz, 1994c: 381 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Ruwenzori: Ostseite, Oberlauf des Cunsilubi, 3900 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

globulicollis Székessy, 1939: 102 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hafen, Astrolab-Bay and Marega).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

gouzei Orousset, 1988c: 186 (Edaphus; Type locality: Thaïlande: env. de Chiang Maï, Doï Inthanon, alt. 2500 m).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

gracilis Puthz, 1979: 140 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: W. Bengal, Darjeeling District, Ghum, 2200 m).

  • Distribution: India.

grandis Bernhauer, 1929c: 94, 97 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Balbalan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

granulifer Puthz, 1990a: 200 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Agboville: Forêt de Yapo, près Yapo-Gare).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

granulipennis Puthz, 1979: 139 (Edaphus; Type locality: Vietnam: Tuong linh near Phu ly).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

hammondi Puthz, 1975c: 180 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nordchina: Heilungkiang, Harbin).

  • —J. Li, 1993: 26 (Edaphus; China).

  • Distribution: China.

heikertingeri Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 100 (Edaphus; Type locality: Siargao: Dapa).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 142 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

longicollis Bernhauer, 1929c: 100 (Edaphus; Type locality: Siargao; Samar, Catbalogan).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 142 (Edaphus; synonym of heikertingeri).

hepaticola Puthz, 1974r: 89 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Gurjakhan, 83°14′E, 28°37′N, 8500 feet).

  • —Puthz, 1979: 129 (Edaphus; characters; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

hirsutus Puthz, 1973l: 147 (Edaphus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca, 15 miles South Valle Nacional, 4000 feet).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

hirtus Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 107 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Imugan).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

holdhausi Székessy, 1939: 104 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hafen, Astrolab-Bay).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

hova Jarrige, 1968: 877 (Edaphus; Type locality: Madagascar-Est, Périnet).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 41 (Edaphus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

huggerti Orousset, 1987a: 19 (Edaphus; Type locality: Equateur: Pichin., Tinalandia).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

humeralis Puthz, 1973k: 55 (Edaphus; Type locality: Brazil: Para, Faz. Pirelli Belem).

  • —Puthz, 1985c: 352 (Edaphus; characters; Paraguay; Costa Rica; Panama).

  • — Puthz, 1997d: 138 (Edaphus; notes).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama, Surinam, Brazil, Paraguay.

aschnaae Makhan, 1995: 36 (Edaphus; Type locality: Suriname: District Commewijne).

  • —Puthz, 1997d: 138 (Edaphus; synonym of humeralis).

rishwani Makhan, 1995: 35 (Edaphus; Type locality: Suriname: District Commewijne).

  • — Puthz, 1997d: 138 (Edaphus; synonym of humeralis).

illotus Puthz, 1987: 32 (Edaphus; Type locality: Äthiopien: Gamo province: Mt. Gughé, ca. 10,500 feet).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

imitator Puthz, 1979: 116 (Edaphus; Type locality: Thailand: Sakaerat Exp. Station).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

impennatus Puthz, 1979: 122 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: W. Bengal, Darjeeling District, 3 km S of Ghum. Also cited from Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

impenniger Puthz, 1979: 122 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Khumbu, Schluchtwald am Shutlje-Khola, oberhalb des Ortes Shutlje).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

inaequalis Puthz, 1979: 115 (Edaphus; Type locality: S-Thailand: Kachong Experimental Station bei Trang, 80 m).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

incertus Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 105 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Banahao).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

incisicollis Puthz, 1987a: 449 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Parbat Distr., zw. Chitre und Ghandrung, Chitre-Seite des Passes, 2950–3050 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

inconspicuus Puthz, 1990a: 201 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Forêt de Languédédou).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

infidus Puthz, 1997d: 142 (Edaphus; Type locality: Cuba: Playa Marianao).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

ingloriosus Puthz, 1990a: 205 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Agboville: Forêt de Yapo, près Yapo-Gare).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

inglorius Puthz, 1986c: 313 (Edaphus; Type locality: Gabun: Belinga).

  • Distribution: Gabon.

ingratus Puthz, 1990a: 208 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Abidjan: Parc national du Banco).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

ingravescens Puthz, 1990a: 208 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Abidjan: Parc national du Banco).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

insignis Bernhauer, 1929c: 94, 99 (Edaphus; Type locality: Süd-Luzon: Mt. Isarog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

insigniventris Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 104 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Makiling).

  • —Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

insperatus Puthz, 1979: 138 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya: Pahang, Temerloh).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

invidiosus Puthz, 1978c: 124 (Edaphus; Type locality: Queensland: Dividing Range, highway to Warwick, 800 m).

  • Distribution: Australia.

invocatus Puthz, 1992b: 13 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Kivu: Mwenga, 1250 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

jaccoudi Puthz, 1979: 118 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya: Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Berinchang).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

japonicus Bernhauer, 1907, see: perversus Puthz, 1994.

japonicus Sharp, 1889: 325 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nagasaki; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1975c]).

  • —Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1975c: 172, 180 (Edaphus; lectotype designation; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

jeanneli Puthz, 1987: 34 (Edaphus; Type locality: Tanzania: Kilimandjaro versant Sud-Est, zône inférieure, Neu-Moschi, 800 m. Also cited from Kenya).

  • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania.

jiloriensis Puthz, 1990d: 35 (Edaphus; Type locality: Kenya: Kilifi district, Jilore [ouest de Malindi]).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

juanae Puthz, 1997d: 143 (Edaphus; Type locality: Cuba: Aspiro).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

kabobomontis Puthz, 1992b: 21 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Mont Kabobo, terr. Albertville, Hte. Kiymbi, 1700 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

kahuziensis Kistner, 1962a: 624 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Kivu: counterfort South of Kahuzi, 2300 m. Also cited from Ruanda).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 758 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

kalehensis Kistner, 1962a: 626 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic, Kalehe territory, southwest of Kahuzi, Mukaba River, 2200 m. Also cited from Ruanda).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 758 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo, Rwanda.

kashmiricus Puthz, 1979: 121 (Edaphus; Type locality: Kashmir: Daksum, 2400–2700 m).

  • Distribution: India.

kaszabi Jacobson and Kistner, 1974: 89 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ghana: Brong-Ahafo Region, Kintampo Catarract, Fullner Falls).

  • — Puthz, 1983f: 173 (Edaphus; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo, Ghana.

kaufmanni Reitter, 1909, see: dissimilis Aubé, 1863.

kenyanus Puthz, 1990d: 36 (Edaphus; Type locality: Kenya: Kilifi district, Jilore [ouest de Malindi).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

kivuensis Puthz, 1974s: 758 (Edaphus; Type locality: Kivu: Kabare, Nyakasiba, 2350 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

klapperichi Puthz, 1990a: 197 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sierra Leone: Guma mountain).

  • Distribution: Sierra Leone.

kuscheli Puthz, 1991: 271 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandarivatu ridge, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

kuschelianus Puthz, 1991: 270 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Viti Levu: Nandrau, 750 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

laticeps Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 103 (Edaphus; Type locality: Biliran).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

lederi Eppelsheim, 1878: 118 (Edaphus; Type locality: Elisabetthal).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Reitter, 1914: 189 (Edaphus; characters; Transcaucasien region).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1936: 201, 206 (Edaphus; characters; Caucasus).

  • — Puthz, 1975c: 173, 174, 176 (Edaphus; characters; Caucasus).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 358 (Edaphus; characters; Caucasus).

  • — Orousset, 1986b: 20 (Edaphus; notes).

  • Distribution: Caucasus.

leileri Puthz, 1989c: 58 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaysia: Insel Tioman: Tekek-Jaura).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

leleupi Kistner, 1962a: 626 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Katanga, Kakungu).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 759 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

limbicollis Puthz, 1990a: 216 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Forêt de Taï, 10 km ouest de la Station scientifique).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 18 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

lineatocollis Puthz, 1979: 129 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Phulchoki, 2600 m).

  • — Puthz, 1987a: 453 (Edaphus; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

lineatus Puthz, 1979: 135 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: 5 km Manhari, 350 m).

  • — Puthz, 1987a: 448 (Edaphus; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

lineolatus Puthz, 1987a: 448 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: südliches Annapurna-Massiv, Kaski Distr., oberhalb Dhumpus, 2100 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

lineolifer Puthz, 1998b: 51 (Edaphus; Type locality: China: Hongkong: Kadoorie Farm).

  • Distribution: China.

loebli Comellini, 1977: 256 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Uva, Inginiyagala).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 134 (Edaphus; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India, Sri Lanka.

longicollis Bernhauer, 1929, see: heikertingeri Bernhauer, 1929.

lorianus Puthz, 1990b: 278 (Edaphus; Type locality: N. Guinea mer.: Bujakori [nahe Kemp-Welch-River, etwa 147°46′E/9°42′S]).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

luberoensis Puthz, 1992b: 19 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Forêt de Kasuo SW de Lubero).

  • Distribution: Congo.

lubukensis Kistner, 1962a: 627 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Kivu, Uvira territory, Lubuka, 2780 m).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 760 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

luculentus Casey, 1884, see: nitidus Motschulsky, 1857.

luridus Blattný, 1925, see: dilutus Schaufuss, 1887.

luzonicus Bernhauer, 1929c: 94, 98 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Imugan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

lynceus Puthz, 1990a: 210 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Abidjan: Parc national du Banco).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

mabaliensis Kistner, 1962a: 628 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Equateur, Tshuapa, Mabali near Lake Tumba, 350 m).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 760 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

magnipennis Bernhauer, 1929, see: dilutus Schaufuss, 1887.

mahnerti Puthz, 1990a: 214 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Forêt de Taï, env. de la Station).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

major Fauvel, 1895: 205 (Edaphus; Type locality: Bírmanie, Bhamo).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 448 (Edaphus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1978b: 112 (Edaphus; Bhutan).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 158 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1979b: 161 (Edaphus; characters; Burma).

  • Distribution: Bhutan, Myanmar.

mandibularis Cameron, 1930, see: dentiventris Fauvel, 1905.

marlieri Kistner, 1962, see: africanus Eppelsheim, 1885.

marshalli Bernhauer, 1934, see: africanus Eppelsheim, 1885.

martensi Puthz, 1987a: 449 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Parbat Distr., Chitre, 2400 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

mediopunctus Puthz, 1974s: 64 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo-Brazzaville: Galerienwald bei Bampaka, westlich von Brazzaville, Talmulde).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 202 (Edaphus; Ghana).

  • Distribution: Congo, Ghana.

melculus Oke, 1933: 110 (Edaphellus; Type locality: Australia: Victoria: Belgrave, Gembrook, Warburton, Preston, Macedon).

  • — Puthz, 1978c: 124 (Edaphus; characters; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

mendax Puthz, 1979: 137 (Edaphus; Type locality: Singapore. Also cited from Siam).

  • Distribution: Singapore, Thailand.

mendicus Puthz, 1979: 116 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zentral-Nepal: Pande-Sattel zwischen Biritanti und Naudanda westlich Pokhara, ca. 1800 m. Also cited from Thailand).

  • Distribution: Nepal, Thailand.

mendosus Puthz, 1998b: 52 (Edaphus; Type locality: China: Hongkong: Kadoorie Farm).

  • Distribution: China.

meo Orousset, 1988c: 186 (Edaphus; Type locality: Thaïlande: env. de Chiang Maï, chiang Dao, alt. 500 m).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

mexicanus Puthz, 1973k: 54 (Edaphus; Type locality: Mexico: Chiapas, 8 mi. S. Simojovel).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

microphthalmus Puthz, 1981g: 455 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Taoundja, massif du Lamjung Himal, 2860 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

microps Puthz, 1976f: 156 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ceylon: Sabaragamuwa, Ratuapura).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

micros Coiffait, 1981d: 332 (Edaphus; Type locality: Jagath, 1650 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

mindoroensis Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 106 (Edaphus; Type locality: Mindoro: S. Theodoro).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

minutus Puthz, 1979: 130 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Phulchoki, Ost-Hang, ca. 2000 m, bei Dalikhel).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

mjobergi Bernhauer, 1916a: 3 (Edaphus; cited as mjöbergi; Type locality: Queensland: Blackal Range).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; cited as mjöbergi; catalog).

  • — Oke, 1933: 110 (Edaphus; cited as mjobergi; notes on description).

  • — Puthz, 1978c: 126 (Edaphus; cited as mjöbergi; characters; Australia).

  • — Herman, 2001: 12 (Edaphus; spelling corrected to mjobergi).

  • Distribution: Australia.

moloensis Puthz, 1974s: 756 (Edaphus; Type locality: Kenya: Molo, Mau Escarpment, 2150–2200 m).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

monopticus Puthz, 1992b: 20 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Kivu: Itombwe, 2300 m., Mulenge, Nyalengwe).

  • Distribution: Congo.

monticola Puthz, 1975c: 177 (Edaphus; Type locality: China: West-Szechuan: Wassuland, Bezirk San-kiang-kou, Strecke S-S bis 3000 m).

  • Distribution: China.

montisamator Comellini, 1977: 266 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Central, Pidurutalagala, 2200 m).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 118 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

montius Comellini, 1977: 263 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Central, Horton Plains, 2100 m).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

mussardi Comellini, 1977: 252 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province North Western, Rajakadaluwa).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 154 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

najtae Orousset, 1986e: 75 (Edaphus; Type locality: Venezuela: Cordillera de Mérida: Sierra de la Culata, páramo de Piedras Blancas, alt. 4250 m).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

nakayamaensis Puthz, 1980h: 243 (Edaphus; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Nakayama-Pass südlich Sapporo, über 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Japan.

napporoensis Puthz, 1980h: 244 (Edaphus; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Napporo National Park bei Sapporo, 60–70 m).

  • Distribution: Japan.

neboissi Puthz, 1978c: 123 (Edaphus; Type locality: S. Australia: Englebrook Nat-Trust Res. near Adelaide. Also cited from Victoria).

  • Distribution: Australia.

nepalensis Puthz, 1979: 121 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Barahbise gegen Ting Sang La [Wald oberhalb Durumtali am Aufstieg zum Ting Sang La, 2200–2300 m]).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

nepalicus Coiffait, 1982: 104 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal central: Madi Khola, 2385 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

nequam Puthz, 1990a: 202 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Abidjan: Parc national du Banco).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

nipponensis Puthz, 1975c: 181 (Edaphus; Type locality: Japan: Kanagawa).

  • Distribution: Japan.

nitidifrons Puthz, 1990c: 816 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sumatra: Aceh-Selatan, Bahahrot, 100 m).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

nitidus LeConte, 1861, see: nitidus Motschulsky, 1857.

nitidus Motschulsky, 1857: 7 (Edaphus; Type locality: Am. bor.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1974t]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 621 (Edaphus; characters; Pennsylvania; Illinois; Indiana; Washington D.C.; Louisiana; Mississippi).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 915 (Edaphus; lectotype designation: Am. bor.; characters; notes; Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 461 (Edaphus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

nitidus LeConte, 1861a: 68 (Edaphus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Louisiana).

  • — LeConte, 1863: 25 (Edaphus; North America).

  • — LeConte, 1863a: 50 (Edaphus; characters; Alabama, Louisiana).

  • — Casey, 1884a: 29 (Edaphus; characters; Alabama; Louisiana).

  • — Horn, 1885b: 121 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Herman, 2001: 00 (Edaphus; synonym of nitidus Motschulsky).

carinatus Casey, 1884a: 30 (Edaphus; Type locality: Washington, D.C.).

  • — Horn, 1885b: 121 (Edaphus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — Horn, 1885a: 109 (Edaphus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 621 (Edaphus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 916 (Edaphus; synonym of nitidus).

luculentus Casey, 1884a: 31 (Edaphus; Type locality: District of Columbia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1974t]).

  • — Horn, 1885b: 121 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Horn, 1885a: 109 (Edaphus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 621 (Edaphus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 916 (Edaphus; lectotype designation; synonym of nitidus).

novaeguineae Fauvel, 1878f: 220 (Edaphellus; Type locality: Nouvelle-Guinée, Hatam).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphellus; catalog).

  • — Székessy, 1939: 98 (Edaphus; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1990: 275 (Edaphus; characters; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

noviesimpressus Puthz, 1998b: 53 (Edaphus; Type locality: China: Hongkong: Kadoorie Farm).

  • Distribution: China.

octopunctatus Kistner, 1962a: 628 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Kivu, counterfort S. Kahuzi, 2300 m).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 761 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

oculatus Jarrige, 1963a: 122 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ceylan: I d’Alugtgama).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 156 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

okei Puthz, 1979a: 75 (Edaphus; characters published under “Edaphus D” by Puthz, 1978c: 123, 129; Type locality: Queensland: Dividing Range, highway to Warwick, 800 m).

  • Distribution: Australia.

okinawaensis Puthz, 1980h: 241 (Edaphus; Type locality: Okinawa: Nishime-dake).

  • Distribution: Japan.

ophthalmicus Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 102 (Edaphus; Type locality: Mindanao: Surigao).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

pahangensis Puthz, 1979: 119 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya: Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Ringlet, 3200 feet).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

papuanus Székessy, 1939: 100 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Stephansort, Astrolab-Bay).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

parvipennis Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 109 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Imugan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

peninsularis Puthz, 1979: 119 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya: Pahang, Temerloh District, Krau Game Reserve).

  • — Puthz, 1990c: 823 (Edaphus; characters; Malaya; Sumatra).

  • Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia.

perminimus Puthz, 1990c: 822 (Edaphus; Type locality: West-Sumatra: Indrapoera).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

permodestus Puthz, 1990a: 203 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Monogaga).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 17 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

perpusillus Coiffait, 1981d: 333 (Edaphus; Type locality: Kali Gandaki, 1900 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

perreti Puthz, 1990a: 218 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Forêt de Taï).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 18 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

persimilis Puthz, 1992b: 15 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Kwango, terr. de Feshi, rive gauche Kwenge).

  • Distribution: Congo.

peruanus Puthz, 1973l: 148 (Edaphus; Type locality: Peru: Umgebung Tarapoto, Strasse nach Yutimagua am Huallaga).

  • Distribution: Peru.

perversus Puthz, 1994e: 390 (Edaphus; replacement name for japonicus Bernhauer).

  • Distribution: Japan.

japonicus Bernhauer, 1907: 380 (Euaesthetus; preoccupied; Type locality: Ocyama, 2000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 390 (Edaphus; synonym of perversus).

petzi Bernhauer, 1929c: 94, 98 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nonoc; Luzon: Balbalan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

peyrierasi Orousset, 1988: 42 (Edaphus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: col de Madiorano, à l’Est de Vondrozo, 700 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

philippinus Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 109 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Balbalan, Manila; Siargao: Dapa).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

phloeocharis Puthz, 1986d: 619 (Edaphus; Type locality: Paraguay: Provinz Itapua, 10 km sud de Santa Maria).

  • Distribution: Paraguay.

piceus Cameron, 1933, see: beszedesi Reitter, 1914.

pilosus Puthz, 1979: 124 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Barahbise gegen Ting Sang La [Wald oberhalb Durumtali am Aufstieg zum Ting Sang La], 2200–2300 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

planifrons Puthz, 1990f: 260 (Edaphus; Type locality: Brasilien: Floresta de Tijuca bei Rio de Janeiro, N. P. Alto de Boavista).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

planus Puthz, 1979: 140 (Edaphus; Type locality: Vietnam: Cuc Phuong, Ninh binh. Also cited from Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1998b: 53 (Edaphus; China).

  • Distribution: China, Vietnam, Thailand.

plaumanni Puthz, 1978e: 213 (Edaphus; Type locality: Brazil: Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

plicatulus Schaufuss, 1877: 25 (Tetratarsus; Type locality: Bangkok, Siam; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1974r]).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974r: 83 (Edaphus; lectotype designation: Bangkok, Siam; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 156 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

plicifer Puthz, 1979: 136 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya: Perak, Cameron Highlands, Cascade Sungei Simei).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

plicipennis Puthz, 1978c: 42 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neuguinea: Papua: near Kokoda, 500 m).

  • Distribution: Papua New Guinea.

politus Motschulsky, 1857: 7 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nouvelle-Orléans).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 915, 918 (Edaphus; characters; notes; Kentucky; Louisiana; Texas).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 461 (Edaphus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

poulaini Orousset, 1986e: 78 (Edaphus; Type locality: Pérou: Loreto, Genaro Herrera, Río Ucayali, alt. 200 m).

  • Distribution: Peru.

praefectus Puthz, 1990f: 259 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ecuador: prov. Imbabura, Mojanda nord, 3470 m).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

princeps Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 100 (Edaphus; Type locality: Siargao: Dapa).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

bakerianus Bernhauer, 1929c: 100 (Edaphus; subspecies of princeps Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Makiling).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; variety of princeps).

pselaphoides Eichelbaum, 1913: 122 (Edaphus; Type locality: Amani, Berg Bomole).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Kistner, 1960: 31 (Edaphus; Tanganyika).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 632 (Edaphus; incertae sedis).

  • — Puthz, 1975d: 39 (Edaphus; characters; Tanzania).

  • — Puthz, 1979b: 172 (Edaphus; characters; Kenya).

  • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania.

pubescens Bernhauer, 1929c: 96, 105 (Edaphus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Polis, Balbalan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

pulliclavis Puthz, 1990c: 821 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sumatra: Aceh-Selatan, Babahrot, 100 m).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

pumilus Puthz, 1979: 138 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya: Gombak near Kuala Lumpur, ca. 800 feet).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

punctatus Fauvel, 1895: 206 (Edaphus; Type locality: Pulo-Penang; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1979b]. Also cited from Bírmanie, Bhamo).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 449 (Edaphus; characters; Burma; Penang).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979b: 162 (Edaphus; lectotype designation: Penang; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1981d: 324 (Edaphus; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal.

punctatus Székessy, 1939, see: szekessyi Puthz, 1971.

puncticeps Puthz, 1974s: 765 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo-Brazzaville: Galerienwald bei Bampaka, westlich Brazzaville, Talmulde).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 202 (Edaphus; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

puncticollis Puthz, 1979: 134 (Edaphus; Type locality: Thailand: Sakaerat Experimental Station).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

punctulatus Puthz, 1979: 131 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: Darjeeling District, Chim-Khona, Ghum, 2200 m).

  • Distribution: India.

punctuliceps Puthz, 1998b: 54 (Edaphus; Type locality: China: Hongkong: Lantau Island: Tei Tong Tsai).

  • Distribution: China.

punctulifrons Puthz, 1990a: 199 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Forêt de Taï, env. de la Station).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

puriventris Puthz, 1992b: 14 (Edaphus; Type locality: Rwanda: Forêt de la Rugege, 2150 m).

  • Distribution: Rwanda.

puthzi Comellini, 1977: 254 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Western, Colombo).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 154 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

pygmaeus Székessy, 1939: 100 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hafen, Astrolab-Bay).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

quadripunctus Kistner, 1962: 104 (Edaphus; Type locality: Angola: Parque Carisso, Dundo).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 629 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Kistner, 1963: 199 (Edaphus; Congo Republic).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 761 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 198 (Edaphus; characters; Angola; Zaire; Ghana).

  • Distribution: Angola, Congo, Ghana.

quisquilius Puthz, 1990f: 262 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pichin[.], Rio Palenque).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

rastellus Comellini, 1977: 260 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Central, Hasalaka près Weragamtola).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 140 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

remilleti Orousset, 1983b: 116 (Edaphus; Type locality: Mont Grand-Matoury, 7 km S. de Cayenne, alt. 200 m, Guyane française).

  • Distribution: French Guiana.

remyi Jarrige, 1963a: 120 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ceylan: Ratnapura).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 132 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 47 (Edaphus; characters; Sri Lanka).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka; Réunion.

batrisoides Comellini, 1977: 256 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Western, Colombo).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 132 (Edaphus; synonym of remyi).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 47 (Edaphus; synonym of remyi).

etiennei Orousset, 1988: 50 (Edaphus; subspecies of remyi; Type locality: La Réunion: forêt de Mare Longue).

reticulatus Puthz, 1987: 30 (Edaphus; Type locality: Äthiopien: Chillalo, ca. 9000 feet).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

riedeli Puthz, 1994d: 385 (Edaphus; Type locality: Indien: Kerala: Thekkady Peryar, W.L.S.).

  • Distribution: India.

rishwani Makhan, 1995, see: humeralis Puthz, 1973.

riukiuensis Puthz, 1980h: 242 (Edaphus; Type locality: Okinawa: Kanna).

  • Distribution: Japan.

rivalis Puthz, 1979: 133 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya: Gombak, near Kuala Lumpur, ca. 800 feet).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

rosskotheni Wüsthoff, 1935, see: beszedesi Reitter, 1913.

rougemonti Puthz, 1998b: 54 (Edaphus; Type locality: China: Hongkong: Tai Po).

  • Distribution: China.

ruandae Puthz, 1992b: 24 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ruanda: Forêt de la Rugege, 2150 m).

  • Distribution: Rwanda.

ruwenzorianus Puthz, 1983f: 175 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Face N. Ruwenzori, Kilindera, 2750–2950 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

scheerpeltzi Bernhauer, 1929, see: sulciceps Bernhauer, 1929.

scherpa Puthz, 1980i: 246 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Umgebung Pokhara: Phewa-See, Wald am Abhang gegenüber dem Tempelhügel bei Piota).

  • — Puthz, 1987a: 452 (Edaphus; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

sechellarum Bernhauer, 1922b: 170 (Edaphus; Type locality: Mahé; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1985b]. Originally cited from Seychelles: Silhouette: high forest above Mare aux Cochons and Mahé: near Morne Blanc).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 629 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Orousset, 1985b: 250 (Edaphus; lectotype designation: Mahé, Seychelles).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 52 (Edaphus; characters; Seychelles).

  • Distribution: Seychelles.

setosus Puthz, 1979: 135 (Edaphus; Type locality: Nepal: Sanghu Base, Camp area, ca. 6500 feet, 27°21′N, 87°33′E).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

sexangulicollis Puthz, 1990b: 282 (Edaphus; Type locality: D’Entrecasteaux Islands: Fergus-son Island: Deidei, Gomwa Bay, 0–20 m, Camp 6).

  • Distribution: Papua New Guinea.

sexpunctus Kistner, 1962, see: africanus Eppelsheim, 1885.

siamensis Puthz, 1979: 137 (Edaphus; Type locality: Thailand: Sakaerat Experimental Station).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

similigenus Puthz, 1992b: 16 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Tshuapa, terr. Bikoro, Mabali).

  • Distribution: Congo.

similior Puthz, 1979: 115 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: W. Bengal: Darjeeling District, North Point, 1500 m. Also cited from Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

similis Puthz, 1979a: 75 (Edaphus; characters published under “Edaphus E” by Puthz, 1978c: 127, 130; Type locality: Queensland: Dividing Range, highway to Warwick, 800 m).

  • Distribution: Australia.

simillimus Puthz, 1992b: 16 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Thysville).

  • — Puthz, 1983f: 173 (Edaphus; [Note: Misidentified as franzi according to Puthz, 1992b: 16]; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

singaporensis Puthz, 1979: 126 (Edaphus; Type locality: Singapore: Bukit Timah).

  • Distribution: Singapore.

sparsus Puthz, 1979: 117 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya: Gombak near Kuala Lumpur, ca. 900 feet. Also cited from Singapore).

  • Distribution: Malaysia, Singapore.

spectabilis Bernhauer, 1922b: 169 (Edaphus; Type locality: Praslin, Seychelles; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1986]. Originally cited from Seychellen: Praslin: Côtes d’Or Estate; Silhouette: Mare aux Cochons).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Kistner, 1962a: 631 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Orousset, 1986: 402 (Edaphus; lectotype designation: Praslin, Seychelles).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 50 (Edaphus; characters; Seychelles).

  • Distribution: Seychelles.

spiniphallus Orousset, 1988: 43 (Edaphus; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: forêt d’Ambohiboatavo, à l’Est du lac de Mantasoa, 1340 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

strangulatus Cameron, 1929b: 452 (Edaphus; Type locality: Penang).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 158 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1979b: 165 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

subbiformis Puthz, 1992b: 26 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Kivu, terr. Mwenga, riv. Lubushwa, 650 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

subcarinatus Puthz, 1979: 118 (Edaphus; Type locality: Süd-Thailand: Kachong Experimental Station, 80 m).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

sulciceps Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 104 (Edaphus; Type locality: Leyte).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 142 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

scheerpeltzi Bernhauer, 1929c: 95, 101 (Edaphus; Type locality: Biliran).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 142 (Edaphus; synonym of sulciceps).

sumatrensis Schaufuss, 1887: 110 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sumatra).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1927c: 261 (Edaphus; Fiji; Sumatra; Timor).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 330 (Edaphus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974r: 88 (Edaphus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 156 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1990c: 819 (Edaphus; characters; Sumatra).

  • Distribution: Indonesia, Fiji.

sybaris Puthz, 1979: 120 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: W. Bengal: Darjeeling, North Point, 1300 m).

  • Distribution: India.

szechuanus Puthz, 1975c: 182 (Edaphus; Type locality: China: West-Szechuan, Wassuland, Bezirk San-kiang-kou, 1000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 155 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: China.

szekessyi Puthz, 1971p: 203 (Edaphus; replacement name for punctatus Székessy).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

punctatus Székessy, 1939: 104 (Edaphus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Marega).

  • — Puthz, 1971p: 203 (Edaphus; synonym of szekessyi).

taiwanensis Puthz, 1975c: 182 (Edaphus; Type locality: Formosa: Takao, 300 m).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

tamoul Comellini, 1977: 263 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Sabaragamuwa, entre Ambepussa et Polganawela).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 139 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

tasmani Puthz, 1991: 284 (Edaphus; Type locality: Fiji: Vanua Levu: Ndelaikoro, 500 m).

  • Distribution: Fiji.

tavakiliani Orousset, 1983b: 117 (Edaphus; Type locality: Mont Grand-Matoury, 7 km S. de Cayenne, alt. 200 m, Guyane française).

  • Distribution: French Guiana.

taylori Puthz, 1979: 120 (Edaphus; Type locality: Malaya: Upper Gombak Valley near Kuala Lumpur, 1500 feet. Also cited from Singapore).

  • Distribution: Malaysia, Singapore.

termitophilus Bernhauer, 1916a: 2 (Edaphus; Type locality: Queensland: Blackal Range).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • — Seevers, 1957: 319 (Edaphus; doubtfully termitophilous).

  • — Puthz, 1978c: 124 (Edaphus; characters; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

camponoti Oke, 1933: 111 (Edaphellus; variety ? or species ? of melculus; Type locality: Australia: Victoria: Gern Tree Gully, Evelyn, Lilydale).

  • — Puthz, 1978c: 124 (Edaphus; synonym of termitophilus).

thai Orousset, 1988c: 184 (Edaphus; Type locality: Thaïlande: env. de Chiang Maï, Doï Inthanon, alt. 2500 m).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

tongkingensis Puthz, 1979: 130 (Edaphus; Type locality: Vietnam: Luc yen).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

topali Puthz, 1979: 133 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: W. Bengal, Darjeeling District, Ghum, 2200 m).

  • Distribution: India.

torresbolloi Puthz, 1985c: 355 (Edaphus; Type locality: Paraguay: alto Paraná, Pto Pte Stroessner).

  • Distribution: Paraguay.

transvaalensis Puthz, 1989a: 71 (Edaphus; Type locality: South Africa: E. Transvaal: Mariepskop).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

tricornis Székessy, 1939: 102 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hafen).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

tshuapaensis Kistner, 1962a: 631 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Tshuapa, Mabali, near Lake Tumba, 350 m).

  • — Kistner, 1963: 199 (Edaphus; Congo Republic).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 762 (Edaphus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 202 (Edaphus; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

tuberculicollis Puthz, 1990b: 280 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu Guinea: Huon Golf: Sattelberg).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

tuberculifer Puthz, 1990a: 197 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: env. Bingerville).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

ulcilabris Puthz, 1992b: 28 (Edaphus; Type locality: Zaire: Kivu, Mwenga, 1250 m. Also cited from Rwanda).

  • Distribution: Congo, Rwanda.

unicornis Székessy, 1939: 105 (Edaphus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Marega).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

uvaensis Comellini, 1977: 266 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Uva, Monaragala).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

uvirensis Kistner, 1962a: 632 (Edaphus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Kivu, near Uvira, 800 m).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 763 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

variabilis Puthz, 1974s: 761 (Edaphus; Type locality: Angola: Lunda: Alto Cuílo Cacola, Brüke über den Cuvembo).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 201 (Edaphus; characters; Ghana; Tanzania; Uganda).

  • — Puthz, 1990a: 211 (Edaphus; Ivory Coast; Gabon; Cameroon).

  • Distribution: Angola, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda.

discipunctus Puthz, 1974s: 766 (Edaphus; Type locality: Uganda: zwischen Kampala und Jinja).

  • — Puthz, 1983f: 173 (Edaphus; Angola; Rhodesia; Kenya).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 201 (Edaphus; synonym of variabilis).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 31 (Edaphus; synonym of variabilis).

variatus Puthz, 1990a: 215 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Abidjan: Parc national du Banco).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

variicollis Puthz, 1986c: 311 (Edaphus; Type locality: Rwanda: Cyangugu, Nyakabuye. Also cited from Zaire, Angola, and Cameroon).

  • Distribution: Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Rwanda.

varius Puthz, 1990a: 211 (Edaphus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Agboville: forêt de Yapo, près Yapo-Gare).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

vedda Comellini, 1977: 259 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sri Lanka: province Central, Hasalaka près de Weragamtola).

  • — Puthz, 1979: 139 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

ventriosus Puthz, 1989a: 73 (Edaphus; Type locality: South Africa: Anthrax Camp, Pafuri, Kruger National Park, 15 km W junction Limpopo River and Levuuhu River).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 18 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

vietnamensis Puthz, 1979: 139 (Edaphus; Type locality: Vietnam: Cuc phuong, Ninh binh).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

vietus Puthz, 1974r: 85 (Edaphus; Type locality: Vietnam: Provinz Quang Tri, 7 mi. W. of Dong Ha, Cam Lo).

  • Distribution: South Vietnam.

vulcanicola Puthz, 1979b: 167 (Edaphus; Type locality: Sumatra: Sibajak vulkan).

  • — Puthz, 1990c: 823 (Edaphus; characters; Sumatra).

  • Distribution: Sumatra.

vulneratus Bernhauer, 1929c: 94, 99 (Edaphus; Type locality: Leyte).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Edaphus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

werneri Puthz, 1990d: 33 (Edaphus; Type locality: Rwanda: Rangiro).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 19 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Rwanda.

wernerianus Puthz, 1990d: 34 (Edaphus; Type locality: Rwanda: Rangiro).

  • — Puthz, 1992b: 19 (Edaphus; characters).

  • Distribution: Rwanda.

wittmeri Puthz, 1979: 124 (Edaphus; Type locality: India: Assam, Megalaya, Garo Hills, Darugiri, 450 m).

  • Distribution: India.

xiao Puthz, 1983g: 163 (Edaphus; Type locality: China: Guanxi [Kwangsi]: Guilin, Yaoshan).

  • Distribution: China.

zukwalanus Puthz, 1990d: 39 (Edaphus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Shoa Province: L. Helene S. Mt. Zughala).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

zwicki Puthz, 1978c: 121 (Edaphus; Type locality: Victoria: Dandenong Range, Belgrave. Also cited from Queensland).

  • Distribution: Australia.

zwickianus Puthz, 1978c: 125 (Edaphus; Type locality: Victoria: Tolmie near Whitfield).

  • Distribution: Australia.

Euaesthetotyphlus
[1 species; Palaearctic Region]

Euaesthetotyphlus Coiffait and Decou, 1970: 377 (species included: almajensis). Type species: Euaesthetotyphlus almajensis Coiffait and Decou, fixed by original designation.

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 171 (checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 366 (characters).

almajensis Coiffait and Decou, 1970: 379 (Euaesthetotyphlus; Type locality: Roumaine: Ogasul Porcariului, Vallée de la Nera).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 368 (Euaesthetotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Romania.

Euaesthetus
[41 species; Neotropical, Nearctic, Palaearctic, and Oriental Regions]

Euaesthetus Gravenhorst, 1806: 201 (species included: scaber). Type species: Euaesthetus scaber Gravenhorst, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 461 (characters).

  • — Dejean, 1821: 25 (list of species in collection).

  • — Latreille, 1825: 245 (cited as Euaesthète; characters).

  • — Berthold, 1827: 331 (characters).

  • — Le Peletier and Serville, 1828: 483 (characters; notes).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 91 (characters).

  • — Curtis, 1829: 30 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Stephens, 1829a: 24 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Stephens, 1829: 294 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Latreille, 1829: 437 (characters).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 420 (characters).

  • — Griffith and Pidgeon, 1832: 294 (characters).

  • — Dejean, 1833: 66 (list of species).

  • — Stephens, 1834: 328 (characters; habitat).

  • — Gistel, 1834: 9 (list of species).

  • — Westwood, 1838a: 18 (characters; type species).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 72 (characters).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 574 (characters).

  • — Heer, 1839: 228 (characters).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 407 (characters).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 746 (characters).

  • — Agassiz, 1847: 145 (cited as Evaesthetus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 731 (characters).

  • — Schaum, 1852: 28 (list of species; Europe).

  • — Lacordaire, 1854: 109 (characters; notes; list of species).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 597 (characters).

  • — Gistel, 1856: 389 (list of species).

  • — Jacquelin du Val, 1857: 53 (characters).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 734 (characters).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 226 (characters; Austrian species).

  • — Thomson, 1858: 39 (characters).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 27 (catalog of British species).

  • — Thomson, 1859: 42 (characters; type species: ruficapillus).

  • — Schaum, 1859: 29 (catalog; European species).

  • — LeConte, 1861a: 67 (characters).

  • — Thomson, 1861: 115 (characters).

  • — Gredler, 1863: 112 (list of species from Tirol).

  • — LeConte, 1863: 25 (list of North American species).

  • — Wencker and Silbermann, 1866: 32 (list of species; collecting notes; France).

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 631 (catalog).

  • — Jacquelin du Val, 1868: 76 (catalog; European species).

  • — Sharp, 1871d: 12 (list of British species).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 63 [= 1873a: 221] (characters; key to species).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 236 (characters; key to Austrian species).

  • — Fauvel, 1875a: XIV [= 1875b: 216] (catalog).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 303 (characters; key to French species).

  • — Heyden, 1880: 79 (list of species of Siberian region).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 178 (catalog).

  • — Casey, 1884a: 19 (key to North American species).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 324 (notes; key to British species).

  • — Seidlitz, 1891: 359 (key to some European species).

  • — Seidlitz, 1891a: 383 (key to some European species).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1891: 113 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Heyden, 1893: 46 (list of species of Siberian region).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 544 (characters; key to middle European species).

  • — Heyden, 1896: 35 (list of species of Siberian region).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1906: 151 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 153 (characters).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 458 (characters; key to Indiana species).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1910a: 127 (notes; key to and annotated list of species of Seine Basin, France).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (world catalog; 21 species).

  • — Petri, 1912: 63 (list of species of Siebenbürgen).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 475 (characters; key to Danish species).

  • — Leng, 1920: 100 (catalog of North American species).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 357 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Porta, 1926: 65 (characters; key to species of Italy).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 38 (key to North American species).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 390 (characters; key to French species).

  • — Roubal, 1930: 348 (catalog; Slovakia).

  • — Joy, 1932: 14 (key to British species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 116 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Kloet and Hincks, 1945: 164 (list of British species).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 366, 413 (type species: bipunctatus Ljungh = scaber Gravenhorst; notes; checklist of British species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 152 (type species: scaber).

  • — Tottenham, 1954: 74 (characters; collecting notes; key to British species).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 240 (characters; key to species of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 117 (characters; key to species of Sweden).

  • — Horion, 1963: 402 (list of central European species).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 39 (characters).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 131 (characters; key to central European species).

  • — Kasule, 1966: 277 (larval characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 46 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 106 (characters).

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 171 (checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 262 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 211 (checklist of species of Japan).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (list of British species).

  • — Topp, 1978: 307 (larval characters).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 244 (characters; notes).

  • — Uhlig and Vogler, 1981: 102 (list of some species collected in Germany; habitat and collecting notes).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 358 (characters; key to species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Ádám, 1985: 250 (list of species from southeast Hungary).

  • — Frank, 1986a: 367 (checklist of species of Florida).

  • — Muona and Viramo, 1986: 22 (list of species of northeastern Finland).

  • — Segers, 1986: 34 (checklist of species; Belgium).

  • — Ádám, 1987: 143 (list of four species with collecting notes; Hungary).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 149 (supplement for key to genera of Lohse, 1964).

  • — Newton, 1990b: 1164, 1170 (larval characters).

  • — Frank, 1991: 345 (larval characters).

  • — Silfverberg, 1992: 20 (list of species of Fennoscandia, Denmark, and the Baltic States).

  • — Siitonen, 1993: 230 (list of Finnish species).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 45 (list of species of Czech Republic and Slovakia).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 392 (key to species of Old World).

  • — M. Hansen, Liljehult, Mahler, and Pedersen, 1995: 28 (additional records to Danish list of species).

  • — Terlutter, 1995: 55 (list of some species of Germany).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (list of species of Italy).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 102 (list of Danish species).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (characters; key to species of Northeastern North America).

  • — Lundgren, 1998: 48 (list of species from Florida; records for other States listed for each species).

  • — M. Hansen, Palm, Pedersen, and Runge, 1998: 71 (list of species collected in 1997; Denmark).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 382 (27 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

Eristhetus Leach, 1819: 174 (unjustified emendation; cited by Blackwelder, 1952: 152 as an emendation of Euaesthetus because it also had been treated as such by Mannerheim, 1830: 41). Type species: Euaesthetus scaber Gravenhorst, fixed by objective synonymy.

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 422, 455 (emendation of Euaesthetus; [Note: Unjustified emendation]).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 438 (characters).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 184 (characters).

  • — Lacordaire, 1854: 109 (synonym of Euaesthetus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 63 [= 1873a: 221] (synonym of Euaesthetus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (synonym of Euaesthetus; [Note: Mannerheim, 1830 cited as the author of genus]).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 358 (synonym of Euaesthetus).

albertae Puthz, 1998a: 229 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Canada: Alberta: 2 mi. S. Ponaka, Battle River marsh).

  • Distribution: Canada.

americanus Erichson, 1840: 747 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Pensylvania).

  • — LeConte, 1850: 220 (Euaesthetus; Lake Superior).

  • — Casey, 1884a: 27 (Euaesthetus; characters; Michigan; Massachusetts; Washington, D.C.; Florida; New York; Delaware).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 459 (Euaesthetus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Notman, 1919a: 95 (Euaesthetus; Ontario).

  • — Notman, 1920a: 180 (Euaesthetus; New York).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 39 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Frank, 1982: 16 (Euaesthetus; list of parasites).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Euaesthetus; USA; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (Euaesthetus; characters; USA).

  • — Puthz, 1998a: 242 (Euaesthetus; lectotype designation; synonyms).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

subiridipennis Bernhauer, 1928c: 38 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Massachusetts: Marion).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1206 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (Euaesthetus; cited as subviridipennis; [Note: Listed from Florida but perhaps erroneously]; USA).

  • — Puthz, 1998a: 242 (Euaesthetus; synonym of americanus).

andersoni Puthz, 1998a: 233 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Mexico: Guerrero, 10.3 km SW Filo de Caballo, 2700 m).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

atomus Casey, 1884a: 28 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Sand Point and Cedar Keys, Florida).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 40 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1998a: 225 (Euaesthetus; character figured).

  • Distribution: USA.

bicoloratus Casey, 1924: 150 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Florida: near Indian River).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • Distribution: USA.

bierigi Puthz, 1998a: 225 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Vara Blanca, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

bipunctatus Ljungh, 1804: 68 (Stenus; Type locality: in glacie paludis Sjärsjöensis).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 462 (Euaesthetus; synonym of scaber Gravenhorst).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 420 (Eristhetus; synonym of scaber Gravenhorst).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 575 (Euaesthetus; synonym of scaber).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 746 (Euaesthetus; synonym of scaber).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 736 (Euaesthetus; synonym of scaber).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 64 [= 1873a: 222] (Euaesthetus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Austria; Transbaikal).

  • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 22] (Euaesthetus; Russia).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 308 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 545 (Euaesthetus; characters; north and middle Europe).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 20 (Euaesthetus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 153 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 391 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 119 (Euaesthetus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 402 (Euaesthetus; France; Italy; Dalmatia; Romania; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 131 (Euaesthetus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 68 (Euaesthetus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 722 (Euaesthetus; Poland).

  • — Jarrige, 1968a: 141 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972q: 293 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Ashworth, 1972: 215 (Euaesthetus; late-glacial subfossil; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1973m: 138 (Euaesthetus; characters; notes).

  • — Outerelo, 1976: 265 (Euaesthetus; Spain).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Euaesthetus; Britain).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 362 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 99 (Euaesthetus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 149 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Nowosad, 1990: 69 (Euaesthetus; collected from mole nest; notes; Poland).

  • — Sabella and Zanetti, 1991: 274 (Edaphus; notes).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 45 (Euaesthetus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 393 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 149 (Euaesthetus; characters; notes; Sicily).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Euaesthetus; Italy).

  • — Ádám, 1996: 242 (Euaeathetus; Hungary).

  • Distribution: Europe, European and Asia Russia.

scaber Gravenhorst, 1806: 202 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Brunsvigae).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 462 (Euaesthetus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Germar, 1823a: 13 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany; Sweden).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1827: 499 (Staphylinus; note).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 92 (Euaesthetus; characters; Lapland).

  • — Latreille, 1829: 437 (Euaesthetus; France).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 41 (Eristhetus; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 455 (Eristhetus; Sweden).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 420 (Eristhetus; characters; Finland).

  • — Stephens, 1834: 328 (Euaesthetus; characters; England).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 439 (Eristhetus; characters; France).

  • — Westwood, 1838a: 18 (Euaesthetus; type species).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 72 (Eristhetus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 574 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 228 (Euaesthetus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Euaesthetus; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 746 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany; Sweden).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 184 (Eristhetus; characters; France).

  • — Guérin-Méneville, 1844a: 31 (Euaesthetus; Europe).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 731 (Euaesthetus; characters; Austria).

  • — Jacquelin Duval, 1850: 50 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany; France).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 597 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 736 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 226 (Euaesthetus; characters; Austria).

  • — Thomson, 1861: 115 (Euaesthetus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 64 [= 1873a: 222] (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 237 (Euaesthetus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 252 (Euaesthetus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 171 (Euaesthetus; Finland).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 306 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 324 (Euaesthetus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 545 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 476 (Euaesthetus; characters; Denmark).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 362 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

elongatus Motschulsky, 1860: 557 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Baical; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1973m]. Originally cited from environs du lac Baical en Daourie).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1973m: 138 (Euaesthetus; lectotype designation: Baikal; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 362 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

mariae Bethe, 1867: 308 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Dürkheim).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 64 [= 1873a: 222] (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 237 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 545 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 362 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

brevipennis Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 308 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Bresse).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 545 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 362 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

brevelytratus Outerelo and Gamarra, 1986: 592 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Puerto de Honduras, Cáceres, entre Hervás y Cabezuela del Valle).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 394 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • Distribution: Spain.

brevipennis Mulsant and Rey, 1878, see: bipunctatus Ljungh, 1804.

brevipennis Casey, 1884, see: duplex Herman, 2001.

chandleri Puthz, 1998a: 234 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: USA: New Hampshire: Strafford Co., Spruce Hole, 3 mi SW Durham).

  • Distribution: USA.

chantali Puthz, 1998a: 236 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: USA: Massachusetts: Tyngsboro. Also cited from New Hampshire, Iowa, Mississippi, Texas, Ontario, Quebec; Cuba).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA, Cuba.

columbus Puthz, 1998a: 226 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Cuba: Caimito del Guayabal).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

cubanus Puthz, 1998a: 224 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Cuba: Aspiro, Sierra del Rosario).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

dampfi Bernhauer, 1929h: 190 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Mexiko: Ajusco Berg, in einer

Seehöhe von 4000 m).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

duplex Herman, 2001: 36 (Euaesthetus; replacement name for brevipennis Casey).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

brevipennis Casey, 1884a: 20 (Euaesthetus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 39 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Euaesthetus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (Euaesthetus; characters; USA).

  • — Herman, 2001: 36 (Euaesthetus; synonym of duplex).

dybasi Puthz, 1998a: 230 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: USA: New York: Hamilton Co., Hope, N. Hope Falls Road. Also cited from New Hampshire, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario and Quebec).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

elongatus Motschulsky, 1860, see: bipunctatus Ljungh, 1804.

fauveli Puthz, 1979b: 172 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Tonkin).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 27 (Euaesthetus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 392 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • Distribution: Vietnam, China.

floridae Casey, 1884a: 21 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Florida, Tampa, Enterprise).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 458 (Euaesthetus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 39 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Euaesthetus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (Euaesthetus; characters; USA).

  • — Puthz, 1998a: 240 (Euaesthetus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

franki Puthz, 1998a: 241 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: USA: Florida: Highlands Co., Fish-eating Creek, 4 mi. W. of Venus).

  • Distribution: USA.

frigidus Poppius, 1909, see: laeviusculus Mannerheim, 1844.

fungicola Motschulsky, 1860, see: Gyrophaena.

fulvus Motschulsky, 1860: 558 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: montagnes Oulou Tau dans les parties méridionales des Steppes des Kirguises).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 65 [= 1873a: 223] (Euaesthetus; synonym of ruficapillus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 361 (Euaesthetus; characters; Caucasus; southern Russia; Kirghistan).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 393 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • Distribution: Caucasus, Kyrgyzstan.

ganglbaueri Bernhauer, 1928c: 39 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Michigan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Euaesthetus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (Euaesthetus; cited as ganglbauri; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

granulipennis Eppelsheim, 1887: 429 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Wladiwostok).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 257 (Euaesthetus; Siberia).

  • — Puthz, 1973m: 139 (Euaesthetus; characters; notes; Siberia).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 394 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • Distribution: Russia.

hammondi Puthz, 1976d: 46 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Japan: Yodogawa, Osaka. Also cited from China).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 27 (Euaesthetus; cited as hammionidi; China).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 392 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • Distribution: Japan, China.

hispanicus Coiffait, 1984b: 256 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Espagne Picos de Europa, Lhoso, 1900 m).

  • — Outerelo and Gamarra, 1986: 598 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 394 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • Distribution: Spain.

immarginatus Erichson, 1840, see: Stenaesthetus.

iripennis Casey, 1884a: 25 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Ross County, Ohio).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 38 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (Euaesthetus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

japonicus Bernhauer, 1907, see: Edaphus.

juanaensis Puthz, 1998a: 240 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Cuba: Aspiro, Sierra del Rosario).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

kincaidi Hatch, 1957, see: pacificus Fall, 1926.

laeviusculus Mannerheim, 1844a: 195 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Kavantholm, Finlande).

  • — Jacquelin Duval, 1850: 50 (Euaesthetus; characters; Finland).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 598 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 227 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 736 (Euaesthetus; characters; Austria, France, Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1861: 116 (Euaesthetus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 cited ruficollis Thomson as a synonym of laeviusculus; Thomson did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Erichson who attributed it to Lacordaire]; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Thomson, 1867: 286 (Euaesthetus; ruficapillus cited by Thomson, 1860: 116 is misidentification of laeviusculus characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 66 [= 1873a: 224] (Euaesthetus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Russia; Switzerland).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 237 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 252 (Euaesthetus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 171 (Euaesthetus; Finland).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 314 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 325 (Euaesthetus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 546 (Euaesthetus; characters; north and middle Europe).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 153 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 477 (Euaesthetus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 257 (Euaesthetus; Siberia).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 391 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 119 (Euaesthetus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 403 (Euaesthetus; Fennoscandia; France; Italy; Romania; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 131 (Euaesthetus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 69 (Euaesthetus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 722 (Euaesthetus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1972q: 293, 294 (Euaesthetus; characters; notes).

  • — Ashworth, 1972: 215 (Euaesthetus; late-glacial subfossil; Britain).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Euaesthetus; Britain).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 361 (Euaesthetus; characters; Europe; Britain; Scandinavia; Siberia).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 99 (Euaesthetus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Euaesthetus; USA; Canada).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 45 (Euaesthetus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 393 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Euaesthetus; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1998a: 231 (Euaesthetus; note).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Canada, USA.

frigidus Poppius, 1909: 21 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Lena bei Tjulah-haja).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1972q: 294 (Euaesthetus; synonym of laeviusculus).

lespesii Jacquelin du Val, 1850, see: ruficapillus Lacordaire, 1835.

mandschuricus Puthz, 1976d: 46 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: China: Heilungjiang, Harbin).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 27 (Euaesthetus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 394 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • Distribution: China.

mariae Bethe, 1867, see: bipunctatus Ljungh, 1804.

marionensis Bernhauer, 1928c: 40 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Massachusetts: Marion).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (Euaesthetus; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

mundulus Casey, 1884a: 23 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 40 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (Euaesthetus; characters; USA).

  • — Puthz, 1998a: 243 (Euaesthetus; synonyms).

  • Distribution: USA.

robustulus Casey, 1884a: 24 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 40 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 460 (Euaesthetus; characters; USA).

  • — Puthz, 1998a: 243 (Euaesthetus; synonym of mundulus).

neomexicanus Fall, 1907, see: similis Casey, 1884.

nesterovi Petrenko, 1984, see: Ctenomastax.

newtoni Puthz, 1998a: 231 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Mexico: Jalisco, 10 mi. W. Atenquique, 6700 feet).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

nitidulus Sharp, 1874: 78 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Nagasaki).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 87 (Euaesthetus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 392 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • Distribution: Japan.

pacificus Fall, 1926a: 62 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Scow Bay, Alaska).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Euaesthetus; Canada).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

kincaidi Hatch, 1957: 240 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Washington: Seaview).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (Euaesthetus; synonym of pacificus).

  • — Puthz, 1998a: 243 (Euaesthetus; synonym of pacificus).

pugetensis Hatch, 1957: 241 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Washington: Cedar Mt. Also cited from British Columbia).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Euaesthetus; USA; Canada).

  • — Puthz, 1998a: 227 (Euaesthetus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

pullus Thomson, 1857, see: ruficapillus Lacordaire, 1835.

punctatus Casey, 1884a: 21 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Crescent City, Florida).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 39 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • Distribution: USA.

robustulus Casey, 1884, see: mundulus Casey, 1884.

ruficapillus Lacordaire, 1835: 439 (Eristhetus; Type locality: Paris).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 575 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 228 (Euaesthetus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 747 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany; France).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 184 (Eristhetus; characters; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 731 (Euaesthetus; characters; Austria).

  • — Jacquelin Duval, 1850: 50 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany; France).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 597 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 234 (Euaesthetus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 737 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1859: 42 (type species of Euaesthetus).

  • — Hochhuth, 1862: 80 (Euaesthetus; Caucasus; Ukraine).

  • — Thomson, 1867: 287 (Euaesthetus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 65 [= 1873a: 223] (Euaesthetus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Russia; Austria; Italy; Caucasus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 237 (Euaesthetus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 252 (Euaesthetus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 171 (Euaesthetus; Finland).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 311 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 325 (Euaesthetus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 545 (Euaesthetus; characters; north and middle Europe; Italy; Caucasus).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 153 (Euaesthetus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 477 (Euaesthetus; characters; Denmark).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 391 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 119 (Euaesthetus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 403 (Euaesthetus; France to Poland-Russia; Italy; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 131 (Euaesthetus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 68 (Euaesthetus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Puthz, 1972q: 293 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Outerelo, 1976a: 260 (Euaesthetus; notes; Spain).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Euaesthetus; Britain).

  • — Frank, 1982: 16 (Euaesthetus; list of parasites).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 359 (Euaesthetus; characters; Europe; Turkey; Caucasus; Siberia).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 99 (Euaesthetus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 45 (Euaesthetus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 393 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Euaesthetus; Italy).

  • — Bordoni, 1995: 82, 83 (Euaesthetus; habitus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 149 (Euaesthetus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • Distribution: Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia.

lespesii Jacquelin du Val, 1850: 48, 51 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Toulouse; environs de Paris).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 598 (Euaesthetus; characters; France).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 312 (Euaesthetus; synonym of ruficapillus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 545 (Euaesthetus; cited as lespesi; synonym of ruficapillus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; cited as lespesi; synonym of ruficapillus).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 360 (Euaesthetus; cited as lespesi; synonym of ruficapillus).

pullus Thomson, 1857: 235 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Ringsjön i Skåne).

  • — Thomson, 1861: 116 (Euaesthetus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1867c: 114 [= 1868b: 213] (Euaesthetus; synonym of ruficapillus).

  • — Thomson, 1867: 287 (Euaesthetus; synonym of ruficapillus).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 312 (Euaesthetus; synonym of ruficapillus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 545 (Euaesthetus; synonym of ruficapillus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 190 (Euaesthetus; synonym of ruficapillus).

ruficollis Motschulsky, 1860: 558 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Transbaicalie).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 64 [= 1873a: 222] (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1880: 97 (Euaesthetus; characters; Siberia).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 545 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 20 (Euaesthetus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Puthz, 1973m: 139 (Euaesthetus; valid species; characters; notes; Siberia).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 393 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 42 (Euaesthetus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Asian Russia.

wuorentausi Bernhauer, 1927b: 90 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Wuorentaus bei Dudinka).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1206 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1973m: 139 (Euaesthetus; synonym of ruficollis).

scaber Gravenhorst, 1806, see: bipunctatus Ljungh, 1804.

schawalleri Puthz, 1994e: 389 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Russland: Khabarovsk Province, SE Boitsovo, 12 km NE Bikin, 250–350 m).

  • Distribution: Russia.

similis Casey, 1884a: 22 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Tallahassee, Florida).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 190 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 40 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1206 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974: 11 (Euaesthetus; characters; Illinois; Florida; Texas; New Mexico; Louisiana; Maryland; North Carolina).

  • Distribution: USA.

texanus Casey, 1884a: 26 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Columbus, Texas).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 190 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 40 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1206 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974: 11 (Euaesthetus; synonym of similis).

neomexicanus Fall, 1907: 219 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Las Vegas, New Mexico).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1928c: 39 (Euaesthetus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1205 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974: 11 (Euaesthetus; synonym of similis).

smetanai Puthz, 1998a: 238 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: USA: Louisiana: Calcasieu Pa., Choupique Bayon, 7 mi N. Hackleberry. Also cited from Texas and Mississippi).

  • Distribution: USA.

spinicollis Coiffait, 1983d: 174 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Nepal: Ramche, 1430 m).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 392, 395 (Euaesthetus; characters; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Nepal, Thailand.

subiridipennis Bernhauer, 1928, see: americanus Erichson, 1840.

superlatus Peyerimhoff, 1937: 44 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: France: Alpes-Maritimes: col. de Mulinès au-dessus de Beuil, vers la cote 2000).

  • — Jarrige, 1968a: 139 (Euaesthetus; characters; notes; France).

  • — Puthz, 1969i (Euaesthetus; characters; notes; Germany; Austria; France; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1972q: 291, 293 (Euaesthetus; characters; Hungary).

  • — Puthz, 1976j: 189 (Euaesthetus; distribution in Germany).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 363 (Euaesthetus; characters; France; Austria; Germany; Hungary).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 149 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 45 (Euaesthetus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Puthz, 1994e: 394 (Euaesthetus; characters).

  • — Assing, Frisch, Kahlen, et al., 1998: 131 (Euaesthetus; note).

  • — Assing, 2001: 75 (Euaesthetus; collected from xerothermous site; Germany).

  • Distribution: Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia.

texanus Casey, 1884, see: similis Casey, 1884.

wuorentausi Bernhauer, 1927, see: ruficollis Motschulsky, 1860.

Macroturellus
[1 species; Ethiopian Region]

Macroturellus Orousset, 1987: 219 (species included: pulcher). Type species: Macroturellus pulcher Orousset, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

pulcher Orousset, 1987: 222 (Macroturellus; Type locality: Cameroun: Yaoundé).

  • Distribution: Cameroon.

Neocoiffaitia
[1 species; Madagascan Region]

Neocoiffaitia Orousset, 1988: 69 (species included: anosyana). Type species: Neocoiffaitia anosyana Orousett, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

anosyana Orousset, 1988: 69 (Neocoiffaitia; Type locality: Madagascar Est: massif de l’Andohahelo, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

Octavius
[194 species; Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, Oriental, Oceanic, and Neotropical Regions]

Octavius Fauvel, 1873: 62 [= 1873a: 220] (species included: pyrenaeus, insularis, grandiceps).

Type species: Octavius pyrenaeus Fauvel, fixed by subsequent designation by R. Lucas, 1920: 449.

  • — Fauvel, 1875a: XIV [= 1875b: 216] (catalog).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 316 (characters; key to French species).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 179 (catalog).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1891: 113 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1906: 151 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (world catalog; 7 species).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 357 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Porta, 1926: 65 (characters; key to species of Italy).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 390 (characters; key to French species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (list of species of Tunisia).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 266 (type species).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a (revision of European species; characters; ecology; distribution; checklist of species).

  • — Kistner, 1960a: 117 (notes; key to subsaharan species).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 38 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1965f: 100 (key to species groups; list of species for each group).

  • — Bordoni, 1973j: 676 (list of species from islands near Sicily).

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 171 (checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 104 (characters).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 106 (characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 108, 111, 122, 123 (key to species of Neotropical region and Africa; list of species).

  • — Puthz, 1979c: 50 (key to African species).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 22 (discussion; synonyms; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980g (Octavius; notes; Nepal; Philippines).

  • — Orousset, 1983: 48 (comments on and characters for infrageneric divisions).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 369 (characters; key to species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Puthz, 1985d: 703 (key to species of India and Himalayan region).

  • — Shibata, 1986a: 121 (supplemental list of species from Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 194 (key to species of Africa south of the Sahara).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 71 (characters; key to species of Madagascar; notes on world distribution and habitat).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 124 (key to species of Corsica).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (list of species of Italy).

Turellus Sharp, 1876: 423 (species included: batesi). Type species: Turellus batesi Sharp, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 206 (catalog).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (world catalog; 1 species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 116 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 400 (type species: batesi).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 101 (characters).

  • — Kistner, 1967: 55 (notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 104 (characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 26 (synonym of Octavius).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 71 (synonym of Octavius).

Anillosthetus Mulsant and Rey, 1876: 146 [= 1877: 2] ([Note: Nomen nudum; the genus was cited without species (Article 12.2) and although a case might be made that characters were presented (see Blackwelder, 1952: 53), the only included species (corsicus by Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 318) was cited first as a synonym of insularis and is also unavailable (Article 11.6)]).

Exoctavius Bierig, 1934b: 221 (species included: bermudezi). Type species: Exoctavius bermudezi Bierig, by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 227 (type species: bermudezi).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 116 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 163 (type species: bermudezi).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 68 (characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 106 (synonym of Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 26 (synonym of Octavius).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 71 (synonym of Octavius).

Thaxterius Bernhauer, 1935f: 213 (species included: sulcicollis). Type species: Thaxterius sulcicollis Bernhauer, by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 384 (type species: sulcicollis).

  • — Kistner, 1960a: 117 (synonym of Octavius).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 106 (characters).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 106 (synonym of Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 26 (synonym of Octavius).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 71 (synonym of Octavius).

Doletica Cameron, 1938: 1 (species included: bicolor). Type species: Doletica bicolor Cameron, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Cameron, 1950f: 112 (characters).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 131 (type species: bicolor).

  • — Kistner, 1961: 13 (characters; key to species; type species: bicolor).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 101 (synonym of Turellus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 104 (characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 26 (synonym of Octavius).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 71 (synonym of Octavius).

Traegardhius Scheerpeltz, 1974: 93, 105 (species included: natalensis). Type species: Traegardhius natalensis Scheerpeltz, fixed by original designation.

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (synonym of Octavius).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 71 (synonym of Octavius).

Brinckiellus Scheerpeltz, 1974: 98, 105 (species included: capensis). Type species: Brinckiellus capensis Scheerpeltz, fixed by original designation.

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (synonym of Octavius).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 71 (synonym of Octavius).

Nepalopeplus Coiffait, 1982: 129 (species included: himalayicus). Type species: Nepalopeplus himalayicus Coiffait, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Puthz, 1987a: 453 (synonym of Octavius).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 71 (synonym of Octavius).

abditus Orousset, 1990a: 122 (Octavius; Type locality: Corse du Sud: source entre Chiova d’Asinu et Suartone, au Nord du golfe de Santa Manza, alt. 120 m).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

abruzzensis Coiffait, 1965, see: vitalei Bernhauer, 1908.

africanus Cameron, 1950f: 119 (Octavius; Type locality: Angola: Dundo: Luachimo Forest).

  • — Kistner, 1960a: 118 (Octavius; characters; Angola).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 111 (Octavius; characters; Angola).

  • — Puthz, 1979c: 53 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 199 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Angola.

alzadae Kistner, 1963: 201 (Octavius; Type locality: Congo Republic: Katanga, Albertville territory, Bendera, 1000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 111 (Octavius; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1979c: 56 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

ambitsika Orousset, 1988: 120 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Ankaratra, forêt d’Ambitsika, 2100 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

amindramiova Orousset, 1988: 90 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, Amindramiova, 1950 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

andohahelo Orousset, 1988: 113 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est, massif de l’Andohahelo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

andringitra Orousset, 1988: 104 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, pic Boby, 2650 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

anjavidilava Orousset, 1988: 100 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, Anjavidilava, 1900 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

ankaratra Orousset, 1988: 140 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Ankaratra, forêt de Betay, 2100 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

anophthalmus Puthz, 1991b: 83 (Octavius; Type locality: Ghana: Central Region: Kibi, 274 m, 6°10′N, 0°34′W).

  • Distribution: Ghana.

apicalis Orousset, 1983, see: spiniphallus Orousset, 1981.

apicidens Puthz, 1985d: 701 (Octavius; Type locality: Indien: West Bengal: Darjeeling district: entre Ghoom et Lopchu, à 13 km de Ghoom, versant nord, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: India.

armatus Orousset, 1988: 99 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: entre Ihosy et Ivohibe, col d’Ivohibory, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

asiaticus Coiffait, 1958a: 90 (Octavius; Type locality: Turquie d’Asie: Karamursel, Villayet d’Izmit).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 122 (Octavius; characters; Turkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 391 (Octavius; characters; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

assamensis Puthz, 1985, see: flavescens Kistner, 1961.

atomus Puthz, 1986f: 186 (Octavius; Type locality: Südafrika: Cape Province, Garden of Eden, 34°02′S, 23°12′E).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

bacillus Puthz, 1986f: 187 (Octavius; Type locality: Südafrika: Southern Cape: Keurboom-strand near Plettenberg Bay, 34°00′S, 23°27′E).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

balazuci Jarrige, 1964: 189 (Octavius; Type locality: dans la terre de la terrasse bordant

l’entrée de la grotte de Baume Grenas, commune de Ruoms, Ardèche).

  • — Orousset, 1981: 21 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 395 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Orousset, 1984a: 129 (Octavius; collecting notes; France).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 17 (Octavius; France).

  • Distribution: France.

baloghi Puthz, 1977h: 119 (Octavius; Type locality: New Guinea NE: Wau, Kilolo Creek, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

baloghianus Puthz, 1991a: 256 (Octavius; Type locality: New Guinea NE: Angoram).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

batesi Sharp, 1876: 424 (Turellus; Type locality: Ega).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Turellus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 24, 27 (Octavius; characters; Peru).

  • — Orousset, 1986b: 20 (Octavius; Surinam).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Peru, Surinam.

berardi Lavagne, 1917, see: grandiceps Mulsant and Rey, 1853.

bermudezi Bierig, 1934b: 222 (Exoctavius; Type locality: Sierra del Rosario, rio Taco-Taco).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 227 (Exoctavius; Cuba).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 108 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

bessoni Orousset, 1986d: 100 (Octavius; Type locality: Odita Lezia, gorges de Kakoueta, alt. 850 m, commune de Saint-Engrâce, Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; France).

  • Distribution: France.

besucheti Puthz, 1977h: 121 (Octavius; Type locality: Türkei: Bolu, Düzce-Akcakoca, 400 m).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 392 (Octavius; characters; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

betschi Orousset, 1988: 135 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: tampoketsa d’Ambohitantely, au Nord d’Ankazobe, 1500 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

betsileo Orousset, 1988: 111 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: pays Betsileo, Ambatofitoharana, RN 7, pk 292, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

bicolor Cameron, 1938: 1 (Doletica; Type locality: Belgian Congo: Eala).

  • — Kistner, 1961: 17 (Doletica; characters; Belgian Congo).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 102 (Turellus).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1984h: 563 (Octavius; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 196 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

bifidus Puthz, 1979c: 57 (Octavius; Type locality: Elfenbeinküste: Man, Cascade).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

biroi Puthz, 1977h: 114 (Octavius; Type locality: Neu Guinea: Seleo Berlinhafen).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

bordei Sainte-Claire Deville, 1911: 214 (Octavius; Type locality: environs de Grasse, Alpes-Martimes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 94 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 42 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Hervé, 1964: 294 (Octavius; France).

  • — Orousset, 1983c: 136 (Octavius; notes; holotype is male).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 404 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 19 (Octavius; France).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; Italy ?).

  • Distribution: France.

boryi Orousset, 1988: 107 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andrin-gitra, vallée située sous le pic Bory, 2500 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

breviceps Jarrige, 1968: 876 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar-Est, Italaviana, Fanovana).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 123 (Octavius; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

brevipennis Cameron, 1956: 182 (Doletica; Type locality: Ruanda: Tshuruyaga, forêt du Rugege, 2400 m, terr. Astrida).

  • — Kistner, 1961: 17 (Doletica; characters; Ruanda).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 102 (Turellus).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 197 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Rwanda.

brincki Puthz, 1976e: 240 (Turellus; replacement name for capensis Scheerpeltz).

  • — Puthz, 1976e: 240 (Turellus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 199 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

capensis Scheerpeltz, 1974: 100 (Brinckiellus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Cape Prov.: Cape Peninsula, Hout Bay Skorsteenkop).

  • — Puthz, 1976e: 240 (Turellus; synonym of brincki).

bryophilus Orousset, 1988: 106 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, cirque Boby, 2550 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

capdeviellei Orousset, 1979: 127 (Octavius; Type locality: grotte de Gourgue, commune d’Arbas près d’Aspet, Haute-Garonne).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 388 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

capensis Kistner, 1967: 59 (Turellus; Type locality: Republic of South Africa, Cape Province, Beaufort District, Katberg).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 200 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

capensis Scheerpeltz, 1974, see: brincki Puthz, 1976.

capitocleftus Kistner, 1961: 19 (Doletica; Type locality: Congo: Parc National de la Garamba).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 102 (Turellus).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 195 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

carpetanicus Outerelo, 1989: 522 (Octavius; Type locality: España: Villanueva de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura).

  • Distribution: Spain.

castrii Coiffait, 1963c: 182 (Octavius; Type locality: Italie: province de Vicenza, Monte Spitz dans les Monte Lessini, Recoaro).

  • — Pace, 1983: 106, 107 (Octavius; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 396 (Octavius; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

euganensis Coiffait, 1972a: 79 (Octavius; Type locality: Colli Euganei, Italie du Nord).

  • — Puthz, 1972i: 129 (Octavius; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1983: 107 (Octavius; subspecies of castrii; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 396 (Octavius; cited as valid species; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; subspecies of castrii; Italy).

catalanus Coiffait, 1958a: 91 (Octavius; Type locality: Barcelone: Parc de Tibidabo).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 398 (Octavius; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

catharus Coiffait, 1963c: 178 (Octavius; Type locality: Ariège, Montferrier, vers 900 m à la lisière de la Forêt de Montmenier, sur le versant Nord d’un contrefort du Pic Saint-Barthélemy).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 406 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

cerberus Coiffait, 1958a: 86 (Octavius; Type locality: Pyrénées Orientales: Cerbère).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 393 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 17 (Octavius; France).

  • Distribution: France, Spain.

coecus Jarrige, 1968: 874 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar-Centre, Mamjakatompo, Ankaratra).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 143 (Octavius; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

coiffaiti Puthz, 1985b: 299 (Octavius; Type locality: Gabon: Belinga).

  • Distribution: Gabon.

coiffaitianus Orousset, 1987b: 12 (Octavius; Type locality: Alos, au sud de Saint-Girons, Ariège).

  • Distribution: France.

comellinii Coiffait, 1963c: 186 (Octavius; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Tarragone, Sierra de Prades, Montréal, à l’Est de la Vallée du Rio Francoli).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 400 (Octavius; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

confusus Coiffait, 1958a: 85 (Octavius; Type locality: Basses-Pyrénées: Gotein).

  • — Coiffait, 1959a: 44 (Octavius; France).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 122 (Octavius; notes; Pyrenees, Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 390 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • — Orousset, 1986d: 102 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 17 (Octavius; France).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; France).

  • Distribution: France, Spain.

corsicus Orousset, 1983: 54 (Octavius; Type locality: Petreto-Bicchisano, route du Col de Saint-Eustache, alt. 800 m).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 403 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 126 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

cossyrensis Coiffait, 1965, see: vitalei Bernhauer, 1908.

crenicollis Fauvel, 1876a: 59 [= 1876: 244] (Octavius; Type locality: Pyrénées Orientales, La Massane).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 321 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 390 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 94 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 403 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 19 (Octavius; France).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 167 (Octavius; notes; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France, Spain.

croaticus Puthz, 1972j: 127 (Octavius; Type locality: Jugoslawien: Kroatien: Agram [Zagreb]).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 122 (Octavius; notes).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 398 (Octavius; characters; Croatia).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; Slovenia; Croatia).

  • Distribution: Croatia, Slovenia.

crucialis Kistner, 1967: 57 (Turellus; Type locality: Republic of South Africa, Natal, Bergville District, Drakensberg, Ogalweni Forest, 1800 m).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 200 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

cruciatus Orousset, 1988: 129 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: forêt d’Ambo-hiboatavo, à l’Ent du lac de Mantasoa).

  • Distribution: Congo.

dajozi Orousset, 1988: 125 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: région de Périnet, forêt de la Grande Ile, 900 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

debilis Orousset, 1988: 122 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Anka-ratra, forêt aux environs du lac Froid, 1800 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

deharvengi Orousset, 1981: 17 (Octavius; Type locality: grotte proche du hameau de Rieu-fourcand en forêt de Bélesta, alt. 700 m, Ariège).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 392 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

delicatus Puthz, 1979c: 54 (Octavius; Type locality: Elfenbeinküste: Abidjan, Parc national du Banco).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory coast.

dentatus Puthz, 1985d: 701 (Octavius; Type locality: Indien: West Bengal: Darjeeling district: 13 km au nord de Ghoom, route pour Bijanbari, 1500 m).

  • Distribution: India.

denticulatus Puthz, 1985d: 703 (Octavius; Type locality: Nepal: Kosi: District de Sankhuwa-sawa, Col au nord-est de Mangmaya, 2300 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

descarpentriesi Jarrige, 1968: 877 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar-Centre, Cirque Boby, 2500 m, Andringitra).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 103 (Octavius; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

deuvei Orousset, 1983: 58 (Octavius; Type locality: Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano, alt. 350 m).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 401 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 127 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

distortus Orousset, 1988: 121 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Ankaratra, forêt de Manjakatompo, 1650 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

doderoi Coiffait, 1965f: 100 (Octavius; Type locality: Sardaigne, Teulada).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 405 (Octavius; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; Italy).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

dolosus Orousset, 1988: 98 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: forêt de Mahabo au Sud-Est de Maropaika).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

doriai Poggi, 1977: 301 (Octavius; Type locality: Isola del Giglio, Arcipelago toscano, prov. di Grosseto).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 406 (Octavius; characters; Giglio Island).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

dybasi Puthz, 1977h: 112 (Octavius; Type locality: Palau Inseln: Angaur, 6°55′N, 134°09′O).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

edentulus Puthz, 1985d: 700 (Octavius; Type locality: Indien: West Bengal: Darjeeling district: Mahanadi près de Kurseong, versant sud, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: India.

endrodyi Jacobson and Kistner, 1974: 90 (Octavius; Type locality: Ghana: Ashanti Region, Kumasi).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 111 (Octavius; characters; Ghana).

  • — Puthz, 1979c: 57 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters; Ghana; Ivory Coast).

  • Distribution: Ghana, Ivory Coast.

endroedyanus Puthz, 1986f: 190 (Octavius; Type locality: Südafrika: Natal: Cathedral Peak, 28°57′S, 29°12′E).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

euganensis Coiffait, 1972, see: castrii Coiffait, 1963.

exilis Orousset, 1988: 112 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: massif de l’Andohahelo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

exspectatus Puthz, 1984h: 569 (Octavius; Type locality: Zaire: terr. Bikoro, 350 m, LacTumba).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 196 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

falcifer Orousset, 1988: 121 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Ankaratra, forêt de Betay, 2100 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

fallax Orousset, 1988: 91 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: massif de l’Andohahelo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

fauveli Puthz, 1977h: 115 (Octavius; Type locality: New Guinea NE: Lae).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

ferus Orousset, 1988: 141 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: forêt de Vanjamanitra, à 8 km au Sud-Est d’Anjozorobe, 1380 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

flavescens Kistner, 1961: 20 (Doletica; Type locality: Sumatra).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 102 (Turellus).

  • — Puthz, 1980g: 749 (Octavius; notes; Philippines; Formosa; India).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1985d: 704 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 197 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: India, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan.

assamensis Puthz, 1985d: 698 (Octavius; subspecies of flavescens; Type locality: Indien: Assam: Manas, 200 m).

minor Puthz, 1985d: 698 (Octavius; subspecies of flavescens; Type locality: Indien: Assam: Manas, 200 m).

franzi Coiffait, 1963, see: tarragonensis Coiffait, 1963.

frater Puthz, 1979c: 56 (Octavius; Type locality: Zaire: Katanga, Bendera, Terr. Albertville

[Kalemie], 1000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

gamai Puthz, 1986f: 189 (Octavius; Type locality: Südafrika: Natal: Cathedral Peak, 28°27′S, 29°12′E).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

gavarrensis Coiffait, 1963c: 186 (Octavius; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Gérone, massif des Montes Gavarras).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 404 (Octavius; characters; Spain).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

gemellus Orousset, 1988: 130 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: forêt d’Ambo-hiboatavo, à l’Est du lac de Mantasoa).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

goanus Puthz, 1991, see: indicus Puthz, 1980.

gomyi Orousset, 1988: 93 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: massif de l’Andohahelo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

grandiceps Mulsant and Rey, 1853: 39 (Homalota; Type locality: environs de Lyon).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 62 [= 1873a: 220] (Octavius).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 323 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 407 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 14 (Octavius; characters; notes; France).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 167 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

berardi Lavagne, 1917: 139 (Octavius; variety of pyrenaeus; Type locality: Avèze; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1983c]).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Octavius; variety of pyrenaeus).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 84 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Orousset, 1983c: 135 (Octavius; lectotype designation).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 390 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 17 (Octavius; compared to grandiceps; France).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 167 (Octavius; synonym of grandiceps).

guamensis Puthz, 1977h: 112 (Octavius; Type locality: Marianen: Guam, Amantes Point).

  • Distribution: Mariana Islands.

gutierrezi Orousset, 1988: 132 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: tampoketsa d’Ambohitantely, au Nord d’Ankazobe, 1550 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

longulus Orousset, 1988: 132 (Octavius; subspecies of gutierrezi; Type locality: Madagascar Est: route de Moramanga à Ambatondrazaka, à 10 km à l’Est d’Ambohidray, forêt, d’Ankarongambe, 900 m).

hervei Ochs, 1949: 38 (Octavius; Type locality: Sospel, A.-M.).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 83 (Octavius; characters; France; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 391 (Octavius; characters; Alps).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 18 (Octavius; France).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; Italy).

  • Distribution: France, Italy.

himalayicus Coiffait, 1982: 130 (Nepalopeplus; Type locality: Nepal central: Seti Khola, 2235 m).

  • — Puthz, 1985d: 704 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1987a: 453 (Octavius; characters; notes; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

horrendus Orousset, 1988: 97 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, base de la forêt du cirque de Manjarivolo, 1200 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

hypogaeus Orousset, 1988: 87 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: Antanifotsy, au N. du massif de l’Andringitra, forêt d’Ambohipo, 1500 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

indicus Puthz, 1980g: 750 (Octavius; Type locality: Indien: Kerala: Palghat Hills, 10 km au

Nord de Malampuzha Dam, 150 m).

  • — Puthz, 1985d: 704 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

goanus Puthz, 1991a: 254 (Octavius; subspecies of indicus; Type locality: Indien: Goa: Molem.).

indifferens Puthz, 1979d: 124 (Octavius; Type locality: Vietnam: Cuc phuong, Ninh binh).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

insignis Orousset, 1988: 127 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: forêt d’Ambo-hiboatavo, à l’Est du lac de Mantasoa).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

insularis Fauvel, 1873: 62 [= 1873a: 220] (Octavius; Type locality: Corse: Omessa; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1983]. Originally cited from Corse, Rogliano et Omessa; Sardaigne, sassari et Bonnari).

  • — Fauvel, 1876a: 59 [= 1876: 244] (Octavius; characters).

  • — Saulcy, 1878: 123 (Octavius; characters; Corsica; Sardinia).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 318 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 79 (Octavius; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 90 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1983: 56 (Octavius; lectotype designation: Omessa; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 398 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1986c: 104 (Octavius; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 126 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Corsica; Sardinia.

interfector Orousset, 1988: 101 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, Anjavidilava, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

italus Fauvel, 1907a: 105 (Octavius; Type locality: Italie méridionale: Oriolo; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1991: 167]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1965f: 98 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972i: 129 (Octavius; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 402 (Octavius; characters; Italy).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 167 (Octavius; lectotype designation).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

ituriensis Kistner, 1960a: 119 (Octavius; Type locality: Belgian Congo: Kibali-Ituri, between Mambasa and Mungbere, near Epulu, 900 m).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 111 (Octavius; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1979c: 55 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters; Zaire; Congo; Gabon).

  • Distribution: Congo, Congo Republic, Gabon.

janae Janák, 1996: 187 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: Ambohimahasoa env., RN 7 [= Nationalstrasse No 7], pk 344 [= km 344], 1300–1400 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

javanus Puthz, 1978d: 41 (Octavius; Type locality: Java: Udjong-Kulon, Pulau Pentjang, 2 m).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

joffrei Orousset, 1981: 25 (Octavius; Type locality: Rivesaltes, Pyrénées-Orientales).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 400 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

kaboboensis Kistner, 1963: 199 (Turellus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Mont Kabobo, Albertville territory, Hte. Kiymbi, 1700 m).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 197 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

kenyamontis Puthz, 1991a: 253 (Octavius; Type locality: Kenya: Mount Kenya, Met. Station Q, 3050 m).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

kenyanus Puthz, 1984h: 570 (Octavius; Type locality: Kenya: Emba, Irangi Forest Station, 2000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 197 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

khasimontium Puthz, 1985d: 700 (Octavius; Type locality: Indien: Maghalaya: Khasi Hills, entre Mawsynram et Balat, à 16 km de Mawsynram, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: India.

kistneri Puthz, 1984h: 567 (Octavius; Type locality: Zaire: Tshuapa, Mabali, terr. Bikoro, Lac Tumba).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 196 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

leenhardti Orousset, 1983: 50 (Octavius; Type locality: col de Sorro à l’Est de Vico, 525 m).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 394 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1986c: 103 (Octavius; characters; notes; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 126 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

leleupi Kistner, 1961: 21 (Doletica; Type locality: Congo: Kivu, Nyakasiba, Kabare, 1800 m).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 102 (Turellus).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 111 (Octavius; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1979c: 57 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 197 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

leleupi Kistner, 1963, see: leleupianus Puthz, 1980.

leleupianus Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius; replacement name for leleupi Kistner, 1963).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

leleupi Kistner, 1963: 202 (Octavius; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Congo Republic: Kivu, Mwenga, 1250 m).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius; synonym of leleupianus).

lepidus Orousset, 1986c: 106 (Octavius; Type locality: Zonza, alt. 750 m, Corse-du-sud).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 126 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

lichtensteini Lavagne, 1917: 139 (Octavius; subspecies of pyrenaeus; Type locality: La Gardiole; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1983c]. Originally cited from Gardiole à Mireval, La Paillade près Montpellier, Le Bousquet-d’Orb; La Salvetat).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Octavius; subspecies of pyrenaeus).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 87 (Octavius; cited as valid species; characters; France).

  • — Orousset, 1983c: 136 (Octavius; lectotype designation: La Gardiole).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 395 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 18 (Octavius; France).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; France).

  • Distribution: France.

meridionalis Coiffait, 1958a: 88 (Octavius; subspecies of lichtensteini; Type locality: Ariège: Lacave).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 395 (Octavius; subspecies of lichtensteini; characters; Pyrenees).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 18 (Octavius; subspecies of lichtensteini; France).

perroti Coiffait, 1963c: 182 (Octavius; subspecies of lichtensteini; Type locality: Hérault, Saint-Pons de Mauchiens).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 395 (Octavius; subspecies of lichtensteini; characters; France).

rabili Orousset, 1981: 19 (Octavius; Type locality: Forêt de la Grésigne, alt. 250 m, Tarn).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 394 (Octavius; subspecies of lichtensteini; characters; France).

llinaresi Orousset, 1988: 108 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Ankaratra, forêt de Manjakatompo, 1650 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

loebli Puthz, 1979c: 58 (Octavius; Type locality: Elfenbeinküste: Agboville, Forêt de Yapo, près Yapo-Gare).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

loeblianus Puthz, 1979c: 58 (Octavius; Type locality: Elfenbeinküste: Abidjan, Parc national du Banco).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

loebliellus Puthz, 1984h: 573 (Octavius; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Man, 2 km à l’est de Sangoviné).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 197 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

longipes Coiffait, 1963c: 180 (Octavius; Type locality: Ariège, Sentein, Vallon de l’Izard, vers 800 m).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 389 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

longispinosus Orousset, 1988: 138 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Ankaratra, station de Manjakatompo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

longulus Orousset, 1988, see: gutierrezi Orousset, 1988.

lueboensis Kistner, 1962: 102 (Turellus; Type locality: Congo Republic: Kasai, route Luluabourg-Tshikapa, along the Luebo stream).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 196 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

machadoi Cameron, 1950f: 112 (Doletica; Type locality: Angola: Dundo).

  • — Kistner, 1961: 21 (Doletica; characters; Angola).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 102 (Turellus).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 196 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Angola.

madagascariensis Orousset, 1988: 90 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: Antanifotsy, forêt d’Ambohipo, 1500 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

madecassus Orousset, 1988: 126 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: route de Lakato, 1100 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

major Coiffait, 1958a: 84 (Octavius; Type locality: Ariège: Aulus).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 388 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

princeps Coiffait, 1963c: 76 (Octavius; subspecies of major; Type locality: Ariège, Rimont, Forêt de Bellissens vers 1000 m sur le versant Nord).

malgassicus Orousset, 1988: 97 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, Anjavidilava, 1800 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

manjarivolo Orousset, 1988: 100 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, cirque de Manjarivolo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

marositry Orousset, 1988: 104 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, Marositry Est, rivière Antsifotra).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

massatensis Coiffait, 1959a: 38 (Octavius; Type locality: France: Col des Caougnous, commune de Bousenac près de Massat, Ariège).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 390 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees; France).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 19 (Octavius; France).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; France).

  • Distribution: France.

mendax Puthz, 1989b: 75 (Octavius; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Monogaga).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

meridionalis Coiffait, 1958, see: lichtensteini Lavage, 1917.

microps Kistner, 1967: 55 (Turellus; Type locality: Republic of South Africa, Transvaal, Pietersburg District, Woodbush Forest).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 199, 200 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

mindorensis Orousset, 1980a: 182 (Octavius; Type locality: Puerto Galera, Tabinay, alt. 300 m, île de Mindoro, Philippines).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

minor Puthz, 1985, see: flavescens Kistner, 1961.

minutus Kistner, 1961: 23 (Doletica; Type locality: Congo: Kibali-Ituri, Mambasa-Mungbere, near Epulu, 900 m).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 102 (Turellus).

  • — Kistner, 1963: 201 (Turellus; Congo Republic).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 194 (Octavius; characters; Angola; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Angola, Congo.

monticola Orousset, 1988: 114 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Ankaratra, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

morio Kistner, 1967: 58 (Turellus; Type locality: Republic of South Africa, Transvaal, Pilgrim's Rest District, Graskop Forest).

  • — Puthz, 1976e: 240 (Turellus; synonym of brincki).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 199 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

mostarensis Bernhauer, 1912a: 398 (Octavius; Type locality: Mostars).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1965f: 95 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972i: 129 (Octavius; cited as mostariensis; Herczgowina).

  • — Orousset, 1981: 19 (Octavius; cited as mostariensis; Herzegowina).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 391 (Octavius; characters; Herzegowina).

  • Distribution: Bosnia Hercegovina.

mutatus Coiffait, 1963c: 180 (Octavius; Type locality: Ariège, Bousenac, Col des Caougnous).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 393 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • — Orousset, 1987b: 19 (Octavius; France).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; France).

  • Distribution: France.

natalensis Scheerpeltz, 1974, see: natalensis Kistner, 1967.

natalensis Kistner, 1967: 57 (Turellus; Type locality: Republic of South Africa, Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Townbush Forest).

  • — Puthz, 1976e: 240 (Turellus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 200 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

natalensis Scheerpeltz, 1974: 95 (Traegardhius; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Natal: Sweetwaters).

  • — Puthz, 1976e: 240 (Turellus; synonym of natalensis).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius; synonym of natalensis).

neotropicus Puthz, 1977h: 107 (Octavius; Type locality: Costa Rica: Asahar de Sabanilla).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

novaebritanniae Puthz, 1977h: 120 (Octavius; Type locality: New Britain: Rabaul Keravat).

  • Distribution: New Britain.

novaeguineae Puthz, 1977h: 117 (Octavius; Type locality: New Guinea NE: Wau, Kilolo Creek, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

quadridenticulatus Puthz, 1977h: 118 (Octavius; subspecies of novaeguineae; Type locality: New Guinea NE: Lae).

quinquedenticulatus Puthz, 1977h: 118 (Octavius; subspecies of novaeguineae; Type locality: New Guinea NE: Wau, Kilolo Creek, 1000 m).

sexdenticulatus Puthz, 1977h: 118 (Octavius; subspecies of novaeguineae; Type locality: New Guinea NE: Bayer River, Sanctuary).

oculocallus Coiffait, 1959a: 40 (Octavius; Type locality: France: Laguiolle, Aveyron).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 395 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; France).

  • Distribution: France.

orbensis Orousset, 1986c: 104 (Octavius; Type locality: Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo, alt. 550 m, Haute-Corse).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 126 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

orcinus Orousset, 1988: 95 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, base de la forêt du cirque de Manjarivolo, 1200 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

pandora Puthz, 1984h: 572 (Octavius; Type locality: Zaire: Kivu, terr. Uvira, 800 m. Also cited from Chad).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 107 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Chad, Congo.

paraguayanus Puthz, 1986d: 617 (Octavius; Type locality: Paraguay: Prov. Cordillera, env. 6 km S. Tobati, Reposoir).

  • Distribution: Paraguay.

parvulus Orousset, 1988: 93 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: massif de l’Ando-hahelo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

pauliani Jarrige, 1968: 875 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar-Centre, Manjakatompo, Ankaratra).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 133 (Octavius; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

pectinifer Puthz, 1986f: 191 (Octavius; Type locality: Südafrika: Cape Province: Garden of Eden, 34°02′S, 23°12′E).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

perroti Coiffait, 1963, see: lichtensteini Lavagne, 1917.

peyrierasi Orousset, 1988: 112 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: environs de Périnet, station du lac Vert).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

piriensis Kistner, 1967: 60 (Turellus; Type locality: Republic of South Africa, Kingwilliamstown District, Pirie Forest).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 199 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

pluto Orousset, 1988: 136 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: pays Betsileo, Ambatofitoharana, RN 7, pk 292, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

portensis Coiffait, 1959a: 42 (Octavius; Type locality: Corse, environs de Porto).

  • — Orousset, 1983: 58 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 405 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1986c: 106 (Octavius; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 126 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

princeps Coiffait, 1963, see: major Coiffait, 1958.

priotoni Coiffait, 1966e: 164 (Octavius; [Note: Cited as piotoni at the head of the description but as priotoni on pages 163 and in the caption for the figures on page 165; the species was named for the collector Prioton]; Type locality: Mons, gorge d’Héric, Hérault).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 394 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

pseudopauliani Orousset, 1988: 136 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Ankaratra, station de Manjakatompo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

puthzi Pace, 1983: 104 (Octavius; Type locality: Umgb. Görz).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 397 (Octavius; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

puthzianus Orousset, 1988: 140 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: Sud-Est d’Ambatolampy, Tsinjoarivo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

pyrenaeus Fauvel, 1873: 62 [= 1873a: 220] (Octavius; Type locality: Hautes Pyrénées, L’Héris près Bagnères de Bigorre; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1986d]).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 322 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 390 (Octavius; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 86 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 389 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • — Orousset, 1986d: 99 (Octavius; lectotype designation; characters; notes; France).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; France).

  • Distribution: France.

quadridenticulatus Puthz, 1977, see: novaeguineae Puthz, 1977.

quinquedenticulatus puthz, 1977, see: novaeguineae Puthz, 1977.

rabili Orousset, 1981, see: lichtensteini Lavagne, 1917.

raja Puthz, 1986e: 369 (Octavius; Type locality: Indien: Kerala: Nelliampathi Hills, au nord-ouest des Anaimalai Hills, Kaikatty, 900 m).

  • Distribution: India.

rapax Orousset, 1988: 116 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: route de Moramanga à Ambatondrazaka, à 10 km à l’Est d’Ambohidray, forèt d’Ankarongambe, 1050 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

raymondi Saulcy, 1878: 124 (Octavius; Type locality: Bonnari, en Sardaigne; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1983c]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Octavius; cited as raimondi; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Octavius; catalog; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 92 (Octavius; characters; Sardinia; Corsica; Tunisia; Algeria).

  • — Orousset, 1983: 62 (Octavius; notes; Sardinia).

  • — Orousset, 1983c: 136 (Octavius; lectotype designation: Bonnari).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 401 (Octavius; characters; Sardinia; Corsica record may be erroneous).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; Italy).

  • Distribution: Corsica(?), Sardinia, Tunisia, Algeria.

reali Orousset, 1989a: 219 (Octavius; Type locality: Haute-Corse: Zilia, au Nord-Est de Calenzana, alt. 325 m).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 126 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

rostrifer Puthz, 1986f: 192 (Octavius; Type locality: Cape Province: Nature's Valley, 33°58′S, 23°33′E).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

rugosus Orousset, 1988: 89 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: Antanifotsy, forêt de Viloboa).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

sardous Coiffait, 1965f: 96 (Octavius; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Barcelone, Tordera).

  • — Orousset, 1983: 62 (Octavius; notes; Sardinia).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 402 (Octavius; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; Italy).

  • Distribution: Sardinia, Spain.

sculptilis Orousset, 1988: 127 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: région de Périnet, forêt de la Grande Ile, 900 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

secqi Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; Type locality: Estours près de Seix [sud de Saint-Girons], Ariège).

  • Distribution: France.

semipiceus Jarrige, 1968: 876 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar-Centre, Manjakatompo, Ankaratra).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 119 (Octavius; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

senyensis Coiffait, 1958a: 92 (Octavius; Type locality: Prov. de Barcelone: Figaro, au pied de la Sierra de Montseny).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 399 (Octavius; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

serraticollis Puthz, 1984h: 565 (Octavius; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Sassandra, à 10 km de Monogaga).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 196 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

serratus Orousset, 1988: 91 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Est: massif de l’Andohahelo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

sexdenticulatus Puthz, 1977, see: novaeguineae Puthz, 1977.

solomonensis Puthz, 1977h: 120 (Octavius; Type locality: Solomon Islands: Rendova Island).

  • Distribution: Solomon Islands.

spiniphallus Orousset, 1981: 22 (Octavius; Type locality: fontaine de Sendo, Corse).

  • — Orousset, 1983: 60 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 402 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 126 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

apicalis Orousset, 1983: 62 (Octavius; subspecies of spiniphallus; Type locality: Rezza, au Sud de Guagno, alt. 250 m).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 402 (Octavius; subspecies of spiniphallus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 126 (Octavius; subspecies of spiniphallus; characters).

spinulosus Coiffait, 1963c: 175 (Octavius; Type locality: Ariège, Bordes-sur-Lez, Vallée du Ribérot vers 1000 m).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 392 (Octavius; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

strigosus Orousset, 1990a: 124 (Octavius; Type locality: Corse du Sud: environs s’Arca, au sud-ouest de Porto-Vecchio, alt. 20 m).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

subtilis Puthz, 1979c: 54 (Octavius; Type locality: Elfenbeinküste: Abidjan, Parc national du Banco).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

sulcicollis Bernhauer, 1935f: 214 (Thaxterius; Type locality: Kamerun).

  • — Kistner, 1960a: 121 (Octavius; characters; Cameroon).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 111 (Octavius; characters; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1979c: 55 (Octavius; characters; Ivory Coast).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters; Cameroon; Ivory Coast).

  • — Frank, 1982: 16 (Octavius; list of parasites).

  • Distribution: Cameroon, Ivory Coast.

sulcifrons Jarrige, 1968: 874 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar-Est, Périnet).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 144 (Octavius; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

sumatranus Puthz, 1989e: 115 (Octavius; Type locality: Sumatra: Aceh-Selatan, Babahrot, 100 m).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

tarragonensis Coiffait, 1963c: 185 (Octavius; Type locality: Espagne, Province de Tarragone, Rodôna, à l’ouest de la vallée du Rio Francoli).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 400 (Octavius; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

franzi Coiffait, 1963c: 185 (Octavius; subspecies of tarragonensis; Type locality: Espagne, Province de Barcelone, Costas de Garraf).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 400 (Octavius; subspecies of tarragonensis; characters; Spain).

tavakiliani Orousset, 1983b: 114 (Octavius; Type locality: Mont Grand-Matoury, 7 km S. de Cayenne, alt. 200 m, Guyane française).

  • Distribution: French Guiana.

tenebricosus Orousset, 1988: 139 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Ankaratra, forêt de Betay, 2100 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

tergestinus Coiffait, 1963c: 184 (Octavius; Type locality: Slovénie: Kozina).

  • — Pace, 1983: 105, 108 (Octavius; characters; Slovenia).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 397 (Octavius; characters; Slovenia).

  • Distribution: Slovenia.

terrensis Kistner, 1960a: 119 (Octavius; Type locality: Parc National de l’Upemba: Kabwe-sur-Muye, affl. Mitembo, 1320 m).

  • — Puthz, 1977h: 111 (Octavius; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1979c: 54 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 199 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

terrigena Orousset, 1988: 107 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: pays Betsileo, Ambatofitoharana, RN 7, pk 292, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

tibialis Kistner, 1967: 59 (Turellus; Type locality: Republic of South Africa, Cape Province, Swellendam District, Grootvatersbos).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 200 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

togoensis Puthz, 1977h: 108 (Octavius; Type locality: Togo: Palimé, Forêt de Kpimé).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Togo.

torderensis Coiffait, 1965f: 96 (Octavius; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Barcelone, Tordera).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 404 (Octavius; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

tortilis Orousset, 1988: 115 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: station forestière d’Angavokely, Carion, 1700 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

torulosus Orousset, 1988: 122 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre, [pays Betsileo], Ambatofitorahana, RN 7, pk 292, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

transadriaticus Breit, 1911: 170 (Octavius; Type locality: Monte Maggiore [= Mont Ucka] en Istria; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1991: 167]).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1203 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 89 (Octavius; characters; Istrie: Monte Maggiore).

  • — Puthz, 1972i: 129 (Octavius; Istria).

  • — Orousset, 1981: 22 (Octavius; characters; Istria).

  • — Pace, 1983: 106, 107 (Octavius; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 397 (Octavius; characters; Istria).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 167 (Octavius; lectotype designation: Monte Maggiore [= Mont Ucka] en Istria; characters; Yugoslavia).

  • Distribution: Croatia.

vanjamanitra Orousset, 1988: 141 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre, forêt de Vanjamanitra, à 8 km au Sud-Est d’Anjozorobe, 1380 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

velebiticus Breit, 1913: 236 (Octavius; race of transadriaticus; Type locality: Velebitgebirge bei Starigrad).

  • — Pace, 1983: 107 (Octavius; Yugoslavia).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 407 (Octavius; valid species; characters; Yugoslavia).

  • Distribution: Croatia.

venator Orousset, 1988: 137 (Octavius; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: forêt de Tsarafidy, aux environs d’Ambohimahasoa, 1450 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

verschureni Kistner, 1961: 25 (Doletica; Type locality: Congo: Parc National de la Garamba).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 102 (Turellus).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 769 (Turellus; characters; Chad).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 196, 197 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

viduus Puthz, 1986f: 188 (Octavius; Type locality: Südafrika: Natal: Cathedral Peak, 28°57′S, 29°12′E).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

vietnamensis Puthz, 1979d: 123 (Octavius; Type locality: Vietnam: Luc yen).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

vitalei Bernhauer, 1908a: 25 (Octavius; Type locality: Sizilien, Umgebung von Messina).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Octavius; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1958a: 94 (Octavius; characters; Sicily).

  • — Coiffait, 1963c: 188 (Octavius; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1965f: 97 (Octavius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972i: 129 (Octavius; Sicily; Italy).

  • — Bordoni, 1973j: 676 (Octavius; notes; discussion of distribution of subspecies).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 405 (Octavius; characters; Sicily; Italy; Tunisia; Algeria).

  • — Orousset, 1991: 168 (Octavius; notes; Algeria; Italy).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 149 (Octavius; characters; notes; Sicily).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; Italy).

  • Distribution: Sicily, Italy, Algeria, Tunisia.

cossyrensis Coiffait, 1965f: 98 (Octavius; subspecies of vitalei; Type locality: Ile de Pantellaria).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 405 (Octavius; subspecies of vitalei; characters; Pantellaria Island).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; subspecies of vitalei; Italy).

abruzzensis Coiffait, 1965f: 98 (Octavius; subspecies of vitalei; Type locality: Abruzzes, environs de Chieti).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 405 (Octavius; subspecies of vitalei; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Octavius; subspecies of vitalei; Italy).

viti Puthz, 1977h: 110 (Octavius; Type locality: Togo: Palimé, Forêt de Klouto).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 198 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Togo.

vivariensis Coiffait, 1959a: 43 (Octavius; Type locality: Corse: Vivario, à 10 km au Nord de Vizzavona).

  • — Orousset, 1983: 52 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 401 (Octavius; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1990a: 127 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

wittei Kistner, 1960a: 116 (Doletica; Type locality: Parc National de l’Upemba: gorges de la Pelenge, 1150 m).

  • — Kistner, 1961: 26 (Doletica; characters).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 102 (Turellus).

  • — Kistner, 1963: 201 (Turellus; Congo Republic).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 27 (Octavius).

  • — Puthz, 1986f: 197 (Octavius; characters).

  • Distribution: Congo.

zariquieyi Coiffait, 1958a: 94 (Octavius; Type locality: Catalogne: Arenys de Mar).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 404 (Octavius; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

Phaenoctavius
[1 species; Neotropical Region]

Phaenoctavius Pace, 1986: 45 (species included: brasiliensis). Type species: Phaenoctavius brasiliensis Pace, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

brasiliensis Pace, 1986: 46 (Phaenoctavius; Type locality: Brasile: Nova Teutonia).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

Protopristus
[3 species; Australian Region]

Protopristus Broun, 1909: 225 (species included: minutus) Type species: Protopristus minutus Broun, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 323 (type species: minutus).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (notes; characters).

  • — Newton, 1985: 205 (notes on austral distribution).

Geosthethus Oke, 1933: 111 (species included: attenuatus). Type species: Geosthethus attenuatus Oke, by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 105 (characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (synonym of Protopristus).

attenuatus Oke, 1933: 111 (Geosthethus; Type locality: Australia: Victoria: Belgrave, Warburton).

  • — Puthz, 1978c: 121 (Geosthethus; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 22 (Protopristus; notes).

  • Distribution: Australia.

gracilis Puthz, 1979a: 75 (Geosthethus; Type locality: Australia: N.S.W.: Jenolan State Forest entre Jenolan et Hampton).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 22 (Protopristus; notes).

  • Distribution: Australia.

minutus Broun, 1909: 226 (Protopristus; Type locality: Broken River, Canterbury; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1980j]).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 22 (Protopristus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • — Klimaszewski, Newton, and Thayer, 1996: 160 (Protopristus; notes).

  • Distribution: New Zealand.

Schatzmayrina
[2 species; Ethiopian Region]

Schatzmayrina C. Koch, 1934: 63 (species included: oxyclypea). Type species: Schatzmayrina oxyclypea C. Koch, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 345 (type species: oxyclypea).

  • — Kistner, 1961: 27 (characters; key to species; type species: oxyclypea).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 107 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 354 (characters; species of western Palaearctic region).

angolensis Kistner, 1962, see: oxyclypea C. Koch, 1934.

boops Puthz, 1989b: 76 (Schatzmayrina; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Abidjan: Parc National du Banco).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

ceylonica Puthz, 1978, see: oxyclypea C. Koch, 1934.

congoensis Kistner, 1961, see: oxyclypea C. Koch, 1934.

indica Puthz, 1978, see: oxyclypea C. Koch, 1934.

nigritula Kistner, 1961, see: oxyclypea C. Koch, 1934.

oxyclypea C. Koch, 1934: 69 (Schatzmayrina; Type locality: Pyramiden von Ghizeh; Sakkarah).

  • — Kistner, 1961: 30 (Schatzmayrina; characters; Egypt).

  • — Puthz, 1978f: 47 (Schatzmayrina; characters; Egypt; Ethiopia; Tanzania; Kenya; Burma).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 355 (Schatzmayrina; characters; Egypt; Morocco; intertropical Africa [?]).

  • Distribution: Angola, Myanmar, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Tanzania.

nigritula Kistner, 1961: 31 (Schatzmayrina; Type locality: Congo: Parc National de la Garamba, Mabanga).

  • — Puthz, 1978f: 47 (Schatzmayrina; synonym of oxyclypea).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 355 (Schatzmayrina; synonym of oxyclypea).

congoensis Kistner, 1961: 33 (Schatzmayrina; Type locality: Congo: Kivu, Uvira, 800 m).

  • — Puthz, 1978f: 47 (Schatzmayrina; synonym of oxyclypea).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 355 (Schatzmayrina; synonym of oxyclypea).

angolensis Kistner, 1962: 103 (Schatzmayrina; Type locality: Angola: Alto Cuilo, Tcha-Muchito).

  • — Puthz, 1978f: 47 (Schatzmayrina; synonym of oxyclypea).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 355 (Schatzmayrina; synonym of oxyclypea).

ceylonica Puthz, 1978f: 50 (Schatzmayrina; subspecies of oxyclypea; Type locality: Ceylon: Nuwara Eliya, 1900 m).

indica Puthz, 1978f: 50 (Schatzmayrina; subspecies of oxyclypea; Type locality: India: Madras, Nilgiri, 15 km E. Coonoor, 900 m).

Tamotus
[5 species; Neotropical Region]

Tamotus Schaufuss, 1872: 248 (without species). Type species: Tamotus femoratus Schaufuss, fixed by Schaufuss, 1874: 289 by subsequent monotypy.

  • — Schaufuss, 1874: 289 (first included species: femoratus).

  • — Schaufuss, 1877: 24 (characters).

  • — Schaufuss, 1877a: 460 (characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (world catalog; 1 species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 227 (type species: femoratus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 116 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 372 (type species).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 60 (characters; key to species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 107 (characters).

Paredaphus Bernhauer, 1915l: 291 (species included: tropicus). Type species: Paredaphus tropicus Bernhauer, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 116 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 294 (type species: tropicus).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 60 (synonym of Tamotus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 107 (characters).

brasilianus Puthz, 1973k: 66 (Tamotus; Type locality: Brazil [SE]: Blumenau).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

carinifrons Puthz, 1986d: 618 (Tamotus; Type locality: Paraguay: Provinz Paraguari, Estancia Montiel Potrero, 15 km est de Cerrito, 40 km sud-ouest de Caapucu).

  • Distribution: Paraguay.

crassus Puthz, 1973k: 65 (Tamotus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Santa Clara Province: Hamburgfarm. Also cited from Panama).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

femoratus Schaufuss, 1874: 289 (Tamotus; Type locality: Cuba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 188 (Tamotus; catalog).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 228 (Tamotus; Cuba).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 64 (Tamotus; characters; Cuba).

  • Distribution: Cuba. tropicus Bernhauer, 1915l: 292 (Paredaphus; Type locality: Brasilien: S. Paulo).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1204 (Paredaphus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 64 (Tamotus; characters; Brazil).

  • — Orousset, 1986b: 20 (Tamotus; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

Tribe Fenderiini

Fenderiini Scheerpeltz, 1974: 103 (genera included: Fenderia). Type genus: Fenderia (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (tribe of Euaesthetinae).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 382 (characters; notes).

Fenderia
[1 species; Nearctic Region]

Fenderia Hatch, 1957: 245 (species included: capizzii). Type species: Fenderia capizzii Hatch, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Steel, 1959: 82 (transferred from Osoriinae to Euaesthetinae).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1974c: 118 (characters; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 103 (characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 924 (genus of Euaesthetinae).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 172 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 245 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 382 (1 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

capizzii Hatch, 1957: 246 (Fenderia; Type locality: Oregon: Curry Co.: Humbug Mt. Also cited from Washington and California).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 924 (Fenderia; characters; Oregon; California).

  • Distribution: USA.

Stictocranius
[3 species; Palaearctic and Nearctic Regions]

Stictocranius LeConte, 1866: 374 (species included: puncticeps). Type species: Stictocranius puncticeps LeConte, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 632 (catalog).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (world catalog; 1 species).

  • — Leng, 1920: 100 (catalog of North American species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 361 (type species: puncticeps).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 103 (characters).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 264 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 247 (characters; notes).

  • — Watt and McColl, 1982: 14, 20 (notes; [Note: Misidentified according to Newton, 1996: 159]).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 461 (characters; species of Northeastern North America).

  • — Newton, 1996: 159 (notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 382 (2 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

chinensis Puthz, 1974p: 36 (Stictocranius; Type locality: China: West Szechuan, Wassuland, Bezirk Sankiang-kou, Strecke S.-S., 2000 m).

  • Distribution: China.

mariae Hatch, 1957: 245 (Paralispinus; Type locality: Oregon: Benton Co.: Marys Peak).

  • — Newton, 1989: 145 (Stictocranius).

  • — Puthz, 1989d: 165 (Stictocranius; characters of male; California).

  • Distribution: USA.

puncticeps LeConte, 1866: 374 (Stictocranius; Type locality: Washington, D.C.).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 187 (Stictocranius; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974p: 37 (Stictocranius; characters; West Virginia; North Carolina; District of Columbia; Kentucky; Pennsylvania; Illinois).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 928 (Stictocranius; characters; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania; Illinois; North Carolina; District of Columbia; Virginia; West Virginia; Kentucky; Alabama).

  • — Newton, 1989: 145 (Stictocranius; Arkansas).

  • — Puthz, 1989d: 165 (Stictocranius; Indiana; Ohio; New Hampshire; Maryland; South Carolina).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stictocranius; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 461 (Stictocranius; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

Tribe Nordenskioldiini

Nordenskioldiini Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (genera included: Nordenskioldia). Type genus: Nordenskioldia (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56).

  • — C. Koch, 1934: 67 (characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1940: 31 (key to Palaearctic genera).

  • — Cameron, 1944b: 69 (characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 102 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 353 (characters).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (tribe of Euaesthetinae).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 382 (characters; notes).

Edaphosoma
[6 species; Palaearctic and Oriental Regions]

Edaphosoma Scheerpeltz, 1976: 25 (species included: janetscheki). Type species: Edaphosoma janetscheki Scheerpeltz, fixed by original designation.

  • — Puthz, 1986: 137 (key to species).

Orosthetus Puthz, 1979e: 9 (species included: coriaceus, nepalensis, sikkimensis). Type species: Orosthetus coriaceus Puthz, fixed by original designation.

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 16 (synonym of Edaphosoma).

cassagnaui Coiffait, 1983d: 175 (Edaphosoma; Type locality: Nepal: Trisuli Gosaikund, 3660 m).

  • — Puthz, 1986: 135, 137 (Edaphosoma; characters).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

coriaceum Puthz, 1979e: 10 (Orosthetus; Type locality: Nepal: Topke Gola, 27°38′N, 87°35′E, ca. 12,500 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 17 (Edaphosoma).

  • — Puthz, 1986: 138 (Edaphosoma; characters).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

janetscheki Scheerpeltz, 1976: 27 (Edaphosoma; Type locality: Nepal: Mingbo-Tal beim Airstrip der Hillary-Makalu-Expedition, ca. 4800 m).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 16 (Edaphosoma; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1986: 138 (Edaphosoma; characters).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

nepalense Puthz, 1979e: 11 (Orosthetus; Type locality: West-Nepal: Gebiet von Jumla, Mahidoela-Pass, 5000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 16 (Edaphosoma).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 17 (Edaphosoma).

  • — Puthz, 1986: 138 (Edaphosoma; characters).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

scherpa Puthz, 1986: 135 (Edaphosoma; Type locality: Nepal: Provinz Bagmati: Yangri Ridge, 4350 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

sikkimense Puthz, 1979e: 11 (Orosthetus; Type locality: Indien: Sikkim, Dzongri, 13,000 feet).

  • —Puthz, 1980j: 16 (Edaphosoma; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1986: 137 (Edaphosoma; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

Nordenskioldia
[2 species; Nearctic and Palaearctic Regions]

Nordenskioldia J. Sahlberg, 1880: 96 (cited as Nordenskiöldia; species included: glacialis).

Type species: Nordenskioldia glacialis J. Sahlberg, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Heyden, 1880: 79 (cited as Nordenskiöldia; list of species of Siberian region).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 178 (cited as Nordenskioeldia; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (world catalog; 1 species).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 357 (cited as Nordenskioeldia; catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 262 (cited as Nordenskiöldia; type species: glacialis).

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 171 (cited as Nordenskioeldia; checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 102 (cited as Nordenskioeldia; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 926 (cited as Nordenskioldia; notes; key to species).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 246 (cited as Nordensioldia and Nordenskioldia; characters; notes).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (cited as Nordenskioldia; name emended).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 382 (1 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

columbiana Puthz, 1974t: 926 (Nordenskioldia; Type locality: British Columbia: Yoho National Park, 5500′, Otterhead River).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Nordenskioldia; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada.

glacialis J. Sahlberg, 1880: 96 (Nordenskioldia, cited as Nordenskiöldia; Type locality: vicum Chantaika).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Nordenskioldia, cited as Nordenskiöldia; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974t: 926 (Nordenskioldia; characters; Siberia).

  • Distribution: Russia.

Tribe Stenaesthetini

Stenaesthetini Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (genera included: Stenaesthetus, Stictocranius). Type genus: Stenaesthetus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (world catalog supplement).

  • — C. Koch, 1934: 67 (characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1940: 31 (key to Palaearctic genera).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 115 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Cameron, 1944b: 69 (characters).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 266 (characters; list of North American genera).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 103 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1984f: 353 (characters).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (tribe of Euaesthetinae).

Agnosthaetus
[5 species; Australian Region]

Agnosthaetus Bernhauer, 1939f: 213 (species included: whitehorni, cariniceps, vicinus, stilbus, bisulciceps, brouni). Type species: Agnosthaetus brouni Bernhauer, by original designation.

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 42 (type species: brouni).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (characters).

  • — Newton, 1985: 206 (characters).

  • — Klimaszewski, Newton, and Thayer, 1996: 150 (endemic to New Zealand).

  • — Newton, 1996: 159 (notes).

bisulciceps Broun, 1917: 374 (Dimerus; Type locality: Mos Basin, Canterbury).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1939f: 214 (Agnosthaetus; characters in key).

  • Distribution: New Zealand.

brouni Bernhauer, 1939f: 215 (Agnosthaetus; Type locality: Neu-Seeland).

  • — Kuschel, 1990: 26 (Agnosthaetus; endemic; flightless; habitat; New Zealand).

  • Distribution: New Zealand.

cariniceps Bernhauer, 1939f: 214 (Agnosthaetus; Type locality: Neu-Seeland: South Island: Routeburn, north of Lake Wakatipu).

  • Distribution: New Zealand.

stilbus Broun, 1910: 15 (Dimerus; Type locality: Waimarino).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; cited as stielus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1939f: 214 (Agnosthaetus; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (Agnosthaetus; characters).

  • Distribution: New Zealand.

vicinus Broun, 1921: 483 (Dimerus; Type locality: Kiwi Bush, near Glenhope).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1939f: 214 (Agnosthaetus; characters in key).

  • — Klimaszewski and Watt, 1997: 170 (Agnosthaetus; characters; collecting notes; New Zealand).

  • Distribution: New Zealand.

Gerhardia
[7 species; Ethiopian Region]

Gerhardia Kistner, 1960: 32 (species included: africana). Type species: Stenaesthetus africana Bernhauer, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • —Puthz, 1980j: 20 (synonym of Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 146 (synonym of Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 11 (synonym of Stenaesthetus).

  • — Puthz, 1995a: 120 (valid genus; characters; list of species; discussion of genital structures).

afra Kistner, 1961: 33 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Congo: Parc National de la Garamba, Mabanga).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 98 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1974s: 767 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Chad).

  • — Puthz, 1984g: 202 (Stenaesthetus; Ghana).

  • — Puthz, 1995a: 122 (Gerhardia).

  • Distribution: Chad, Congo, Ghana, Senegal. senegalensis Kistner, 1962: 99 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Senegal: Badoumbé).

  • — Jacobson and Kistner, 1974: 90 (Stenaesthetus; aedeagal characters; Ghana).

  • — Puthz, 1995a: 123 (Gerhardia; synonym of afer).

africana Bernhauer, 1915d: 106 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: Westl. Kilimandscharo, 1400–1500 m).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Kistner, 1960: 31, 34 (Gerhardia; notes; charactes; Tanganyika; Belgian Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1995a: 123 (Gerhardia).

  • Distribution: Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania.

ruandae Puthz, 1979b: 176 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Rwanda: Kayove, 2100 m).

  • —Puthz, 1980j: 20 (Stenaesthetus; synonym of africanus).

  • — Puthz, 1995a: 123 (Gerhardia; synonym of africanus).

arrowi Bernhauer, 1927: 51 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Natal: Kloof, 1500 ft.).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 100 (Stenaesthetus; characters; South Africa).

  • — Kistner, 1967: 52 (Stenaesthetus; South Africa).

  • — Puthz, 1995a: 123 (Gerhardia).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

coiffaiti Puthz, 1986b: 118 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Gabun: Belinga. Also cited from Ivory Coast).

  • — Puthz, 1995a: 123 (Gerhardia).

  • Distribution: Gabon, Ivory Coast.

gerardi Bernhauer, 1929f: 108 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Elisabethville: Pweto).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Kistner, 1960a: 116 (Stenaesthetus; Belgian Congo).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 100 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Congo Republic; Ruanda; Angola; Northern Rhodesia; Southern Rhodesia; Sierra Leone).

  • — Kistner, 1967: 52 (Stenaesthetus; Zambia).

  • — Puthz, 1995a: 123 (Gerhardia).

  • Distribution: Congo, Congo Republic; Ruanda; Angola; Northern Rhodesia; Southern Rhodesia; Sierra Leone, Zambia.

lohsei Puthz, 1995a: 124 (Gerhardia; Type locality: Zaire: Parc National Albert, Secteur Tshiaberima, riv. Talya Nord, 2340 m, affl. g. Semliki).

  • Distribution: Congo.

natalensis Puthz, 1979b: 175 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Natal).

  • — Puthz, 1995a: 123 (Gerhardia).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

ruandae Puthz, 1979, see: africanus Bernhauer, 1915.

senegalensis Kistner, 1962, see: afer Kistner, 1961.

Stenaesthetus
[70 species; Neotropical, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, and Oriental Regions]

Stenaesthetus Sharp, 1874: 79 (species included: sunioides). Type species: Stenaesthetus sunioides Sharp, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Sharp, 1876: 356 (characters; notes).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 179 (catalog).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (world catalog; 3 species).

  • — Cameron, 1921a: 352, 401 (characters; key to Singapore species; catalog).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 357 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Cameron, 1925: 31 (catalog of Indian species).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 445 (characters; key to species of British India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 228 (type species: sunioides).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 116 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 357 (type species: sunioides).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 96 (revision of Old World species; key Oriental and Ethiopian species; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 66 (notes; key to some New World species).

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 171 (checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 101 (characters).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 209 (checklist of species of Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 17 (characters; notes; synonyms).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 146 (characters; key to species of Madagascar; notes on world distribution and biology).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 11 (characters; revision of and key to species of neotropics).

  • — Puthz, 1995b: 183 (key to species of China).

Aulacosthaetus Bernhauer, 1939f: 211 (species included: klimai, nitidiceps, rambouseki, pauloensis, mrazi). Type species: Aulacosthaetus rambouseki Bernhauer, by original designation.

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 115 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 70 (type species: rambouseki).

  • — Kistner, 1965: 358 (characters; revision of and key to species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 103 (cited as Aulacoaesthetus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (synonym of Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 146 (synonym of Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 11 (synonym of Stenaesthetus).

aethiopicus Puthz, 1988f: 12 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Kaffa Province: Belleta F. 40 km S. W. Jimma, 2100 m).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

afer Kistner, 1961, see: Gerhardia.

africanus Bernhauer, 1915, see: Gerhardia.

amedegnatoae Orousset, 1990: 36 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Pérou: Estiron, Rio Ampiyacu. Also cited from Colombia).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Peru.

anjavidilava Orousset, 1988: 177 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, Anjavidilava, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

apterus Puthz, 1988f: 12 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Wolamo Province: spur of Mt. Damota, over 8000 feet).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

arrowi Bernhauer, 1927, see: Gerhardia.

atrox Orousset, 1988: 171 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: région de Périnet, station du lac Vert).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

badius Orousset, 1988: 182 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: massif du Marojejy, 600 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

bernhaueri Orousset, 1990: 42 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Brésil: état de São Paulo).

  • — Kistner, 1965: 361 (Aulacosthaetus; [Note: Misidentified as mrazi, according to Orousset, 1990: 42]; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

betschi Orousset, 1988: 177 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, chaîne du Vohidray, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

brasilianus Orousset, 1983, see: fauveli Puthz, 1979.

campbelli Orousset, 1990: 48 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Brésil: état de São Paulo, Salesopolis).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

canaliculatus Coiffait, 1975a: 185 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Phulchoki près Katmandou).

  • — Coiffait, 1981d: 324 (Stenaesthetus; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

taurulus Puthz, 1987a: 447 (Stenaesthetus; subspecies of canaliculatus; Type locality: Nepal: Kathmandu-Tal, Nagarjung, Berg Jamacok, 1900–2100 m).

castaneus Orousset, 1990: 24 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Paraguay: dep. de Concepcion, à l’est de Estrellas. Also cited from Peru and Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay, Peru.

coiffaiti Puthz, 1986, see: Gerhardia.

comoranus Lecoq, 1996: 135 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: l’archipel des Comores: Mohéli, Miringoni).

  • Distribution: Comoro Islands.

condei Wendeler, 1930: 184 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Brasilien, Espirito Santo, Sta. Thereza).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 45 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

conflictatus Puthz, 1995b: 177 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: China: Yunnan: Xishuangbanna).

  • Distribution: China.

confragrosus Orousset, 1990: 23 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Brésil: état d’Amazonas: 20 km au S.O. d’Itapiranga).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

deharvengi Orousset, 1988c: 183 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Thaïlande: env. de Chiang Maï, Doï Inthanon, alt. 2000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1995b: 183 (Stenaesthetus; characters; China).

  • Distribution: Thailand, China.

descarpentriesi Orousset, 1988: 173 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, cirque de Manjarivolo, 1650 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

dolosus Orousset, 1988: 163 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: baie d’Antongil, région de Maroantsetra, Ambodivoangy).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

dunayi Janák, 1996a: 337 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: Ankaratra: Mandritsara, Route Antanifotsy - Faratsiho, 1800–2000 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

elegans Orousset, 1988: 186 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: route de Lakato, 1100 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

eximius Orousset, 1990: 46 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Brésil: état de São Paulo, Salesopolis).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

fauveli Puthz, 1979b: 174 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Antilles: St. Vincent).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 27 (Stenaesthetus; characters; St. Vincent; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil, West Indies.

brasilianus Orousset, 1983b: 118 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Matto-Grosso, Brésil).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 27 (Stenaesthetus; synonym of fauveli).

frontalis Cameron, 1950d: 9 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Selangor: The Gap).

  • — Kistner, 1965: 360, 367 (Aulacosthaetus; characters; Malaya).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (Stenaesthetus).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

gerardi Bernhauer, 1929, see: Gerhardia.

griveaudi Jarrige, 1968: 873 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Madagascar-Est, Ambinanitelo, Marojéjy, distr. de Sambava, 500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 161 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

haribe Janák, 1996: 190 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Nord: Massiv Anjana-haribe Nord, sentier Ambodihasina-Ambalarombe, crête, 1250–1300 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

heilongjiangensis J. Li, 1993: 55 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Mount Laoye, Shangzhi, Heilongjiang).

  • Distribution: China.

horrifer Orousset, 1988: 161 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: baie d’Antomgil, région de Maroantsetra, Fampanambo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

illatus Sharp, 1876: 357 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Tapajos, Brazil; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1990]. Also cited from Lages near Manaos).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 67 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Brazil).

  • — Irmler, 1979b: 6, 7 (Stenaesthetus; ecological notes).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 20 (Stenaesthetus; lectotype designation: Tapajos, Brazil; characters; Brazil; Peru; Paraguay).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Peru, Paraguay.

imitator Orousset, 1988: 158 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: baie d’antongil, Nosy Mangabe).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

immarginatus Erichson, 1840: 748 (Euaesthetus; Type locality: Vallis Araguensis Columbiae).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 189 (Euaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 228 (Stenaesthetus; St. Vincent).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 67 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Colombia).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 27 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Colombia).

  • Distribution: Colombia, West Indies.

immigratorius Kistner, 1967: 52 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Republic of South Africa: Transvaal, Pietersburg District, Woodbush Forest, Calyey ravine).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

indicus Cameron, 1943: 5 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum).

  • — Kistner, 1965: 365 (Aulacosthaetus; characters; India).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (Stenaesthetus).

  • Distribution: India.

kistneri Jarrige, 1968, see: rugosus Kistner, 1965.

klimai Bernhauer, 1939f: 212 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Brasilien: Minas Geraës).

  • — Kistner, 1965: 363 (Aulacosthaetus; characters; Brazil).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 49 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

kraatzi Bernhauer, 1908d: 300 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Paraguay).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 67, 68 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Paraguay).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 32 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Paraguay).

  • Distribution: Paraguay.

leleupi Kistner, 1967: 54 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Republic of South Africa, Cape Province, Peninsula, Table Mountain, Bats Cave).

  • — Puthz, 1979b: 177 (Aulacosthaetus; characters; South Africa).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (Stenaesthetus).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

lilliputanus Orousset, 1990: 51 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Brésil: état de São Paulo).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

llinaresi Orousset, 1988: 188 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: pays Betsileo, Ambatofitoharana, RN 7, pk 292, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

machomenos Orousset, 1988: 185 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: Est du lac de Mantasoa, forêt d’Ambohiboatavo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

malayanus Puthz, 1986a: 297 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Malaysia: Pahang: Cameron Highlands, Ringlette, 3200 feet).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

marojejy Orousset, 1988: 180 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: massif du Marojejy, 600 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

martensi Puthz, 1987a: 445 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Nepal: Manang Distr.: Thimang oberhalb Bagarchap, 2550 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

mendax Orousset, 1988: 169 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: presqu’île de Masoala, Ambohitsitondroina, 1100 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

microphtalmus Jarrige, 1968: 873 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Madagascar-Est, Ambodivoangy).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (Stenaesthetus).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

microphthalmus Orousset, 1988: 163 (Stenaesthetus; emendation of microphtalmus).

  • — Herman, 2001: 19 (stenaesthetus; unjustified emendation and synonym of microphtalmus).

microphthalmus Orousset, 1988, see: microphtalmus Jarrige, 1968.

minax Orousset, 1988: 175 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Centre: massif de l’Andringitra, base de la forêt du cirque de Manjarivolo, 1200 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

miskoi Janák, 1996a: 340 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: P. N. Ranomafana env., Sahavondrona).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

monticola Orousset, 1988: 158 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: presqu’île de Masoala, Ambohitsitondroina, 1100 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

mrazi Rambousek, 1915: 54 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: São Paolo, Brazil; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1990]).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1939f: 212 (Aulacosthaetus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 39 (Stenaesthetus; lectotype designation; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

rambouseki Bernhauer, 1939f: 212 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Kistner, 1965: 363 (Aulacosthaetus; characters; Brazil).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 39 (Stenaesthetus; synonym of mrazi).

pauloensis Bernhauer, 1939f: 212 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Brasilien: Minas Geraës).

  • — Kistner, 1965: 363 (Aulacosthaetus; synonym of rambouseki).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 39 (Stenaesthetus; synonym of mrazi).

natalensis Puthz, 1979, see: Gerhardia.

nepalensis Puthz, 1990e: 65 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Nepal: near Sanghu).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

nitidiceps Bernhauer, 1939f: 212 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Brasilien: Minas Geraës).

  • — Kistner, 1965: 363 (Aulacosthaetus; synonym of rambouseki).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 43 (Stenaesthetus; valid species; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

nitidifrons Puthz, 1987a: 447 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Nepal: Kaski Distr., oberhalb Dhumpus, 2100 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

nomurai Puthz, 1995b: 181 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Taiwan: Taoyuan Hsien: Paling).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

okinawaensis Puthz, 1986a: 299 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Japan: Okinawa: Yonaha-dake).

  • Distribution: Japan.

panamensis Puthz, 1973k: 68 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Panama: Canal Zone: Bohio).

  • — Orousset, 1990: 24 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Panama).

  • Distribution: Panama.

pauliani Jarrige, 1968: 872 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Madagascar-Est: Ambodivoangy, distr. de Maroantsétra).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 185 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

pauloensis Bernhauer, 1939, see: mrazi Rambousek, 1915.

peruanus Orousset, 1990: 35 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Pérou: dep. de Loreto, Genaro Herrera, Rio Ucayali).

  • Distribution: Peru.

peyrierasi Orousset, 1988: 171 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: région de Périnet, forêt de la Grande Ile, 900 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

praestans Orousset, 1990: 29 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Brésil: état de Santa Catarina: Nova Teutonia, alt. 300–500. Also cited from Paraguay).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay.

puthzi Orousset, 1990: 34 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Pérou: dép. de Cuzco: Consuelo, route de Manu, km 165. Also cited from Brazil and Ecuador).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

quadrisulcatus Cameron, 1930: 446 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Almora: Kali Valley, alt. 9000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1943: 5 (Aulacosthaetus; transferred from Stenaesthetus).

  • — Cameron, 1950d: 9 (transfer to Aulacosthaetus).

  • — Kistner, 1965: 360, 367 (Aulacosthaetus; characters; notes).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 309 (Stenaesthetus; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Coiffait, 1975a: 156 (Stenaesthetus; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Coiffait, 1982: 37 (Stenaesthetus; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1987a: 443 (Stenaesthetus; characters; notes; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, Pakistan.

rambouseki Bernhauer, 1939, see: mrazi Rambousek, 1915.

robinsoni Orousset, 1988: 157 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Nord: 50 km au Sud-Est de Diégo-Suarez, forêt d’Analamerana, 80 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

ruandae Puthz, 1979, see: Gerhardia.

rugatulus Orousset, 1988: 159 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Madagascar Est: baie d’Antongil, région de Maroantsetra, Ambodivoangy).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

rugosus Kistner, 1965: 367 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: East Madagascar: Baie d’Antongil).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 156 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

kistneri Jarrige, 1968: 873 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Madagascar-Est, Ambodivoangy, distr. de Maroant setra).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 20 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 156 (Stenaesthetus; synonym of rugosus).

schuhi Orousset, 1990: 31 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Brésil: état de Para: 5 km à l’est de Belém).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

scotti Puthz, 1988f: 9 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Gamo Province, Gughé highlands, south of Bonghé, ca. 9500–10,000 feet).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

senegalensis Kistner, 1962, see: Gerhardia.

sogai Jarrige, 1968: 871 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: Madagascar-Est: R. N. XII, Col Central, 1700 m, Marojéjy, distr. de Sambava).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 180 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

sunioides Sharp, 1874: 80 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Mitzuyama [Japan]; North China).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1921a: 369, 401 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Singapore).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 446 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Ceylon; India; Sierra Leone).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1202 (Stenaesthetus; catalog).

  • — Watanabe, 1961: 350 (Stenaesthetus; Izu Islands).

  • — Kistner, 1962: 98 (Stenaesthetus; characters; China; Formosa; Japan; India).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 87 (Stenaesthetus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 309 (Stenaesthetus; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Watanabe and Shibata, 1972: 61 (Stenaesthetus; Yaku-shima Island).

  • — Puthz, 1973k: 67 (Stenaesthetus; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1982: 37 (Stenaesthetus; Nepal).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 26 (Stenaesthetus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1995b: 180, 183 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Taiwan; China).

  • Distribution: China, Japan, Taiwan, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore. taurulus Puthz, 1987, see: canaliculatus Coiffait, 1975.

taiwanensis Puthz, 1995b: 180 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Taiwan: Ilan Hsien: Taiping-shan).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

thrips Puthz, 1986b: 117 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Kenya: Taita Hills, Umgebung Wundanyi, 1350 m).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

vadoni Kistner, 1965: 369 (Aulacosthaetus; Type locality: East Madagascar: Baie d’Antongil).

  • — Puthz, 1980j: 21 (Stenaesthetus).

  • — Orousset, 1988: 167 (Stenaesthetus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

viduus Puthz, 1986b: 118 (Stenaesthetus; Type locality: Elfenbeinküste: 7–17 km W. Abidjan).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

Tyrannomastax
[2 species; Madagascan Region]

Tyrannomastax Orousset, 1988: 189 (species included: hova, excelsus). Type species: Tyrannomastax hova Orousset, fixed by original designation.

excelsus Orousset, 1988: 196 (Tyrannomastax; Type locality: Madagascar Est: Sud-Est de Maropaika, forêt de Mahabo, entre Ivohibe et Vondrozo).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

hova Orousset, 1988: 193 (Tyrannomastax; Type locality: Madagascar Est: Est de Vondrozo, col de Madiorano, 700 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

LEPTOTYPHLINAE
[43 genera; 515 species; Neotropical, Nearctic, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental, and Australian Regions]

Leptotyphlinae Fauvel, 1874.

  • —Eichelbaum, 1909: 130 (list of genera with references; generic synonyms; number of genera; number of species in each genus; general distribution of genera).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 146 (world catalog; Leptotyphlus, Mayetia, Cyrtotyphlus).

  • — Porta, 1926: 49 (characters; species of Italy).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 391 (characters; key to French genera).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1940: 28 (key to Palaearctic genera).

  • — Coiffait, 1955c (notes on distribution).

  • — Coiffait, 1956d (notes).

  • — Horion, 1963: 295 (notes; list of central European species).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 106 (characters; key to central European genera and species).

  • — Moore, 1964a: 87 (characters; notes).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 136 (key to Chilean genera).

  • — Coiffait, 1963d: 380, 381 (key to tribes; biogeographic notes for each tribe).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 346 (list of Chilean species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 34 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 381 (characters; key to tribes, genera and species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (list of genera of Cuba).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (list of genera of Cuba; comments on distribution).

  • — Saiz, 1973b (characteristics of edaphic species; dendrogram of genera; distribution).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1974g: 553 (key to genera of America north of Mexico).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 47 (revision and key to genera and species of Chile).

  • — Pace, 1975a: 110 (supplement to key to tribes of Coiffait, 1972).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 268 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 249 (characters; tabular key to genera of North America north of Mexico).

  • — Frank and Thomas, 1984a: 1413 (checklist of New World taxa).

  • — Orousset, 1984: 297 (comments on history of group; checklist of species in Corsica).

  • — Outerelo and Gamarra, 1985: 15 (key to genera of Iberian Peninsula).

  • — Smetana, 1986: 181 (discussion of distributions in far north of northern Hemisphere).

  • — Frank, 1991: 346 (larvae undescribed).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 13, 56 (summary of current classification).

  • — Lawrence and Newton, 1995: 829 (notes).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 159 (characters; species of Sicily).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 37 (listed in Staphylinine group of subfamilies).

  • — Pace, 1996 (systematic position; morphology of adult and larva; general natural history and behavior; distribution; key to tribes, genera, species of Italy; review of Italian fauna).

  • — M. Hansen, 1997: 80, 81, 130, 175, 177, 180 (characters supporting clade; autapomorphic features; key adult and larval characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 323, 382 (key to Nearctic genera; characters; notes).

  • — Klimaszewski, 2000: 62 (characters; notes on classification, natural history, and distribution in Alaska).

Tribe Cephalotyphlini

Cephalotyphlini Coiffait, 1963d: 380, 381 (genera included: Cephalotyphlus). Type genus: Cephalotyphlus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 383, 490 (characters; key to genera and species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Pace, 1975a: 110 (characters).

  • — Orousset, 1984: 300 (list of species of Corsica).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (tribe of Leptotyphlinae).

  • — Pace, 1996: 59, 60 (characters).

Cephalotyphlus
[5 species; Palaearctic Region]

Cephalotyphlus Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (species included: revelieri). Type species: Leptotyphlus revelieri Saulcy, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 61 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 322 (characters; type species: revelieri).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 490 (characters; type species: revelieri; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Orousset, 1984: 300 (list of species of Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1975a: 110 (characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 60 (characters; key to species of Italy).

Cyclotyphlus Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 461 (species included: revelieri, cribriceps, and one unavailable name). Type species: Leptotyphlus revelieri Saulcy, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 322 (synomym of Cephalotyphlus; type species: revelieri).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 490 (synonym of Cephalotyphlus).

  • — Pace, 1996: 60 (synonym of Cephalotyphlus).

Italicotyphlus Pace, 1975a: 104 (species included: vicetinus). Type species: Italicotyphlus vicetinus Pace, fixed by original designation.

  • — Pace, 1975a: 110 (characters).

  • — Pace, 1996: 60 (synonym of Cephalotyphlus).

bergamascus Pace, 1991: 112 (Cephalotyphlus; Type locality: Alpi Bergamasche, Oltre il Colle).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955: 461 (Cyclotyphlus; nomen nudum).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Cephalotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 67 (Cephalotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

florentinus Pace, 1979b: 435 (Italicotyphlus; Type locality: versante nord occcidentale del Monte Morello, nord-ovest di Firenze, presso il villaggio di Volmiano, a circa 150 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Pace, 1991: 112 (Cephalotyphlus).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Cephalotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 67 (Cephalotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

foroiuliensis Pace, 1976: 114 (Italicotyphlus; Type locality: versante settentrionale del M. Jof, presso Maniago a circa 410 m).

  • — Pace, 1991: 112 (Cephalotyphlus).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Cephalotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 71 (Cephalotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

revelierei Saulcy, 1878: 120 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Omessa).

  • — Croissandeau, 1891: 150 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 78 (Leptotyphlus; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer, 1908e: 332 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Dodero, 1908: 634, 637 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Dodero, 1916: 341 (Leptotyphlus; Sardinia).

  • — Peyerimhoff, 1926: 119 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (Cephalotyphlus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 461 (Cyclotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 324 (Cephalotyphlus; notes; characters; Corsica, Sardinia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 491 (Cephalotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1991: 112 (Cephalotyphlus).

  • — Pace, 1996: 65 (Cephalotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Italy, Corsica, Sardinia.

vicetinus Pace, 1975a: 106 (Italicotyphlus; Type locality: nord-est dalla città di Marostica, provincia di Vicenza, 160 m).

  • — Pace, 1976: 116 (Italicotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1991: 112 (Cephalotyphlus).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Cephalotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 69 (Cephalotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

Tribe Entomoculiini

Entomoculiini Coiffait, 1957: 61 (characters; key to genera; genera included: Entomoculia, Stenotyphlus, Allotyphlus, Cephalotyphlus, Cyrtotyphlus, Mesotyphlus, Paratyphlus, Ischnotyphlus). Type genus: Entomoculia (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 274 (characters; key to genera; morphology; discription).

  • — Coiffait, 1960a: 512 (biogeography).

  • — Coiffait, 1963d: 380, 381 (characters; biogeographic notes).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 383, 385 (characters; key to genera and species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Saiz, 1973b: 289 (distribution).

  • — Pace, 1975a: 110 (characters).

  • — Orousset, 1984: 300 (list of taxa of Corsica).

  • — Outerelo and Gamarra, 1985: 15 (key to genera of Iberian Peninsula).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (tribe of Leptotyphlinae).

  • — Pace, 1996: 59, 60, 71 (characters; key to genera).

Allotyphlus
[22 species; Palaearctic Region]

Allotyphlus Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (species included: aspericeps). Type species: Leptotyphlus aspericeps Scheerpeltz, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 61 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 310 (characters; key to species; type species: aspericeps).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 450 (characters; type species: aspericeps; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Pace, 1977: 197 (key to species of Apennines).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 124 (characters; key to species of Italy).

Tropidotyphlus Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 459 (species included: aspericeps along with 4 unavailable names). Type species: Leptotyphlus aspericeps Scheerpeltz, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 310 (synomym of Allotyphlus; type species: aspericeps).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 450 (synonym of Allotyphlus).

  • — Pace, 1996: 124 (synonym of Allotyphlus).

Moreotyphlus Coiffait, 1959: 310, 312 (subgenus of Allotyphlus; species included: spartensis, naupliensis, patrensis). Type species: Allotyphlus (Moreotyphlus) spartensis Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 450, 452, 454 (subgenus of Allotyphlus; characters; type species: spartensis; key to species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Pace, 1996: 131 (subgenus of Allotyphlus; key to species of Italy).

achileus Coiffait, 1959: 402 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Allotyphlus; Type locality: Corfou: Ayos Deka).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 454 (Allotyphlus; characters; Corfu).

  • Distribution: Corfu.

ambracius Scheerpeltz, 1958c: 392 (Tropidotyphlus; Type locality: Umgebung von Arta im südlichen Epirus).

  • — Pace, 1983a: 455 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Greece.

aspericeps Scheerpeltz, 1931: 396 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Kaligoni auf Levkas).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Allotyphlus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 459 (Tropidotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 312 (Allotyphlus; characters; Ionian Islands).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 453 (Allotyphlus; characters; Ionian Islands).

  • — Pace, 1983a: 454 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Ionian Islands.

baldensis Pace, 1978, see: pacei Coiffait, 1973.

bericiensis Coiffait, 1973: 110 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; Type locality: Lumignano, Monti Berici, Italie).

  • — Pace, 1975b: 9 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Allotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 132 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

bipunctatus Coiffait, 1973: 110 (Mesotyphlus; Type locality: Zovencedo, Monti Berici, Italie).

  • — Pace, 1975b: 8 (Allotyphlus; synonym of bericiensis).

bipunctatus Coiffait, 1973, see: bericiensis Coiffait, 1973.

cephallenicus Pace, 1983a: 456 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; Type locality: Cephallinia, M. te Rudi).

  • Distribution: Greece.

corcyranus Coiffait, 1959: 401 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Allotyphlus; Type locality: Corfou: Dassia).

  • Distribution: Corfu.

corcyricus Scheerpeltz, 1958c: 390 (Tropidotyphlus; Type locality: Val de Ropa auf der Insel Korfu).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 454 (Allotyphlus; characters; Corfu).

  • — Pace, 1983a: 452 (allotyphlus; characters; Corfu).

  • Distribution: Greece.

dexter Coiffait, 1959: 402 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Allotyphlus; Type locality: Corfou: Doukades).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 454 (Allotyphlus; characters; Corfu).

  • Distribution: Corfu.

euganeus Pace, 1975, see: pacei Coiffait, 1973.

garganicus Pace, 1975: 144 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; Type locality: Puglia sul Promontorio del Gargano, ai margini della Foresta Umbra, lungo la strada che scende a Vico Garganico, a circa 400 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Pace, 1977: 175, 198 (Allotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1985: 62 (Allotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Allotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 137 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

loebli Coiffait, 1973b: 220 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; Type locality: Grèce, Epire, Philiates).

  • Distribution: Greece.

lessiniensis Coiffait, 1973, see: pacei Coiffait, 1973.

marosticaensis Pace, 1978, see: pacei Coiffait, 1973.

moczarskii Pace, 1983a: 457 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; Type locality: Cephalonia, Argostoli).

  • Distribution: Greece.

monsfortensis Pace, 1978, see: pacei Coiffait, 1973.

montanus Coiffait, 1957: 67 (Allotyphlus; Type locality: Turquie d’Asie: Près d’une source au point culminant de la route d’Antalya à Burdur dans la traversée du Darim Dag).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 313 (Allotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 453 (Allotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

naupliensis Coiffait, 1959: 404 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; Type locality: Pélopon-nèse: Yannouleika près de Nauplion).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 456 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters; Greece).

  • Distribution: Greece.

pacei Coiffait, 1973: 110 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; Type locality: Villaga Toara, Monti Berici, Italie).

  • — Coiffait, 1973b: 224 (Allotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1975b: 4, 10 (Allotyphlus; characters; notes).

  • — Pace, 1978a: 199 (Allotyphlus; characters; notes; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Allotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 132 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters; key to subspecies; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

lessiniensis Coiffait, 1973: 111 (Mesotyphlus; Type locality: Grezzana, 400 m, Lessini, Italie).

  • — Pace, 1975b: 7, 10 (Allotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; characters; notes; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Allotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 132, 136 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; characters; Italy).

euganeus Pace, 1975b: 8, 10 (Allotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; Type locality: Colli Euganei, versante settentrionale del Monte Fasolo, 250 metri nel Comune di Lozzo Atestino; versante settentrionale del monte Mottolone a 180 metri d’altitudine nel Comune di Arquà Petrarca).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Allotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 132, 136 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; characters; Italy).

baldensis Pace, 1978a: 199 (Allotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; Type locality: Loppio, TN, Dossi della Barchessa, versante settentrionale del Dos Remit, del gruppo del Monte Baldo).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Allotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 132, 136 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; characters; Italy).

monsfortensis Pace, 1978a: 200 (Allotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; Type locality: Monteforte d’Alpone, VR, Valle Ponsara; Le Volpare; Soave, VR, Tebaldi; Cazzano di Tramigna, VR; Montecchia di Crosara, VR, M. Bastia, Montebello Vicentio, VI).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Allotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 132, 136 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; characters; Italy).

marosticaensis Pace, 1978a: 202 (Allotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; Type locality: Marostica).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Allotyphlus; subspecies of pacei; Italy).

patrensis Coiffait, 1959: 404 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; Type locality: Pélopon-nèse: Kamarès près de Patras).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 456 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters; Greece).

  • Distribution: Greece.

pisidicus Coiffait, 1957: 67 (Allotyphlus; Type locality: Turquie d’Asie: Dinar, à 40 km au nord du Lac de Burdur).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 313 (Allotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 454 (Allotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

sinester Coiffait, 1959: 402 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Allotyphlus; Type locality: Corfou Palaeokastritsa).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 454 (Allotyphlus; characters; Corfu).

  • Distribution: Corfu.

sipontinus Pace, 1985: 60 (Allotyphlus; Type locality: Puglia Gargano dintorni di Manfre-donia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Allotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 130 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Allotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

spartensis Coiffait, 1959: 404 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; Type locality: Pélopon-nèse: Tripi près de Sparte, au pied du versant Est du Taygète).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 456 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters; Greece).

  • Distribution: Greece.

strinatii Coiffait, 1957: 67 (Allotyphlus; Type locality: Thrace grecque: Mesti).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 313 (Allotyphlus; characters; Greece).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 453 (Allotyphlus; characters; Greece).

  • Distribution: Greece.

transhadriaticus Pace, 1977: 171 (Allotyphlus; Type locality: Promontorio del Gargano, Puglia, a circa 350 metri d’altitudine, in una valle presso la strada provinciale che scende a Vico Garganico, in localita Bosco Manatecco).

  • — Pace, 1985: 62 (Allotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Allotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 128 (Allotyphlus; subgenus Allotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

turcicus Coiffait, 1957: 67 (Allotyphlus; Type locality: Turquie d’Asie: Celtiçi, à 30 km au sud du lac de Burdur).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 313 (Allotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 454 (Allotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

Cyrtotyphlus
[4 species; Palaearctic Region]

Cyrtotyphlus Dodero, 1900: 401 (species included: convexus). Type species: Cyrtotyphlus convexus Dodero, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1906: 145 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (world catalog; 1 species).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 348 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Porta, 1926: 52 (characters; species of Italy).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 116 (type species: convexus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 463 (characters in key; type species: convexus; list of species).

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 61, 62 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 276 (characters; key to species; type species: convexus).

  • — Horion, 1963: 296 (list of central European species).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 386 (characters; type species: convexus; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Pace, 1976b: 53 (characters).

  • — Pace, 1977: 196 (key to species of Apennines).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 75 (characters; key to species of Italy).

apulus Pace, 1975, see: Neocyrtotyphlus.

bonadonai Jarrige, 1949, see: convexus Dodero, 1900

convexus Dodero, 1900: 402 (Cyrtotyphlus; Type locality: Ruta, Liguria orient.).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Cyrtotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Cyrtotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 278 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Horion, 1963: 296 (Cyrtotyphlus; Europe).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 389 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977: 196 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Cyrtotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 78 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: France, Italy.

bonadonai Jarrige, 1949: 63 (Cyrtotyphlus; Type locality: Pont des Veyans, Vallée de la Siagne, Alpes-Mar.).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 463 (Cyrtotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 389 (Cyrtotyphlus; synonym of convexus).

  • — Pace, 1996: 78 (Cyrtotyphlus; synonym of convexus).

kaiseri Pace, 1983a: 451 (Cyrtotyphlus; Type locality: Begovina bei Castelnuovo, Süd-Dalmatien).

  • Distribution: Yugoslavia.

thracicus Coiffait, 1957: 62 (Cyrtotyphlus; Type locality: Trace grecque: Sapé).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 278 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters; Greece). — Coiffait, 1972: 389 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters; Greece).

  • Distribution: Greece.

winkleri Breit, 1913: 235 (Cyrtotyphlus; Type locality: Nanos in Krain).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Cyrtotyphlus; variety of convexus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 463 (Cyrtotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 278 (Cyrtotyphlus; subspecies of convexus; characters; Carniola).

  • — Coiffait, 1962d: 159 (Cyrotyphlus; valid species; aedeagus; notes; Slovenia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 389 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters; Carniola; Italy; Istria).

  • — Pace, 1975b: 9 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1976b: 48, 49 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters; discussion of distribution).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Cyrtotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 80 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy, Slovenia.

Entomoculia
[121 species; Palaearctic Region]

Entomoculia Croissandeau, 1891: 150 (species included: sublaevis, grouvellei; [Note: According to Coiffait, 1959: 279 and 1972: 390 both species included in Entomoculia by Croissandeau were misidentified]). Type species: Entomoculia jeanneli Coiffait (= E. grouvellei sensu Croissandeau), fixed by application of Article 70.3.2 (see, 2001).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 146 (synonym of Leptotyphlus).

  • — Normand, 1939: 490 (key to Tunisian species).

  • — Coiffait, 1955a: 66 (characters; type species jeanneli).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 463 (characters in key; type species: grouvellei Fauvel; list of species).

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 61, 62 (characters; key to subgenera and species).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 278 (characters; key to species; type species: grouvellei Croissandeau).

  • — Hervé, 1971b (notes on interpretation of aedeagus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 390 (characters; type species: jeanneli [= grouvellei]; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Pace, 1977: 197 (key to species of Apennines).

  • — Thelot, 1983: 311 (key to species from limestone region of Var, France).

  • — Orousset, 1984: 300 (list of species of Corsica).

  • — Hernández, Outerelo, and Gamarra, 1994: 188 (checklist of species; Canary Islands).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 80 (characters; key to species of Italy).

  • — Herman, 2001: 5 (type species; discussion; fixed by application of article 70.3).

Stenotyphlus Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (subgenus of Entomoculia; species included: bonadonai, tanneronensis, siagnensis, affinis, esterelensis, berberus, kabylianus). Type species: Entomoculia (Stenotyphlus) bonadonai Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 63, 65 (subgenus of Entomoculia; characters; key to species).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 279, 298 (subgenus of Entomoculia; type species: bonadonai Coiffait; key to species).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 390, 393, 421 (subgenus of Entomoculia; type species: bonadonai; characters; references).

  • — Pace, 1996: 121 (subgenus of Entomoculia; key to species of Italy).

Parentomoculia Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (species included: argus, veneriata, angusticeps, capito, cyclops, laetifica, siccana, jupiter, dapsilis, exsculpta, mendica, orion, perpensa, pauxilla, saturnius, simplaria). Type species: Leptotyphlus argus Normand, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 278 (synomym of Entomoculia; type species: argus Normand).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 390 (synonym of Entomoculia).

aberrans Coiffait, 1962d: 168 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Gerona, Palafrugel, Tamariu).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 426, 435 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

adjacia Coiffait, 1957: 65 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Corse: Ajaccio).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 287, 294 (Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 408, 419 (Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 103 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica. affinis Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Cannes).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 300, 304 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 426, 435 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

alticola Coiffait, 1959: 396 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes: vers 1000 mètres à Coursegoules).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 404 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

ampurdana Coiffait, 1959: 290, 293 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Prov. de Gerona, environs de Figueras).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 413, 417 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

angulata Coiffait, 1959: 400 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes: la basse vallée de l’Esteron à Gilette).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 426, 434 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

angusticeps Normand, 1939: 499 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisie: Le Kef).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 308 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 438 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

antheorensis Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: Antheor).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 288 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 408 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1977: 168 (Entomoculia; characters).

  • Distribution: France.

cavalairensis Coiffait, 1959: 398 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: Cavalaire).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 410, 415 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1977: 169, 176 (Entomoculia; race of antheorensis; characters).

opulenta Coiffait, 1962d: 162 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: Forêt de Pierrefeu, Les Montauts).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 410, 415 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1977: 170, 176 (Entomoculia; race of antheorensis; characters).

aprutiana Pace, 1977, see: montisconeri Pace, 1977.

apuana Pace, 1977: 166 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Alpi Apuane a Stazzema).

  • — Poggi, 1985: 176 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 104 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

arcsensis Coiffait, 1959: 396 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: Vidauban).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 405, 416 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1983: 304 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

argensis Coiffait, 1959: 394 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: Le Muy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 402, 416 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1983: 305 (Entomoculia; synonym of arcsensis).

argensis Coiffait, 1959, see: arcsensis Coiffait, 1959.

argus Normand, 1939: 491 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisia: Aïn-Draham).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 282 (Entomoculia; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 396, 421 (Entomoculia; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

aspensis Coiffait, 1957: 64 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Pyr. Orientales: Bouleternère).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 286, 293 (Entomoculia; cited as asprensis; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 402, 417 (Entomoculia; cited as asprensis; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

atoma Saulcy, 1878: 118 (Mayetia; Type locality: Sardaigne, près de Bonnari).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 306 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 436 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1996: 124 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

barcelonensis Coiffait, 1962d: 165 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Barcelone, colline de Tibidabo, versant nord, près du sommet).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 432, 436 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

barensis Coiffait, 1972: 430, 434, 447 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes Maritimes: Le Bar-sur-Loup).

  • Distribution: France.

berbera Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Algérie: Yakouren).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 300, 308 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 426, 437 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

bonadonai Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Cannes, Le Cannet, Valbonne).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 302, 304 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 430, 435 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

bonifacia Coiffait, 1959: 398 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Corse: Santa Manza près de Bonifacio).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 409, 419 (Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 101 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

brignolensis Coiffait, 1959: 400 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Var: le versant Nord de la montagne de la Loube à Brignoles).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 432, 435 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

canariensis Outerelo, 1982: 323 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; replacement name for viti Outerelo).

  • Distribution: Canary Islands.

viti Outerelo, 1980: 73 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Islas Canarias: isla de La Gomera, El Cedro, 600 m).

capito Normand, 1939: 501 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisie: Le Kef).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 300, 310 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 422, 439 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

caprai Poggi, 1977a: 154 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Ficuzza, Sicilia, prov. Palermo).

  • — Pace, 1996: 123 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 160 (Entomoculia; characters; notes; Sicily).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

catalonica Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Prov. de Gerona: San Pedro Pescador).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 288, 293 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 413, 417 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

cavalairensis Coiffait, 1959, see: antheorensis Coiffait, 1955.

cerberus Coiffait, 1962d: 167 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientale: Cerbère, route de Banyuls, près d’une petite source).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 428, 435 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

coiffaiti Hervé, 1967b: 328 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Hyères, Var, au pied nord du col du Serre, à l’hubac du Mont des Oiseaux).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 430, 434 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

maurettensis Hervé, 1968: 77 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; subspecies of coiffaiti; Type locality: ravin à l’hubac du Fenouillet, massif des Maurettes, commune de La Crau, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 430 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; subspecies of coiffaiti; characters).

colasi Hervé, 1969b: 74 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: 2 km au Nord-Est du village de Cuers, Var).

  • — Hervé, 1971b (Entomoculia; notes on interpretation of aedeagus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 430, 434 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

comellinii Coiffait, 1965: 137 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Espagne: Catalogne, Province de Barcelone, Vallirana).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 398, 418 (Entomoculia; cited as commellinii; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

confusa Coiffait, 1959: 294 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Corse: Porto Vecchio).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 418 (Entomoculia; characters).

  • — Pace, 1996: 104 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

consiglioi Pace, 1991: 107 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Italia: Lazio: Isola di Palmarola, Fosso delle Radiche).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 112 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

convexa Coiffait, 1959: 292 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: Lentier).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 416 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

corbarensis Coiffait, 1959: 397 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Corse: Pietracorbara sur la côte Est du Cap Corse).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 405, 419 (Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 119 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

cyclops Normand, 1939: 501 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisie: Le Kef).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 282 (Entomoculia; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 396 (Entomoculia; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

dapsilis Normand, 1950: 105 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisie: Bizerte).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 450 (Entomoculia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

dentata Coiffait, 1959: 397 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: au pied du Monte Minervio à Pino, Corse).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 405, 419 (Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 118 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

dispersa Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Drôme: Nyons).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 286, 291 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 399, 416 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1983: 302 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

lorguensis Coiffait, 1959: 396 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: Lorgues).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 404, 417 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1983: 302 (Entomoculia; synonym of dispersa).

dissimilis Coiffait, 1959: 310 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Tunisie: Le Kef).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 438 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

doderoi Coiffait, 1955a: 66 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Emilie: Finale).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 287 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 405, 415 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977: 197 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 93 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

domensis Coiffait, 1962, see: henryi Coiffait, 1959.

ebusica Coiffait, 1973b: 219 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Iles Baléares, Ibiza, Cala San Vicente).

  • — Pons and Palmer, 1996: 163 (Entomoculia; Balearic endemic; notes; habitat; Eivissa).

  • Distribution: Balearic Islands.

enigmatica Coiffait, 1962d: 161 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientales: Valleberme).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 399, 417 (Entomoculia; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

espanoli Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Barcelone).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 284, 293 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 398, 418 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

esterelensis Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Var: St-Jean-de-l’Estérel).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 301 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 428 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

etrurica Coiffait, 1957: 65 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Italie: Environs de Grosseto).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 288 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 410 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977: 197 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Poggi, 1985: 167 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 97 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

exsculpta Normand, 1939: 502 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Algérie: La Calle).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 284, 294 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 396, 420 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

gardinii Pace, 1994: 235 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Sardegna: dintorni di Cuglieri, Oristano).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 318 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

gavarrensis Coiffait, 1962d: 161 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Gerona, Santa Pelaya).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 404, 418 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

grouvellei sensu Croissandeau, 1891 [Note: Nomen nudum; misidentification], see: jeanneli Coiffait, 1955.

guixolensis Coiffait, 1962d: 165 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Gerona, San Feliu de Guixols).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 422, 436 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

hadriatica Pace, 1975: 140 (Entomoculia; Type locality: circa km 2 di distanza, ad est, dal centro abitato di Genga, provincia di Ancona, nel versante adriatico dell’Appennino Marchigiano, a circa 300 metri d’altitudine, presso un torrentello affluente di sinistra del torrente Sentino).

  • — Pace, 1977: 197 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Poggi, 1985: 176 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 109 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

henryi Coiffait, 1959: 398 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: Port Cros).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 408l, 415 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1977: 171 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

domensis Coiffait, 1962d: 164 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: Le Dom des Baumes).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 410 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1977: 171, 172 (Entomoculia; synonym of henryi; characters).

hervei Coiffait, 1957: 64 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: Dardenne près de Toulon).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 286, 292 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 402, 415 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1974: 55 (Entomoculia; characters; microscopic preparation of aedeagus).

  • — Hervé, 1976 (Entomoculia; aedeagal structure).

  • — Thelot, 1983: 300 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

hoffmanni Coiffait, 1957: 66 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Tanneron, N.D. de Peygros).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 301, 304 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1968a: 198 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 430, 434 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

iknusa Coiffait, 1959: 294 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Sardaigne: San Sperate près de Cagliari).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 419 (Entomoculia; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 117 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

inferna Coiffait, 1959: 304 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Fréjus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 435 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: France.

jeanneli Coiffait, 1955a: 66 (Entomoculia; proposed for the misidentification of grouvellei by Croissandeau; Type locality: Environs de Nice).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 286, 292 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 405, 416 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

grouvellei sensu Croissandeau, 1891: 151 (Entomoculia; [Note: Nomen nudum, misidentification (Article 49); Croissandeau attributed the species to Fauvel but according to Coiffait, 1955a: 66, 1959: 279, and 1972: 390 the species was misidentified]; locality cited: Nice).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 286, 292 (Entomoculia; synomym of jeanneli).

jeannetensis Coiffait, 1959: 400 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes: St-Jeannet).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 426, 434 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

julii Poggi, 1985: 168 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Isola di Montecristo, Arcipelago toscano, prov. Livorno, Valle dei Lecci, 150 m).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 95 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

jupiter Normand, 1939: 497 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisie: Fernana).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 308 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 438 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

kabyliana Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Algérie: Adekar).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 301 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 428 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

keltiensis Coiffait, 1970b: 146 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Souk el Arba des Beni Hassan, Rif occidental, Maroc).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 428 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Morocco).

  • — Coiffait, 1973a: 274 (Entomoculia; Morocco).

  • Distribution: Morocco.

labronica Poggi, 1985: 179 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Dintorni di Livorno, Toscana).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 107 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

laetifica Normand, 1939: 499 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisie: Le Kef).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 310 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 439 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

laneyriei Coiffait, 1955a: 66 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Alpes Maritimes: Vallée de l’Esteron).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 284, 292 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 399, 416 (Entomoculia; characters; Maritime Alpes).

  • Distribution: France.

lauricola Outerelo and Hernández, 1989: 515 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Islas Canarias: Tenerife: Vueltas de Taganana).

  • Distribution: Canary Islands.

lepinensis Pace, 1991: 107 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Italia: Lazio, Monti Lepini, Norma, zona boschiva a Km 2 a Nord delle rovine dell’antica Norba).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 114 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

ligurica Coiffait, 1957: 65 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Environs de Gênes, Belvédère).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 288 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 412 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977: 197 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 91 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

lobata Coiffait, 1959: 397 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Corse: Ile Rousse).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 405, 419 (Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 120 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

lorguensis Coiffait, 1959, see: dispersa Coiffait, 1955.

lucensis Coiffait, 1962d: 162 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var, le Luc).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 402 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1976a (Entomoculia; aedeagal characters).

  • — Thelot, 1983: 307 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

rougoni Coiffait, 1971a: 175 (Entomoculia; Type locality: France: Bois de Cadarache, Bouches-du-Rhône).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 400 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1976a (Entomoculia; aedeagal characters).

  • — Thelot, 1983: 307 (Entomoculia; synonym of lucensis).

magdalenae Coiffait, 1957: 66 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Levante espagnol, Province de Casteillon: Santa Magdalena).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 300 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 423 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

magrinii Pace, 1994: 232 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Italia: Toscana, Monte Pisano, S. Giuliano Terme, Pisa).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 317 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

malierensis Hervé, 1968a: 199 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: ravin secondaire du vallon de La Malière à Collobrières, dans les Maures, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 423, 434 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

ultima Hervé, 1969: 253 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; subspecies of malierensis; Type locality: colline de Peigros, commune de Pierrefeu, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 423 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; subspecies of malierensis; characters).

mancinii Briganti, 1979, see: toscanensis Coiffait, 1957.

maremmana Pace, 1979: 172 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Monti dell’Uccellina, Poggio Lecci, presso S. Rabano, 250 m).

  • — Poggi, 1985: 176 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 109 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

marinae Pace, 1991: 107 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Italia: Lazio: Isola di Zannone, dolina del Monte Pellegrino).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 114 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

maritima Coiffait, 1959: 292 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes: Mandelieu).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 416 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

mars Coiffait, 1959: 296 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisie: Bordj Messaoudi).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 420 (Entomoculia; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

maurettensis Hervé, 1968, see: coiffaiti Hervé, 1967.

mayeti Normand, 1907: 122 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Port-Vendres, près du fort Bear).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of grouvellei).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 392 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of grouvellei).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 463 (Entomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 293 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 417 (Entomoculia; characters).

  • Distribution: France.

melendoi Outerelo, 1980a: 57, 62 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Arroyo Frio, 950 m, la Sierra de Cazorla).

  • Distribution: Spain.

mendica Normand, 1939: 494 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Algérie: Philippeville).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 294 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 419 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

meridionalis Coiffait, 1959: 296 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisie: Sousse).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 421 (Entomoculia; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

montisconeri Pace, 1977: 156 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Marche sul Monte Conero, a sud della città di Ancona, intorno i 400 metri d’altitudine prevalentemente sulle pendici meridionali, al di sotto della Badia di S. Pietro).

  • — Poggi, 1985: 173 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 98 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

aprutiana Pace, 1977: 163 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Abruzzo, in um bosco presso la riva destra del fiume Sangro, a circa 500 metri dalla sua foce, nel territorio del comune di Torino di Sangro, a circa 8 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Poggi, 1985: 173 (Entomoculia; synonym of montisconeri).

  • — Pace, 1996: 98 (Entomoculia; synonym of montisconeri).

nerviensis Coiffait, 1962d: 164 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes italiennes, Province d’Imperia, Isolabona, vallée de la Nervia, au nord de Vintimille).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 411 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 90 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

normandi Coiffait, 1955a: 66 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisie: Le Kef).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 282 (Entomoculia; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 395 (Entomoculia; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

numidica Coiffait, 1959: 308 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Algérie: Miliana).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 437 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

occidentalis Coiffait, 1957: 64 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Pyr. Orientales: Maury).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 285, 293 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 399, 417 (Entomoculia; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

opulenta Coiffait, 1962, see: antheorensis Coiffait, 1955.

opulentissima Coiffait, 1962d: 164 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Var: La Garde-Freinet).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 410, 415 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1977: 172, 173 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

orion Normand, 1939: 492 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Algérie: Philippeville).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 449 (Entomoculia).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

orpheus Coiffait, 1959: 304 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes: Les Courmettes).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 435 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

pardii Pace, 1979: 183 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Monte Calvana presso Firenze).

  • — Poggi, 1985: 178 (Entomoculia; notes; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 105 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

pauxilla Normand, 1939: 500 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Algérie: Tlemcen).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 307 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 437 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

perpensa Normand, 1939: 495 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Algérie: Philippeville).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 296 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 420 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

pretiosa Pace, 1977: 168 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Marche sul Monte Conero, presso Ancona a circa 450 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 122 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

prodigiosa Coiffait, 1962d: 168 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Gerona, Bagur, Fornells, au pied d’oliviers).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 426, 436 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

quartensis Coiffait, 1965: 138 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Espagne: Catalogne, Prov. de Gerona, Quart).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 396 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

robusta Coiffait, 1959: 306 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Algérie: Bugeaud).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 437 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

rosai Pace, 1978: 38 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Isola di Capraia, Il Piano).

  • — Poggi, 1985: 173 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 108 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

rougoni Coiffait, 1971, see: lucensis Coiffait, 1962.

sardoa Coiffait, 1959: 294 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Sardaigne: Ozieri).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 419 (Entomoculia; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 117 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

sassariensis Pace, 1978b: 191 (Entomoculia; Type locality: dintorni di Sassari).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 116 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

satanus Coiffait, 1959: 296 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Algérie: Philippeville).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 420 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

saturnia Normand, 1939: 493 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Algérie: Bône).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 308 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 437 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

senyensis Coiffait, 1957: 66 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Catalogne: Figaro au pied de la Sierra de Montseny).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 302, 304 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 432, 436 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

septentrionis Thelot, 1983: 308 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Montmeyan, Var, lieu-dit les Vinatiers).

  • Distribution: France.

serratensis Coiffait, 1957: 67 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Catalogne: Monistrol au pied de la Sierra de Montserrat).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 302, 305 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 432, 436 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

siagnensis Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Pont des Veyans).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 302 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 430 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

sicana Pace, 1993a: 31 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Sicilia: Castelbuono, Pintorna).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 319 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

siccana Normand, 1939: 498 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisie: Le Kef).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 300, 310 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 426, 438 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

simplaria Normand, 1939: 496 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Algérie: Bône).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 287 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 408 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

solarii Coiffait, 1957: 65 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Ligurie Occidentale: Laigueglia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 288, 290 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 410, 413 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 95 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

strangulata Coiffait, 1957: 64 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Algérie: Bugeaud).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 284 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 396 (Entomoculia; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

subhervei Coiffait, 1959: 394 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Besse-sur-Issole, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 402, 416 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1983: 305 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

subtilis Coiffait, 1959: 304 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Español: Masnou, près de Barcelone).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 435 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

sylvatica Coiffait, 1965: 137 (Entomoculia; Type locality: France: Var: Bagnols en Forêt).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 408 (Entomoculia; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

tanneronensis Coiffait, 1955a: 67 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Tanneron).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 301, 304 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 428, 434 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

theloti Hervé, 1977: 174, 177 (Entomoculia; Type locality: France: Var: La Garde-Freinet).

  • Distribution: France.

thoracica Coiffait, 1959: 306 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Bône).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 436 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

toscanensis Coiffait, 1957: 65 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Toscane: Monte Argentaro).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 287, 290 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 408, 415 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977: 197 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Poggi, 1985: 165 (Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 98 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

mancinii Briganti, 1979: 93 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: dondo di una dolina presso Pian Fagiano nell’Isola di Giannutri).

  • — Poggi, 1985: 165 (Entomoculia; synonym of toscanensis).

  • — Pace, 1996: 98 (Entomoculia; synonym of toscanensis).

tossaensis Coiffait, 1962d: 159 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Espagne: province de Gerona, Tossa de Mar).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 398, 418 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

ultima Hervé, 1969, see: malierensis Hervé, 1968.

uranus Coiffait, 1959: 308 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 438 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

veneriata Normand, 1939: 494 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Tunisia: Camp de la Santé, près d’Aïn-Draham).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 464 (Parentomoculia).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 287, 296 (Entomoculia; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 406, 420 (Entomoculia; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

vicina Coiffait, 1962d: 162 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Gerona, Callonge, plage Saint-Georges).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 404, 418 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

vignai Pace, 1991: 107 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Italia: Lazio, Isola di Ponza, versante NO Monte Guardia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Entomoculia; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 113 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

viti Coiffait, 1973b: 219 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Corse: Olmeto).

  • — Pace, 1996: 102 (Entomoculia; subgenus Entomoculia; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

viti Outerelo, 1980, see: canariensis Outerelo, 1982.

zariquieyi Coiffait, 1955a: 66 (Entomoculia; Type locality: Prov. de Gérona: Cadaques).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 284, 293 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 399, 418 (Entomoculia; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

zegzeiensis Coiffait, 1970b: 145 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; Type locality: Berkane, Rif oriental, Maroc).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 423, 439 (Entomoculia; subgenus Stenotyphlus; characters; Morocco).

  • — Coiffait, 1973a: 274 (Entomoculia; Morocco).

  • Distribution: Morocco.

Mesotyphlus
[29 species; Palaearctic Region]

Mesotyphlus Coiffait, 1957: 62, 68 (species included: grouvellei, regalis, solarii). Type species: Leptotyphlus grouvellei Fauvel, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 313 (characters; key to species; type species: grouvellei).

  • — Coiffait, 1965b: 679 (characters; key to subgenera and species).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 458 (characters; type species: grouvellei; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Pace, 1977: 197 (key to species of Apennines).

  • — Pace, 1979c: 104 (key to species of Italy).

  • — Orousset, 1984: 300 (list of species of Corsica).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 138 (characters; key to species of Italy).

Teleotyphlus Coiffait, 1965b: 680, 682, 687 (subgenus of Mesotyphlus; species included: rivularis). Type species: Mesotyphlus (Teleotyphlus) rivularis Coiffait, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 458, 460 (subgenus of Mesotyphlus; [Note: Coiffait cited M. maritimus as the type species of Teleotyphlus but it was not an originally included species. In 1972: 463, 471 he included M. maritimus in the nominate subgenus, not in Teleotyphlus. Moreover, the type species of Teleotyphlus had already been fixed by monotypy]; characters; type species: maritimus; key to species of western Palaearctic region).

Acanthotyphlus Coiffait, 1972: 458, 461, 465 (cited as Acantotyphlus and Acanthotyphlus; subgenus of Mesotyphlus; [Note: This name was described earlier (Coiffait, 1965b: 680) but the name was unavailable because a type species was not designated (Article 13.3). Cited as Acanthotyphlus (pp. 458, 460, 465, 468, 471, 645) and Acantotyphlus (pp. 461); similar errors were made when the name was originally published (see Coiffait, 1965b). I have accepted Acanthotyphlus as the correct spelling]; species included: inversus, furcatus, albufeirensis, simplex, affinis, bordigheirensis, paeonius, campus, montanus, siliquus, silvensis, rupestris). Type species: Mesotyphlus (Acantotyphlus) simplex Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1965b: 680, 683, 687 (cited as Acanthotyphlus and Acantotyphlus; subgenus of Mesotyphlus; [Note: In this article Acantotyphlus was first published with characters and species but no type species was designated so the name was unavailable (Article 13.3). Cited as Acantotyphlus (pp. 680, 683) and Acanthotyphlus (pp. 684, 687 and 688 where this spelling was used nine times)]; characters; key to species).

  • — Pace, 1979c: 105 (cited as Acanthotyphlus; subgenus of Mesotyphlus; key to species of Italy).

Dexiotyphlus Coiffait, 1972: 458, 461, 463 ([Note: This name was described earlier (Coiffait, 1965b: 680) but was an unavailable name because a type species was not designated (Article 13.3). The name was also used again before 1972 (Coiffait, 1970b: 148) but is available only if the characters for the species are considered to apply also to the subgeneric name]; subgenus of Mesotyphlus; species included: brevis, pervincus, vicinus). Type species: Mesotyphlus (Dexiotyphlus) pervincus Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1965b: 680, 683, 687 (subgenus of Mesotyphlus; [Note: In this article the name Dexiotyphlus was first published with characters and species but no type species was designated so it is an unavailable name (Article 13.3)]; characters; key to species).

  • — Pace, 1979c: 105 (subgenus of Mesotyphlus; key to species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 140, 145 (cited as Dexyotyphlus; subgenus of Mesotyphlus; characters; key to species of Italy).

affinis Coiffait, 1965b: 683, 687 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Loulé).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 466 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

albufeirensis Coiffait, 1970b: 148 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 466 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

alutaceus Dodero, 1908, see: grouvellei Fauvel, 1890.

andreinii Pace, 1979c: 100 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus; Type locality: Toscana: Pergine, Arezzo).

  • — Pace, 1996: 150 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus, cited as Dexyotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Mesotyphlus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

bipunctatus Coiffait, 1973, see: Allotyphlus.

bordigheirensis Coiffait, 1970b: 150 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Bordiheira, Algarve, Portugal).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 467 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

bordonii Pace, 1979c: 102 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acanthotyphlus; Type locality: Toscana: Giuncarico, Grosseto).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Mesotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 147 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus, cited as Dexyotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

brevis Coiffait, 1970b: 148 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus; Type locality: Bordigheira, Algarve, Portugal).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 463 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus; [Note: Cited in Teleotyphlus on page 471]; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

calaber Pace, 1975: 147 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acanthotyphlus; Type locality: Calabria, nei pressi di Sambiase, provincia di Catanzaro, a 4 chilometri a nord del centro abitato, vicino al villaggio di Gabella, a circa 560 metri d’altitudine, in una valle presso il torrente Cantagalli).

  • — Pace, 1977: 197 (Mesotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1979c: 98 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Mesotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 151 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus, cited as Dexyotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

campus Coiffait, 1965b: 685, 688 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Boliquième près de Albufeira).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 467 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

corsicus Coiffait, 1959: 406 (Mesotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: au pied du Mont Minervio à Pino).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 461 (Mesotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 145 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

etruscus Pace, 1979: 176 (Mesotyphlus; Type locality: Monti dell’Uccellina, Poggio Lecci, dintorni di S. Rabano, 200–300 m).

  • — Pace, 1979c: 95 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Mesotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Mesotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 143 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Moreotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

furcatus Coiffait, 1965b: 683, 688 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Porto de Lagos près de Portimao).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 466 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

grossetensis Pace, 1979c: 98 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus; Type locality: Toscana: Poggio Cavallol, Grosseto).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Mesotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 149 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus, cited as Dexyotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

grouvellei Fauvel, 1890: 356 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Not cited but presumably Nice).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 607 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Bernhauer, 1908e: 332 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Dodero, 1908: 634, 637 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Dodero, 1916: 341 (Leptotyphlus; Sicily).

  • — Dodero, 1918: 106 (Leptotyphlus; notes; Catalonia).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 392 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 68 (Mesotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 314 (Mesotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 461 (Mesotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Pace, 1996: 141 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Mesotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: France, Italy, Spain.

alutaceus Dodero, 1908: 637 (Leptotyphlus; variety of grouvellei; Type locality: Nizza Marittima).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; variety of grouvellei).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 463 (Entomoculia).

inversus Coiffait, 1970b: 150 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Sta. Catharina, Algarve, Portugal).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 466 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

lessiniensis Coiffait, 1973, see: Allotyphlus.

lusitanicus Coiffait, 1965b: 680, 685 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Mesotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Estremadure, Mafra).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 462 (Mesotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

maritimus Coiffait, 1965b: 680, 685 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Mesotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Estremadure, Amoreira).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 463 (Mesotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

montanus Coiffait, 1965b: 685, 688 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Querença, près de Loulè).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 467 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

munitius Coiffait, 1965b: 680, 687 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Mesotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Estremadure, Obidos).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 463 (Mesotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

paeonius Coiffait, 1965b: 683, 688 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Amoideras près de Loulé).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 467 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

pervincus Coiffait, 1965b: 683, 687 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Estoï près de Faro).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 465 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

regalis Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (Paratyphlus; Type locality: Toulouse).

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 68 (Mesotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 314 (Mesotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 462 (Mesotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

rivularis Coiffait, 1965b: 682, 687 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Teleotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Porto de Lagos, près de Portimao).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 463 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Teleotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

rupestris Coiffait, 1965b: 685, 687 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Vilharinos près de São Braz d’Alportel).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 469 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

siliquus Coiffait, 1965b: 685, 687 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Portugal: Algarve, São Romao près de São Braz d’Alportel).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 467 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

silvensis Coiffait, 1965b: 685, 688 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Silves).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 468 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

simplex Coiffait, 1965b: 683, 687 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, São Romao près de São Braz d’Alportel).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 466 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Acantotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

solarii Coiffait, 1957: 68 (Mesotyphlus; Type locality: Italie: environs de Gênes: Belvédère).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 314 (Mesotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 462 (Mesotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977: 198 (Mesotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1979c: 96 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Mesotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 149 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus, cited as Dexyotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

temperei Coiffait, 1979b: 313 (Mesotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Omessa).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

vicinus Coiffait, 1965b: 683, 687 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Santa Barbara de Nexe, près de Loulé).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 465 (Mesotyphlus; subgenus Dexiotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

Neocyrtotyphlus
[1 species; Palaearctic Region]

Neocyrtotyphlus Pace, 1976b: 52 (subgenus of Cyrtotyphlus; species included: apulus). Type species: Cyrtotyphlus (Neocyrtotyphlus) apulus Pace, fixed by original designation.

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 73 (characters; species of Italy).

apulus Pace, 1975: 137 (Cyrtotyphlus; Type locality: Promontorio del Gargano in Puglia, sul versante settentrionale del Monte Calena a circa 400 metri d’altitudine, ai margini della Foresta Umbra).

  • — Pace, 1976b: 52 (Cyrtotyphlus; subgenus Neocyrtotyphlus; characters figured).

  • — Pace, 1977: 196 (Cyrtotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 14 (Neocyrtotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 73 (Neocyrtotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

Paratyphlus
[28 species; Palaearctic Region]

Paratyphlus Blackwelder, 1952: 294 ([Note: This name was first described by Normand, 1939: 487 who included three species, kabylianus, doderoi, and hipponensis, but failed to designate a type species thereby making Paratyphlus unavailable. With Blackwelder's designation and reference to Normand's description the name became available with Blackwelder, 1952, as the author and date]; subgenus of Leptotyphlus). Type species: Leptotyphlus doderoi Normand, fixed by subsequent designation by Blackwelder, 1952: 294.

  • — Normand, 1939: 487 ([Note: This is the original description of Paratyphlus but without a type species designation by Normand Paratyphlus is unavailable (Article 13.3). It became available when Blackwelder, 1952: 294 fixed the type species]; subgenus of Leptotyphlus; characters; species included: kabylianus, doderoi, hipponensis).

  • — Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (valid genus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 460 (characters in key; type species: doderoi; list of species).

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 62, 68 (characters; key to subgenera).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 314 (characters; key to species; type species: kabylianus, cited as kabilianus; [Note: The type species was already fixed by Blackwelder, 1952]).

  • — Coiffait, 1965b: 688 (notes; characters; key to species of Portugal).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 473 (characters; type species: kabylianus [Note: The type species was already fixed by Blackwelder, 1952]; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

Ischnotyphlus Coiffait, 1957: 68 (subgenus of Paratyphlus; species included: cephalotes, serratensis, mateui). Type species: Paratyphlus mateui Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 316, 318 (subgenus of Paratyphlus; cited as a new subgenus; characters; key to species; type species: mateui).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 473, 475, 481 (subgenus of Paratyphlus; characters; type species: mateui; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

algarvensis Coiffait, 1965b: 689 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Almançil).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 476 (Paratyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

atlasicus Coiffait, 1970b: 146 (Paratyphlus; Type locality: Ouaoumana, au pied du Moyen Atlas, Maroc).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 477 (Paratyphlus; characters; Morocco).

  • — Coiffait, 1973a: 274 (Paratyphlus; Morocco).

  • Distribution: Morocco.

barcelonensis Coiffait, 1962d: 169 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Barcelone, coteau de Tibidabo, sur le versant nord, près du sommet).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 477 (Paratyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

berberus Coiffait, 1957: 69 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Algérie: Yakouren).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 318 (Paratyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 479 (Paratyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

besucheti Coiffait, 1970b: 148 (Paratyphlus; Type locality: San Morell, près Arta, Majorque).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 479 (Paratyphlus; characters; Balearic Islands).

  • — Pons and Palmer, 1996: 160 (Paratyphlus; Balearic endemic; notes; habitat; Mallorca).

  • Distribution: Balearic Islands.

boiteli Normand, 1950: 105 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Tunisie: Bizerte).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 460 (Paratyphlus).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

brazensis Coiffait, 1965b: 689 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, São Romao, près São Braz d’Alportel).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 476 (Paratyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

carvoeirensis Coiffait, 1970b: 146 (Paratyphlus; Type locality: Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 475 (Paratyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

cephalotes Coiffait, 1957: 69 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; Type locality: Algérie: Cherchel).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 322 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 483 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

comarrugi Coiffait, 1959: 410 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; Type locality: Comarruga, localité située au bord de la mer, près et au Sud de Vendrell, Province de Tarragone).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 486 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

cristobali Coiffait, 1959: 406 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Baléares: Ile de Minorque: prélèvement de terre fait sous la lucarne dans la Grotte Na Pulida, près de San Agusti au Sud de San Cristobal).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 479 (Paratyphlus; characters; Balearic Islands).

  • — Pons and Palmer, 1996: 159 (Paratyphlus; Balearic endemic; notes; habitat; Menorca).

  • Distribution: Balearic Islands.

delicatulus Coiffait, 1965b: 688, 689 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, São Romao, près São Braz d’Alportel).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 475 (Paratyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

doderoi Normand, 1910: 88 (Leptotyphlus; variety of grouvellei; Type locality: Le Kef).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; variety of grouvellei).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 460 (Paratyphlus; type species of Paratyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 318 (Paratyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

episcopus Coiffait, 1965: 138 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Prov. de Cadix, San Roque).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 482 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

fourhalensis Coiffait, 1970b: 146 (Paratyphlus; Type locality: Berkane, Rif oriental, Maroc).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 477 (Paratyphlus; characters; Morocco).

  • — Coiffait, 1973a: 274 (Paratyphlus; Morocco).

  • Distribution: Morocco.

ginestensis Coiffait, 1959: 408 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; Type locality: la région de la Punta Ginesta au Sud de Casteldefells, Province de Barcelone).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 483 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

hipponensis Normand, 1939: 503 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Algérie: Bône).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 318 (Paratyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 477 (Paratyphlus; characters; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

kabylianus Normand, 1939: 504 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Algérie: Station forestière d’Adekar, entre Yakouren et Bougie).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 460 (Paratyphlus).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

mallorcensis Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (Paratyphlus; Type locality: Majorque: Puerto Andraitac).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 318 (Paratyphlus; characters; Majorca).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 478 (Paratyphlus; characters; Balearic Islands).

  • — Pons and Palmer, 1996: 160 (Paratyphlus; Balearic endemic; notes; habitat; Mallorca).

  • Distribution: Balearic Islands.

mateui Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (Paratyphlus; Type locality: Prov. de Malaga: Benaojan).

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 69 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 322 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 483 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

menorquensis Coiffait, 1959: 406 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality:

Baléares: Alcaufar près de San Luis dans la pointe Sud Est de l’Ile de Minorque).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 479 (Paratyphlus; characters; Balearic Islands).

  • — Pons and Palmer, 1996: 160 (Paratyphlus; Balearic endemic; notes; habitat; Menorca).

  • Distribution: Balearic Islands.

morandi Coiffait, 1957: 69 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Heredad San Juan à Pego).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 320 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain). — Coiffait, 1972: 482 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

necropolis Coiffait, 1959: 410 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; Type locality: au pied

d’un gros caroubier près de l’entrée du cimetière de Vendrell, Province de Tarragone).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 483 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

pedroi Coiffait, 1957: 69 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Tarragone: environs de Vendrell).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 318 (Paratyphlus; characters; Spain). — Coiffait, 1972: 475 (Paratyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain. regalis Coiffait, 1955, see: Mesotyphlus.

serratensis Coiffait, 1957: 69 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; Type locality: Catalogne: Montserrat, Font dels Monjos).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 322 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain). — Coiffait, 1972: 483 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

sitgensis Coiffait, 1959: 408 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; Type locality: au pied de

figuiers dans la montagne à l’Est et près de Sitges, Province de Barcelone).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 485 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

spiniphallus Coiffait, 1957: 69 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Province de Tarragone: Parello).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 318 (Paratyphlus; characters; Spain). — Coiffait, 1972: 477 (Paratyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

torressalai Coiffait, 1957: 68 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Paratyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Vergel).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 320 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain). — Coiffait, 1972: 481 (Paratyphlus; subgenus Ischnotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

Tribe Leptotyphlini

Leptotyphlini Fauvel, 1874.

  • — Jakobson, 1908: 446, 477 (characters; list of species of Russia and western Europe).

  • — Saiz, 1973b: 289 (distribution).

  • — Outerelo and Gamarra, 1985: 16 (key to genera of Iberian Peninsula).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (tribe of Leptotyphlinae).

  • — Pace, 1996: 59, 60 (characters).

Leptotyphli Fauvel, 1874: 329 [= 1874b: 35] (genera included: Leptotyphlus). Type genus:

Leptotyphlus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56).

Leptotyphlina Fauvel, 1874.

  • — Jakobson, 1908: 446, 477 (characters; list of species of Russia and western Europe).

Leptotyphlini Coiffait, 1957: 61, 70 (cited as new tribe).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 274, 324 (characters; distribution; key to genera).

  • — Coiffait, 1963d: 380, 381 (characters; biogeographic notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 34 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 383, 493 (characters; key to genera and species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Orousset, 1984: 301 (list of species of Corsica).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 56 (synonym of Leptotyphlinae).

Leptotyphlitae Coiffait, 1957.

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 60 (characters; keys to tribe and genera).

  • — Coiffait, 1959 (revision; key to tribes, genera, and species; morphology; classification; checklist).

  • — Coiffait, 1960a: 512 (biogeography).

Afrotyphlus
[2 species; Ethiopian Region]

Afrotyphlus Fagel, 1954: 2 (species included: leleupi). Type species: Afrotyphlus leleupi Fagel, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 70 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 386 (characters; type species: leleupi).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 493 (characters).

leleupi Fagel, 1954: 3 (Afrotyphlus; Type locality: Congo belge: Kivu: territorie de Kabare, Nyakasiba, 1800 m).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 386 (Afrotyphlus; characters; Belgian Congo).

  • — Coiffait, 1967b: 3 (Afrotyphlus; notes).

  • — Coiffait, 1977e: 660 (Afrotyphlus; notes; may be parthengenetic species; Rwanda).

  • Distribution: Congo.

troglophilus Coiffait, 1967b: 4 (Afrotyphlus; Type locality: grotte Tala-Tala, mont Hoyo, 1170 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

Eotyphlus
[4 species; Palaearctic Region]

Eotyphlus Coiffait, 1955a: 72 (species included: orientalis, olivieri, renouardi). Type species: Leptotyphlus orientalis Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 70 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 382 (characters; key to species; type species: orientalis).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 604 (characters; type species: orientalis; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

olivieri Coiffait, 1955a: 72 (Eotyphlus; Type locality: Liban: Beyrouth).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 607 (Eotyphlus; characters; Lebanon).

  • Distribution: Lebanon.

orientalis Coiffait, 1954a: 158 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Liban: Bater ech Chouf).

  • — Coiffait, 1955b: 72 (Eotyphlus; [Note: Coiffait did not cite the original reference nor the original genus; I assume that the orientalis he meant is the one he described in Leptotyphlus]; cited as type species of Eotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 384 (Eotyphlus; characters; Lebanon).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 607 (Eotyphlus; characters; Lebanon).

  • Distribution: Lebanon.

palaestinus Thelot, 1985: 681 (Eotyphlus; Type locality: Israël-Galilée: Ginosar, 200 m).

  • Distribution: Israel.

renouardi Coiffait, 1955a: 72 (Eotyphlus; Type locality: Liban: Kahalé).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 384 (Eotyphlus; characters; Lebanon).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 607 (Eotyphlus; characters; Lebanon).

  • Distribution: Lebanon.

Epalxotyphlus
[1 species; Palaearctic Region]

Epalxotyphlus Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (species included: lavangnei). Type species: Leptotyphlus lavagnei Normand, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 70 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 330 (characters; type species: lavagnei).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 495 (characters; type species: lavagnei; species of western Palaearctic region).

lavagnei Normand, 1916: 137 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: environs de Montpellier).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 392 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (Epalxotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 330 (Epalxotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 495 (Epalxotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

Hesperotyphlus
[20 species; Palaearctic Region]

Herperotyphlus Coiffait, 1955a: 72 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; species included: jeanneli).

Type species: Leptotyphlus jeanneli Jarrige, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 332, 334, 378 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; characters; key to species; type species: jeanneli).

  • — Coiffait, 1965b: 690 (characters; notes; key to species of Portugal).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 497 (characters; valid genus; type species: jeanneli; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Luna de Carvalho, 1982: 201 (key to males [Portugal]).

albercanus Outerelo, 1977a: 26 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: El Cabaco, Salamanca a unos 1100 m, el la base de La Peña de Francia).

  • Distribution: Spain.

algarvensis Coiffait, 1965b: 690, 696 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, Porto de Lagos près de Portimao).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 499 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Luna de Carvalho, 1982: 201 (Hesperotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

amoenus Coiffait, 1965b: 692, 695 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Minho, Amarante).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 500 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Luna de Carvalho, 1982: 201 (Hesperotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

baetanevesi Luna de Carvalho, 1983: 200 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Viseu, Parque do Fontelo, 40.39N, 7.55W).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

batuequensis Outerelo, 1977a: 24 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: el valle del rio Batuecas, Salamanca, 590 m).

  • Distribution: Spain.

beirensis Coiffait, 1965b: 692, 695 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Beira Litoral, parc de Buçaco).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 501 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Luna de Carvalho, 1982: 202 (Hesperotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

besucheti Coiffait, 1973b: 222 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: district de Coïmbra, Serra de Lousa, Candal, 700 m).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

carballalae Outerelo, 1977: 70 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Moreda del Caurel, Sierra del Caurel, Lugo, 720 m).

  • Distribution: Spain.

estrelensis Coiffait, 1965b: 694, 696 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Serra de Estrela, Manteigas).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 502 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Luna de Carvalho, 1982: 202 (Hesperotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

faramellus Outerelo, 1978: 23 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: España: el valle del rio Tinto, cuenca del Sar, lugar de Faramello, cerca de Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, 60 m).

  • Distribution: Spain.

hurdanus Outerelo, 1977a: 26 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Nuñomoral Cáceres en el valle del rio Hurdano, comarca de las Hurdes a unos 480 m).

  • Distribution: Spain.

jeanneli Jarrige, 1949: 61 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pena-Maïor, N. Portugal).

  • — Coiffait, 1955a: 72 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Hesperotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 379 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Coiffait, 1965b: 692, 695 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 500 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Luna de Carvalho, 1982: 201 (Hesperotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

jucundus Coiffait, 1965b: 692, 695 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Minho, Amarante).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 500 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Luna de Carvalho, 1982: 201 (Hesperotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

montanus Coiffait, 1965b: 694, 695 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Serra de Estrela, Manteigas).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 502 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

novoai Outerelo, 1977: 65 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Moscoso, Pontevedra, 300 m).

  • Distribution: Spain.

realensis Coiffait, 1965b: 692, 695 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Tras os Montes, environs de Vila Real).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 500 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Luna de Carvalho, 1982: 201 (Hesperotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

seminarius Coiffait, 1979b: 314 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Porto, jardin du séminaire de Vilar).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

socius Coiffait, 1965b: 692, 695 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Serra de Estrela, Manteigas).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 502 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

validus Coiffait, 1965b: 692, 695 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Tras os Montes, Serra de Marao, Campea).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 500 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Luna de Carvalho, 1982: 202 (Hesperotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

vicinus Coiffait, 1965b: 692, 695 (Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Portugal: Beira Litoral, Buçaco).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 502 (Hesperotyphlus; characters; Portugal).

  • — Luna de Carvalho, 1982: 202 (Hesperotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

Kenotyphlus
[4 species; Palaearctic Region]

Kenotyphlus Coiffait, 1957: 71, 80 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; species included: turcicus, pisidicus, pamphylicus). Type species: Kenotyphlus turcicus Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 380 (characters; key to species; type species: turcicus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 602 (characters; type species: turcicus; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

pamphylicus Coiffait, 1957: 80 (Kenotyphlus; Type locality: Turquie: d’Asie: Environs d’Antalya).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 382 (Kenotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 604 (Kenotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

pisidicus Coiffait, 1957: 80 (Kenotyphlus; Type locality: Turquie d’Asie: Dinar à 50 km au nord de Burdur).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 382 (Kenotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 604 (Kenotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

rhodiensis Coiffait, 1973b: 222 (Kenotyphlus; Type locality: Ile de Rhodes, Petaloudes).

  • Distribution: Greece.

turcicus Coiffait, 1957: 80 (Kenotyphlus; Type locality: Turquie d’Asie: près d’une source au point culminant de la route Burdur-Antalya, dans la traversée du Darim Dag).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 381 (Kenotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 604 (Kenotyphlus; characters; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

Kilimatyphlus
[1 species; Ethiopian Region]

Kilimatyphlus Coiffait, 1959: 384 (species included: babas). Type species: Leptotyphlus babas Tottenham, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 495 (characters).

babas Tottenham, 1953b: 487 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Kilimanjaro: Lyamungu, 4300 ft.).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 384 (Kilimatyphlus; characters; Kilimanjaro).

  • Distribution: Tanzania.

Leptotyphlus
[201 species; Palaearctic Region]

Leptotyphlus Fauvel, 1874: 330 [= 1874b: 36] (species included: sublaevis). Type species: Leptotyphlus sublaevis Fauvel, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Fauvel, 1875a: XIV [= 1875b: 216] (catalog).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 328 (characters).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 178 (catalog).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1891: 113 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 606 (characters).

  • — Dodero, 1908: 634 (key to species).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1906: 145 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 146 (world catalog; 11 species).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 347 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Porta, 1926: 49 (characters; key to species of Italy).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 391 (characters; key to French species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Normand, 1935: 363 (list of species of Tunisia).

  • — Normand, 1939: 486 (notes; characters).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 217 (type species: sublaevis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 458 (characters in key; type species: sublaevis; list of species).

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 71 (characters; key to subgenera).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 332, 340 (characters; key to species; type species: sublaevis).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 34 (characters).

  • — Hervé, 1965: 85 (notes).

  • — Hervé, 1966a (composition of angelicus and furcatus species groups).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 505 (characters; type species: sublaevis; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Pace, 1977: 198 (key to species of Apennines).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 127 (notes, characters, and list of species for tyrrhenius group of species).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 152 (characters; key to subgenera; key to species of Italy).

Stigmotyphlus Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; species included: cribratus, grannus, sylvanus, belenus, sucellus, esus, camulus, bormanus, impressus). Type species: Leptotyphlus cribratus Fauvel, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 72 (characters; key to species groups).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 332, 334 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; characters; key to species; type species: cribratus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 505, 509, 553 (subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; type species: cribratus; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Pace, 1996: 155, 240 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; characters; key to species of Italy).

Anomotyphlus Coiffait, 1972: 505, 508, 583 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; species included: minos, hades). Type species: Leptotyphlus hades Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Pace, 1995: 30, 31 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; key to species).

  • — Pace, 1996: 155, 275 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; characters; species of Italy).

Odontotyphlus Coiffait, 1972: 505, 509, 563 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; species included: brevicornis, dentatus, priapus, londensis, sassii, lucensis, asinus, transensis, schuleri, joannis, collensis, domensis, maurettensis, laminatus, janasensis, dujardini, dispersus, angelicus, balachovskyi, phoenix, strobinoi, crassiphallus, langastouensis, gardensis, laneyriei, compitalis, garonnettensis, dispar, sublaneyriei, fissuralis, henryi, arcsensis, monachus, lobatus, furcatus, argensis, trifurcatus, tressensi, calenzanus, omessae, kyrnosus, coiffaiti, occidentalis). Type species: Leptotyphlus angelicus Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Pace, 1996: 155, 262 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; characters; key to species of Italy).

Subhesperotyphlus Coiffait, 1972: 505, 509, 510 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; species included: exilis, solarii). Type species: Cylindrogaster exilis Mulsant and Rey, fixed by original designation.

  • — Pace, 1996: 155, 236 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; characters; key to species of Italy).

Porotyphlus Pace, 1991: 110 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; species included: calabricus, circaeus, brevicornis, viti, finalensis, apenninus). Type species: Leptotyphlus calabricus Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Pace, 1996: 155, 277 (subgenus of Leptotyphlus; characters; key to species of Italy).

agrestis Orousset, 1984b: 195 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; Type locality: Forêt d’Aitone, Est d’Evisa, Corse-du-sud, alt. 1000 m).

  • — Orousset, 1988a: 91 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 268 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

aithaliensis Orousset, 1983a: 293 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: San Felo, île d’Elbe).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 181 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

albareensis Coiffait, 1957: 77 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes Mar.: Sospel, Albarea, Mt. Razet).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 368 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 545 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; cited as albarensis; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • — Pace, 1996: 218 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

albingaunicus Pace, 1977b: 296 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: presso Berioli, prov. di Savona, a circa 400 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 245 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

alutaceus Dodero, 1908, see: Mesotyphlus.

anachoreta Pace, 1975: 154 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Grisolia, provincia di Cosenza, nella Calabria settentrionale a circa 550 metri d’altitudine, in linea d’aria a Km 8.5 di distanza dalla costa tirrenica, ai piedi del Monte Carpinoso, presso il torrente Vaccuta).

  • — Pace, 1977: 199 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 232 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

anchorifer Coiffait, 1957: 76 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Arige, Vallèe du Garbet: Ercé; Haute Garonne: Castelbiague; Arbas, entrée de la grotte de Gourgue).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 358 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 530, 532 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

angelicus Coiffait, 1955a: 71 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Notre-Dame-des-Anges).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 377 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1967c: 230 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 573 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

angusticeps Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

antonius Coiffait, 1959: 420 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Saint-Antonin [Note: See Orousset, 1985, for correction of type locality]).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 547 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1985: 177 (Leptotyphlus; correction of type locality: Saint Antoine; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 215 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

antrorum Coiffait, 1959: 414 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Aude: la grotte du Roc de l’Homme mort en forêt de Bélesta à Puivert).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 519 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

apenninus Pace, 1991: 110 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus; Type locality: Italia: provincia di Bologna: Emilia, Pian del Voglio).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 279 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

arcsensis Coiffait, 1959: 425 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Vidauban).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 577 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

argensis Coiffait, 1957: 79 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: rive droite de l’Argens entre Roquebrune et Le Mury).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 378 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 579 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France. argodi Coiffait, 1955a: 71 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Mar.: Les Baumettes).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 368 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 545 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

argus Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

arizanus Coiffait, 1959: 412 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ariège: la vallée boisée de l’Artillac, versant Nord du Massif de l’Arize, commune de Sentenac-de Sérou).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 530, 534 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

asinus Coiffait, 1962d: 181 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Forêt communale de Gonfaron, Canton de Plaines).

  • — Hervé, 1967c: 226, 230 (Leptotyphlus; subspecies of angelicus; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 569 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

aspericeps Scheerpeltz, 1931, see: Allotyphlus.

asprensis Coiffait, 1957: 78 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyr. orientales: Bouleternère).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 366 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 543 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France. attis Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyr.-Orientales: Banyuls).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 352 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 523 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

audrasi Jarrige, 1949: 63 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Lyon, Rhône).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 346 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 517 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

aurensis Coiffait, 1957: 76 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Hautes-Pyr., Vallée d’Aure: Heches; Vallée d’Aure à Bagnères de Bigorre).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 356 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 529, 534 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

babas Tottenham, 1953, see: Kilimatyphlus.

baillauriensis Coiffait, 1962d: 177 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientales: Banyuls, vallée de la Baillaurie, rive droite).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 543 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

balachowskyi Hervé, 1966b: 109 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: un peu à l’ouest du village du Plan de la Tour sur le chemin de Sigalas, Var).

  • — Hervé, 1967c: 230, 232 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 573 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; cited as balachovskyi; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

bastiensis Coiffait, 1973b: 220 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: environs de Bastia).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 130 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of devillei).

  • — Pace, 1996: 183 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; cited as valid species; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

beieri Scheerpeltz, 1931, see: Rhopalotyphlus.

belenus Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Mar.: Caussols).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 338 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 559 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

bicorniger Orousset, 1985: 179 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Rocchiu-Pinzutu, entre la Bocca di Larone et Solenzara, commune di Quenza, alt. 400 m, Corse du sud).

  • — Pace, 1996: 216 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

bifurcus Orousset, 1984: 306 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pont de Truggia, vallée du Liamone, alt. 75 m, Corse du sud).

  • — Pace, 1996: 229 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

bigerricus Coiffait, 1959: 358 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Hautes-Pyrénées: Ste-Marie-de-Campan, rive droite de l’Adour).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 532, 534 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

boiteli Normand, 1950, see: Paratyphlus.

bonadonai Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Grasse à l’Estérel).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 362 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 536 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1984: 240 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

tellus Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Tanneron).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 364 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 538 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1984: 240 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of bonadonai).

bordei Coiffait, 1957: 78 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Bonifacio).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 370 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 547 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 191 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

bormanus Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Mar. Vence).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 338 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 559 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

bouilloni Coiffait, 1959: 344 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ariège: St-Lary, près des anciennes ardoisières).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 515 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

boulouensis Coiffait, 1962d: 176 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientales: Le Boulou, près de l’établissement thermal).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 542 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: Pyrenees.

brescius Thelot, 1980: 52 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; Type locality: France: petit ravin secondaire perpendiculaire à la Bresque, Commune de Salernes, Var).

  • Distribution: France.

brevicornis Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Sardaigne: Aritzo).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 355 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 565 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Pace, 1991: 110 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 283 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

calabricus Coiffait, 1970a: 141 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Sambiase, Calabre).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 529 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1975: 164 (Leptotyphlus; characters of female; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977: 200 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1991: 110 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus; type species of Porotyphlus).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 281 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

calcatogius Coiffait, 1959: 416 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Calcatogio près Sari d’Orcino).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 549 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 130 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 209 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

calenzanus Coiffait, 1959: 421 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Calenzana).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 581 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1984b: 190 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 272 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

campanus Pace, 1977: 183 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: pendici occidentali dei Monti Picentini tra Montecorvino e Acerno, provincia di Salerno, sulla detra del fiume Tusciano a circa 600 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 261 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

camulus Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Mar. Grasse).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 338 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 559 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

capito Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

cargeseensis Orousset, 1984: 303 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Sud de la Forêt d’Esigna, près de Cargèse, alt. 150 m, Corse du sud).

  • — Pace, 1996: 232 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

cariniventris Coiffait, 1959: 411 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes: dans la basse vallée de l’Estéron à Gilette).

  • — Coiffait, 1962d: 172 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; aedeagus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 561 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

carniolicus Bernhauer, 1908, see: Megatyphlus.

castillonensis Coiffait, 1957: 75 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes Maritimes: Forêt de Menton, commune de Castillon).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 352 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 523 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • — Pace, 1996: 221 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: France, Italy.

chappuisi Coiffait, 1959: 412 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ariège: au col du Saraillé, commune d’Ercé).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 527 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

charon Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Tarn: Castres).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 342 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 512 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

cheironensis Thelot, 1984: 236, 240 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Conségudes - Alpes Maritimes, ubac du bois de Cheiron dans la clue de la Bouisse).

  • Distribution: France.

chiavariensis Orousset, 1984: 307 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Forêt de Chiavari, au sud d’Ajaccio, alt. 200 m, Corse du sud).

  • — Pace, 1996: 196 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

circaeus Pace, 1977: 194 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: versante settentrionale del Monte Circeo, Lazio, presso Torre Paola, entro i confini del Parco Nazionale).

  • — Pace, 1991: 110 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 280 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

coiffaiti Hervé, 1964: 295 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: versant nord des Pradels, dans les Maures, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 581 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

solitarius Hervé, 1964: 300 (Leptotyphlus; subspecies of coiffaiti; Type locality: Var, Ramatuelle).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 601 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of coiffaiti).

occidentalis Hervé, 1964a: 598 (Leptotyphlus; subspecies of coiffaiti; Type locality: Cap Bénat, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 583 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; subspecies of coiffaiti; characters).

collensis Coiffait, 1959: 374 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Le Pradet, Forêt de la Colle Noire).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 571 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

compitalis Hervé, 1965: 90 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: au crosement des routes Ste-Maxime, le Muy, Plan de la Tour, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 575 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

garonnettensis Hervé, 1965: 90 (Leptotyphlus; subspecies of compitalis; Type locality: France: vallon de la Garonnette, au Nord-Est de Sainte-Maxime, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 575 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; subspecies of compitalis; characters).

confrater Normand, 1947a: 6 (Leptotyphlus; variety of tuniseus; Type locality: Tunisie: Aïn-Draham; Fernana).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 340 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 563 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

contractus Hervé, 1978, see: priapus Coiffait, 1955.

corsicus Coiffait, 1955, see: omessae Dodero, 1908.

couseranus Coiffait, 1959: 350 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ariège: environs de St-Girons, Lacourt).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 523 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

crassiphallus Coiffait, 1955a: 71 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Pont des Veyans).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 376 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 573 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

cribratus Fauvel, 1890: 356 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Nice).

  • — Croissandeau, 1891: 150 (Leptotyphlus; cited as cribrosus Fauvel; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 607 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Bernhauer, 1908e: 332 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Dodero, 1908: 636, 640 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Dodero, 1916: 341 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 392 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 338 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 559 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Pace, 1996: 244 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: France, Italy.

cribriceps Bernhauer, 1908e: 331 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 461 (Cyclotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 555 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; cited as “Bernh. in litt.” characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 248 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

curtii Breit, 1911, see: Megatyphlus.

curtulus Jarrige, 1949, see: Gynotyphlus.

cyclops Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

cyrneus Orousset, 1984: 304 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pastric-ciola, est de Vico, alt. 550 m, Corse du sud).

  • — Pace, 1996: 227 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

dapsilis Normand, 1950, see: Entomoculia.

demeter Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyr.-Orientales: La Preste).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 350 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 521, 534 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Spain; France).

  • Distribution: France, Spain.

dentatus Coiffait, 1957: 76 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Ajaccio).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 354 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 565 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1984b: 188 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 268 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

denticulatus Coiffait, 1957: 73 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Sardaigne: Arizto).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 336 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 557 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 239 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Subhesperotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

devillei Coiffait, 1957: 77 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: ? Omessa).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 366 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 540 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 130 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 177 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

nonzius Coiffait, 1959: 416 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Nonza).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 553 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 130 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of devillei).

  • — Pace, 1996: 177 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of devillei).

dispar Hervé, 1965: 88 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: Beauvallon, entre Sainte-Maxime et Grimaud, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 577 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

dispersus Hervé, 1967c: 228 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: versant nord des Pradels, La Môle, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 573 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

vignesi Thelot, 1975: 47 (Leptotyphlus; subspecies of dispersus; Type locality: France: Var: massif des Maures, forêt du Dom de Bormes).

distinctus Coiffait, 1955a: 71 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Hérault: Castelnau).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 366 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 543 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

doderoi Normand, 1910, see: Paratyphlus.

doderoi Coiffait, 1957, see: sardiniensis Herman, 2001.

domensis Coiffait, 1957: 79 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Auberge du Dom).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 374 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1966: 116 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 571 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

dubius Coiffait, 1957: 75 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 348 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 519 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 134 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 183 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

dujardini Hervé, 1967a: 250 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: ravin en haut du vallon du Fournel, château de la Mère, Sainte-Maxime, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 571 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

eaqus Coiffait, 1957: 74 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; [Note: Cited as eaqus in a paragraph preceding the description but the name with the description was caqus. Coiffait used eaqus in two subsequent publications so I accept that as the proper spelling and treat caqus as a lapsus]; Type locality: Hérault: Clermont l’Hérault).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 344 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 513 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: France.

elbanus Pace, 1980a: 159 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Isola d’Elba, M.te Capanne, versante nord e a metà valle sopra Poggio, 400–500 m).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 187 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

esus Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Mar. Pegomas).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 340 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 561 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

insularis Coiffait, 1972: 563 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; subspecies of esus; [Note: Cited in a key and with Hervé as author however I have not found this name described by Hervé and Coiffait did not give a reference to it]; Type locality: Var, Ile de Port Cros).

eurydice Coiffait, 1962d: 172 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientales: St-Martin-d’Albère).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 521 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

exilis Mulsant and Rey, 1875: 131 (Cylindrogaster; Type locality: environs de Massane, Pyrénées-Orientales).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1876: 12 (Cylindrogaster; characters; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1876a: 61 [= 1876: 246] (Leptotyphlus; synonym of sublaevis Fauvel).

  • — Saulcy, 1878: 121 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878a: 330 (Leptotyphlus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 cited sublaevis Mulsant and Rey as a synonym of exilis; Mulsant and Rey did not describe the species as new, they attributed it to Fauvel]; exilis cited as synonym of sublaevis; characters; France).

  • — Croissandeau, 1891: 150 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • — Dodero, 1908: 636, 639 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 379 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Hesperotyphlus; characters; France; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 510 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Subhesperotyphlus; characters; France; Spain).

  • Distribution: France, Italy, Spain.

eximius Orousset, 1988b: 329 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse-du-Sud: Calalonga, commune de Bonifacio, alt. 20 m).

  • — Pace, 1996: 230 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

exsculptus Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

ezeensis Coiffait, 1957: 77 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes Mar.: Eze-sur-Mer).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 368 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 543 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • — Pace, 1996: 220 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

fallax Orousset, 1985: 179 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Rocchiu-Pinzutu, entre la Bocca di Larone et Solenzara, commune de Quenza, alt. 400 m, Corse du sud).

  • — Pace, 1996: 212 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

farinolensis Orousset, 1985d: 287 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: Corse: Sparagaggio, commune de Farinole, altitude 150 m, Haute-Corse).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 132 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 196 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

faunus Coiffait, 1955, see: hervei Jarrige, 1949.

finalensis Pace, 1977b: 291 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: presso Calice Ligure, lungo la strada per Eze).

  • — Pace, 1991: 110 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 279 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

fissuralis Coiffait, 1959: 376 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Pignans, Vallon des Martels).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 577 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

fonfrigidus Coiffait, 1962d: 173 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientales: Céret, route de Fonfrède).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 519, 525, 585 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; cited as fontfrigidus and fontrigidus but in the index as fonfrigidus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

foroiuliensis Pace, 1976: 112 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: versante settentrionale del M. Jof a circa 410 m; versante settentrionale del Monte S. Lorenzo a circa 600 m).

  • — Pace, 1978a: 199 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; notes; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 256 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

foveiceps Dodero, 1908: 636, 639 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Voltaggio, Borzoli, Ruta e Rapallo, tutte localitá dell’Apennino genovese).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 335 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 556 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977: 198 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 248 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

furcatus Coiffait, 1957: 79 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Collobrière des Maures).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 378 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1964: 295 (Leptotyphlus; notes; France).

  • — Hervé, 1965: 92 (Leptotyphlus; characters; notes).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 579 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

galiberti Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Tarn: Castres).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 358 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 532 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

garbetensis Coiffait, 1957: 76 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ariege, Vallée du Garbet: Aulus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 358 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 530, 534 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

gardensis Coiffait, 1959: 425 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Garde Freinet).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 575 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

garonnettensis Hervé, 1965, see: compitalis Hervé, 1965.

giglionicus Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Toscane: Ile de Giglio).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 348 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 519 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Giglio Island).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 534 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Giglio Island).

  • — Pace, 1977: 200 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1980e: 161 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 185 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

gracilis Coiffait, 1957: 74 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyr. Orientales: Montbollo près Amélie-les-Bains).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 346 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 517 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

grannus Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Vaucluse: Bedoin).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 335 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 555 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

grouvellei Fauvel, 1890, see: Mesotyphlus.

grouvellei Croissandeau, 1891 [Note: Misidentified name], see: Entomoculia.

hades Coiffait, 1955a: 71 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Notre-Dame-des Anges).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 372 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 583 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Anomotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Pace, 1995: 31 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Anomotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: France.

henryi Coiffait, 1959: 423 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Ile de Port Cros).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 577 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

hervei Jarrige, 1949: 62 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: l’Estérel).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 362 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 536 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1984: 240 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

faunus Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Auberge des Adrets).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 362 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 538 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1984: 240 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of hervei).

vulcanus Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Auberge des Adrets).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 362 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 536 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1984: 240 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of hervei).

subhervei Coiffait, 1959: 420 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: l’Estérel à Agay).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 538 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1984: 240 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of hervei).

hipponensis Normand, 1939, see: Paratyphlus.

ilvensis Orousset, 1983a: 291 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Procchio, île d’Elbe).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 173 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

impressus Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Sardaigne: Teulada).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 336 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 515 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 223 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

inopinatus Pace, 1975: 157 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: presso Sambiase, Catanzaro, a Km 4 a nord dal abitato, vicino al villaggio di Gabella a circa 560 metri d’altitudine, in una valletta presso il torrente Cantagalli).

  • — Pace, 1977: 200 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 206 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

insularis Coiffait, 1972, see: esus Coiffait, 1955.

irenae Coiffait, 1952: 16 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Toulouse, Jardin des Plantes, France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 460 (Oligotyphlus; cited as ireneae).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 358 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 532, 534 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

janasensis Hervé, 1966: 117 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: forêt de Janas, cap Sicié, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 571 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

jeanneli Jarrige, 1949, see: Hesperotyphlus.

joannis Hervé, 1971: 119 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: Var: ravin secondaire du vallon de la Foux, au nord de Cuers).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 569 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1979: 20 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; notes).

  • Distribution: France.

jupiter Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

kabylianus Normand, 1939, see: Paratyphlus.

kahleni Pace, 1991: 110 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Italia: provincia di Vercelli: Piemonte, Pecco Ripa, Valchiusella, am fuss Eiche).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 251 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

kovaci Šustek, 2000: 151 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: E. Slovakia, at entrance of the Ardovská jaskyň cave, 48°31′ N, 20°25′ E, 317 m, near Ardovo village).

  • Distribution: Slovakia.

kyrnosus Coiffait, 1957, see: omessae Dodero, 1908.

laetificus Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

lamberti Thelot, 1979: 17 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: vallon des Veys, commune de Cuers, Var).

  • Distribution: France.

laminatus Coiffait, 1959: 422 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: sur le plateau de Grand Cap à Morière-le-Cap, au Nord de Toulon).

  • — Hervé, 1971: 116, 118 (Leptotyphlus; characters of female; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 571 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1979: 20 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; notes).

  • Distribution: France.

laneyriei Hervé, 1965: 86 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: le Plan de la Tour, dans les Maures, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 575 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

langastouensis Hervé, 1969: 251 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: vallon de Langastoua, massif des Maures, commune de Vidauban, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 575 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

laticeps Dodero, 1908: 636, 639 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Omessa; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of cribriceps).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 335 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; cited as valid species; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 555 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 250 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

lavagnei Normand, 1916, see: Epalxotyphlus.

lepinensis Pace, 1977: 185 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Monti Lepini, presso Carpineto Romano, tra i 600 e i 700 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 203 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

lessinicus Pace, 1973: 313 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Monti Lessini: Valle d’Alpone, Castelvero).

  • — Pace, 1976: 114 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1978a: 197 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; notes; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 253 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

levasseuri Coiffait, 1955a: 71 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Nice: Vallon des Fleurs).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 368 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 545 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Pace, 1996: 216 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: France, Italy.

liguricus Coiffait, 1957: 78 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Italie: Ligurie: Arenzano).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 370 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 549 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977: 198 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 199 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

lobatus Coiffait, 1959: 424 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Maures orientales à Beauvallon).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 579 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

londensis Coiffait, 1959: 422 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Pas du Cerf dan le vallon du Pansard au Nord de La Londe-les-Maures).

  • — Hervé, 1964a: 598 (Leptotyphlus; notes; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 567 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1978: 138 (Leptotyphlus; notes; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

lucensis Coiffait, 1962d: 183 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: le Luc, sur la route du Lac aux Mayons au bord septentrional des Maures).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 567 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

luci Hervé, 1972: 92 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: ravin secondaire à 2 km au nord de Châteauvert, Var).

  • Distribution: France.

magrinii Pace, 1995: 28 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Anomotyphlus; Type locality: Sardegna: Dorgali, prov. di Nuoro).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 320 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Anomotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

mandibularis Coiffait, 1957: 73 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Tunisie: Tamera).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 340 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 563 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

maritimus Coiffait, 1957: 73 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes Maritimes: Eze-sur-Mer).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 336 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 556 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

martellii Pace, 1974: 503 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Toscana-Arezzo).

  • — Pace, 1977: 200 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 193 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

massatensis Coiffait, 1959: 412 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ariége: entre Massat et le col des Caougnous).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 523 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

maurettensis Hervé, 1968: 79 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: ravin à l’hubac du Fenouillet, massif des Maurettes, commune de La Crau, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 571 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

maureillensis Coiffait, 1962d: 174 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientales: Maureillas, route de Las Illas près d’un suintement).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 542 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

mauryensis Coiffait, 1962d: 174 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientales: Maury, près d’une petite source au sud du bourg).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 513 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

mayeti Normand, 1907, see: Entomoculia.

mendicus Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

meriensis Coiffait, 1959: 414 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Meria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 553 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 132 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 172 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

micros Scheerpeltz, 1931, see: Gynotyphlus.

mimus Pace, 1977: 188 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Monti Lepini, Lazio, a circa 700 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 235 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

minervius Coiffait, 1959: 414 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Monte Minervio).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 553 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 130 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of devillei).

  • — Pace, 1996: 179 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; valid species; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

minos Coiffait, 1955a: 71 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Catalogne: Alella).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 372 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 583 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Anomotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • — Pace, 1995: 30, 31 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Anomotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Spain.

molisensis Pace, 1977: 180 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: versante settentrionale della Montagna del Matese tra i 750 e gli 800 metri d’altitudine presso il centro abitato di S. Massimo, Campobasso).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 259 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

monachus Hervé, 1967b: 527 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: forêt domainale de la Verne, ancien chemin de la Chartreuse, dans les Maures, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 579 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

muricatus Orousset, 1988a: 89 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; Type locality: Corse-du-Sud: Zonza, 750 m).

  • — Pace, 1996: 267 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

mutilus Orousset, 1984, see: omessae Dodero, 1908.

necropolis Coiffait, 1962d: 177 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientales: Villeneuve-des-Corbières, au pied d’un olivier près du cimetière).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 549 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

nerviensis Coiffait, 1962d: 179 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes italiennes: Province d’Imperia, Isolabona, Vallée de la Nervia, au nord de Vintimille).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 540 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977b: 291 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 210 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

nistosensis Coiffait, 1965: 138 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Hautes-Pyrénées, Bas Nistos).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 530, 534 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

nonzius Coiffait, 1959, see: devillei Coiffait, 1957.

normandi Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ariège: Foix).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 346 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 517 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

occidentalis Hervé, 1964, see: coiffaiti, Hervé, 1964.

ochsi Coiffait, 1955a: 71 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Mar: Vence).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 371 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 551 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

oglasensis Poggi, 1976: 614 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Isola Montecristo, Arcipelago toscano, prov. Livorno, Collo dei Lecci, 500 m).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 195 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

olotensis Coiffait, 1959: 370 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Prov. de Gerona: Olot).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 545 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

omessae Dodero, 1908: 636, 639 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corsica; Omessa; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1984b]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 348 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 581 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1984b: 192 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; lectotype designation; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 272 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

corsicus Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 360 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 534 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1984b: 192 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of omessae).

kyrnosus Coiffait, 1957: 79 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: ? Omessa).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 374 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 581 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1984b: 192 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of omessae).

mutilus Orousset, 1984b: 194 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; subspecies of omessae; Type locality: Grotte Sapara, près de Castiglione, Haute-Corse, alt. 525 m).

  • — Pace, 1996: 272 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; subspecies of omessae; characters; Corsica).

orbensis Coiffait, 1959: 418 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: St-Antonin [Note: See Orousset, 1985, for correction of type locality]).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 551 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1985: 177 (Leptotyphlus; correction of type locality: Saint Antoine).

  • — Pace, 1996: 191 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

orcus Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Tarn: Castres).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 346 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 517 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: France.

orientalis Coiffait, 1954, see: Eotyphlus.

orion Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

orpheus Coiffait, 1957: 75 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyr. Orientales: Le Perthus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 352 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 525 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

osellai Pace, 1973: 318 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Prealpi Bresciane nel Comune di Vallio).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 202 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

pauxillus Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

peillensis Coiffait, 1957: 74 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes Maritimes: Peille, dans la vallée du Paillon).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 346 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 515 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Pace, 1996: 208 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

perpensus Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

perpusillus Dodero, 1900, see: Gynotyphlus.

perroti Coiffait, 1957: 78 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Hérault: St-Pons-de-Mauchiens).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 372 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 551 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

pertusatus Coiffait, 1959: 418 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: près du phare de Pertusato, Bonifacio).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 530, 536 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 191 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

petretensis Coiffait, 1959: 418 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Petreto).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 549 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 188 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

phami Orousset, 1987c: 134 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Sainte-Lucie de Tallano, alt. 350 m, Corse-du-Sud).

  • — Pace, 1996: 173 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

phoenix Coiffait, 1962d: 180 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Cavalaire, le Dattier).

  • — Hervé, 1964: 294 (Leptotyphlus; notes; France).

  • — Hervé, 1967c: 230, 232 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 573 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

picardi Lavagne, 1917: 138 (Leptotyphlus; variety of lavagnei; Type locality: Castelnau, Agde, Marsillargues, Colombières-sur-Orb, Avèze).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; variety of lavagnei).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 364 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; cited as valid species; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 54 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: France.

picenus Pace, 1977: 176 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Subhesperotyphlus; Type locality: Appennino Marchigiano tra i 350 e i 500 metri d’altitudine, ai piedi dei monti situati presso il corso superiore del fiume Cesano, presso le località Bellisio Solfare e Fonte Avellana, ai piedi del Monte Catria).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 264 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

pluto Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Mar. Vaugrenier).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 343 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 512 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

poirioni Hervé, 1971a: 206 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: Var: Esterel, vallon descendant du col de l’Evêque vers la mer, entre l’hubac du Cap Roux et l’adret du Pic d’Aurelle).

  • — Thelot, 1984: 240 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

pontelecciensis Orousset, 1987c: 134 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ponte-Leccia, route de Piedicroce, alt. 350 m, Haute-Corse).

  • — Pace, 1996: 183 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

priapus Coiffait, 1955a: 71 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Fréjus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 374 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 567 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

contractus Hervé, 1978: 139 (Leptotyphlus; subspecies of priapus; Type locality: Vauloube, dans le haut vallon du Reyran sur le territoire de Bagnols-en-Forêt, Var).

proprianensis Coiffait, 1959: 420 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Propriano).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 547 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 189 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

pyrenaeus Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ariège: Salsein).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 356 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 530, 536 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

queinneci Orousset, 1984: 302 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Croce, nord-est de Petreto, chênai verte, alt. 750 m, Corse du sud).

  • — Pace, 1996: 223 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

remensis Pace, 1977b: 288 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: San Remo, presso Vignai, nel vallone del torrente Oxentina, a circa 500 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 211 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

reticulatus Coiffait, 1959: 411 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes: le vallon de Laghet à une dizaine de kilomètres au Nord Ouest de Nice).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 561 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

revelierei Saulcy, 1878, see: Cephalotyphlus.

revelierianus Orousset, 1988b: 331 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; Type locality: Corse-du-Sud: Ponte de Criviscia, commune de Zonza, alt. 650 m).

  • — Pace, 1996: 227 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

rhadamanthus Coiffait, 1957: 78 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Cendo).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 370 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 549 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 130 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; notes; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 219 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

ribasensis Coiffait, 1957: 75 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Espagne: Prov. de Gérona: Ribas de Freser).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 348 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 521 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

rivularis Coiffait, 1962d: 179 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientales: Las Illas, au bord d’un petit torrent que franchit la route de Maureillas à Las Illas).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 551 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

romanus Pace, 1975: 150 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: provincia di Roma, nel comune di Carpineto Romano, sui Monti Lepini tra i 560 e i 700 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Pace, 1977: 198 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 259 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

ruffoi Pace, 1975: 161 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Anomotyphlus; Type locality: Calabria settentrionale, presso il paese di Grisolia a circa 550 metri d’altitudine ai piedi del Monte Carpinoso, presso il torrente Vaccuta).

  • — Pace, 1977: 198 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1995: 30, 31 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Anomotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 275 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Anomotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

samniticus Pace, 1977: 192 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: versante settentrionale della Montagna del Matese, presso il centro abitato di S. Massimo, intorno i 710 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 236 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

sardiniensis Herman, 2001: 36 (Leptotyphlus; replacement name for doderoi Coiffait).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

doderoi Coiffait, 1957: 77 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Sardaigne: Seui).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 364 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 540 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 238 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Subhesperotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Herman, 2001: 36 (Leptotyphlus; synonym of sardiniensis).

sardous Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Sardaigne: Banari).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 350 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 521 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 223 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

sassii Hervé, 1966a: 335 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: La Garde-Freinet, près du col de Vignon dans les Maures, Var).

  • — Hervé, 1967c: 230 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 567 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

saturnius Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

saulcyi Croissandeau, 1891: 150 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse, Omessa).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

savonensis Pace, 1977b: 294 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: presso il villaggio di Berioli, prov. di Savona, a circa 500 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 200 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

sbordonii Pace, 1991: 110 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Italia: Lazio: Isola di Ponza).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 202 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

schuleri Hervé, 1967: 245 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Cogolin, Var, hubac du ravin de la rivière de Grimaud à l’ouest de la ferme de l’Amirauté).

  • — Hervé, 1967c: 230 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 569 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

senensis Pace, 1979b: 432 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Montagnola Senese, sul versante settentrionale del Monte Maggio, a circa 400 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Pace, 1980e: 161 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 168 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

senyensis Coiffait, 1957: 77 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Catalogne: Figaro, au pied de la Sierra de Montseny).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 364 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 540 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

serianensis Coiffait, 1957: 76 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Italie: Piario, dans le Val Seriana).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 354 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 527 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 201 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

siccanus Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

simplarius Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

solarii Coiffait, 1957: 80 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Hesperotyphlus; Type locality: Sardaigne: Aritzo).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 380 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Hesperotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 510 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Subhesperotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 238 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Subhesperotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

solitarius Hervé, 1964, see: coiffaiti Hervé, 1964.

sospelensis Coiffait, 1957: 73 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes Maritimes: Sospel, Mt. Razet).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 338 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 559 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

sourniensis Coiffait, 1962d: 173 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyrénées-Orientales: Sournia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 513 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

strobinoi Hervé, 1967c: 226 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: hubac du massif des Pradels, commune de la Môle, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 573 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

subhervei Coiffait, 1959, see: hervei Jarrige, 1949.

sublaevis Fauvel, 1874: 330 [= 1874b: 36] (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Omessa, Corse; [Note: See lectotype designation by Orousset, 1985]. Originally cited from Bastia, Corte, Omessa; ? cap Corse).

  • — Saulcy, 1878: 119 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 78 (Leptotyphlus; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer, 1908e: 332 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Dodero, 1908: 635, 638 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 392 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 370 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 547 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1985: 174 (Leptotyphlus; lectotype designation: Omessa, Corse; characters; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 212 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica, France, Italy.

sublaevis: Mulsant and Rey, 1878, see: exilis Mulsant and Rey, 1875.

sublaneyriei Hervé, 1965: 88 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: Beauvallon, entre Sainte-Maxime et Grimaud, Var).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 577 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

subpyrenaeus Coiffait, 1959: 351 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ariège: Aulus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 523, 534 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

sucellus Coiffait, 1955a: 69 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: S. Alpes-Mar. Les Veyans).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 339 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 561 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

sylvanus Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Var: St-Cassien-des-Bois).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 336 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 557 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

taggiensis Coiffait, 1962d: 170 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes italiennes: Taggia, ravine d’Ossentina).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 557 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 246 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

tellus Coiffait, 1955, see: bonadonai Coiffait, 1955.

thaumasios Orousset, 1987c: 132 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Poggio, commune de Barbaggio, alt. 325 m, Haute-Corse).

  • — Pace, 1996: 176 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

transensis Coiffait, 1959: 376 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: Trans-en-Provence).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 569 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1972: 89 (Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

tressensi Coiffait, 1965: 138 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: Bouche-du-Rhône, Gémenos, Parc de St-Pons).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 581 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1978: 134 (Leptotyphlus; notes; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

trifurcatus Coiffait, 1959: 424 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Var: sur le versant Nord de la montagne de la Loube à Brignoles).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 579 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Hervé, 1978: 134 (Leptotyphlus; notes; characters; France).

  • — Thelot, 1979: 20 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; notes).

  • Distribution: France.

troglophilus Coiffait, 1957: 75 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Hautes-Pyr.: Sarrancolin, à l’entrée de la grotte d’Ilhet).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 353 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 525 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

truggiensis Orousset, 1984b: 190 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; Type locality: Pont de Truggia, vallée de Liamone, Corse-du-sud, alt. 60 m).

  • — Orousset, 1988a: 91 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 270 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Odontotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

tuniseus Normand, 1910: 87 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Ain Draham et au Kef, Tunisia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 340 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 563 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Tunisia.

tyrrhenius Dodero, 1908: 638 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Monte Argentaro, Isola de Giglio e dintorni di Grosseto, tutte nella Toscana meridionale).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 368 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; cited as tyrrhenicus; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 545 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; cited as tyrrhenicus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977: 199 (Leptotyphlus; characters; cited as tyrrhenicus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1979b: 434 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1980e: 161 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 174 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

uccellinensis Pace, 1979: 179 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Monti dell’Uccellina, Poggio Lecci, presso S. Rabano, 280 m).

  • — Pace, 1980e: 161 (Leptotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 170 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

vandeli Coiffait, 1959: 354 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Kercabanac au confluent de l’Arac et du Salat).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 527, 532 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • Distribution: France.

varagensis Thelot, 1980: 50 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: France: berge du Grand Vallat, commune de Varages, Var).

  • Distribution: France.

velatus Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Sardaigne: Campeda).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 354 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 527 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 207 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

veneriatus Normand, 1939, see: Entomoculia.

ventralis Coiffait, 1962d: 171 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes, La Colle sur Loup).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 561 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

venus Coiffait, 1955a: 70 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pyr.-Orientales: Port-Vendres).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 352 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1962d: 177 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 525 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Pyrenees).

  • Distribution: France.

veronensis Pace, 1978a: 194 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; Type locality: Grezzana, VR).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 254 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Stigmotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

vicus Coiffait, 1959: 416 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Vico).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 553 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • — Orousset, 1987c: 136 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; notes; Corsica).

  • — Pace, 1996: 177 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

vignesi Thelot, 1975, see: dispersus Hervé, 1966.

villiersi Orousset, 1984e: 64 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Corse: Omessa).

  • — Pace, 1996: 226 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Corsica.

viti Pace, 1978b: 189 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: dintorni di Sassari).

  • — Pace, 1991: 110 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Leptotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 284 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Porotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

vivesi Coiffait, 1976c: 55 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Subhesperotyphlus; Type locality: Prov. de Gerona, Olot, Santigosa).

  • Distribution: Spain.

vulcanus Coiffait, 1955, see: hervei Jarrige, 1949.

zariquieyi Coiffait, 1955a: 71 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Prov. de Gérona: Cadaques).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 366 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 542 (Leptotyphlus; subgenus Leptotyphlus; characters; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

Newtonius
[1 species; Australian Region]

Newtonius Naomi, 1996c: 235 (species included: placidus). Type species: Newtonius placidus Naomi, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

placidus Naomi, 1996c: 239 (Newtonius; Type locality: Indonesia: Irian Jaya, Jayapura).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

Portotyphlus
[1 species; Palaearctic Region]

Portotyphlus Coiffait, 1979b: 315 (species included: ramiroi). Type species: Portotyphlus ramiroi Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

ramiroi Coiffait, 1979b: 315 (Portotyphlus; Type locality: Porto “jardin de Signora M. de Silva”).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

Sekotyphlus
[1 species; Ethiopian Region]

Sekotyphlus Coiffait, 1967b: 4 (species included: alberti). Type species: Sekotyphlus alberti Coiffait, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

alberti Coiffait, 1967b: 4 (Sekotyphlus; Type locality: Congo ex-belge, Parc Albert, secteur Tshiaberimu, mont Musimba, 2450 m, près de la rivière Musabaki, affl. Talya Nord).

  • Distribution: Congo.

Tribe Metrotyphlini

Metrotyphlini Coiffait, 1963d: 381 (genera included: Metrotyphlus). Type genus: Metrotyphlus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 383, 608 (characters; key to genera and species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Saiz, 1973b: 288 (distribution).

  • — Frank and Thomas, 1984a: 1413 (checklist of New World taxa).

  • — Newton, 1985: 206 (notes on austral distribution).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57 (tribe of Leptotyphlinae).

  • — Pace, 1996: 59, 60, 285 (characters; key to genera).

Apotyphlus
[2 species; Neotropical Region]

Apotyphlus Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 129 (species included: relictus). Type species: Apotyphlus relictus Coiffait and Saiz, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 346 (list of Chilean species).

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 47, 48 (characters; key to species of Chile).

proximus Saiz, 1974: 48 (Apotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Concón, Valpso., Cord. de la Costa).

  • Distribution: Chile.

relictus Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 131 (Apotyphlus; Type locality: Chili: Cordillera de la Costa, Maitencillo).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 48 (Apotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

Banatotyphlus
[1 species; Palaearctic Region]

Banatotyphlus Decu, 1982: 63 (species included: racovitzai). Type species: Banatotyphlus racovitzai Decu, fixed by monotypy.

racovitzai Decu, 1982: 64 (Banatotyphlus; Type locality: vallée d’Ogasu Gåurii, Monts Locvei).

  • Distribution: Romania.

Egeotyphlus
[3 species; Palaearctic Region]

Egeotyphlus Coiffait, 1957: 71, 80 (species included: thracicus, cited as thoracicus). TYPE

SPECIES: Egeotyphlus thracicus Coiffait, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 388 (characters; type species: thracicus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 614 (characters; type species: thracicus; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Pace, 1983a: 460 (characters).

  • — Pace, 1984: 17 (key to species).

Epirotyphlus Pace, 1995a: 29 (subgenus of Egeotyphlus; species included: leucadiensis, zecevici). Type species: Egeotyphlus (Epirotyphlus) leucadiensis Pace, fixed by original designation.

leucadiensis Pace, 1995a: 27 (Egeotyphlus; subgenus Epirotyphlus; Type locality: Grecia: Isola di Leukas, Aplopena).

  • Distribution: Greece.

thracicus Coiffait, 1957: 81 (Egeotyphlus; Type locality: Thrace grecque: Makri).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 389 (Egeotyphlus; characters; Greece).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 614 (Egeotyphlus; characters; Greece).

  • — Pace, 1984: 17 (Egeotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Greece.

zecevici Pace, 1984: 17 (Egeotyphlus; Type locality: Serbia: Stol planina, 800 m).

  • — Nonveiller, 1983: 279 (Egeotyphlus; [Note: Unavailable name; cited as a new species attributed to Pace but no differential characters are given]; collecting notes; Serbia).

  • — Pace, 1995a: 29 (Egeotyphlus; subgenus Epirotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Yugoslavia.

Gynotyphlus
[3 species; Palaearctic Region]

Gynotyphlus Coiffait, 1955a: 72 (species included: perpusillus). Type species: Leptotyphlus perpusillus Dodero, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 390 (characters; key to species; type species: perpusillus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 617 (characters; type species: perpusillus; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 44 (in list of species of Czech Republic and Slovakia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 302 (characters; key to species of Italy).

Oligotyphlus Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 460 (species included: perpusillus, ireneae, curtulus, micros, along with 17 unavailable names). Type species: Leptotyphlus perpusillus Dodero, fixed by original designation.

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1940: 28 ([published with characters but without species]).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 390 (synomym of Gynotyphlus; type species: perpusillus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 617 (synonym of Gynotyphlus).

  • — Pace, 1996: 302 (synonym of Gynotyphlus).

Austriacotyphlus Scheerpeltz, 1959: 4 (species included: piffli). Type species: Austriacotyphlus piffli Scheerpeltz, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Horion, 1963: 296 (list of central European species).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 34 (characters).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 107 (characters; key to central European species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 34 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 616 (characters; type species: piffli; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 171 (checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Pace, 1983b: 44 (synonym of Gynotyphlus).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 139 (synonym of Gynotyphlus).

  • — Pace, 1996: 302 (synonym of Gynotyphlus).

beierianus Scheerpeltz, 1958c: 396 (Oligotyphlus; Type locality: im südlichen Epirus in der Umgebung von Nisista, Xerovuni, in etwa 700 bis 800 m Seehöhe).

  • Distribution: Greece.

corcyrensis Scheerpeltz, 1958a: 394 (Oligotyphlus; Type locality: Val de Ropa auf Korfu).

  • Distribution: Corfu.

curtulus Jarrige, 1949, see: perpusillus Dodero, 1900.

perpusillus Dodero, 1900a: 573 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Genova).

  • — Dodero, 1908: 635, 638 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 147 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1955a: 72 (Gynotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 81 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 392 (Gynotyphlus; key to races; characters; Italy).

  • — Besucht and Comellini, 1964: 313 (Gynotyphlus; Switzerland).

  • — Coiffait, 1965b: 696 (Gynotyphlus; notes).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 618 (Gynotyphlus; characters; key to subspecies; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1983b: 46 (Gynotyphlus; characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1984a: 117 (Gynotyphlus; probably parthenogenetic; France; Turkey; Mediterranean region; Corsica; Sardinia; Sicily; Morocco; Portugal; Austria).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Gynotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 304 (Gynotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Portugal, France, Corsica, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Ionian Islands, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Morocco.

micros Scheerpeltz, 1931: 399 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Tale Perivolakia bei Kaligoni auf Levkas).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 393 (Gynotyphlus; race of perpusillus; characters; Greece).

  • — Coiffait, 1968b: 93 (Gynotyphlus; race of perpusillus; notes; Greece).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 620 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters; Greece).

  • — Coiffait, 1973b: 223 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; Greece).

curtulus Jarrige, 1949: 62 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Pont des Veyens).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 460 (Oligotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 392 (Gynotyphlus; race of perpusillus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 619 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters; France).

  • — Pace, 1983b: 46 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters).

rhodanicus Coiffait, 1955a: 72 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; Type locality: Lyon).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 393 (Gynotyphlus; race of perpusillus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 619 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters; France; Portugal; Switzerland).

garumnicus Coiffait, 1955a: 72 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; Type locality: Vallée de la Garonne de Toulouse à Bordeaux).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 393 (Gynotyphlus; race of perpusillus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 619 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters; France).

dalmaticus Coiffait, 1955a: 72 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; Type locality: Dalmatie: Susurac).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 393 (Gynotyphlus; race of perpusillus; characters; Dalmatia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 619 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters; Dalmatia).

macedonicus Coiffait, 1957: 81 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; Type locality: Macédoine Yougoslave: Katlanovo).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 393 (Gynotyphlus; race of perpusillus; characters; Macedonian Yugoslavia).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 620 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters; Macedonia).

turcicus Coiffait, 1957: 81 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; Type locality: Turquie d’Asie: Karamursel sur la rive sud de la mer de Marmara).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 393 (Gynotyphlus; race of perpusillus; characters; Turkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 620 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters; Turkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1973b: 222 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; Turkey).

meridionalis Coiffait, 1957: 81 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; Type locality: Italie du Sud: Vallo Lucano, aux confins de la Calabre).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 393 (Gynotyphlus; race of perpusillus; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 620 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters; Italy).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 304, 306 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters; Italy).

piffli Scheerpeltz, 1959: 9 (Austriacotyphlus; Type locality: Südhang des Leopoldsberges, Wienerwald, nordwestlich von Wien).

  • — Horion, 1963: 296 (Austriacotyphlus; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 107 (Austriacotyphlus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 616 (Austriacotyphlus; characters; Austria).

  • — Pace, 1983b: 46 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; characters).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 95 (Austriacotyphlus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 139 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 44 (Gynotyphlus; Slovakia ?; Czech Republic ?).

sequanus Miré, 1983: 248 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of perpusillus; Type locality: Port-villez).

dalmaticus Coiffait, 1955, see: perpusillus Dodero, 1900.

garumnicus Coiffait, 1955, see: perpusillus Dodero, 1900.

macedonicus Coiffait, 1957, see: perpusillus Dodero, 1900.

meridionalis Coiffait, 1957, see: perpusillus Dodero, 1900.

micros Scheerpeltz, 1931, see: perpusillus Dodero, 1900.

piffli Scheerpeltz, 1959, see: perpusillus Dodero, 1900.

rhodanicus Coiffait, 1955, see: perpusillus Dodero, 1900.

sequanus Miré, 1983, see: perpusillus Dodero, 1900.

turcicus Coiffait, 1957, see: perpusillus Dodero, 1900.

Metrotyphlus
[12 species; Palaearctic Region]

Metrotyphlus Coiffait, 1959: 327, 328 (subgenus of Megatyphlus; species included: hervei, serianensis). Type species: Megatyphlus hervei Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 609 (characters; type species: hervei; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Pace, 1977a: 13 (key to species).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 286 (characters; key to species of Italy).

Agnotyphlus Coiffait, 1972: 609, 611, 613 (subgenus of Metrotyphlus; species included: istriensis). Type species: Metrotyphlus (Agnotyphlus) istriensis Coiffait, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Pace, 1996: 285, 290 (subgenus of Metrotyphlus; characters; key to species of Italy).

besucheti Pace, 1976, see: serianensis Coiffait, 1957.

brixianus Pace, 1973: 320 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; Type locality: dintorni di Vallio, in provincia di Brescia).

  • — Pace, 1976a: 682 (Metrotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1976: 111 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977a: 13 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 15 (Metrotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 294 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

castrii Coiffait, 1965: 140 (Metrotyphlus; Type locality: Italie: Province de Vicenza, Recoaro).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 612 (Metrotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1973: 323 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1976: 111 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977a: 13 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Metrotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 297 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

esteronensis Coiffait, 1959: 410 (Megatyphlus; subgenus Metrotyphlus; Type locality: Alpes-Maritimes: dans la basse vallée de l’Estéron à Gilette).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 612 (Metrotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

goritianus Pace, 1977a: 8 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; Type locality: monti del Carso di Monfalcone, presso il centro abitato di Devetachi, a circa 215 metri d’altitudine).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Metrotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 299 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

hervei Coiffait, 1957: 71 (Megatyphlus; Type locality: Alpes Mar.: Eze-sur-Mer).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 330 (Megatyphlus; subgenus Metrotyphlus; characters; France).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 612 (Metrotyphlus; characters; Maritime Alps).

  • Distribution: France.

istriensis Coiffait, 1972: 613 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; Type locality: Istrie, Monte Maggiore).

  • — Pace, 1976: 111 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1977a: 13 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1996: 299 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Croatia.

pauper Pace, 1976: 108 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; Type locality: sul versante settentrionale del Monte Jof a circa 410 metri, presso Maniago; sul versante settentrionale del Col Cravest a circa 250 m, presso Travesio).

  • — Pace, 1977a: 13 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Metrotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 300 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

sbordonii Pace, 1979e: 107 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Metrotyphlus; Type locality: Sardegna: presso Laconi, Nuoro, nel parco Aymerich).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Metrotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 288 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Metrotyphlus; characters; Sardinia).

  • Distribution: Sardinia.

serianensis Coiffait, 1957: 71 (Megatyphlus; Type locality: Italie: Piario dans le Val Seriana).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 330 (Megatyphlus; subgenus Metrotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 612 (Metrotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1976: 111 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1977a: 13 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Metrotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 292 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy, Switzerland.

besucheti Pace, 1976a: 679 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; Type locality: dintorni di Chiasso, Canto Ticino).

  • — Pace, 1976: 111 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1977a: 13 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1996: 292 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; subspecies of serianensis; characters; Switzerland).

tarvisianus Pace, 1991: 111 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; Type locality: Italia: Veneto, soligo, boschi a N del centro abiatato).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Metrotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 302 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

viti Pace, 1985: 62 (Metrotyphlus; Type locality: Liguria, Uscio, M. Fascie).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Metrotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 295 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

zoiai Pace, 1991: 111 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; Type locality: Italia: Toscana, Ostria, (dintorni di Varano, provincia di Massa C.), 240 m).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Metrotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 296 (Metrotyphlus; subgenus Agnotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

Rhopalotyphlus
[1 species; Palaearctic Region]

Rhopalotyphlus Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 462 (species included: beieri). Type species: Rhopalotyphlus beieri Scheerpeltz, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 625 (characters).

  • — Pace, 1983a: 460 (characters).

beieri Scheerpeltz, 1931: 394 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Kaligoni auf Levkas).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 462 (Rhopalotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 626 (Rhopalotyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1983a: 459 (Rhopalotyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Ionian Islands.

Venezillotyphlus
[1 species; Neotropical Region]

Venezillotyphlus Decu, 1990: 37 (species included: pecki). Type species: Venezillotyphlus pecki Decu, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

pecki Decu, 1990: 38 (Venezillotyphlus; Type locality: Carupano playa, Estado Sucre, NV Venezuela).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

Tribe Neotyphlini

Neotyphlini Coiffait, 1963d: 381, 382 (genera included: Megatyphlus, Prototyphlus, Chiliotyphlus; Coiffait indicated that other African and North and South American genera were included but failed to list them by name). Type genus: Neotyphlus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57).

  • — Coiffait, 1964b: 16 (notes; distribution).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 383, 622 (characters; key to genera and species of western Palaearctic region).

  • — Saiz, 1973b: 289 (distribution).

  • — Frank and Thomas, 1984a: 1412, 1413, 1414 (characters; checklist of New World taxa; comparative table of characters for New World genera).

  • — Newton, 1985: 206 (notes on austral distribution).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57 (tribe of Leptotyphlinae).

  • — Pace, 1996: 59, 60, 306 (characters; key to genera).

  • — Pace, 1999: 80 (key to Palaearctic genera).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 382 (characters; notes).

Apheliotyphlus
[1 species; Palaearctic Region]

Apheliotyphlus Pace, 1976: 105 (subgenus of Megatyphlus; species included: nobilis). Type species: Megatyphlus (Apheliotyphlus) nobilis Pace, fixed by original designation.

  • — Pace, 1979d: 472 (subgenus of Megatyphlus; key to species).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 307 (valid genus; characters; species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1999: 80 (characters).

nobilis Pace, 1976: 105 (Megatyphlus; subgenus Apheliotyphlus; Type locality: Friuli, presso Maniago, sul versante settentrionale del M. Jof a circa 410–450 m, presso il torrente Colvera di Jof).

  • — Pace, 1979d: 472 (Megatyphlus; subgenus Apheliotyphlus; characters).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Gynotyphlus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 307 (Apheliotyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

Cafrotyphlus
[2 species; Ethiopian Region]

Cafrotyphlus Coiffait, 1964b: 13 (species included: leleupi). Type species: Cafrotyphlus leleupi Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

leleupi Coiffait, 1964b: 13 (Cafrotyphlus; Type locality: Natal: Ngomi forest, Nongoma district, 700 m).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

strinatii Coiffait, 1977e: 659 (Cafrotyphlus; Type locality: Afrique du Sud: Montagne de la Table, Wynberg Cave).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

Cainotyphlus
[2 species; Nearctic Region]

Cainotyphlus Coiffait, 1962: 156, 161 (species included: pacificus, walkeri). Type species: Cainotyphlus pacificus Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 265 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 250 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (2 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

pacificus Coiffait, 1962: 162 (Cainotyphlus; Type locality: Corte Madera, Marin County, California).

  • Distribution: USA.

walkeri Coiffait, 1962: 162 (Cainotyphlus; Type locality: Nelder Grove, Madera County, California).

  • Distribution: USA.

Chiliotyphlus
[3 species; Neotropical Region]

Chiliotyphlus Coiffait, 1963d: 378 (species included: aculeensis, pacificus). Type species: Chiliotyphlus aculeensis Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 136 (characters).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 346 (list of Chilean species).

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 47, 48 (characters; key to species of Chile).

aculeensis Coiffait, 1963d: 378 (Chiliotyphlus; Type locality: Chili: Cordillera de la Costa, Aculeo, 50 km environ au sud-sud-ouest de Santiago du Chili, 300 m).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 49 (Chiliotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

pacificus Coiffait, 1963d: 378 (Chiliotyphlus; Type locality: Chili: Cordillera de la Costa, Zapallar, 60 km environ au nord de Valparaiso, 900 m).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 49 (Chiliotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

spinosus Saiz, 1974: 48, 49 (Chiliotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Casablanca, Valparaiso, Cordillera de la Costa).

  • Distribution: Chile.

Chionotyphlus
[1 species; Nearctic Region]

Chionotyphlus Smetana, 1986: 173 (species included: alaskensis). Type species: Chionotyphlus alaskensis Smetana, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (1 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

alaskensis Smetana, 1986: 173 (Chionotyphlus; Type locality: Alaska: Nenana).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 113 (Chionotyphlus; checklist of species; Alaska).

  • Distribution: USA.

Cubanotyphlus
[3 species; Nearctic and Neotropical Regions]

Cubanotyphlus Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 131 (species included: jimenezi). Type species: Cubanotyphlus jimenezi Coiffait, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Frank and Thomas, 1984a: 1412, 1414 (characters).

  • — Frank, 1986a: 367 (checklist of species of Florida).

  • — Lundgren, 1998: 48 (list of species from Florida; records for other States listed for each species).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (1 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

jimenezi Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 132 (Cubanotyphlus; Type locality: Sierra de la Gran Piedra, Prov. Oriente, dans la Vallé du Rio Indio, à 1000 m).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (Cubanotyphlus; characters; Cuba).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

largo Frank, 1984b: 1412 (Cubanotyphlus; Type locality: USA: Florida: Monroe Co., Key Largo).

  • Distribution: USA.

poeyi Decou, 1973: 359 (Cubanotyphlus; Type locality: la vallée de Arroyo La Jaiba à Palenque, Sierra-Baracoa, provincia de Oriente, 420 m).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

Eutyphlops
[5 species; Neotropical Region]

Eutyphlops Coiffait, 1983b: 345 (replacement name for Eutyphlus Coiffait). Type species: Eutyphlus ornatus Coiffait, fixed by objective synonymy with Eutyphlus for which a type had been fixed.

Eutyphlus Coiffait, 1963d: 375 (preoccupied by LeConte, 1880; species included: ornatus).

Type species: Eutyphlus ornatus Coiffait, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 133 (characters; key to species).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 346 (list of species).

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 47, 54 (characters; key to species).

granulosus Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 133, 135 (Eutyphlus; Type locality: Chili: Cordillera de la Costa, 20 km Nord de Valdivia).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 54, 55 (Eutyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

ornativentris Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 133, 135 (Eutyphlus; Type locality: Chili: Contreforts Ouest de la Cordillère des Andes, Los Quènes).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 54 (Eutyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

ornatus Coiffait, 1963d: 375 (Eutyphlus; Type locality: Chili: Cordillera de la Costa, Nahuelbuta, 1100 m).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 135 (Eutyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 54 (Eutyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

subgranulosus Saiz, 1974: 55 (Eutyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Laraquete, Concepcion, Cord. de la Costa).

  • Distribution: Chile.

triornatus Saiz, 1974: 54 (Eutyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Las Escaleras, Concepcion, Cord. de la Costa).

  • Distribution: Chile.

Heterotyphlus
[2 species; Nearctic Region]

Heterotyphlus Coiffait, 1962: 155, 156 (species included: helferi, vicinus). Type species: Heterotyphlus helferi Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 266 (catalog; cited as Heteroleptotyphlus; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 250 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (2 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

helferi Coiffait, 1962: 156, 157 (Heterotyphlus; Type locality: Armstrong Park, Sonoma County, California).

  • Distribution: USA.

vicinus Coiffait, 1962: 157, 158 (Heterotyphlus; Type locality: Corte Madera, Marin County, California).

  • Distribution: USA.

Homeotyphlus
[1 species; Nearctic Region]

Homeotyphlus Coiffait, 1962: 156, 162 (species included: maritimus). Type species: Homeotyphlus maritimus Coiffait, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 267 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 251 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (1 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

maritimus Coiffait, 1962: 163 (Homeotyphlus; Type locality: Mendocino, Mendocino County, California).

  • Distribution: USA.

Kladotyphlus
[1 species; Palaearctic Region]

Kladotyphlus Pace, 1999: 78 (species included: kahleni). Type species: Kladotyphlus kahleni Pace, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

kahleni Pace, 1999: 79 (Kladotyphlus; Type locality: Slovenia: Suha Krajina, Trebnje, Rdeči Kal, vicino della grotta Koprivnica, 340 m, 15°01′E, 45°51′N).

  • Distribution: Slovenia.

Macrotyphlus
[10 species; Neotropical Region]

Macrotyphlus Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 131 (species included: sexualis, decorus). Type species: Macrotyphlus sexualis Coiffait and Saiz, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 346 (list of Chilean species).

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 47, 49 (characters; key to species of Chile).

bicornis Saiz, 1974: 52 (Macrotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Quebrada Verde, Valparaizo, Cord. de la Costa).

  • — Saiz, 1975a: 7 (Macrotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

bifidatus Saiz, 1974: 52 (Macrotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Curacaví, Santiago, Cord. de la Costa).

  • — Saiz, 1975a: 7 (Macrotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

campanae Saiz, 1974: 52 (Macrotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Campana, Vaparaiso, 750 m, Cord. de la Costa).

  • — Saiz, 1975a: 8, 9 (Macrotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

confusus Saiz, 1975a: 8 (Macrotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: La Silla de Gobernador, prov. Coquimbo, 30 kms. al sur de Los Vilos, 660 m).

  • Distribution: Chile.

curvus Saiz, 1974: 52 (Macrotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Fray Jorge, Coquimbo, Cord. de la Costa).

  • — Saiz, 1975a: 8, 9 (Macrotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

decorus Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 133 (Macrotyphlus; Type locality: Chili: Cordillera de la Costa, Nahuelbuta).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 50 (Macrotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

dissimilis Saiz, 1974: 50 (Macrotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Camino Viejo a la Union, 25 km a sur de Valdivia).

  • Distribution: Chile.

indictus Saiz, 1975a: 7 (Macrotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: La Silla de Gobernador, prov. Coquimbo, 30 kms. al sur de Los Vilos, 660 m).

  • Distribution: Chile.

politus Saiz, 1974: 50 (Macrotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Peralillo, Colchagua, Cord. de la Costa).

  • — Saiz, 1975a: 8, 9 (Macrotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

sexualis Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 133 (Macrotyphlus; Type locality: Chili: Cordillera de la Costa, Nahuelbuta).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 50 (Macrotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

Megatyphlus
[3 species; Palaearctic Region]

Megatyphlus Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (species included: curtii, carniolicus). Type species: Leptotyphlus curtii Breit, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait, 1957: 71 (characters).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 327 (characters; key to species; type species: curtii).

  • — Horion, 1963: 296 (list of central European species).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 107 (characters; key to central European species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 34 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 622 (characters; type species: curtii; key to species of western Palaearctic region; references).

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Pace, 1979d: 465, 472 (taxomonic history; anatomical notes; key to species).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 309 (characters; key to species of Italy).

  • — Pace, 1999: 80 (characters).

Glyptotyphlus Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 462 (species included: carniolicus, curtii, along with 4 unavailable names). Type species: Leptotyphlus carniolicus Bernhauer, fixed by original designation.

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1940: 29 ([published with characters but without species]).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 327 (synomym of Megatyphlus; type species: carniolicus).

  • — Horion, 1963: 296 (synonym of Megatyphlus).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 34 (characters).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 107 (synonym of Megatyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 622 (synonym of Megatyphlus).

carniolicus Bernhauer, 1908e: 331 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Savetal in der Wochein).

  • — Dodero, 1908: 635, 638 (Leptotyphlus; characters; Carniola).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 146 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (Megatyphlus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 462 (Glyptotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 328 (Megatyphlus; characters; Carniola).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 624 (Megatyphlus; characters; Slovenia).

  • — Pace, 1976: 108 (Megatyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1979d: 469 (Megatyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1996: 312 (Megatyphlus; characters).

  • Distribution: Austria, Italy, Slovenia.

goritianus Pace, 1979d: 469 (Megatyphlus; subgenus Megatyphlus; subspecies of carniolicus; Type locality: colline immediatamente da nord di Cormons, Gorizia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Gynotyphlus; subspecies of carniolicus; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1996: 312, 313 (Megatyphlus; subspecies of carniolicus; characters; Italy).

strupianus Pace, 1979d: 469 (Megatyphlus; subgenus Megatyphlus; subspecies of carniolicus; Type locality: Aichwaldsee, Ledenitzen, Carinzia meridionale, 700–800 metri d’altitudine).

curtii Breit, 1911: 169 (Leptotyphlus; Type locality: Monte Maggiore bei Abazzia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1138 (Leptotyphlus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait, 1955a: 68 (Megatyphlus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1955b: 462 (Glyptotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait, 1959: 328 (Megatyphlus; characters; Istria).

  • — Coiffait, 1972: 624 (Megatyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • — Pace, 1976: 108 (Megatyphlus; characters).

  • — Pace, 1979d: 472, 473 (Megatyphlus; subgenus Megatyphlus; characters; Istria).

  • — Pace, 1983a: 460 (Megatyphlus; characters; notes; “Glyptotyphlus jonicus Scheerpeltz in litteris” cited as synonym of of curtii [Note: G. jonicus was published here as a junior synonym so is unavailable (Article 11.6)]).

  • — Pace, 1996: 315 (Megatyphlus; characters; Italy).

  • Distribution: Croatia.

esteronensis Coiffait, 1959, see: Metrotyphlus.

goritianus Pace, 1979, see: cariolicus Bernhauer, 1908.

hervei Coiffait, 1957, see: Metrotyphlus.

nobilis Pace, 1976, see: Apheliotyphlus.

serianensis Coiffait, 1957, see: Metrotyphlus.

strupianus Pace, 1979, see: cariolicus Bernhauer, 1908.

uhligi Thelot, 1981: 47 (Megatyphlus; Type locality: Yougoslavie: Hercegovina, Jablanica).

  • Distribution: Bosnia Hercegovina.

Neotyphlus
[1 species; Nearctic Region]

Neotyphlus Coiffait, 1959: 387 (species included: californicus). Type species: Neotyphlus californicus Coiffait, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait, 1962: 155, 159 (characters).

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 268 (catalog; cited as Neoleptotyphlus; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 251 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (1 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

californicus Coiffait, 1959: 388 (Neotyphlus; Type locality: Californie: Percy, Neil Walkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1962: 161 (Neotyphlus).

  • Distribution: USA.

Oreinotyphlus
[3 species; Neotropical Region]

Oreinotyphlus Coiffait, 1963d: 371, 372 ([Note: Cited as Oreotyphlus (p. 371) but thereafter (pp. 372–374, 380) as Oreinotyphlus. Coiffait and Saiz (1965a: 135) later explicitly corrected the spelling to Oreinotyphlus]; species included: castrii, minutus). Type species: Oreinotyphlus castrii Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1965a: 135 (characters; correct spelling Oreinotyphlus).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 346 (cited as Oreotyphlus with Oreinotyphlus as a synonym; list of Chilean species).

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 47 (cited as Oreotyphlus with Oreinotyphlus as a synonym; characters; key to species of Chile).

castrii Coiffait, 1963d: 373 (Oreinotyphlus; Type locality: Chili: Cordillera de la Costa, Cerro el Roble, 1500 m).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 48 (Oreinotyphlus, cited as Oreotyphlus; cited as castri; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

minutus Coiffait, 1963d: 374 (Oreinotyphlus; Type locality: Chili: Cordillera de la Costa, Cerro el Roble, 1880 m).

  • — Saiz, 1974: 48 (Oreinotyphlus, cited as Oreotyphlus; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

sinuosus Saiz, 1974: 48 (Oreinotyphlus, cited as Oreotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: El Arrayán, Santiago, Precordillera de los Andes).

  • Distribution: Chile.

Paramacrotyphlus
[2 species; Neotropical Region]

Paramacrotyphlus Saiz, 1974: 47, 52 (species included: valdiviensis, septentrionalis). Type species: Paramacrotyphlus valdiviensis Saiz, fixed by original designation.

septentrionalis Saiz, 1974: 53 (Paramacrotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Fray Jorge, Coquimbo, Cord. de la Costa).

  • Distribution: Chile.

valdiviensis Saiz, 1974: 53 (Paramacrotyphlus; Type locality: Chile: Antiguo Camino a la Unión, 25 km al sur de Valdivia, Cord. de la Costa).

  • Distribution: Chile.

Prototyphlus
[1 species; Nearctic Region]

Prototyphlus Coiffait, 1962: 155, 158 (species included: gigas). Type species: Prototyphlus gigas Coiffait, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 269 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 252 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (1 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

gigas Coiffait, 1962: 159 (Prototyphlus; Type locality: Mendocino, Mendocino County, California).

  • Distribution: USA.

Telotyphlus
[2 species; Nearctic Region]

Telotyphlus Coiffait, 1962: 156, 163 (species included: tuolumnensis, sonomensis). Type species: Telotyphlus tuolumnensis Coiffait, fixed by original designation.

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 270 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 252 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (2 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

tuolumnensis Coiffait, 1962: 165 (Telotyphlus; Type locality: Tuolumne Grove, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California).

  • Distribution: USA.

sonomensis Coiffait, 1962: 165 (Telotyphlus; Type locality: Armstrong Park, Sonoma County, California).

  • Distribution: USA.

Xenotyphlus
[2 species; Nearctic Region]

Xenotyphlus Coiffait, 1962: 155, 165 (species included: taylorensis). Type species: Xenotyphlus taylorensis Coiffait; by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Coiffait and Decou, 1972: 136 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Decou, 1973: 360 (tribal assignment; notes).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 271 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 253 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (2 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

californicus Saiz, 1975: 43 (Xenotyphlus; Type locality: Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, Californie, 1300 m).

  • Distribution: USA.

taylorensis Coiffait, 1962: 166 (Xenotyphlus; Type locality: 0.2 mile E. Samuel P. Taylor State Park, Marin County, California).

  • Distribution: USA.

LEPTOTYPHLINAE: TRIBE INCERTAE SEDIS
Yosiityphlus
[1 species; Palaearctic Region]

Yosiityphlus Sawada, 1971: 327 (species included: kuroshio; cited as “g. n., sp. n.” with combined genus and species description). Type species: Yosiityphlus kuroshio Sawada, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Shibata, 1976: 170 (checklist of species of Japan).

kuroshio Sawada, 1971: 327 (Yosiityphlus; Type locality: Japan: Wakayama Pref.: Kushi-moto).

  • Distribution: Japan.

MEGALOPSIDIINAE
[1 genus; 164 species; all Regions but Oceanic and Antarctic]

Megalopsidiinae Leng, 1920.

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 264 (characters; list of North American genera).

  • — Moore, 1964a: 87 (characters; notes).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 395 (Chilean species).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 260 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 240 (characters).

  • — Naomi, 1986a: 344 (synonym of Megalopininae).

  • — Frank, 1991: 345 (larvae undescribed).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57 (summary of current classification).

  • — Lawrence and Newton, 1995: 829 (notes).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 37 (listed in Staphylinine group of subfamilies).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 459 (characters; key to species of Northeastern North America).

  • — M. Hansen, 1997: 128, 175, 177, 179 (autapomorphic features; key adult and larval characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 381 (characters; notes).

Megalopsidiini Leng, 1920: 98 (genera included: Megalopsidia). Type genus: Megalopsidia (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 264 (characters; list of North American genera).

Megalopini Erichson, 1839b: 30 (genera included: Megalops). Type genus: Megalops (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57 (synonym of Megalopsidiinae).

Megalopinae Erichson, 1839.

  • — Eichelbaum, 1909: 128 (generic references; number of species in genus; general distribution of genus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (world catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 315 (characters; key to species of British India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (synonym of Megalopsidiinae).

Aulacotrachelinae L. Benick, 1921: 1 (with one genus Aulacotrachelus; replacement name for Megalopinae).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (synonym of Megalopsidiinae).

  • — Naomi, 1986a: 344 (synonym of Megalopininae).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57 (synonym of Megalopsidiinae).

Megalopsinae Cameron, 1921a: 347 (characters; key to Singapore species and genera).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (synonym of Megalopsidiinae).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57 (synonym of Megalopsidiinae).

Stylopodinae Blackwelder, 1943: 202 (replacement name for Megalopinae and Megalopsidiinae).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 112 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Crowson, 1955: 37 (notes; relationships).

  • — Naomi, 1986a: 344 (synonym of Megalopininae).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57 (synonym of Megalopsidiinae).

Megalopininae:

  • — Puthz, 1967n: 192.

  • — Puthz, 1972g: 119 (key to species of Chile).

  • — Naomi, 1986a: 344 ([Note: Naomi's use of Megalopininae is cited by Newton and Thayer, 1992: 27 as though he is the author. Naomi attributed the name to Erichson (as Megalopini); he did not claim it as a new name. The only way Megalopininae can be regarded as authored by Naomi is to consider it an unjustified emendation]).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 57 (synonym of Megalopsidiinae).

Megalopinus
[164 species; Australian, Oriental, Madagascan, Ethiopian, Palaearctic, Nearctic, and Neotropical Regions]

Megalopinus Eichelbaum, 1915: 104 (replacement name for Megalops Erichson). Type species: Oxyporus caelatus Gravenhorst, fixed by objective synonymy.

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 234 (type species).

  • — Saiz, 1970: 3 (characters; key to species of Chile).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 260 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Puthz, 1977e: 131 (key to species of Africa).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 240 (characters; notes).

  • — Hammond, 1984: 200 (checklist of species of Borneo).

  • — Frank, 1986a: 366 (checklist of species of Florida).

  • — Naomi, 1986a: 344 (characters; key to species of Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1994a: 17 (key to species of peploides group).

  • — Puthz, 1994i: 421, 425 (discussion of some characters; key to species of incisicollis-complex).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 459 (characters; key to species of Northeastern North America).

  • — Lundgren, 1998: 47 (list of species from Florida; records for other States listed for each species).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 381 (2 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

Megalops Erichson, 1839b: 30 (preoccupied by Lacepède, 1803, Rafinesque, 1815, and Milne-Edwards, 1837; without included species, see Erichson, 1840 for first included species). Type species: Oxyporus caelatus Gravenhorst, fixed by subsequent designation (see Blackwelder, 1952: 235).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 751 (first included species: caelatus, punctatus, cephalotes; characters).

  • — Lacordaire, 1854: 111 (characters; notes; list of species).

  • — LeConte, 1861a: 67, 68 (characters).

  • — LeConte, 1863: 25 (list of North American species).

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 641 (catalog).

  • — Sharp, 1876: 378 (characters; notes).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 184 (catalog).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 462 (characters; key to Indiana species).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (world catalog; 43 species).

  • — L. Benick, 1917b: 189 (characters; notes).

  • — Cameron, 1921a: 351 (characters).

  • — Cameron, 1925: 24 (catalog of Indian species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (synonym of Megalopsidia).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 202 (synonym of Stylopodus; type species caelata).

  • — Naomi, 1986a: 345 (synonym of Megalopinus).

Stylopodus L. Benick, 1917b: 190 (subgenus of Megalops; species included: cephalotes, pauxillus, bisulcatus). Type species: Megalops cephalotes Erichson, fixed by original designation.

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (world catalog supplement; subgenus of Megalopsidia).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 202 (characters; type species: cephalotes; key to species of West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 112 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 364 (type species: cephalotes).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 75, 78, 87 (subgenus of Megalopsidia; characters in key; key to species; species included: angulicollis, bisulcata, boxi, brevicollis, cephalotes, glabripennis, impressus, pauxillus, plaumanni, puncticeps, sculpturata, spinosa).

  • — Naomi, 1986a: 345 (synonym of Megalopinus).

Perostylus L. Benick, 1917b: 190 (subgenus of Megalops; preoccupied by Pilsbry, 1894; species included: praeditus). Type species: Megalops praeditus Sharp, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (world catalog supplement; subgenus of Megalopsidia).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 202 (synonym of Gata; type species praeditus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 298 (type species: praeditus).

Megalopsidia Leng, 1918: 204 (replacement name for Megalops Erichson). Type species: Oxyporus caelatus Gravenhorst, fixed by objective synonymy with Megalops.

  • — Leng, 1920: 98 (catalog of North American species).

  • — Benick, 1922a: 1 (note).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 315 (characters; key to species of British India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 202 (subgenus of Stylopodus; type species caelata).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 235 (type species).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 77, 86 (characters in key; key to subgenera; species included in subgenus).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 395 (characters).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 185 (checklist of species of Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1977g: 331 (key to African species).

  • — Naomi, 1986a: 345 (synonym of Megalopinus).

Aulacotrachelus L. Benick, 1921: 1 (replacement name for Megalops Erichson). Type species: Oxyporus caelatus Gravenhorst, fixed by objective synonymy with Megalops.

  • — Benick, 1922a: 1 (synonym of Megalopsidia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (synonym of Megalopsidia).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 202 (synonym of Stylopodus; type species caelata).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 70 (type species).

  • — Naomi, 1986a: 345 (synonym of Megalopinus).

Megalopsidiella Bernhauer, 1933e: 333 (subgenus of Megalopsidia; species included: ogloblini). Type species: Megalopsidia (Megalopsidiella) ogloblini Bernhauer, by monotypy and original designation.

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 202 (subgenus of Stylopodus; type species ogloblini).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 235 (type species: ogloblini).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 78, 87 (characters in key; key to subgenera; species included: ogloblini, peploides, puncticollis).

Gata Blackwelder, 1943: 202 (subgenus of Stylopodus; replacement name for Perostylus L. Benick). Type species: Megalops praeditus Sharp, fixed by objective synonymy with Perostylus.

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 168 (type species).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 77, 87 (characters in key; key to subgenera; species included: obliquestriata, praedita, vianai).

Eumegalopsidia L. Benick, 1952: 77 (subgenus of Megalopsidia; [Note: Nomen nudum, cited without type species designation (Article 13.3)]; species included: acutangula, bakeri, bifenestrata, borneensis, creberrima, cribriceps, decorata, drescheri, fasciata, flavolineata, hova, indomalayica, luzonica, melbournensis, nigerrima, nodipennis, philippina, plicata, sexdentata, subfasciata, uniformis, usambarensis).

  • — Herman, 2001: 6 (unavailable name; discussion).

Polycyrtopsidia Scheerpeltz, 1972: 95 (subgenus of Megalopsidia; species included: sanguinitriguttata). Type species: Megalopsidia (Polycyrtopsidia) sanguinitriguttata Scheerpeltz, fixed by original designation (p.99) and monotypy.

  • — Puthz, 1974m: 136 (synonym of Eumegalopsidia).

  • — Herman, 2001: 6 (valid subgenus).

acaciae Steel, 1955b: 180 (Megalopinus; Type locality: New South Wales: Acacia Plateau).

  • Distribution: Australia.

acutangulus C. Waterhouse, 1883: 336 (Megalops; Type locality: Java).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1941: 46 (Megalopsidia; Java).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Java.

adjectus Sharp, 1886:669 (Megalops; Type locality: Guatemala, Zapote, San Isidro; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 4000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917b: 193 (Megalops; subgenus Megalops; notes; Mexico).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 44 (Megalopinus; notes; Panama; Guatemala; Costa Rica; Ecuador).

  • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador.

ocellatus L. Benick, 1937: 81 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Costa Rica: La Caja, 8 km. w.

San José).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 44 (Megalopinus; synonym of adjectus).

africanus Puthz, 1967n: 192 (Megalopinus; subgenus Megalopinus; Type locality: Lefinie reservation, Mbéokala forest).

  • — Puthz, 1968h: 269 (Megalopinus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1970g: 81 (Megalopinus; characters; Congo; Gabon).

  • — Puthz, 1971s: 387 (Megalopinus; Ghana).

  • — Puthz, 1977e: 131 (Megalopinus; Congo; Gabon; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1977g: 332 (Megalopinus; characters; Congo; Gabon; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1999a: 23 (Megalopinus; characters; Congo; Gabon; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Zaire, Congo, Gabon, Ghana.

aimara Puthz, 1994i: 445 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Peru: Tambopata Prov., 15 km NE Pto. Maldonado, 200 m).

  • Distribution: Peru.

alces Puthz, 1989: 209 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Trinidad: Curepe).

  • Distribution: Trinidad.

alvarengai Puthz, 1984f: 159 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Brasilien: Rio de Janeiro: D. F. Corcovado).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

amoenatus Puthz, 1989: 215 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Panama: Canal Zone, Barro Colorado).

  • Distribution: Panama.

amoenus Puthz, 1989: 215 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Trinidad: Curepe).

  • Distribution: Trinidad.

angustus Puthz, 1994a: 20 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Brasilien: Nova Teutonia, 27°11′S, 52°23′W, 300–500 m).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

angulicollis Fauvel, 1891, see: spinosus Sharp, 1876.

apicalis L. Benick, 1952: 65 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

apicisculptus Puthz, 1994i: 442 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Argentinien: Misiones, Loreto).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

araucanus Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 397 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: no locality cited, presumably from Chile).

  • — Saiz, 1970: 3 (Megalopinus; characters; Chile).

  • — Puthz, 1972g: 119 (Megalopinus; characters; notes; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

armatus Sharp, 1886: 670 (Megalops; Type locality: Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 6000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • Distribution: Panama.

ashei Puthz, 1994a: 32 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Mexico: Jalisco, Chamela Biol. Sta.).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

aspericollis Puthz, 1994i: 440 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Mexico: Jalisco: Chamela Biological Station).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

bakeri Bernhauer, 1926: 133, 134 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Philippinen: Island of Basilan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

basalis Sharp, 1887: 674 (Megalops; Type locality: Panama, Bugaba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • Distribution: Panama.

bicavatifrons Puthz, 1994i: 460 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Westindien: Grenada, Chantilly Est, Windward side).

  • Distribution: Grenada.

bifenestratus Fauvel, 1904e: 309 (Megalops; Type locality: Suberbieville).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • — Puthz, 1974o: 332 (Megalopinus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1992: 421 (Megalopinus; key characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

bipustulatus Bernhauer, 1920b: 10 (Megalops; Type locality: Brasilien: Petropolis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 63 (Megalopsidia; characters).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

bispinus Puthz, 1994i: 448 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Ecuador: Napo: Baeza, 6000′. Also cited from Colombia).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador.

bisulcatus L. Benick, 1917b: 293 (Megalops; subgenus Stylopodus; Type locality: Mexiko).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 75 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; characters in key).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

bolivianus Bernhauer, 1909c: 235 (Megalops; Type locality: Bolivien).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • Distribution: Bolivia.

borneensis Cameron, 1933b: 342 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: British North Borneo: Lumu Lumu, 5500 feet).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Borneo.

bosqi Bernhauer, 1933e: 334 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Argentinien: Misiones: Loreto).

  • — Puthz, 1994i: 442 (Megalopinus; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Argentina, Brazil.

boxi Bernhauer, 1933, see: cephalotes Erichson, 1840.

brasiliensis Bernhauer, 1920b: 10 (Megalops; Type locality: Brasilien: Blumenau).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1994i: 458 (Megalopinus; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

brevicollis L. Benick, 1952, see: cephalotes Erichson, 1840.

breviculus Puthz, 1994i: 435 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Brasilien: Guanaraba: Rio de Janeiro).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

brevipennis Bernhauer, 1904a: 222 (Megalops; Type locality: Brazilien).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 41 (Megalopinus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 44 (Megalopinus; notes; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

tubericeps L. Benick, 1952: 67 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo; Parana, Porto de Chima).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 44 (Megalopinus; synonym of brevipennis).

convexifrons L. Benick, 1952: 69 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 41 (Megalopinus; synonym of brevipennis).

brevis Puthz, 1994i: 434 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Brasilien: Para: Faz. Taperinha).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

breyeri Bernhauer, 1933e: 334 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Argentinien: Iguazu).

  • — Puthz, 1989: 202 (Megalopinus; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Argentina, Brazil.

brooksi Puthz, 1994i: 456 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Puntarenas, Monte Verde, 1783 m).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

bruchi Bernhauer, 1933e: 334 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Argentinien: Tucuman: Villa Nouguez).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

caelatus Gravenhorst, 1802: 197 (Oxyporus; Type locality: America septentr.).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 359 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 235 (Oxyporus).

  • — Olivier, 1811: 608 (Oxyporus; characters; America septentrionale).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 751 (Megalops; characters; America septentrionalis).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 462 (Megalops; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917b: 190, 195 (Megalops; type species of Megalops; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 459 (Megalopinus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

callicerus Bernhauer, 1921: 18 (Megalops; Type locality: Bolivien: Yuracaris).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • Distribution: Bolivia.

caracasanus Puthz, 1989: 211 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Venezuela: Caracas).

  • — Puthz, 1994i: 445 (Megalopinus; characters).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

carinifrons Wendeler, 1956: 38 (Megalops; Type locality: Brasilien: Espirito Santo, Sta. Theresa).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

castaneus Puthz, 1994a: 31 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Puntarenas, Rio San Luis, 850 m, 10°17′N,84°48′W).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

cephalotes Erichson, 1840: 752 (Megalops; Type locality: Columbia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1976g]).

  • — Fauvel, 1891: 92 (Megalops; Venezuela).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917b: 190, 291 (Megalops; subgenus Stylopodus; type species of Stylopodus; characters; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1937: 83 (Megalopsidia; Costa Rica; Colombia; Mexico; Brazil; Venezuela).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 72, 75 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; characters; Brazil).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 41 (Megalopinus; notes; characters; lectotype designation; Brazil; Argentina; Paraguay; Venezuela; Costa Rica; Mexico).

  • Distribution: Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina.

boxi Bernhauer, 1933e: 334 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Argentinien: Tucuman).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 76 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 41 (Megalopinus; synonym of cephalotes).

brevicollis L. Benick, 1952: 74 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 41 (Megalopinus; synonym of cephalotes).

chinan Puthz, 1994i: 429 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Peru: Tambopata Prov., Madre de Dios Dpto., 15 km NE Puerto Maldonado, Reserva Cuzco Amazonica, 12°33′S, 69°03′W, 200 m. Also cited from Ecuador and Bolivia).

  • Distribution: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

cognatoides Puthz, 1994i: 450 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Colombia: Anchicaya, 1500 m).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

cognatus Sharp, 1886: 672 (Megalops; Type locality: Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui between 2000 and 4000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1994i: 449 (Megalopinus; characters; Panama).

  • Distribution: Panama.

cognitor Puthz, 1994i: 451 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Cartago, 10 km S Tapanti, Rio Grande de Orosi, 1500 m, 9°42′N, 83°47′W).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

cognitorius Puthz, 1994i: 452 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Tapanti).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

congoensis Puthz, 1968h: 267 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Congo: Bas-Congo, territoire des Cataractes, Ruisseau N’Tobo).

  • — Puthz, 1977e: 131 (Megalopinus; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1977g: 331 (Megalopinus; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1999a: 22 (Megalopinus; characters; Zaire; Kenya).

  • Distribution: Congo, Kenya.

convexifrons L. Benick, 1952, see: brevipennis Bernhauer, 1904.

creberrimus L. Benick, 1941: 46 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Philippinen: Binaluan, Palawan).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

cribriceps Fauvel, 1904e: 310 (Megalops; Type locality: Suberbieville).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • — Puthz, 1974o: 333 (Megalopinus; characters).

  • Puthz, 1992: 420 (Megalopinus; key characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

croceivestis Bernhauer, 1921, see: laevipennis Bernhauer, 1909.

cruciger Sharp, 1886: 668 (Megalops; Type locality: Volcan de Chiriqui, Panama, 2–3000 feet; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1976h]. Originally cited from Mexico, Cordova; Guatemala, Zapote, Capetillo, Las Mercedes, Cerro Zunil, San Geronimo; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 4000 feet, Bugaba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 59 (Megalopsidia; characters; Brazil).

  • — Puthz, 1976h: 159 (Megalopinus; lectotype designation: Volcan de Chiriqui, Panama, 2–3000 feet; characters of male; Panama; Guatemala; Mexico; Costa Rica; Colombia; Paraguay; Venezuela; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay.

cuneolus L. Benick, 1952, see: punctatus Erichson, 1840.

decoratus L. Benick, 1942: 4 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: N.O. Burma: Kambaiti, 1800 m).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

denticollis Fauvel, 1878, see: nodipennis W. J. MacLeay, 1873.

drescheri L. Benick, 1941: 48 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Java: Preanger, G. Tangkoebar, Prahoe, 4000–5000 Voet).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

duplicatus Puthz, 1994i: 432 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Peru: Tambopata Prov., 15 km NE Pto. Maldonado, 200 m).

  • Distribution: Peru.

elegans Sharp, 1886: 672 (Megalops; Type locality: Panama, Bugaba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • Distribution: Panama.

elegantior Puthz, 1994i: 463 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Peru: Tambopata Prov., 15 km NE Pto. Maldonado, 200 m).

  • Distribution: Peru.

endrodyi Puthz, 1977e: 129 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Ghana: Ashanti region: Bobiri forest res., 320 m, 6°40′N, 1°15′W).

  • — Puthz, 1977g: 328, 332 (Megalopinus; characters; Ghana Ivory Coast).

  • — Puthz, 1999a: 23 (Megalopinus; characters; Ghana; Ivory Coast).

  • Distribution: Ghana, Ivory Coast.

erichsoni L. Benick, 1916: 238 (Megalops; Type locality: Bolivien).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 217 (Megalopinus; synonym of robustus).

  • — Puthz, 1977f: 198 (Megalopinus; valid species; characters; Bolivia).

  • Distribution: Bolivia.

excisiventris Puthz, 1977f: 200 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Colombia: Cundinamarca, Finca San Pablo, 3 km N. Alban, 1800 m).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

fasciatus L. Benick, 1941: 50 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Java: Batoerraden G. Slamet).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

fauveli Puthz, 1984f: 160 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Vallée du Rio Pardo, St. Paul Brésil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

flavipennis L. Benick, 1952: 58 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Colombia: Sierra de San Lorenzo, 4–6000 ft.).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

flavolineatus Bernhauer, 1926a: 133, 136 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Luzon: laguna Los Banos).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

flavomaculatus Naomi, 1986a: 351 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Mt. Ariake, Tsushima Is., Nagasaki Pref.).

  • Distribution: Japan.

formosus Puthz, 1989: 211 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Panama: Chiriqui Province, 2 km N. Sta. Clara, 1300 m, 8°51′N, 82°36′W, Hartmann's Finca).

  • Distribution: Panama.

franzi Puthz, 1994i: 431 (Megalopinus; Type locality: NO-Kolumbien: Inirida. Also cited from Peru).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Peru.

fulvofasciatus L. Benick, 1940a: 328 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Venezuela: Caracas).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

fuscus Puthz, 1994i: 443 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Bolivien: Yuracaris).

  • Distribution: Bolivia.

gestroi Bernhauer, 1909c: 235 (Megalops; Type locality: Bolivien).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1994i: 447 (Megalopinus; characters; Bolivia; Peru; Colombia).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Peru, Bolivia.

glabripennis L. Benick, 1952: 72 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

guatemalenus Sharp, 1887: 673 (Megalops; Type locality: Guatemala, Zapote).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1989: 203 (Megalopinus; characters; Guatemala; Panama).

  • Distribution: Guatemala, Panama.

hamatus L. Benick, 1952: 61 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

heissi Puthz, 1997: 7 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Diego Suarez: Mt. d’Ambre).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

hirashimai Naomi, 1986a: 348 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Santaro-Tôge, Amami-ôshima Is., Kagoshima Pref.).

  • Distribution: Japan.

hova Fauvel, 1904e: 309 (Megalops; Type locality: forêt de Moramanga).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • — Puthz, 1968h: 270 (Megalopinus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974o: 332 (Megalopinus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1992: 420 (Megalopinus; key characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

humeralis Cameron, 1913: 327 (Megalops; Type locality: St. Vincent).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 205 (Stylopodus; characters; St. Vincent).

  • Distribution: West Indies.

impressus Sharp, 1876: 380 (Megalops; Type locality: Villa Nova).

  • — Sharp, 1887: 676 (Megalops; characters; Panama; Brazil).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 204 (Stylopodus; characters; Trinidad; Bolivia).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 76 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 44 (Megalopinus; notes; Mexico; Costa Rica; Panama; Guatemala; Trinidad; Surinam; Honduras; Bolivia; Colombia; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Trinidad, Surinam, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

incultus Sharp, 1887: 675 (Megalops; Type locality: Mexico, Teapa; Panama, Bugaba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 44 (Megalopinus; synonym of impressus).

puncticeps Sharp, 1887: 676 (Megalops; Type locality: Guatemala, near the city).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 76 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 44 (Megalopinus; synonym of impressus).

pauxillus L. Benick, 1917b: 292 (Megalops; subgenus Stylopodus; Type locality: Mexiko: Jalapa).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1937: 83 (Megalopsidia; Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 76 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 45 (Megalopinus; synonym of impressus).

plaumanni L. Benick, 1952: 73 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; Type locality: Brasilien: Nova Teutonia; São Paulo).

  • — Puthz, 1972g: 119 (Megalopinus; characters; notes; Chile).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 45 (Megalopinus; synonym of impressus).

incisicollis Puthz, 1994i: 428 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Nord-Brasilien: Roraima, Urwald östlich Caracarai).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

incognatus Puthz, 1994i: 454 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Puntarenas: Monteverde, 1630 m. Also cited from Panama).

  • — L. Benick, 1937: 81 (Megalopsidia; [Note: Misidentified as cognatus according to Puthz, 1994i: 449, 450]; characters; Costa Rica).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama.

incultus Sharp, 1887, see: impressus Sharp, 1876.

indomalayicus Bernhauer, 1926a: 133, 134 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Singapore).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Singapore.

ineptus Sharp, 1886: 671 (Megalops; Type locality: Guatemala, Cerro Zunil).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1994i: 444 (Megalopinus; characters; Costa Rica).

  • Distribution: Guatemala, Costa Rica.

inka Puthz, 1994a: 27 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Peru: Junin, Satipo. Also cited from Ecuador).

  • Distribution: Ecuador, Peru.

integer Sharp, 1886: 671 (Megalops; Type locality: Guatemala, Cerro Zunil 4000 to 5000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • Distribution: Guatemala.

japonicus Nakane, 1957: 53 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Japan: Honshu: Nara, Kasuga).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Megalopsidia; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1986a: 349 (Megalopinus; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

juengeri Puthz, 1990h: 265 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Ceylon: Central: Kandy, 600 m).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

kolbei L. Benick, 1917b: 193 (Megalops; subgenus Megalops; Type locality: Mexiko, S. de Zongolica).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

laevipennis Bernhauer, 1909c: 234 (Megalops; Type locality: Bolivien: Rio Beni, La Paz-Reyes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Marcuzzi, 1977: 5 (Megalopsidia; Venezuela).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 45 (Megalopinus; notes).

  • Distribution: Bolivia, Venezuela.

croceivestis Bernhauer, 1921: 17 (Megalops; Type locality: Bolivien: Yuracaris).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 45 (Megalopinus; synonym of laevipennis).

laeviventris Cameron, 1913: 326 (Megalops; Type locality: Grenada).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 206 (Stylopodus; characters; St. Vincent; Grenada).

  • — Puthz, 1989: 203 (Megalopinus; characters; St. Vincent).

  • Distribution: West Indies.

leileri Puthz, 1990h: 267 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Malaysia: P. Tioman: Tekek Jura).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

lemur Puthz, 1974o: 331 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Mariansetra, Fampanambo).

  • — Puthz, 1992: 421 (Megalopinus; key characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

lescheni Puthz, 1994a: 28 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Peru: Tambopatu Prov.: Madre de Dios Dpto., 15 km NE Puerto Maldonado Reserva Cuzco Amazonico, 12°33′S, 69°03′W).

  • Distribution: Peru.

libidinosus Puthz, 1994i: 455 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Heredia: La Selva, 3.2 km SE Puerto Viejo, 100 m).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

loebli Puthz, 1990h: 268 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Indien: Meghalaya: Kasi Hills, en-dessous de Cherrapunjee, 1200 m).

  • Distribution: India.

luzonicus Bernhauer, 1926a: 133, 135 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Makiling).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

madecassa Puthz, 1992: 417 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Mt. d’Ambre).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

magnus Puthz, 1977f: 199 (Megalopinus; Type locality: West-Kolumbien: Cali am Rio Cauca, St. Antonio, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

melbournensis Wilson, 1921: 37 (Megalops; Type locality: Victoria: Melbourne; Noble Park, Preston).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

mexicanus Sharp, 1886: 669 (Megalops; Type locality: Mexico, Jalapa, Cordova).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1976h: 161 (Megalopinus; characters; notes; Mexico; Guatemala; Costa Rica).

  • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica.

seriata L. Benick, 1917b: 192 (Megalops; subgenus Megalops; Type locality: Mexiko, S. de Zongolica und Atlapango).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1976h: 161 (Megalopinus; synonym of mexicanus).

moderatus Puthz, 1994i: 433 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Peru: Pebas).

  • Distribution: Peru.

modestus Sharp, 1886: 671 (Megalops; Type locality: Panama, Bugaba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1994i: 426 (Megalopinus; characters; Panama; Costa Rica).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama.

morator Puthz, 1994a: 25 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Mexico: Veracruz: 33 km NE Catemaco, 160 m, Los Fuxtlas Biol. Station).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

morosus Sharp, 1886: 670 (Megalops; Type locality: Guatemala, Zapote, Cahabon; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 4000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 59 (Megalopsidia; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Guatemala, Panama, Brazil.

mrazi L. Benick, 1952: 64 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

muelleri Puthz, 1994i: 439 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Nord-Kolumbien: Villa Culebra bei Bonda, ca. 10 km E. Sta. Maria, Barberfalle).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

nevermanni L. Benick, 1952, see: politus Sharp, 1887.

niger Puthz, 1989: 205 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Suriname: Anopaike village, Marowinje district, Lawa River).

  • Distribution: Surinam.

nigerrimus Cameron, 1938b: 148 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: E. Java: Res. Kediri, Besoeki).

  • — L. Benick, 1941: 46 (Megalopsidia; Java).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

nigricans Puthz, 1989: 204 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Trinidad: Curepe).

  • Distribution: Trinidad.

nigricolor Puthz, 1989: 205 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Brasilien: Para, Tucurui).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

nigrificatus Puthz, 1989: 206 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Peru: Junin, Satipo).

  • Distribution: Peru.

nodipennis W. J. MacLeay, 1873: 150 (Megalops; Type locality: Gayndah).

  • — Fauvel, 1877: 206 (Megalops; characters; Australia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

denticollis Fauvel, 1878g: 500 (Megalops; Type locality: Australie).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1142 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

obenbergeri L. Benick, 1952: 66 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

obliquestriatus Bernhauer, 1920b: 11 (Megalops; Type locality: Caracas).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

obscurus Sharp, 1887: 674 (Megalops; Type locality: Guatemala, San Isidro 1500 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1989: 202 (Megalopinus; characters; Guatemala; Panama; Colombia).

  • Distribution: Guatemala, Panama, Colombia.

ocellatus L. Benick, 1937, see: adjectus Sharp, 1886.

ogloblini Bernhauer, 1933e: 333 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Megalopsidiella; Type locality: Argentinien: Misiones, Loreto).

  • — Puthz, 1994a: 29 (Megalopinus; characters; Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay; Peru).

  • Distribution: Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru.

oliveirai Puthz, 1984f: 161 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Brazil: Minas Geraes: Pedra Azul, 800 m).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

ornatus C. Waterhouse, 1883: 335 (Megalops; Type locality: Peru).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 43 (Megalopinus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1989: 208 (Megalopinus; characters).

  • Distribution: Peru.

panamensis Sharp, 1887: 673 (Megalops; Type locality: Panama, Bugaba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • Distribution: Panama.

paraguyanus Puthz, 1984f: 157 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Paraguay: Concepción: Arroyo-Arotay).

  • Distribution: Paraguay.

parvus Puthz, 1992: 418 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Perinet).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

pauliani Jarrige, 1970: 53 (Stylopodus; Type locality: Madagascar: Mt. Tsaratanana, 1500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1974o: 332 (Megalopinus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1992: 420 (Megalopinus; key characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

pauxillus L. Benick, 1917, see: impressus Sharp, 1876.

pecki Puthz, 1994a: 22 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Colombia: 1 km S. Calarca, Quindio, 5000′).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

peploides Sharp, 1887: 675 (Megalops; Type locality: Panama, Bugaba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1994a: 24 (Megalopinus; characters; Panama).

  • Distribution: Panama.

perpunctatus Puthz, 1977g: 328 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Agboville: Foret de Yapo, près Yapo-Gare).

  • — Puthz, 1999a: 22 (Megalopinus; characters; Ivory Coast).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

philippinus Bernhauer, 1926a: 133, 135 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Philippinen, Tayabas: Malinao).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

pirimaculatus L. Benick, 1921: 2 (Aulacotrachelus; Type locality: Brasilien: Minas Geraës; S. Paulo, Minas Geraes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 63 (Megalopsidia; characters).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

plaumanni L. Benick, 1952, see: impressus Sharp, 1876.

plicatus Boheman, 1848: 293 (Megalops; Type locality: Caffraria orientalis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Benick, 1922a: 1 (Megalopsidia; note).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968h: 270 (Megalopinus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1977g: 332 (Megalopinus; characters; South Africa).

  • — Puthz, 1999a: 22 (Megalopinus; characters; South Africa).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

politus Sharp, 1887: 673 (Megalops; Type locality: Panama, Bugaba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 45 (Megalopinus; characters; Nicaragua).

  • — Puthz, 1989: 206 (Megalopinus; characters; Mexico; Nicaragua; Ecuador; Costa Rica; Panama).

  • Distribution:or, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico.

nevermanni L. Benick, 1952: 71 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Costa Rica: Turrialba, 800 m; Hamburgfarm Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 45 (Megalopinus; synonym of politus).

  • — Puthz, 1989: 206 (Megalopinus; synonym of politus).

porcatus Sharp, 1887: 675 (Megalops; Type locality: Guatemala, Cerro Zunil 4000 to 5000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • Distribution: Guatemala.

praeditus Sharp, 1886: 672 (Megalops; Type locality: Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui between 2500 and 6000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917b: 190 (Megalops; subgenus Perostylus; type species of Perostylus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Perostylus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Panama.

pulchellus Puthz, 1989: 213 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Mexico: Hidalgo, 4 mi SW Chapal-huacán, 3500 feet).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

pulcher Puthz, 1989: 212 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Peru: Madre de Dios, Rio Tambopate Res., 30 km [air] SW Pto. Maldonato, 12°50′S, 06°20′W, 290 m).

  • Distribution: Peru.

pulcherrimus Bernhauer, 1910b: 363 (Megalops; Type locality: Mexiko: Vera Cruz, Cordoba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

pulchrior Puthz, 1989: 214 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Mexico: Omoalca).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

pulchrivestis Puthz, 1994i: 461 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Mexico: Vera Cruz: San Rafael Jicaltepec).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

punctatus Erichson, 1840: 752 (Megalops; Type locality: Columbia).

  • — Fauvel, 1901: 74 (Megalops; Curaçao; Mexico; Colombia; Brazil).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917b: 191 (Megalops; subgenus Megalops; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 207 (Stylopodus; characters; Trinidad; Curaçao).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 42 (Megalopinus; notes).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, West Indies.

quadrimaculatus Bernhauer, 1909c: 236 (Megalops; Type locality: Brasilien: Rio Janeiro; Bolivien).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1916: 239 (Megalops; synonym of morosus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 42 (Megalopinus; synonym of punctatus).

cuneolus L. Benick, 1952: 60 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Brasilien: Nova Teutonia).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 42 (Megalopinus; synonym of punctatus).

puncticeps Sharp, 1887, see: impressus Sharp, 1876.

puncticollis L. Benick, 1942b: 140 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Costa Rica: La Caya [Note: Probably La Caja], 8 km westlich von San José).

  • — Puthz, 1994a: 23 (Megalopinus; characters; Mexico; El Salvador; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador.

punctipennis L. Benick, 1952: 70 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo, Minas Geraes; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1984f]).

  • — Puthz, 1984f: 161 (Megalopinus; characters; lectotype designation).

  • — Puthz, 1989: 207 (Megalopinus; Trinidad).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Trinidad.

pusillus Puthz, 1994a: 30 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Mexico: Chiapas, El Sumidero Canyon National Park, 700 m).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

quadrimaculatus Bernhauer, 1909, see: punctatus Erichson, 1840.

quadrinotatus Puthz, 1989: 210 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Trinidad: Curepe. Also cited from Surinam, Colombia, and Ecuador).

  • Distribution: Trindad, Surinam, Colombia, Ecuador.

quadriseriatus Puthz, 1977g: 330 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Agboville: Foret de Yapo, près Yapo-Gare).

  • — Puthz, 1999a: 22 (Megalopinus; characters; Ivory Coast).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

quinquemaculatus Bernhauer, 1920b: 10 (Megalops; Type locality: Caracas).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 43 (Megalopinus; synonym of ornatus).

  • — Puthz, 1989: 208 (Megalopinus; valid species; notes).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

rambouseki Bierig, 1934b: 220 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Rio Hondo, Carretera de Batabano; Sierra Bonilla; Sierra del Rosario, cercania de Aspiro).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 208 (Stylopodus; characters; Cuba).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

robustus Motschulsky, 1857a: 509 (Megalops; Type locality: Colombie).

  • — Fauvel, 1891: 92 (Megalops; Venezuela).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 217 (Megalopinus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1977f: 195 (Megalopinus; characters; Columbia; Venezuela).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.

rufipes LeConte, 1863a: 51 (Megalops; Type locality: Atlanta, Georgia).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 463 (Megalops; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 459 (Megalopinus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

rufiventris Cameron, 1950d: 8 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Selangor: The Gap).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

rugosus Wendeler, 1956: 37 (Megalops; Type locality: Brasilien: Espirito Santo, Sta. Theresa).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

sanguinitriguttatus Scheerpeltz, 1972: 95 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Polycyrtopsidia; Type locality: Argentinien: Rio Negro, El Bolson, längs dem Arroyo Negro, 350 m).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

sculpturatus L. Benick, 1952, see: spinosus Sharp, 1876.

seriatus L. Benick, 1917, see: mexicanus Sharp, 1886.

sexdentatus Cameron, 1914: 529 (Megalops; Type locality: Ceylon, Galle; Assam, Patkai Mountains).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 316 (Megalopsidia; characters; Ceylon; Assam).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: India, Sri Lanka.

sharpi Puthz, 1989: 207 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Panama: Volcan de Chiriqui, 3–4000 feet. Also cited from Costa Rica).

  • Distribution: Panama, Costa Rica.

smithi Cameron, 1913: 328 (Megalops; Type locality: St. Vincent).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 204 (Stylopodus; characters; St. Vincent).

  • Distribution: West Indies.

soror L. Benick, 1942b: 142 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo, Minas Geraes).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 67 (Megalopsidia; characters).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

spiniventris L. Benick, 1926: 262 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Bolivien, Yuracaris).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • Distribution: Bolivia.

spinosus Sharp, 1876: 379 (Megalops; Type locality: Ega).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 72, 75 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; characters; Brazil).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 43 (Megalopinus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 45 (Megalopinus; notes).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Venezuela, Costa Rica.

angulicollis Fauvel, 1891: 92 (Megalops; Type locality: Corosal).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Megalops; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1976g: 43 (Megalopinus; synonym of spinosus).

sculpturatus L. Benick, 1952: 74 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Stylopodus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

  • — Puthz, 1980l: 45 (Megalopinus; synonym of spinosus).

subfasciatus Champion, 1923: 45 (Megalops; Type locality: Ranikhet Division of Kumaon).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 317 (Megalopsidia; characters; India; Malay Peninsula).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Megalopsidia; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 303 (Megalopsidia; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1972m: 182 (Megalopinus; notes; characters; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines.

sulcatus Puthz, 1994a: 26 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Cartago, 10 km S. Tapanti, Rio Grande de Orosi, 1500 m, 9°42′N, 83°47′W).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

sulcipennis Puthz, 1994i: 438 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Brasilien: Mendes, E. de Rio., Dschungel).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

testaceus Saiz, 1970: 3 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Chile: Los Queñes, Curicó).

  • — Puthz, 1972g: 119 (Megalopinus; characters; notes; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

tomishimai Naomi, 1996d: 69 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Japan: Kumamoto Pref.: Mt. Ichifusa, Mizukami-mura).

  • Distribution: Japan.

triseriatus L. Benick, 1952: 62 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

tubericeps L. Benick, 1952, see: brevipennis Bernhauer, 1904.

tubericollis Puthz, 1994i: 465 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Peru: Tambopata Prov., 15 km NE Pto. Maldonado, 200 m).

  • Distribution: Peru.

uniformis Bernhauer, 1926a: 133 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Mindanao: Surigao).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

usambarensis Eichelbaum, 1913: 122 (Megalops; Type locality: Amani).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1952: 86 (Megalopsidia; subgenus Eumegalopsidia).

  • — Puthz, 1968h: 270 (Megalopinus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1977g: 331 (Megalopinus; characters; Tanzania).

  • — Puthz, 1999a: 22 (Megalopinus; characters; Tanzania).

  • Distribution: Tanzania.

verticillaris Bernhauer, 1921: 17 (Megalops; Type locality: Bolivien: Yuracaris).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1143 (Megalopsidia; catalog).

  • Distribution: Bolivia.

vianai Bernhauer, 1939h: 235 (Megalopsidia; Type locality: Argentinien: Buenos Aires: Dique Lujan).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

vomerifrons Puthz, 1994i: 457 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Brasilien: Rio de Janeiro, Guanabra).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

vulneratus Sharp, 1887: 674 (Megalops; Type locality: Panama, Caldera in Chiriqui 1200 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (Megalops; catalog).

  • Distribution: Panama.

wagneri Puthz, 1999a: 21 (Megalopinus; Type locality: Uganda: District Masindi, Budongo Forest near Sonso, 1°45′ N, 31°35′ W. Also cited from Zaire?).

  • Distribution: Uganda, Zaire?.

OXYPORINAE
[1 genus; 99 species(1 doubtful); Neotropical, Nearctic, Palaearctic, Oriental and Regions]

Oxyporinae:

  • — Eichelbaum, 1909: 127 (generic references; number of species in genus; general distribution of genus).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 162 (characters).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 459 (characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (world catalog).

  • — Porta, 1926: 53 (characters; species of Italy).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 406 (characters).

  • — Böving and Craighead, 1930: 27 (larval characters).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 308 (characters; key to species of British India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1139 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Bernet Kempers, 1941: 33, 35 (larval characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1940: 30 (key to Palaearctic genera).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 112 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Crowson, 1955: 34, 38 (adult and larval characters in key; notes).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 47, 109 (characters; key to genera of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 64 (characters; species of Sweden).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 264 (characters; list of North American genera).

  • — Horion, 1963: 297 (list of central European species).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 107 (characters; key to central European species).

  • — Moore, 1964a: 87 (characters; notes).

  • — Kasule, 1966: 264 (larval characters).

  • — Kasule, 1968: 116 (larval characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 34 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Campbell, 1969 (revision of and key to New World species; characters; bionomics).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1974h: 474 (catalog of the taxonomy, biology, and ecology of developmental stages of species of America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 257 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Pope, 1977: 25 (list of British species).

  • — Topp, 1978: 306 (larval characters).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 136 (catalog; Poland).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 238 (characters).

  • — Muona, 1979: 19 (list of Scandinavian species).

  • — Tóth, 1981: 98 (list of species of Hortobágy National Park, Hungary).

  • — Gusarov, 1989 (list of species from the Crimea; ecological and habitat notes).

  • — Frank, 1991: 345 (larval characters).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 59 (summary of current classification).

  • — Welch, 1993 (ovariole structure and development).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a (description of and key to species from Illinois; host list; distribution).

  • — Lawrence and Newton, 1995: 828 (notes).

  • — Terlutter, 1995: 30 (list of species collected in Westphalia).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 146 (characters; species of Sicily).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 37, 101 (listed in Staphylinine group of subfamilies; list of Danish species).

  • — M. Hansen, 1997: 83, 86, 127, 175, 177, 179 (characters supporting clade; autapomorphic features; key adult and larval characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 381 (characters; notes).

  • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 107 (collected from Kuril Islands and Kamchatka).

  • — Klimaszewski, 2000: 58 (characters; notes on classification, natural history, and distribution in Canada).

Oxyporidae Laporte, 1835: 110 (genera included: Oxyporus, Astrapaeus). Type genus: Oxyporus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 59).

Oxyporidae Fleming, 1821 (genera included: Oxyporus, Astrapaeus). Type genus: Oxyporus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 59).

  • — Gistel, 1856: 388 (cited as Oxeoporidae).

Oxyporina:

  • — Jakobson, 1908: 446, 477 (characters; list of species of Russia and western Europe).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 531 (characters; subtribe of Oxytelini).

Oxyporini:

  • — Thomson, 1858: 36 (characters).

  • — Jakobson, 1908: 446, 477 (characters; list of species of Russia and western Europe).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1139 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 264 (characters; list of North American genera).

Oxyporus
[99 (1 doubtful) species; Neotropical, Nearctic, Palaearctic, and Oriental Regions]

Oxyporus Fabricius, 1775: 267 (species included: rufus, lunulatus, flavipes). Type species: Staphylinus rufus Linné, fixed by subsequent designation by Latreille, 1819: 427.

  • — Fabricius, 1777: 85 (characters).

  • — Harrer, 1784: 249 (synonym of Staphylinus).

  • — Fabricius, 1787: 222 (characters).

  • — Olivier, 1795:(43): 3 (characters).

  • — Panzer, 1795: 359 (characters).

  • — Latreille, 1797: 78 (characters).

  • — Cederhjelm, 1798: 118 (characters).

  • — Fabricius, 1798: 181 (characters).

  • — Latreille, 1802: 130 (characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1802: 150 (characters).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 285, 356 (characters; notes).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 234 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Latreille, 1806: 283 (characters).

  • — Latreille, 1810: 181, 427 (characters; type species).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 442 (characters).

  • — Olivier, 1811: 604 (characters).

  • — Leach, 1815: 91 (characters).

  • — Lamarck, 1817: 482 (characters; notes; list of some species).

  • — Samouelle, 1819: 174 (characters).

  • — Billberg, 1820: 16 (characters; list of some species).

  • — Dejean, 1821: 24 (list of species in collection).

  • — Latreille, 1825: 244 (cited as Oxypore; characters).

  • — Berthold, 1827: 331 (characters).

  • — Curtis, 1832: pl. 418 (characters; notes on affinities).

  • — Curtis, 1829: 30 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Stephens, 1829a: 24 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Stephens, 1829: 291 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Latreille, 1829: 433 (characters; notes).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 7, 19 (characters).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 421, 433 (characters).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1831: 404 (characters).

  • — Griffith and Pidgeon, 1832: 290 (characters).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 304 (characters).

  • — Dejean, 1833: 66 (list of species).

  • — Gistel, 1834: 9 (list of species).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 354 (characters).

  • — Westwood, 1838a: 16 (characters; type species).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 497 (characters).

  • — Heer, 1839: 283 (characters).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 384 (characters).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 555 (characters).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 172 (characters).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 713 (characters).

  • — Schaum, 1852: 27 (list of species; Europe).

  • — Lacordaire, 1854: 87 (characters; notes; list of species).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 545 (characters).

  • — Jacquelin du Val, 1856: 40 (characters).

  • — Gistel, 1856: 267, 388 (catalog listing; cited as Oxeoporus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 205 (characters; key to Austrian species).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 810 (characters).

  • — Thomson, 1858: 36 (characters).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (catalog of British species).

  • — Thomson, 1859: 45 (characters; type species: rufus).

  • — Schaum, 1859: 30 (catalog; European species).

  • — Thomson, 1861: 144 (characters).

  • — Gredler, 1863: 115 (list of species from Tirol).

  • — LeConte, 1863: 25 (list of North American species).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 369 (characters; key to species).

  • — Wencker and Silbermann, 1866: 34 (list of species; collecting notes; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1865c: 10 [= 1866: 18] (characters; larval characters; list of species).

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 641 (catalog).

  • — Jacquelin du Val, 1868: 71 (catalog; European species).

  • — Sharp, 1871d: 13 (list of British species).

  • — Fauvel, 1872: 214 [= 1873: 56] (characters; key to species).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 247 (characters; key to Austrian species).

  • — Fauvel, 1875a: XIV [= 1875b: 216] (catalog).

  • — Provancher, 1877: 256 (characters).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878: 444 (characters; key to French species).

  • — Heyden, 1880: 79 (list of species of Siberian region).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 184 (catalog).

  • — Sharp, 1887: 676 (notes; Mexican and Central American species).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 360 (notes).

  • — Seidlitz, 1891: 359 (key to some European species).

  • — Seidlitz, 1891a: 383 (key to some European species).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1891: 113 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Heyden, 1893: 46 (list of species of Siberian region).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 602 (adult and larval characters).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1906: 145 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 162 (characters; key to German species).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 459 (characters; key to Indiana species).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1910a: 94 (key to and annotated list of species of Seine Basin, France).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (world catalog; 39 species).

  • — Petri, 1912: 60 (list of species of Siebenbürgen).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 531 (characters; key to Danish species).

  • — Leng, 1920: 110 (catalog of North American species).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 348 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Cameron, 1925: 23, 105 (catalog of Indian species).

  • — Porta, 1926: 53 (characters; key to species of Italy).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 407 (characters).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 308 (characters; key to species of British India).

  • — Roubal, 1930: 334 (catalog; Slovakia).

  • — Joy, 1932: 137 (key to British species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1139 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Paulian, 1941: 180 (larval characters).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 112 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Kloet and Hincks, 1945: 163 (list of British species).

  • — Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 155 (key to european species).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 365, 411 (type species: rufus Linné; checklist of British species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 282 (type species).

  • — Tottenham, 1954: 57 (characters; British species).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 64 (characters; key to Japanese species).

  • — R. Dvořák, 1956: 59 (key to Japanese species).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 109 (characters; species of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960c: 78 (key to Neotropical species).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 65 (characters; key to species of Sweden).

  • — Horion, 1963: 297 (list of central European species).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 35 (characters).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 107 (characters; key to central European species).

  • — Pototskaia, 1967: 16 (larval characters).

  • — Kasule, 1968: 118 (larval characters).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 310 (characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 34 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 228, 239 (revision of and key to New World species; characters).

  • — Shibata, 1973c: 37 (checklist of species of Taiwan).

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 171 (checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 257 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 171 (checklist of species of Japan).

  • — Pope, 1977: 25 (list of British species).

  • — Campbell, 1978b: 812 (key to species of North America north of Mexico).

  • — Topp, 1978: 306 (larval characters).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 136 (catalog; Poland).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 238 (characters; notes).

  • — Muona, 1979: 19 (list of Scandinavian species).

  • — Uhlig, Vogel, and Sieber, 1980: 242 (some species collected in Germany).

  • — Spahr, 1981: 95 (references to specimens from amber and copal).

  • — Hammond, 1984: 200 (checklist of species of Borneo).

  • — Hayashi, 1985: 83 (key to species of Taiwan).

  • — Ádám, 1985: 249 (list of species from southeast Hungary).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 229 (checklist of species of Korea).

  • — Frank, 1986a: 366 (checklist of species of Florida).

  • — Shibata, 1986a: 119 (supplemental list of species from Taiwan).

  • — Muona and Viramo, 1986: 16 (list of species of northeastern Finland).

  • — Segers, 1986: 29 (checklist of species; Belgium).

  • — Leschen and Allen, 1988 (biological notes; larval characters; feeding mechanism).

  • — Smetana, 1989: 152 (key to species of Borneo).

  • — Campbell, 1990: 214 (key to species of Mexico and Central America).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Novelo-Gutiérrez, 1990 (key to Mexican species; host of some species).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (checklist of species; Canada).

  • — Silfverberg, 1992: 20 (list of species of Fennoscandia, Denmark, and the Baltic States).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (ovariole structure and development).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 44 (list of species of Czech Republic and Slovakia).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a (characters; description of and key to species from Illinois; host list; distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995 (mycophagy, host relationships, and behavior of New World species; list of host species; discussions).

  • — Terlutter, 1995: 30 (list of some species of Germany).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (list of species of Italy).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 101 (list of Danish species).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 457 (characters; key to species of Northeastern North America).

  • — Ádám, 1996: 241 (list of species collected in Bükk National Park, Hungary).

  • — Lundgren, 1998: 47 (list of species from Florida; records for other States listed for each species).

  • — M. Hansen, Palm, Pedersen, and Runge, 1998: 71 (list of species collected in 1997; Denmark).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 381 (14 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

Pseudoxyporus Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 116, 120 (species included: hoplites, humeralis, sakagutii, longipes, gnatho, biguttatus, angusticeps). Type species: Oxyporus hoplites Sharp, fixed by original designation.

  • — Campbell, 1969: 230 (subgenus of Oxyporus; characters; notes).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 179 (cited as valid genus; [Note: I assume that Campbell's work treating Pseudoxyporus as a subgenus of Oxyporus was overlooked by Shibata and I find no article that specifically disputes Campbell's decision]; checklist of species of Japan).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 399 (subgenus of Oxyporus; description; species of Illinois; host list).

  • — Ito, 1999: 255 (treated as valid genus).

abdominalis Fabricius, 1781, see: Tachyporus.

aequicollis Bernhauer, 1935: 6 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Irkuck in Ost-Sibirien).

  • — Kirshenblat, 1938: 529, 531, 535 (Oxyporus; characters in key; Russia).

  • Distribution: Russia.

aizuanus Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: biguttatus Sharp, 1889.

amurensis Ganglbauer, 1895, see: maxillosus Fabricius, 1793.

analis Fabricius, 1787, see: Tachyporus.

angularis Gebler, 1829, see: maxillosus Fabricius, 1793.

angusticeps Bernhauer, 1938: 33 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Nordwestl. China: Chinkiang).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 122, 123 (Pseudoxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Pseudoxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 180 (Pseudoxyporus; catalog; Japan).

  • Distribution: China, Japan.

annae Lundgren, 1985: 327 (Oxyporus; replacement name for thoracicus Cameron).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

thoracicus Cameron, 1936a: 39 (Oxyporus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, Preanger, alt. 4000–5000 ft).

  • — Lundgren, 1985: 327 (Oxyporus; synonym of annae).

aokii R. Dvořák, 1956a: 60 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Japon: Towada Pref., Tsuta-yu).

  • Distribution: Japan.

apicalis Eppelsheim, 1889, see: maxillosus Fabricius, 1793.

apicalis Cameron, 1914, see: apicatus Cameron, 1930.

apicatus Cameron, 1930: 311 (Oxyporus; replacement name for apicalis Cameron).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1965: 102 (Oxyporus; Burma).

  • — Coiffait, 1982: 37 (Oxyporus; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Nepal.

apicalis Cameron, 1914: 529 (Oxyporus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Burmah [sic], Ruby Mines).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 311 (Oxyporus; synonym of apicata).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; synonym of apicatus).

ashei Campbell, 1978b: 805 (Oxyporus; Type locality: N.C.: Watauga Co.: Boone).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1006 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • Distribution: USA.

atratus Cameron, 1936, see: pendleburyi Cameron, 1936.

austrinus Horn, 1885, see: femoralis Gravenhorst, 1802.

balli Campbell, 1969: 254 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; Type locality: Mexico: Michoacan, Puerto Garnica, 9200′, Rte. 15. Also cited from Morelos).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Novelo-Gutiérrez, 1990 (Oxyporus; characters in key).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia, 1992: 137 (Oxyporus; character of males; host plants; Mexico).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Márquez-Luna, 1995: 42 (Oxyporus; notes; Mexico).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

bambusicolus Zheng, 1997: 195, 197 (Oxyporus; Type locality: China: Sichua, Mabian, Dafeng Peak, 1900–2500 m).

  • Distribution: China.

basicornis Cameron, 1930c: 184 (Oxyporus; variety of lewisi; Type locality: Chuzenji, alt. 4000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; variety of lewisi).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 119 (Oxyporus; cited as valid species; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Oxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

basiventris Jarrige, 1948: 40 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Tokyo).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 119 (Oxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Oxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 23 (Oxyporus; China).

  • Distribution: Japan, China.

bicolor Rossi, 1790, see: Bolitobius.

bicolor Fauvel, 1864, see: vittatus Gravenhorst, 1802.

bierigi Campbell, 1969: 257 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Sn. Rafael-Sabanilla. Also cited from Panama).

  • — Campbell, 1974: 157 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Campbell and Génier, 1991: 81 (Oxyporus; characters; Costa Rica

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama.

biguttatus Sharp, 1889: 411 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Miyanoshita).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 121, 123 (Pseudoxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Pseudoxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 180 (Pseudoxyporus; catalog; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

yanoi Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 121, 123 (Pseudoxyporus; subspecies of biguttatus; Type locality: Japan: Shikoku: Ehime Pref.: Omogokei).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 181 (Pseudoxyporus; subspecies of biguttatus; Japan).

varicolor Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 122, 123 (Pseudoxyporus; variety of biguttatus; Type locality: Japan: Nagano Pref.: Kamikochi).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 181 (Pseudoxyporus; variety of biguttatus; Japan).

aizuanus Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 122, 123 (Pseudoxyporus; variety of biguttatus; Type locality: Japan: Fukushima Pref.: Kamabusazawa, Asahida-mura, Minami-Aizu).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 181 (Pseudoxyporus; subspecies of biguttatus; Japan).

bimaculatus Fabricius, 1793, see: Sepedophilus.

bipustulatus Fabricius, 1793, see: Tachinus.

birmanus Cameron, 1930: 311 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Burma: Rudy Mines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

blumenbachii† Gravenhorst, 1806: 235 (Oxyporus; fossil; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Scudder, 1891: 562 (Oxyporus; catalog; Prussian amber; Ligurian).

  • — Handlirsch, 1907: 728 (Oxyporus; catalog; Oligocene; Baltic amber).

  • Distribution: Europe.

bolivianus Scheerpeltz, 1960c: 79 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Bolivien: Yungas de Palmar, 250 m).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host unknown).

  • Distribution: Bolivia.

borneensis Fauvel, 1895: 204 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Borneo, Sarawak).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Smetana, 1989: 148 (Oxyporus; characters; Borneo).

  • Distribution: Borneo.

brevis Melsheimer, 1844, see: lateralis Gravenhorst, 1802.

brunneus Fabricius, 1793, see: Tachyporus.

bucephalus Fauvel, 1895: 204 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Bírmanie, Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 310 (Oxyporus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

caelatus Gravenhorst, 1802, see: Megalopinus.

cellaris Fabricius, 1793, see: Sepedophilus.

cephalotes Cameron, 1930: 313 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Burma: Ruby Mines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1965: 102 (Oxyporus; Burma).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

chenpengi J. Li, 1992: 57 (Oxyporus; [Note: Cited as chenpongi at head of description but as chenpengi in a preceding (p. 50) list of species. I assume the second spelling is a lapsus. Also, the author used chenpengi in 1993]; Type locality: China: Jilin Province: Liangdaobaihe, Changbaishan, 2000 m).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Oxyporus; cited as chengpeni; China).

  • Distribution: China.

cinctus Gravenhorst, 1802, see: vittatus Gravenhorst, 1802.

crocatus Fauvel, 1901a: 2 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Japon central).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 118, 120 (Oxyporus; species may belong to germanus; characters in key; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

cyanipennis Kirshenblat, 1938: 528, 534 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Iuzhno-Ussuriiskii Krai: mezhdu Verkhn. P’ialkovoi i Kebezenem).

  • — Shibata, 1997: 510 (Pseudoxyporus; characters; notes; Japan; Russia).

  • — Ito, 1999: 257 (Pseudoxyporus; compared to masatoi).

  • Distribution: Russia, Japan.

cylindricollis Cameron, 1936a: 40 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, Preanger, alt. 4000–5000 ft).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

dimidiatus Fabricius, 1798: 181 (Oxyporus; [Note: Nomen dubium]; Type locality: Germania).

  • — Fabricius, 1801: 607 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 7 (Tachyporus; synonym of marginatus Fabricius).

  • — Curtis, 1829: 27 (Tachyporus; catalog; Britain).

  • Distribution: Germany, Britain.

dimidiatus Melsheimer, 1844, see: vittatus Gravenhorst, 1802.

dohertyi Cameron, 1930: 314 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Burma: Ruby Mines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1965: 102 (Oxyporus; Burma).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

drescheri Cameron, 1936a: 38 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, Preanger, alt. 4000–5000 ft).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

dybowskii Solsky, 1871b: 242 (Oxyporus; Type locality: entre Irkoutsk et Oussol, dans la Sibérie).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Kirshenblat, 1938: 529, 531 (Oxyporus; characters; Russia).

  • Distribution: Russia.

elegans LeConte, 1877: 215 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Louisiana; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 242 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; lectotype designation: Louisiana; characters; notes; Louisiana).

  • — Campbell, 1974: 157 (Oxyporus; valid species, not synonym of femoralis; characters; notes; Texas).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1005 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution). — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • Distribution: USA.

erythropterus Panzer, 1796, see: Lamprinus.

excellens Cameron, 1943: 1 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum).

  • Distribution: India.

fasciatus Melsheimer, 1844, see: vittatus Gravenhorst, 1802.

fascifer Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: rufus Linné, 1758.

femoralis Gravenhorst, 1802: 196 (Oxyporus; Type locality: America septentr.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 359 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 235 (Oxyporus).

  • — Olivier, 1811: 608 (Oxyporus; characters; America septentrionale).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 558 (Oxyporus; characters; America septentrionalis).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 370 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — LeConte, 1877: 214 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 239 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; lectotype designation; characters; notes; Ontario; Quebec; Connecticut; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin; [Note: The locality cited for Delaware is in Pennsylvania]).

  • — Leschen and Allen, 1988: 325 (Oxyporus; larval characters; biological notes; Arkansas).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1005 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 404 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; characters; host; Illinois).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 458 (Oxyporus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

pulcher Ziegler, 1844: 43 (Oxyporus; Type locality: western Pennsylvania).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 370 (Oxyporus; variety of femoralis; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; synonym of femoralis).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 239 (Oxyporus; synonym of femoralis).

austrinus Horn, 1885: 135 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Savannah, Georgia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 242 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; subspecies of femoralis; lectotype designation; characters; notes; Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Texas).

fenyesi Bernhauer, 1910, see: mexicanus Fauvel, 1865.

ferox Smetana, 1989: 149 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; Type locality: Borneo: Borneo Sabah Mt. Kinabalu Nat. Pk. HQ Mempening Trail, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Borneo.

flavicornis Schubert, 1908: 623 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Himalaya occ.).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 310 (Oxyporus; characters; Pakistan).

  • Distribution: Pakistan.

flavescens Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: maculiventris Sharp, 1889.

flohri Sharp, 1887: 677 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Mexico, Alto del Tizar; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1990: 213 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; characters; Guatemala).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960c: 79 (Oxyporus; characters; Mexico).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 256 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; lectotype designation; characters; notes; Mexico).

  • — Campbell, 1974: 157 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Campbell, 1990: 213 (Oxyporus; notes; Guatemala).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Novelo-Gutiérrez, 1990 (Oxyporus; characters in key).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Márquez-Luna, 1995: 39 (Oxyporus; characters; collecting notes; Mexico).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host unknown).

  • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala.

formosanus Adachi, 1939: 165 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Formosa: Mount Ari, alt. 2300 m.).

  • — Hayashi, 1975: 63 (Oxyporus; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Hayashi, 1985: 84 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

funereus Cameron, 1936a: 38 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, Preanger, alt. 4000–5000 ft).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

fungalis Zheng, 1992: 328, 330 (Oxyporus; Type locality: China: Sichuan Province, Wanglang, 2450–2880 m).

  • Distribution: China.

germanus Sharp, 1889: 409 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Sendai; Nikko; Sanohe).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 119 (Oxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Oxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 229 (Oxyporus; Korea).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 23 (Oxyporus; China).

  • Distribution: Japan, Korea, China.

gnatho Sharp, 1889: 411 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Nikko).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 121, 123 (Pseudoxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Pseudoxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 182 (Pseudoxyporus; catalog; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

guerreroanus Bernhauer, 1910b: 362 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 4600 feet, Mexico; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]. Also cited from Mexiko: Guerrero, Omilteme, 8000 F.).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960c: 79 (Oxyporus; characters; Mexico).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 256 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; lectotype designation: Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 4600 feet, Mexico; characters; notes; Guerrero; Durango).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Novelo-Gutiérrez, 1990 (Oxyporus; characters in key; host; Mexico).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

hoplites Sharp, 1889: 410 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Not cited, presumably Japan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 121, 123 (Pseudoxyporus; type species of Pseudoxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Pseudoxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 182 (Pseudoxyporus; catalog; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

humeralis Sharp, 1889: 410 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Nikko).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 121, 122 (Pseudoxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Pseudoxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 183 (Pseudoxyporus; catalog; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

imitator Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 119 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Japan: Arashiyama, Kyoto).

  • Distribution: Japan.

intermedius Cameron, 1936, see: pendleburyi Cameron, 1936.

itoi Hayashi, 1985: 82 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Taiwan: Nantou Hsien: Tungpu spa).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

japonicus Sharp, 1889: 407 (Oxyporus; Type locality: South Yezo; Kawatchi).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 118 (Oxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Oxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 229 (Oxyporus; Korea).

  • — Setsuda, 1994 (Oxyporus; natural history; subsocial behavior).

  • — Hanley and Setsuda, 1999 (Oxyporus; characters of eggs, larvae, and pupae; host relationships; behavior; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan, Korea.

nagayamai Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 118 (Oxyporus; variety of japonicus; Type locality: Japan: Fukushima Pref.: Kamabusazawa, Asahida-mura).

nigricans R. Dvořák, 1956a: 60 (Oxyporus; variety of japonicus; Type locality: Japon: Mimune).

javanus Cameron, 1936a: 37 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, Preanger, alt. 4000–5000 ft).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

jozanus Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: parcus Sharp, 1889.

kiteleyi Campbell, 1978b: 806 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Quebec: Lachute. Also cited from Massachusetts and Georgia).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1006 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 459 (Oxyporus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

kurosawai Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: longipes Sharp, 1889.

lateralis Gravenhorst, 1802: 195 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Pennsylvania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]. Originally cited from America septentr.).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 359 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 235 (Oxyporus).

  • — Olivier, 1811: 607 (Oxyporus; characters; America septentrionale).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 559 (Oxyporus; characters; Pennsylvania).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 371 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — LeConte, 1877: 214 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — LeConte, 1880: 180 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 461 (Oxyporus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Paulian, 1941: 182 (Oxyporus; larval characters; Virginia).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 231 (Oxyporus; subgenus Pseudoxyporus; lectotype designation: Pennsylvania; characters; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Quebec; Connecticut; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Tennessee; Vermont; Virginia; Wisconsin; [Note: The locality cited for Delaware is in Pennsylvania]).

  • — McCabe and Teale, 1982: 281 (Oxyporus; larval and pupal characters; feeding; host).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1005 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 399 (Oxyporus; subgenus Pseudoxyporus; characters; host; Illinois).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 458 (Oxyporus; characters; USA).

  • — Herman, 2001: 14 (Pseudoxyporus).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

brevis Melsheimer, 1844: 39 (Oxyporus; Type locality: New York; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 371 (Oxyporus; variety of lateralis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; variety of lateralis).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 231 (Oxyporus; lectotype designation; synonym of lateralis).

  • — Herman, 2001: 14 (Pseudoxyporus; synonym of lateralis).

lawrencei Campbell, 1974: 155 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Eslava, Mex.).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Novelo-Gutiérrez, 1990 (Oxyporus; characters in key; host; Mexico).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia, 1992: 138 (Oxyporus; Mexico).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

lepidus LeConte, 1877: 215 (Oxyporus; Type locality: New York).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 248 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; characters; notes; Connecticut; Georgia; Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Maryland; Michigan; Missouri; New York; North Carolina; Virginia).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1006 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 412 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; characters; host; Illinois).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 459 (Oxyporus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

leptoceus Jarrige, 1948, see: parcus Sharp, 1889.

lewisi Cameron, 1930: 184 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Kobe).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 119 (Oxyporus; appears to be identical with germanus but cannot confirm).

  • — R. Dvořák, 1956a: 60 (Oxyporus; notes).

  • Distribution: Japan.

loloshanus Hayashi, 1985: 81 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Taiwan: Mt. Loloshan, Taoyuan Hsien).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

longipes Sharp, 1889: 409 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Nikko).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 121, 122 (Pseudoxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Pseudoxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 183 (Pseudoxyporus; catalog; Japan).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 229 (Pseudoxyporus; Korea).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 23 (Pseudoxyporus; China).

  • Distribution: Japan, Korea, China.

narumii Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 121, 123 (Pseudoxyporus; variety of longipes; Type locality: Japan: Aomori Pref.: Yamagata-mura).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 184 (Pseudoxyporus; aberration of longipes; catalog; Japan).

kurosawai Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 121, 123 (Pseudoxyporus; variety of longipes; Type locality: Japan: Fukushima Pref.: Yunohana, Minami-Aizu).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 184 (Pseudoxyporus; aberration of longipes; catalog; Japan).

maculatus Cameron, 1930, see: proximus Cameron, 1931.

maculiventris Sharp, 1889: 408 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Not cited, presumably Japan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 119 (Oxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Oxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 23 (Oxyporus; China).

  • Distribution: Japan, China.

flavescens Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 119 (Oxyporus; variety of maculiventris; Type locality: Japan: Nagano Pref.: Tokugo-toge, near Kamikochi).

major Gravenhorst, 1806: 234 (Oxyporus; Type locality: America septentrionalis; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Olivier, 1811: 607 (Oxyporus; characters; America septentrionale).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 557 (Oxyporus; characters; America septentrionalis).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 369 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — LeConte, 1877: 214 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 245 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; lectotype designation; characters; notes; Alabama; Arkanas; Connecticut; Georgia; Illinois; Kentucky; Maryland; Massachusetts; Missouri; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Virginia; [Note: The locality cited for Delaware is in Pennsylvania]).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1006 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 408 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; characters; host; Illinois).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • — Goodrich and Hanley, 1995 (Oxyprous; larval characters, development, host relationships; feeding and tunneling behavior).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 458 (Oxyporus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

malaisei Scheerpeltz, 1965: 166 (Oxyporus; Type locality: N.E. Burma, Kambaiti, 7000 ft.).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

mannerheimi Gyllenhal, 1827: 495 (Oxyporus; originally cited as mannerheimii; Type locality: Savolaxia orientalis).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 19 (Oxyporus; Finland).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 433 (Oxyporus; Finland).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1831: 407 (Oxyporus; characters; Finland).

  • — Germar, 1836: 5 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Nordmann, 1837: 7 (Oxyporus; notes; Finland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 557 (Oxyporus; characters; Lapland).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 372 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Wankowicz, 1867: 254 (Oxyporus; notes).

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 642 (Oxyporus; cited as mannerheimi; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Oxypors; cited as mannerheimi; valid species).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 57 [= 1873a: 215] (Oxyporus; cited as mannerheimi; characters; Finlande; Lithuanie; Laponie; Siberie et Amour).

  • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 22] (Oxyporus; cited as mannerheimi; Russia).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 251 (Oxyporus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 183 (Oxyporus; Finland).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 163 (Oxyporus; cited as mannerheimi; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; cited as mannerheimi; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; cited as mannerheimi; catalog).

  • — Kirshenblat, 1938: 531 (Oxyporus; characters in key).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 65 (Oxyporus; characters; Finland).

  • — Szujecki, 1963a: 32 (Oxyporus; Poland).

  • — Krasutskiy, 1995: 548 [= 1996: 74] (Oxyporus; host fungi; Russia).

  • — Krasutskii, 1997: 304 (Oxyporus; found on Pleurotus calyptratus; western Siberia).

  • Distribution: Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Russia.

marginatus Fabricius, 1793, see: Tachinus.

masatoi Ito, 1999: 255 (Pseudoxyporus; Type locality: Japan: Tokushima Pref.: Higashiiyayama-mura, Mt. Tsurugisan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

maxillosus Fabricius, 1793: 531 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Germania).

  • — Panzer, 1795: 359 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Cederhjelm, 1798: 120 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Panzer, 1799: 20 (Oxyporus; characters; illustrations).

  • — Fabricius, 1801: 605 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1802: 152 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Turton, 1802: 520 (Staphylinus; cited as maxillatus; characters; Germany).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 358 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 235 (Oxyporus).

  • — Olivier, 1811: 607 (Oxyporus; characters; Europe).

  • — Curtis, 1832: pl. 418 (Oxyporus; characters; Britain).

  • — Curtis, 1829: 30 (Oxyporus; catalog; Britain).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 19 (Oxyporus; Finland).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 433 (Oxyporus; Finland).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1831: 405 (Oxyporus; characters; Finland).

  • — Griffith and Pidgeon, 1832: 290 (Oxyporus).

  • — Stephens, 1834: 305 (Oxyporus; characters; England).

  • — Nordmann, 1837: 7 (Oxyporus; France; Sweden; Germany).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 498 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 389 (Oxyporus; characters; England).

  • — Heer, 1839: 283 (Oxyporus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 556 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 173 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Ménétriés, 1849: 44(Philonthus; Silairskaïa).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 713 (Oxyporus; characters; Austria).

  • — Küster, 1854: 18 (Oxyporus; characters; Europe).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 546 (Oxyporus; characters; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 206 (Oxyporus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 815 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 370 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1865a: 308 (Oxyporus; habitat; France).

  • — Wankowicz, 1867: 254 (Oxyporus; notes).

  • — Solsky, 1871c: 349 (Oxyporus; characters; Siberia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 58 [= 1873a: 216] (Oxyporus; characters; France; Finland; Germany; Switzerland; Italy; Austria; Siberia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 22] (Oxyporus; Russia).

  • — Fauvel, 1874: 329 [= 1874b: 35] (Oxyporus; Japan).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 247 (Oxyporus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 251 (Oxyporus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 183 (Oxyporus; Finland).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878: 449 (Oxyporus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 605 (Oxyporus; characters; north and middle Europe; Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 162 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 532 (Oxyporus; characters; Denmark).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 407 (Oxyporus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Aleksandrov, 1934: 150 (Oxyporus; China).

  • — Kirshenblat, 1938: 531 (Oxyporus; characters in key).

  • — Paulian, 1941: 181 (Oxyporus; larval characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 154 (Oxyporus; fungus inhabitant).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 65 (Oxyporus; characters; Denmark; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 298 (Oxyporus; Transbaikal; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Britain; Norway; Sweden; Russia; Ukraine; Finland; Denmark; Baltic States; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Romania; Bosnia; Italy; Switzerland; Austria; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 107 (Oxyporus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Kasule, 1968: 118 (Oxyporus; larval characters).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 95 (Oxyporus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 44 (Oxyporus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Krasutskiy, 1995: 548 [= 1996: 74] (Oxyporus; host fungi; Russia).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Oxyporus; Italy).

  • — Krasutskii, 1997: 304 (Oxyporus; found on Pleurotus calyptratus; western Siberia).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 41 (Oxyporus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Finland, Sweden, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Syria, Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan.

angularis Gebler, 1829: 69 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Barnaulseni).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 556 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Küster, 1854: 18 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 815 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Motschulsky, 1859: 491 (Oxyporus; Amur River).

  • — Motschulsky, 1860b: 120 (Oxyporus; eastern Siberia).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 370 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 58 [= 1873a: 216] (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Sharp, 1874: 89 (Oxyporus; Japan; Siberia).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 183 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878: 450 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 605 (Oxyporus; variety of maxillosus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; variety of maxillosus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; aberration of maxillosus).

  • — Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 155 (Oxyporus; aberration of maxillosus; characters).

  • — Smetana, 1968: 237 (Oxyporus; form of maxillosus; Mongolia).

schoenherrii Mannerheim, 1830: 19 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Finlandia).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 433 (Oxyprous; Finland).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1831: 406 (Oxyporus; characters; Finland).

  • — Nordmann, 1837: 6 (Oxyporus; Finland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 556 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 173 (Oxyporus; characters; Finland).

  • — Küster, 1854: 18 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 815 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 371 (Oxyporus; variety of maxillosus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 58 [= 1873a: 216] (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 183 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878: 450 (Oxyporus; synonym of maxillosus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 605 (Oxyporus; variety of maxillosus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; variety of maxillosus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; aberration of maxillosus).

  • — Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 155 (Oxyporus; aberration of maxillosus; characters).

  • — Assing, Frisch, Kahlen, et al., 1998: 130 (Oxyporus; note).

apicalis Eppelsheim, 1889: 181 (Oxyporus; variety of maxillosus; Type locality: Syrien).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; variety of maxillosus).

  • — Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 155 (Oxyporus; aberration of maxillosus; characters).

amurensis Ganglbauer, 1895: 605 (Oxyporus; variety of maxillosus; Type locality: Amur).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; variety of maxillosus).

  • — Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 155 (Oxyporus; aberration of maxillosus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 156 (Oxyporus; aberration of maxillosus; characters).

  • — Aleksandrov, 1934: 150 (Oxyporus; variety of maxillosus; notes; China).

signatus Gerhardt, 1910: 555 (Oxyporus; aberration of maxillosus; [Note: Nomen nudum (Articles 1.3.4, 45.5)]; cited from Liegnitz).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1140 (Oxyporus; aberration of maxillosus).

  • — Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 155 (Oxyporus; aberration of maxillosus; characters).

melanocephalus Fabricius, 1793, see: Tachyporus.

melanocephalus Kirshenblat, 1938: 529, 534 (Oxyporus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Iuzhno-Ussuriiskii Krai: Sedanka).

  • — Herman, 2001: 83 (Oxyporus; although a junior primary homonym, prevailing use as valid maintained pending outcome of application to Commission under Article 23.9.5).

  • Distribution: Russia.

mexicanus Fauvel, 1865c: 13 [= 1866: 21] (Oxyporus; Type locality: État d’Oaxaca; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Sharp, 1887: 677 (Oxyporus; Mexico).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960c: 79 (Oxyporus; characters; Mexico).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 254 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; lectotype designation; characters; notes; Durango; Morelos; Oaxaca; Arizona).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Novelo-Gutiérrez, 1990 (Oxyporus; characters in key; host; Mexico).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia, 1992: 138 (Oxyporus; Mexico).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1006 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Márquez-Luna, 1995: 41 (Oxyporus; notes; Mexico).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • Distribution: Mexico, USA.

fenyesi Bernhauer, 1910b: 362 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Mexiko: Cuernavaca; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960c: 79 (Oxyporus; characters; Mexico).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 254 (Oxyporus; lectotype designation; synonym of mexicanus).

minarzi Bernhauer, 1923, see: rufus Linné, 1758.

minasensis Campbell, 1990: 211 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; Type locality: Guatemala: Dpto. Zacapa, 6.3 km NE Rio Hondo, San Lorenzo Rd., 800 m).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host unknown).

  • Distribution: Guatemala.

minutus Fabricius, 1793, see: Tachyporus.

modiglianii Cameron, 1928b: 98 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Sumatra: Si Rambe).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Oxyporus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

nigriventris Cameron, 1928b: 99 (Oxyporus; variety of modiglianii; Type locality: Sumatra: Si Rambe).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Oxyporus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; synonym of modiglianii).

montanus Smetana, 1989: 151 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; Type locality: Borneo: Borneo, Sabah, Mt. Kinabalu Nat. Pk. HQ Mempening Trail, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Borneo.

nagayamai Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: japonicus Sharp, 1889.

narumii Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: longipes Sharp, 1889.

neomexicanus Campbell, 1978b: 810 (Oxyporus; Type locality: N.M.: Lincoln N.F., 1 mi. SE Cloudcroft, 8750 ft.).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1006 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • Distribution: USA.

niger Sharp, 1889: 407 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Oyayama, in Kiushiu).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Kirshenblat, 1938: 531 (Oxyporus; characters in key).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 116, 118 (Oxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Oxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

nigerrimus Hayashi, 1975: 65 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Taiwan: Fenchiifu, Chiai Hsien, alt. 1469 m).

  • — Hayashi, 1985: 83 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

nigricans R. Dvořák, 1956, see: japonicus Sharp, 1889.

nigriceps Cameron, 1924, see: proximus Cameron, 1931.

nigricollis Zheng, 1992: 327, 330 (Oxyporus; Type locality: China: Sichuan Province: Wanglang, alt. 2520–2580 m).

  • Distribution: China.

nigricornis Cameron, 1930: 314 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Burma: Ruby Mines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1965: 102 (Oxyporus; Burma).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

nigriventris Cameron, 1928, see: modiglianii Cameron, 1928.

nigrofemoralis Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: sakagutii Nakane and Sawada, 1956.

nigrofulvus Geoffroy, 1785, see: rufus Linné, 1758.

nigroguttatus Scheerpeltz, 1965: 168 (Oxyporus; Type locality: N.E. Burma, Kambaiti, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

nigromaculatus Scheerpeltz, 1965: 170 (Oxyporus; Type locality: N.E. Burma, Kambaiti, 7000 ft.).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

nishimurai Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: parcus Sharp, 1889.

occipitalis Fauvel, 1864: 371 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Amér. sept., Caroline; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — LeConte, 1877: 214 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Horn, 1885: 135 (Oxyporus; Washington Territory).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 461 (Oxyporus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Paulian, 1941: 182 (Oxyporus; larval characters; Virginia).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 109 (Oxyporus; characters; British Columbia; Idaho; Washington; Oregon).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 233 (Oxyporus; subgenus Pseudoxyporus; lectotype designation: Carolina; characters; notes; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon Territory; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Idaho; Illinois; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Montana; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Utah; Virginia; Washington; Wyoming).

  • — Leschen and Allen, 1988: 326 (Oxyporus; subgenus Pseudoxyporus; larval characters; biological notes; Arkansas).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1003 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution; seasonal occurrence; adult feeding mechanisms; fungal hosts; immmature development).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 402 (Oxyporus; subgenus Pseudoxyporus; characters; host; Illinois).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 279 (Oxyporus; host).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 458 (Oxyporus; characters; USA).

  • — Herman, 2001: 14 (Pseudoxyporus).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

octavus Schaeffer, 1769 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: rufus Linné, 1758.

osawai Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: rufus Linné, 1758.

parcus Sharp, 1889: 408 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Not cited, presumably Japan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 118 (Oxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Oxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

leptoceus Jarrige, 1948: 39 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Tokyo).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 120 (Oxyporus; cited as leploceus; probably conspecific with parcus).

  • — R. Dvořák, 1956a: 59 (Oxyporus; synonym of parcus).

nishimurai Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 118 (Oxyporus; variety of parcus; Type locality: Japan: Tottori Pref.: Mt. Daisen).

jozanus Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 119 (Oxyporus; variety of parcus; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Jozankei, near Sapporo).

pendleburyi Cameron, 1936b: 41 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Pahang: Cameron Highlands, 4800 feet).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

intermedius Cameron, 1936b: 41 (Oxyporus; variety of pendleburyi; Type locality: Pahang: Cameron Highlands, 4800 feet).

atratus Cameron, 1936b: 41 (Oxyporus; variety of pendleburyi; Type locality: Pahang: Cameron Highlands, 4800 feet).

picipes Paykull, 1800, see: Euryporus.

preangeranus Cameron, 1936a: 37 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, Preanger, alt. 4000–5000 ft).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

procerus Kraatz, 1879: 122 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Amur).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Alexandrov, 1933: 1 (Oxyporus; characters; China).

  • — Kirshenblat, 1938: 530 (Oxyporus; characters in key).

  • Distribution: Russia, China.

proximus Cameron, 1931a: iii (Oxyporus; proposed for Cameron's 1930 misidentification of flavicornis Schubert; Type locality: Simla Hills: Theog; Narkanda, alt. 7600 to 9200. Almora: Kali Valley, alt. 9000 feet).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 312 (Oxyporus; [Note: Misidentification of flavicornis Schubert; Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 cited flavicornis Cameron as a synonym of proximus but Cameron did not describe the species as new]; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • Distribution: India.

nigriceps Cameron, 1924b: 178 (Oxyporus; variety of flavicornis Schubert; Type locality: Simla Hills; Fagu, Theog, Matiana and Narkanda, 7000 to 9200 feet).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 312 (Oxyporus; variety of flavicornis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; variety of proximus).

maculatus Cameron, 1930: 312 (Oxyporus; variety of flavicornis; Type locality: Not cited but presumably India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; variety of proximus).

pulcher Ziegler, 1844, see: femoralis Gravenhorst, 1802.

pullus Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: triangulus Sharp, 1889.

punctipennis Cameron, 1936a: 39 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Java: Batoerraden, G. Slamat).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

pygmaeus Fabricius, 1777, see: Lordithon.

quinquemaculatus LeConte, 1863a: 51 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Pennsylvania, York County; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 370 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — LeConte, 1877: 214 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — LeConte, 1880: 180 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 237 (Oxyporus; subgenus Pseudoxyporus; lectotype designation; characters; notes; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Quebec; Georgia; Indiana; Kentucky; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Tennessee; Virginia).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1005 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 403 (Oxyporus; subgenus Pseudoxyporus; characters; host; Illinois).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 280 (Oxyporus; host).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 458 (Oxyporus; characters; USA).

  • — Herman, 2001: 14 (Pseudoxyporus).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

riparius Zheng, 1997: 195, 197 (Oxyporus; Type locality: China: Yunnan, Dali, Qing-bi stream, 210 m).

  • Distribution: China.

rufipennis LeConte, 1863a: 51 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Western States; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 369 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — LeConte, 1877: 214, 215 (Oxyporus; characters; notes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 246 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; lectotype designation; characters; notes; Ontario; Quebec; Connecticut; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Vermont).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1005 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 408 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; characters; host; Illinois).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 280 (Oxyporus; host).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 458 (Oxyporus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

rufus Linné, 1758: 422 (Staphylinus; Type locality: Europa).

  • — Linné, 1760: 231 (Staphylinus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Scopoli, 1763: 101 (Staphylinus; characters; Carniola).

  • — Linné, 1767: 684 (Staphylinus; characters; Europe).

  • — De Geer, 1774: 24 (Staphylinus; redescription; notes).

  • — Fabricius, 1775: 267 (Oxyporus; characters; Europe).

  • — O. Müller, 1776: 99 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Goeze, 1777: 717 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Schrank, 1781: 233 (Staphylinus; characters; Austria).

  • — Fabricius, 1781: 338 (Oxyporus; characters; Europe).

  • — Harrer, 1784: 252 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Herbst, 1784: 151 (Oxyporus; Germany).

  • — Fourcroy, 1785: 170 (Staphylinus; characters; France).

  • — Fabricius, 1787: 222 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Paykull, 1789: 18 (Staphylinus; redescription; Sweden).

  • — Rossi, 1790: 252 (Oxyporus; characters; Italy).

  • — Villers, 1789: 412 (Staphylinus; characters; France).

  • — Gmelin, 1790: 2037 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Fabricius, 1793: 531 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Olivier, 1795:(43): 4 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Panzer, 1795: 359 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Schrank, 1798: 651 (Oxyporus; characters; notes).

  • — Panzer, 1799: 19 (Oxyporus; characters; illustrations).

  • — Cederhjelm, 1798: 120 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Paykull, 1800: 425 (Staphylinus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Fabricius, 1801: 604 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Turton, 1802: 520 (Staphylinus; characters; Europe).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1802: 151 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Marsham, 1802: 502 (Staphylinus; characters; Britain).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 358 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 235 (Oxyporus).

  • — Latreille, 1806: 284 (Oxyporus).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 442 (Oxyporus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Olivier, 1811: 607 (Oxyporus; characters; Europe).

  • — Leach, 1815: 91 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Samouelle, 1819: 174 (Oxyporus; characters; habitat).

  • — Curtis, 1832: pl. 418 (Oxyporus; characters; Britain).

  • — Curtis, 1829: 30 (Oxyporus; catalog; Britain).

  • — Latreille, 1829: 433 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Guérin-Méneville, 1829: pl. 9, fig. 1 (Oxyporus; illustration).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 19 (Oxyporus; Finland).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 433 (Oxyporus; Finland).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1831: 405 (Oxyporus; characters; Finland).

  • — Griffith and Pidgeon, 1832: 290 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Stephens, 1834: 305 (Oxyporus; characters; habitat; England).

  • — Runde, 1835: 1 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 354 (Oxyporus; characters; France).

  • — Nordmann, 1837: 7 (Oxyporus; Europe).

  • — Westwood, 1838a: 16 (Oxyporus; characters; type species).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 498 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 283 (Oxyporus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 389 (Oxyporus; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 556 (Oxyporus; characters; Europe).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 173 (Oxyporus; characters; France).

  • — Dufour, 1843: 36 (Oxyporus; characters; France).

  • — Guérin-Méneville, 1844a: 30 (Oxyporus; notes; Paris).

  • — Westwood, 1845: 48 (Oxyporus).

  • — Küster, 1847: 48 (Oxyporus; characters; Sweden; Germany; France; Italy; Switzerland).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 713 (Oxyporus; characters; Austria).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 546 (Oxyporus; characters; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 206 (Oxyporus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 814 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1859: 45 (type species of Oxyporus).

  • — Thomson, 1861: 145 (Oxyporus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 371 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 57 [= 1873a: 215] (Oxyporus; characters; France; Europe; Siberia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 247 (Oxyporus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 251 (Oxyporus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 182 (Oxyporus; Finland).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878: 446 (Oxyporus; characters; France).

  • — Blackburn, 1888: 6 (Oxyporus; notes).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 361 (Oxyporus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 605 (Oxyporus; characters; Europe; Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 163 (Oxyporus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 532 (Oxyporus; characters; Denmark).

  • — Eichelbaum, 1914: 332, 333 (Oxyporus; abdominal segmentation; apical segements).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 407 (Oxyporus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Aleksandrov, 1934: 150 (Oxyporus; China).

  • — Kirshenblat, 1938: 530 (Oxyporus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 153 (Oxyporus; fungus inhabitant).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 121 (Oxyporus; Italy).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 65 (Oxyporus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Oxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Horion, 1963: 297 (Oxyporus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; France to Ukraine and Romania; Italy; Dalmatia; Croatia; Bosnia).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 107 (Oxyporus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 58 (Oxyporus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Raianu, 1964: 105 (Oxyporus; Romania).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 718 (Oxyporus; Poland).

  • — Bolov, 1969a: 328 (Oxyporus; collecting notes; Russia).

  • — Pope, 1977: 25 (Oxyporus; Britain).

  • — Ádám, 1987: 141 (Oxyporus; collecting notes; Hungary).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 95 (Oxyporus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Oxyporus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 44 (Oxyporus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 146 (Oxyporus; characters; notes; Sicily).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Oxyporus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Finland, Sweden, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Georgia, Iran, Russia, China, Korea, Japan.

octavus Schaeffer, 1769: lxxxv, figure 3 (Staphylinus; [Note: Nomen nudum, Article 11.4]; Type locality: Ratisbon).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 556 (Oxyporus; synonym of rufus).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 814 (Oxyporus; synonym of rufus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 605 (Oxyporus; synonym of rufus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; synonym of rufus).

nigrofulvus Geoffroy, 1785: 173 (Staphylinus; Type locality: Paris).

  • — Villers, 1789: 423 (Staphylinus; characters; France).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 556 (Oxyporus; synonym of rufus).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 814 (Oxyporus; synonym of rufus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 605 (Oxyporus; synonym of rufus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; synonym of rufus).

minarzi Bernhauer, 1923a: 122 (Oxyporus; variety of rufus; Type locality: Kuban: Botsch Laba; Korea: Pu Ryong; Persien: Aschabad).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; aberration of rufus).

  • — Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 154 (Oxyporus; aberration of rufus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 121 (Oxyporus; aberration of rufus; Italy).

fascifer Scheerpeltz and Höfler, 1948: 154 (Oxyporus; aberration of rufus; [Note: Nomen nudum (Articles 1.3.4, 45.5)]; cited from Niederösterreich).

osawai Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 120 (Oxyporus; subspecies of rufus; Type locality: Japan: Nagano Pref.: Mt. Kiso-Komagatake).

sakagutii Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 122 (Pseudoxyporus; Type locality: Japan: Kurama, Kyoto).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Pseudoxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 184 (Pseudoxyporus; catalog; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

nigrofemoralis Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 122 (Pseudoxyporus; variety of sakagutii; Type locality: Japan: Tottori Pref.: Mt. Daisen).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 184 (Pseudoxyporus; aberration of sakagutii; catalog; Japan).

schoenherrii Mannerheim, 1830, see: maxillosus Fabricius, 1793.

seuberti† Heer, 1862: 49 (Oxyporus ?; Type locality: Oeningen).

  • — Scudder, 1891: 562 (Oxyporus; catalog; Tortonian; Baden).

  • — Handlirsch, 1907: 728 (Oxyporus; catalog; Miocene; Germany).

  • Distribution: Germany.

shibatai Hayashi, 1975: 66 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Taiwan: Sungkang, Nantou Hsien).

  • — Hayashi, 1985: 84 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

signatus Gerhardt, 1910 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: maxillosus Fabricius, 1793.

smithi Bernhauer, 1910b: 361 (Oxyporus; [Note: This species was cited erroneously in Oso-rius by Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 145 and Blackwelder, 1944: 112]; Type locality: Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 4600 feet, Mexico; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]. Also cited from Mexiko: Guerrero, Omilteme, 8000 F.).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960c: 79 (Oxyporus; characters; Mexico).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 230 (Oxyporus; subgenus Pseudoxyporus; lectotype designation: Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 4600 feet, Mexico; characters; Mexico).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Novelo-Gutiérrez, 1990 (Oxyporus; characters in key; host).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 280 (Oxyporus; host unknown).

  • — Herman, 2001: 14 (Pseudoxyporus).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

stigma Fauvel, 1895: 203 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Bírmanie, Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 313 (Oxyporus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

stigmaticus Cameron, 1930: 311 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Burma: Ruby Mines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

suturalis Panzer, 1794, see: Cilea.

stiriacus† Scudder, 1890: 505 (Oxyporus; Type locality: interglacial clays of Scarboro, Ontario; fossil).

  • — Scudder, 1891: 562 (Oxyporus; catalog; Postpliocene; Ontario).

  • — Scudder, 1895: 44 (Oxyporus; characters; interglacial clays; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada.

stygicus Say, 1831: 46 [= 1834: 459] (Oxyporus; Type locality: Indiana).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 559 (Oxyporus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 372 (Oxyporus; characters; Missouri, Indiana).

  • — LeConte, 1877: 214 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Provancher, 1877: 257 (Oxyporus; characters; Quebec).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 460 (Oxyporus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 149 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 243 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; characters; notes; Nova Scotia; Quebec; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Maine; Maryland; Michigan; Missouri; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Tennessee; Virginia; West Virginia).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1005 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1994: 380 (Oxyporus; with elytral maculations; host records; Maryland; Pennsylvania).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1994: 214 (Oxyporus; host records; feeding behavior; developement; character of larva and pupa; Illinois).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 406 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; characters; host; Illinois).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 280 (Oxyporus; host).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 458 (Oxyporus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

taiwanus Hayashi, 1975: 63 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Taiwan: Sungkang, Nantou Hsien).

  • — Hayashi, 1985: 84 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

terminalis Cameron, 1943: 1 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum).

  • Distribution: India.

testaceus Fabricius, 1793, see: Sepedophilus.

thoracicus Fabricius, 1777, see: Lordithon.

thoracicus Cameron, 1936, see: annae Lundgren, 1985.

transversesulcatus Bernhauer, 1933: 27 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Szetschwan: Tjiji, Urwald-Rodungen).

  • Distribution: China.

triangulus Sharp, 1889: 407 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Oyama, Oyayama and at the base of Fujisan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 118 (Oxyporus; characters in key; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 85 (Oxyporus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

pullus Nakane and Sawada, 1956: 117, 118 (Oxyporus; variety of triangulus; Type locality: Japan: Gumma Pref.: Tokura).

tricolor Cameron, 1943: 1 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum).

  • Distribution: India.

trimaculatus Fabricius, 1793, see: Lordithon.

trisulcatus Bernhauer, 1943a: 173 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Formosa: Numanohira).

  • — Hayashi, 1975: 67 (Oxyporus; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Hayashi, 1985: 84 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

variegatus Cameron, 1930: 313 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Burma: Ruby Mines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

vittatus Gravenhorst, 1802: 195 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Pennsylvania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]. Originally cited from America septentr.).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 235 (Oxyporus).

  • — Olivier, 1811: 608 (Oxyporus; characters; America septentrionale).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 558 (Oxyporus; characters; Pennsylvania).

  • — LeConte, 1850: 220 (Philonthus; Lake Superior).

  • — Fauvel, 1864: 370 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — LeConte, 1877: 214 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 460 (Oxyporus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1141 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 249 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; lectotype designation: Pennsylvania; characters; notes; Manitoba; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Quebec; Connecticut; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Missouri; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin; [Note: The locality cited for Delaware is in Pennsylvania]).

  • — Leschen and Allen, 1988: 327 (Oxyporus; larval characters; biological notes; life history; Arkansas).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1993: 1006 (Oxyporus; characters; summary of distribution).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 410 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; characters; host; Illinois).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995: 280 (Oxyporus; host).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 459 (Oxyporus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

cinctus Gravenhorst, 1802: 196 (Oxyporus; Type locality: Pennsylvania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]. Originally cited from America septentr.).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 359 (Oxyporus; characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 235 (Oxyporus).

  • — Olivier, 1811: 608 (Oxyporus; characters; America septentrionale).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 558 (Oxyporus; synonym of vittatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Oxyporus; variety of vittatus).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 249 (Oxyporus; lectotype designation: Pennsylvania; synonym of vittatus).

dimidiatus Melsheimer, 1844: 39 (Oxyporus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Pennsylvania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Campbell, 1969]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 150 (Oxyporus; variety of vittatus).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 249 (Oxyporus; lectotype designation; synonym of vittatus).

fasciatus Melsheimer, 1844: 40 (Oxyporus; variety of vittatus; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Horn, 1885: 135 (Oxyporus; [Note: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 cited fasciatus Horn as a valid species and did not list fasciatus Melsheimer. Horn did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Melsheimer]; characters; District of Columbia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 249 (Oxyporus; synonym of vittatus).

bicolor Fauvel, 1864: 371 (Oxyporus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Amér. sept., Géorgie).

  • — LeConte, 1877: 214, 215 (Oxyporus; characters; North Carolina).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 148 (Oxyporus; catalog).

  • — Campbell, 1969: 253 (Oxyporus; subgenus Oxyporus; subspecies of vittatus; characters; notes; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Maryland; New Jersey; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Virginia).

  • — Hanley and Goodrich, 1995a: 410 (Oxyporus; synonym of vittatus).

vulcanus† Heyden and Heyden, 1866: 135 (Oxyporus; Oligocene fossil; Type locality: Braunkohle des Siebengebirges).

  • — Scudder, 1891: 562 (Oxyporus; catalog; Aquitanian; Prussia).

  • — Handlirsch, 1907: 728 (Oxyporus; catalog; Oligocene; Germany).

  • Distribution: Germany.

wanglangus Zheng, 1992: 328, 330 (Oxyporus; Type locality: China: Sichuan Province: Wanglang, 2500 m).

  • Distribution: China.

xanthopygus Scheerpeltz, 1965: 168 (Oxyporus; Type locality: N.E. Burma, Kambaiti, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

yanoi Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: biguttatus Sharp, 1889.

varicolor Nakane and Sawada, 1956, see: biguttatus Sharp, 1889.

PSEUDOPSINAE
[4 genera; 50 species; Neotropical, Nearctic, Palaearctic, and Australian Regions]

Pseudopsinae Ganglbauer:

  • — Portevin, 1929: 459.

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 101 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Crowson, 1955: 34, 38 (adult characters in key; notes).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 19 (characters; key to central European species).

  • — Moore, 1964a: 88 (characters; notes).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 457 (characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 3 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1974: 13 (characters).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 157 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Herman, 1975 (revision of species; natural history; phylogeny; distribution; classification; characters; key to species).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 7 (catalog; Poland).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 129 (characters).

  • — Watt and McColl, 1982: 18, 19 (characters; notes on New Zealand taxa).

  • — Newton, 1982 (characters; phylogeny; key to genera; natural history; biogeography; subfamilial position).

  • — Tóth, 1982: 14 (characters; species of Hungary).

  • — Newton, 1985: 207 (notes on austral distribution).

  • — Outerelo and Gamarra, 1985: 76 (genera of Iberian Peninsula).

  • — Frank, 1991: 346 (larvae undescribed).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 13, 63 (summary of current classification).

  • — Ashe and Newton, 1993: 281 (related to Paederinae and Staphylininae).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 40 (list of species of Czech Republic and Slovakia).

  • — Lawrence and Newton, 1995: 829 (notes).

  • — Klimaszewski, Newton, and Thayer, 1996: 150 (review of subfamily for New Zealand; notes; list of New Zealand genera; number of New Zealand species).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 37 (listed in Staphylinine group of subfamilies).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 426 (characters; key to species of Northeastern North America).

  • — M. Hansen, 1997: 83, 86, 87, 132, 175, 177, 180 (characters supporting clade; autapomorphic features; key adult and larval characters; notes).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 324, 383 (key to Nearctic genera; characters; notes).

  • — Klimaszewski, 2000: 63 (characters; notes on classification, natural history, and distribution in Canada and Alaska).

Pseudopsini Ganglbauer, 1895: 690 (genera included: Pseudopsis). Type genus: Pseudopsis (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 63).

  • — Eichelbaum, 1909: 117 (generic references; number of species in genus; general distribution of genus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1910: 29 (world catalog; Pseudopsis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1023 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Porta, 1926: 7 (characters; species of Italy).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1940: 12 (key to Palaearctic genera).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 254 (characters; tribe of Oxytelinae; list of North American genera).

  • — Dettner, 1987: 32 (defensive glands).

Pseudopsina:

  • — Jakobson, 1908: 445, 464 (characters; list of species of Russia and western Europe).

Asemobius
[1 species; Nearctic Region]

Asemobius Horn, 1895: 238 (species included: caelatus). Type species: Asemobius caelatus Horn, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Leng, 1920: 95 (catalog of North American species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 63 (type species: caelatus).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 85, 88 (characters; species of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Moore, 1963: 47 (characters; transferred to Piestinae from Oxytelinae).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1973: 118 (characters; notes).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 158 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Herman, 1977: 77 (revision of and key to species; characters; phylogeny; discussions).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 133 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, 1982: 5 (transferred to Pseudopsinae).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (1 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

caelatus Horn, 1895: 238 (Asemobius; Type locality: California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 88 (Asemobius; catalog).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 88 (Asemobius; characters; Washington).

  • — Herman, 1977: 78 (Asemobius; characters; notes; British Columbia; California; Washington).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 95 (Asemobius; checklist of species; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

Nanobius
[1 species; Nearctic Region]

Nanobius Herman, 1977: 70 (species included: serricollis). Type species: Zalobius serricollis LeConte, fixed by original designation.

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 136 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, 1982: 5 (transferred to Pseudopsinae).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (1 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

serricollis LeConte, 1875: 170 (Zalobius; Type locality: Owen's Valley, California).

  • — Fauvel, 1878d: 260 [= 1878e: 96] (Zalobius; characters; California).

  • — Horn, 1895: 237 (Zalobius; California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 88 (Zalobius; catalog).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 87 (Zalobius; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon).

  • — Herman, 1977: 71 (Nanobius; characters; notes; British Columbia; California; Oregon; Washington).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 95 (Nanobius; checklist of species; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

Pseudopsis
[46 species; Neotropical, Nearctic, Palaearctic, and Australian Regions]

Pseudopsis Newman, 1834: 313 (species included: sulcata). Type species: Pseudopsis sulcata Newman, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Stephens, 1835: 437 (characters).

  • — Westwood, 1838a: 18 (characters; type species).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 422 (characters).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 914 (characters).

  • — Holme, 1842: 109 (Britain).

  • — Schaum, 1852: 31 (list of species; Europe).

  • — Lacordaire, 1854: 149 (characters; notes; list of species).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 656 (characters).

  • — Kraatz, 1857a: 50 (characters).

  • — Jacquelin du Val, 1857: 81 (characters).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 259 (characters).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 32 (catalog of British species).

  • — Schaum, 1859: 33 (catalog; European species).

  • — Fauvel, 1865c: 2 [= 1866: 10] (characters; list of species).

  • — Fauvel, 1867a: 51 [= 1868: 56] (characters).

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 673 (catalog).

  • — Jacquelin du Val, 1868: 82 (catalog; European species).

  • — Fauvel, 1871a: 48 [= 1872: 22] (characters).

  • — Sharp, 1871d: 15 (list of British species).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 284 (characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1875a: II [= 1875b: 204] (catalog).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878b: 206 (characters).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 202 (catalog).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 433 (notes).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1891: 122 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 691 (characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1897d: 241 (catalog of species of Barbary).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1906: 126 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 48 (Note: Localities in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia are cited for sulcata but since the species was then an unresolved complex I am uncertain to which species these localities refer).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1910: 29 (world catalog; 5 species).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 458 (characters).

  • — Hubenthal, 1911 (note; description and key to species).

  • — Leng, 1920: 93 (catalog of North American species).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 324 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Cameron, 1925: 9 (catalog of Indian species).

  • — Porta, 1926: 7 (characters; species of Italy).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 121 (characters).

  • — Joy, 1932: 5 (key to British species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1023 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Normand, 1935: 356 (list of species of Tunisia).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 101 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Kloet and Hincks, 1945: 160 (list of British species; type species: sulcata).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 353, 405 (type species: sulcata Newman; list of British species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 329 (type species: sulcata).

  • — Tottenham, 1954: 11 (characters; British species).

  • — Kocher, 1958: 91 (checklist of species; Morocco).

  • — Ferreira, 1962a: 8 (list of Portuguese species).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 7 (characters).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 19 (characters; key to central European species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 3 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Bolov, 1969a: 328 (collecting notes for some species; Russia).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1974: 13 (characters; notes).

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 142 (checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 157 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Herman, 1975: 257 (revision of species; natural history; phylogeny; distribution; classification; characters; key to species).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 129 (checklist of species of Japan).

  • — Pope, 1977: 24 (list of British species).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 7 (catalog; Poland).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 129 (characters; notes).

  • — Tóth, 1982: 15 (characters; habitus; species of Hungary).

  • — Herman, 1983b: 5 (key to species of Old World).

  • — Dettner, 1987: 32 (defensive glands).

  • — Angelini, 1991: 193 (list of species from high elevations of Calabria, Italy).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 95 (checklist of species; Alaska and Canada).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 4 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 426 (characters; key to species of Northeastern North America).

  • — Anderson, Nash, and O’Connor, 1997: 17 (annotated checklist; Ireland).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 354 (key to Palaearctic species).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 383 (8 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

Pseudopsiella Bernhauer, 1939f: 204 (subgenus of Pseudopsis; species included: arrowi).

Type species: Pseudopsis (Pseudopsiella) arrowi Bernhauer, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 329 (type species: arrowi).

  • — Herman, 1975: 257 (subgenus of Pseudopsis).

Chiliopseudopsis Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 458 (subgenus of Pseudopsis; species included: adustipennis). Type species: Pseudopsis adustipennis Fairmaire and Germaine, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Herman, 1975: 257 (synonym of Pseudopsis).

abbreviata Herman, 1975: 282 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: United States: Arizona: Cochise County: Huachuca Mountains, Upper Carr Canyon, 7500 feet elevation. Also cited from Mexico).

  • Distribution: Mexico, USA.

acuta Zerche, 1992: 289 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Nepal: Manang Sidtr., 4 km SE Pisang, 3050 m).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 356 (Pseudopsis; characters; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

adustipennis Fairmaire and Germain, 1861: 455 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Chiloé).

  • — Fauvel, 1867a: 51 [= 1868: 56] (Pseudopsis; characters; Chile).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1910: 30 (Pseudopsis; catalog).

  • — Hubenthal, 1911: 102 (Pseudopsis; characters; Chile).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1023 (Pseudopsis; catalog).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 459 (Pseudopsis; subgenus Chiliopseudopsis; characters; Chile).

  • — Herman, 1975: 308 (Pseudopsis; characters; Chile; Argentina).

  • Distribution: Argentina, Chile.

afra Herman, 1975, see: gravei Hubenthal, 1911.

arrowi Bernhauer, 1939f: 204 (Pseudopsis; subgenus Pseudopsiella; Type locality: New Zealand: Rotoiti).

  • — Herman, 1975: 310 (Pseudopsis; characters; New Zealand).

  • — Herman, 1983b: 5 (Pseudopsis; characters).

  • — Klimaszewski and Watt, 1997: 170 (Pseudopsis; characters; collecting notes; New Zealand).

  • Distribution: New Zealand.

atratula Zerche, 1992: 286 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Uttar Pradesh, Joshimat, Ghangaria, 2700 m. Also cited from Nepal).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 355 (Pseudopsis; characters; India; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

bilacuna Herman, 1975: 285 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: 4 miles W of junction 175, Yuvila Road, 9300 feet elevation).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

biloba Herman, 1975: 288 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: 56 miles S of Valle Nacional, 10,000 feet elevation).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

callosa Herman, 1975: 280 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: United States: Colorado: Routt County: 5 miles northeast of Clark, Hinman Campground, 7600 feet elevation. Also cited from Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming).

  • — Zerche, 1992: 291 (Pseudopsis; Arizona).

  • Distribution: Mexico, USA.

campbelli Zerche, 1992: 291 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Ecuador: Napo: Baeze, 6800 ft.).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

caucasica Zerche, 1988: 151 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: UdSSR, Caucas. occ. Abchasia, Avadchara, 2000–2700 m).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 355 (Pseudopsis; characters; Caucasus).

  • Distribution: Georgia.

columbica Fauvel, 1865c: 3 [= 1866: 11] (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Caracas).

  • — Solsky, 1875: 25 (Pseudopsis; [Note: This record is probably a misidentification]; Peru).

  • — Fauvel, 1878d: 190 [= 1878e: 26] (Pseudopsis; characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1891: 89 (Pseudopsis; synonym of sulcata).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1910: 30 (Pseudopsis; synonym of sulcata).

  • — Herman, 1975: 296 (Pseudopsis; notes).

  • Distribution: Venezuela, Colombia, Peru (?).

grossa Herman, 1975: 294 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Colombia: Valle de Cauca: San Antonio, near Cali, 2000 meters elevation).

  • — Zerche, 1988: 154 (Pseudopsis; synonym of columbica).

constricta Herman, 1975: 290 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Mexico: Chiapas: 8 miles N of Pueblo Nuevo, Solistahuacán, 6000 feet elevation).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

crenata Zerche, 2000b: 76 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Nepal: Annapurna Mts., Tadapani-Chuile, 2450–2550 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

cypria Zerche, 1992: 282 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Chypre, Ayios Dhimitrios, 600 m).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 356 (Pseudopsis; characters; Cyprus).

  • — Assing and Wunderle, 2001: 36 (Pseudopsis; Cyprus).

  • Distribution: Cyprus.

detrita Fall, 1901, see: obliterata LeConte, 1879.

dilata Herman, 1975: 293 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Panama: Chiriqui: Finca Lerida, near Boquete, “Casita Alta”, 6900 feet elevation).

  • Distribution: Panama.

dybasi Herman, 1975: 291 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Panama: Chiriqui: finca Lerida, near Boquete, “Barca” area, 5650 feet elevation. Also cited from Costa Rica).

  • Distribution: Panama.

echinata Herman, 1975: 283 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Mexico: Jalisco: east slope of Nevado de Colima, 10,000 feet elevation).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

galileensis Zerche, 1992: 284 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Israel: Galilee, Tel Dan).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 356 (Pseudopsis; characters; Israel).

  • Distribution: Israel.

gansuensis Zerche, 1998b: 364 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: China: Gansu, Mts. 25 km E Xiahe, 2805–2925 m).

  • Distribution: China.

gonggaensis Zerche, 1998b: 360 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Gongga Shan, above camp 3, 3050 m).

  • Distribution: China.

gravei Hubenthal, 1911: 99, 100 (Pseudopsis; variety of sulcata; Type locality: Edough, Algeria [Note: See lectotype designation by Zerche, 1988]. Also cited from Rein-hardsbrunn bei Friedrichroda im Thüringer Walde).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 12 [= 1886a: 4] (Pseudopsis; [Note: Cited as sulcata but may be gravei]; Algeria).

  • — Herman, 1975: 266 (Pseudopsis; synonym of sulcata).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1024 (Pseudopsis; variety of sulcata).

  • — Zerche, 1988: 154 (Pseudopsis; valid species; lectotype designation: Edough, Algeria).

  • — Zerche, 1992: 285 (Pseudopsis; Algeria).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 355 (Pseudopsis; characters; Tunisia; Algeria).

  • Distribution: Algeria, Tunisia.

afra Herman, 1975: 272 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Tunisia: El-Feidja. Also cited from Algeria).

  • — Herman, 1983b: 5 (Pseudopsis; characters).

  • — Zerche, 1988: 154 (Pseudopsis; synonym of gravei).

grossa Herman, 1975, see: columbica Fauvel, 1865.

hermani Zerche, 1998b: 363 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Emei Shan, 3000 m, 29°31 N, 103°21 E).

  • Distribution: China.

himalayensis Herman, 1975: 272 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Kashmir: Gulmarg).

  • — Herman, 1983b: 6 (Pseudopsis; characters).

  • — Zerche, 1992: 286 (Pseudopsis; Pakistan; Nepal).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 355 (Pseudopsis; characters; Pakistan; India; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal.

lata Herman, 1975: 289 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Mexico: Chiapas: Mt. Tzontehuitz, 9500 feet elevation).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

maja Herman, 1975: 285 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Mexico: 4 miles W of junction 175, Yuvila Road, 9300 feet elevation).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

minuta Fall, 1901: 227 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: southern Sierras).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1910: 30 (Pseudopsis; catalog).

  • — Hubenthal, 1911: 100 (Pseudopsis; translation of original description).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1023 (Pseudopsis; catalog).

  • — Herman, 1975: 296 (Pseudopsis; characters; Arizona; California).

  • Distribution: USA.

montoraria Herman, 1975: 300 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: California: Santa Cruz County: 14 miles N of Boulder Creek, at 2630 feet elevation. Also cited from British Columbia; Arizona; Idaho; Oregon; Washington).

  • — Zerche, 1988: 155 (Pseudopsis; California)

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

obliterata LeConte, 1879: 511 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: La Veta, Colorado; [Note: See lectotype designation by Herman, 1975]. Also cited from Gila Valley).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1910: 30 (Pseudopsis; catalog).

  • — Hubenthal, 1911: 101 (Pseudopsis; translation of original description).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1023 (Pseudopsis; catalog).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 109 (Pseudopsis; characters; Idaho; Washington; Oregon).

  • — Herman, 1975: 304 (Pseudopsis; lectotype designation: La Veta, Colorado; characters; California; Colorado; Oregon).

  • Distribution: USA.

detrita Fall, 1901: 226 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: southern Sierras).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1910: 30 (Pseudopsis; catalog).

  • — Hubenthal, 1911: 101 (Pseudopsis; translation of original description).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1023 (Pseudopsis; catalog).

  • — Herman, 1975: 304 (Pseudopsis; synonym of obliterata).

obtusa Herman, 1975: 278 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: United States: California: Mono County: 6 miles southwest of Tom's Place, 9000 feet elevation. Also cited from Oregon).

  • — Zerche, 1992: 291 (Pseudopsis; California).

  • Distribution: USA.

petila Herman, 1975: 292 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Panama: Chiriqui: Finca Lerida, near Boquete, “Casita Alta”, 6900 feet elevation. Also cited from Costa Rica).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama.

prolixa Herman, 1975: 274 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: India: Uttar Pradesh, Chakrata, Deoban, 9331 feet).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 122 (Pseudopsis; [Note: Misidentification: Cited as sulcata]; characters; India).

  • — Herman, 1983b: 5 (Pseudopsis; characters; India).

  • — Zerche, 1992: 286 (Pseudopsis; Pakistan).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 355 (Pseudopsis; characters; Pakistan; India).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

puetzi Zerche, 1998b: 357 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: China: Shaanxi, Quin Ling Shan, 108.47 E, 33.51 N, Mountain W Pass at Auto-route km 70, 47 km S Xian, 2300–2500 m).

  • Distribution: China.

sagitta Herman, 1975: 277 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Canada: British Columbia: 10 miles north of Revelstoke, Jordan River, 2500 feet elevation. Also cited from Quebec).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 108 (Pseudopsis; [Note: Misidentification: Cited as sulcata by Hatch but is probably sagitta]; characters; British Columbia; Oregon).

  • — Zerche, 1992: 290 (Pseudopsis; Alberta).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 426 (Pseudopsis; characters; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA (?).

schuelkei Zerche, 1998b: 362 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: China: W-Sichuan, Daxue Shan, Hailuongou, Glacier Park, camp 1, 2100 m, 29.36.00 N, 102.03.35 E).

  • Distribution: China.

sinuata Herman, 1975: 284 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Mexico: Mexico: at kilometer 10, Volcan Popocatepetl, 10,000 elevation).

  • — Zerche, 1992: 291 (Pseudopsis; Mexico).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

smetanai Zerche, 1998b: 361 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Gongga Shan, Hailuogou, above camp 3, 3200 m, 29°35 N, 102°00 E).

  • Distribution: China.

spicula Herman, 1975: 287 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: 32 miles S of Valle Nacional, 7000 feet elevation).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

subulata Herman, 1975: 275 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: United States: Michigan: Delta County: 13 miles N. of Nahma Junction. Also cited from Newfoundland; Ontario; Quebec; Illinois; Maine; Maryland; New Hampshire; New York; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Tennessee; Virginia; West Virginia; Lake Superior).

  • — Fauvel, 1878d: 190 [= 1878e: 26] (Pseudopsis; [Note: Misidentification: Cited as columbica but is probably subulata since Fauvel reports it from eastern North America]; characters; Michigan; Lake Superior; Ontario).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 426 (Pseudopsis; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

suchi Herman, 1983b: 4, 6 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: India: West Bengal: Darjeeling District: Tigerhill, 2200–2300 m).

  • — Zerche, 1992: 286 (Pseudopsis; Nepal).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 357 (Pseudopsis; characters; India; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

sulcata Newman, 1834: 314 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Isle of Wight).

  • — Stephens, 1835: 437 (Pseudopsis; characters; Isle of Wight).

  • — Westwood, 1838a: 18 (Pseudopsis; type species).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 423 (Pseudopsis; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 914 (Pseudopsis; characters; insula Vectis).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 656 (Pseudopsis; characters; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 259 (Pseudopsis; characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1871a: 49 [= 1872: 23] (Pseudopsis; characters; France; Britain; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1873b: 109 [= 1873c: 2] (Pseudopsis; notes).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 284 (Pseudopsis; characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 86 [= 1878a: 6] (Pseudopsis; Algeria).

  • — Mulsant and Rey, 1878b: 208 (Pseudopsis; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 433 (Pseudopsis; characters; Britain).

  • — Fiori, 1894: 97 (Psuedopsis; characters; Calabria).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 692 (Pseudopsis; characters; England; France; Algeria; Greece; Caucasus; North America; Colombia).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1907: 11 (Pseudopsis; characters; France).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 199 (Pseudopsis; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1910: 30 (Pseudopsis; catalog).

  • — Hubenthal, 1911: 98 (Pseudopsis; characters; England, France; Spain; [other localities listed but they probably represent collections of other species of the sulcata complex]).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 459 (Pseudopsis; characters; France).

  • — Bernhauer, 1931e: 7 (Pseudopsis; Morocco).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1023 (Pseudopsis; catalog).

  • — Horion, 1963: 16 (Pseudopsis; Britain; Ireland; Scotland; Holland; France; Spain; Portugal; Sardinia; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Balkan Peninsula; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 19 (Pseudopsis; characters; central Europe).

  • — Coiffait, 1970e: 64 (Pseudopsis; Cyprus).

  • — Korge, 1971a: 5 (Pseudopsis; Turkey).

  • — Herman, 1975: 265, 266 (Pseudopsis; characters; Algeria; Bulgaria; England; France; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Lebanon; Morocco; Portugal; Romania; Spain; Tunisia; Daghestan; Russia; Yugoslavia).

  • — Zerche, 1975 (Pseudopsis; notes; Germany).

  • — Coiffait, 1977: 244 (Pseudopsis; [Note: Cited as sulcata but certainly a misidentification]; Nepal).

  • — Pope, 1977: 24 (Pseudopsis; Britain).

  • — Tóth, 1982: 15 (Pseudopsis; characters; Hungary).

  • — Herman, 1983b: 6 (Pseudopsis; characters).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 84 (Pseudopsis; checklist; Germany; Poland; Austria).

  • — H. Franz, 1987: 69 (Pseudopsis; Cyprus).

  • — Zerche, 1988: 154 (Pseudopsis; Germany; Britain; USSR; Romania; Bulgaria; Greece; Italy; Portugal; Algeria).

  • — Zerche, 1992: 282 (Pseudopsis; Portugal; Spain; Italy; Morocco; Algeria; Turkey).

  • — Boháč, 1993: 40 (Pseudopsis; Czech Republic).

  • — Zanetti, 1995: 4 (Pseudopsis; Sardinia).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 357 (Pseudopsis; characters; Europe; North Africa; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco.

susae Herman, 1983b: 2, 5 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: India: Uttar Pradesh: Garhwal, 6 km. E. Dhanolti, 2300 m).

  • — Zerche, 1992: 286 (Pseudopsis; Nepal).

  • — Herman, 1983b: 5 (Pseudopsis; characters).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 354 (Pseudopsis; characters; India; Nepal).

  • — Zerche, 2000b: 78 (Pseudopsis; Sichuan).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, China.

torta Zerche, 1992: 288 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Pakistan: Hazara, Naran-Kaghan, 2300 m).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 355 (Pseudopsis; characters; Pakistan; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Pakistan.

vespina Herman, 1975: 288 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Mexico: Chiapas: 8 miles of Pueble Nuevo, Solistahuacán, 6000 feet elevation).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

watanabei Herman, 1975: 274 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Mt. Poro-shiri-dake, in the Hidaka Mountains).

  • — Watanabe, 1972: 114 (Pseudopsis; [Note: Misidentified as sulcata according to Herman, 1975: 274]; characters; Japan).

  • — Shibata, 1974: 34 (Pseudopsis; [Note: Misidentified as sulcata according to Herman, 1975: 274]; Japan).

  • — Herman, 1983b: 5 (Pseudopsis; characters).

  • — Kishimoto, 1995a: 220 (Pseudopsis; notes; Rishiri-tô Island).

  • — Zerche, 1998b: 357 (Pseudopsis; characters; Japan).

  • — Zerche, 2000b: 78 (Pseudopsis; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

wygodzinskyi Herman, 1975: 294 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: Ecuador: Cotopaxi: NW slope of Mt. Cotopaxi, 3500 meters).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

yunnanensis Zerche, 1998b: 359 (Pseudopsis; Type locality: China: N Yunnan, Xue Shan, nr. Zhongdian, 3900 m, 27°49 N, 99°34 E).

  • Distribution: China.

Zalobius
[2 species; Nearctic Region]

Zalobius LeConte, 1874a: 49 (species included: spinicollis). Type species: Zalobius spinicollis LeConte, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Fauvel, 1878d: 259 [= 1878e: 95] (Zalobius; characters; key to species).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 192 (catalog).

  • — Horn, 1895: 236 (characters; notes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 88 (world catalog; 2 species).

  • — Leng, 1920: 95 (catalog of North American species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 408 (type species: spinicollis).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 85, 87 (characters; key to species of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Moore, 1963: 47 (characters; transferred to Piestinae from Oxytelinae).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1973: 129 (characters; notes).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 165 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Herman, 1977: 60 (revision of and key to species; characters; phylogeny; discussions).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 141 (characters; notes).

  • — Newton, 1982: 5 (transferred to Pseudopsinae).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 384 (2 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

serricollis LeConte, 1875, see: Nanobius.

nancyae Herman, 1977: 61 (Zalobius; Type locality: California: Sierra County: 14 mi. E. Sierra City, Yuba Pass, 6700 feet. Also cited from Oregon).

  • Distribution: USA.

spinicollis LeConte, 1874a: 49 (Zalobius; Type locality: Vancouver Island).

  • — Fauvel, 1878d: 259 [= 1878e: 95] (Zalobius; characters; Vancouver Island).

  • — Horn, 1895: 237 (Zalobius; Vancouver southward to Santa Clara).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 88 (Zalobius; catalog).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 88 (Zalobius; characters; British Columbia; Washington).

  • — Herman, 1977: 65 (Zalobius; characters; notes; Alberta; British Columbia; California; Oregon; Washington).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 95 (Zalobius; checklist of species; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

SOLIERIINAE
[1 genus; 1 species; Neotropical Region]

Solieriinae Newton and Thayer 1992: 27, 64 (genus included: Solierius). Type genus: Solierius (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 27, 64).

  • — Lawrence and Newton, 1995: 829 (notes).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1995: 284 (placed in Staphylinine group)

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 37 (listed in Staphylinine group of subfamilies).

  • — M. Hansen, 1997: 80, 81, 129, 176, 179 (characters supporting clade; autapomorphic features; key characters; notes).

Fisognatitos Solier, 1849: 303 (genera included: Physognathus). Type genus: Physognathus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 64).

Physognathites:

  • — Lacordaire, 1854: 152.

  • — Kraatz, 1859a: 3 (characters).

Solierius
[1 species; Neotropical Region]

Solierius Bernhauer, 1921b: 68 (replacement name for Physognathus Solier). Type species: Physognathus obscurus Solier, fixed by objective synonymy with Physoganthus.

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1073 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 354 (type species).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 455 (characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1972: 9 (placed in Omaliinae).

  • — Newton, 1985: 196 (notes on austral distribution and taxonomic position; removed from Omaliinae).

  • — Newton and Thayer, 1992: 27, 64 (taxonomic position).

  • — Lawrence and Newton, 1995: 829 (Solieriinae).

Physognathus Solier, 1849: 303 (species included: obscurus; preoccupied by Agassiz, 1846). Type species: Physognathus obscurus Solier, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Lacordaire, 1854: 152 (characters; notes).

  • — Fairmaire and Germain, 1861: 454 (characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1867a: 55 [= 1868: 60] (characters; position indeterminate; notes).

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 671 (catalog).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1910: 85 (world catalog; cited as Physognatus; 1 species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1073 (cited as Physognatus; synonym of Solierius).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 102 (cited as Physognatus; checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 308 (type species: obscurus).

obscurus Solier, 1849: 304 (Physognathus; Type locality: Chile: Valdivia).

  • — Fairmaire and Germain, 1861: 455 (Physognathus; characters; Chile).

  • — Fauvel, 1864a: 129 (Physognathus; characters; Chile).

  • — Fauvel, 1867a: 56 [= 1868: 61] (Physognathus; characters; Chile).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1910: 85 (Physognathus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1073 (Solierius; catalog).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 455 (Solierius; characters; Chile).

  • — Saiz, 1969a: 8 (Solierius; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1972: 9 (Solierius; collecting notes; Argentina).

  • — Puthz, 1974n: 166 (Solierius; characters of male; Chile).

  • Distribution: Argentina, Chile.

STENINAE
[2 genera; 2190 species; All Regions except the Antarctic]

Steninae W. S. MacLeay:

  • — Eichelbaum, 1909: 129 (generic references; number of species in genus; general distribution of genus).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 400 (characters; key to Indiana genera).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 151 (world catalog; Stenus, Dianous).

  • — Cameron, 1921a (characters; key to Singapore species and genera).

  • — Porta, 1926: 53 (characters; species of Italy).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 393 (characters; key to French genera).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 318 (characters; key to genera and species of British India).

  • — Böving and Craighead, 1930: 30 (larval characters).

  • — Joy, 1932: 5 (characters; key to British genera).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1144 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Bernet Kempers, 1941: 35 (larval characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1940: 30 (key to Palaearctic genera).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 208 (characters).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 113 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Crowson, 1955: 33, 37 (adult and larval characters in key; relationships).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 48, 246 (characters; key to genera of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 66 (characters; key to species of Sweden).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 243, 265 (key to North American genera; characters; list of North American genera).

  • — Steel, 1963: 53 (list of species of Malham Tarn; collecting notes; Britain).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 109 (characters; key to central European species).

  • — Moore, 1964a: 86 (characters; notes).

  • — Kasule, 1966: 266, 274, 277 (larval characters; larval key to genera; relationship to Euaesthetinae and Pselaphidae).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 35 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Steel and Woodroffe, 1969: 136 (list of species collected from Isle of Rhum; collecting notes).

  • — Britton, 1970: 546 (characters of adults; Australia; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1970e (revision of and key to Australian species).

  • — Puthz, 1972g: 120 (key to species of Chile).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1974g: 550 (key to genera of America north of Mexico).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 310 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Shilov, 1975 (ecological and zoogeographic discussions; USSR).

  • — Pope, 1977: 25 (list of British species).

  • — Topp, 1978: 306, 310 (larval characters; key to genera).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 138 (catalog; Poland).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 290 (characters; tabular key to genera of North America north of Mexico).

  • — Tóth, 1981: 98 (list of species of Hortobágy National Park, Hungary).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 564, 580, 582 (monophyletic groups on Indian Peninsula; key to species of India).

  • — Frank, 1986a: 366 (checklist of species of Florida).

  • — Shibata, 1986a: 119 (supplemental list of species from Taiwan).

  • — Dettner, 1987: 28 (defensive glands).

  • — Gusarov, 1989 (list of species from the Crimea; ecological and habitat notes).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 139 (notes; supplement for key to species of Lohse, 1964).

  • — Frank, 1991: 345 (larval characters).

  • — Frania, 1992 (studies on ecdysis and metamorphosis).

  • — Welch, 1993 (ovariole structure and development).

  • — Dettner, 1993a (summary and discussion of defensive secretions and exocrine glands and their bearing on phylogeny).

  • — Lawrence and Newton, 1995: 829 (notes).

  • — Terlutter, 1995: 30 (list of species collected in Westphalia).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 147 (characters; species of Sicily).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 37, 101 (listed in Staphylinine group of subfamilies; list of Danish species).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 484 (characters; key to species of Northeastern North America).

  • — Ádám, 1996: 241 (list of species collected in Bükk National Park, Hungary).

  • — M. Hansen, 1997: 83, 86, 128, 174, 177, 179 (characters supporting clade; autapomorphic features; key adult and larval characters; notes).

  • — Anderson, Nash, and O’Connor, 1997: 17 (annotated checklist; Ireland).

  • — Drugmand, 1998a: 224 (list of types in l’Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 323, 381 (key to Nearctic genera; characters; notes).

  • — Klimaszewski, 2000: 59 (characters; notes on classification, natural history, and distribution in Canada and Alaska).

Stenidae W. S. MacLeay, 1825: 49 (genera included: No genera specifically included but the group is stated to be equivalent to Longipalpes of Latreille which included (Latreille, 1825: 245) “Pédère, Stilique, Stène, Evaesthète”). Type genus: Stenus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 66).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 398 (Chilean species).

  • — Outerelo and Gamarra, 1985: 67 (key to genera of Iberian Peninsula).

Stenides Mannerheim, 1830: 8 (genera included: Paederus, Rugilus, Eristhetus, Dianous, Stenus). Type genus: Stenus (see Newton and Thayer, 1992: 66).

Proboscidei Thion, 1835: 165.

Stenida:

  • — Heer, 1839a: 18 (cited as family).

Stenini:

  • — Thomson, 1858: 39 (characters; key to genera).

  • — Jakobson, 1908: 446, 479 (characters; list of species of Russia and western Europe).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 479 (characters; key to Danish species).

  • — Jakobson, 1909: 481 (list of species of Russia and western Europe).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1144 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Arnett, 1963: 265 (characters; list of North American genera).

Stenina:

  • — Jakobson, 1908: 446, 479 (characters; list of species of Russia and western Europe).

  • — Jakobson, 1909: 481 (list of species of Russia and western Europe).

Dianous
[200 species; Nearctic, Palaearctic, and Oriental Regions]

Dianous Leach, 1819: 173 (species included: coerulescens). Type species: Stenus coerulescens Gyllenhal, fixed by original designation and monotypy.

  • — Curtis, 1826: pl. 107 (characters; type species).

  • — Curtis, 1829: 32 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Stephens, 1829a: 24 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Stephens, 1829: 291 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 9, 41 (characters).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 423, 455 (characters).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 304 (characters; habitat).

  • — Dejean, 1833: 66 (list of species).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 440 (characters).

  • — Westwood, 1838a: 17 (characters; type species).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 527 (characters).

  • — Heer, 1839: 213 (characters).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 407 (characters).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 688 (characters).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 186 (characters).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 723 (characters).

  • — Schaum, 1852: 28 (list of species; Europe).

  • — Lacordaire, 1854: 107 (characters; notes; list of species).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 572 (characters).

  • — Jacquelin du Val, 1857: 51 (characters).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 738 (characters).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 217 (characters; key to Austrian species).

  • — Thomson, 1858: 39 (characters).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (catalog of British species).

  • — Thomson, 1859: 28 (characters; type species).

  • — Schaum, 1859: 29 (catalog; European species).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 211 (characters).

  • — LeConte, 1861a: 67 (characters).

  • — Gredler, 1863: 112 (list of species from Tirol).

  • — LeConte, 1863: 25 (list of North American species).

  • — Wencker and Silbermann, 1866: 32 (list of species; collecting notes; France).

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 632 (catalog).

  • — Jacquelin du Val, 1868: 74 (catalog; European species).

  • — Sharp, 1871d: 13 (list of British species).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 66 [= 1873a: 224] (characters).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 237 (characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1875a: XIV [= 1875b: 216] (catalog).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 179 (catalog).

  • — Rey, 1884: 175 [= 1884a: 23] (characters).

  • — Casey, 1884: 8 (characters; key to North American species).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 326 (notes).

  • — Seidlitz, 1891: 360 (key to some European species).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1891: 110 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 548 (characters).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1906: 151 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 153 (characters).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 401 (characters; key to Indiana species).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (world catalog; 3 species).

  • — Petri, 1912: 63 (list of species of Siebenbürgen).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 479 (characters).

  • — Champion, 1919: 42 (key to Indian species).

  • — Champion, 1919a: 99 (habitat and collecting notes).

  • — Leng, 1920: 98 (catalog of North American species).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 357 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Cameron, 1925: 29, 106 (catalog of Indian species).

  • — Porta, 1926: 54 (characters; species of Italy).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 9 (characters).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 393 (characters; key to French genera).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 404 (characters; key to species of British India).

  • — Roubal, 1930: 348 (catalog; Slovakia).

  • — Joy, 1932: 6 (key to British species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Kloet and Hincks, 1945: 164 (list of British species).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 366, 413 (type species: coerulescens Gyllenhal; checklist of British species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 122 (type species: coerulescens).

  • — Tottenham, 1954: 74 (characters; British species).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 247 (characters; species of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Sawada, 1960: 9 (characters in key).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 10, 63 (characters; Polish species).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 117 (characters; species of Sweden).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 37 (characters).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 129 (characters; key to central European species).

  • — Kasule, 1966: 274 (larval characters).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 303, 306, 308 (Dianous; characters; key to species of East and West Pakistan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 45 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Weinreich, 1968: 169 (anatomy; mouthparts).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 310 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 208 (checklist of species of Japan).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (list of British species).

  • — Topp, 1978: 310 (larval characters).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 191 (catalog; Poland).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 291 (characters; notes).

  • — Rougemont, 1980: 184 (key to species of Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 5 (key to yellow spotted species).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 87 (characters; separation from Stenus; distribution; discussion; key to species without reddish elytral spot; checklist of species).

  • — Watanabe, 1984: 141 (notes on distribution in Tôhoku District, Japan).

  • — Hammond, 1984: 201 (checklist of species of Borneo).

  • — Naomi, 1988j: 47 (characters; key to species of japonicus group).

  • — Muona and Viramo, 1986: 23 (list of species of northeastern Finland).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 215 (key to species of Caucasus).

  • — M. Hansen, Kristensen, Mahler, Pedersen, 1991: 107 (list of Danish species).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (checklist of species; Alaska and Canada).

  • — Silfverberg, 1992: 20 (list of species of Fennoscandia, Denmark, and the Baltic States).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (ovariole structure and development).

  • — Puthz, 1995c: 187 (key to species of southern India).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (list of species of Italy).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 101 (list of Danish species).

  • — M. Hansen, Mahler, Palm, and Pedersen, 1996: 242 (additions to list of Danish species).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 484 (characters; key to species of Northeastern North America).

  • — Drugmand, 1998a: 224 (list of types in l’Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique).

  • — Assing, Frisch, Kahlen, et al., 1998: 131 (note).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 419 (species of China; characters for species group classification with lists of included species; characters and lists of species for species complexes; summary of ecological data; summary and discussion of distribution of species in China; key to species of China and Japan).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 381 (2 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

acuminifer Puthz, 1984b: 104 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Tzepeng, Taitung Hsien). — Puthz, 2000a: 446, 521 (Dianous; characters; Taiwan;).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

acutus Zheng, 1994, see: ocellatus Cameron, 1930.

adjacens Cameron, 1943, see: aereus Champion, 1919.

adonis Puthz, 2000a: 443 (Dianous; Type locality: Sichuan: Ganzi Pref.: Daxue Shan, 5 km E Kangching, 102°00′E, 30°03′N, ca. 3000 m).

  • Distribution: China.

aeneus Cameron, 1930: 442 (Dianous; Type locality: Assam: Naga Hills).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 116 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

aequalis Zheng, 1993a: 119, 204 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Mt. Emei, alt. 710–1120 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 466, 511 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

aereus Champion, 1919: 53 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 442 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 98,118 (Dianous; notes; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 138 (Dianous; Bhutan; India; Burma).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427, 519 (Dianous; characters; India; Nepal; Bhutan; Burma; China).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China.

adjacens Cameron, 1943: 4 (Dianous; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 98 (Dianous; synonym of aereus).

alcyoneus Puthz, 2000a: 485 (Dianous; Type locality: N. Laos: Prov. Lg Nam Tha: ca. 30 km SE Muang Sing, 800 m).

  • Distribution: Laos.

alternans Zheng, 1993a: 201, 205 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Mt. Emei, 1500 m).

  • — Zheng, 1994b: 479 (Dianous; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 434, 504 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

amamiensis Sawada, 1960: 11 (Dianous; Type locality: Japan: Kyushu: Koniya, Amami-Oshima Is.).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 10 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 112 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Naomi, 1988j: 53 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 508 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

amicus Puthz, 1988: 647 (Dianous; Type locality: Sarawak: r. Undop).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

anatolicus Korge, 1971a: 25 (Dianous; subspecies of coerulescens; Type locality: Köse, in Luftlinie 85 km südlich Trabzon, 1700 m).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 7 (Dianous; subspecies of coerulescens; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 145 (Dianous; valid species notes; Georgia).

  • Distribution: Turkey, Georgia.

andrewesi Cameron, 1914: 534 (Dianous; Type locality: India: Lebong, 5000 feet).

  • — Champion, 1919: 50, 54 (Dianous; characters; Almora; Sikkim).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 434 (Dianous; characters; Bengal; Sikkim; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307, 308 (Dianous; characters; East and West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 115 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 505 (Dianous; characters; India; Nepal; China).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, China.

angulifer Puthz, 2000a: 447 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Chiayi Hsien: Alishan, Sister Ponds, 2180 m).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

annandalei Bernhauer, 1911: 57 (Dianous; Type locality: Ost-Himalaya: Kurseong, 5000′).

  • — Champion, 1919: 44, 54 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 410 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306, 308 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan; East Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 119 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 138 (Dianous; cited as anandalei; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Nepal.

arachnipes Puthz, 1971g: 91 (Dianous; Type locality: Formosa: Mt. Daikou, 1024 m, near Mt. Ari).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 110 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1984b: 101 (Dianous; Taiwan).

  • — Naomi, 1997f: 2 (Dianous; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 433, 502 (Dianous; characters; Taiwan).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

araeocerus L. Benick, 1933a: 100 (Stenus; Type locality: Borneo, S. Boh., Nebenfluss des Flusses Mahakam).

  • — Puthz, 1973d: 72 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 105 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Borneo.

assamensis Cameron, 1927: 6 (Dianous; Type locality: Assam, Naga Hills, alt. 9000 ft.).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 410 (Dianous; characters; Assam).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 120 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1990: 116 (Dianous; characters; notes).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

assamensis Cameron, 1930, see: nagamontium Puthz, 1981.

ater Puthz, 2000a: 490 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Taoyuan Hsien: Takuanshan Forest, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

atrocoeruleus Puthz, 2000a: 484 (Dianous; Type locality: Yunnan: 100 km W. Kunming, Diaolin Natural Reserve).

  • Distribution: China.

atrocyaneus Puthz, 2000a: 458 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Taoyuan Hsien: Takuanshan Forest, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

atroviolaceus Puthz, 2000a: 472 (Dianous; Type locality: NW Yunnan: ca. 10 km SW Lijiang, 2700 m).

  • Distribution: China.

aurichalceus Champion, 1920: 172 (Stenus; Type locality: W. Almora, Nainital, and Sunderdhunga, all in Kumaon).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 331 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1147 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 106 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 132 (Dianous; India).

  • — Puthz, 1986k: 952 (Dianous; Pakistan).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

azureus Champion, 1919a: 97 (Dianous; Type locality: India: River Sarda Gorge, Tanakpur).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 424 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 112 (Dianous; characters; India; Afghanistan).

  • Distribution: Afghanistan, India.

azureus L. Benick, 1929, see: benicki Puthz, 1981.

baliensis Rougemont, 1984: 228 (Dianous; Type locality: Bali: Lake Buayan. Also cited from Java).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

banghaasi Bernhauer, 1916e: 27 (Dianous; Type locality: Kiautschau, Kiangsi).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1940: 575 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • — L. Benick, 1942a: 76 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 1970b: 32 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 1971g: 89, 91 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 7 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 235 (Dianous; Korea).

  • — Cooter, 1997: 178 (Dianous; natural history notes; China).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 465, 516 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China, Korea.

pilosus Champion, 1919: 54 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Da-zeh, near Tychau, Province of Che-kiang; Ningpo).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1940: 575 (Dianous; synonym of banghaasi).

  • — Puthz, 1971g: 89 (Dianous; synonym of banghaasi).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 465 (Dianous; synonym of banghaasi).

bashanensis Zheng, 1994b: 480, 482 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Sichuan Province, Nanjiang, Dai Ba Mountains, 900 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 517 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

beesoni Cameron, 1945, see: caeruleonotatus Champion, 1919.

benicki Puthz, 1981f: 105 (Dianous; replacement name for azureus L. Benick).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

azureus L. Benick, 1929: 59 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Basilan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1147 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 105 (Dianous; synonym of benicki).

bhotius Rougemont, 1987a: 50 (Dianous; Type locality: E. Nepal: Kosi, 2 km E. Mangsingma, 1900 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

bhutanensis Rougemont, 1985: 125 (Dianous; Type locality: Bhutan: Phuntsholing, ca. 300 m).

  • Distribution: Bhutan.

bioculatus Puthz, 2000a: 475 (Dianous; Type locality: Yunnan: 100 km W. Kunming, Diaolin Natural Reserve).

  • Distribution: China.

bifoveifrons Champion, 1921: 201 (Dianous; Type locality: Ranikhet Division of Kumaon).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 413 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 119 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

bilunatus Puthz, 1984, see: taiwanensis Puthz, 1971.

bimaculatus Cameron, 1927: 6, 8 (Dianous; Type locality: Assam, Naga Hills, alt. 9000 ft.).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 423 (Dianous; characters; Assam).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 6 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

bisetosus Dufour, 1843, see: coerulescens Gyllenhal 1810.

bisignatus Cameron, 1921, see: verticosus Eppelsheim, 1895.

boops Puthz, 1988: 650 (Dianous; Type locality: Sabah: Poring Hot Springs, Langanan River, 850 m).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

borneensis Puthz, 1973, see: kinabalumontis Puthz, 1973.

borneensis Puthz, 1976, see: puthzi Lundgren, 1984.

bracteatus Champion, 1920: 173 (Stenus; Type locality: W. Almora and Ranikhet, Kumaon).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 333 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 101, 103, 108 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 126 (Dianous; Nepal; India).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

brevicornis Puthz, 2000a: 453 (Dianous; Type locality: Yunnan: 50 km N. Lijiang, Yulong-shan Natural Reserve).

  • Distribution: China.

brevitarsis Puthz, 1990: 119 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Kosi: 2 km E. Mangsingma, 1900 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

burckhardti Puthz, 1988: 649 (Dianous; Type locality: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu, 1450–1550 m, Liwagu river).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

caeruleoguttatus Cameron, 1927, see: inaequalis Champion, 1919.

caeruleonotatus Champion, 1919: 45, 54 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 40 (Dianous; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 121 (Dianous; characters; India; Afghanistan).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 142 (Dianous; India).

  • Distribution: Afghanistan, India.

beesoni Cameron, 1945: 67 (Dianous; Type locality: United Provinces: Dehra Dun, Suswa River).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 40 (Dianous; synonym of caeruleonotatus).

calceatus Puthz, 1990: 120 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Jorsale, 2800 m, Solukhumbu).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

camelus Puthz, 1990: 117 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Jorsale, 2800 m, Solukhumbu).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

cameroni Champion, 1919: 50 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora; Lebong in Sikkim).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 432 (Dianous; characters; Bengal; Assam).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Dianous; characters; East Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 114 (Dianous; characters; India; China).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 511 (Dianous; characters; Pakistan; India; Nepal; China).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal, China.

cameronianus Jarrige, 1951: 132 (Dianous; Type locality: Lang-Giai, Tonkin).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 4 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 123 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

carinipennis Bernhauer, 1914c: 94 (Stenus; Type locality: Madura, Chambaganoor in Südostindien).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 326 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 104 (Dianous; characters). — Puthz, 1995c: 188 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

cebuensis Puthz, 2000a: 431 (Dianous; Type locality: Philippine Islands: Cebu: S. Badian Matutinao, Kawasan Falls, 2–50 m).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

chalybeus LeConte, 1863a: 49 (Dianous; Type locality: Marquette, Lake Superior).

  • — Casey, 1884: 9 (Dianous; characters; Lake Superior).

  • — Horn, 1885a: 113 (Dianous; synonym of coerulescens).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 549 (Dianous; synonym of coerulescens).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Dianous; synonym of coerulescens).

  • — L. Benick, 1925: 84 (Dianous; cited as chalybaeus; valid species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 7 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Dianous; USA; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 484 (Dianous; cited as chalybaeus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

championi Cameron, 1920a: 145 (Dianous; Type locality: Lebong, 5000 feet).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 433 (Dianous; characters; Bengal).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Dianous; characters; East Pakistan).

  • — Rougemont, 1980: 174 (Dianous; notes; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 41 (Dianous; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 110, 117 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 134 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Nepal.

sikkimi Cameron, 1943: 4 (Dianous; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum; Mangpu, Rongdong Valley).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 309 (Dianous; may be found in East Pakistan).

  • — Rougemont, 1980: 174 (Dianous; synonym of championi).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 41 (Dianous; synonym of championi).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 134 (Dianous; synonym of championi).

chetri Rougemont, 1980: 172 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: ca. 45 km SW of Kathmandu on Raxaul road).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 119 (Dianous; characters; Nepal; India).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 139 (Dianous; Bhutan; Nepal).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 433, 504 (Dianous; characters; China; India; Laos; Nepal; Bhutan).

  • Distribution: Bhutan, Nepal, India, China, Laos.

chinensis Bernhauer, 1916e: 28 (Dianous; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971g: 89, 91 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 7 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 461, 511 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

coeruleomicans Puthz, 1997b: 100 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Hainan: 4 km E. Jianfeng, 150 m, Jianfeng Mt.).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 504 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

coeruleotinctus Puthz, 2000a: 437 (Dianous; Type locality: NW Hunan: Wulingyuan, N. Dayong Sioxiyu, 400 m).

  • Distribution: China.

coeruleovestitus Puthz, 2000a: 436 (Dianous; Type locality: Hongkong: New Territories, Great Falls, Kadoorie Experimental Farm).

  • Distribution: China.

coerulescens Gyllenhal, 1810: 463 (Stenus; Type locality: Smolandia; Westrogothia).

  • — Ljungh, 1804: 62 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 cited biguttatus Ljungh as a synonym of coerulescens; Ljungh did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Linné]; characters; Sweden).

  • — Leach, 1819: 173 (type species of Dianous).

  • — Curtis, 1826: pl. 107 (Dianous; characters; type species of Dianous; Britain).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 41 (Dianous; cited as caerulescens; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 455 (Dianous; cited as caerulescens; Sweden).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 421 (Stenus; cited as caerulescens; characters; Finland).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 421 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as biguttatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of coerulescens Gyllenhal).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 440 (Dianous; characters; France).

  • — Westwood, 1838a: 17 (Dianous; type species).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 528 (Dianous; characters; Germany).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 528 (Dianous; [Note: Cited as biguttatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of coerulescens).

  • — Heer, 1839: 213 (Dianous; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 409 (Dianous; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 689 (Dianous; characters; Europe).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 689 (Dianous; [Note: Cited as biguttatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of coerulescens).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 186 (Dianous; characters; Sweden; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 723 (Dianous; characters; Austria).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 423 (Dianous; Pyrenees).

  • — Küster, 1854: 20 (Dianous; characters; Europe).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 43 (Stenus; notes; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 145 (Dianous; notes; England).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 372 (Dianous; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 219 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 739 (Dianous; characters; Germany).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 739 (Dianous; [Note: Cited as biguttatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of coerulescens).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 218 (Dianous; characters; Austria).

  • — Thomson, 1859: 28 (type species of Dianous).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 211 (Dianous; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1865a: 304 [= 1865b: 54] (Dianous; habitat; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 67 [= 1873a: 225] (Dianous; characters; France; Europe).

  • — Fauvel, 1874: 330 [= 1874b: 36] (Dianous; Spain).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 237 (Dianous; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 252 (Dianous; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 46 (Dianous; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 177 [= 1884a: 25] (Dianous; cited as caerulescens; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 326 (Dianous; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 549 (Dianous; characters; north and middle Europe; North America).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 549 (Dianous; [Note: Cited as biguttatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of coerulescens).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 154 (Dianous; characters; Germany).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1910a: 95 (Dianous; characters; France).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 401 (Dianous; characters; may be in Indiana [Note: This record may be incorrect]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Dianous; [Note: Cited as biguttatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of coerulescens).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 480 (Dianous; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 9 (Dianous; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 393 (Dianous; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; cited as caerulescens; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Dianous; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 413 (Dianous; checklist; Britain).

  • — Jeannel and Jarrige, 1949: 348 (Dianous; cave species; France; Serbia).

  • — Jenkins, 1957: 159 (Dianous; morphology and anatomy of pygidial glands).

  • — Jenkins, 1958 (Dianous; cocoon building and silk production by mature larvae; anatomy and cytology of silk glands; Britain).

  • — Jenkins, 1960 (Dianous; method of returning to banks of a pool; Britain).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 64 (Dianous; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 117 (Dianous; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Fagel, 1963: 427 (Dianous; Turkey).

  • — Horion, 1963: 399 (Dianous; cited as caerulescens; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; Holland; Belgium; France; Italy; Dalmatia; Bosnia; Montenegro; Romania; Hungary; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 129 (Dianous; characters; central Europe).

  • — Korge, 1964: 116 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 45 (Dianous; catalog; Austria).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 114 (Dianous; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 281 (Dianous; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1973i: 295 (Dianous; Russia).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Dianous; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1979i: 326 (Dianous; Turkey).

  • — Muona, 1979: 28 (Dianous; Finland; Russia; Sweden; Norway; Denmark).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 191 (Dianous; catalog; Poland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Dianous; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 7 (Dianous; characters; Turkey; Caucasus; map of distribution).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 367 (Dianous; Bulgaria).

  • — Bordoni, 1982b: 28 (Dianous; collected from moss; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Haberman, 1983: 101 (Stenus; Estonia).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 249 (Dianous; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Morgan and Morgan, 1985: 1819 (Dianous; cited as caerulescens; middle Holocene fossil; Michigan).

  • — Segers, 1986: 34 (Dianous; checklist of species; Belgium).

  • — Schülke and Uhlig, 1988: 7 (Dianous; notes; Germany).

  • — Pfeiffer and T. Bauer, 1990: 424 (Dianous; eye structure; predation).

  • — M. Hansen, Kristensen, Mahler, and Pedersen, 1991: 107 (Dianous; Denmark).

  • — Silfverberg, 1992: 20 (Dianous; Finland; Russia; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Estonia).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Dianous; ovariole number and ovary structure).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Dianous; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Terlutter, 1995: 54 (Dianous; Germany).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Dianous; Italy).

  • — M. Hansen, Mahler, Palm, and Pedersen, 1996: 242 (Dianous; Denmark).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 101 (Dianous; checklist; Denmark).

  • — Telnov, Bersevskis, Savich, Kovalevsky, Berdnikov, Doronin, Cibulskis, and Ratniece, 1997: 43 (Dianous; Latvia).

  • — Anderson, Nash, and O’Connor, 1997: 17 (Dianous; Ireland).

  • — M. Hansen, Palm, Pedersen, and Runge, 1998: 71 (Dianous; Denmark).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, USA.

rugulosus Stephens, 1835: 436 (Dianous; Type locality: Southgate; Hastings; Spitchwick; Woodland; Devon; near Roslyn Castle, Scotland; Halifax; banks of the Annan near Moffat).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 43 (Dianous; synonym of coerulescens). bisetosus Dufour, 1843: 36 (Stenus; Type locality: vallée d’Ossau).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 572 (Dianous; synonym of coerulescens).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 549 (Dianous; synonym of coerulescens).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Dianous; synonym of coerulescens).

concretus Puthz, 1988: 638 (Dianous; Type locality: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu National Park, Summit Trail, Pondok Lowii, 2300–2400 m).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

consors Cameron, 1927: 6, 7 (Dianous; Type locality: Assam, Naga Hills, alt. 6000 to 9000 ft.).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 413 (Dianous; characters; Assam).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 110 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

convexifrons Puthz, 1995c: 191 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Taplejung District: upper Tamur Valley, from Lungthung-waterfall to bamboo bridge, 1800–2150 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

corticicola Puthz, 1972m: 177 (Stenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Cuc phuong, Ninh binh).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 2 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 106 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

cribrarius Champion, 1919a: 98 (Dianous; Type locality: India: Tanakpur).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 422 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 112 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

cruentatus L. Benick, 1942: 37 (Dianous; Type locality: NO-Burma: Kambaiti, 7000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 5 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

cupreoaeneus Champion, 1923: 45 (Stenus; Type locality: Bodiar, Haldwani District of Kumaon).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 333 (Stenus; synonym of nigrovirens).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Stenus; synonym of nigrovirens).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; synonym of nigrovirens).

  • — L. Benick, 1938: 10 (Stenus; synonym of nigrovirens).

  • — Puthz, 1968j: 449 (Stenus; valid species; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 10 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 103 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

cupreogutta Puthz, 2000a: 488 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Nantou Hsien: Shanlinchi, 1650 m).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

cupreonotatus Cameron, 1927, see: verticosus Eppelsheim, 1895.

cupreostigma Puthz, 1984b: 102 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Chito Exp. Forest, 1150 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 510 (Dianous; characters; Taiwan).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

cupreoviolaceus Puthz, 1997b: 95 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Hainan: Jianfeng Mountains, 800 m, 500 m NE Tian Chi).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 508, 510 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

cyaneocupreus Puthz, 2000a: 468 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Taipei Hsien: South Fork Ching Mei Str., 3 km SE Ching Mei [19 km SE Teipei]).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

cyaneovirens Cameron, 1930: 335 (Stenus; Type locality: Assam: Naga Hills, alt. 9000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 106 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 131 (Dianous; cited as cyanovirens; Bhutan; Nepal).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; cited as cyanovirens; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, Bhutan.

cyanogaster Champion, 1919: 47, 54 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 417 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 121 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 139 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

dajak Puthz, 1988: 640 (Dianous; Type locality: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu, 1450–1550 m, Liwagu river).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

davaomontium Puthz, 1974c: 155 (Stenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Davao Province, Lake Linau, N. slope Mt. Apo, 7900 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 100 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

distigma Champion, 1919: 49, 54 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 427 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 10 (Dianous; characters; India; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49, 50 (Dianous; notes; characters; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, Vietnam.

dubiosus Puthz, 2000a: 467 (Dianous; Type locality: Guizhou: Huangguoshu).

  • Distribution: China.

electrigutta Puthz, 2000a: 496 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Nantou Hsien: Yushan N. P., 2 km W. Pai- Yun Hut, 3350 m).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

elegans Yablokov-Khnzoryan, 1957: 291 (Dianous; Type locality: Armianskaia SSR: Sevkar [Idzhevanskii raion]).

  • — Korge, 1964: 116 (Dianous; characters; Armenia).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 50 (Dianous; subspecies of coerulescens; characters; notes).

  • — Korge, 1971a: 25 (Dianous; characters; notes; Turkey).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 145 (Dianous; valid species; notes; Caucasus).

  • Distribution: Armenia, Turkey.

elegantulus Zheng, 1993a: 203, 205 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Mt. Emei, 710–1120 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 441, 503 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

emarginatus Zheng, 1993a: 201, 205 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Mt. Emei, 1600 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 482 (Dianous; characters; China; Burma ?).

  • Distribution: China, Myanmar ?.

emeiensis Zheng, 1993a: 201, 205 (Dianous; subspecies of hummeli; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Mt. Emei, 630 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 470, 518 (Dianous; valid species; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

fauveli Puthz, 2000a: 446 (Dianous; Type locality: Vietnam: Cao Bang).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

femoralis Cameron, 1927: 6, 9 (Dianous; Type locality: Assam, Naga Hills, alt. 9000 ft.).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 426 (Dianous; characters; Assam, alt. 9000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 6 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

festinus Herman, 2001: 54 (Dianous; replacement name for semicoeruleus Cameron).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

semicoeruleus Cameron, 1929b: 449 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Selangor: The Gap).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 102 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Herman, 2001: 54 (Dianous; synonym of festinus).

flavicoxatus L. Benick, 1928b: 235 (Stenus; Type locality: Sumatra: Ajer Mantcior).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Stenus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 100 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1997b: 113 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

flavoculatus Puthz, 1997b: 102 (Dianous; Type locality: Nord-Laos: Provinz Lg. Nam Tha, ca. 20 km SE Muang Sing, 950 m).

  • Distribution: Laos.

flavoguttatus Puthz, 1980: 1 (Dianous; Type locality: Vietnam: Berge NW Qui Chau, 500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 2 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

fluctivagus Puthz, 1990: 115 (Dianous; Type locality: East Nepal: Sindhu District: Simle, 1050–1100 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

frater Cameron, 1927: 6, 10 (Dianous; Type locality: Assam, Naga Hills, alt. 9000 ft.).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 438 (Dianous; characters; Assam).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 115 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 137 (Dianous; Bhutan).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Bhutan.

freyi L. Benick, 1940: 573 (Dianous; Type locality: N. W. China: Tienmuschan).

  • — L. Benick, 1942a: 76 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 1971g: 88, 91 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 10 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • — Cooter, 1997: 178 (Dianous; natural history notes; China).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 498, 514 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

gemmosus Puthz, 2000a: 459 (Dianous; Type locality: Yunnan: 100 km W Kunming, Diaolin Natural Reserve).

  • Distribution: China.

gonggamontis Puthz, 2000a: 473 (Dianous; Type locality: Sichuan: Gongga Shan, above Camp 3, 3050 m).

  • Distribution: China.

gongen Watanabe, 1984: 131 (Dianous; Type locality: Japan: Honshu: Miyagi Pref.: Mt. Ushiroeboshi-dake on Zaô Mts.).

  • — Naomi, 1988j: 48, 50 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 507 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

gracilipes Champion, 1921: 183 (Dianous; Type locality: Ranikhet Division of Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 408 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 111 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 134 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

gracilis Puthz, 1978: 123 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Bengal, Darjeeling District, 3 km S. of Ghum).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 116 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

grandistigma Puthz, 2000a: 480 (Dianous; Type locality: Yunnan: Xishuangbanna. Also may be from Vietnam).

  • Distribution: China, Vietnam ?.

gregarius Rougemont, 1985: 137 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Bagmati Prov.: Sundarijal Cascades).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49, 50 (Dianous; characters; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1990: 123 (Dianous; characters; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1995c: 190 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

hainanensis Puthz, 1997b: 104 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Hainan: Jianfeng Mts. 800 m, NE Teinchi).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 506 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: China.

hammondi Rougemont, 1980: 174 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: ca. 45 km SW of Kathmandu on the road to Raxaul).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 114 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; India).

  • Distribution: Nepal, India.

haraldi Puthz, 2000a: 432 (Dianous; Type locality: N. Laos: Prov. Lg. Nam Tha: ca. 20 km SE Muang Sing, 950 m).

  • Distribution: Laos.

heinzi Korge, 1964, see: ponticus Fagel, 1963.

hirsutus Rougemont, 1983c: 18 (Dianous; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Rai Prov., Nam Tok Mae Yao).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Thailand, Vietnam.

hummeli Bernhauer, 1936: 2 (Dianous; Type locality: N.O. Szechuan, am Kia-ling-ho, Yuen-kou).

  • — Puthz, 1971g: 89, 91 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 469, 515, 517 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

szechuanus Bernhauer, 1936: 3 (Dianous; Type locality: N.O. Szechuan, am Strande des Kia-ling-ho).

  • — Puthz, 1971g: 90 (Dianous; synonym of hummeli).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 469 (Dianous; synonym of hummeli).

hygrobius L. Benick, 1932a: 392, 395 (Stenus; Type locality: Mitteljava: Tjemerosewu am Lawu, ca. 1900 m).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 100 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

imitator Cameron, 1927, see: subtortuosus Champion, 1921.

inaequalis Champion, 1919: 45 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 415 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1971g: 91, 92 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • — Puthz, 1976: 2 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 99, 122 (Dianous; notes; characters; India; China; Nepal).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 12 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1984b: 104 (Dianous; Taiwan).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 139 (Dianous; Nepal; India).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 439, 503 (Dianous; characters; India; Nepal; China).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, China, Thailand, Taiwan.

caeruleoguttatus Cameron, 1927: 6, 8 (Dianous; Type locality: Assam, Naga Hills).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 417 (Dianous; characters; Assam).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1199 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1942: 48 (Dianous; Sikkim).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 99 (Dianous; synonym of inaequalis).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 12 (Dianous; synonym of inaequalis).

  • — Puthz, 1984b: 104 (Dianous; synonym of inaequalis).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 439 (Dianous; synonym of inaequalis).

laevior Puthz, 2000a: 439 (Dianous; subspecies of inaequalis; Type locality: Taiwan: Nantou Hsien, Shanlinchi, 1650 m).

inconspicuus Rougemont, 1985: 127 (Dianous; Type locality: Bhutan: Khamjee, 850 m).

  • Distribution: Bhutan.

iridicolor Scheerpeltz, 1976a: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Nepal: Umgebung von Kathmandu, 1400 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 104 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 128 (Dianous; notes; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

iwakisanus Watanabe, 1984: 134 (Dianous; Type locality: Japan: Honshu: Aomori Pref.: Mt. Iwaki-san).

  • — Naomi, 1997f: 5 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 507 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

jaechi Puthz, 1994b: 56 (Dianous; Type locality: Ceram: S. Manusela, 900–1500 m, Nordhang der Merkele Ridge).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

japonicus Sawada, 1960: 9 (Dianous; Type locality: Japan: Shikoku: Tokushima, Tani, alt. 200 m, V. Jinryo).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 87 (Dianous; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 110 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Naomi, 1988j: 50 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 507 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

septentrionalis Naomi, 1988j: 50 (Dianous; Type locality: Japan: Yamagata Pref.: Zenjin, Mt. Chokai).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 507 (Dianous; synonym of japonicus).

javanicola Puthz, 1997b: 108 (Dianous; Type locality: E. Java: 50 km S Surabaya, 800 m, Tretes, Kekek Bodo WF).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

kabakovi Puthz, 1980f: 235 (Dianous; Type locality: Vietnam: Berge SW Qui-chau, 300 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 4 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 121 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; Laos).

  • Distribution: Vietnam, Laos.

karen Rougemont, 1981b: 357 (Dianous; Type locality: Thailand: Mae Sa Cascades, Chieng Mai Prov.).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 12 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • — Rougemont, 1986a: 265 (Dianous; synonym of vietnamensis).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 452 (Dianous; valid species; characters).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

kinabalumontis Puthz, 1973d: 77 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Borneo: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu: Mesilau Camp Trail, 5000 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 99, 104, 105 (Dianous; notes; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 639 (Dianous; synonym of puthzi; [Note: This synonymy is erroneous. The use of puthzi in this citation is a error for kinabalumontis]).

  • Distribution: Borneo.

borneensis Puthz, 1973d: 75 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Borneo: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu: Mesilau Camp Trail, 5000 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 99 (Dianous; synonym of kinabalumontis).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 639 (Dianous; synonym of puthzi; [Note: This synonymy is erroneous; borneensis Puthz, 1976, was replaced by puthzi Lundgren; borneensis Puthz, 1973, was cited by Puthz, 1988, as a synonym of puthzi]).

klapperichi L. Benick, 1942a: 76 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Fukine, Shaowu, 500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971g: 91 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 10 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 499, 514 (Dianous; characters; notes; China).

  • Distribution: China.

laevior Puthz, 2000, see: inaequalis Champion, 1919.

lahu Rougemont, 1981b: 359 (Dianous; Type locality: Thailand: Doi Suthep, Chieng Mai Prov., alt. 900 m).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 20 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

lasti Puthz, 1981f: 130 (Dianous; Type locality: Indien: Madras: Anaimalai Hills, Cinchona, 3500 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 582 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1995c: 188 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

latitarsis L. Benick, 1942: 42 (Dianous; Type locality: Br. Sikkim: 200 m, Valley at Tista Bridge).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 309 (Dianous; may be found in East Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 111 (Dianous; characters; China; India).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 11 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 433, 502 (Dianous; characters; Sikkim; Kashmir; Nepal; Burma; Thailand; China).

  • Distribution: Nepal, India, Myanmar, Thailand, China.

miripes Rougemont, 1985: 134 (Dianous; Type locality: India: HP, Nagar, 1700 m).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 433 (Dianous; synonym of latitarsis).

lividus L. Benick, 1929: 61 (Stenus; Type locality: Subaan, Minodor; Pagsaryan, Luzon; Montalba).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 101 (Dianous; characters; Philippines; Timor).

  • Distribution: Philippines, Indonesia.

lobatipes Puthz, 2000a: 487 (Dianous; Type locality: Anhui: Huang Shan, 60 km NNW Tunxi nr. Tang Kou, 900–1000 m).

  • Distribution: China.

lobigerus Champion, 1919: 48, 54 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora. Also unnamed variety reported from Shillong, Assam).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 433 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 113 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 136 (Dianous; India).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

loebli Rougemont, 1987a: 51 (Dianous; Type locality: E. Nepal: Kosi, 2 km E. Mansingma, 1900 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

loeblianus Puthz, 1988: 644 (Dianous; Type locality: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu, 1450–1550 m, Liwagu river).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

luteoguttatus Champion, 1919a: 98 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 427 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 6 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 449, 506 (Dianous; characters; India; Nepal; Taiwan).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, Taiwan.

luteolunatus Puthz, 1980: 3 (Dianous; Type locality: Vietnam: Berge 50 km NO Tahi Nguyen, 300 m).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 356 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 2 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 484, 518 (Dianous; China; Vietnam; Laos).

  • Distribution: Laos, Vietnam, China.

luteostigmaticus Rougemont, 1986a: 263 (Dianous; Type locality: Hong Kong).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 518 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

malayanus Cameron, 1936b: 42 (Dianous; Type locality: Pahang: Cameron Highlands).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 119 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

margaretae Rougemont, 1985: 140 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Bagmati Prov.: stream descending from Nagarkot).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

martensi Rougemont, 1983a: 363 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Parbat Distr., Chitre, 2400 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

mendax Puthz, 2000a: 500 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Nantou Hsien, Shanlinchi, 1650 m).

  • Distribution: China.

meo Rougemont, 1981b: 361 (Dianous; Type locality: Thailand: Doi Suthep, Chieng Mai Prov.).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 16 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

minor Champion, 1919: 53 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 440 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 118 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; Laos).

  • Distribution: India, Laos.

miripes Rougemont, 1985, see: latitarsis L. Benick, 1942.

morimotoi Naomi, 1988j: 48 (Dianous; Type locality: Japan: Fukuoka Pref.: Mt. Kosho).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 507 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

moritai Naomi, 1997f: 1 (Dianous; Type locality: Japan: Sumiyo River, Nishinakama, Amami Is., Nansei Isls.).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 502 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

nagamontium Puthz, 1981f: 100, 103, 125 (Dianous; replacement name for assamensis Cameron).

  • Distribution: India, Myanmar.

assamensis Cameron, 1930: 335 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Naga Hills: Kampison, alt. 6000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1942: 7 (Stenus; Burma).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 100, 103, 125 (Dianous; synonym of nagamontium).

naicus Puthz, 1988: 652 (Dianous; Type locality: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu National Park, Poring Hot Springs area below Langanan Fall, 850 m).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

nepalensis Rougemont, 1985: 130 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Bagmati Prov.: Sundarijal Cascades).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

niger Rougemont, 1983c: 14 (Dianous; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Inthanon N. P., main road, 2200 m).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

nigrocyaneus Puthz, 1997b: 98 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Hainan: 30 km E. Maoyang, Wuzhi Shan Resort, 700–800 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 503 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

nigrovirens Fauvel, 1895: 206 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie: Carin Cheba, 500–1000 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie: Carin Asciuii Cheba, 1200–1300 m).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1928b: 236 (Stenus; Sumatra).

  • — L. Benick, 1928c: 453 (Stenus; Sumatra).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 333 (Stenus; characters; Burma; India).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Stenus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938: 10 (Stenus; Java).

  • — Puthz, 1968j: 450 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 9 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Carin Chebà, 500–1000 m; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 108 (Dianous; characters; Nepal).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 132 (Dianous; notes; characters; India).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, Myanmar, Indonesia.

nilgiriensis Puthz, 1995c: 186 (Dianous; Type locality: Indien: Tamil Nadu: Niligiri Hills, 900 m, 165 km SE Kotagiri, 76°56′E, 11°22′N).

  • Distribution: India.

nitidulus LeConte, 1874: 272 (Dianous; Type locality: White Mountains [New Hampshire], Oregon and British Columbia).

  • — Casey, 1884: 9 (Dianous; characters; New Hampshire, Colorado).

  • — Fall and Cockerell, 1907: 167 (Dianous; New Mexico).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 401 (Dianous; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Darlington, 1929: 386 (Dianous; habits; New Hampshire).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 247 (Dianous; characters; British Columbia; Idaho; Washington; Oregon).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 7 (Dianous; characters; Yukon Territory to New Mexico).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 484 (Dianous; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

zephyrus Casey, 1884: 11 (Dianous; Type locality: Vancouver Island, British Columbia).

  • — Horn, 1885a: 113 (Dianous; synonym of nitidulus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Dianous; synonym of nitidulus).

  • — Hatch, 1957: 247 (Dianous; synonym of nitidulus).

nokrekensis Puthz, 1997b: 110 (Dianous; Type locality: NE India: Meghalaya: W. Garo Hills, Nokrek N.P., ca. 1100 m, 25°29.6N, 90°19.5E).

  • Distribution: India.

obliquenotatus Champion, 1921: 183 (Dianous; Type locality: Rungbong, Gopaldhara, Sikkim).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 414 (Dianous; characters; Sikkim).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306, 308 (Dianous; characters; East Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 6 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Thailand, Bangladesh, India.

obscuroguttatus Cameron, 1927: 6, 8 (Dianous; Type locality: Assam, Naga Hills, Laimatak).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 421 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 121 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

ocellatus Cameron, 1930: 430 (Dianous; Type locality: Assam: Naga Hills, alt. 9000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1200 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 10 (Dianous; characters; India; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • — Rougemont, 1987: 704 (Dianous; Thailand; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 478, 512 (Dianous; characters; China; Thailand; India; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: India, Thailand, Vietnam, China.

acutus Zheng, 1994b: 479, 482 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Sichuan Province, Nanjiang, Dai Ba Mountains, alt. 900 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 478, 512 (Dianous; synonym of ocellatus ?).

ocellifer Puthz, 2000a: 478 (Dianous; Type locality: Yunnan: Ruili. Also cited from Laos).

  • Distribution: China, Laos.

oculatipennis Puthz, 1980: 3 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Yünnan: Siamonyang, 25 km N Ch’e-li, 810 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 2 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 486, 511 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

pallitarsis L. Benick, 1942: 45 (Dianous; Type locality: Br. Sikkim: 200 m Valley at Tista Bridge).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 309 (Dianous; may be found in East Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 110 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

philippinus Puthz, 1981f: 103, 125 (Dianous; replacement name for versicolor L. Benick).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

versicolor L. Benick, 1929: 63 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Los Baños, Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 103 (Dianous; synonym of philippinus).

pilosus Champion, 1919, see: banghaasi Bernhauer, 1916.

ponticus Fagel, 1963: 427 (Dianous; Type locality: N.E. Anatolie: Amsi Köy, 1200 m).

  • — Puthz, 1979i: 326 (Dianous; Turkey).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 122 (Dianous; characters; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

heinzi Korge, 1964: 115 (Dianous; Type locality: Kulakkaya bei Giresun, 1400 m).

  • — Korge, 1971a: 25 (Dianous; synonym of ponticus).

psilopterus L. Benick, 1942: 35 (Dianous; Type locality: NO-Burma: Punkaung, Road Sadon Myitkina).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 6 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

puberulus L. Benick, 1942, see: punctiventris Champion, 1919.

punctiventris Champion, 1919: 48 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 420 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306, 308 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan; East Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 123 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 445, 505 (Dianous; characters; India; Burma; Laos; Vietnam; China).

  • Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, China.

puberulus L. Benick, 1942: 39 (Dianous; Type locality: NO-Burma: Washaung, 200 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 4 (Dianous; Vietnam; China).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 123 (Dianous; characters; Burma; Vietnam; China).

purpureomaculatus Bernhauer, 1926, see: verticosus Eppelsheim, 1895.

puthzi Lundgren, 1984: 180 (Dianous; replacement name for borneensis Puthz).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 639 (Dianous; [Note: Erroneous use, see kinabalumontis]).

  • Distribution: Borneo.

borneensis Puthz, 1976: 6 (Dianous; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Sabah: W. Coast Residency, Ranau, 8 mi. N. Paring Hot Springs, 500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 118 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Lundgren, 1984: 180 (Dianous; synonym of puthzi).

pykaranus Cameron, 1934: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Nilgiri Hills: Pykara, altitude 7000 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 104 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 582 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1995c: 187 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

radiatus Champion, 1919: 51, 54 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 437 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 117 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 138 (Dianous; India; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1986k: 952 (Dianous; Pakistan).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

reformator Rougemont, 1980: 178 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Tistung. ca. 55 km SW of Kathmandu).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 101 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 106 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 132 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

robustus Cameron, 1924b: 179 (Dianous; Type locality: Kaligad near Dehra Dun).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 407 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 120 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 139 (Dianous; notes; India).

  • Distribution: India.

rougemonti Puthz, 1988: 645 (Dianous; Type locality: Sabah: Kinabalu National Park).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

rougemontianus Puthz, 2000a: 450 (Dianous; Type locality: Sichuan: Emei Shan).

  • Distribution: China.

ruginosus Zheng, 1993a: 204, 206 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Mt. Emei, 1500 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 454, 519 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

rugipennis Puthz, 2000a: 455 (Dianous; Type locality: NW Hunan: Wulingyuan, N. Dayong Sioxiyu, 400 m).

  • Distribution: China.

rugosipennis Puthz, 2000a: 456 (Dianous; Type locality: Fujian: Chong’an Wuyi Shan, 1 km Wuyi Gong Village [= Shanqian, ca 10 km S Chong’an City], 250 m).

  • Distribution: China.

rugulosus Stephens, 1835, see: coerulescens Gyllenhal, 1810.

saxicola Puthz, 1974c: 156 (Stenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Davao Province, East slope Mt. McKinley, 3000 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 100 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

scabricollis Champion, 1919: 46 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 425 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 119, 121 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; characters; Laos).

  • Distribution: India, Laos.

schillhammeri Puthz, 1997b: 112 (Dianous; Type locality: N-Sumatra: D. Tobe, Fluss südlich Prapat).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

schoenmanni Puthz, 2000a: 444 (Dianous; Type locality: Sichuan: Guan Xian Co., Balang Shan, 3 km W, ca. 1950 m).

  • Distribution: China.

semicoeruleus Cameron, 1929, see: festinus Herman, 2001.

senex Puthz, 2000a: 464 (Dianous; Type locality: China: W. Sichuan: Daxue Shan, Hailuogo Glacier Park, 2100 m, 29.36.00 N, 102.03.35 E).

  • Distribution: China.

septentrionalis Naomi, 1988, see: japonicus Sawada, 1960.

shan Rougemont, 1981a: 328 (Dianous; Type locality: Burma: Taunggyi).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 18 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand.

shibatai Sawada, 1960: 10 (Dianous; Type locality: Japan: Honshu: Nagano, Inagoyu).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 87 (Dianous; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 111 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Naomi, 1991a: 163 (Dianous; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1997f: 5 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 507 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

siamensis Rougemont, 1983c: 13 (Dianous; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Pui, 250 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Thailand, Vietnam.

siberutensis Puthz, 1997b: 113 (Dianous; Type locality: S-Siberut: w. Muarasiberut Madobak).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

sichuanensis Puthz, 1990: 124 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Emei Shan [O-mei Shan]).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 518 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

sikkimi Cameron, 1943, see: championi Cameron, 1920.

siwalikensis Cameron, 1927: 6, 7 (Dianous; Type locality: Siwaliks; Lachiwala; Chakrata; Bangar; Mussorie; Mossy Falls).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 418 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 122 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: India, Vietnam.

smetanai Puthz, 1988: 654 (Dianous; Type locality: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu National Park, Poring Hot Springs area below Langanan Fall, 850 m).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

socius Zheng, 1993a: 200, 205 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Mt. Emei, 710 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 477, 513, 516 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

spiniventris Puthz, 1980f: 238 (Dianous; Type locality: China: West-Yünnan: Gan Nan Ba, 650 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 112, 113 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 509 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

srivichaii Rougemont, 1981b: 354 (Dianous; Type locality: Thailand: Doi Suthep, Chieng Mai Prov., alt. 900 m. Also cited from Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 4 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 12 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1983: 1 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427, 505 (Dianous; characters; China; Burma; Thailand; Vietnam; Laos).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China.

strabo Puthz, 1995c: 192 (Dianous; Type locality: Vietnam [Tonkin]: Thai Nguyen. Also cited from China).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427, 512 (Dianous; characters; China; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Thailand, Vietnam, China.

striatellus L. Benick, 1932a: 390, 395 (Stenus; Type locality: Bali: bei Baturiti unterhalb Tamantanda).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938: 10 (Stenus; Java).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 105 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1984: 228 (Dianous; Java; Bali).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

subtortuosus Champion, 1921: 201 (Dianous; Type locality: Jagthana in Kumaon).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 436 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 113, 117 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

imitator Cameron, 1927: 6, 9 (Dianous; Type locality: Chakrata district, Sainj Khud, alt. 6500 ft.).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 436 (Dianous; synonym of subtortuosus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; synonym of subtortuosus).

subvorticosus Champion, 1919: 52, 54 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 440 (Dianous; characters; Assam; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307, 309 (Dianous; characters; East and West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 113 (Dianous; characters; India; China).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 509, 521 (Dianous; characters; India; China).

  • Distribution: India, China.

sucinigutta Puthz, 2000a: 492 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Chiai Hsien: Alishan, Sister Ponds, 2180 m).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

suciniguttatus Puthz, 2000a: 497 (Dianous; Type locality: Sichuan: Emei Shan).

  • Distribution: China.

sucininotatus Puthz, 2000a: 495 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan: Pingtung Hsien: Peitawushan above Kuai- Ku Hut, 2750 m).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

sulcatipennis Puthz, 1998f: 150 (Dianous; replacement name for sulcipennis Puthz, 1997).

  • Distribution: India.

sulcipennis Puthz, 1997b: 106 (Dianous; [preoccupied]; Type locality: NE-India: Meghalaya: W. Garo Hills, Nokrek N.P., ca. 1100 m, 25°19.6′N, 90°19.5′E).

sulcipennis Puthz, 1995c: 185 (Dianous; Type locality: Indien: Kerala: Palmi Hills, 30 km E. Munnar, 1900 m, 77°15′E, 10°08′N).

  • Distribution: India.

sulcipennis Puthz, 1997, see: sulcatipennis Puthz, 1998.

szechuanus Bernhauer, 1936, see: hummeli Bernhauer, 1936.

taiwanensis Puthz, 1971g: 88 (Dianous; Type locality: Formosa: Taiheizan).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 9 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1984b: 101 (Dianous; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 474, 512, 514, 515, 517 (Dianous; characters; Taiwan).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

bilunatus Puthz, 1984b: 101 (Dianous; Type locality: Taiwan C.: Alisan, 2400 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 474 (Dianous; synonym of taiwanensis).

tiomanensis Puthz, 1997b: 114 (Dianous; Type locality: Malaysia: Pahang: Tioman Island, Umg. Kampung Tekek).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

tonkinensis Puthz, 1968j: 447 (Stenus; Type locality: Tonkin: Hoa-Binh).

  • — Puthz, 1973d: 71 (Stenus; characters; Borneo; Sumatra).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 359 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 2 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 101, 102 (Dianous; characters; Vietnam; Thailand; Celebes; Borneo; Sumatra).

  • — Rougemont, 1984: 228 (Dianous; notes; Sulawesi).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 501 (Dianous; characters; Vietman; Thailand; Borneo; Sulawesi; China).

  • Distribution: China, Vietnam, Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia.

tortuosus Champion, 1919: 52, 54 (Dianous; Type locality: India: W. Almora).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 439 (Dianous; characters; Assam; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • Distribution: India.

tortus Cameron, 1927: 6, 10 (Dianous; Type locality: Chakrata district, Sainj Khud, alt. 6500 ft.).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 440 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 114 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

tumidifrons Puthz, 1995c: 189 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Gunrase, 2300 m, Dhankuta).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

uncinipenis Puthz, 1995c: 188 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Rasuwa District: Langtang Khola Valley, 2.5 km E. Syabru, 1730 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

uniformis Zheng, 1993a: 203, 206 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Sichuan, Mt. Emei, 710–1120 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 448, 521 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

variegatus Puthz, 2000a: 481 (Dianous; Type locality: Yunnan: Ruile).

  • Distribution: China.

versicolor Cameron, 1914: 533 (Dianous; Type locality: India: Lebong, 5000 feet).

  • — Champion, 1919: 43 (Dianous; characters; Sikkim).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 411 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Dianous; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 115 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 136 (Dianous; notes; Bhutan; Nepal).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1990: 123 (Dianous; characters; India; Nepal; Bhutan).

  • — Puthz, 1995c: 190 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 433, 504, 508 (Dianous; characters; China; India; Nepal; Bhutan).

  • Distribution: China, India, Nepal, Bhutan.

versicolor L. Benick, 1929, see: philippinus Puthz, 1981.

verticosus Eppelsheim, 1895b: 404 (Dianous; Type locality: Pegu).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 186 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 429 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307, 308 (Dianous; cited as vertocosus on page 308; characters; East and West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980: 11 (Dianous; characters; India; Burma; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 41 (Dianous; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; Vietnam; China).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 113 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 114 (Dianous; characters; India; Vietnam; China).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 510, 515 (Dianous; characters; India; Burma; Vietnam; China).

  • Distribution: China, Vietnam, Myanmar, India.

bisignatus Cameron, 1921: 270 (Dianous; Type locality: Lebong, Bengal, alt. 5000 ft.).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 429 (Dianous; variety of verticosus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; variety of verticosus).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Dianous; variety of verticosus; characters; East Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; synonym of verticosus).

purpureomaculatus Bernhauer, 1926: 25 (Dianous; Type locality: Ost-Indien: Kobo, 400 ft.).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 431 (Dianous; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 41 (Dianous; synonym of verticosus).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; synonym of verticosus).

cupreonotatus Cameron, 1927: 6, 9 (Dianous; variety of bisignatus; Type locality: Siwaliks, Lachiwala, Nakraunda. Chakrata district, Bangar).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 429 (Dianous; variety of verticosus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; variety of verticosus).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Dianous; variety of verticosus; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; synonym of verticosus).

vietnamensis Puthz, 1980f: 234 (Dianous; Type locality: Vietnam: Berge 50 km NO Thai-Nguyen, 300 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 3 (Dianous; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 118 (Dianous; characters; Vietnam; Thailand).

  • — Rougemont, 1986a: 265 (Dianous; notes; Malaysia).

  • — Zheng, 1994b: 479 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 452, 520 (Dianous; characters; China; Vietnam; Laos).

  • Distribution: Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, China.

violaceus Puthz, 1997b: 94 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Hainan: 30 km E. Maoyang, Wuzhi Shan Resort, 700–800 m).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 506 (Dianous; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

viridicatus Naomi, 1997f: 3 (Dianous; Type locality: Japan: Nara Pref.: Ohdaigahara).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 507 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

viridicupreus Rougemont, 1985: 129 (Dianous; Type locality: Nepal: Bagmati Prov.: Shivapuri, 2800 m).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49, 50 (Dianous; notes; characters; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

viridipennis Cameron, 1927: 6, 10 (Dianous; Type locality: Assam, Naga Hills, alt. 9000 ft.).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 444 (Dianous; characters; Assam).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1201 (Dianous; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 117 (Dianous; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

viriditinctus Champion, 1920: 172 (Stenus; Type locality: West Almora, 6000 ft., and Sunderdhunga, 8000–12,000 ft. both in Kumoan).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 335 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 104 (Dianous; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1985: 127 (Dianous; notes; Bhutan; Nepal; India).

  • — Rougemont, 1987a: 49 (Dianous; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, Bhutan.

wittmeri Rougemont, 1985: 133 (Dianous; Type locality: India: Darjeeling District: Chim Khona, Ghum, 2200 m).

  • Distribution: India.

yao Rougemont, 1981a: 330 (Dianous; Type locality: Burma: Taunggyi).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 359 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 18 (Dianous; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 431, 502 (Dianous; characters; Burma; Thailand; China).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, China.

yangae Puthz, 2000a: 462 (Dianous; Type locality: Sichuan: Emei Shan).

  • Distribution: China.

yoshidai Naomi, 1988j: 51 (Dianous; Type locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref.: Kanpira-fall, Iriomote Is.).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 509, 520 (Dianous; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

yunnanensis Puthz, 1980f: 236 (Dianous; Type locality: China: Yunnan: Kingtung, 1200 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 4 (Dianous; China).

  • — Puthz, 1981f: 120 (Dianous; characters; notes; China; India).

  • — Puthz, 2000a: 427, 505, 521 (Dianous; characters; India; China; Nepal).

  • Distribution: China, Nepal, India.

zephyrus Casey, 1884, see: nitidulus LeConte, 1874.

Stenus
[1990 species (3 doubtful); Neotropical, Nearctic, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, Oriental, Australian, and Oceanic Regions]

Stenus Latreille, 1797: 77 (without included species; first included species see Paykull, 1800).

Type species: Staphylinus juno Paykull, fixed by subsequent monotypy.

  • — Paykull, 1800: 433 (characters; first included species: juno).

  • — Fabricius, 1801: 602 (characters).

  • — Latreille, 1802: 130 (characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1802: 153 (characters).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 285, 349 (characters; notes).

  • — Ljungh, 1804: 59 (characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 225 (characters).

  • — Latreille, 1806: 294 (characters).

  • — Latreille, 1810: 181, 427 (characters; type species).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 463 (characters).

  • — Leach, 1815: 91 (characters).

  • — Samouelle, 1819: 173 (characters).

  • — Billberg, 1820: 17 (characters; list of some species).

  • — Dejean, 1821: 25 (list of species in collection).

  • — Latreille, 1825: 245 (cited as Stène; characters).

  • — Curtis, 1826: pl. 107 (characters to differentiate from Dianous).

  • — Berthold, 1827: 331 (characters).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 86 (characters).

  • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (characters; type species).

  • — Le Peletier and Serville, 1828: 482 (characters; notes; list of species).

  • — Curtis, 1829: 32 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Stephens, 1829a: 24 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Stephens, 1829: 288 (catalog; Britain).

  • — Latreille, 1829: 437 (characters).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 9, 40 (characters).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 423, 455 (characters).

  • — Griffith and Pidgeon, 1832: 294 (characters).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 420 (characters).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 282 (characters; habitat).

  • — Dejean, 1833: 66 (list of species).

  • — Gistel, 1834: 9 (list of species).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 441 (characters; France).

  • — Thion, 1835: 153 (anatomy of mouthparts; protrusible labium).

  • — Buquet, 1835: 165 (remarks on protrusible labium).

  • — Audouin, 1835: 166 (protrusible labium).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 69 (characters).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 528 (characters).

  • — Heer, 1839: 213 (characters).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 407 (characters).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 689 (characters).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 184 (characters).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1844: 351 (notes).

  • — Solier, 1849: 305 (characters).

  • — Schaum, 1852: 28 (list of species; Europe).

  • — Lacordaire, 1854: 107 (characters; notes; list of species).

  • — Wollaston, 1854: 596 (characters; notes).

  • — Gistel, 1856: 267, 389 (list of species).

  • — Jacquelin du Val, 1857: 51 (characters).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 740 (characters).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 218 (characters; key to Austrian species).

  • — Thomson, 1858: 39 (characters).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (catalog of British species).

  • — Thomson, 1859: 28 (characters; type species: biguttatus).

  • — Schaum, 1859: 29 (catalog; European species).

  • — Jacquelin du Val, 1868: 74 (catalog; European species).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 211 (characters).

  • — LeConte, 1861a: 67 (characters).

  • — Gredler, 1863: 112 (list of species from Tirol).

  • — LeConte, 1863: 25 (list of North American species).

  • — Wencker and Silbermann, 1866: 32 (list of species; collecting notes; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1867a: 18 [= 1868: 23] (characters).

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 632 (catalog).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 238 (characters; key to Austrian species).

  • — Oustalet, 1874: 136 (characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1875a: XIV [= 1875b: 216] (catalog).

  • — Sharp, 1876: 358 (notes).

  • — Fauvel, 1877: 207 (notes).

  • — Provancher, 1877: 256 (characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1878f: 221 (characters; notes).

  • — Fauvel, 1878g: 501 (key to Australian species).

  • — Heyden, 1880: 77 (list of species of Siberian region).

  • — Duvivier, 1883: 179 (catalog).

  • — Lynch, 1884: 332 (characters).

  • — Rey, 1884: 180 [= 1884a: 28] (characters; key to French species).

  • — Casey, 1884: 12 (characters; key to North American species).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 327 (notes; key to British species).

  • — Seidlitz, 1891: 360 (key to some European species).

  • — Seidlitz, 1891a: 383 (key to some European species).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1891: 110 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Heyden, 1893: 46 (list of species of Siberian region).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 549 (adult and larval characters; key to middle European species).

  • — Heyden, 1896: 34 (list of species of Siberian region).

  • — Fauvel, 1897d: 264 (catalog of species of Barbary; Madeira; Canaries).

  • — Piffard, 1901: 99 (gliding on surface of water).

  • — Heyden, Reitter, and Weise, 1906: 145 (list of species of Europe and Caucasus).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 154 (characters; key to species and subgenera).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 401 (characters; key to Indiana species).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1910a: 96 (key to and annotated list of species of Seine Basin, France).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (world catalog; 596 species).

  • — Petri, 1912: 60 (list of species of Siebenbürgen).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 480 (characters; key to Danish species).

  • — Leng, 1920: 98 (catalog of North American species).

  • — Cameron, 1921a: 351, 401 (characters; key to Singapore species; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1922b (secondary male characteristics).

  • — Winkler, 1925: 349 (catalog for Palaearctic region).

  • — Cameron, 1925: 25, 105 (catalog of Indian species).

  • — Porta, 1926: 54 (characters; key to species of Italy).

  • — Bruch, 1928a: 424 (catalog; Argentina).

  • — L. Benick, 1929: 33 (morphology; distribution; notes; key to Philippine species).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a (discussion; larval and adult characters; anatomy; key to european species and to subgenera; checklist of European species).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 393 (adult and larval characters; key to French species).

  • — Böving and Craighead, 1930: pl. 17 (larval characters).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 320 (characters; key to subgenera and species of British India).

  • — Roubal, 1930: 335 (catalog; Slovakia).

  • — Joy, 1932: 6 (key to British species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1144 (world catalog supplement).

  • — Renkonen, 1934 (natural history).

  • — Normand, 1935: 363 (list of species of Tunisia).

  • — L. Benick, 1938a: 146 (notes on Brazilian species).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c (notes and key to Central American species).

  • — Paulian, 1941: 183 (larval characters).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 209 (characters; type species: biguttatus; key to species of West Indies).

  • — Blackwelder, 1944: 113 (checklist of species from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies).

  • — Sanderson, 1946: 426 (key to species of croceatus group).

  • — Tottenham, 1948: 189 (key to British species of pubescens group).

  • — Jeannel and Jarrige, 1949: 347 (cave species).

  • — Kloet and Hincks, 1945: 163 (list of British species).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 356, 412 (type species: biguttatus Linné; notes; checklist of British species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 359 (notes; type species: juno).

  • — Tottenham, 1954: 58 (characters; key to British species).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 247 (characters; key to subgenera and species of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Sanderson, 1958 (characters for and key to species of advenus complex).

  • — Kocher, 1958: 111 (checklist of species; Morocco).

  • — Smetana, 1959a: 201 (list of species collected in Albania).

  • — Sawada, 1960: 9 (characters in key).

  • — Smetana, 1961b: 149 (key to Czechoslovakian species of Hypostenus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961 (characters; key to and checklist of Polish species; key to subgenera).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 67 (characters; key to species of Sweden).

  • — Ferreira, 1962a: 13 (list of Portuguese species).

  • — Székessy, 1963: 37 (characters).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 108 (characters; key to central European subgenera and species).

  • — Kasule, 1966: 274 (larval characters).

  • — Puthz, 1966g: 133, 145, 146 (biogeographic and phylogenetic discussion of species of Madeira and Canary Islands; key to endemic species of Canary Islands).

  • — Pototskaia, 1967: 16 (larval characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967s: 226 (subgenera not monophyletic).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 398 (characters; key to Chilean species).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 303 (key to species of East and West Pakistan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 35 (catalog of Austrian species).

  • — Weinreich, 1968 (anatomy; mouthparts; behavior; development; larva).

  • — Puthz, 1969e: 528 (key to some Australian-Polynesian species).

  • — Puthz, 1969k: 118 (dispersal; plankton).

  • — Bolov, 1969a: 328 (collecting notes for some species; Russia).

  • — Puthz, 1970p (notes on species in Baudi collection).

  • — Puthz, 1971 (morphology; ecology; development; distribution; notes on natural history; discussion; characters; key to subgenera, species groups, and species of Africa; revision of African species; phylogenetic and biogeographic discussions).

  • — Puthz, 1970l: 206 (key to species of pusillus group).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 211, 214 (key to species of Ceylon; phylogenetic and biogeographic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971t: 448 (key to species of New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 531 (key to species of Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1971w (list of species from Finland).

  • — Puthz, 1972 (key to species of Madagascar; species groups classification).

  • — Shibata, 1973c: 37 (checklist of species of Taiwan).

  • — Bordoni, 1973j: 673 (list of species from islands near Sicily).

  • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 171 (checklist of species of USSR).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 440 (key to species of Korea).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1975: 311 (catalog; North America north of Mexico).

  • — Bordoni, 1975 (list of species collected in Toscana, Italy).

  • — Shibata, 1976: 186 (checklist of species of Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1976: 23 (key to species of Nepal).

  • — Pope, 1977: 25 (list of British species).

  • — Topp, 1978: 310 (larval characters).

  • — Moore and Legner, 1979: 292 (characters; notes).

  • — Uhlig, 1979: 245 (some species collected in Germany).

  • — M. Dvořák, 1979: 110, 120 (some species collected in Slovakia; key to species of Czechoslovakia with aedeagal illustrations).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 28 (key to species of subgenera Stenus and Nestus of Oriental region).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 358 (list of species from Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, and Bulgaria).

  • — Uhlig, Vogel, and Sieber, 1980: 242 (some species collected in Germany).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 69 (discussions of geographical and altitudinal distribution and melanism of species of Ethiopia).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 350, 383 (key to and discussion of species of Thailand).

  • — Uhlig and Vogler, 1981: 95 (list of some species collected in Germany; habitat and collecting notes).

  • — Spahr, 1981: 97 (references to specimens from amber and copal).

  • — Puthz, 1981d: 122 (checklist of species of Taiwan).

  • — E. Matthews, 1982: 8 (notes; Australia).

  • — Hammond, 1984: 201 (checklist of species of Borneo).

  • — Rougemont, 1984: 240 (comments on species of Indonesia).

  • — Puthz, 1984: 68, 88, 91, 117 (characters of podagricus and aeneas species groups and key to their species; distribution).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 96 (key to species of bispinus group).

  • — Ádám, 1985: 249 (list of species from southeast Hungary).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 230 (checklist of species of Korea).

  • — Frank, 1986a: 366 (checklist of species of Florida).

  • — Puthz, 1986h: 13 (key to species of Nepal near buddha).

  • — Muona and Viramo, 1986: 22 (list of species of northeastern Finland).

  • — Segers, 1986: 29 (checklist of species; Belgium).

  • — Dettner, 1987: 28 (defensive glands).

  • — Ádám, 1987: 141 (list of 10 species with collecting notes; Hungary).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 633–637 (characters and composition of species groups in Borneo).

  • — Puthz, 1988a: 285 (key to species of subfasciatus complex).

  • — Naomi, 1988g: 55, 61 (characters of subgenus; key to species of subgenus Stenus of Japan).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 215 (key to species of Caucasus).

  • — Angelini, 1991: 194 (list of species from high elevations of Calabria, Italy).

  • — Lecoq, 1991a: 173 (aggregations).

  • — M. Hansen, Kristensen, Mahler, Pedersen, 1991: 107 (list of Danish species).

  • — Frank, 1991: 345 (larval characters).

  • — Dauphin, 1991: 278 (key of French species of subgenus Stenus).

  • — T. Bauer and Pfeiffer, 1991 (predatory behavior).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (checklist of species; Alaska and Canada).

  • — Silfverberg, 1992: 20 (list of species of Fennoscandia, Denmark, and the Baltic States).

  • — Navarrete-Heredia and Márquez-Luna, 1993 (cave collections; Mexico).

  • — Siitonen, 1993: 230 (list of Finnish species).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (ovariole structure and development).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (list of species of Czech Republic and Slovakia).

  • — Hernández, Outerelo, and Gamarra, 1994: 187 (checklist of species; Canary Islands).

  • — M. Hansen, Liljehult, Mahler, and Pedersen, 1995: 28 (additional records to Danish list of species).

  • — Terlutter, 1995: 30 (list of some species of Germany).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (list of species of Italy).

  • — Betz, 1996 (labral adhesion capture apparatus; anatomy and morphology; function; evolution).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 101 (list of Danish species).

  • — M. Hansen, Mahler, Palm, and Pedersen, 1996: 241 (additions to list of Danish species).

  • — Kanehisa and Tsumuki, 1996 (pygidial secretions).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 484 (characters; key to species of Northeastern North America).

  • — Naomi, 1997c: 2, 6 (discussion of spermathecal morphology; key to Japanese species of cirrus group).

  • — Reid, 1997 (new collecting records for Australian species; species are relatively rare and ecologically insignificant in Australia; greatest diversity in northern Queensland).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 387, 392 (comments on paraglossal characters; list of species from Vietnam).

  • — Lundgren, 1998: 47 (list of species from Florida; records for other States listed for each species).

  • — M. Hansen, Palm, Pedersen, and Runge, 1998: 71 (list of species collected in 1997; Denmark).

  • — Kölsch and Betz, 1998 (ultrastructure and function of adhesion-capture apparatus).

  • — Betz, 1998 (comparative predatory behavior; use of labral apparatus).

  • — Betz, 1999 (inventory and discussion of feeding, reproduction, grooming, resting, protection behavior).

  • — Kölsch, 2000 (ultrastructure of glands and production and function of secretion of adhesive capture apparatus).

  • — Newton, Thayer, Ashe, and Chandler, 2000: 381 (167 Nearctic species; notes; characters in key).

Eyryops Gravenhorst, 1802: xi (cited as a synonym of Stenus; [Note: Nomen nudum; it was first published as a junior synonym and was not treated as an available name and either adopted as the name of a taxon or treated as a senior homonym (Article 11.6)]).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 163 (synonym of Stenus; type species).

Zolmaenus Stephens, 1829: 291 (without description; species included: juno). Type species: Staphylinus juno Paykull, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 409 (synonym of Stenus; type species: juno).

Laestris Melsheimer, 1844: 40 (species included: fuscipes, cited without description or indication and as a synonym of Stenus erythropus; [Note: Nomen nudum: Laestris was first published in a catalog (Melsheimer, 1806: 59) with three species, two of them without authorship and the third as “fuscipes, K.” Melsheimer (p. v) attributed the arrangement of the classification to “Professor Knoch in Brunswick, Germany” so the “K.” probably referred to him. However there were no descriptions or indications (Article 12.1) for any of the species so neither the generic or specific names are available. In 1844 Melsheimer cited “Laestris fuscipes, Melsh. Catal. 1345” as a synonym of Stenus erythropus Melsheimer. Blackwelder (1952: 208) argued that the synonymy of Laestris fuscipes with Stenus erythropus made fuscipes available and therefore the type species of Laestris by monotypy. Neither name is available because neither seems to have been adopted as the name of a taxon nor treated as a senior homonym (Article 11.3). Laestris is unavailable because it includes no available species and therefore has no type species]).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 208 (synonym of Stenus; type species).

Hemistenus Motschulsky, 1860: 557 (without included species; see Motschulsky, 1870, for first included species). Type species: Stenus gilvipes Motschulsky, fixed by subsequent designation by Blackwelder, 1952: 182.

  • — Motschulsky, 1870: 47 (Hemistenus, species included: elevatus, bituberculatus, gilvipes, carinifrons, picipes, cariniger, bivulneratus, piliferus, bispinus, cribellatus, fulsvescens, pictus).

  • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 632 (synonym of Stenus).

  • — Rey, 1884: 364 [= 1884a: 212] (subgenus of Stenus; characters; key to French species).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 154 (subgenus of Stenus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (synonym of Hypostenus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (subgenus of Stenus).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 485 (subgenus of Stenus; key to Danish species).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 11, 84 (subgenus of Stenus; [Note: Also cited as synonym of Parastenus (p. 59) and Hypostenus (p. 54); the type species (gilvipes) was listed as a synonym of impressus, a species Benick included in the subgenus Parastenus]; characters in key; key to European species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (world catalog supplement; subgenus of Stenus).

  • — Tottenham, 1939d: 229 (type species designation: pallitarsis).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 208 (subgenus of Stenus; type species pallitarsis).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 365, 413 (type species: pallitarsis Stephens; subgenus of Stenus; checklist of British species).

  • — L. Benick, 1951a: 285 (key to species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 182 (subgenus of Stenus; type species).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 248, 249 (subgenus of Stenus; characters; key to species of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Ádám, 1987: 142 (species formerly in Hemistenus now in Metastenus; list of five species with collecting notes; Hungary).

  • — Naomi, 1988d: 28 (subgenus of Stenus; characters; key to species of Japan).

Mutinus Casey, 1884: 146 (subgenus of Stenus; species included: gilae, dispar). Type species: Stenus (Mutinus) dispar Casey, fixed by subsequent designation by Blackwelder, 1943: 209.

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (synonym of Tesnus).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 11 (synonym of Tesnus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 209 (synonym of Tesnus; type species: dispar).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 251 (synonym of Tesnus; type species).

Areus Casey, 1884: 150 (species included: retrusus, fraternus, umbratilis, croceatus, advena, europs, megalops, lugens, plicipennis, agnatus, sayi, amabilis, flavicornis, annularis, perforatus, nitescens, pollens, patens, reconditus, propinquus, canadensis, pinguis, utenis, trajectus, papagonis, obsoletus, artus, dilutus, meridionalis, callosus, varipes, arculus, punctatus, dissentiens, hubbardi, laetulus, leviceps, politulus, simiolus, pertinax, lucidus). Type species: Stenus flavicornis Erichson, fixed by subsequent designation by Blackwelder, 1943: 209).

  • — Horn, 1885a: 113 (synonym of Hemistenus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (synonym of Hypostenus).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 54 (synonym of Hypostenus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 209 (synonym of Hypostenus; type species: flavicornis).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 61 (synonym of Hypostenus; type species).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 250 (synonym of subgenus Hypostenus).

Nestus Rey, 1884: 246 [= 1884a: 94] (subgenus of Stenus; species included: palposus, ruralis, buphthalmus, notatus, nitidus, forminosus, cribrellus, discretus, incrassatus, inaequalis, cinerascens, rugulosus, longipennis, atratulus, externus, tenuis, propinquus, foveifrons, canaliculatus, albipilus, subdepressus, morio, aequalis, arcuatus, transfuga, gracilentus, carbonarius, pusillus, exiguus, oreophilus, incanus, relucens, opacus, macrocephalus, vafellus, altifrons, fuscipes, circularis, planifrons, declaratus, latior, assequens, humilis, argus). Type species: Stenus boops Ljungh (= Stenus buphthalmus sensu Gravenhorst), fixed by application of Article 70.3.2 (see Herman, 2001).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 154 (subgenus of Stenus; characters).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 483 (subgenus of Stenus; key to Danish species).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 11, 32 (subgenus of Stenus; characters in key; key to European species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (synonym of Stenus).

  • — L. Benick, 1938a: 147 (notes on Brazilian species).

  • — Tottenham, 1940: 49 (type species: boops = buphthalmus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 208 (synonym of Stenus; type species: boops).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 365, 412 (type species: boops Ljungh = buphthalmus Gravenhorst; subgenus of Stenus; checklist of British species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 262 (subgenus of Stenus; type species).

  • — Ádám, 1987: 141 (list of 11 species with collecting notes; Hungary).

  • — Naomi, 1988f: 43 (subgenus of Stenus; characters; species of Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1989f: 40 (subgenus of Stenus; key to species of Japan).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 178 (subgenus of Stenus; key to species of France).

  • — Herman, 2001: 10 (type species; discussion; fixed by application of Article 70.3.2).

Tesnus Rey, 1884: 315 [= 1884a: 163](subgenus of Stenus; species included: crassiventris, littoralis, intermedius, opticus, eumerus, nigritulus, unicolor). Type species: Stenus opticus Gravenhorst, fixed by subsequent designation by Tottenham, 1940: 49.

  • — Reitter, 1909: 154 (subgenus of Stenus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (subgenus of Stenus).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 486 (subgenus of Stenus; key to Danish species).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 10, 11 (subgenus of Stenus; characters in key; key to European species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (world catalog supplement; subgenus of Stenus).

  • — L. Benick, 1938a: 147 (notes on Brazilian species).

  • — Tottenham, 1940: 49 (type species: opticus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 209 (subgenus of Stenus; type species: opticus).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 365, 412 (type species: opticus Gravenhorst; subgenus of Stenus; checklist of British species).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 567 (key to American species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 381 (subgenus of Stenus; type species).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 268 (subgenus of Stenus; characters; key to species of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 204 (key to Palaearctic species).

  • — Ádám, 1987: 142 (list of four species with collecting notes; Hungary).

  • — Naomi, 1989f: 40 (subgenus of Stenus; key to species of Japan).

Mesostenus Rey, 1884: 326 [= 1884a: 174] (subgenus of Stenus; species included: cordatus, hospes, politus, hespericus, subaeneus, aerosus, elegans, impressipennis, fuscicornis, glacialis, scaber, geniculatus, palustris, impressus, flavipes, montivagus, speculifer, pallipes; preoccupied by Gravenhorst, 1829, and Sars, 1864). Type species: Stenus impressus Germar, fixed by subsequent designation by Tottenham, 1939d: 229.

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (synonym of Hemistenus).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 485 (subgenus of Stenus; key to Danish species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (synonym of Hemistenus).

  • — Tottenham, 1939d: 229 (type species designation: impressus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 208 (synonym of Hemistenus; type species impressus).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 365 (synonym of Parastenus; type species: impressus Germar).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 239 (synonym of Hemistenus; type species).

Hypostenus Rey, 1884: 390 [= 1884a:] (subgenus of Stenus; species included: kiesenwetteri, cicinde238loides, solutus, oculatus, tarsalis, paganus, latifrons, contractus). Type species: Stenus kiesenwetteri Rosenhauer, fixed by subsequent designation by Tottenham, 1939d: 229.

  • — Reitter, 1909: 154 (subgenus of Stenus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (subgenus of Stenus).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 486 (subgenus of Stenus; key to Danish species).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 11, 54 (subgenus of Stenus; characters in key; key to European species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (world catalog supplement; subgenus of Stenus).

  • — L. Benick, 1938a: 147 (notes on Brazilian species).

  • — Tottenham, 1939d: 229 (type species designation: kiesenwetteri).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 209 (subgenus of Stenus; type species: kiesenwetteri).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 365, 413 (type species: kiesenwetteri Rosenhauer; subgenus of Stenus; checklist of British species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 196 (subgenus of Stenus; type species).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 248, 250 (subgenus of Stenus; characters; key to species of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 132 (key to species of gigas group).

  • — Ádám, 1987: 142 (list of four species with collecting notes; Hungary).

  • — Naomi, 1988i: 73 (subgenus of Stenus; characters; notes; species of Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1990c: 201 (key to species of Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1993a: 144 (definition of subgenus; Japanese species).

Stenosidotus Lynch, 1884: 338 (subgenus of Stenus; species included: aenescens). Type species: Stenus (Stenosidotus) aenescens Lynch, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (synonym of Hypostenus).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 54 (synonym of Hypostenus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 209 (synonym of Hypostenus; type species: aenescens).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 358 (synonym of Hypostenus; type species: aenescens).

Astenus Lynch, 1884: 341 (subgenus of Stenus; species included: speculifrons; preoccupied by Dejean, 1833). Type species: Stenus speculifrons Fauvel, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (synonym of Hypostenus).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 54 (synonym of Hypostenus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 209 (synonym of Hypostenus; type species: speculifrons).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 65 (synonym of Hypostenus; type species: speculifrons).

Parastenus Heyden, 1905: 262 (subgenus of Stenus; replacement name for Mesostenus Rey). Type species: Stenus impressus Germar, fixed by objective synonymy with Mesostenus.

  • — Reitter, 1909: 154 (subgenus of Stenus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (synonym of Hemistenus).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 11, 59 (subgenus of Stenus; characters in key; key to European species).

  • — L. Benick, 1929b (key to European species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (synonym of Hemistenus).

  • — L. Benick, 1938a: 148 (notes on Brazilian species).

  • — Tottenham, 1939d: 229 (type species designation: impressus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 208 (synonym of Hemistenus; type species impressus).

  • — Tottenham, 1949: 365, 413 (type species: impressus Germar; subgenus of Stenus; checklist of British species).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 293 (synonym of Hemistenus; type species).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 248 (subgenus of Stenus; characters; species of Pacific Northwest).

  • — Puthz, 1968k: 208 (key to African species).

  • — Puthz, 1977: 36 (subgenus of Stenus; key to species of Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 142 (key to species of Oriental region).

  • — Ádám, 1987: 135 (synonym of Hemistenus; species formerly in Parastenus are now in Hemistenus).

  • — Naomi, 1988h: 67 (subgenus of Stenus; key to species of Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1993a: 144 (definition of subgenus; Japanese species).

Systenus Eichelbaum, 1913: 124 (subgenus of Stenus; species included: amaniensis; preoccupied by Loew, 1857). Type species: Stenus (Systenus) amaniensis Eichelbaum, fixed by monotypy.

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (synonym of Hypostenus).

  • — Blackwelder, 1952: 368 (synonym of Hypostenus; type species: amaniensis).

Metastenus Ádám, 1987: 135 (species included: binotatus, flavipes; proposed for the species formerly in subgenus Hemistenus which is the senior synonym of the subgenus Parastenus because the two share the same type species which are subjective synonyms of one another; [Note: Ádám cited this name as a genus but Hemistenus has long been listed as a subgenus of Stenus and is considered to be so by most current authors]). Type species: Stenus binotatus Ljungh, 1804, fixed by original designation.

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 85, 90 (“Hemistenus”; nomenclatural notes; characters; key to species; checklist of species).

  • — Puthz, 1999: 19 (reduced to subgenus of Stenus).

abanticola Puthz, 1972, see: pallitarsis Stephens, 1833.

aberrans L. Benick, 1951: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika: Arusha-Ju).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 526 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 13, 42 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1967n: 190 (Stenus; Congo; Tazania; Rwanda; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 255 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Congo).

  • Distribution: Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo.

belesis Tottenham, 1956: 237 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ruanda: terr. Ruhengeri, Kagogo, 1900 m).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 42 (Stenus; synonym of aberrans).

  • — Puthz, 1967n: 190 (Stenus; synonym of aberrans).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 255 (Stenus; synonym of aberrans).

abbreviatipennis L. Benick, 1938: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Java: G. Patoeha).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

abdominalis Fauvel, 1895: 210 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie, Carin Ghécu, 1300–1400 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969] Bírmanie, Carin Cheba, 1300–

1400 m; Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m;).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 394 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Carin Ghécu, 1300–1400 m; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 342 (Stenus; Burma).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 151 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 51 (Stenus; characters; notes; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1983: 10 (Stenus; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia.

unicus Bernhauer, 1915h: 217 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Java: Nongkodjadjar).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 100 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; valid species; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 17 (Stenus; subspecies of abdominalis; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 152 (Stenus; subspecies of abdominalis; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1984: 233 (Stenus; subspecies of abdominalis; Bali; Java).

  • — Puthz, 1984c: 176 (Stenus; subspecies of abdominalis; notes).

anepsius Cameron, 1925a: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Tjibodas, 1400 m).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 100 (Stenus; synonym of abdominalis unicus).

  • — Puthz, 1984c: 176 (Stenus; synonym of abdominalis unicus).

morosus Cameron, 1930d: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Gunung Singgalang).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; synonym of stomachosus).

  • — Puthz, 1984c: 176 (Stenus; synonym of abdominalis unicus).

mimus L. Benick, 1931: 141 (Stenus; Type locality: Sumatra: Si Rambe).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 100 (Stenus; subspecies of abdominalis unicus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 17 (Stenus; synonym of abdominalis unicus).

stomachosus Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; replacement name for morosus Cameron).

  • — Puthz, 1984c: 176 (Stenus; synonym of abdominalis unicus).

maculosus L. Benick, 1938: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; variety of fruhstorferi; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, 4000–5000 Voet. Preanger).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 148, 150 (Stenus; subspecies of abdominalis; characters).

abilalaensis Puthz, 1971t: 463 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Madang District: Finisterre Mts., Upper Naho Valley, Camp 8, S. foothills of Mt. Abilala, 8000 ft.).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

abilalamontis Puthz, 1971t: 460 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Madang District: Finisterre Mts., Upper Naho Valley, S. side of Mt. Abilala, Lake Nahobina, 9000 feet).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

abkhasicola Ryvkin, 1990: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Abkhaziia, Gudautskii r-n, 1–3 km S pos. Duripsh).

  • Distribution: Georgia.

abruzzorum Puthz, 1965d: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Italien: Monti de Maiella, Abruzzen).

  • — Puthz, 1967g: 544 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 304 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971l: 171 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

abscondens Sharp, 1887, see: zunicus Casey, 1884.

absurdus Puthz, 1976: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: India: West Bengal: Darjeeling District, 3 km South of Ghum. Also cited from Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1978: 130 (Stenus; India).

  • — Puthz, 1980d: 192 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

abyssinicus Puthz, 1968, see: convergens L. Benick, 1933.

acamapichtli Puthz, 2000b: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mexico: Guerrero: 10.3 km SW Filo de Caballo, 2700 m).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

aceris Lacordaire, 1835, see: impressus Germar, 1824.

aceris Stephens, 1833: 292 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Devonshire; Scotland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 413 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — P. Lucas, 1846: 123 (Stenus; cited as impressus; [Note: Misidentification of aceris according to Puthz (personal communication)] notes; Algeria).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 146 (Stenus; synonyms).

  • — Fairmaire and Coquerel, 1860: 163 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179, cited elegans Fairmaire as a synonym of aceris; Fairmaire did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Rosenhauer]; characters; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 124 [= 1873a: 282] (Stenus; synonym of aerosus).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 350 (Stenus; synonym of aerosus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 595 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; western middle Europe; Mediterranean region).

  • — Poppius, 1905: 11 (Stenus; Orkney Islands; Shetland Islands).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 66 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 400 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; western Himalaya).

  • — L. Benick, 1932b: 4 (Stenus; Spain).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1956c: 1094 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Cyprus).

  • — Fagel, 1959a: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; Spain).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Italy).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 383 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Turkey; Transcaucasus; Iran; Afghanistan; western Himalaya; Britain; Holland; France; Spain; Portugal; Corsica; Sardinia; Sicily; Italy; Slovenia; Istria; Dalmatia; Corfu; Greece; Crete; Cyprus; Hercegovina; Slovakia; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Luff, 1966 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1967f: 275 (Stenus; Morocco).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 108 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 270 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania).

  • — Pope, 1977: 25 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 365 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Frank, 1982: 16 (Stenus; list of parasites).

  • — Ulbrich, 1984: 56 (Stenus; mass assembling; Spain).

  • — Reid, 1985: 71 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — H. Franz, 1987: 69 (Stenus; Cyprus).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; France; Benelux).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 148 (Stenus; characters; notes; Sicily).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Assing and Wunderle, 2001: 36 (Stenus; Cyprus).

  • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe.

aerosus Erichson, 1840: 727 (Stenus; Type locality: Sardinia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 426 (Stenus; France).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 590 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

  • — Fauvel, 1869a: 152 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 124 [= 1873a: 282] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 104 [= 1878a: 24] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Rey, 1884: 337 [= 1884a: 185] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 31 [= 1886a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 350 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 595 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 79 (Stenus; Barbary).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 84 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

  • — Guilleaume, Fagel, and Vreurick, 1928: 155 (Stenus; cited as acrosus; Belgium).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 404 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 400 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 300 (Stenus; lectotype designation; synonym of aceris).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

annulatus Crotch, 1867: 442 (Stenus; Type locality: London district).

  • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 124 [= 1873a: 282] (Stenus; synonym of aerosus).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 350 (Stenus; synonym of aerosus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 595 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 400 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

actephilus L. Benick, 1938c: 273 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

aculeatus Sharp, 1886: 661 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Zunil).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1928d: 40 (Stenus; Costa Rica).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 279 (Stenus; characters; Guatemala).

  • — Puthz, 1971 (Stenus; sternum IX).

  • — Puthz, 1977b: 147 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Guatemala; Mexico).

  • — Marcuzzi, 1977: 6 (Stenus; Venezuela).

  • Distribution: Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico.

acuminatus Kraatz, 1859, see: lacertoides Nietner, 1857.

acutior Puthz, 1971, see: deplanatus L. Benick, 1933.

acutipes L. Benick, 1938: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: Tjibodas, Gedeh).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 94 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Thailand; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia.

adamantinus L. Benick, 1938c: 279 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 631 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

adamsoni Blackwelder, 1943, see: parviceps Sharp, 1876.

addendus Sharp, 1886: 654 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, near the city; Panama, Tolé).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 268 (Stenus; characters; Mexico to Panama).

  • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Panama.

adelops Casey, 1884: 80 (Stenus; Type locality: northern California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (Stenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: USA.

adelphus Puthz, 1971: 236 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of nairobiensis; Type locality: Sierra Leone: Monts Loma).

  • — Rougemont, 1983: 110 (Stenus; subspecies of nairobiensis; Ghana).

  • — Puthz, 1998f: 149 (Stenus; valid species; Nigeria; Cameroon).

  • Distribution: Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon.

adjectus Rey, 1884, see: ater Mannerheim, 1830.

adjunctus Puthz, 1991d: 6 (Stenus; Type locality: Nepal: Gandaki NW Pokhara Yamdi, Khola Suikhet, 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

adnexus L. Benick, 1933, see: pustulatus Bernhauer, 1914.

adonis Puthz, 1971: 287 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Côte D’Ivoire: Lamé).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

adspector Mäklin, 1852, see: parallelopipedus Mäklin, 1852.

adulterinus L. Benick, 1920, see: reticulatus L. Benick, 1920.

advena Casey, 1884: 158 (Areus; Type locality: White Fish Point and Marquette, Lake Superior).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1958: 282 (Stenus; characters; Maine; Michigan; Manitoba; Quebec).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 14 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 493 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

aemulus Erichson, 1839, see: nitens Stephens, 1833.

aeneas Puthz, 1984: 94 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

aeneiceps Rey, 1884, see: comma LeConte, 1863.

aeneocupreus Puthz, 1970k: 133 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Jamaica: Blue Mountains, Abstieg vom Portland Gap nach Süden, ca. 1800 m).

  • Distribution: West Indies.

aeneofulgens Puthz, 1998i: 219 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Tam Dao, 70 km NW Hanoi, 21°27′ N, 105°39′ E, 900–1200 m).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

aeneomicans Puthz, 1972n: 253 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentina: Slt., Salta).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

aeneonitens Puthz, 1998i: 220 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: China: Central Sichuan: Quincheng Shan, NW Chengdu, 650–700 m, 30°54′ N, 103°33′ E).

  • Distribution: China.

aeneopullus Puthz, 1978: 131 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: India: W. Bengal, Darjeeling District, Ghum, 2200 m).

  • Distribution: India.

aeneotinctus Wollaston, 1864: 592 (Stenus; Type locality: Hierro, Canary Is.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1966g]. Also cited from Grand Canary; Palma; Gomera: Hermigua; Teneriffe: Taganana; Las Mercedes; Agua Garcia; Agua Mansa; Yeod el Alto).

  • — Wollaston, 1865: 512 (Stenus; habitat; Canary Islands).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 79 (Stenus; Canary Islands).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog; Cape Verde).

  • — Coiffait, 1954: 163 (Stenus; Canary Islands).

  • — Puthz, 1966g: 138 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Hierro, Canary Is.; characters; notes).

  • — Assing, 1998e: 142 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Assing, 1999a: 345 (Stenus; Canary Islands).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Assing, 2000b: 115 (Stenus; collecting notes; Canary Islands).

  • Distribution: Canary Islands.

aenescens Lynch, 1884: 338 (Stenus; subgenus Stenosidotus; Type locality: Chacabuco).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1928d: 43, 45 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1993c: 143 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

captus L. Benick, 1928d: 44 (Stenus; Type locality: La Plata).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 63 (Stenus; characters; Argentina; Uruguay).

  • — Puthz, 1993c: 143 (Stenus; synonym of aenescens).

aeneus P. Lucas, 1846, see: cordatus Gravenhorst, 1802.

aequalipunctus L. Benick, 1929, see: cylindricollis Boheman, 1858.

aequalis Mulsant and Rey, 1861, see: morio Gravenhorst 1806.

aequus Puthz, 1977a: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Libanon: Beit Eddine, 900 m).

  • Distribution: Lebanon.

aeratus L. Benick, 1929: 82 (Stenus; Type locality: Imugan, Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 31 (Stenus; characters; Philippines).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

aeratus Cameron, 1930, see: plumbeus Cameron, 1930.

aereus Solsky, 1871: 163 (Stenus; Type locality: Samarkand; Sanguy-Djouman).

  • — Solsky, 1874: 194 (Philonthus; characters; Turkestan).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1892: 341 (Stenus; Turkestan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969c: 219 (Stenus; Afghanistan).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 149 (Stenus; notes; wide-spread in central Asia; Iran).

  • Distribution: Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran.

aericeps L. Benick, 1929: 248 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Luzon, Laguna).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

aerosus Erichson, 1840, see: aceris Stephens, 1833.

aestivalis Rougemont, 1983c: 33 (Stenus; subgenus “Hypostenus”; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai Prov., Mae Sa Cascades).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

aestivus Naomi, 1988d: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Kabuto-mura, Toyotomi-machi).

  • Distribution: Japan.

aethiopicus Bernhauer, 1915d: 106 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Abessinien: Kunhe).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 66 (Stenus; characters; Ethiopia).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 82, 92, 96 (Stenus; notes; discussion; Ethiopia).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

zukwalanus Bernhauer, 1931d: 569 (Stenus; Type locality: Abyssinia: plains S.E. of Mt. Zukwala, ca. 6,000 ft.).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 72 (Stenus; subspecies of aethiopicus; characters; Ethiopia).

entotoensis Puthz, 1971: 70 (Stenus; subspecies of aethiopicus; Type locality: Abyssinia: Entoto, circa 9000 feet).

afer L. Benick, 1951: 209 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika: Kilimandjaro, Parek, 2000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 539 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 306 (Stenus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 222 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania).

  • Distribution: Tanzania.

leleupianus Puthz, 1976b: 339 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of afer; Type locality: Tanzania: Mts. Uluguru, Kinola, for. transition, alt. 1500–1750 m).

affaber Baudi, 1848: 140 (Stenus; Type locality: Syrien; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970p]. Originally cited from Syria; Damasco).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 562 (Stenus; characters; Syria; southern Russia).

  • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917c: 55 (Stenus; characters; notes; Syria; Romania).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 26 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — L. Benick, 1932b: 2 (Stenus; notes; Morocco).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 24 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 112 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1967f: 271 (Stenus; Morocco).

  • — Puthz, 1970p: 169, 170 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Syrien; characters; notes).

  • Distribution: Morocco, Syria, “southern Russia”, Romania, Poland.

affinis Stephens, 1833, see: canaliculatus Gyllenhal, 1827.

afghanicus Scheerpeltz, 1961, see: mongolicus Eppelsheim, 1889.

agalmatias Puthz, 1982a: 136 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: NE: Wau, Kilolo Creek).

  • — Puthz, 1991d: 32 (Stenus; New Guinea; Papua).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

agenor Puthz, 1983: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Santa Catharina).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

ageus Casey, 1884: 116 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 580 (Stenus; synonym of argus).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; synonym of argus).

  • — L. Benick, 1925: 78 (Stenus; notes; valid species).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; synonym of argus).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; cited as valid species; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; notes; characters).

  • — Lundberg, 1972: 173 (Stenus; cited as ampliventris; [Note: Misidentification of ageus according to Puthz, 1991e: 160]; Sweden).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 48 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 438 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 231 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 171 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Stenus; China).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Kamchatka).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada, Korea, China, Mongolia, Russia, Europe.

rigidus Casey, 1884: 119 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; synonym of argus).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; synonym of ageus).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 48 (Stenus; synonym of ageus).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 438 (Stenus; synonym of ageus).

dissociatus Eppelsheim, 1893: 54 (Stenus; Type locality: Ost-Sibirien, in der Nähe von Irkutsk, von Tunka bis Munku-Sardik im Sajan'schen Gebirge).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1966e: 299 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967o: 230 (Stenus; characters; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 139 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; synonym of ageus).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 48 (Stenus; synonym of ageus).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 438 (Stenus; synonym of ageus).

parvulus L. Benick, 1914: 150 (Stenus; Type locality: Korea: Pingan).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 255 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 48 (Stenus; synonym of ageus).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 438 (Stenus; synonym of ageus).

gerhardti L. Benick, 1915a: 233 (Stenus; Type locality: Maltsch b. Liegnitz).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1155 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — L. Benick, 1934: 25 (Stenus; characters; boreal species; relict species in Germany).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 345 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Finland; Sweden; Poland).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; subspecies of ageus).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 48 (Stenus; synonym of ageus).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Poland).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; synonym of ageus).

agilis Erichson, 1840: 711 (Stenus; Type locality: La Guayra Columbiae; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921b: 117 (Stenus; characters; Brazil).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 262 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 315 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • — Marcuzzi, 1977: 6 (Stenus; Venezuela).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil.

agipes Puthz, 1988d: 1036 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Santa Catharina).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

agitabilis Puthz, 1988d: 1037 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Goiás, S. J. D’aliança, Rio Farias).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

aglaia Puthz, 1969e: 527 (Stenus; Type locality: Solomon Is., Guadalcanal, Nuhu, 300 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971t: 455 (Stenus; characters; Solomon Islands).

  • Distribution: Solomon Islands.

agnatus Casey, 1884, see: plicipennis Casey, 1884.

agraphus L. Benick, 1951, see: continentalis Bernhauer, 1915.

agricola Puthz, 1972r: 487 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Dutch New Guinea: Lake Sentani, Iffar).

  • — Puthz, 1991d: 33 (Stenus; Papua New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

akojagai Hromádka, 1982: 132 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Pref. Tottori: Mt. Daisen).

  • — Naomi, 1989g: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

akome Naomi, 1989g: 166 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Fukuoka Pref.: Mt. Hiko).

  • Distribution: Japan.

alacer Casey, 1884: 135 (Stenus; Type locality: Cedar Keys, Florida; Columbus, Texas; Arizona; Colorado; southern Illinois).

  • — Fauvel, 1901: 74 (Stenus; Colombia; California; Colorado; Illinois; Arizona; Florida; Texas; Mexico; Guatemala; Nicaragua; Panama).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 412 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 266 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Costa Rica; Mexico).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974: 9 (Stenus; Illinois).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 164 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 493 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.

fauvelianus Sharp, 1886: 646 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, San Pedro in Coahuila, Cordova, Jalapa, Yautepec near Morelos; Guatemala, near the city, San Geronimo, Cubilguitz; Nicaragua, Chinandega; Panama, David, Bugaba).

  • — Fauvel, 1901: 74 (Stenus; synonym of alacer).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; synonym of alacer).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 164 (Stenus; synonym of alacer).

alanorum Ryvkin, 1990: 211 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sev. Osetiia, Kabardino-Synzhenskii khr., 3.5 km SZ sel. Kardshin, 500 m).

  • Distribution: Russia.

albidicornis Bernhauer, 1915i: 252 (Stenus; Type locality: Südliches Indien: Chambaganoor Madura).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 369 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 19 (Stenus; synonym of millepunctus).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 16, 23 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; valid species; characters; India).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 585 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Biswas, 1986: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; India).

  • Distribution: India.

albipes Sharp, 1886: 664 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Teapa, cordova, Jalapa; British Honduras, R. Hondo; Guatemala, Zapote; Nicaragua, Chontales).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 279 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 636 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Mexico; Costa Rica).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

densepunctatus L. Benick, 1938c: 278 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 630 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Nicaragua: Managua. Costa Rica: San José, 1000–1200 m.; Curridabat, Rio Tiribi. Mexico: Tapachula).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; synonym of albipes).

albipilus Rey, 1884, see: morio Gravenhorst 1806.

albiventris L. Benick, 1928, see: setosus L. Benick, 1928.

alboguttatus Bernhauer, 1937b: 586 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nord-Uluguru, 1400–1900 m).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 217 (Stenus; characters; Tanzania).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 223 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania).

  • Distribution: Tanzania.

alcathous Puthz, 1984, see: ogloblini Bernhauer, 1939.

alcibiades Puthz, 1985a: 145 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Türkei: SW-Anatolien, Prov. Afyon, 4 km SW Dazkiri, 37°54′N, 29°47′E, 900 m).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 178 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

alcinous Puthz, 1991d: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: SE: Mt. Giluwe, 2500 m).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

alexanderi Puthz, 1971i: 1750 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Canada: Newfoundland: Aspen Brk. Cp.).

  • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 495 (Stenus; characters; Canada).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Canada, Russia.

algiricus Puthz, 1994g: 411 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; Type locality: Algerien: Teniet-el-Had [“Haad”], Massif de l’Ouarsenis).

  • Distribution: Algeria.

alienigenus Puthz, 1964, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

alienoides Puthz, 1981d: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Formosa: Takesaki).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

alienus Sharp, 1874: 81 (Stenus; Type locality: Simabara; Osaka).

  • — Sharp, 1889: 326 (Stenus; Japan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Adachi, 1937: 53 (Stenus; characters; Izu-Oshima).

  • — L. Benick, 1941d: 276 (Stenus; China; Japan; Korea; Manchuria).

  • — Cameron, 1949b: 462 (Stenus; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Stenus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1970b: 29 (Stenus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1971d: 21 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 529, 532 (Stenus; characters; Japan; Manchuria; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1972p: 402 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 434 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1981d: 118 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 230 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Naomi, 1988g: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 9 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1991a: 163 (Stenus; Japan).

  • — Watanabe, 1992 (Stenus; Okushiri-tô Island).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Stenus; China).

  • — Kanehisa and Tsumuki, 1996 (Stenus; pygidial secretions; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1997f: 6 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Mongolia, Russia.

semenowi Eppelsheim, 1889a: 181 (Stenus; Type locality: Kan-ssu: Amdo).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 250 (Stenus; characters; Siberia; China; Mongolia).

  • — L. Benick, 1941d: 276 (Stenus; synonym of alienus).

  • — Puthz, 1972p: 402 (Stenus; synonym of alienus).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 434 (Stenus; synonym of alienus).

subnudus Eppelsheim, 1893: 53 (Stenus; Type locality: Ost-Sibirien, in der Nähe von Irkutsk, von Tunka bis Munku-Sardik im Sajan'schen Gebirge).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1972p: 402 (Stenus; synonym of alienus).

pekinensis Csiki, 1901: 104 (Stenus; Type locality: China: Peking, ad ripam lacus Shih-chihhai).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1941d: 276 (Stenus; synonym of alienus).

  • — Puthz, 1972p: 402 (Stenus; synonym of alienus).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 434 (Stenus; synonym of alienus).

allardi Puthz, 1967i: 232 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Katanga, Kolwezi, Zilo).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 266 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1972a: 4 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

alluaudi Fauvel, 1904e: 314 (Stenus; Type locality: Diego-Suarez; forêts au nord de Fort Dauphin; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1972]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 327 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 25 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Diego-Suarez, Madagascar; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1992a: 14 (Stenus; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

almoranus Cameron, 1930, see: almorensis Cameron, 1930.

almorensis Cameron, 1930: 341 (Stenus; variety of viridescens; Type locality: West Almora, Dhaub China).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; variety of viridescens).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 49 (Stenus; valid species).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 29 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1991d: 1 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

almoranus Cameron, 1930: 458 (Stenus; Type locality: Almora: Dhaub China, alt. 6000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 49 (Stenus; synonym of almorensis).

  • — Puthz, 1991d: 1 (Stenus; synonym of almorensis).

alorensis Puthz, 1969, see: tenebricus Puthz, 1966.

alpestris Heer, 1841, see: ruralis Erichson, 1840.

alpicola Fauvel, 1873: 78 [= 1873a: 236] (Stenus; Type locality: Rothorn; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967s]. Originally cited from Valais; Oberland, Rothhorn, au-dessus de Brienz; Hautes-Pyrénées; Suisse; Piémont).

  • — Rey, 1884: 228 [= 1884a: 76] (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 571 (Stenus; characters; Alps of Switzerland, France, Italy; Pyrenees; Siberia; North America).

  • — Fall and Cockerell, 1907: 167 (Stenus; New Mexico).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921d: 142 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 397 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; France; Switzerland; Italy; Austria; Slovenia; Romania).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967s: 228 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Rothorn; characters; Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 267 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 365 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Austria).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 178 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 2000: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog; Poland).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

altaicus Puthz, 1984a: 31 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: UdSSR: Altai-Gebirge: Umgebung des Dorfes Artybash nahe Teletzkoye-See).

  • Distribution: Russia.

alticola Sharp, 1886: 652 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Quezaltenango 7500 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 274 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 17 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Guatemala.

alticola Bernhauer, 1915, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

altifrons Rey, 1884, see: macrocephalus Aubé, 1863.

altissimus Bernhauer, 1931, see: pilus Schubert, 1911.

altitudinis Scheerpeltz, 1976: 23 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Nepal: Basislager Yarel bei Pangpoche, 4400 m).

  • — Puthz, 1986h: 13 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

altivagans Bernhauer, 1942c: 352 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Monts Bambouto, 2000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 33 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967r: 1010 (Stenus; Cameroon).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 256 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Cameroon).

  • — Puthz, 1986j: 303 (Stenus; characters; Cameroon).

  • Distribution: Cameroon.

alumnus Sharp, 1886: 654 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Mirador, Guanajuato; Guatemala, near the city, San Geronimo).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 269 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala.

alumoenus Rougemont, 1981b: 371 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Thailand: Wang Takrai Park, Nakhon Nayok Prov.).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

alutaceipennis Bernhauer, 1929, see: amaniensis Eichelbaum, 1913.

alutipennis Bernhauer, 1926a: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mindanao: Surigao).

  • — L. Benick, 1929: 244 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 95, 96 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

alutipennis Bernhauer, 1929, see: amaniensis Eichelbaum, 1913.

alutiventris Bernhauer, 1929, see: subopacus Fauvel, 1907.

alveolatus Casey, 1884: 78 (Stenus; Type locality: Lake Tahoe, Nevada).

  • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 265 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

amabilis Casey, 1884: 166 (Areus; Type locality: Delaware).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 494 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

amamiensis Naomi, 1988e: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Kagoshima Pref.: Hatsuno, Amami-Ohshima Is.).

  • — Naomi, 1988h: 68 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

amaniensis Eichelbaum, 1913: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Systenus; Type locality: Amani).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 191 (Stenus; characters; Mali; Dahomey; Chad; Congo; Rhodesia).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Angola).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 12 (Stenus; Angola).

  • Distribution: Benin, Mali, Chad, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Angola.

alutipennis Bernhauer, 1929f: 106 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Kisantu).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; synonym of alutaceipennis).

  • — L. Benick, 1933: 321 (Stenus; synonym of alutaceipennis).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 191 (Stenus; synonym of amaniensis).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 202 (Stenus; synonym of amaniensis).

alutaceipennis Bernhauer, 1929e: 123 (Stenus; replacement name for alutipennis Bernhauer).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1933: 302, 321 (Stenus; characters in key; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 191 (Stenus; synonym of amaniensis).

  • — Puthz, 1967n: 185 (Stenus; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 202 (Stenus; synonym of amaniensis).

amata Puthz, 1984: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Peru: Huanuco: Tingo Maria).

  • Distribution: Peru.

ambiguellus Naomi, 1998a: 101 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Hyogo Pref.: Onzui Val.).

  • Distribution: Japan.

ambiguus L. Benick, 1929: 266 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Luzon, Manila).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 533 (Stenus; Philippines).

  • — Puthz, 1974c: 165 (Stenus; Philippines).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

ambulator Sharp, 1886: 657 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Cubilguitz, San Geronimo, Dueñas).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 273 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Guatemala.

amenous Rougemont, 1983b: 628 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Burma: N.S.S., Wetwun Cascades, near Maymyo).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

amicus Casey, 1884, see: nimbosus Casey, 1884.

amida Naomi, 1989g: 164 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Tokushima Pref., Mt. Tsurugi).

  • Distribution: Japan.

amissus L. Benick, 1916: 250 (Stenus; replacement name for cylindricollis Sharp).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 279 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Belize.

cylindricollis Sharp, 1886: 664 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: British Honduras, R. Hondo).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; synonym of ammissus).

amma Naomi and Nomura, 1990: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Ikeda City, Osaka-fu).

  • Distribution: Japan.

amoenulus Puthz, 1981a: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Berge 50 km Thai Nguyen, 300 m).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

amoenus L. Benick, 1916: 249 (Stenus; Type locality: Annam, Phuc-Son).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1942a: 67 (Stenus; characters; China).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 99 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 192, 212 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 333 (Stenus; Burma).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 370 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 9 (Stenus; Vietnam; China). — Rougemont, 1983c: 30 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • Distribution: China, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan.

rufoplagiatus Champion, 1924: 160 (Hypostenus; Type locality: Haldwani Division of Kumaon, on banks of the Deoba Nadi, Sudlimath).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 355 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 99 (Stenus; synonym of amoenus).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 192 (Stenus; synonym of amoenus).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 333 (Stenus; synonym of amoenus).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 371 (Stenus; synonym of amoenus).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 9 (Stenus; synonym of amoenus).

amor Puthz, 1971t: 454 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: West Irian: Biak Island: Mangrowawa, 50–100 m).

  • — Puthz, 1994b: 52 (Stenus; characters; Ceram; Ambon).

  • Distribution: Indonesia, New Guinea.

amphitrite Puthz, 1972r: 511 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: West Irian: Nabire, s. Geelvink Bay).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

amplicornis Scheerpeltz, 1937b: 201 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bulgarien: Massiv des Jumruktschal, Zentral-Balkan, 1400–1800 m).

  • Distribution: Bulgaria.

amplificatus L. Benick, 1921, see: austini Casey, 1884.

amplifrons Puthz, 1971: 154 (Stenus; Type locality: Congo: Kivu: contrs. S. Kahuzi, 2300 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

ampliventris J. Sahlberg, 1890: 7 (Stenus; Type locality: Helsingfors).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1934: 23 (Stenus; characters; boreo-alpine species; Finland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 336 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Russia; Finland; Austria; Switzerland).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Austria).

  • — Puthz, 1991e: 158 (Stenus; discussion; Finland; Germany; Hungary; Austria; Italy; France).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 174 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 189 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Europe.

wagneri L. Benick, 1917a: 262 (Stenus; variety of ampliventris; Type locality: Chorin-Teeröfen).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 337 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1991e: 150, 161 (Stenus; synonym of ampliventris).

  • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; synonym of ampliventris).

distans Renkonen, 1935: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Kirchspiel Ristiina in Mittelfinnland).

  • — Puthz, 1970q: 39 (Stenus; synonym of linnaniemii).

  • — Puthz, 1991e: 161 (Stenus; synonym of ampliventris).

linnaniemii Renkonen, 1936: 179 (Stenus; replacement name for distans Renkonen).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 98 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1970q: 39 (Stenus; synonym of ampliventris).

  • — Puthz, 1991e: 161 (Stenus; synonym of ampliventris).

amurensis Eppelsheim, 1886: 43 (Stenus; Type locality: Blagowestschensk).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 137 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 49 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974b: 107 (Stenus; characters; Siberia).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; China).

  • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 219 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

  • — Naomi and Puthz, 1996: 160 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

  • Distribution: Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan.

ananias Bondroit, 1912, see: comma LeConte, 1863.

anastomozans Casey, 1884, see: laccophilus Casey, 1884.

anatolicus Puthz, 1970a: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Anatolia meridionalis: Pisidischer Taurus, Bozburun, 1600–2000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1979j: 320 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 146 (Stenus; notes; Turkey).

  • — Assing and Wunderle, 2001: 36 (Stenus; Cyprus).

  • Distribution: Turkey, Cyprus.

anchises Puthz, 1984: 99 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Est. Salesopolis, S. P.).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

anchisteus Puthz, 1971, see: uluguruensis Bernhauer, 1915.

ancoralis Puthz, 1965: 559 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tschad: Logoneufer bei Lai).

  • — Puthz, 1968a: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 315 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chad; Mali).

  • — Puthz, 1976c: 92 (Stenus; Ghana).

  • Distribution: Ghana, Mali, Chad, Congo.

ancorellus Rougemont, 1983c: 24 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Suthep).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

ancorifer Puthz, 1968f: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Gabon: Makokou).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 315 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Gabon).

  • Distribution: Gabon.

andalusicus Puthz, 1970i: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Spanien: Jaen: La Fuensata, 1100 m).

  • — Outerelo, 1980a: 55 (Stenus; Spain).

  • Distribution: Spain.

andamanensis Puthz, 1981e: 297 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: A. Andaman: Port Blair, Mt. Harriet).

  • Distribution: Andaman Islands.

andreae L. Benick, 1932: 240 (Stenus; Type locality: Pietermaritzburg).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1933: 302 (Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 44 (Stenus; characters; Natal).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 256 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; South Africa).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

andreas Puthz, 1998h: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: N. Luzon: Ifugao, Banaue, Guihod, 16°54′57.4″ N, 121°05′11.4″ E).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

andrewesi Fauvel, 1904a: 49 (Stenus; Type locality: Belgaum; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Originally cited from Dugeli).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 369 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; lectotype designation: Belgaum).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 584 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

andrewesianus Puthz, 1984e: 584 (Stenus; [Note: This name was cited as “in press” but it was published with characters and a locality before the intended original description]; Type locality: Nilgiri Hills [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1985).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation; [Note: Cited here as a new species with type locality as Indien: Nilgiri Hills; the name was validated earlier and the citation of “holotype” is a lectotypic designation]; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India.

anellus L. Benick, 1949, see: frontalis Erichson, 1840.

aneomus Rougemont, 1986: 285 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sarawak: 2nd Division, Skrang River at Morat).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

anepsius Cameron, 1925, see: abdominalis Fauvel, 1895.

angelinii Puthz, 1994: 842 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Italien: Sizilien: Vendicari).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 148 (Stenus; characters; notes; Sicily).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Adorno, Ciceroni, and Zanetti, 1996: 54 (Stenus; notes; Sicily).

  • Distribution: Italy.

angolanus Puthz, 1971: 302 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Angola: 20 km E. of Luanda).

  • Distribution: Angola.

anguinus Erichson, 1840: 740 (Stenus; Type locality: Orinoko; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]. Originally cited from Guyana Venezuelensis).

  • — Scriba, 1855: 300 (Stenus; Venezuela).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 325 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Orinoko; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 36 (Stenus; notes; Colombia; Bolivia; Guyana; Trinidad).

  • Distribution: West Indies, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia.

fratellus L. Benick, 1949b: 570 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Columbia: Baranquilla).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 36 (Stenus; synonym of anguinus).

angulatus L. Benick, 1950, see: oscillator Rye, 1870.

angulipennis Bernhauer, 1908d: 297 (Stenus; Type locality: Paraguay).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 46 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Paraguay.

angustatus Stephens, 1833, see: boops Ljungh, 1810.

angusticeps Puthz, 1991d: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: NW: Wisselmeren, Enarotadi, 1800–1900 m).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

angustipennis Puthz, 1998h: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Bukidnon Province, 5 km N. of Malaybalay, 900 m).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

angustipes Puthz, 1973i: 295 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kaukasus: Krasnaja-Poljana).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 188 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

  • Distribution: Russia.

angusticollis Eppelsheim, 1895b: 405 (Stenus; Type locality: Pegu).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 371 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Burma; Assam; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1976: 4 (Stenus; Nepal).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 334 (Stenus; Burma).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 370 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 31 (Stenus; characters for two unnamed forms of angusticollis; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1983: 6 (Stenus; notes on variation; Vietnam; China; Indonesia).

  • — Biswas, 1986: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; India).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia.

angusticollis Bernhauer, 1927, see: dentellus L. Benick, 1940.

angustiventris Bernhauer, 1915, see: nairobiensis Fauvel, 1907.

angustulus Heer, 1839, see: impressus Germar, 1824.

angustus Casey, 1884: 40 (Stenus; Type locality: Grimsby, Ontario; Tyngsborough, Massachusetts).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 490 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

pettiti Casey, 1884: 42 (Stenus; Type locality: Grimsby, Ontario; middle States).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of angustus).

indigens Casey, 1884: 55 (Stenus; Type locality: Waverly, Massachusett; Cambridge, Massachusetts).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of angustus).

placidus Casey, 1884: 65 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of angustus).

mendax Casey, 1884: 66 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of angustus).

tumicollis Casey, 1884: 100 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; synonym of placidus).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of angustus).

anhuiensis J. Li, 1993: 154 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited but presumably China).

  • Distribution: China.

animatus Casey, 1884, see: parallelopipedus Mäklin, 1852.

annamita Fauvel, 1895, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

annectens Puthz, 1971, see: obconicus Fauvel, 1904.

annularis Erichson, 1840: 735 (Stenus; Type locality: Pensylvania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

  • — Casey, 1884: 168 (Areus; characters; Massachusetts; Nebraska; Michigan; Illinois; southern States; Ontario).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 413 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 251 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 319 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 13 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

  • — Puthz, 1974: 11 (Stenus; Illinois; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Michigan; Wisconsin; Iowa; Missouri; Nebraska; Kansas; Maryland; Virginia; Kentucky; Texas; Montana; Colorado; Arizona; Washington; Ontario; British Columbia).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 494 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

annulatus Crotch, 1867, see: aceris Stephens, 1833.

annulipes Heer, 1839: 225 (Stenus; Type locality: Genf).

  • — Heer, 1841: 579 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 1060 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 597 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 107 (Stenus; valid species notes).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 131 (Stenus; characters; southern Europe; Switzerland; Germany).

  • Distribution: Switzerland, France, Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia.

audrasi Ochs, 1958: 276 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Lent, Ain, France).

  • — Puthz, 1966c: 296 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Hungary).

  • — Puthz, 1967c: 112 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland; Hungary; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 108 (Stenus; synonym of annulipes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 269 (Stenus; characters; Yugoslavia).

antennarius Bernhauer, 1916c: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien).

  • — L. Benick, 1928d: 37 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • — Hromádka, 1983a: 133 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1995e: 210 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

antenor Puthz, 1984: 104 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Amazonas: Reserva Ducke, 25 km NNE Manaus).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

anthracinus Sharp, 1889: 326 (Stenus; Type locality: Oyama; Kashiwagi).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 250 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963: A239 (Stenus; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Stenus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 49 (Stenus; notes; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981d: 118 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Naomi, 1988g: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1991a: 163 (Stenus; Japan).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Stenus; China).

  • — Kanehisa and Tsumuki, 1996 (Stenus; pygidial secretions; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan, China.

yanoi Sawada and Nakane, 1954: 8 (Stenus; Type locality: Omogokei, Iyo, Shikoku).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 49 (Stenus; synonym of anthracinus).

anthrax Fairmaire and Germain, 1861: 444 (Stenus; Type locality: Cordilières de Santiago).

  • — Fauvel, 1867a: 19 [= 1868: 24] (Stenus; characters; Chile).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 401 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chile).

  • — Puthz, 1972g: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chile).

  • — Puthz, 1973g: 178 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974m: 136 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Argentina, Chile.

bolsonensis Scheerpeltz, 1972: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Rio Negro, El Bolson, Mt. Piltriquitron, 1150 m).

  • — Puthz, 1974m: 136 (Stenus; synonym of anthrax).

antillensis L. Benick, 1917b: 301 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Guadeloupe).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 226 (Stenus; characters; Guadeloupe).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 16 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 53 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: West Indies.

darlingtoni Blackwelder, 1943: 222 (Stenus; Type locality: Trinidad: St. Augustine).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; synonym of antillensis).

aoi Naomi and Puthz, 1993: 305 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Fukui Pref.: Masudani, Imajo).

  • — Naomi, 1989d: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as rufescens [Note: Misidentification of aoi according to Naomi and Puthz, 1993]; notes; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

apertus L. Benick, 1940a: 330 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon; La Caja, 8 km westl. San José).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

aphrodite Puthz, 1969e: 525 (Stenus; Type locality: Solomon Is., Guadalcanal, Hidden Valley).

  • — Puthz, 1971t: 455 (Stenus; characters; Solomon Islands).

  • Distribution: Solomon Islands.

apicalis Puthz, 1978a: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cote d’Ivoire: Abidjan, Parc du Banco).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

apicidens Puthz, 1987b: 402 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pichin., Nono-Tandayepa road, 1900 m).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

appalachianus Puthz, 1988b: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tennessee, Sevier Co., Gatlinburg. Also cited from North Carolina).

  • Distribution: USA.

approximatus L. Benick, 1929: 100 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mt. Polis, Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

aquatalensis Bernhauer, 1916f: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: westliches Kolumbien in der Umgebung von Cali am Cauca, Rio Aquatal, 1800 m).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 281 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 48 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

aquilonalis Naomi and Puthz, 1997: 748 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Daisetsu Lake, Kamikawa. Also cited from Russia).

  • Distribution: Japan, Russia.

aquilonius L. Benick, 1921, see: kamtschaticus Motschulsky, 1845.

arabicola Puthz, 1967, see: cameratus L. Benick, 1921.

arabicus Saulcy, 1864: 657 (Stenus; Type locality: Ammân).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 112 [= 1873a: 270] (Stenus; synonym of canescens).

  • — Rey, 1884: 366 [= 1884a: 214] (Stenus; synonym of canescens).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 587 (Stenus; synonym of canescens).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; synonym of canescens).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 81, 86 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; valid species; characters; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Turkey; Armenia ?).

  • — Puthz, 1975b: 229 (Stenus; Israel).

  • — Scheuern, 1982: 41 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; Syria).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 176 (Stenus; notes; Armenia).

  • Distribution: Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel.

arabicus Bernhauer, 1940, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

arachnipes Bernhauer, 1902, see: barbatus Nietner, 1857.

arachnoides Bernhauer, 1915h: 218 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: Preanger).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938: 41 (Stenus; Java).

  • — Rougemont, 1984: 239 (Stenus; Java).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 393 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Indonesia, Vietnam.

araeocerus L. Benick, 1933, see: Dianous.

araxis Ryvkin, 1990: 213 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Armeniia, Megrinskii r-n, bliz sel. Vagravar).

  • Distribution: Armenia.

arborarius Puthz, 1999: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Uganda: District Masindi, Budongo Forest near Sonso, 1°45′ N, 31°35′ W).

  • Distribution: Uganda.

arcanifer Puthz, 1998h: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Davao Province, 25 km W of New Bataan, 1200 m).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

archboldi Puthz, 1972r: 481, 516 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [Note: This citation preceded the intended original description]; Type locality: New Guinea: Morobe District: Cromwell Mountainas, Mount Ulur Camp, 7800 ft.).

  • — Puthz, 1973e: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [Note: Cited as a new species but previously validated]; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1991d: 33 (Stenus; Papua New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 141 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

arctulus Hochhuth, 1849, see: incanus Erichson, 1839.

arcuatus Rey, 1884, see: morio Gravenhorst 1806.

arculus Erichson, 1840: 744 (Stenus; Type locality: Pensylvania).

  • — Casey, 1884: 188 (Areus; characters; Michigan; Nebraska; middle States; District of Columbia; Canada; Massachusetts; Texas).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 414 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 270 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 329 (Stenus; characters; New Jersey).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 494 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

acunculifer Puthz, 2000: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: 18 km NE Oriximina).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

ardoricola Puthz, 1972o: 311 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Arizona: Santa Cruz Co., Nogales. Also cited from Mexico).

  • Distribution: Mexico, USA.

arenarius L. Benick, 1938c: 272 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Ramal, Parismina, Santa Clara; Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

arens Peyerimhoff, 1929, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

areolatus L. Benick, 1929b: 94, 97 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Bergamasker Alpen, Mte. Arera).

  • — L. Benick, 1917c: 61 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185, cited liechtensteini L. Benick and hypsidromus L. Benick as a synonyms of areolatus; Benick did not describe the species as new, he attributed them to Bernhauer and Ganglbauer respectively]; characters; notes; Alps).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 82 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968l: 90 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1993: 111 (Stenus; spermatheca).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Europe.

argentatus Puthz, 1965, see: irroreus Fauvel, 1904.

argentellus Thomson, 1857, see: palposus Zetterstedt, 1838.

argenteus G. Waterhouse, 1855 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: palposus Zetterstedt, 1838.

argentifer Bernhauer, 1912f: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Gabun: Libreville).

  • — L. Benick, 1926: 274 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 557 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Gabon).

  • — Puthz, 1967n: 191 (Stenus; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1967r: 1014 (Stenus; Cameroon).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 316 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Gabon; Cameroon).

  • Distribution: Congo, Gabon, Cameroon.

argentinus Bernhauer, 1921c: 101 (Stenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Prov. Buenos Aires).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 48 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

argus Gravenhorst, 1806: 231 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1827: 504 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153, cited opticus Gyllenhal as a synonym of argus Gravenhorst; Gyllenhal did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Gravenhorst]; characters; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 43 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 457 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 430 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 552 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 220 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 714 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Hochhuth, 1849: 173 (Stenus; characters; Caucasus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 727 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Rosenhauer, 1856: 74 (Stenus; Andalusia).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 583 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 227 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 221 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 770 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 224 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 63 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 104 [= 1873a: 262] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Caucasus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 241 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 59 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 312 [= 1884a: 160] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 344 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 580 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Palaearctic region; North America).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 410 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 508 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

  • — Bernhauer, 1926g: 2 (Stenus; Kamchatka region).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 400 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960d: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 344 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; Poland; Baltic States; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Romania; France; Belgium; Holland; Bosnia; Italy; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 720 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 260 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Reid, 1985a: 260 (Stenus; collecting notes; England).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 171 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Allen, 1992: 252 (Stenus; Scotland).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 180, 188 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 155 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

decipiens Leprieur, 1851: 198, 201 (Stenus; Type locality: environs de Lille).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 588 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 580 (Stenus; synonym of argus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; synonym of argus).

austriacus Bernhauer, 1899: 26 (Stenus; variety of argus; Type locality: Stockerau).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; variety of argus).

  • — L. Benick, 1917c: 56 (Stenus; variety of argus; notes).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; variety of argus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; variety of argus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; aberration of argus; characters; Poland).

argutus Puthz, 1972s: 279 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Rossia meridionalis: Sarepta. Also cited from Turkey).

  • — Coiffait, 1978d: 166 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — Puthz, 1983e: 360 (Stenus; notes; Caucasus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 213 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

  • Distribution: Ukraine, Russia, Turkey.

argyraspides Puthz, 1988a: 290 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Türkei: Bulghar-Dagh, Anatolie).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

argyrodines Puthz, 1988a: 288 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: “Andalousie”).

  • Distribution: Spain.

argyroprata Puthz, 1988a: 289 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Zypern: Umgebung Limassol).

  • Distribution: Cyprus.

argyrorhytes Puthz, 1989f: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Spanien: Sierra Guadarrama, Mte. Cañal bei Villalba).

  • Distribution: Spain.

argyrostoma Stephens, 1833, see: fuscipes Gravenhorst, 1802.

argyrothrix Puthz, 1971: 136 (Stenus; Type locality: République Centrafricaine: Dar-Banda méridionale, Krébédjé [Fort Sibut]).

  • Distribution: Central African Republic.

argyrotoxus Puthz, 1988a: 287 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Iles Canaries: Canaria, nord-ouest de l’Isleta).

  • Distribution: Canary Islands.

ariadne Puthz, 1977a: 111 (Stenus; Type locality: Kreta: Minotha).

  • Distribution: Crete.

ariolus Erichson, 1840: 742 (Stenus; Type locality: Columbia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

  • — Fauvel, 1877a: xxv (Stenus; synonym of cupreus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; synonym of cupreus).

  • — L. Benick, 1917b: 300 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 276 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 326 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

arisanus Cameron, 1949b: 462 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Formosa: Arisan).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 144 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

arizonae Casey, 1884, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

armatus Sharp, 1886: 661 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 6000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 278 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1977b: 148 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Panama).

  • Distribution: Panama.

armeniacus Puthz, 1967s: 248 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: U.d. S.S.R.: Armenien: Evevan, Schlucht des Rasdan).

  • — Puthz, 1973i: 292 (Stenus; characters; Iran).

  • — Puthz, 1971l: 171 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 178 (Stenus; notes; Turkmenistan).

  • Distribution: Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan.

armillatus L. Benick, 1938, see: laetulus Casey, 1884.

arnoldii Ryvkin, 1988a: 334 [= Ryvkin, 1989a: 46] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: USSR: Kirgiziia, Kyzyl-Ungiur).

  • Distribution: Kyrgyzstan.

arthriticus Puthz, 1984: 81 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Süd-Paraguay: Colonia Hohenau).

  • Distribution: Paraguay.

articulipenis Rougemont, 1981b: 378 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Thailand: Mae Sa Cascades, Chieng Mai Prov.).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 39 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Rougemont, 1987: 706 (Stenus; subgenus “Tesnus”; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

artipennis L. Benick, 1938a: 149 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien, São Paulo).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 57 (Stenus; characters; aedeagus).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

artus Casey, 1884, see: punctatus Erichson, 1840.

ascanius Puthz, 1984: 100 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bolivien: S. C.: Ayachucho. Also cited from Paraguay).

  • Distribution: Bolivia, Paraguay.

ascendens Fauvel, 1907: 18 (Stenus; Type locality: Kilimandjaro, région des cultures).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 221 (Stenus; characters; Tanzania).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 14 (Stenus; Rwanda).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 296 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Kenya).

  • — Puthz, 1976b: 342 (Stenus; Tanzania).

  • — Puthz, 1978a: 40 (Stenus; Ivory Coast).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 116 (Stenus; characters; discussion; Ethiopia).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau.

ruandae Bernhauer, 1943b: 281 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ruanda: Astrida).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 539 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 227 (Stenus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 299 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Rwanda; Guinea; Zaire; Zambia; Southern Rhodesia; Angola).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 14 (Stenus; notes; characters; Angola).

  • — Puthz, 1976b: 342 (Stenus; synonym of ascendens).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 117 (Stenus; notes).

dundoensis Cameron, 1950f: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Angola: Dundo: Dundundu River).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 539 (Stenus; synonym of ruandae).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 227 (Stenus; synonym of ruandae).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 299 (Stenus; synonym of ruandae).

guineanus Cameron, 1950e: 429 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Portuguese Guinea: Contubo-el).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 227 (Stenus; synonym of ruandae).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 299 (Stenus; synonym of ruandae).

asiaticus Bernhauer, 1940b: 630 (Stenus; Type locality: Nord-Persien: Iran, Elbursgebirge; Kleinasien: Alem Dagh, Goek Dagh, Sabandja).

  • — Jarrige, 1971: 498 (Stenus; cited as longipes; Iran; [Note: Misidentification of asiaticus according to Puthz (personal communication)]).

  • — Puthz, 1979j: 319 (Stenus; notes; Turkey).

  • — Scheuern, 1982: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Syria).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 148 (Stenus; notes; Iran, Turkmenistan).

  • Distribution: Syria, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan.

asper L. Benick, 1932: 238 (Stenus; Type locality: Pietermaritzburg).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1933: 301 (Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 188 (Stenus; characters; South Africa; South Rhodesia).

  • Distribution: South Africa, Zimbabwe.

asperatus Sharp, 1886: 659 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Cahabon 1000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 272 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Costa Rica).

  • Distribution: Guatemala, Costa Rica.

aspericollis Rougemont, 1983c: 39 (Stenus; subgenus “Tesnus”; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Pui, 1300 m).

  • — Rougemont, 1987: 706 (Stenus; subgenus “Tesnus”; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

asperrimus L. Benick, 1933a: 114 (Stenus; Type locality: Java, Ardja-Sari, Preanger “Verz. Kerkhoven”).

  • — L. Benick, 1938: 34 (Stenus; Java).

  • — Puthz, 1991d: 33 (Stenus; Java).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

asphaltinus Erichson, 1840: 695 (Stenus; Type locality: Tyrol).

  • — Heer, 1841: 576 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 724 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 575 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Baudi, 1857: 109 (Stenus; characters; Italy).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 748 (Stenus; characters; Germany; Austria).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 219 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Rye, 1864: 36 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1865a: 305 [= 1865b: 55] (Stenus; habitat; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 78 [= 1873a: 236] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain; Germany; Austria; Switzerland; Italy; Sardinia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 238 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Rey, 1884: 206 [= 1884a: 54] (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 332 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 569 (Stenus; characters; middle Europe; Italy; Sardinia).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 80 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 395 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Italy).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 307 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Britain; Belgium; Holland; Switzerland; France; Iberian Peninsula; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Dalmatia; Bosnia Hercegovina; Romania; Hungary; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Poland ?; Austria; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 287 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Bordoni, 1970: 22 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 249 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Bordoni, 1975c: 179 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1976j: 190 (Stenus; distribution in Germany).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 361 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; Benelux).

  • — Dauphin, 1991: 281 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Europe.

socius Rey, 1884: 208 (Stenus; Type locality: grotte de Saint-Fons, Herault).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 569 (Stenus; variety of asphaltinus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; synonym of alphaltinus).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; variety of asphaltinus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; variety of asphaltinus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 7 (Stenus; variety of asphaltinus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 29 (Stenus; synonym of asphaltinus).

assamensis Cameron, 1930, see: Dianous.

assecla Puthz, 1970, see: celebensis Cameron, 1942.

assequens Rey, 1884: 309 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Provence).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 578 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 40 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

  • — Puthz, 1972e: 105 (Stenus; notes; eastern Siberia).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 25 (Stenus; valid species; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974b: 112 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — Bordoni, 1975c: 180 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Muona, 1979: 28 (Stenus; Finland; Russia; Sweden; Norway; Denmark).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 363 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 34 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Bordoni, 1982b: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collected from moss; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 159 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 168 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — M. Hansen, Kristensen, Mahler, and Pedersen, 1991: 107 (Stenus; Denmark).

  • — Silfverberg, 1992: 20 (Stenus; Finland; Russia; Sweden; Norway; Denmark).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 178, 183 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; cited as asseguens; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Assing, 1994: 108 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hodge and Jones, 1995: 33 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Terlutter, 1995: 41 (Stenus; cited as assequenz; Germany).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 102 (Stenus; checklist; Denmark).

  • — M. Hansen, Palm, Pedersen, and Runge, 1998: 71 (Stenus; Denmark).

  • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; characters; Holarctic; central Europe).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 155 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • — Assing, 2001: 75 (Stenus; collected from xerothermous site; Germany).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, Canada, USA.

latior Rey, 1884: 309 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Beaujolais).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 578 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 25, 27 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 159 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

pusio Casey, 1884: 82 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Canada; Lake Superior).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 578 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 92 (Stenus; valid species; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1970l: 207 (Stenus; cited as valid species; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 25 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

  • — Bordoni, 1975c: 180 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

  • — Puthz, 1979j: 323 (Stenus; cited as valid species; notes; Turkey).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 159 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

nanulus Casey, 1884: 83 (Stenus; Type locality: British Columbia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Fall, 1926a: 61 (Stenus; Alaska).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 256 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 92 (Stenus; synonym of pusio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 159 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

simillimus L. Benick, 1949a: 99 (Stenus; Type locality: cited from many localities in Germany, Bohemia, Mähren, Croatia, Balkan region, Italy, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Cyprus, Turkey, Turkmenia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Italy).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 27, 28 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 97 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 352 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Turkey; southern Siberia; Poland; Slovakia; Britain; Italy; Sardinia; Croatia; Bosnia Hercegovina; Bulgaria; Greece; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 114 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1970l: 207 (Stenus; synonym of pusio).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 92 (Stenus; synonym of pusio).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 256 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania; Bulgaria; Turkey).

  • — Bordoni, 1975c: 180 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

  • — Puthz, 1979j: 323 (Stenus; synonym of pusio).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Denmark).

  • — Drugmand, 1988: 61 (Stenus; cited as simillinus; Belgium).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 141 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 160 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of assequens, cited as asseguens).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

  • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

kaszabi Puthz, 1967o: 231 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of simillimus; Type locality: Archangaj aimak, Changaj Gebirge, zwischen Somon Ichtamir und Somon Culuut, 20 km W von Ichtamir, 2150 m).

  • — Puthz, 1970l: 207 (Stenus; subspecies of pusio; characters; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 139 (Stenus; subspecies of simillimus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 92 (Stenus; subspecies of pusio).

assimilis Stephens, 1833, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

assimulatus Puthz, 1971: 231 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Angola: 20 km E. of Luanda).

  • Distribution: Angola.

assingi Puthz, 1998c: 239 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Indien: Goa: Canacona distr., Cartigao Sanctuary, 100 m).

  • Distribution: India.

astrictus L. Benick, 1938: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: G. Raoeng, “Bajoekidoel”, 450–700 m).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 36 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

macer L. Benick, 1938: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: Batoerraden, G. Slamet).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 36 (Stenus; synonym of astrictus).

asturicus Puthz, 1967g: 537 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Reinosa).

  • Distribution: Spain.

asyura Naomi, 1988i: 75 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Yamanashi Pref.: Jigokudani, Mt. Yatsu).

  • Distribution: Japan.

ater Mannerheim, 1830: 42 (Stenus; Type locality: Austria).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 456 (Stenus; Austria).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 534 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 216 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 696 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Grimm, 1845: 135 (Stenus; with Formica sanguinea; Germany).

  • — P. Lucas, 1846: 122 (Stenus; notes; Algeria).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 724 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 424 (Stenus; France).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 575 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 221 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 749 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 219 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 213 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Hochhuth, 1862: 81 (Stenus; Russia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 37 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1865a: 306 [= 1865b: 56] (Stenus; habitat; France).

  • — Bedel, 1870: 92 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 89 [= 1873a: 247] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Caucasus; Algeria).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 239 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Solsky, 1874: 195 (Philonthus; characters; Turkestan).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 254 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 47 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 100 [= 1878a: 21] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Rey, 1884: 211 [= 1884a: 59] (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 28 [= 1886a: 20] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 332 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1892: 341 (Stenus; Turkestan).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 561 (Stenus; characters; Palaearctic region).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; Barbary).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 81 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1913: 153 (Stenus; characters; Sardinia).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 490 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 23 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 396 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — L. Benick, 1932b: 2 (Stenus; Morocco).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Normand, 1935: 363 (Stenus; Tunisia).

  • — C. Koch, 1941: 55 (Stenus; Morocco).

  • — Schatzmayr, 1943: 113 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Italy).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 75 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 311 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Britain; Denmark; Norway; Finland; Russia; Austria; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Focarile, 1964: 61 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Sawada, 1966: 258 (Stenus; Afghanistan [Note: According to Puthz (personal communication) this is probably mongolicus]).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 719 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Weinreich, 1968: 189–201 (Stenus; characters of egg, larva, and pupa).

  • — Bordoni, 1970: 22 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 89 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 250 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Greece).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 362 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 153 (Stenus; notes; Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 166 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Dauphin, 1991: 284 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 147 (Stenus; characters; notes; Sicily).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 154 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • — Marchal and Chardonnet, 2000: 71 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Herman, 2001: 32 (Stenus; synonymic note).

  • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Europe, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan.

ater Lacordaire, 1835: 447 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Paris).

  • — Herman, 2001: 32 (Stenus; synonym of ater Mannerheim).

punctipennis Thomson, 1860: 214 (Stenus; Type locality: Gottland).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 245 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 561 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Bernhauer, 1900: 49 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 156 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 306 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 153 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

adjectus Rey, 1884: 214 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 561 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 23 (Stenus; variety of ater).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; variety of ater).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 7 (Stenus; variety of ater).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 25 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 153 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

testaceipes L. Benick, 1915: 225 (Stenus; aberration of ater; [Note: Nomen nudum (Articles 1.3.4, 45.5)]; cited from Mähren, Prossnitz; Ostrau; Bosnien, Stambulcic und Celic; Herzegowina, Jablanica; Spanien, Sevilla; Marokko).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 23, 26 (Stenus; aberration of ater; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1146 (Stenus; aberration of ater).

ater Lacordaire, 1835, see: ater Mannerheim, 1830.

aterrimus Erichson, 1839a: 549 (Stenus; Type locality: Berlin; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Also cited from Paris).

  • — Heer, 1839: 217 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 712 (Stenus; characters; Germany; France).

  • — Märkel, 1841: 218 (Stenus; with ants).

  • — Grimm, 1845: 135 (Stenus; with Formica rufa; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 727 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 583 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 767 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 222 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Thomson, 1867: 196 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Thomson, 1867a: 45 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 77 [= 1873a: 235] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Germany; Austria; Switzerland).

  • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 22] (Stenus; Russia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 241 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Solsky, 1874: 197 (Philonthus; characters; Turkestan).

  • — Fauvel, 1876a: 62 [= 1876: 247] (Stenus; Buchara).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 253 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — Rey, 1884: 226 [= 1884a: 74] (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 498 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 396 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1147 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway).

  • — Horion, 1963: 308 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Siberia; Turkestan; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Finland; Russia; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Romania; Bosnia; Istria; Italy; Sardinia; Switzerland; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — M. Dvořák, 1965: 88 (Stenus; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 287 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berlin).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 719 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 89 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 249 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 146 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

  • — Dauphin, 1991: 282 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Janák and Vysoky, 1992: 135 (Stenus; collected with Formica pratensis; Bohemia).

  • — Franc, 1993: 307 (Stenus; synoecious myrmecophile; Slovakia).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 154 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Uzbekistan.

athletes Puthz, 1971: 256 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tanzania: Ukerewe Island).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 106 (Stenus; characters; notes; Ethiopia).

  • Distribution: Tanzania, Ethiopia.

athleticus Puthz, 1968d: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of convergens; Type locality: Äthiopien: Gamo-Province, Mount Tola, Gughé Highlands).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 305 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of convergens; characters; Ethiopia).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 120 (Stenus; valid species; characters; Ethiopia).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

atlantis Peyerimhoff, 1921, see: leprieuri Cussac, 1851.

atomarius Casey, 1884, see: pumilio Erichson, 1839.

atratulus Erichson, 1839a: 540 (Stenus; Type locality: Germania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

  • — Heer, 1839: 219 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 701 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Hochhuth, 1849: 171 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 725 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 44 (Stenus; characters; notes; England).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 579 (Stenus; cited as atratulus [Note: Misidentified according to Fauvel, 1873a: 257]; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 759 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; Greece).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 221 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Hochhuth, 1862: 81 (Stenus; Russia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 39 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 98 [= 1873a: 256] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Caucasus; Iran).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 240 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 55 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 269 [= 1884a: 117] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 339 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Palaearctic region).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 76 (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 82 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 503 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1923a: 220 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Bernhauer, 1926g: 2 (Stenus; Kamchatka region).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 399 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1147 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Bernhauer, 1936: 2 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Italy).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 337 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; central and southern Europe).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1965b: 395 (Stenus; Sicily).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1967f: 272 (Stenus; Morocco).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 293 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Germania).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 48 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 198 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 720 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1969g: 642 (Stenus; notes; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1970p: 173 (Stenus; characters; aedeagus; Greece).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 97 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 259 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania).

  • — Bordoni, 1975c: 181 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 364 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 144 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; notes; Russia, Azerbaijan).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 170 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 189 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 155 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Azerbaijan.

foraminosus Erichson, 1840: 703 (Stenus; Type locality: Germania).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 725 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 580 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 755 (Stenus; cited as fomarinosus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 240 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Rey, 1884: 259 [= 1884a: 107] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 576 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Austria; France).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1147 (Stenus; variety of atratulus).

  • — Horion, 1963: 338 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as valid species; Austria; Germany; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as valid species; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 293 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972k: 151 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

hispanicus Motschulsky, 1849: 85 (Stenus; Type locality: Espagne).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 198 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

longipennis Rey, 1884: 268 [= 1884a: 116] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: environs de Frejus, Var).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 28 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

externus Rey, 1884: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Italie).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 26 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

propinquus Rey, 1884: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Lyon).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 29 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

tenuis Rey, 1884: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Lyon).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 30 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

scrupulus Bondroit, 1912a: 415 (Stenus; Type locality: Sardaigne).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969g: 642 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

lindbergi Renkonen, 1945: 54 (Stenus; Type locality: Eckerö, Torp).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 98 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Finland).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 48 (Stenus; characters; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Puthz, 1969g: 642 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Puthz, 1970q: 39 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of atratulus).

atricornis Stephens, 1833, see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

atrocoeruleus L. Benick, 1951, see: bifrons C. Waterhouse, 1877.

atrocyaneus Puthz, 1984: 135 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kolumbien: Valle Pichinde, 5000 feet).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

atrolucens Puthz, 1984: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pastaza Puyo, 16 km W).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

atromicans Puthz, 1972n: 254 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bolivia: L.P., 24 km W. Coripata).

  • Distribution: Bolivia.

atroviolaceus Puthz, 1987c: 396 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Neuguinea-West, Provinz Tel, 2300 m).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

atrovirens Fauvel, 1878g: 503 (Stenus; Type locality: Australie orientale: Queensland, Wide Bay).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 3 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Reid, 1997: 119 (Stenus; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

similis W. J. MacLeay, 1873: 149 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Gayndah).

  • — Fauvel, 1877: 209 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; synonym of macleayi).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 61 (Stenus; synonym of atrovirens).

macleayi Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; replacement name for similis MacLeay).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 61 (Stenus; synonym of atrovirens).

attenuatus Erichson, 1840: 738 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagascar).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 495 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 302 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 329 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 21 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1992a: 13 (Stenus; Madagascar; Comoro Islands).

  • Distribution: Madagascar, Comoros.

madagascariensis Bernhauer, 1912f: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagaskar).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 495 (Stenus; synonym of attenuatus).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 21 (Stenus; synonym of attenuatus).

audax J. Sahlberg, 1900: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Lapponia: Kyrö ad ostium fluminis Ivalojoki).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 89 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Norway; Finland).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 84, 85 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; notes; characters).

  • — Lundberg, 1972: 173 (Stenus; Sweden).

  • — Puthz, 1974b: 112 (Stenus; notes; Siberia).

  • — Clayhills, 1991: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; habitat; distribution; Finland).

  • Distribution: Norway, Finland, Russia.

audrasi Ochs, 1958, see: annulipes Heer, 1839.

augur Erichson, 1840: 709 (Stenus; Type locality: Columbia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

  • — Fauvel, 1901: 74 (Stenus; Colombia; Venezuela).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 263 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 313 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.

augustinus Blackwelder, 1943, see: sagax Sharp, 1886.

auliensis Bernhauer, 1902, see: mongolicus Eppelsheim, 1889.

aureolus Fauvel, 1875a: XVII [= 1875b: 219] (Stenus; Type locality: Mydlanka, S. W. Baikal, Ussuri Sibér. or.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967s]. Originally cited from Mydcanka).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1893: 53 (Stenus; Baikal region).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1147 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967s: 241 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Mydlanka, S. W. Baikal, Ussuri Sibér. or.; characters; Baikal; Siberia; Kamchatka).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 142 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Ryvkin, 2000a: 360, 363 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Far Eastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Russia, Mongolia.

fluviatilis L. Benick, 1921d: 140 (Stenus; Type locality: Kamtschatka, Bolscherjetsk; Fl. Amur, Nikolajewsk).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967s: 241 (Stenus; synonym of aureolus).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • — Ryvkin, 2000a: 360 (Stenus; synonym of aureolus).

aureosetulus L. Benick, 1924, see: secretus Bernhauer, 1915.

aureosetosus Puthz, 1976: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Zentral-Nepal: Kloster Fulung, 3500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1986h: 14 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

aurichalceus Champion, 1920, see: Dianous.

auricomus Puthz, 1968: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Morelia).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

auriger Eppelsheim, 1893: 57 (Stenus; Type locality: Ost-Sibirien, in der Nähe von Irkutsk, von Tunka bis Munku-Sardik im Sajan'schen Gebirge).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 256 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — Bernhauer, 1926g: 2 (Stenus; Kamchatka region).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967o: 232 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 141 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 80, 88 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; Siberia).

  • — Puthz, 1974e: 160 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1979h: 122 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 234 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1991c: 107 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; Korea).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 26 (Stenus; China).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea.

auropubescens Schubert, 1909: 296 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: südöstliches Mexico, Gegend von Jalapa, nördlich vom Pic d’Orizaba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 264 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

austini Casey, 1884: 28 (Stenus; Type locality: New Hampshire, White Mts.; Lake Superior [Marquette, Michipicoten River, Gargantua, Isle Royale]; British Columbia).

  • — Fall and Cockerell, 1907: 167 (Stenus; New Mexico).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Notman, 1919a: 95 (Stenus; Ontario).

  • — Fall, 1926: 147 (Stenus; Alaska).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 267 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 158 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

amplificatus L. Benick, 1921a: 114 (Stenus; Type locality: Kenai).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 158 (Stenus; synonym of austini).

australicus Blackburn, 1891a: 788 (Stenus; Type locality: Mountains of Victoria; near Wandiligong).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1969e: 528 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 64 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Australia).

  • — Reid, 1997: 120 (Stenus; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

austriacus Bernhauer, 1899, see: argus Gravenhorst, 1806.

autumnalis Naomi, 1997a: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Tokushima Pref.: Mt. Kootsu, Yamakawa-cho).

  • Distribution: Japan.

awajinis Naomi, 1997, see: ignorabilis Naomi, 1997.

axayacatl Puthz, 2000b: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: 21 [km ?] N Villa Diaz Ordaz, 3100 m).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

azarias Bondroit, 1912, see: biguttatus Linné, 1758.

azeganus Fauvel, 1905, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

azurescens L. Benick, 1929: 274 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mt. Polis, Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

azureus Krása, 1945, see: mercator Sharp, 1889.

azureus L. Benick, 1929, see: Dianous.

bacchus Puthz, 1972r: 519 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Eastern Highlands: Wanatabe Valley near Okapa, ca. 5000 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 142 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

badaganus Puthz, 1984e: 576 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Madras: Nilgiri Hills, Ootacamund, 2150–2200 m).

  • — Puthz, 1990e: 249 (Stenus; discussion of species complex).

  • Distribution: India.

baicalensis Puthz, 1968e: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Baikal-See).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 140 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • Distribution: Russia, Monoglia.

bajulus Sharp, 1886: 653 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, near the city, Zapote).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 269 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Guatemala.

bakeri Bernhauer, 1910b: 364 (Stenus; Type locality: Kuba: Havana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog). Benick, 1938c: 269 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 213 (Stenus; characters; Cuba).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 48 (Stenus; characters; Cuba).

  • Distribution: West Indies.

mutchleri Blackwelder, 1943: 218 (Stenus; Type locality: Cuba: 7 kilometers north of Vinales).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; synonym of bakeri).

bakeri Bernhauer, 1914, see: egregius L. Benick, 1921.

balfourbrownei Puthz, 1967e: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cameroun: Mt. Cameroon, Onyanga, 5400 ft.).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 223 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Cameroon).

  • Distribution: Cameroon.

baliensis Rougemont, 1984: 230 (Stenus; Type locality: Bali: Lake Buayan).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

balnearius Rougemont, 1981: 104 (Stenus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Shoa Prov.: Ambo, 2150 m).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

baloghi Puthz, 1967n: 186 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kindamba, Méya, Louolo river).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 194 (Stenus; characters; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1968a: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Congo; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1972a: 4 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo Republic, Congo.

bandarensis Bernhauer, 1926a: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sumatra: Oosehr Bandar).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 327 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sumatra; Sarawak; Singapore; Java).

  • Distribution: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia.

banghaasi L. Benick, 1929: 88, 91 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mt. Polis, Luzon; Balbalan, Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 154 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

banosanus Bernhauer, 1914, see: piliferus Motschulsky, 1857.

bansengi Rougemont, 1986: 287 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sarawak: Skrang River at Morat).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

baranowskii Puthz, 2001: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: 11 km N Oaxaca City, 1950 m).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

barbarae Hromádka, 1979e: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran b. occ: Hashtpar, Talysch-Geb.).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 38 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 206 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Iran.

hromadkai Puthz, 1979f: 57 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran: Guilan: Pareh-Sar, 37°37′N, 49°03′E).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 38 (Stenus; synonym of barbarae).

barbatus Nietner, 1857: 381 (Stenus; Type locality: Ceylon: Colomb.).

  • — Kraatz, 1859: 163 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921b: 119 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 373 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 191 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 212 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1973n: 2 (Stenus; Ceylon).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

arachnipes Bernhauer, 1902b: 42 (Stenus; Type locality: Haputala).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1919: 362 (Stenus; synonym of barbatus).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 373 (Stenus; synonym of barbatus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; synonym of barbatus).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 192 (Stenus; synonym of barbatus).

serpens L. Benick, 1922a: 4 (Stenus; Type locality: Ceylon, Kandy).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 374 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1954: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 192 (Stenus; synonym of barbatus).

barbiellini Bernhauer, 1908d: 298 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien: S. Paulo).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 49 (Stenus; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

barndti Puthz, 1971: 127 (Stenus; Type locality: Sudan: Provinz Bahr el Ghazal, 7°30′N, 27°30′O).

  • Distribution: Sudan.

barnevillei Bedel, 1870, see: longitarsis Thomson, 1851.

bartolozzii Puthz, 1992a: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Dint. Ambanja).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

basalis Curtis, 1840, see: fornicatus Stephens, 1833.

basara Naomi, 1988i: 76 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Yamanashi Pref.: Aokigahara, Mt. Fuji).

  • Distribution: Japan.

basicornis Kraatz, 1859: 163 (Stenus; Type locality: Ceylan).

  • — Kraatz, 1859: 164 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as bispinus according to Puthz, 1985: 78]; characters; India orientalis).

  • — Bernhauer, 1902b: 41 (Stenus; cited as bispinus; [Note: Misidentification of basicornis according to Puthz, 1985]; Ceylon).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 365 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1954: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 212 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1973n: 1 (Stenus; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1976: 4 (Stenus; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 7 (Stenus; Vietnam; China).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 25 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 584 (Stenus; characters; Sri Lanka; India; Nepal; Burma; Thailand; Malaysia; Indonesia; Vietnam; China).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 87, 100 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sri Lanka; India; Nepal; Burma; Thailand; Malaysia; Java; Sumatra; Vietnam; China).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, China.

vestitus L. Benick, 1926: 271 (Stenus; Type locality: Sumatras O.-K., Lau Rakit, 300 m; Siantar, Simpang Raja, 900 m).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938: 34 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; subspecies of basicornis).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 87 (Stenus; synonym of basicornis).

peniculus L. Benick, 1938: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe 4000–5000 Voet, Preanger).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 87 (Stenus; synonym of basicornis).

siwalikensis Cameron, 1943: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Siwaliks: Lachiwala).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; synonym of basicornis).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 7 (Stenus; synonym of basicornis).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 25 (Stenus; synonym of basicornis).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 87 (Stenus; synonym of basicornis).

subtropicus Cameron, 1949b: 464 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: China: Hainan Island: Ta Hau).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 533 (Stenus; might be eastern subspecies of basicornis; China; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; subspecies of basicornis).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 7 (Stenus; subspecies of basicornis; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 89 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of basicornis; characters).

eberti Scheerpeltz, 1976a: 81, 107 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nepal: Rapti-Tal, 300 m).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; synonym of basicornis).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 7 (Stenus; synonym of basicornis).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 25 (Stenus; synonym of basicornis).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 87 (Stenus; synonym of basicornis).

basilanus Puthz, 1974, see: samarensis Bernhauer, 1926.

basilewskyi Puthz, 1965: 534 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kivu: Terr. Masisi, Lacs Mokoto, 1800 m).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 220 (Stenus; Rwanda; Kivu).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 14 (Stenus; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 224 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire; Rwanda).

  • Distribution: Congo, Rwanda.

batangluparensis Rougemont, 1986: 288 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sarawak: 2nd Division, Skrang River at Morat).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

batesi Sharp, 1876: 375 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

bauerinae Puthz, 1965: 553 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tschad: Strasse Moundou-Baibokum).

  • — Puthz, 1968a: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 277 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chad; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Chad, Congo.

bechyneae Hromádka, 1983: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brazil: 18 km NE Orixima).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

beckeri L. Benick, 1941d: 278 (Stenus; Type locality: China: Wassuland, Bez. Sankiangkou, W. Szechuan, Niuto-Shan 2400 m).

  • — Puthz, 1967s: 244 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; China).

  • Distribution: China.

beesoni Cameron, 1930: 346 (Stenus; Type locality: Chakrata district: Sainj, Manjgaon and Khedar Khuds; Bangar. Mussoorie district. Assam: Naga Hills, alt. 5000 to 7500 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968j: 454 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 38 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 332 (Stenus; Burma).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 366 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 22 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Rougemont, 1987: 705 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus and Nestus; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand.

beieri Scheerpeltz, 1931, see: picipes Stephens, 1833.

belemicus Hromádka, 1983a: 132 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brazil: Para faz. Pirelli, Belem).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

belesis Tottenham, 1956, see: aberrans L. Benick, 1951.

belli Fauvel, 1904a: 47 (Stenus; Type locality: Nilghiris; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 396 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Nilgiri Hills; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 144 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 575, 586 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 393 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: India, Vietnam.

bellus Puthz, 1977a: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Frankreich: Isère, Vercors, entrée grotte de la Ture, 1200 m, einige Kilometer nördlich von Autrans).

  • Distribution: France.

benefactor Ryvkin, 1985a: 853 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Primorskii Krai, Sudzukhinskii zapovednik).

  • — Naomi, 1998a: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; synonymic notes; Japan; Russia).

  • Distribution: Russia, Japan.

kanmiyai Naomi, 1988d: 31 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Japan: Oita Pref.: Chôjabaru).

  • — Naomi, 1998a: 103 (Stenus; synonym of benefactor).

bengle Hromádka, 1980a: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: India: Kashmir, Srinagar, 5000 ft.).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 35 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • — Puthz, 1986k: 958 (Stenus; Pakistan).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

benicki Bondroit, 1912, see: trivialis Kraatz, 1857.

benicki Bernhauer, 1923, see: spinosus L. Benick, 1921.

benickianus Roubal, 1916, see: coarcticollis Eppelsheim, 1890.

benickiellus Puthz, 1967s: 234 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Rumänien: Sinaia).

  • Distribution: Romania.

beppuensis Bernhauer, 1939, see: distans Sharp, 1889.

berenice Puthz, 1985: 81 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Burma: Tenasserim, Tavoy).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

bergrothi L. Benick, 1921, see: kongsbergensis Munster, 1911.

bernhaueri Poppius, 1908, see: subarcticus Poppius, 1908.

bernhaueri Cameron, 1925, see: bicolon Sharp, 1889.

bernhauerianus Jakobson, 1909: 483 (Stenus; replacement name for indubius Bernhauer).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Kazakhstan.

indubius Bernhauer, 1905b: 583 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Aulie-Ata in Russisch-Zentralasien).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; synonym of bernhauerianus).

turkestanicus Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; replacement name for indubius Bernhauer).

  • — L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; synonym of bernhauerianus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; synonym of bernhauerianus).

besucheti Puthz, 1971o: 209 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ceylon: Central: Horton Plains, 2100 m).

  • — Puthz, 1973n: 2 (Stenus; Ceylon).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

bhutanus Puthz, 1975: 189 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bhutan: Tongsa).

  • Distribution: Bhutan.

biblicus Puthz, 1971a: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Israel: Nazareth).

  • — Puthz, 1979f: 56 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • Distribution: Israel.

bicallosus L. Benick, 1928, see: kamerunensis L. Benick, 1920.

bicara Naomi, 1988i: 79 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Tochigi Pref.: Chûzenji, Nikko).

  • Distribution: Japan.

bicolon Sharp, 1889: 328 (Stenus; Type locality: Oyayama; Miyanoshita).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

  • — Naomi, 1988h: 70 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia.

posticus Fauvel, 1895: 209 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie: Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie, Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 392 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Sawada, 1965a: 147 (Stenus; Formosa).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of bicolon; lectotype designation: Carin Asciuii Ghecù, 1400–1500 m; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 343 (Stenus; subspecies of bicolon; Burma).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 153 (Stenus; subspecies of bicolon; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 152 (Stenus; subspecies of bicolon; [Note: Misidentified as bicolon javanicus according to Rougemont, 1986a: 268, who listed it as a new synonym but Puthz did not describe the subspecies as new, he cited Bernhauer as the author]; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 52 (Stenus; subspecies of bicolon; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1983: 10 (Stenus; subspecies of bicolon; Vietnam; Malaysia).

  • — Puthz, 1984b: 108 (Stenus; subspecies of bicolon; Taiwan).

javanicus Bernhauer, 1915h: 216 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Java: Nongkodjadjar).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938: 10 (Stenus; Java).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 100 (Stenus; subspecies of bicolon; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 534 (Stenus; subspecies of bicolon; Bali).

  • — Rougemont, 1984: 233 (Stenus; subspecies of bicolon; Bali).

bernhaueri Cameron, 1925a: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Malabar near Bandung, 1600 m; Tjibodas).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; synonym of maximiliani).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 100 (Stenus; synonym of bicolon javanicus).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 534 (Stenus; synonym of bicolon javanicus).

maximiliani Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; replacement name for bernhaueri Cameron).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 100 (Stenus; synonym of bicolon javanicus).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 534 (Stenus; synonym of bicolon javanicus).

bicoloripes Cameron, 1926a: 282 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ganda-Buku, Belgian Congo).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Tottenham, 1956: 223 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Urundi).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 514 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 213 (Stenus; characters; Congo; Urundi).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 233 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo, Burundi.

bicoloripes Bernhauer, 1929, see: kisantuanus Bernhauer, 1929.

bicornis Puthz, 1972l: 170 (Stenus; Type locality: Macedonia: Djevdjelija. Also cited from Turkey).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 148 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Macedonia, Turkey.

bicuspis Puthz, 1983: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Mt. Lang Bian, 1500–2000 m).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

bidentatus Champion, 1920, see: kraatzi Bernhauer, 1911.

bidenticollis Puthz, 1984b: 106 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Taiwan: Kwantzeling, Taiwan Hsien, 250 m).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

bidenticulatus Puthz, 1969c: 216 (Stenus; subspecies of intricatus; Type locality: Nord-Afghanistan: Prov. Mazari-Sharif: Mazar-i-Sharif. Also cited from Lenkoran and the Caucasus).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 90 (Stenus; subspecies of intricatus; notes).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 153 (Stenus; valid species; notes).

  • Distribution: Afghanistan, Iran, Azerbaijan.

bierigi Puthz, 1977b: 148 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Chitaria).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

bifenestratus L. Benick, 1926: 278 (Stenus; Type locality: Westaustralien).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1977: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Reid, 1997: 120 (Stenus; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

bifoveolatus Gyllenhal, 1827: 500 (Stenus; Type locality: Suecia).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 43 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 457 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 427 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 295 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 414 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Kolenati, 1846: 25 (Stenus; Transcaucasia).

  • — Hochhuth, 1849: 178 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 729 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 592 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 231 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 224 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 781 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 234 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 89 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 117 [= 1873a: 275] (Stenus; characters; France; Lapland; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Switzerland; Austria).

  • — Fauvel, 1874: 333 [= 1874b: 39] (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 244 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Solsky, 1874: 198 (Philonthus; characters; Turkestan).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 64 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 384 [= 1884a: 232] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 354 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 590 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; north and middle Europe).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 515 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 402 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 381 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Britain; Russia; Baltic States; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Romania; Italy; Switzerland; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 67 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 722 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 265 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 85 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1973o: 129 (Stenus; characters; aberrant female; Britain).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 244 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 175 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 172 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Caucasus.

nitidus Stephens, 1833: 300 (Stenus; Type locality: Battersea-fields; Suffolk; Devonshire).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 411 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; notes; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 152 (Stenus).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 354 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 590 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

phaeopus Stephens, 1833: 288 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Suffolk; Devonshire).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 411 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonym of rusticus).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 590 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

plancus Erichson, 1840: 723 (Stenus; Type locality: Saxon, Mark.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Also cited from Anglia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 729 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 152 (Stenus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of nitidus).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 591 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 223 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 781 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 117 [= 1873a: 275] (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 243 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Rey, 1884: 384 [= 1884a: 232] (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 354 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 590 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 300 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Saxon, Mark.; synonym of bifoveolatus).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

bifrons C. Waterhouse, 1877: 25 (Stenus; Type locality: Zambesi, S. E. Africa).

  • — Fauvel, 1907: 19 (Stenus; Nairobi; White Nile; Ethiopia; Zambese; Congo).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1951: 191 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 515 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zambesi).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 206, 213 (Stenus; characters; Ivory Coast; Egypt; Ethiopia).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 233 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zambesi).

  • — Puthz, 1971k: 138 (Stenus; South Africa).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 102 (Stenus; Ethiopia).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Congo, “Zambezi”, South Africa.

atrocoeruleus L. Benick, 1951: 195 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika: Kondoa).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 206 (Stenus; synonym of bifrons).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 233 (Stenus; synonym of bifrons).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 102 (Stenus; synonym of bifrons).

furvus L. Benick, 1951: 190 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika: Sigital).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 519 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 306 (Stenus).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 206 (Stenus; synonym of bifrons).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 233 (Stenus; synonym of bifrons).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 102 (Stenus; synonym of bifrons).

biguttatus Linné, 1758: 422 (Staphylinus; Type locality: Europa).

  • — Linné, 1760: 232 (Staphylinus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Linné, 1767: 685 (Staphylinus; characters; Europe).

  • — O. Müller, 1776: 99 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Fabricius, 1777: 241 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Goeze, 1777: 719 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Schrank, 1781: 235 (Staphylinus; characters; Austria).

  • — Fabricius, 1781: 336 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Herbst, 1784: 149 (Staphylinus; Germany).

  • — Fourcroy, 1785: 170 (Staphylinus; characters; France).

  • — Fabricius, 1787: 221 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Villers, 1789: 415 (Staphylinus; characters; France).

  • — Gmelin, 1790: 2028 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Fabricius, 1793: 527 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Panzer, 1795: 355 (Staphylinus; characters; Germany).

  • — Olivier, 1795:(43): 5 (Paederus; characters).

  • — Panzer, 1796b: 17 (Staphylinus; characters; illustration).

  • — Schrank, 1798: 643 (Staphylinus; characters; notes).

  • — Fabricius, 1801: 602 (Stenus; characters; Baltic Sea).

  • — Turton, 1802: 513 (Staphylinus; characters; Baltic shores).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1802: 154 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 352 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ljungh, 1804: 62 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Ljungh, 1804: 63 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 cited bipustulatus Ljungh as a synonym of biguttatus; Ljungh did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Linné]; characters; Sweden).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 226 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Latreille, 1806: 294 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 464 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 465 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of biguttatus).

  • — Leach, 1815: 91 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Samouelle, 1819: 173 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; England).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 86 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

  • — Guérin-Méneville, 1829: pl. 9, fig. 8 (Stenus; illustration).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 422 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 422 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of biguttatus).

  • — Griffith and Pidgeon, 1832: 294 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 443 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Runde, 1835: 14 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; characters; Germany).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 69 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 529 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 530 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of biguttatus).

  • — Heer, 1839: 213 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Heer, 1839: 213 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of biguttatus).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 409 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 690 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 590 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of biguttatus).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Dufour, 1843: 36 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Guérin-Méneville, 1844a: 31 (Stenus; notes; Paris).

  • — Westwood, 1845: 50 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Kolenati, 1846: 24 (Stenus; Caucasus; Transcaucasus).

  • — Hochhuth, 1849: 168 (Stenus; characters; Lenkoran).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 723 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 43 (Stenus; notes; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 145 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 573 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 219 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 742 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 742 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of biguttatus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 218 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Peyron, 1858: 431 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — Thomson, 1859: 28 (type species of Stenus).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 227 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Hochhuth, 1862: 80 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 9 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1865a: 304 [= 1865b: 54] (Stenus; habitat; France).

  • — Hochhuth, 1872: 153 (Stenus; notes; Ukraine).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 74 [= 1873a: 231] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Caramania; Caucasus; Siberia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 238 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 252 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 61 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 184 [= 1884a: 32] (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Rey, 1884: 185 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of biguttatus).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 328 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 557 (Stenus; characters; Palaearctic region).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 558 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of biguttatus).

  • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 10 (Stenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 154 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of biguttatus).

  • — Penecke, 1912: 236 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 486 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1922c: 161 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 250 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1925: 73s (Stenus; notes; Tennessee [Note: Erroneous locality according to Puthz (personal communication)]).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 394 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1148 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Aleksandrov, 1934: 150 (Stenus; China).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 300 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Caucasus; Siberia; northern China; Japan; widespread in Europe).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 718 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Weinreich, 1968: 189–201 (Stenus; characters of egg, larva, and pupa).

  • — Bordoni, 1970: 22 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 247 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Bulgaria).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 360 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Frank, 1982: 16 (Stenus; list of parasites).

  • — Andersen, 1982: 65 (Stenus; natural history; Norway).

  • — Reid, 1985a: 260 (Stenus; collecting notes; England).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Naomi, 1988g: 56, 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as szechuanus according to Naomi, 1997f: 5]; characters; Japan).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 147 (Stenus; notes; Russia, Georgia, Armenia).

  • — Naomi, 1991a: 163 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as szechuanus according to Naomi, 1997f: 5]; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 166 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Dauphin, 1991: 279 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 154 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • — Naomi and Puthz, 1996: 160 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Naomi, 1997f: 5, 6 (Stenus; notes; characters; Japan).

  • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, China, Japan.

bipustulatus Thomson, 1857: 220 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Lärketorp i Östergöthland).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 228 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; variety of biguttatus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1148 (Stenus; synonym of biguttatus).

thomsoni Jakobson, 1908: 479 (Stenus; replacement name for bipustulatus Thomson).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; aberration of biguttatus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1148 (Stenus; aberration of biguttatus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 7 (Stenus; aberration of biguttatus).

azarias Bondroit, 1912: 262 (Stenus; Type locality: Italie).

  • — L. Benick, 1921c: 191 (Stenus; synonym of biguttatus variety bipustulatus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1148 (Stenus; synonym of biguttatus).

bihamatus Puthz, 1971o: 195 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ceylon: Northern: Murunkan).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

biharmontis Puthz, 1991g: 237 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Bihargebirge: Cucurbeta).

  • Distribution: Romania.

bilentigatus Casey, 1884: 19 (Stenus; Type locality: Virginia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 157 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

murphyanus Bernhauer, 1917a: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Nord-Carolina: Murphy).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; cited as murphyianus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 70 (Stenus; may be conspecific with bilentigatus).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 157 (Stenus; synonym of bilentigatus).

bilineatus J. Sahlberg, 1871a: 412 (Stenus; Type locality: lacus Wuontisjärvi).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 61 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key; Scandinavia; Finland; Siberia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1148 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 77 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Norway; Finland).

  • — Puthz, 1966e: 296 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters).

  • — Huggert and Ulefors, 1971: 58 (Stenus; notes; Sweden).

  • — Puthz, 1973i: 291 (Stenus; Russia).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Finland, Russia, Canada, USA.

corvus Casey, 1884: 72 (Stenus; Type locality: Lake Labache, British Columbia; Fort Tejon, California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Notman, 1919a: 95 (Stenus; Ontario).

  • — Fall, 1926a: 60 (Stenus; characters; notes; Alaska, Yukon Territory).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 257 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Idaho).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of bilineatus).

tacomae Casey, 1884: 34 (Stenus; Type locality: Thurston County, Washington Territory).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of bilineatus).

bilunatus Puthz, 1984b: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Taiwan: Tsaoshan near Taipei, 150–300 m).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

bimaculatoides Scheerpeltz, 1969b: 23 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Aspromonte in Calabrien, Süd-Italien).

  • — Puthz, 1970p: 169 (Stenus; notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

bimaculatus Gyllenhal, 1810: 466 (Stenus; Type locality: Suecia).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1802: 154 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154, cited juno Gravenhorst as a synonym of bimaculatus; Gravenhorst attributed the species to Paykull]; characters).

  • — Marsham, 1802: 526 (Staphylinus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154, listed biguttatus Marsham as a synonym of bimaculatus; Marsham attributed it to Linné]; characters; Britain).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 87 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 301 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 422 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — Runde, 1835: 15 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 441 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 69 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 532 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 215 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 409 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 692 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 724 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 44 (Stenus; notes; England).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 574 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 221 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 746 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 219 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 212 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 11 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 83 [= 1873a: 241] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 238 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 253 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 47 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 201 [= 1884a: 49] (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 329 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 560 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 488 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1922c: 161 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 250 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 31 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 395 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1148 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Italy).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 73 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Siberia; Mongolia; France to Poland-Russia; Denmark; Britain; Norway; Sweden; Finland; France; Italy; Balkans; Austria; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 719 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 250 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Frank, 1982: 16 (Stenus; list of parasites).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 244 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Nowosad, 1990: 63 (Stenus; collected from mole nest; notes; Poland).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 156 (Stenus; notes; Russia, Armenia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 166 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Dauphin, 1991: 281 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • — Kölsch and Betz, 1998 (Stenus; ultrastructure and function of adhesion-capture apparatus; Germany).

  • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 154 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • — Betz, 1999 (Stenus; inventory and discussion of feeding, reproduction, grooming, resting, protection behavior).

  • — Kölsch, 2000: 465 (Stenus; ultrastructure of glands and production and function of secretion of adhesive capture apparatus).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Armenia, Mongolia.

maculipes Grimmer, 1841: 33 (Stenus; [Note: Nomen dubium; preoccupied]; Type locality: Steiermark).

  • — Fauvel, 1876a: 62 [= 1876: 247] (Stenus; synonym of bimaculatus).

  • — Weise, 1876: 178 (Stenus; synonym of bimaculatus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 560 (Stenus; synonym of bimaculatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; synonym of bimaculatus).

bimaculosus Stephens, 1839: 409 (Stenus; replacement name for binotatus Stephens).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 145 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1148 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Britain.

binotatus Stephens, 1833: 303 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: London; Norfolk).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 145 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; synonym of bimaculosus).

bimucronatus Champion, 1923, see: crenicollis Eppelsheim, 1895.

binaghii Puthz, 1970c: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Italien: Lazio, canneti del Lago di Fondi).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 89 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

binominatus L. Benick, 1951, see: trepidus C. Waterhouse, 1877.

binotatus Ljungh, 1804: 66 (Stenus; Type locality: Smolandiae).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 229 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 474 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; England).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 427 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 42 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 456 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — Runde, 1835: 16 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 448 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Westwood, 1838a: 17 (characters; type species).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 70 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 561 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 223 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 721 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — P. Lucas, 1846: 122 (Stenus; notes; Algeria).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 728 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 46 (Stenus; notes; England).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 587 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 230 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 223 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 232 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 88 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 114 [= 1873a: 272] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 243 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 64 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 370 [= 1884a: 218] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 352 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 588 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 82 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 513 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1917c: 58 (Stenus; notes; Germany).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 256 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 401 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — L. Benick, 1917c: 58 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — L. Benick, 1941e: 135 (Stenus; characters; variation).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960d: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

  • — Jenkins, 1960 (Stenus; method of returning to banks of a pool; Britain).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 109 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 376 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; widespread in northern and central Europe; Portugal; Spain; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Bosnia Hercegovina; Serbia; Bulgaria; Greece; Ukraine; Georgia; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Focarile, 1964: 61 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 722 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 104 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 264 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Bulgaria).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 86 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; Europe; Caucasus; Asia Minor; Syria; Siberia).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Frank, 1982: 16 (Stenus; list of parasites).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 244 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Ádám, 1987: 135, 142 (Metastenus; collecting notes; Hungary).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 176 (Stenus; notes; Georgia; Russia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 172 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Syria, Turkey, Georgia, Russia.

  • pilosulus Stephens, 1833: 298 (Stenus; Type locality: Norfolk; Suffolk; New Forest).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 410 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 149 (Stenus; synonyms).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 588 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; cited as pilosus; synonym of binotatus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 176 (Stenus; cited as pilosus; synonym of binotatus).

carens Rey, 1884: 371 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 588 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; aberration of niveus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1193 (Stenus; aberration of niveus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 9 (Stenus; aberration of niveus).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of niveus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 26 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 176 (Stenus; cited as careus; synonym of binotatus).

binotatus Stephens, 1833, see: bimaculosus Stephens, 1839.

bipartitus Feldmann, 2000: 149 (Stenus subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Spain: E, Lugo, Sierra de Ancares, degrada, ca. 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Spain.

biplagiatus Puthz, 1970: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Burma: Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1450–1500 m).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 343 (Stenus; Burma).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 148 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 151, 153 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 52 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1983b: 151 (Stenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 388, 394 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; coniform paraglossae; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

bipunctatus Ljungh, 1804, see: Euaesthetus.

bipunctatus Stephens, 1833, see: guttula P. W. J. Müller, 1821.

bipunctatus Erichson, 1839, see: comma LeConte, 1863.

bipustulatus Stephens, 1833 see: comma LeConte, 1863.

bipustulatus Thomson, 1857, see: biguttatus Linné, 1758.

birmanus Fauvel, 1895, see: bivulneratus Motschulsky, 1857.

bisetosus Dufour, 1843, see: Dianous.

bishamon Naomi, 1998: 390 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Tokushima Pref.: Ichinotani Val., Tsuzuro, Ichiu).

  • Distribution: Japan.

bisignatus Puthz, 1977: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Western Australia: Pemberton).

  • — Reid, 1997: 120 (Stenus; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

bispinoides Puthz, 1984e: 584 (Stenus; [Note: This name was cited as “in press” but it was validated before the intended original description]; Type locality: China: Fujien, Kuatun, 2300 m, 27°40′N, 117°40′E [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1985]. Also cited from India; Vietnam; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 85, 100 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation; [Note: Cited here as a new species with type locality: China: Fujien, Kuatun, 2300 m, 27°40′N, 117°40′E; the name was validated earlier so this “holotype” should be regarded as a lectotype]; characters; Vietnam; India; Thailand).

  • Distribution: India, Thailand, Vietnam, China.

bispinus Motschulsky, 1857a: 514 (Stenus; Type locality: Indes orientales; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1985]).

  • — Fauvel, 1904a: 49 (Stenus; cited as bispinus; [Note: Misidentification of various species according to Puthz, 1985: 78]; Nilghiris; Bírmanie; Annam; Sumatra).

  • — Fauvel, 1905e: 81 (Stenus; Java; Sumatra; Annam; Burma; India).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921b: 119 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1929: 244 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 364 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ceylon; India; Assam; Burma; Indo-china; Sumatra).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938: 33 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Cameron, 1934d: 78 (Hypostenus; type examined).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 377 (Stenus; notes; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 78, 100 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation; characters; Thailand).

  • Distribution: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia.

bituberculatus Motschulsky, 1857, see: scaber Fauvel, 1871.

bivulneratus Motschulsky, 1857a: 514 (Stenus; Type locality: Indes orientales).

  • — Kraatz, 1859: 163 (Stenus; India orientalis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1921a: 368, 401 (Stenus; characters; Singapore).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 356 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1934d: 78 (Hemistenus; type examined).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 199 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1978: 129 (Stenus; India).

  • — Puthz, 1981e: 300 (Stenus; characters; Andaman Islands).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 33, 36 (Stenus; characters; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 583 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore.

birmanus Fauvel, 1895: 213 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie: Tenasserim, Meetan; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie, Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 363 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation: Tenasserim Meetan; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1970: 14 (Stenus; cited as valid species; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981e: 300 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 33 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus).

ventricosus Fauvel, 1904a: 48 (Stenus; Type locality: Khandesh, Belgaum; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1968g]. Also cited from Dugeli).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 354 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 200 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus; lectotype designation: Khandesh, Belgaum).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 31 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus).

  • — Puthz, 1981e: 300 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 33 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus).

rajpurianus Cameron, 1930: 353 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Dehra Dun: Singhbhum).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1934d: 78 (Hemisternus; synonym of bivulneratus).

  • — Cameron, 1940: 87 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; cited as valid species; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 199 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 31 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus).

  • — Puthz, 1981e: 300 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 33 (Stenus; synonym of bivulneratus).

biwa Hromádka, 1980: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Yasumiya Lake Towada).

  • — Naomi, 1988h: 71 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

blandus L. Benick, 1938a: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brasilien, São Paulo).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

bodemeyeri Bernhauer, 1914, see: fuscicornis Erichson, 1840.

bodemeyeri Bernhauer, 1927, see: pilosiventris Bernhauer, 1915.

bodemeyerianus Bernhauer, 1929, see: pilosiventris Bernhauer, 1915.

boettcheri L. Benick, 1929: 93 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Imugan, Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974c: 166 (Stenus; characters; Philippines).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

bohaci Hromádka, 1977: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Kaukasus, bei Sotschi).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 148 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia).

  • Distribution: Russia, Georgia.

bohemicus Machulka, 1947: 88 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bohemia mer.: Veselí n. Lužnicí).

  • — Smetana, 1961b: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark).

  • — Szujecki, 1963a: 33 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 367 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Siberia; Sweden; Denmark; Czech Republic; Poland; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1965e: 169 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as tarsalis according to Puthz, 1971j: 141]; Mongolia).

  • — Smetana, 1966: 327 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 82 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 141 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971w: 33 (Stenus; Finland; Russia).

  • — Puthz, 1972e: 108 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 439 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1976j: 190 (Stenus; distribution in Germany).

  • — Haberman, 1983: 101 (Stenus; Estonia).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 232 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Schülke and Uhlig, 1988: 7 (Stenus; notes; Germany).

  • — Naomi, 1990c: 198 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 172 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; China).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Naomi, 1997e: 748 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan.

palmi L. Benick, 1950: 116 (Stenus; Type locality: Deutschland: Lübeck-Mönkhof. Also cited from Sweden, eastern Asia).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 9 (Stenus; synonym of bohemicus).

  • — Horion, 1963: 367 (Stenus; synonym of bohemicus).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 122 (Stenus; synonym of bohemicus).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 82 (Stenus; synonym of bohemicus).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; synonym of bohemicus).

bolsonensis Scheerpeltz, 1972, see: anthrax Fairmaire and Germain, 1861.

bombicinus Bernhauer, 1942c: 353 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Monts Manengouba: cratère de l’Eboga, 2000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 294 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Cameroon).

  • Distribution: Cameroon.

bonariensis Bernhauer, 1912, see: speculifrons Fauvel, 1877.

boops Ljungh, 1810: 158 (Stenus; Type locality: Skjarsjo).

  • — Panzer, 1795: 356 (Staphylinus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155, cited clavicornis Panzer as a synonym of buphthalmus Gravenhorst but Panzer attributed it to Fabricius]; characters; illustration).

  • — Panzer, 1796c: 11 (Staphylinus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155, cited clavicornis Panzer as a synonym of buphthalmus Gravenhorst but Panzer attributed it to Fabricius]; characters; illustration).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1802: 156 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification of buphthalmus; Gravenhorst did not describe a new species buphthalmus as cited by Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155, he attributed it to Schrank; Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 listed the Gravenhorst reference as a synonym of boops]; characters).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 87 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 42 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 456 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 424 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 294 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Runde, 1835: 15 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 447 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 449 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155, cited canaliculatus Lacordaire as a synonym of buphthalmus Gravenhorst; Lacordaire attributed it to Gyllenhal]; characters; France).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 70 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 536 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst, 1802: 156; Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149, cited buphthalmus Gravenhorst as a synonym of boops but Gravenhorst did not describe the species, he attributed it to Schrank]; characters; Germany).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 536 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus Gravenhorst).

  • — Heer, 1839: 217 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 413 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 699 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst who did not describe the species, he attributed it to Schrank; Gravenhorst's use of the name has been considered a misidentification of boops]; characters; Europe).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 724 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst]; characters; Austria).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 46 (Stenus; notes; England).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 215 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 95 [= 1873a: 253] (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst]; characters; France).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 254 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 54 (Stenus; cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 253 [= 1884a: 101] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst]; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 335 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst]; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 572 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst with boops Ljungh as a synonym; characters; Europe).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst]; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst]; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst with boops Ljungh as a synonym; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 500 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1922c: 162 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 254 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 399 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Gravenhorst]; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; [Note: buphthalmus Gravenhorst cited as a synonym of boops]; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Jenkins, 1960 (Stenus; method of returning to banks of a pool; Britain).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 332 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; widespread in Europe).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 60 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 719 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Weinreich, 1968: 189–201 (Stenus; characters of egg, larva, and pupa).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 94 (Stenus; fossil specimen).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 18 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 256 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1979j: 325 (Stenus; Bulgaria).

  • — Frank, 1982: 16 (Stenus; list of parasites).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 244 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Puthz, 1986i: 426 (Stenus; notes; aedeagus).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 169 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 169 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 189 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 219 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Kamchatka).

  • — Herman, 2001: 11 (Stenus; type species by application of Article 70.3.2).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Mongolia, Japan.

angustatus Stephens, 1833: 299 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Suffolk).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 411 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 572 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

foveiventris Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 578 (Stenus; Type locality: Landes, Biscarosse; Remiremont).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 572 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; synonym of boops).

shepherdi Crotch, 1867: 441 (Stenus; Type locality: Hammersmith marshes near London).

  • — Rye, 1870a: 85 (Stenus; notes; Britain).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 338 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 572 (Stenus; synonym of ruralis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; synonym of ruralis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; synonym of ruralis).

  • — Allen, 1978: 67 (Stenus; synonym of boops).

sulcatulus Mulsant and Rey, 1870: 108 [= 1871: 84] (Stenus; Type locality: Beaujolais).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 95 [= 1873a: 253] (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 572 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 30 (Stenus; synonym of boops).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 169 (Stenus; synonym of boops).

ludmilae Hromádka, 1979a: 299 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Italia: Monfalcone. Also cited from Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1986i: 425 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of boops; characters; Italy).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; subspecies of boops; Italy).

bordonii Puthz, 1974l: 489 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Italien: Toscana: App. Pistoiese: Bosco Teso).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

borealis Mäklin, 1880, see: formicetorum Mannerheim, 1843.

boreellus Poppius, 1908, see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

borneensis Puthz, 1973, see: Dianous.

borodanus Bernhauer, 1915, see: jovino Eichelbaum, 1913.

bosatsu Naomi, 1989g: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Yamanashi Pref.: Kaminikkawa Pass, Mt. Daibosatsu).

  • Distribution: Japan.

bosnicus Bernhauer, 1909b: 198 (Stenus; Type locality: Jablanica und Konjica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key; Balkan Peninsula).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Korge, 1964: 114 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — Puthz, 1970o: 591 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 248 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Boháč, 1980: 85 (Stenus; Bulgaria).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 361 (Stenus; Balkans).

  • Distribution: Europe, Turkey.

bourtzefi Bondroit, 1913, see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

bourveaui Jarrige, 1940, see: palustris Erichson, 1939.

bracbanti Bondroit, 1912, see: guttula P. W. J. Müller, 1821.

brachati Puthz, 1991d: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Umgebung Kathmandu, Gokarna Ban, ca. 1300 m).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

brachelytratus Puthz, 1965: 531 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kwango, terr. de Feshi, rive g. Kwenge).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 297 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

brachycephalus Cameron, 1930, see: javanus Bernhauer, 1920.

brachypterus Kraatz, 1859: 164 (Stenus; Type locality: Ceylan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 402 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 199 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 213 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1973n: 2 (Stenus; Ceylon).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

bracteatus Champion, 1920, see: Dianous.

brahmanus Puthz, 1976: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: India: Sikkim: Dzongri, 13,000 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1986h: 9 (Stenus; characters; India; Nepal).

  • Distribution: India.

brasilianus Bernhauer, 1916f: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Brasilien).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 49 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

brasilianus Bernhauer, 1929, see: brasiliensis Scheerpeltz, 1933.

brasiliensis Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; replacement name for

brasilianus Bernhauer).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

profundepunctatus Bernhauer, 1922: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Brasilien: S. Catharina).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; synonym of brasiliensis).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 50 (Stenus; synonym of brasiliensis).

brasilianus Bernhauer, 1929e: 123 (Stenus; replacement name for profundepunctatus

Bernhauer; [preoccupied]).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; synonym of brasiliensis).

brendelli Naomi, 1997e: 755 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Fukuoka Pref.: Mt. Shiroyama, Munakata).

  • Distribution: Japan.

brevialatus Puthz, 1971: 297 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Tshuapa, Mabali).

  • Distribution: Congo.

breviceps Puthz, 1971, see: convergens L. Benick, 1933.

brevicollis Thomson, 1857, see: picipes Stephens, 1833.

brevicornis Puthz, 1982a: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Eastern Highlands, Mt. Michael, Frisano).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

brevipennis Thomson, 1851, see: picipes Stephens, 1833.

brevipennis Mäklin, 1852, see: pterobrachys Gemminger and Harold, 1868.

brevitarsis L. Benick, 1916: 245 (Stenus; Type locality: N.O. Sumatra, Tebing-tinggi).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; notes; Sumatra).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

medanensis Bernhauer, 1926a: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Medan, Sumatra).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 327 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970: 8 (Stenus; synonym of brevitarsis).

breviusculus Puthz, 1988, see: reconditus Casey, 1884.

brighti Puthz, 1974g: 211 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: Highway 131, 115 mi. S. Oaxaca, 6000 ft.).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

brigita Hromádka, 1983: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brazil: 18 km NE Orixima).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

brivioi Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Michigan: Maryglade College, E. of Memphis, Macomb County).

  • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

brookeianus Rougemont, 1986: 279 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Brunei: Bukit Sulang).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 678 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Brunei.

bruchi Bernhauer, 1912e: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Prov. Buenos Aires).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 52 (Stenus; characters; Argentina).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

brumalis Casey, 1884, see: pauperculus Casey, 1884.

brunneipalpis Roubal, 1928, see: circularis Gravenhorst, 1802.

brunnescens Puthz, 1976: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: India: Sikkim, Dzongri, 13,000 ft.).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 149 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

brunneus Puthz, 1978b: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Tenerife: Anaga-Gebirge, Montes de Aguirre, El Balladero).

  • Distribution: Canary Islands.

brunnipes Grimmer, 1841 [Note: Nomen dubium], see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

brunnipes Stephens, 1833: 285 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Devonshire; Bristol).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 49 (Stenus; notes; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 153 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Rye, 1864: 87 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 107 [= 1873a: 265] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 102 [= 1878a: 22] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 29 [= 1886a: 21] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 345 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 583 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Europe).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 523 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters in key; Europe; Algeria).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 405 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — West, 1937: 42 (Stenus; Faroe Islands).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 101 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway).

  • — Horion, 1963: 364 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Britain; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; France; Poland; Romania; Portugal; Spain; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Dalmatia; Corfu; Greece; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 205, 214 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 262 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Bordoni, 1974b: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Italy).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 245 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 145 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 171 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Turkmenistan; Tajikistan).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; cited as brunipes; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • — Assing, 2001: 75 (Stenus; collected from xerothermous site; Germany).

  • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Syria, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, India.

marshami Stephens, 1833: 284 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 153 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 583 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

assimilis Stephens, 1833: 287 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Suffolk).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 155 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Rye, 1870a: 84 (Stenus; species unidentifiable).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

gracilis Stephens, 1833: 288 (Stenus; Type locality: London).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 153 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 583 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

unicolor Erichson, 1840: 720 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Anglia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Also cited from Lusitania; Hercynia; Austria).

  • — Heer, 1841: 577 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 728 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 153 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 586 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 230 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 223 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 777 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; Crete; Greece).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 230 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 107 [= 1873a: 265] (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 242 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 258 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — Rey, 1884: 324 [= 1884a: 172] (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 345 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 583 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 297 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Anglia; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 171 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

laticollis Thomson, 1851: 133, 134 note 3 (Stenus; Type locality: Ramlösa).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 775, note (Stenus; characters).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 230 (Stenus; synonym of unicolor).

  • — Rey, 1884: 324 (Stenus; synonym of unicolor).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 345 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 583 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

cribriventer Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 584 (Stenus; Type locality: St. Germain).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 762 (Stenus; notes; France).

  • — Rey, 1884: 304 [= 1884a: 152] (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 583 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

lepidus Weise, 1875a: 367 (Stenus; Type locality: Griechenland).

  • — Fauvel, 1876a: 63 [= 1876: 248] (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 76 (Stenus; variety of nigritulus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; variety of nigritulus).

  • — Dodero, 1925: 4 (Stenus; Libya).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters in key; Greece; Malta).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 205, 215 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; subspecies of brunnipes; characters; notes; Greece; Turkey; Crete; Cyprus; Syria; Rhodes).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; subspecies of brunnipes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 262 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Greece; Corfu).

corcyranus Bondroit, 1912a: 417 (Stenus; variety of nigritulus; Type locality: Corfou).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; aberration of brunnipes; characters in key; Corfu; Greece).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; aberration of brunnipes).

alticola Bernhauer, 1915c: 71 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Nord-Kaukasus: Kislowodsk).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; synonym of cicatricosus).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 171 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

cicatricosus L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; replacement name for alticola Bernhauer).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 171 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

lugubris Cameron, 1930: 347 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; synonym of castigator).

castigator Cameron, 1931a: III (Stenus; replacement name for lugubris Cameron).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; subspecies of brunnipes).

maximus Puthz, 1968g: 205, 215 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; subspecies of brunnipes; Type locality: Süd-Algier: Oase Biskra. Also cited from Libya; Morocco; Gibraltar; Sicily; Malta; Spain).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; subspecies of brunnipes).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; subspecies of brunnipes; Italy).

bryanti Blackwelder, 1943, see: sagax Sharp, 1886.

bryophilus Jarrige, 1970: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Mt. Tsaratanana, 1500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 26 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

buccalis Sharp, 1886: 648 (Stenus; Type locality: Nicaragua, Managua).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 267 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • Distribution: Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

bucephalus L. Benick, 1925a: 11 (Stenus; Type locality: Buru, Umgebung des Rana-Sees, 2350–2700 Fuss).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

buddha Puthz, 1976: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Zentral-Nepal: Abstieg von Gosainkunde zu den Almen über dem Kloster Fulung, ca. 4000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1986h: 15 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

buehleri Scheerpeltz, 1957c: 227, 251 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sumba: Baing; Wai Lekaba-Tal, vom Ufer des Baches).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

bulbicollis L. Benick, 1921, see: mammops Casey, 1884.

bullipennis Puthz, 1996: 319 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Sinaloa: Sra. Durango, 2380 m).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

bunraku Hromádka, 1990, see: zdenae Hromádka, 1990.

buphthalmos Schrank, 1776, see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

buphthalmus Schrank, 1776, see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

buphthalmus Latreille, 1804, see: juno Paykull, 1789.

burckhardti Rougemont, 1987: 708 (Stenus; subgenus “Hypostenus”; Type locality: Thailand: Mae Hong Son, Tom Lok, 8 km N Mae Lang, 700 m).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

burgeoni Bernhauer, 1934, see: reticulatus L. Benick, 1920.

burjaetus Puthz, 1980b: 97 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: U.d.S.S.R.: Ost-Sajan-Gebirge, Tunkun-Kette, am Fluss Tubota, 1200 m).

  • Distribution: Russia.

bussacoensis Puthz, 1971l: 168 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Portugal: Bouçaco).

  • — Assing, 1996: 172 (Stenus; characters of female).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

butrintensis Smetana, 1959a: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Albanien: Ligeni i Butrintit).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 102 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 264 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 87 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; Turkey).

  • — Allen, 1978: 63 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; characters; France; Italy).

  • — Hodge and Jones, 1995: 34 (Stenus; notes; Britain).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Britain, Bosnia Hercegovina, Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey.

cabrali Puthz, 1968i: 446 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Sta. Catharina: Nova Teutonia).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

cacique Puthz, 1988c: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pichin., 47 km S. Sta. Domingo, Rio Palenque Sta.).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

cactus Puthz, 1984: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kolumbien: Anchicaya, 500–1000 m).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

cadoricola Puthz, 1967s: 246 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Dolomiten).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 16 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

caelestinus Puthz, 1991d: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: NE: Garaina, 700–750 feet).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

caenicolus Notman, 1919: 137 (Stenus; Type locality: Mooers, Clinton Co., New York).

  • — Notman, 1920a: 180 (Stenus; New York).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 15 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: USA.

caffer Puthz, 1971, see: rorellus Fauvel, 1907.

cajeta Puthz, 1984: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Trinidad: Debe).

  • Distribution: West Indies.

calabrus Fiori, 1894, see: juno Paykull, 1789.

calamitosus Puthz, 1988: 671 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sabah: Crocker Range, face est, 1200 m, km 63 - route Kota Kinabalu-Tambunan).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

calcaratus Scriba, 1864a: 380 (Stenus; Type locality: Hamburg, Strand der Elbe).

  • — Bedel, 1870: 92 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 87 [= 1873a: 245] (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 245 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 254 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 563 (Stenus; characters; Holland; Russia; Siberia).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 14 (Stenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 491 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1922c: 161 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — L. Benick, 1923a: 218 (Stenus; notes).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 250 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 24 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 75 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 310 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Mongolia; Siberia; northwestern Russia; Sweden; Baltic States; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary ?; Holland; Belgium; France; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 89 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Benelux; Sweden).

  • — Schülke and Uhlig, 1988: 7 (Stenus; Germany).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; Austria; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Hodge and Jones, 1995: 34 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Mongolia.

inspector Mäklin, 1880: 82 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Seliwaninskoj, lat. bor. 65°55′; Aninskoj; Kolmogorowa, lat. bor. 59°30′).

  • — Mäklin, 1881: 37 (Stenus; [Note: Published without citation to earlier reference as though a new species]; characters; Selivaninskoj, lat bor. 65°55′; Aninskoj; Kolmogorowa, lat. bor. 59°30′).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 563 (Stenus; synonym of calcaratus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155, 161 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as synonym of two species]; synonym of calcaratus and synonym of juno).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; synonym of calcaratus).

maeklini Duvivier, 1883: 182 (Stenus; replacement name for inspector Mäklin).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; cited as mäklini; synonym of juno).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; cited as mäklini; synonym of calcaratus).

  • — Herman, 2001: 13 (Stenus; spelling correct as maeklini).

calcarifer Puthz, 1991d: 4 (Stenus; Type locality: Indien: U.P. Garhwal, 4 km S. Bhatwari, 1400 m).

  • Distribution: India.

calcariventris Puthz, 1980d: 190 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Indien: Darjeeling District: Lebong, 1800–1900 m).

  • — Puthz, 1983b: 142 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India.

calculensis Ryvkin, 1987, see: exploratus Fall, 1926.

californicus Casey, 1884: 145 (Stenus; Type locality: Lake Tahoe, Nevada; California: Calamas; Gilory; San Buenaventura).

  • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 268 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Oregon).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 267 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

caligicola Puthz, 1970c: 55 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Italien: Calabria: Monte Cocuzzo).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

callens Puthz, 1971k: 141 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: South Africa: Cape Province, 22 mi. NW Knysna).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 15 (Stenus; notes; South Africa).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

calliceps Bernhauer, 1916e: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Kiautschau).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 436 (Stenus; characters; Korea).

  • — Naomi, 1988g: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: China, Korea, Japan.

klapperichi L. Benick, 1941d: 276 (Stenus; Type locality: Fukien, Ostchina).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 436 (Stenus; synonym of calliceps).

callidus Baudi, 1848: 141 (Stenus; Type locality: Cypro; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970p]. Originally cited from Syria; Damasco).

  • — Baudi, 1857: 109 (Stenus; characters; Italy).

  • — Baudi, 1870: 395 (Stenus; Cyprus; Asia Minor).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1894b: 12 (Stenus; form of carbonarius).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; cited as calidus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 18 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1970p: 171 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Cypro; notes).

  • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — Puthz, 1975b: 229 (Stenus; Israel; Lebanon).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 163 (Stenus; notes; Armenia; Azerbaijan).

  • — Puthz, 1993c: 140 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel.

cephallenicus Bernhauer, 1913a: 222 (Stenus; subspecies of humilis; Type locality: Kephallenia).

  • — Bernhauer, 1923d: 180 (Stenus; characters; Kephallenia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1958c: 370 (Stenus; Greece).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 18 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 254 (Stenus; subspecies of callidus; Macedonia; Bulgaria; Albania).

  • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; synonymic note).

cephallenicus Bernhauer, 1915j: 265 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Kephallenia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; [Note: Treated as a subsequent reference of Bernhauer's 1913 use]; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 18 (Stenus; synonymic notes; [Note: Treated as a subsequent reference of Bernhauer's 1913 use]).

  • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; synonym of callidus cephallenicus).

hummleri Bernhauer, 1915j: 265 (Stenus; Type locality: Kephallenia).

  • — Bernhauer, 1923d: 180 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key; Cephallenia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 19 (Stenus; synonym of cephallenicus).

graecus L. Benick, 1929a: 41, 94 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Griechenland).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 18 (Stenus; synonym of callidus).

weiratheri L. Benick, 1939c: 300 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Griechenland: Prevesa, Süd-Epirus).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 19 (Stenus; synonym of cephallenicus).

libertas Hromádka, 1990b: 281 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Armenien: Eriwan Umgebung, 1100 m, Tal des Flusses Razan).

  • — Puthz, 1993c: 140 (Stenus; synonym of callidus).

callifer L. Benick, 1938, see: gentilis Sharp, 1886.

callifrons L. Benick, 1926, see: gestroi Fauvel, 1895.

callimorphus Puthz, 1972r: 494 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Papua: Northern: Daradae Plantation, 500 m, 80 km N to Port Moresby).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

callipennis Bernhauer, 1911a: 405 (Stenus; Type locality: Argentinien, Prov. Buenos Aires).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 6 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 52 (Stenus; characters; Argentina).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

callithrix Puthz, 1972r: 493 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: West Irian: Vogelkop, Fak Fak, S. coast of Bomberai, 100–700 m).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

callopistes Puthz, 1972r: 493 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: West Irian: Swart Valley: W. Fork, 1500–1950 m).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

callosicollis L. Benick, 1951, see: dieganus Fauvel, 1904.

callosifrons Puthz, 1971q: 249 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Maryland: Plummer's Island. Also cited from New York).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

callosus Erichson, 1840: 737 (Stenus; Type locality: Pensylvania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

  • — Casey, 1884: 186 (Areus; characters; Florida; Louisiana; District of Columbia).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 414 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Notman, 1920b: 700 (Stenus; Florida).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 327 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 14 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 70 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 494 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, West Indies.

juanae Puthz, 1984: 138 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of callosus; Type locality: Cuba: Prov. San Vicente, Pinar del Rio).

calosoma Puthz, 1972r: 492 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: West Irian: Waris, S. of Hollandia, 450–500 m).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

calvatus L. Benick, 1926, see: godmani Sharp, 1886.

calvus L. Benick, 1921b: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Süd-Amerika: S. Catharina).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

calypso Puthz, 1982a: 133 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Huon Peninsula: Wantuat Valley).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

camelus L. Benick, 1933a: 105 (Stenus; Type locality: Java, “Simpar 3000”, Tagal).

  • — L. Benick, 1938: 37 (Stenus; Java).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

cameratus L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; replacement name for flavitarsis Motschulsky).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — C. Koch, 1934: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Egypt).

  • — Puthz, 1965c: 82 (Stenus; characters; Sudan; Egypt).

  • — Puthz, 1967t: 134 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 121 (Stenus; characters; Egypt; Syria; Sudan; Ethiopia; Kenya; Zambia; South Rhodesia).

  • — Puthz, 1971k: 137 (Stenus; Egypt).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 8 (Stenus; notes; characters; Angola).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 97 (Stenus; Ethiopia).

  • Distribution: Syria, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Nigeria.

flavitarsis Motschulsky, 1857a: 510 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Egypte, bords du Nil).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 101 [= 1878a: 21] (Stenus; Egypt).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; Egypt).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

  • — L. Benick, 1949: 130 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

  • — Puthz, 1967t: 134 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 123 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 97 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

erythraeanus Bernhauer, 1933b: 56 (Stenus; Type locality: Eritrea, Saganeiti).

  • — Puthz, 1967t: 134 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 123 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 97 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

conjunctus L. Benick, 1933: 309 (Stenus; Type locality: Mashunaland: Salisbury).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 123 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 97 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

conicus Bernhauer, 1934h: 497 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Mashonaland: Salisbury).

  • — L. Benick, 1951: 183 (Stenus; synonym of conjunctus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 123 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 97 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

wadihalfaensis Scheerpeltz, 1963b: 427, 430 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: bei Wadi-Halfa, Nilufer).

  • — Puthz, 1967t: 134 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 123 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 97 (Stenus; synonym of cameratus).

arabicola Puthz, 1967t: 135 (Stenus; subspecies of cameratus; Type locality: W. Aden Port, Wadi at foot of Jebel Harir, running S.E. ca. 5000 ft.).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 125 (Stenus; subspecies of cameratus; characters; Aden).

nupenus Puthz, 1971: 125 (Stenus; subspecies of cameratus; Type locality: Nigeria: Fika).

cameroni Scheerpeltz, 1933, see: carinatus Cameron, 1914.

cameronianus Scheerpeltz, 1933, see: pallidipes Cameron, 1930.

campbelli Puthz, 1973, see: paululus L. Benick, 1924.

campbellorum Puthz, 1988b: 137 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus + Nestus; Type locality: USA: Washington: Mount Baker, Austin Pass, 4500 feet).

  • Distribution: USA.

campestris Erichson, 1839, see: nigritulus Gyllenhal, 1827.

canadensis Casey, 1884, see: reconditus Casey, 1884.

canaliculatus Gyllenhal, 1827: 501 (Stenus; Type locality: Suecica).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 542 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 220 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 410 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 704 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 725 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 577 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Staudinger, 1857: 287 (Stenus; notes; Iceland).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 754 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 222 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 42 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1865a: 306 [= 1865b: 56] (Stenus; habitat; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 97 [= 1873a: 255] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria; North America).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 240 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 55 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 273 [= 1884a: 121] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Casey, 1884: 115 (Stenus; characters; Massachusetts; Lake Superior; Ontario).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 339 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1893: 56 (Stenus; Baikal).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 573 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Palaearctic region; North America).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 501 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 254 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 400 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Larsson and Gígja, 1959: 75 (Stenus; biological notes; Iceland).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 88 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 341 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; widespread in Europe).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 117 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Welch, 1966 (characters of third instar larva and pupa; England).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 78 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 720 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 139 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 97 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 259 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 245 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Ryvkin, 1987c: 159 (Stenus; characters; Russia).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 168 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 170 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 180, 188 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

  • — Betz, 1999 (Stenus; inventory and discussion of feeding, reproduction, grooming, resting, protection behavior).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Iceland, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Mongolia, Canada, USA.

affinis Stephens, 1833: 298 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Devonshire).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 149 (Stenus; synonym of pilosulus).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 573 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

foveifrons Rey, 1884: 272 [= 1884a: 120] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Le Plantay, Bresse).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; synonym of nitens).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 27 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 168 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

cordaticollis Leinberg, 1900b: 187 (Stenus; Type locality: Åland bei Storby).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921d: 148 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — L. Benick, 1934: 27 (Stenus; boreal race of canaliculatus; characters).

canaliculatus Stephens, 1833, see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

canariensis Puthz, 1966g: 140 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of aeneotinctus; Type locality: Gran Canaria: bei El Palmital, westlich von Moya).

  • — Assing and Wunderle, 1999: 442 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Canary Islands).

  • Distribution: Canary Islands.

candens L. Benick, 1938, see: laceratus Sharp, 1886.

canescens Rosenhauer, 1856: 74 (Stenus; Type locality: Algeciras).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 112 [= 1873a: 270] (Stenus; characters; France; England; Italy; Spain; Corsica; Algeria; Caramania; Palestine).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 103 [= 1878a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Rey, 1884: 365 [= 1884a: 213] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 30 [= 1886a: 22] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 353 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 587 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 77 (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 82 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 401 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — L. Benick, 1932b: 3 (Stenus; Morocco).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • — L. Benick, 1941e: 136 (Stenus; characters; variation).

  • — Horion, 1963: 375 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Turkey; Russia; Spain; Portugal; Corsica; Algeria; Morocco; France; Belgium; Britain; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 103 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 86 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

  • — Allen, 1976: 90 (Stenus; characters of male; England).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 145 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Outerelo, Gamarra, and Salgado, 1998: 131 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; collected from cave; Spain; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe.

major Mulsant and Rey, 1861: 163 [= 1862: 147] (Stenus; Type locality: environs de Nimes).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 112 [= 1873a: 270] (Stenus; synonym of canescens).

  • — Rey, 1884: 366 [= 1884a: 214] (Stenus; synonym of canescens).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 353 (Stenus; synonym of canescens).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; synonym of canescens).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of canescens).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 28 (Stenus; synonym of canescens).

canus Puthz, 1966, see: latissimus Bernhauer, 1938.

capensis Puthz, 1971: 180 (Stenus; Type locality: South Africa: Cape Province: Peninsula, Tabel Mount, Oranje Kloof, 300–400 m).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 12 (Stenus; notes; characters; South Africa).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 88 (Stenus; cited as depsarius; [Note: Misidentification of capensis according to Hammond, 1975a: 12]; South Africa).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

capicola L. Benick, 1933: 315 (Stenus; Type locality: Südafrika: Cape Town).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 244 (Stenus; characters; South Africa).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 289 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; South Africa).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

capillaceus L. Benick, 1917b: 303 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Columbien: am Magdalenenstom).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 275 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 51 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1997c: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Surinam, Colombia.

naraini Makhan, 1995: 53 (Stenus; Type locality: Suriname).

  • — Puthz, 1997c: 120 (Stenus; synonym of capillaceus).

capitalis Puthz, 1971t: 467 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Morobe District, Edie Creek, ca. 6 miles SW Wau, Bulldog Road, 9700 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 132 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

capitaneus Puthz, 1991d: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Papua: Myola, 2800 m, Owen Stanley Range).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

capitatus Eppelsheim, 1878a: 421 (Stenus; Type locality: Oran).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 102 [= 1878a: 22] (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 29 [= 1886a: 21] (Stenus; notes; Algeria; Sicily).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 576 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 76 (Stenus; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • — C. Koch, 1941: 55 (Stenus; Morocco).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; synonymic notes).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 149 (Stenus; characters; notes; Sicily).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy.

veneriatus Normand, 1937: 141 (Stenus; Type locality: Tunisie: Bulla Regia; Le Kef).

  • — Normand, 1947a: 7 (Stenus; Tunisia).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; synonym of capitatus).

capito Puthz, 1982a: 130 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Morobe District: Mt. Missim).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

capitulatus Assing, 1995: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Greece: Pelo-ponnisos, Teigetos Oros, unterhalb des Profitis Ilias, 1800–2000 m).

  • Distribution: Greece.

captus L. Benick, 1928, see: aenescens Lynch, 1884.

caporiaccoi Bernhauer, 1934, see: mongolicus Eppelsheim, 1889.

capreolus L. Benick, 1938, see: monstrosicollis Bernhauer, 1915.

capriciosus Tottenham, 1956, see: umbrosus L. Benick, 1928.

captus L. Benick, 1928, see: aenescens Lynch, 1884.

capucinus Boheman, 1858: 34 (Stenus; Type locality: Insula Taiti).

  • — Fauvel, 1877: 210 (Stenus; characters; Tahiti).

  • — Fauvel, 1901: 76 (Stenus; Venezuela; Mexico; Michigan; Massachusetts; Iowa; Brazil).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1922a: 2 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 268 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967p: 292 (Stenus; type; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; synonymic notes).

  • — Coiffait, 1976: 222 (Stenus; Tahiti).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 494 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Society Islands, Brazil, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico, USA.

micans Sharp, 1886: 656 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Cubilguitz, San Geronimo, Dueñas).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 273 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; synonym of capucinus).

sandersoni L. Benick, 1941b: 222 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexiko: Campeche, Island of El Carmen).

  • — Puthz, 1967p: 292 (Stenus; synonym of capucinus).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; synonym of capucinus).

carbonarius Gyllenhal, 1827: 505 (Stenus; Type locality: Suecia).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 44 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 458 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 432 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 300 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Runde, 1835: 17 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 450 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Heer, 1839: 217 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 411 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 696 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Kolenati, 1846: 24 (Stenus; Transcaucasia).

  • — Hochhuth, 1849: 170 (Stenus; characters; Caucasus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 827 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 156 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 750 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 226 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 218 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Thomson, 1870: 127 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Thomson, 1870a: 328 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 105 [= 1873a: 263] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Austria).

  • — Fauvel, 1873b: 130 [= 1873c: 23] (Stenus; Russia).

  • — Fauvel, 1874: 332 [= 1874b: 38] (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 239 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 253 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 52 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 344 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 581 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; north and middle Europe).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Poppius, 1913: 10 (Stenus; Iceland).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 511 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1916a: 241 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1923a: 221 (Stenus; notes).

  • — L. Benick, 1925: 75, 85 (Stenus; notes; aedeagus).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 398 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — L. Benick, 1934: 28 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Jarrige, 1946a: 111 (Stenus; France).

  • — Larsson and Gígja, 1959: 78 (Stenus; biological notes; Iceland).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 95 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 357 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Morocco; Caucasus; western Siberia; Iceland; Russia; Fennoscandia; Britain; Denmark; widespread in central Europe; Spain; Italy; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 93 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972e: 104 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 254 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 245 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Nowosad, 1990: 65 (Stenus; collected from mole nest; notes; Poland).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 164 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 167 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 179, 187 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Sadler and Dugmore, 1995: 144 (Stenus; habitat notes; Iceland).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • Distribution: Iceland, Europe, Russia, Georgia.

niger Mannerheim, 1830: 43 (Stenus; Type locality: Gallicum).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 457 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Heer, 1839: 220 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Motschulsky, 1858d: 70 (Stenus; synonym of opacus).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 753 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 988 (Stenus; synonym of opacus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 105 [= 1873a: 263] (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 52 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Rey, 1884: 285 [= 1884a: 133] (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 344 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 581 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

opacus Erichson, 1839a: 543 (Stenus; Type locality: Mark Brandenburg; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 705 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 827 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 580 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Staudinger, 1857: 287 (Stenus; notes; Iceland).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 753 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 226 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 218 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 105 [= 1873a: 263] (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Rey, 1884: 294 [= 1884a: 142] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 581 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 296 (Stenus; lectotype designation; synonym of carbonarius).

sublobatus Mulsant and Rey, 1861: 160 [= 1862: 144] (Stenus; Type locality: environs du Lyon).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 105 [= 1873a: 263] (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 52 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Rey, 1884: 295 [= 1884a: 143] (Stenus; synonym of opacus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 581 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; synonym of cautus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 29 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 164 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

debilis Rye, 1864: 42 (Stenus; Type locality: Horning Fen, Norfolk).

  • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 105 [= 1873a: 263] (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 344 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 581 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; synonym of carbonarius).

cardamomensis Puthz, 1984e: 577 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kerala: Cardamom Hills, col à 13 km au nord-est de Munnar, 1900 m).

  • Distribution: India.

carens Rey, 1884, see: binotatus Ljungh, 1804.

carinatus Cameron, 1914: 532 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Ceylon: Kandy).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 345 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 189 (Stenus; synonym of cameroni).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 39 (Stenus; synonym of cameroni).

  • — Herman, 2001: 32 (Stenus; valid name for species).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

cameroni Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1150 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; replacement name for carinatus Cameron; [Note: This is an unnecessary replacement name; the species it was proposed to replace is the senior name]).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 189, 211 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 39 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Herman, 2001: 32 (Stenus; synonym of carinatus Cameron).

carinatus Hagland, 1914, see: hyperboreus J. Sahlberg, 1876.

cariniceps Mäklin, 1852: 317 (Stenus; Type locality: insula Sitkha).

  • — Casey, 1884: 149 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921a: 113 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fall, 1926: 147 (Stenus; Alaska).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus;, USA; Canada).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

carinicollis Casey, 1884: 101 (Stenus; Type locality: Marquette, Michigan; Gargantua, Michigan; Michipicoten River, Lake Superior).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970l: 205 (Stenus; notes; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1975g: 125 (Stenus; Quebec).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

carinifrons Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856, see: ossium Stephens, 1833.

carinifrons Motschulsky, 1857, see: impressus Germar, 1824.

carinifrons Petri 1912, see: longipes Heer, 1839.

cariniger Motschulsky, 1857, see: fuscipes Gravenhorst, 1802.

carinipennis Bernhauer, 1914, see: Dianous.

carnorum Scheerpeltz, 1958, see: hypsidromus Ganglbauer, 1902.

carolinae Casey, 1884: 116 (Stenus; Type locality: Southern States; Selma, Alabama; Tallahassee, Florida).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971q: 244, 245, 253 (Stenus; notes; characters; Tennessee; Missouri; Texas; South Carolina; Louisiana).

  • Distribution: USA.

incertus Casey, 1884: 120 (Stenus; Type locality: Nebraska).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971q: 245 (Stenus; synonym of carolinae).

carolinus Bernhauer, 1917, see: colon Say, 1831.

carpathicus Ganglbauer, 1896: 173 (Stenus; variety of montivagus; Type locality: Rodnaer Gebirge).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 599 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 599, cited montivagus Ganglbauer as a synonym of carpathicus; Ganglbauer did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Heer]; characters; Jura; western Alps; Sudeten; Carpathians).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; variety of montivagus).

  • — L. Benick, 1915b: 116 (Stenus; valid species; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1917: 184 (Stenus; characters in key).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 79 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 395 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Austria; Poland).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1966: 328 (Stenus; characters; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Puthz, 1968l: 87 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 268 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 38 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria).

  • — Drugmand and Coulon, 1993: 239 (Stenus; collecting notes; Luxembourg).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • Distribution: Europe.

pyrenaeus L. Benick, 1925: 83 (Stenus; Type locality: Pyrenäen centr.).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 79 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 38 (Stenus; synonym of carpathicus).

cartwrighti Puthz, 1973h: 191 (Stenus; Type locality: USA: Arizona: Chiricahua Mts., Rustler Pk. Also cited from Mexico).

  • Distribution: Mexico, USA.

carura Naomi, 1989e: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Ehima Pref.: Mt. Ishizuchi).

  • — Puthz, 1993a: 151 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

caseyi Puthz, 1972t: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Michigan).

  • — Puthz, 1975h: 125 (Stenus; Quebec; Michigan).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 495 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

caspius Puthz, 1972i: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Talyschgebirge, Transcaucasien).

  • — Boháč, 1980: 85 (Stenus; Iran).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 156 (Stenus; notes; Armenia; Azerbaijan).

  • Distribution: Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan.

castaneus Cameron, 1918: 69 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Singapore: Mandai).

  • — Cameron, 1921a: 368, 401 (Stenus; characters; Singapore).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Singapore.

castigator Cameron, 1931, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

castillanus Fagel, 1958c: 232 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Espagne: Castille, Puerto de Bejar, 1200 m, vallon de l’arroyo de los Horcajuelos).

  • — Fagel, 1960c: 225 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Spain; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1970i: 116 (Stenus; characters; Spain; Portugal).

  • Distribution: Spain, Portugal.

caucasicus Puthz, 1967s: 231 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of alpicola; Type locality: Teberda, am nördlichen Abhang der kaukasischen Hauptkette, nördlich vom Klukhor-Pass, westlich vom Elbrus und südlich von Stavropol).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; subspecies of alpicola).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 177 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Russia).

  • Distribution: Russia.

cautus Erichson, 1839a: 553 (Stenus; Type locality: Mark Brandenburg; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 715 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 827 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 226 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 770 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1867: 195 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151, cited vafellus Thomson as a synonym of cautus; Thomson did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Erichson]; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 579 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; middle Europe).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 504 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168, cited subdepressus Johansen as a synonym of vafellus; Johansen did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Rey]; characters; Denmark).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 507 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168, cited macrocephalus Johansen as a synonym of vafellus; Johansen did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Aubé]; notes).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 400 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 93 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 345 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Britain; Baltic States; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Romania; Dalmatia; Italy; Corsica; France; Switzerland; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1966d: 115 (Stenus; characters; Siberia; Caucasus; Turkey; Finland; Sweden; Romania; Bulgaria; Hungary; Yugoslavia; Italy; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Austria).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 293 (Stenus; lectotype designation).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 49 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 38 (Stenus; catalog; Austria).

  • — Puthz, 1971q: 243 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 97 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 259 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1974b: 112 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — Muona, 1979: 28 (Stenus; Finland; Russia; Sweden; Denmark; Baltic States).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 155 (Stenus; catalog; Poland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Drugmand, 1988: 62 (Stenus; Belgium).

  • — Gusarov, 1989: 7 (Stenus; habitat notes; Ukraine).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 171 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 170 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — M. Hansen, Kristensen, Mahler, and Pedersen, 1991: 107 (Stenus; Denmark).

  • — Silfverberg, 1992: 20 (Stenus; Finland; Russia; Sweden; Denmark; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 180, 188 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Hodge and Jones, 1995: 34 (Stenus; notes; Britain).

  • — Terlutter, 1995: 40 (Stenus; Germany).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — M. Hansen, 1996: 101 (Stenus; checklist; Denmark).

  • — Telnov, Bersevskis, Savich, Kovalevsky, Berdnikov, Doronin, Cibulskis, and Ratniece, 1997: 42 (Stenus; Latvia).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • — Ryvkin, 2000: 353 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

  • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; nomen protectum).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Turkey.

submarginatus Stephens, 1833: 295 (Stenus; [Note: This name is older than cautus]; Type locality: London; Bristol; New Forest).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 414 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Rye, 1864: 63 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 341 (Stenus; synonym of vafellus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; synonym of vafellus).

  • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; nomen oblitum).

vafellus Erichson, 1839a: 554 (Stenus; Type locality: Mark Brandenburg).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 715 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 727 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; cited as xafellus; characters).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 149 (Stenus; synonym of submarginatus).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 583 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 227 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 222 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 771 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of submarginatus).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 224 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 100 [= 1873a: 258] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Austria; Italy).

  • — Fauvel, 1874: 332 [= 1874b: 38] (Stenus; Russia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 241 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 60 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 300 [= 1884a: 148] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 341 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 579 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; north and middle Europe).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 506 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1923a: 220 (Stenus; notes).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 254 (Stenus; notes; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 400 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 211 (Stenus; notes; characters; British records are cautus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 94 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Finland).

  • — Palm, 1963: 113 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Horion, 1963: 346 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Denmark; Baltic States; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Romania; Dalmatia; Italy; Switzerland; Portugal; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1966d: 119 (Stenus; synonym of cautus).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 294 (Stenus; synonym of cautus; notes).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; cited as valid species; doubtfully in Britain).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; Benelux; Denmark).

cavallomontis Puthz, 1993: 109 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Italien: Belluno, Mt. Cavallo, Forcella Lastè, 2050 m, Dryas-Rasen).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

caviceps Fauvel, 1877: 207 (Stenus; Type locality: Australie septentrionale, Cap York, Somerset; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970e]. Also cited from Nouvelle Guinée).

  • — Fauvel, 1878f: 223 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea; Australia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1969e: 528 (Stenus; characters; Australia; New Guinea ?).

  • — Puthz, 1969g: 643 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; lectotype designation: Somerset, Cape York, Qld; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1971t: 448, 451 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Papua; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Reid, 1997: 120 (Stenus; Australia).

  • Distribution: New Guinea, Australia.

cavifrons Mulsant and Rey, 1870, see: niveus Fauvel, 1865.

celatus L. Benick, 1938, see: flohri Sharp, 1886.

celebensis Cameron, 1942c: 840 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: N. Celebes: Toli-Toli).

  • — Puthz, 1970: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

assecla Puthz, 1970: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of celebensis; Type locality: Sumatra: tabacs).

celeber L. Benick, 1926, see: pustulatus Bernhauer, 1914.

centrimaculatus L. Benick, 1949, see: cruentus L. Benick, 1938.

cephallenicus Bernhauer, 1913, see: callidus Baudi, 1848.

cephallenicus Bernhauer, 1915, see: callidus Baudi, 1848.

cephalo Puthz, 1984c: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Malaysia: Selangor, The Gap).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 661 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

  • Distribution: Borneo, Malaysia.

cephalotes Sharp, 1889: 331 (Stenus; Type locality: Nagasaki).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

  • — Naomi, 1988h: 71 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1997e: 753 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

nagasakianus Bernhauer, 1936g: 239 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Japan: Nagasaki).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; synonym of cephalotes).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 50 (Stenus; synonym of cephalotes).

ceramensis Puthz, 1994, see: prismalis Fauvel, 1878.

ceramicola Puthz, 1994, see: piliferus Motschulsky, 1857.

cerberus Puthz, 1982a: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Daulo Pass, Asaro-Chimbu Divide).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

cerritulus Puthz, 1988c: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Peru: Tarapoto. Also cited from Bolivia).

  • Distribution: Bolivia, Peru.

cerritus Sharp, 1876: 374 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1988c: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

certatus Sharp, 1876: 365 (Stenus; Type locality: Ega).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

ceylonicus Bernhauer, 1902b: 41 (Stenus; Type locality: Hatton).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 376 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 191, 212 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1973n: 2 (Stenus; Ceylon).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, Nepal.

securifer Puthz, 1969: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of ceylonicus; Type locality: West Almora, Kumaon, India).

  • — Puthz, 1976: 4 (Stenus; subspecies of ceylonicus; Nepal).

  • — Rougemont, 1980: 182 (Stenus; subspecies of ceylonicus; Nepal).

chakratianus Cameron, 1930: 391 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Chakrata district: Manjgaon, alt. 6500 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968j: 462 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 148 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

chakthongi Puthz, 1985: 83 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiangdao).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

chalcites Erichson, 1840: 721 (Stenus; Type locality: Columbia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917b: 298 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 266 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 318 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • — Marcuzzi, 1977: 6 (Stenus; Venezuela).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.

chalybeus Boheman, 1858: 33 (Stenus; Type locality: California: S:t. Fransisco [sic]).

  • — Casey, 1884: 197 (Areus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1922a: 3 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 276 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967p: 291 (Stenus; type; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • Distribution: USA, Costa Rica.

liliputanus L. Benick, 1938c: 276 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 619 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; synonym of chalybeus).

cham Puthz, 1983: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Mt. Lang Bian, 1500–2000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

championi Sharp, 1886, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

changi Puthz, 1971d: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Formosa: Karapin near Mt. Ari).

  • — Puthz, 1981d: 121 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1991d: 19 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

chapini Blackwelder, 1943, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

chapmani Cameron, 1934, see: oblitus Sharp, 1874.

chatterjeei Cameron, 1930: 337 (Stenus; Type locality: Assam: Naga Hills, Laimatak).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 39 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: India.

cheesmani Cameron, 1939b: 141 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Mt. Tafa, altitude 8500 feet).

  • — Last, 1970: 354 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1972r: 481, 482, 483, 513 (Stenus; name emeded to cheesmanae from cheesmani; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 139 (Stenus; cited as cheesmani and stated that change by Puthz, 1972r: 513 was lapsus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

cheesmanianus Cameron, 1939b: 142 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Mt. Tafa, altitude 8500 feet; Mondo, altitude 5000 feet).

  • — Last, 1970: 352 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1972r: 480, 481, 482, 484, 516 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 141 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

cheranganicus Puthz, 1986j: 309 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Cherangani, Kalelaigelat, 3150 m).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

chilensis L. Benick, 1926: 274 (Stenus; Type locality: Chile).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 400 (Stenus; synonym of gayi).

  • — Puthz, 1972g: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; valid species; characters; Chile).

  • Distribution: Chile.

chillaloensis Puthz, 1971, see: jovino Eichelbaum, 1913.

chinensis Bernhauer, 1931, see: proclinatus L. Benick, 1922.

chinensis Bernhauer, 1938, see: macies Sharp, 1874.

chinkiangensis Bernhauer, 1938, see: gestroi Fauvel, 1895.

chiricahuanus Puthz, 1973h: 199 (Stenus; Type locality: USA: Arizona: Chiricahua Mts.).

  • Distribution: USA.

chiriquensis Sharp, 1886: 663 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, David in Chiriqui).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 278 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Panama.

chlorophanus L. Benick, 1929: 275 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Dinagat und Mt. Isareg, S.-Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

chloropterus Fauvel, 1904e: 316 (Stenus; Type locality: Baie d’Antongil; Antanambe).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 195 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 13 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar, Liberia.

liberiae Puthz, 1967i: 197 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of chloropterus; Type locality: Liberia: Sangbwé).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 214 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of chloropterus; Liberia).

chlorostigma L. Benick, 1926: 265 (Stenus; Type locality: Annam, Phuc Son).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 11 (Stenus; notes; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

chobauti L. Benick, 1927: 20 (Stenus; Type locality: Algerien: Mt. Edough).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — L. Benick, 1932b: 3 (Stenus; notes; Morocco).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — C. Koch, 1941: 55 (Stenus; Morocco).

  • — Normand, 1947a: 7 (Stenus; Tunisia).

  • — Cerruti, 1953: 70 (Stenus; notes; Italy).

  • — Fagel, 1957e: 326 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes; Algeria).

  • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1966a: 41 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1967f: 272 (Stenus; Morocco).

  • — Puthz, 1970l: 206 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Bordoni, 1975h: 10 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia.

chontalenus Sharp, 1886, see: sagax Sharp, 1886.

chyuluensis Cameron, 1942b: 324 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Chyulu Hills, altitude 5600 feet).

  • — Cameron, 1950g: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Belgian Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 551 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Central Africa).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 14 (Stenus; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1968d: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sudan).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 224 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Kenya; Tanzania; Sudan; Rwanda; Urundi; Zaire; Angola; Ivory Coast; Cameroon).

  • — Puthz, 1971s: 386 (Stenus; Ghana).

  • — Levasseur, 1971: 291 (Stenus; Sierra Leone).

  • — Puthz, 1972a: 5 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1976b: 339 (Stenus; Tanzania).

  • — Rougemont, 1983: 110 (Stenus; Ivory Coast).

  • Distribution: Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone.

villiersi Cameron, 1949a: 314 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Mt. Tonkoui, alt. 900–1200 m).

  • — Tottenham, 1956: 223 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Urundi).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 551 (Stenus; synonym of chyuluensis).

cicatricosus L. Benick, 1921, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

cicindela Sharp, 1874, see: cicindeloides Schaller, 1783.

cicindeloides Schaller, 1783: 324 (Staphylinus; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Rossi, 1790: 252 (Staphylinus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173, cited buphthalmus Rossi as a synonym of cicindeloides; Rossi did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Shrank]; characters; Italy).

  • — Gmelin, 1790: 2029 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Rossi, 1792: 98 (Staphylinus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173, cited clavicornis as a synonym of cicindeloides; Rossi did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Fabricius]; characters).

  • — Olivier, 1795:(43): 5 (Paederus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173, cited biguttatus variety Olivier as a synonym of cicindeloides; there is no available name]; characters).

  • — Turton, 1802: 515 (Staphylinus; characters; Saxony).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1802: 155 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 353 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 229 (Stenus).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 470 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; England).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 42 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 456 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 424 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 283 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Runde, 1835: 15 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 444 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 570 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 227 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 414 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 734 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 730 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 427 (Stenus; Pyrenees).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 153 (Stenus).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 596 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 234 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 795 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 231 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 111 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Wollaston, 1865: 513 (Stenus; habitat; Madeira Islands).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 110 [= 1873a: 268] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Siberia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873b: 130 [= 1873c: 23] (Stenus; Madeira).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 245 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 258 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 63 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 393 [= 1884a: 241] (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 357 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 585 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Europe; Siberia).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 77 (Stenus; Madeira).

  • — Billard and Bruyant, 1905: 102 (Stenus; locomotion on water).

  • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 162 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 527 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 255 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 55 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 406 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Aleksandrov, 1934: 150 (Stenus; China).

  • — L. Benick, 1942a: 67 (Stenus; China).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960d: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Portugal).

  • — Smetana, 1961b: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 106 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Smetana, 1963b: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Madeira).

  • — Horion, 1963: 370 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; northern and central Europe; France; Italy; Hungary; Slovakia; Portugal; Spain; Dalmatia; Bosnia Hercegovina; Serbia; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1966g: 132 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 142 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Vietnam).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 721 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1970b: 32 (Stenus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 141 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 533 (Stenus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 263 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1972m: 180 (Stenus; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1972p: 403 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1974e: 159 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 439 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Osella and Zanetti, 1975: 96 (Stenus; collected from nest of Talpa europaea; notes; Italy).

  • — Bordoni, 1975c: 181 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1979h: 122 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 11 (Stenus; Vietnam; China).

  • — Rougemont, 1984a: 352 (Stenus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1984b: 105 (Stenus; Taiwan).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 245 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Reid, 1985a: 260 (Stenus; collecting notes; England).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 233 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 174 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 172 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 12 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1991a: 166 (Stenus; Japan).

  • — Barrion, Litsinger, and Last, 1991: 1078 (Stenus; cited as cicindelloides; associated with rice agroecosystem).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; cited as cicindelcides; China).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Madeira, Europe, Russia, Mongolia, China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Taiwan.

scabrior Stephens, 1833: 282 (Stenus; Type locality: London).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 414 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 153 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 586 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

hydropathicus Wollaston, 1857: 197 (Stenus; Type locality: Madeira: between Ribeira da Janella and Porto Moniz; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1966g]. Also cited from Madeira: coast-road between São Vincnte and Seisal;).

  • — Wollaston, 1865: 513 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 77 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — Puthz, 1966g: 132 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Ribeira de Janella-Porto Moniz; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 174 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

cicindela Sharp, 1874: 85 (Stenus; Type locality: Southern Japan and northern China).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Stenus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 142 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; synonym of dissimilis).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 11 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 174 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

polypterus Bernhauer, 1938: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nordwestl. China: Chinkiang).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; synonym of dissimilis).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 11 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 174 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

coomani Cameron, 1940d: 250 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tonkin: Hoa Binh).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; synonym of dissimilis).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 11 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 174 (Stenus; synonym of cicindeloides).

cincinnifer Puthz, 2000: 190 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Peru: Tampopata [Note: Probably Tambopata]).

  • Distribution: Peru.

cinctiventris Cameron, 1938, see: frater L. Benick, 1916.

cinerascens Erichson, 1839, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

cinereus L. Benick, 1917b: 304 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Columbien: Muzo).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 275 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

circe Puthz, 1972r: 501 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Mt. Kaindi, 2400 m).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 135 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

circularis Gravenhorst, 1802: 157 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited, but presumably Brunsvigae).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 354 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 479 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Ljungh, 1810: 160 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; England).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 44 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 458 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 432 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 289 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Runde, 1835: 17 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 451 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 71 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 556 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 222 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 412 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 717 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Hochhuth, 1849: 176 (Stenus; characters; Tiflis).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 727 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 425 (Stenus; France).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 585 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 228 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 222 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 774 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 219 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 64 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Baudi, 1870: 386 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hochhuth, 1872: 155 (Stenus; cited as circuralis; notes; Ukraine).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 91 [= 1873a: 249] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Cyprus; Georgia; Caspian Sea).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 242 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 253 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 52 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 304 [= 1884a: 152] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 341 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 578 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Europe; Mediterranean region).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; Algeria [Note: Doubtful locality according to Puthz, 1965c: 74];).

  • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 509 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 398 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — L. Benick, 1949: 117 (Stenus; characters; Finland; Norway; Germany; Russia; France; Britain; Austria; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Romania; Yugoslavia; Italy).

  • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 215 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 31 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 97 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 353 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Caucasus; west-Siberia; Russia; Fennoscandia; Britain; Denmark; France to Poland-Russia; Italy; Bosnia).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1965c: 74 (Stenus; characters; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Russia; England; France; Italy; Yugoslavia; Siebenbürgen; Transylvania; Caucasus).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 720 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 254 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1977d: 162 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 162 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 169 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Turkey.

clavulus Hochhuth, 1849: 174 (Stenus; Type locality: Iberien).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1977d: 162, 163 (Stenus; synonym of circularis).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 162 (Stenus; synonym of circularis).

brunneipalpis Roubal, 1928: 8 (Stenus; variety of circularis; Type locality: Slovakia: Leopoldov).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; synonym of circularis).

  • — L. Benick, 1949: 130 (Stenus; subspecies of circularis).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 9 (Stenus; aberration of circularis).

circumflexus Fauvel, 1895: 211 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from

Bírmanie: Carin Ghécu, 1300–1400 m).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 386 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 14–1500 m; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 343 (Stenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 382 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 19 (Stenus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 146 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 46 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Rougemont, 1987: 711 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, China.

cirriformis Naomi, 1988e: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Hiroshima Pref.: Sandankyô).

  • — Naomi, 1988h: 67 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1997c: 6 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

cirrus L. Benick, 1940: 561 (Stenus; Type locality: N.W. China: Tienmushan).

  • — Puthz, 1967s: 245 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; China).

  • Distribution: China.

civicus L. Benick, 1941, see: japonicus Sharp, 1874.

clainpanaini Bernhauer, 1912b: 136 (Stenus; Type locality: Beirut, Bikfaia im Libanon).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 66 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Fagel, 1968a: 193 (Stenus; Lebanon).

  • Distribution: Lebanon.

claritarsis Puthz, 1971v: 100 (Stenus; Type locality: Lenkoran. Also cited from Romania, and Hungary).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 264 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 87 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; Austria; Hungary; Romania; Russia; Caucasus).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; characters; Slovakia; Neusiedlersee).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 176 (Stenus; notes; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan).

  • — Puthz, 1992c: 152 (Stenus; Austria).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Slovakia).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan.

clarkei Rougemont, 1981: 106 (Stenus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Sidamo Prov.: 11 km SE of Aghere Selam, 2630 m).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

clarostigma Puthz, 1988b: 135 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Canada: Alberta: Waterton National Park, Rowe Creek, 5460 feet. Also cited from Idaho and Montana).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

clavicornis Scopoli, 1763: 100 (Staphylinus; Type locality: Carniolia).

  • — Goeze, 1777: 725 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Fourcroy, 1785: 171 (Staphylinus; characters; France).

  • — Villers, 1789: 419 (Staphylinus; characters; Germany).

  • — Gmelin, 1790: 2029 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Turton, 1802: 513 (Staphylinus; characters; Kiel).

  • — Marsham, 1802: 527 (Staphylinus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ljungh, 1804: 61 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 cited cicindeloides Ljungh as a synonym of clavicornis; Ljungh did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Schaller]; characters; Sweden).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 469 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156, cited boops Gyllenhal as a synonym of clavicornis Scopoli; Gyllenhal did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Gravenhorst]; characters; Sweden).

  • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; England).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 545 (Stenus; synonym of speculator).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 545 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as cicindeloides Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of speculator).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 706 (Stenus; synonym of speculator).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 706 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as cicindeloides Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of speculator).

  • — Dufour, 1843: 36 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 762 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as cicindeloides Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of speculator).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 84 [= 1873a: 242] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Caucasus; Siberia).

  • — Fauvel, 1874: 331 [= 1874b: 37] (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 48 (Stenus; synonym of speculator).

  • — Rey, 1884: 234 [= 1884a: 82] (Stenus; [Note: Cited as boops Gyllenhal]; characters; France).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1893: 55 (Stenus; Baikal).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 564 (Stenus; characters; Palaearctic region).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 564 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as cicindeloides Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 156 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as cicindeloides Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 492 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1922c: 161 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 396 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 327 (Stenus; characters; India [Note: Probably an erroneous locality according to Puthz (personal communication)]).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 328 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as cicindeloides Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — West, 1937: 42 (Stenus; Faroe Islands).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 78 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 323 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; widespread in Europe).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Raianu, 1964: 105 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 77 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1967o: 230 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 719 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Bordoni, 1970: 23 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 138 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 252 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 435 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Bordoni, 1975h: 7 (Stenus; distribution; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1975f: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1983e: 348 (Stenus; notes; Caucasus: Georgia; Daghestan).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 245 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 230 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Naomi, 1988g: 58, 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Nowosad, 1990: 63 (Stenus; collected from mole nest; notes; Poland).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 154 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan).

  • — Whitehead, 1990d: 9 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 167 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Dauphin, 1991: 286 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Stenus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1994j: 223 (Stenus; New Hampshire; Pennsylvania).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Bordoni, 1995: 78 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 154 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic). — Assing, 2001: 75 (Stenus; collected from xerothermous site; Germany).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, Canada, USA.

buphthalmus Schrank, 1776: 72 (Staphylinus; cited as buphthalmos; [Note: The original spelling differs from that currently used but most authors have used buphthalmus rather than buphthalmos and have attributed the name to Schrank; the prevailing use of this incorrect subsequent spelling is maintained by application of Article 33.3.1]; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Goeze, 1777: 723 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Schrank, 1781: 235 (Staphylinus; cited as buphthalmos; characters; Austria).

  • — Villers, 1789: 424 (Staphylinus; characters).

  • — Gmelin, 1790: 2032 (Staphylinus; [Note: Page misnumbered as 1032]; characters).

  • — Schrank, 1798: 643 (Staphylinus; characters; notes).

  • — Turton, 1802: 516 (Staphylinus; characters; Austria).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 230 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Panzer, 1808: 16 (Stenus; characters; illustrations; Note: The clavicornis that Panzer cited in the first edition of Fauna Germanica is cited in 1808 as the same as buphthalmus).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 88 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 43 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 457 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

  • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 70 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 545 (Stenus; synonym of speculator).

  • — Heer, 1839: 218 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 706 (Stenus; synonym of speculator).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 752 (Stenus; synonym of speculator).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — Rey, 1884: 234 [= 1884a: 82] (Stenus; synonym of boops).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 564 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 82 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 327 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

nigricornis Stephens, 1833: 293 (Stenus; Type locality: London).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 413 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 46 (Stenus; synonym of boops).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 564 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 328 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

punctatissimus Stephens, 1833: 293 (Stenus; Type locality: Suffolk; Norfolk; near Bristol).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 413 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 564 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 328 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

atricornis Stephens, 1833: 294 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Suffolk; Norfolk; Devonshire).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 413 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 564 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 327 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

canaliculatus Stephens, 1833: 294 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: London; Suffolk; Norfolk; Devonshire).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 413 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonyms).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 564 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 327 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

speculator Lacordaire, 1835: 445 (Stenus; Type locality: Paris).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 545 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 706 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 424 (Stenus; France; Spain).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 46 (Stenus; synonym of boops).

  • — Rosenhauer, 1856: 74 (Stenus; P. S. Maria).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 581 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 761 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 221 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Rye, 1864: 59 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1865a: 306 [= 1865b: 56] (Stenus; habitat; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 84 [= 1873a: 242] (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 241 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 48 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 234 [= 1884a: 82] (Stenus; synonym of boops).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 334 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 564 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Sharp and Muir, 1912: 501 (Stenus; characters of male genitalia).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 328 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

brunnipes Grimmer, 1841: 33 (Stenus; [Note: Nomen dubium; preoccupied]; Type locality: Steiermark).

  • — Fauvel, 1876a: 62 [= 1876: 247] (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Weise, 1876: 178 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 564 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 327 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

boreellus Poppius, 1908b: 10 (Stenus; Type locality: Salasnoje).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921d: 137 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 155 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

bourtzefi Bondroit, 1913a: 378 (Stenus; Type locality: la vallée du Mesen, Russie).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 155 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

luteicornis H. Bauer, 1914: 56 (Stenus; aberration of clavicornis; [Note: Nomen nudum (Articles 1.3.4, 45.5)]; cited from Umgegend von Reichenbach im Vogtland).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

clavicornis Fabricius, 1777, see: juno Paykull, 1789.

clavicornis Gravenhorst, 1802, see: tarsalis Ljungh, 1810.

clavulus Hochhuth, 1849, see: circularis Gravenhorst, 1802.

cleopatra Puthz, 1998h: 131 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Palawan: Cleopatra Needle National Park, Tanabank River Valley, 300 m).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

clingmanmontis Cornell and Puthz, 1997: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: North Carolina: Swain Co.: Clingman's Dome).

  • Distribution: USA.

clivosus Ryvkin, 1995: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Russia: W-Sayan, Kulumys Mt. Ridge, near Pass, 1800 m).

  • Distribution: Russia.

clunidens Puthz, 1988d: 1031 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Ecuador: montagne à W. de Quito, 3050 m).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

coalitus Last, 1970: 353 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: New Guinea: Okasa).

  • — Puthz, 1971t: 449, 458 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 125 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

coarctatus L. Benick, 1913, see: fulvicornis Stephens, 1833.

coarcticollis Eppelsheim, 1890: 170 (Stenus; Type locality: Kaukasus [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1966f]. Also cited from Amasia; Siebenbürgen; Croatien; Krain; Steiermark; [Note: According to Puthz, 1966f, from among the preceding records, only those from the Caucasus refer to coarcticollis, the others pertain to ludyi]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1915b: 119 (Stenus; aedeagus; Swanetia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 77 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Siberia; Altai; Caucasus; Asia Minor).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Horion, 1963: 384 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Britain; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Romania; Balkans; Bulgaria; Italy; Switzerland; France; Austria; Germany; [Note: Among these records only those from Bulgaria apply to coarcticollis, the others refer to ludyi according to Puthz, 1966f: 121]).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation; notes; coarcticollis only from Caucasus, Bulgaria, and Turkey; all other records refer to ludyi).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 144 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 270 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1983e: 350 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 195 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan).

  • Distribution: Bulgaria, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey.

validus L. Benick, 1915: 229 (Stenus; variety of coarcticollis; Type locality: Bulgarien: Samokov; Trevna; Maglige).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; variety of coarcticollis; characters in key).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 78 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; variety of coarcticollis; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; variety of coarcticollis).

benickianus Roubal, 1916: 38 (Stenus; Type locality: Caucase d’ouest: Krasnaja Poljana).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 78 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 144 (Stenus; synonym of coarcticollis).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 195 (Stenus; synonym of coarcticollis).

drepanensis Puthz, 1980e: 365 (Stenus; subspecies of coarcticollis; Type locality: Corfu: Val di Ropa. Also cited from Albania).

coelestis Fauvel, 1878f: 224 (Stenus; Type locality: Nouvelle-Guinée, Ramoi).

  • — Fauvel, 1879: 82 (Stenus; Mysol; Fly River).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1931: 357 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • — Cameron, 1937a: 93 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1969g: 645 (Stenus; notes; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972r: 484, 509 (Stenus; characters; Papua; West Irian).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

coelogaster Champion, 1924: 159 (Hypostenus; Type locality: Ranikhet in Kumaon).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 365 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 99 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1975: 189 (Stenus; Bhutan).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 33 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand.

kambaitiensis L. Benick, 1942: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: NO-Burma: Kambaiti, 2000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 99 (Stenus; synonym of coelogaster).

coerulescens Gyllenhal, 1810, see: Dianous.

coeruleus C. Waterhouse, 1877: 24 (Stenus; Type locality: Port Bowen).

  • — Fauvel, 1877: 209 (Stenus; characters; Australia: New South Wales; Queensland).

  • — Fauvel, 1878g: 506 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Lea, 1899: 545 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Bernhauer, 1920: 7 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — L. Benick, 1928a: 178, 180 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1970n: 305 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Reid, 1997: 120 (Stenus; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

semicoeruleus L. Benick, 1928a: 179 (Stenus; Type locality: Umgebg. von Sydney, N. S. Wales).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 68 (Stenus; synonym of coeruleus).

  • — Puthz, 1970n: 305 (Stenus; synonym of coeruleus).

cognatus Stephens, 1833, see: similis Herbst, 1784.

cognatus Sharp, 1876, see: tinctus Sharp, 1876.

coiffaiti Puthz, 1968f: 175 (Stenus; Type locality: Gabon: Makokou).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 131 (Stenus; Gabon).

  • — Puthz, 1990i: 52 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • Distribution: Gabon.

coiffaitianus Puthz, 1971, see: phyllobates Penecke, 1901.

coiffaitiellus Naomi and Puthz, 1993: 303 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Mie Pref.: Shimajiyama, Ise).

  • — Hromádka, 1982: 131 (Stenus; cited as rufescens [Note: Misidentification of coiffaitiellus according to Naomi and Puthz, 1993]; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

colasi Puthz, 1967r: 1011 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cameroun: Monts Bamboutou, Angang).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 225 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Cameroon).

  • Distribution: Cameroon.

colchicus Ryvkin, 1990: 204 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Abkhaziia, predgor’ia Kodorskogo khr., sel. Dzhgerda).

  • Distribution: Georgia.

colimamontis Puthz, 2000b: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mexico: Jalisco: Esclope Nevado de Colima, 9300 feet).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

collaris Sharp, 1876: 376 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1997c: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Surinam, Brazil.

soekhnandanae Makhan, 1995: 52 (Stenus; Type locality: Surinam: District Suriname). — Puthz, 1997c: 120 (Stenus; synonym of collaris).

collarti Cameron, 1933, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

collium Fauvel, 1895: 207 (Stenus; Type locality: Tenasserim, Thagata).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 336 (Stenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 4 (Stenus; characters; notes; Burma).

  • — Puthz, 1969g: 642 (Stenus; notes; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 30 (Stenus; characters; Burma).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

colon Say, 1831: 44 [= 1834: 458] (Stenus; Type locality: Indiana).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 693 (Stenus; characters; United States).

  • — Casey, 1884: 14 (Stenus; characters; Washington, D.C.; Virginia; Michigan; southern States).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 403 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 33 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 489 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

carolinus Bernhauer, 1917a: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Nord-Carolina: Murphy).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 33 (Stenus; synonym of colon).

colonus Erichson, 1840: 699 (Stenus; Type locality: Pensylvania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

  • — Casey, 1884: 96 (Stenus; characters; Lake Superior; Florida; middle States; southern States; Massachusetts; New York; California; Arizona).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 408 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Notman, 1919: 137 (Stenus; New York).

  • — Notman, 1919a: 95 (Stenus; Ontario).

  • — Notman, 1920a: 180 (Stenus; New York).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 140 (Stenus; synonymic notes; subspecies).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 316 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

  • — Puthz, 1974: 9 (Stenus; Illinois; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Indiana; Michigan; Wisconsin; Iowa; South Dakota; Nebraska; Kansas; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; Quebec; Ontario).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Elias, 1991: 556 (Stenus; Quaternary fossil collection; Colorado).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA, West Indies, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Argentina.

militaris Casey, 1884: 69 (Stenus; Type locality: Batchehwauung Bay, Lake Superior).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

pacificus Casey, 1884: 91 (Stenus; Type locality: Los Angeles, California).

  • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 265 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; subspecies of colonus).

obstrusus Casey, 1884: 92 (Stenus; Type locality: New York; Cape May, New Jersey).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Notman, 1919a: 95 (Stenus; cited as obtrusus; Ontario).

  • — Notman, 1920a: 180 (Stenus; cited as obtrusus; New York).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

arizonae Casey, 1884: 93 (Stenus; Type locality: Arizona; Columbus, Texas).

  • — Fall and Cockerell, 1907: 167 (Stenus; New Mexico).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 265 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Mexico).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

integer Casey, 1884: 94 (Stenus; Type locality: Winchester, Massachusetts).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

floridanus Casey, 1884: 95 (Stenus; Type locality: Cedar Keys, Florida).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

championi Sharp, 1886: 642 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Jalapa, Guanajuato, Cordova; Guatemala, near the city, Panajachel, Dueñas, Cerro Zunil, Paso Antonio, San Geronimo, Tactic, Senahu; Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 6000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 265 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 140 (Stenus; subspecies of colonus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 13 (Stenus; subspecies of colonus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

inermis Sharp, 1886: 642 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, near the city).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 265 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 140 (Stenus; synonym of colonus championi).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

suspectus Blatchley, 1910: 408 (Stenus; Type locality: Lake and Vigo Counties, Indiana).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

interpres L. Benick, 1926: 264 (Stenus; Type locality: Bolivien, Yuracaris).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

weiseri Bernhauer, 1927e: 234 (Stenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Catamarca: Pampa Grande, Chiquimil; Sierras de Cordoba: Alta Gracia la Granja).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 40 (Stenus; subspecies of colonus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 52 (Stenus; subspecies of colonus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

chapini Blackwelder, 1943: 211 (Stenus; Type locality: Jamaica: about 5 miles west of Black River, 1.5 miles southeast of Scotts Cove).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 13 (Stenus; synonym of colonus championi).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of colonus).

coloratus L. Benick, 1929, see: flavidulus Sharp, 1889.

colosseus Puthz, 1968i: 460 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

colossipennis Puthz, 2000: 188 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Peru: Matucana).

  • Distribution: Peru.

colubrinus Erichson, 1840: 737 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagascar).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 302 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 12 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1992a: 13 (Stenus; Madagascar).

  • Distribution:Madagascar.

columbianus Sanderson, 1957: 260 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: British Columbia: Vancouver).

  • — Puthz, 1988b: 141 (Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon; California; Arizona).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

columbus Puthz, 1984: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cuba: El Sabicú).

  • Distribution: West Indies.

comatus L. Benick, 1951, see: trepidus C. Waterhouse, 1877.

comatus Hromádka, 1986, see: hromadkaianus Puthz, 1993.

comes Fauvel, 1895: 207 (Stenus; Type locality: Tenasserim, Thagata; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 336 (Stenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 4 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters; notes; Burma).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 31 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 364 (Stenus; notes; Thailand).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 20 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand.

comma LeConte, 1863a: 50 (Stenus; Type locality: Middle and western States).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 558 (Stenus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 254 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Idaho; Washington; Oregon).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1965f: 25 (Stenus; nomenclatural notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; not in Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 75 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1967o: 229 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 718 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Bordoni, 1970: 22 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1970b: 29 (Stenus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 18 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 136 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 529 (Stenus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 88 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 247 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania; Romania).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 11 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

  • — Puthz, 1972p: 401 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 157 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974e: 159 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 434 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1979h: 121 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1979j: 319 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 360 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Puthz, 1981d: 118 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1982e: 82 (Stenus; Italy; Yugoslavia).

  • — Reid, 1985a: 260 (Stenus; collecting notes; England).

  • — Dajoz, 1985: 61 (Stenus; defensive glands).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 230 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 149 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan).

  • — Pfeiffer and T. Bauer, 1990: 424 (Stenus; eye structure; predation).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 166 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — T. Bauer and Pfeiffer, 1991 (Stenus; predatory behavior).

  • — Dauphin, 1991: 280 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Stenus; China).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

  • — Dettner, 1993a: 155 (Stenus; abdominal secretions).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 489 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • — Naomi, 1997f: 5, 6 (Stenus; characters; notes; Japan).

  • — Kölsch and Betz, 1998 (Stenus; ultrastructure and function of adhesion-capture apparatus; Germany).

  • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

  • — Betz, 1999 (Stenus; inventory and discussion of feeding, reproduction, grooming, resting, protection behavior).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 154 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • — Kölsch, 2000: 465 (Stenus; ultrastructure of glands and production and function of secretion of adhesive capture apparatus).

  • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Kamchatka).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, Canada, USA.

bipustulatus Stephens, 1833: 303 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Hertford; Hampstead; London).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 409 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 145 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 558 (Stenus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Tottenham, 1939d: 230 (Stenus; preoccupied; synonym of comma).

bipunctatus Erichson, 1839a: 530 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Mark Brandenburg; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 302 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155, cited biguttatus Stephens, 1832, as a synonym of bipunctatus Erichson; Stephens did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Gravenhorst who attributed it to Linné]; characters; England).

  • — Heer, 1839: 214 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 691 (Stenus; characters; Europe; Mesopotamia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 723 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 423 (Stenus; France).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 573 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 743 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 218 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 227 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Hochhuth, 1862: 80 (Stenus; Russia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 10 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1865a: 304 [= 1865b: 54] (Stenus; habitat; France).

  • — Schiødte, 1873: 548 (Stenus; larval characters).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 74 [= 1873a: 232] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria; Iraq; central Asia; North America; [Note: Algerian specimens misidentified according to Puthz, 1970i: 114]).

  • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 22] (Stenus; Georgia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 238 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 252 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 61 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 100 [= 1878a: 20] (Stenus; Algeria; [Note: Misidentified according to Puthz, 1970i: 114]).

  • — Rey, 1884: 187 [= 1884a: 35] (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Casey, 1884: 14 (Stenus; characters; Pennsylvania; Ohio; British Columbia; Washington Territory).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 27 [= 1886a: 19] (Stenus; Algeria; [Note: Misidentified according to Puthz, 1970i: 114]).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 329 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1893: 53 (Stenus; Baikal).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 558 (Stenus; characters; Palaearctic region).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 73 (Stenus; Algeria; [Note: Misidentified according to Puthz, 1970i: 114]).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 11 (Stenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 154 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 402 (Stenus; characters; Indiana; Ohio).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Penecke, 1912: 237 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 487 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — Notman, 1919a: 95 (Stenus; Ontario).

  • — Notman, 1920: 17 (Stenus; New York).

  • — Notman, 1920a: 180 (Stenus; New York).

  • — L. Benick, 1922c: 161 (Stenus; Siberia; Mongolia).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 250 (Stenus; characters; Siberia).

  • — Bernhauer, 1926g: 2 (Stenus; Kamchatka region).

  • — Fall, 1926: 147 (Stenus; Yukon Territory).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 394 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1148 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Aleksandrov, 1934: 150 (Stenus; China).

  • — Tottenham, 1939d: 230 (Stenus; preoccupied; synonym of comma).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 7 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark).

  • — Smetana, 1963c: 292 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Horion, 1963: 300 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Russia; Finland; Sweden to Polar region; Norway; Finland; Britain; widespread in Europe).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Raianu, 1964: 105 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Smetana, 1965e: 169 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 286 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Mark Brandenburg; synonym of comma).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 75 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Puthz, 1967o: 229 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Weinreich, 1968 (Stenus; structure and function of extrusible labium; characters of egg, larva, and pupa).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 136 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Bellas, Brown, and Moore, 1974 (Stenus; defensive secretions).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 434 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Puthz, 1979j: 319 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Drugmand, 1988: 61 (Stenus; Belgium).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Outerelo, 1980a: 55 (Stenus; Spain; [Note: Misidentified according to Puthz, 1970i: 114]).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

punctiger Casey, 1884: 13 (Stenus; Type locality: Garland, Colorado).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 255 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 157 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 149 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

aeneiceps Rey, 1884: 192 (Stenus; Type locality: Apennins).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; synonym of longipes).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 16 (Stenus; synonym of longipes).

  • — Puthz, 1972l: 170 (Stenus; subspecies of comma; notes; characters; Hungary; Romania; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 25 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

  • — Bordoni, 1975c: 179 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1982e: 82 (Stenus; subspecies of comma; Italy; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; subspecies of comma; Italy).

ananias Bondroit, 1912: 263 (Stenus; Type locality: Apennino Bolognese: Piémont; Acqui en Piémont).

  • — L. Benick, 1921c: 191 (Stenus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; synonym of bipunctatus).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 247 (Stenus; valid subspecies of comma; notes; Italy; Switzerland).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 25 (Stenus; synonym of comma).

peroculatus Puthz, 1986i: 419 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of comma; Type locality: Calabria: Aspromonte, T. Vasi, Oberlauf, 1200 m).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; subspecies of comma; Italy).

commaculatus Puthz, 1983b: 146 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Indien: Darjeeling District: Kafer, 1360 m).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

  • Distribution: India.

commilito Puthz, 2000: 197 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kolumbien: Pueblo Bello, Sierra de Santa Marta, 1200 m).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

comoranus Jarrige, 1966: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Comores: Mohéli, Fomboni).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 9 (Stenus; characters; Comoro Islands).

  • Distribution: Comoros.

complicipenis Puthz, 1990g: 254 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Südindien: Nilgiri Mountain: Umgebung Ootacamund [Naturwaldrest in der Nähe von Kolari Betta, 2200 m]).

  • — Puthz, 1994h: 420 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India.

compressicollis Puthz, 1984b: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Taiwan: Arisan, 2130 m).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

compressus Puthz, 1972o: 313 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Virginia: Norfolk).

  • Distribution: USA.

comptus Last, 1970: 348 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Offafina).

  • — Puthz, 1971t: 450, 465 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Papua; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 128, 132 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

concameratus Puthz, 1996a: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Umgebung von Antsirabe, ca. 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

concaviceps Puthz, 1971: 298 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Katanga: Kundelungu, 1680 m, Bas L. Moero).

  • Distribution: Congo.

concavus L. Benick, 1929: 81 (Stenus; Type locality: Heightsplan, N.-Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 31 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

concinnus Sharp, 1889: 332 (Stenus; Type locality: Niigata).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Japan.

condei Wendeler, 1956: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Estado: Espirito Santo, Sta. Theresa).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

conductor Fauvel, 1907: 19 (Stenus; Type locality: Kilimandjaro, zone des cultures).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 207, 213 (Stenus; characters; Tanzania).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 233 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania).

  • — Puthz, 1976b: 341 (Stenus; Tanzania).

  • Distribution: Tanzania.

confertus Sharp, 1889, see: cribellatus Motschulsky, 1857.

conflictatus Puthz, 1972r: 522 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madang: Finisterre Mountains, Moro C. 5550 ft.).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

confluens Cameron, 1918a: 102 (Stenus; Type locality: India: Lebong, alt. 5000 feet).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 325 (Stenus; characters; Sikkim).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Stenus; characters; East Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 31 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: India, Bangladesh.

conformis Eppelsheim, 1886, see: rugipennis Sharp, 1874.

confrater Eppelsheim, 1890: 227 (Stenus; variety of suramensis; Type locality: Talyschgebirge; Gebiet des Kaspisees).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; variety of suramensis).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 76 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; variety of suramensis; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; variety of suramensis).

  • — Puthz, 1972h: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; valid species; characters; Caucasus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 206 (Stenus; notes; Azerbaijan; Iran).

  • Distribution: Azerbaijan, Iran.

confusoides Renkonen, 1935, see: vinnulus Casey, 1884.

confusorius Puthz, 1974, see: contrusus L. Benick, 1929.

confusus J. Sahlberg, 1876: 58 (Stenus; Type locality: Vigsjön och Svir i Ryska Karelen, i Kihtelysvaara, Eno och Nurmis socknar i norra Karelen äfvensom vid Jyväskylä och Helsingfors).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 254 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Norway; Finland).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Haberman, 1983: 101 (Stenus; Estonia).

  • — Ryvkin, 1987c: 159 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Norway, Finland, Russia.

protensicollis Krása, 1941: 116, 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Simbirsk, Rossia).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; synonym of confusus).

  • — Puthz, 1998f: 149 (Stenus; synonym of confusus).

confusus Casey, 1884, see: sibiricus J. Sahlberg, 1880.

congeminatus Puthz, 1977b: 151 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Chitaria).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

congener Mäklin, 1853: 192 (Stenus; Type locality: insula Kadjak).

  • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 97 [= 1873a: 255] (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Rey, 1884: 273 [= 1884a: 121] (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Casey, 1884: 114 (Stenus; characters; Alaska).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 573 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

  • — L. Benick, 1921a: 114 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: USA.

congoensis Bernhauer, 1939, see: reticulatus L. Benick, 1920.

coniciventris Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856, see: pusillus Stephens, 1833.

conicus Fabricius, 1801, see: Nitidulidae (Conotelus).

conicus Bernhauer, 1934, see: cameratus L. Benick, 1921.

coniventris Bernhauer, 1938, see: sexualis Sharp, 1874.

conjectus Puthz, 1998h: 140 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Bukidnon Province, 5 km N. Malaybalay, 900 m).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

conjunctus L. Benick, 1933, see: cameratus L. Benick, 1921.

connatus L. Benick, 1929b: 94, 96 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Siebenbürgen: Bucsecs; Rosenauer Geb.).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 81 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 58 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1968l: 89 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 267 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1993b: 116 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Romania, Poland.

conradsi Bernhauer, 1937, see: kisantuanus Bernhauer, 1929.

consanguineus L. Benick, 1915, see: maculiger Weise, 1875.

consanguineus Bernhauer, 1937, see: pilus Schubert, 1911.

consentaneus L. Benick, 1938c: 269 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 26 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: La Caja, 8 km westlich San José).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

consimilis Sharp, 1886, see: papagonis Casey, 1884.

consobrinus L. Benick, 1916: 242 (Stenus; Type locality: Usambara).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 521 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 13 (Stenus).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 34 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 257 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Zaire; Ethiopia; Rwanda; Cameroon).

  • — Puthz, 1972a: 4 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Cameroon.

subvastus Tottenham, 1956: 236 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Urundi: Kitega, 1600–1700 m. Also cited from Ruanda and Belgian Congo, the latter in a note).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 34 (Stenus; synonym of consobrinus).

consociatus Puthz, 1984e: 571 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nilgiri Hills).

  • Distribution: India.

consors Fauvel, 1904a: 49 (Stenus; Type locality: Nilghiris; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 377 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 18, 19 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; lectotype designation).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 571, 585 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India.

constellatus Puthz, 1984e: 572 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Anaimalai Hills: Cinchona).

  • Distribution: India.

consularis Ryvkin, 2000a: 359 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: USSR, Khabarovsk Province, Bolshe-Khekhtsyrskiy Reserve, 400–450 m).

  • Distribution: Russia.

contaminatus Puthz, 1981b: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: China: Yünnan: Fo-hai [= Meng-hai], westlich von Ch’e-li, 1250 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 19 (Stenus; China).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 46 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • Distribution: China, Thailand.

continentalis Bernhauer, 1915d: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: Ngerengere).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1950g: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Belgian Congo).

  • — Cameron, 1952e: 828 (Stenus; Dahomey).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 192 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 204 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Guinea; Nigeria; Angola).

  • — Puthz, 1971s: 385 (Stenus; Ghana).

  • Distribution: Tanzania, Angola, Congo, Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau.

agraphus L. Benick, 1951: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Portug. Guinea: Ins. de Roy).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 495 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; synonym of continentalis).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 306 (Stenus).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 192 (Stenus; synonym of continentalis).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 204 (Stenus; synonym of continentalis).

contractus Erichson, 1839, see: fornicatus Stephens, 1833.

contremulus Ryvkin, 1990: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Krasnodarskii kr., Khosta, Kavkazskii zapovednik).

  • Distribution: Russia.

contrusus L. Benick, 1929: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mt. Polis, Luzon; Heightsplan, Nord-Luzon; Laguna, Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; cited as contrusus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

confusorius Puthz, 1974c: 168 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Davao Province, E. slope Mt. McKinley, 7800 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1993c: 146 (Stenus; synonym of contrusus).

contumax Assing, 1994: 106 (Stenus; Type locality: Hannover-NW, Kleingartengelände).

  • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; characters; France; Germany).

  • Distribution: Germany, France.

conulus L. Benick, 1933, see: piliferus Motschulsky, 1857.

convergens L. Benick, 1933: 320 (Stenus; Type locality: Mashunaland: Salisbury).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 214 (Stenus; characters; Cape Colony; Kenya).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 304 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Southern Rhodesia).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 15 (Stenus; notes; Angola; South Africa).

  • Distribution: Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Angola, Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger.

oligocephalus Bernhauer, 1934h: 500 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Natal: Frere; mouth of Umkomaas River; Van Reenen).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 214 (Stenus; synonym of convergens).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 304 (Stenus; synonym of convergens).

katandanus Cameron, 1950g: 23 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Belgian Congo: Ndeko, près Rwindi, alt. 1083 m).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 521 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 304 (Stenus; synonym of convergens).

uncifer Puthz, 1967i: 215 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of convergens; Type locality: Mission Saharienne).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 306 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of convergens; characters; Niger).

abyssinicus Puthz, 1968d: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of convergens; Type locality: Äthiopien: Simien, Arghine, 11,500 ft or higher).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 304 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of convergens; characters; Ethiopia).

breviceps Puthz, 1971: 305 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of convergens; Type locality: Kenya: Kabete, 5800 ft.).

superlatus Puthz, 1972: 6 (Stenus; subspecies of convergens; Type locality: Madagaskar: Perinet).

convexiusculus L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; replacement name for indistinctus Lea).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1969e: 528 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Reid, 1997: 120 (Stenus; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

indistinctus Lea, 1899: 543 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Clarence River, N.S.W.).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1916: 241 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; synonym of convexiusculus).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 62 (Stenus; synonym of convexiusculus).

convexus Bernhauer, 1911, see: operosus Erichson, 1840.

convictor Casey, 1884, see: parallelopipedus Mäklin, 1852.

cooki Puthz, 1971k: 143 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Liberia: Mt. Coffee).

  • Distribution: Liberia.

coomani Cameron, 1940, see: cicindeloides Schaller, 1783.

cooperi Bernhauer, 1931d: 570 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Abyssinia: Hawash River, W. of Mt. Zukwala, ca. 6,000 ft.; Lake Hora Abjata, ca. 5,000 ft.; Boru Stream, N. of Mt. Chillalo).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 503 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 202 (Stenus; characters; Abyssinia).

  • — Puthz, 1968d: 84 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Ethiopia).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 242 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ethiopia; Rwanda).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 12 (Stenus; notes; Tanzania).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 108 (Stenus; notes; Ethiopia).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda.

elatus L. Benick, 1951: 199 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Abessinien Or.: Korke ad fl. Hauasch).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 503 (Stenus; synonym of cooperi).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 202 (Stenus; synonym of cooperi).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 242 (Stenus; synonym of cooperi).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 108 (Stenus; synonym of cooperi).

corcyranus Bondroit, 1912, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

cordaticollis Leinberg, 1900, see: canaliculatus Gyllenhal, 1827.

cordatoides Puthz, 1972s: 279 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Bulgarien: Maglige; [Note: Unnamed variants cited from Turkestan, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Albania, Greece, Lebanon]).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 367 (Stenus; Albania).

  • Distribution: Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.

cordatus Gravenhorst, 1802: 198 (Stenus; Type locality: Lusitania).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 226 (Stenus).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 726 (Stenus; characters; Portugal; Sardinia).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 426 (Stenus; France).

  • — Rosenhauer, 1856: 75 (Stenus; Yunquera).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 591 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus; Spain, Sardinia, Croatia).

  • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; Greece).

  • — Hochhuth, 1862: 83 (Stenus; Tauria; Georgia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 120 [= 1873a: 278] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria; Georgia).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 103 [= 1878a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Rey, 1884: 328 [= 1884a: 176] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 31 [= 1886a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1892: 341 (Stenus; Turkestan).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 592 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Croatia; Mediterranean region).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 78 (Stenus; Barbary).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 83 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 402 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 399 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Gridelli, 1934: 73 (Stenus; Karakoram region).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1958c: 152 (Stenus; Greece).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1965b: 396 (Stenus; Sicily).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Portugal).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 277 (Stenus; characters; western Mediterranean region to northwestern Yugoslavia).

  • — Lecoq, 1991a: 173 (Stenus; aggregations; France).

  • — Lecoq, 1993: 38 (Stenus; aggregations; France).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 148 (Stenus; characters; notes; Sicily).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: North Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, NW Yugoslavia.

monticelli O. Costa, 1839a: 59 (Stenus; Type locality: Vesuvio).

  • — O. Costa, 1839b: 119 (Staphylinus; characters; Italy).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 592 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; cited as monticellii; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 399 (Stenus; cited as monticellii; synonym of cordatus).

aeneus P. Lucas, 1846: 123 (Stenus; Type locality: Algeria: environs de Constantine).

  • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Fauvel, 1869a: 152 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 120 [= 1873a: 278] (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 103 [= 1878a: 23] (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Rey, 1884: 329 [= 1884a: 177] (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 78 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 399 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

princeps Hampe, 1850: 349 (Stenus; Type locality: Croatien).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 592 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 399 (Stenus; synonym of cordatus).

cordicollis Fauvel, 1872b: 40 (Stenus; Type locality: Alger).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 102 [= 1878a: 22] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 29 [= 1886a: 21] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 76 (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • — Puthz, 1967f: 272 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 5 (Stenus; characters; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • Distribution: Algeria, Tunisia.

heinzi Korge, 1962: 149 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Berge südöstlich von Cap Serrat, Tunesien).

  • — Puthz, 1967f: 272 (Stenus; synonym of cordicollis).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 5 (Stenus; synonym of cordicollis).

cordilleranus Bernhauer, 1922: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: West-Kolumbien: Umgebung von Cali am Cauca, Alto de las cruces, 2200 m).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 277 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 54 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

coriaceus Puthz, 1969b: 80 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Sowjetunion: Lena inferior, Shigansk).

  • — Puthz, 1974b: 112 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Puthz, 1991e: 161 (Stenus; Alaska; Northwest Territory).

  • Distribution: Russia, Canada, USA.

corniventris Puthz, 1998c: 236 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Malaysia: Pahang: Pulau Tioman, 2 km S. Kampung Juara).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

coronatus L. Benick, 1928b: 245 (Stenus; Type locality: Yunnanfu [Yunnan]).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974e: 160 (Stenus; characters; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 153 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1983b: 149 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 234 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Ryvkin, 1992: 45 (Stenus; note; Russian Far East).

  • — Zheng, 1993: 225, 226 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; key characters; China; Korea; Japan).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 26 (Stenus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

  • Distribution: China, Korea, Japan.

zipanguensis Puthz, 1968b: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Odaira).

  • — Puthz, 1984c: 176 (Stenus; subspecies of coronatus; notes).

  • — Naomi, 1988h: 70 (Stenus; subspecies of coronatus; characters; Japan).

watanabei Puthz, 1968b: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of zipanguensis; Type locality: Kamikochi, Nagano Pref.).

  • — Puthz, 1984c: 176 (Stenus; synonym of coronatus).

corporaali Bernhauer, 1920d: 178 (Stenus; Type locality: Java: Preanger, Tjigembong).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968c: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Rougemont, 1984: 239 (Stenus; Lombok).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

lautus L. Benick, 1932a: 395 (Stenus; Type locality: Mittel-Java, See Ngebel).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968c: 46 (Stenus; synonym of corporaali).

correctus Cameron, 1931a: III (Stenus; replacement name for frater Cameron).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1975: 195 (Stenus; Bhutan).

  • — Puthz, 1980d: 188 (Stenus; India; Nepal).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan.

frater Cameron, 1930: 370 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Chakrata district: Binal Gad; Deoban, alt. 7000 to 9000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; synonym of correctus).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980d: 188 (Stenus; synonym of correctus).

corrosus Sharp, 1886: 645 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, David, Peña Blanca 4000 to 5000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 261 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Panama.

corsicus L. Benick, 1915, see: macrocephalus Aubé, 1863.

corticicola Puthz, 1972, see: Dianous.

corugnaensis Puthz, 1967c: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Spanien: Provinz la Coruña: Sierra östlich Ortigueira bei El Barquera).

  • Distribution: Spain.

coruscus L. Benick, 1929: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Laguna, Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

corvus Casey, 1884, see: bilineatus J. Sahlberg, 1871.

coryndoni Cameron, 1942b: 325 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Chyulu Hills, altitude 5600 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 266 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Kenya).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

costalis Casey, 1884: 77 (Stenus; Type locality: Lake Tahoe, Nevada; California).

  • — Fall, 1901f: 71 (Stenus; California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 265 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 265 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

costipennis L. Benick, 1928d: 33 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Turialba, 800 m).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 280 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hromádka, 1982a: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Mexico).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica, Mexico.

cottianus Puthz, 1994: 846 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Italien: Piemont: Monte Viso).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

coxalis J. Sahlberg, 1876, see: scrutator Erichson, 1840.

crassescens Puthz, 1990i: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus + Nestus; Type locality: Kenya: Mt. Elgon, Kaptega, 1980 m).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

crassipennis Puthz, 1991d: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nepal: Khandbari District: Tal des Induwa Khola, 2050 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

crassipes Bernhauer, 1912e: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Prov. Buenos Aires).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 56 (Stenus; characters; Argentina).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

crassiusculus Puthz, 1967i: 203 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kenya: Camp III de l’Elgon, zone des Bruyères, Est, 3500 m. Also cited from Tanzania).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 243 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Kenya).

  • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania.

crassiventris Thomson, 1857, see: crassus Stephens, 1833.

crassus Stephens, 1833: 287 (Stenus; Type locality: Suffolk; [Note: See lectotype designation by Kevan and Allen, 1962]).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 559 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169, 170, cited nigritulus Erichson as a synonym of crassus Stephens and formicetorum Mannerheim; Erichson did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Gyllenhal]; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 219 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169, cited atratulus variety b of Heer as a synonym of crassus; there is no available name]; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; variety of fornicatus; characters; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 155 (Stenus).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

  • — Rye, 1864: 86 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 102 [= 1873a: 260] (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170, cited crassus Fauvel as a synonym of formicetorum; Fauvel did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Stephens]; characters; France; Europe).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 60 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 343 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 582 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Europe).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 522 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters in key; Europe; Siberia).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 405 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — L. Benick, 1930 (Stenus; characters; notes; synonyms).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — A. Strand, 1942 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 100 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 211 (Stenus; notes; characters; lectotype designation; Continental European interpretation of species incorrect).

  • — Korge, 1962a: 75 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Horion, 1963: 361 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; part of species ring; northern, central and southern Europe; Siberia).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967o: 232 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 207, 212 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; notes).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 721 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 140 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 261 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 364 (Stenus; Balkans).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 245 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 172 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 171 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • — Puthz, 1998g: 99 (Stenus; Romania; Bosnia; Yugoslavia; Bulgaria).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Mongolia.

crassiventris Thomson, 1857: 229 (Stenus; Type locality: Skåne).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 226 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1865a: 306 [= 1865b: 56] (Stenus; habitat; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 102 [= 1873a: 260] (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 257 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 60 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Rey, 1884: 316 [= 1884a: 164] (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 582 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — L. Benick, 1930: 231 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1170 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

dauricus Motschulsky, 1860: 557 (Stenus; Type locality: Daourie).

  • — Hochhuth, 1862: 82 (Stenus; characters; Dauria).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1893: 56 (Stenus; Baikal).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 255 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 50 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 82 (Stenus; characters; Siberia).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 212 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

discretus Rey, 1884: 261 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Sorèze, Tarn).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 576 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 26 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 172 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

salamandra Bondroit, 1912a: 416 (Stenus; Type locality: Pavie).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters in key; Italy; Bosnia).

  • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 212 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 172 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

salisburgensis Bernhauer, 1927b: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Salzburg: Hofgastein).

  • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — A. Strand, 1942 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 100 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 212 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Horion, 1963: 362 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; cited as valid species; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 121 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 172 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

scholzianus L. Benick, 1935: 100 (Stenus; variety of crassus; Type locality: Schönau, unweit Grünberg, 400 m).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 9 (Stenus; variety of crassus).

creberrimus Fauvel, 1904e: 316 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagascar: forêt Tanala; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1972]. Also cited from Madagascar: forêts au nord de Fort Dauphin).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961g: 235 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 329 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 17 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Forêt Tanala, Madagascar; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

crebriventris Puthz, 1991d: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Bali: Bedugul).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

crenicollis Eppelsheim, 1895c: 65 (Stenus; Type locality: Simla im Himalaya).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 327 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

mucronatus Champion, 1920: 171 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: W. Almora, Kumaon).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 327 (Stenus; synonym of crenicollis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; synonym of crenicollis).

bimucronatus Champion, 1923: 80 (Stenus; replacement name for mucronatus Champion).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 327 (Stenus; synonym of crenicollis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; synonym of crenicollis).

cres Puthz, 1971a: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kreta).

  • Distribution: Greece.

creusa Puthz, 1984: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Para: Faz. Pirelli).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

cribellatus Motschulsky, 1857a: 515 (Stenus; Type locality: Indes orientales).

  • — Kraatz, 1859: 164 (Stenus; India orientalis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 375 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; East Indies).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1934d: 78 (Hemistenus; type examined).

  • — L. Benick, 1942: 24 (Stenus; Burma; Ceylon; India).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 201 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Bengal; India; Sumatra).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1978: 128 (Stenus; India).

  • — Puthz, 1979h: 122 (Stenus; notes; Korea).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 337 (Stenus; Burma).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 233 (Stenus; Korea).

  • Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Japan, Korea.

confertus Sharp, 1889: 331 (Stenus; Type locality: Sanjo; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1973c]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; lectotype designation; synonym of cribellatus).

  • — Puthz, 1979h: 122 (Stenus; synonym of cribellatus).

cribratus Kiesenwetter, 1850: 220 (Stenus; Type locality: Gallia meridionalis; Dalmatia).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 589 (Stenus; synonym of hospes).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

  • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; synonym of hospes).

  • — Rey, 1884: 331 [= 1884a: 179] (Stenus; cited as cribatus; synonym of hospes).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 593 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France; Corsica; Italy; Dalmatia; Greece; Turkey).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 83 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 391 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Russia; Turkey; Dalmatia; Italy; Portugal; France; Balearics; Romania; Hungary; Croatia; Austria; Slovakia; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 114 (Stenus; characters; notes; Hungary; Dalmatia; Italy; Czechoslovakia; Austria).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 276 (Stenus; cited as cibratus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1981i: 701 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Czechoslovakia; Austria).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 210 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Slovakia).

  • — Assing, 1995: 38 (Stenus; aedeagus; Spain).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Europe, Turkey.

politus Aubé, 1863: 38 (Stenus; Type locality: Saint-Raphaël).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 121 [= 1873a: 279] (Stenus; characters; France; Corsica; Italy).

  • — Rey, 1884: 332 [= 1884a: 180] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 593 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 403 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 210 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

gracilicornis Baudi, 1870: 396 (Stenus; Type locality: Pedemontium).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 121 [= 1873a: 279] (Stenus; synonym of politus).

  • — Rey, 1884: 332 [= 1884a: 180] (Stenus; synonym of politus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 593 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Puthz, 1970p: 177 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 210 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

serpentinus Fauvel, 1871: 20 (Stenus; Type locality: Corse; Toscane).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 121 [= 1873a: 279] (Stenus; synonym of politus).

  • — Rey, 1884: 332 [= 1884a: 180] (Stenus; synonym of politus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 593 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 33 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 210 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

hespericus Rey, 1884: 334 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Italie).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 593 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 27 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 210 (Stenus; synonym of cribratus).

cribrellus Rey, 1884, see: melanopus Marsham, 1802.

cribriceps Sharp, 1886: 662 (Stenus; Type locality: Nicaragua, Chontales; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet, Chiriqui).

  • — Fauvel, 1891: 95 (Stenus; Venezuela).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 277 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela.

cribricollis Lea, 1931: 366 (Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Hudewa).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Last, 1970: 349 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1970d: 51 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972r: 479, 503 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 135 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

cribriventer Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

crinitus L. Benick, 1926: 269 (Stenus; Type locality: Sunda-Ins., Sumbawa).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967p: 295 (Stenus; type; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972r: 483, 488 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea; West Irian; Sumbawa; Sumba; Java).

  • — Rougemont, 1984: 239 (Stenus; Sulawesi).

  • Distribution: Indonesia, New Guinea.

sericeovillosus Scheerpeltz, 1957c: 227, 252 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sumba: Pogobina).

  • — Puthz, 1967p: 295 (Stenus; synonym of crinitus).

  • — Puthz, 1972r: 488 (Stenus; synonym of crinitus).

croceatus Casey, 1884: 158 (Areus; Type locality: Nebraska; Detroit, Michigan; Marquette, Lake Superior; Long Island; District of Columbia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1946: 427 (Stenus; characters; collecting notes; Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Nebraska, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 13 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 87 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Iowa; Illinois; Michigan; Nebraska; Quebec; Ontario; Manitoba).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 493 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

croceipes Erichson, 1840: 710 (Stenus; Type locality: Puerto Cabello Columbiae [Note: The type locality is in Venezuela. See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 262 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 316 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

crocodiloides Puthz, 1998h: 117 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: 30 km W of Maramag, 1600 m).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

croesus Puthz, 1972r: 496 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Papua: S. Highlands: Mendi, 1660 m).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

crudus L. Benick, 1921, see: tinctus Sharp, 1876.

cruentatus L. Benick, 1942, see: maculifer Cameron, 1930.

cruentus L. Benick, 1938c: 261 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 12 (Stenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; Costa Rica; Panama).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama.

centrimaculatus L. Benick, 1949b: 577 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; synonym of cruentus).

cruralis Bernhauer, 1932a: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Djoko Punda; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1965]. Also cited from Elisabethville: Pweto; Boma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 561 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; lectotype designation: Djoko-Punda).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 316 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire; Ivory Coast).

  • — Puthz, 1971k: 144 (Stenus; Liberia).

  • Distribution: Congo, Ivory Coast, Liberia.

cryptophagus L. Benick, 1932: 235 (Stenus; Type locality: Kapstadt).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1933: 301 (Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 170 (Stenus; characters; South Africa).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

cubanus Blackwelder, 1943, see: gentilis Sharp, 1886.

cubensis Bernhauer, 1910b: 364 (Stenus; Type locality: Kuba: Havana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 270 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Blackwelder, 1943: 225 (Stenus; characters; Cuba).

  • — Puthz, 1974: 11 (Stenus; characters; Illinois; New York; New Jersey; Florida).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 56 (Stenus; characters; Cuba).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

  • Distribution: West Indies, USA, Canada.

cuitlahuac Puthz, 2000b: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mexico: Puebla: 7.6 km E Vicente Guerrero [Santa Maria del Monte V.G.], 2400 m).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

cumatilis Last, 1970: 355 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: New Guinea: Purosa).

  • — Puthz, 1971t: 449, 457 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 123 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

cuneolus L. Benick, 1949b: 559 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brasilien: Petrolina, am Ufer des Rio São Francisco, Trockenrisse, Mun. Petrolina, Staat Pernambuco).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

cupido Puthz, 1971t: 454 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: New Guinea: Buana, Sarawaget Range, 900 m, 20–30 miles NW of Lae).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

cupreipennis W. J. MacLeay, 1873: 149 (Stenus; Type locality: Gayndah; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970e]).

  • — Fauvel, 1877: 209 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Fauvel, 1878g: 502 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Lea, 1899: 545 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1935a: 652 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 57 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; lectotype designaton; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Reid, 1997: 120 (Stenus; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

cupreoaeneus Champion, 1923, see: Dianous.

cupreomicans L. Benick, 1929: 276 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mt. Ranahao, Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1998h: 125 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

cupreosplendens Bernhauer, 1926a: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Island Samar).

  • — L. Benick, 1929: 245 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

cupreus Laporte, 1835: 124 (Stenus; Type locality: Colombie).

  • — Fauvel, 1877a: xxv (Stenus; Brazil).

  • — Fauvel, 1891: 95 (Stenus; Venezuela).

  • — Fauvel, 1901: 74 (Stenus; Venezuela; Guyana; Colombia; New Granada; Brazil; Bolivia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917b: 300 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes; characters; Colombia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 277 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 569 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Brazil).

  • — Puthz, 1984: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1995e: 221 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: West Indies, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia.

junceus Erichson, 1840: 741 (Stenus; Type locality: Columbia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1928d: 43 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 278 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 19 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 322, 324 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters; Bolivia; Colombia; Venezuela; Panama).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1984: 121 (Stenus; synonym of cupreus).

planiceps Harold, 1880: 149 (Stenus; Type locality: Bolivia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 19 (Stenus; synonym of junceus).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; synonym of junceus).

  • — Puthz, 1984: 121 (Stenus; synonym of cupreus).

morrisoni Blackwelder, 1943: 218 (Stenus; Type locality: Trinidad: Department of Agriculture Grounds, Port of Spain).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; synonym of junceus).

  • — Puthz, 1984: 121 (Stenus; synonym of cupreus).

curaca Puthz, 1984: 130 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Peru: Torentoy Canyon, base of Machu Picchu, 2000–2200 m).

  • Distribution: Peru.

curator Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911, see: inspector Sharp, 1876.

currax Sharp, 1874: 88 (Stenus; Type locality: Japan; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1985]. Originally cited from Japan: Copper Temple, Nagasaki).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Stenus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; notes; Japan; China; Taiwan; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 7 (Stenus; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 84, 100 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation: Japan; characters; Japan; China; Taiwan; Vietnam; Thailand; Malaysia; Sumatra).

  • — Ito, 1992: 63 (Stenus; Yakushima Island).

  • Distribution: Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia.

kochi L. Benick, 1940: 565 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: N. W. China: Tienmuschan).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; synonym of currax).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 7 (Stenus; synonym of currax).

cursitor Sharp, 1876: 362 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

cursorius L. Benick, 1921, see: rorellus Fauvel, 1907.

curtipennis Bernhauer, 1909c: 233 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Petropolis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921b: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 57 (Stenus; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

curtus Casey, 1884: 135 (Stenus; Type locality: White Fish Point, northern Michigan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 493 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

curvaticellus Naomi, 1997, see: zimmermanni Puthz, 1968.

curvipes Stephens, 1833, see: fuscipes Gravenhorst, 1802.

curvipes Bernhauer, 1916, see: solidus L. Benick, 1921.

cuzcoensis Puthz, 1971b: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Peru: Macchu Picchu Ruins, Cuzco, 9500 feet).

  • Distribution: Peru.

cyanellus L. Benick, 1929: 99 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Imugan, Luzon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

cyaneomicans Puthz, 1982a: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Eastern Highlands: Lufa, Mt. Michael).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

cyaneonitens Puthz, 1992a: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Perinet).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

cyaneosplendens Bernhauer, 1916f: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: S. Catharina).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 58 (Stenus; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

franckei Wendeler, 1956: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Nova Teutonia).

  • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; synonym of cyaneosplendens).

cyaneotinctus Puthz, 1971t: 466 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: West Irian: Vogelkop: Fak Fak, S. coast of Bomberai, 10–100 m).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 132 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

cyaneotogatus Puthz, 1982a: 130 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Eastern Highlands, Marawaka).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

cyaneovirens Cameron, 1930, see: Dianous.

cyanescens Bernhauer, 1926a: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Singapore).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1976a: 3 (Stenus; characters of male; Malaysia).

  • Distribution: Singapore, Malaysia.

cyaneus Baudi, 1848, see: glacialis Heer, 1839.

cyanicolor L. Benick, 1951, see: reticulatus L. Benick, 1920.

cyanochloris Puthz, 1971: 326 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Maroantsetra).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 14 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

cyanogaster Rougemont, 1983c: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Pui, 1250 m).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

cyanomelas Puthz, 1967f: 276 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Marokko: Grand Atlas, Tahannoute, südlich Marrakech, 1000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971l: 170 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1993d: 611, 612 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Morocco.

cylindricollis Boheman, 1858: 34 (Stenus; Type locality: Malacca).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1922a: 3 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sumatra).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938: 42 (Stenus; characters; Java).

  • — L. Benick, 1942: 7 (Stenus; notes; Sikkim).

  • — Puthz, 1966: 12 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967p: 293 (Stenus; type; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1973d: 73 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

  • — Puthz, 1974c: 161 (Stenus; Philippines).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 31 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 656 (Stenus; Borneo).

  • Distribution: India, Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines.

montalbanensis Bernhauer, 1912g: 249 (Stenus; Type locality: Luzon: Rizal, Montalban Gorge).

  • — L. Benick, 1929: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967p: 293 (Stenus; synonym of cylindricollis).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 31 (Stenus; synonym of cylindricollis).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 656 (Stenus; synonym of cylindricollis).

aequalipunctus L. Benick, 1929: 247 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nord-Palawan, Bacuit).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; synonym of cylindricollis).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 656 (Stenus; synonym of cylindricollis).

cylindricollis Sharp, 1886, see: amissus L. Benick, 1916.

cylindricus Sharp, 1886: 663 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Cordova, Jalapa; British Honduras, R. Hondo; Guatemala, Zapote, San Geronimo, Purula, Chiacam; Nicaragua, Chontales; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 278 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama.

dacus Puthz, 1966c: 296 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Rumänien: Transsylv. mer., Páring-havas, 1400 m).

  • Distribution: Romania.

dahli L. Benick, 1928a: 177 (Stenus; Type locality: Neu-Britannien, Ralum).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969e: 528 (Stenus; characters; New Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1969g: 644 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Last, 1970: 356 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1970h: 84 (Stenus; characters; New Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1971t: 448, 453 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; New Guinea; New Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 119 (Stenus; New Britain).

  • Distribution: New Britain, New Guinea.

daigonis Naomi and Puthz, 1993: 310 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Kyoto-fu, Daigo).

  • Distribution: Japan.

daimio Naomi, 1989g: 162 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Nagasaki Pref.: Nagasaki City).

  • Distribution: Japan.

dajak Puthz, 1973d: 81 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Borneo: W. Sarawak: Quop).

  • Distribution: Borneo.

  • dalmacioi Puthz, 1995e: 213 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brasilien: Brasilia-DF, BR 251, Corrego Cagao Conegeido).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    damarensis Puthz, 1967, see: obconicus Fauvel, 1904.

    dampfi L. Benick, 1938c: 275 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Mexico: San Jacinto, von Alfalfa, Luzerne).

    • — Puthz, 1972o: 317 (Stenus; Arizona).

    • Distribution: Mexico, USA.

    daphne Puthz, 1982a: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: New Guinea: Astrolabe Bay, Erima).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    dapitananus Bernhauer, 1926a: 132 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mindanao: Dapitan).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 104 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    darlingtoni Blackwelder, 1943, see: antillensis L. Benick, 1917.

    dauricus Motschulsky, 1860, see: crassus Stephens, 1833.

    davaoensis Puthz, 1998h: 133 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Mt. Apo, Ilomavis, 1400 m).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    davaomontium Puthz, 1974, see: Dianous.

    debilis Rye, 1864, see: carbonarius Gyllenhal, 1827.

    decanus Biswas, 1986: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: India: Kerala, Silent Valley).

    • Distribution: India.

    decellei Puthz, 1971, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    decemguttatus L. Benick, 1951: 196 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ägypten: Galengu [= Galegu, Sudan]).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 504 (Stenus; characters; Chad; Mali).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1968d: 83 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes; Sudan).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 243 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Egypt; Haute Volta; Kenya).

    • — Puthz, 1972a: 4 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Sudan, Kenya, Congo.

    deceptor Sharp, 1886, see: flohri Sharp, 1886.

    decipiens Leprieur, 1851 see: argus Gravenhorst, 1806.

    declaratus Erichson, 1839, see: nanus Stephens, 1833.

    decoloripes Fauvel, 1901: 75 (Stenus; Type locality: Venezuela; Colombie: Rio Volador).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 278 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 20 (Stenus; synonym of genalis).

    • — Puthz, 1974f: 163 (Stenus; synonym of genalis).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 144 (Stenus; valid species; Venezuela).

    • Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.

    decoratus L. Benick, 1914: 152 (Stenus; Type locality: Korea, Gensan).

    • — L. Benick, 1917b: 310 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 255 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974e: 160 (Stenus; characters; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1974k: 440 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 233 (Stenus; Korea).

    • Distribution: Russia, Korea.

    jureceki Rambousek, 1921: 82, 84 (Stenus; Type locality: Sibérie orientale, au nord de Vladivostok).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; synonym of decoratus).

    deductor Casey, 1884, see: sibiricus J. Sahlberg, 1880.

    deductus Puthz, 1975e: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Natal: Frere).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    deformatus Tottenham, 1956: 235 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ruanda: terr. Kibuye, Yanina, 2300 m. Also cited from Urundi).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 226 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Rwanda; Urundi; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Rwanda, Burundi, Congo.

    dekeyseri Cameron, 1949a: 313 (Stenus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Yapo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 119 (Stenus; characters; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Zaire; Zambia).

    • Distribution: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Zambia.

    delawarensis Casey, 1884: 30 (Stenus; Type locality: Middle States).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 158 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 489 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA.

    similiatus Blatchley, 1910: 404 (Stenus; Type locality: Marion, Vigo, Lawrence, Clark, Floyd, and Posey Counties, Indiana).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 158 (Stenus; synonym of delawarensis).

    delectus Puthz, 1978: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: India: Assam: Cherrapunji, Mausmai).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 333 (Stenus; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 7 (Stenus; Laos).

    • Distribution: India, Myanmar, Laos.

    delicatulus Puthz, 1991d: 7 (Stenus; Type locality: Neuguinea: Papua, 800 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    delicatus Puthz, 1971t: 459 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Madang District: Finisterre Mts., Upper Naho Valley, S. side of Mt. Abilala, Lake Nahobina, 2800 m).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 126 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    deliculus Ryvkin, 1992: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: V’etnam: Prov. Vin’fu: Tamdao, 800–1200 m).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 385 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Vietnam).

    • Distribution: Vietnam.

    horridulus Ryvkin, 1992: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: V’etnam: Arkhipelag Baityong: o. Dongkho, 200 m).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 385 (Stenus; synonym of deliculus).

    unguinosus Ryvkin, 1992: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: V’etnam: Prov. Vin’fu: Tamdao, 800–1200 m).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 385 (Stenus; synonym of deliculus).

    delphinus Fauvel, 1904e: 317 (Stenus; Type locality: forêts au nord de Fort Dauphin).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1961g: 235 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 7 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    deludens Puthz, 1984: 132 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Rio Grande do Sul: Carazinho, 28°11′, 52°54′, 600 feet).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    denieri Bernhauer, 1939h: 237 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Salta: Dep. Oran, El Tabacal).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 60 (Stenus; characters; Argentina).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela.

    szekessyi L. Benick, 1949b: 569 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Tucuman).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 324 (Stenus; characters; Argentina; Brazil; Venezuela).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; synonym of denieri).

    densatus W. Kolbe, 1908, see: glacialis Heer, 1839.

    densepunctatus L. Benick, 1938, see: albipes Sharp, 1886.

    densipennis Sharp, 1886: 650 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, David in Chiriqui).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 280 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Panama.

    dentelloides Rougemont, 1983b: 626 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Burma: N.S.S., Anisakan waterfalls, near Maymyo).

    • Distribution: Myanmar.

    dentellus L. Benick, 1940: 571 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; replacement name for angusticollis Bernhauer).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 19 (Stenus; notes; China).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 154 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 710 (Stenus; subgenus “Hypostenus”; notes; Thailand).

    • Distribution: China, Thailand.

    angusticollis Bernhauer, 1927f: 261 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Yunnan: Lo-Chouli-Tong).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 19 (Stenus; synonym of dentellus).

    denticaudatus Puthz, 1970: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Borneo: Sambas).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 72 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

    • — Rougemont, 1986: 285 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; collecting notes; Sabah).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 656 (Stenus; Borneo).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    denticollis Fauvel, 1901: 75 (Stenus; Type locality: Colombie: Rio Volador).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 273 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; notes).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    thiemei Bernhauer, 1916f: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bogota, Kolumbien).

    • — L. Benick, 1917b: 306 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 271 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 20 (Stenus; synonym of denticollis).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 46 (Stenus; synonym of denticollis).

    denticulatus Eppelsheim, 1890: 225 (Stenus; Type locality: Abastuman).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970l: 207 (Stenus; characters; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 348 (Stenus; notes; Georgia; Azerbaijan).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 157 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia).

    • Distribution: Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey.

    dentipes Puthz, 1973i: 294 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kaukasus: Gagra).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 185 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

    • Distribution: Georgia.

    denudatus Puthz, 2000: 204 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Para: Aldeia Coraci, 11 km W. of Canindé, Rio Gurupi).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    depilis L. Benick, 1951: 187 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika: Arusha-Ju).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 306 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Kenya; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Congo.

    sudanensis Puthz, 1965: 517 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Doudan: Bamako, Barrages des Aigrettes).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 309 (Stenus; Mali).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 307 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of depilis; characters; Mali).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 118 (Stenus; subspecies of depilis; characters; notes; Ethiopia).

    garambensis Puthz, 1968a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of depilis; Type locality: Congo: Parc de la Garamba).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 306 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of depilis; characters; Zaire).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 118 (Stenus; synonym of depilis sudanensis).

    nigerensis Puthz, 1968a: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of depilis; Type locality: Niger: Zinder).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 307 (Stenus; synonym of depilis sudanensis).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 118 (Stenus; synonym of depilis sudanensis).

    deplanatus L. Benick, 1933: 304 (Stenus; Type locality: Südafrika: Dunbrody).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 192 (Stenus; characters; South Africa).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 88 (Stenus; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    acutior Puthz, 1971: 194 (Stenus; subspecies of deplanatus; Type locality: South Africa: East Cape Province: Kingwilliamstown district, Pirie Forest).

    depressiusculus L. Benick, 1933: 302 (Stenus; Type locality: Südafrika: Rondeb.).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 196, 337 (Stenus; characters; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    depressus Puthz, 1973f: 88 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Ussurisk district: Suputinsky Reserve).

    • — Naomi, 1988d: 28, 32 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Ryvkin, 1985a: 852, 854 (Stenus; notes; characters).

    • Distribution: Russia, Japan.

    depsarius L. Benick, 1932: 237 (Stenus; Type locality: Kapstadt).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1933: 301 (Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 178 (Stenus; characters; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    derwisch Puthz, 1981i: 699 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran: Guilan: Lunak, 600 m, 37°03′N 49°55′E).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 203 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Iran.

    desaegeri Puthz, 1968a: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Parc de la Garamba).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 244 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    despectus L. Benick, 1929: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mt. Polis, Luzon).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    detector Sharp, 1886: 665 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, Bugaba, Tole).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1928d: 40 (Stenus; Costa Rica).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 280 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1977b: 151 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Panama).

    • Distribution: Panama, Costa Rica.

    deubeli L. Benick, 1913, see: providus Erichson, 1839.

    deva Puthz, 1986h: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Khumbu, Umgebung Sutje bei Lughla).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    devius Ryvkin, 2000a: 357 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Evenkia, Baykitskiy District, Bakhta River near mouth of Severnaya Kachikangna River, 410 m).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    diabolus Puthz, 1967n: 187 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bouenza cataract).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 213 (Stenus; characters; Congo-Brazzaville).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 234 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Congo).

    • Distribution: Congo Republic.

    diana Bernhauer, 1915d: 109 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: Süd-Uluguru).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 193 (Stenus; characters; Tanzania; Urundi; Rwanda; Rhodesia).

    • — Puthz, 1967j: 12 (Stenus; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Congo; Urundi; Rwanda; South Rhodesia).

    • — Puthz, 1976b: 339 (Stenus; Tanzania).

    • Distribution: Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Zimbabwe, South Africa.

    silvaticus Bernhauer, 1934h: 497 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mashonaland: Chirinda Forest).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 193 (Stenus; synonym of diana).

    dichrous Bernhauer, 1926, see: flavidulus Sharp, 1889.

    dido Puthz, 1984: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Bahia, 15 km E. Itabuna. Also cited from Colombia).

    • Distribution: Brazil, Colombia.

    dieganus Fauvel, 1904e: 315 (Stenus; Type locality: Diego-Suarez; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1971]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 326 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 19 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1992a: 13 (Stenus; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    callosicollis L. Benick, 1951: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagaskar).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 501 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 326 (Stenus; synonym of dieganus).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 19 (Stenus; synonym of dieganus).

    difficilis Casey, 1884: 41 (Stenus; Type locality: Middle States; Massuchusetts; Grimsby, Ontario).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; synonym of tenuis).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of tenuis).

    • — Herman, 2001: 54 (Stenus; valid name for species).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    tenuis Casey, 1884: 40 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Grimsby, Ontario).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; synonym of difficilis).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; synonym of difficilis).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 490 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • — Herman, 2001: 54 (Stenus; synonym of difficilis).

    pauper Casey, 1884: 53 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of tenuis).

    subtilis Casey, 1884: 54 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of tenuis).

    ingratus Casey, 1884: 58 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of tenuis).

    inornatus Casey, 1884: 64 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Detroit, Michigan; White Fish Point, Lake Superior).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Notman, 1919: 137 (Stenus; New York).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of tenuis).

    eriensis Casey, 1884: 67 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of tenuis).

    parallelus Casey, 1884: 121 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 159 (Stenus; synonym of tenuis).

    difficilis Roubal, 1912, see: festivus L. Benick, 1925.

    diffidens Cameron, 1914: 530 (Stenus; Type locality: Assam, Sudiya).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 329 (Stenus; characters; Assam; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 453 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 4 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1976i: 39 (Stenus; notes; characters; Austria).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 126 (Stenus; India).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 38 (Stenus; characters; India; Nepal; Burma).

    • Distribution: Austria, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Myanmar.

    hirsutus Cameron, 1930: 342 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Siwaliks: Lachiwala.

    Mussoorie district, alt. 3000 to 6000 feet. Assam: Naga Hills, Laimatak. Burma: Tenasserim; Tavoy).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 453 (Stenus; synonym of diffidens).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 38 (Stenus; synonym of diffidens).

    dikoyaensis Puthz, 1971o: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ceylon: Dikoya, 3800–4200 feet).

    • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

    dilatatus L. Benick, 1929a: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; variety of flavipalpis; [Note: This name was unavailable when first published in 1920 but became available in 1929]; Type locality: Nevesinje; Lemberg).

    • — L. Benick, 1920: 12, 15 (Stenus; aberration of flavipalpis; [Note: Unavailable name]; Type locality: Nevesinje; Lemberg).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; aberration of flavipalpis).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 58 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; aberration of flavipalpis; characters; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 269 (Stenus; valid species; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1982d: 40 (Stenus; note; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 147 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Ukraine, Poland, Austria, Bosnia Hercegovina.

    dilutus Casey 1884, see: punctatus Erichson, 1840.

    dimidiatus Puthz, 1966a: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Spanien: Isla Estela fuera bei Bayona, Provinz Pontevedra).

    • Distribution: Spain.

    discretus Rey, 1884, see: crassus Stephens, 1833.

    dispar Casey, 1884: 147 (Stenus; subgenus Mutinus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts; southern States; Texas; Washington, District of Columbia; Topeka, Kansas).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 493 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA.

    dissentiens Casey, 1884: 190 (Areus; Type locality: Lake Superior).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 250 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon; Idaho; Michigan).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 166 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 495 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    hubbardi Casey, 1884: 191 (Areus; Type locality: Batchehwauung Bay, Lake Superior).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Notman, 1919a: 95 (Stenus; Ontario).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 166 (Stenus; synonym of dissentiens).

    leviceps Casey, 1884: 193 (Areus; Type locality: Vancouver Island, British Columbia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 271 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 250 (Stenus; synonym of dissentiens).

    • — Elias, 1991: 556 (Stenus; Quaternary fossil collection; Colorado).

    politulus Casey, 1884: 193 (Areus; Type locality: Vancouver Island, British Columbia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; synonym of leviceps).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 250 (Stenus; synonym of dissentiens).

    simiolus Casey, 1884: 194 (Areus; Type locality: White Fish Point, Lake Superior).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; synonym of hubbardi).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 166 (Stenus; synonym of dissentiens).

    dissimilis Sharp, 1874: 87 (Stenus; Type locality: Japan).

    • — Sharp, 1889: 332 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Watanabe, 1961: 350 (Stenus; Izu Islands).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    dissociatus Eppelsheim, 1893, see: ageus Casey, 1884.

    distans Sharp, 1889: 327 (Stenus; Type locality: Nagasaki).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Nakane, 1963a: 87 (Stenus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1974k: 435 (Stenus; characters; Korea).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 230 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 103 (Stenus; Korea; China).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 26 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: Japan, Korea, China.

    beppuensis Bernhauer, 1939e: 151 (Stenus; Type locality: Japan: Beppu, N.O. Kiushiu).

    • — Puthz, 1974k: 435 (Stenus; synonym of distans).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 103 (Stenus; synonym of distans).

    distans Renkonen, 1935, see: ampliventris J. Sahlberg, 1890.

    disterminus Puthz, 1993e: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Japan: Chiba Pref.: Mt. Kiyosumi, Amatsukominato).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 9 (Stenus; cited as distans; [Note: Misidentification of disterminus according to Puthz, 1993e: 179]; notes; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    distinctus L. Benick, 1917b: 305 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ecuador, Bucay, Station der Bahn Guayaquil-Quito, 300 m).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    distinguendus L. Benick, 1942: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: NO-Burma: Kambaiti, 2000 m).

    • Distribution: Myanmar.

    divergens L. Benick, 1938: 11 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Java: G. Tengger).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 142 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    diversiventris Cameron, 1943: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Naga Hills: Laimatak).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 155 (Stenus; characters; India; Burma).

    • Distribution: India, Myanmar.

    diversus L. Benick, 1942: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: NO-Burma: Kambaiti, 2000 m).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 460 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 151 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

    • Distribution: Myanmar.

    dives Casey, 1884, see: morio Gravenhorst, 1806.

    dobberti Quedenfeldt, 1882: 183 (Stenus; Type locality: Marocco: Casablanca; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Quedenfeldt, 1884: 377 (Stenus; characters; Morocco).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 30 [= 1886a: 22] (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 591 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 78 (Stenus; cited as flavipes; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; [Note: African records refer to dobberti according to Puthz, 1972d]).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 78 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 60 (Stenus; variety of flavipes variety payeri).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; variety of flavipes; characters in key).

    • — L. Benick, 1932b: 4 (Stenus; variety of flavipes; Morocco).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; variety of flavipes).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 274 (Stenus; subspecies of flavipes).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 305 (Stenus; lectotype designation; subspecies of flavipes; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 85 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; subspecies of flavipes; characters; Tunisia; Morocco; Spain; Portugal).

    • — Ryvkin, 1985a: 851, 854 (Stenus; valid species; characters; notes).

    • Distribution: Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, Portugal.

    docilis Sharp, 1886: 653 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, near the city, Dueñas, San Geronimo, El Tumbador, San Joaquin).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 269 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Guatemala.

    doderoi Bondroit, 1912: 261 (Stenus; Type locality: Macédoine).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 191 (Stenus; variety of longipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 16 (Stenus; synonym of longipes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; synonym of longipes).

    • — Puthz, 1972l: 170 (Stenus; valid species).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 247 (Stenus; notes; characters; Yugoslavia; Albania).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 361 (Stenus; Albania).

    • Distribution: Croatia, Macedonia, Albania.

    dodwensis Eichelbaum, 1913: 124 (Stenus; Type locality: Amani).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 129 (Stenus; characters; Tanzania).

    • Distribution: Tanzania, Congo.

    montanellus Bernhauer, 1937b: 584 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Utzungwe-Berge, 1300–1600 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 129 (Stenus; synonym of dodwensis).

    oxurus L. Benick, 1951: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Usambara: Derema, 850 m).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 306 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 129 (Stenus; synonym of dodwensis).

    lukuluensis Puthz, 1971: 130 (Stenus; subspecies of dodwensis; Type locality: Congo: Katanga, territoire Manono, Lukulu).

    dohertyi Puthz, 1970: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Celebes: Macassar).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    dolosus Casey, 1884: 108 (Stenus; Type locality: Fort Garland, Colorado).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972t: 171 (Stenus; notes; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 128 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    villosus Casey, 1884: 109 (Stenus; Type locality: California).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 266 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972t: 171 (Stenus; synonym of dolosus).

    jejunus Casey, 1884: 112 (Stenus; Type locality: British Columbia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; synonym of villosus).

    • — Puthz, 1972t: 171 (Stenus; synonym of dolosus).

    domburi Hromádka, 1979c: 101 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Pref. Kochi: Mt. Kazigamori, Tosa).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 70 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1997c: 6 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    drawida Puthz, 1984e: 579 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kerala: Cardamom Hills, col à 13 km au nord-est de Munnar, 1900 m).

    • Distribution: India.

    drechseli Puthz, 1995e: 220 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Paraguay: Dep. Central, Asuncion).

    • Distribution: Paraguay.

    drepanensis Puthz, 1980, see: coarcticollis Eppelsheim, 1890.

    drescheri L. Benick, 1938, see: submaculatus Bernhauer, 1915.

    dubitabilis Puthz, 1971, see: peringueyi L. Benick, 1933.

    dubitativus Puthz, 1993e: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Kagoshima Pref.: Amami Island: Yuwandake).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    dundoensis Cameron, 1950, see: ascendens Fauvel, 1907.

    duplex L. Benick, 1940, see: macies Sharp, 1874.

    duplopunctatus Bernhauer, 1926a: 122 (Stenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Surigao).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 85 (Stenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 17 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 38 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    scrobiculatus L. Benick, 1929: 84 (Stenus; Type locality: Mt. Ranahao, Luzon).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 17 (Stenus; synonym of duplopunctatus).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 38 (Stenus; synonym of duplopunctatus).

    dusius Puthz, 1988: 670 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sabah: Crocker Range, face est, 1200 m, km 63, route Kota Kinabalu-Tambunan).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    dusun Rougemont, 1986a: 267 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: British N. Borneo: Tenompok, 1460 m, Jesselton 48 km E.).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 665 (Stenus; characters; notes; Borneo).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    dybasi Puthz, 1977b: 152 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Panama: Panama Prov.: Cerro Campana, 2400 feet).

    • Distribution: Panama.

    dyeri Blackwelder, 1943, see: podagricus Sharp, 1886.

    eberti Scheerpeltz, 1976, see: basicornis Kraatz, 1859.

    echiniventris Puthz, 1981a: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Vietnam: O-quy-ho).

    • — Puthz, 1983c: 168 (Stenus; characters; Vietnam).

    • Distribution: Vietnam.

    ecuadorensis Puthz, 1979g: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Guayaquil).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    edax Notman, 1920, see: laccophilus Casey, 1884.

    edentatus Puthz, 1986i: 423 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of intricatus; Type locality: Sicilia: Lago di Pergusa).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; cited as valid species; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy.

    egenoides Puthz, 1988b: 144 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Arizona: Chiricahua Mountains. Also cited from New Mexico and Mexico).

    • Distribution: Mexico, USA.

    egenulus Puthz, 1988b: 145 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Alaska: mi. 1252 Alaska Hwy., also cited from Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Maine, and New York).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 495 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    egenus Erichson, 1840: 698 (Stenus; Type locality: Pensylvania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

    • — LeConte, 1850: 220 (Stenus; Lake Superior).

    • — Casey, 1884: 105 (Stenus; characters; Michigan; Kansas; Pennsylvania).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 410 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Fall, 1926a: 61 (Stenus; Alaska).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 265 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; New Jersey; New Hampshire; Mexico).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 261 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Idaho).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 317 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

    • — Puthz, 1988b: 142, 143 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; notes; British Columbia; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; South Dakota; Nebraska; Kansas; Texas; Arkansas; Missouri; Iowa; Minnesota; Wisconsin; Michigan; Illinois; Indiana; Ohio; Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Maryland; Kentucky; Virginia; West Virginia; North Carolina; Tennessee).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    egregius L. Benick, 1921c: 194 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; replacement name for bakeri Bernhauer).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974c: 166 (Stenus; characters; Philippines).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    bakeri Bernhauer, 1914c: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Philippinen: Los Banos).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; synonym of egregius).

    • — Puthz, 1974c: 166 (Stenus; synonym of egregius).

    elatus L. Benick, 1951, see: cooperi Bernhauer, 1931.

    electrigutta Puthz, 1992a: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Parc National de l’Isalo, Canyon des Singes).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    elegans Rosenhauer, 1856: 75 (Stenus; Type locality: Algeciras).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

    • — Fairmaire, 1860b: 163 (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 122 [= 1873a: 280] (Stenus; characters; France; Spain; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Greece).

    • — Fauvel, 1876a: 64 [= 1876: 249] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 103 [= 1878a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 338 [= 1884a: 186] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 31 [= 1886a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 595 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France; Mediterranean region).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 78 (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 84 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 403 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — L. Benick, 1932b: 4 (Stenus; Morocco).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965b: 395 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1956c: 1094 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Cyprus).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Portugal).

    • — Coiffait, 1968b: 94 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; Greece).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 274 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Lecoq, 1993: 38 (Stenus; aggregations; France).

    • — Sparacio, 1995: 148 (Stenus; characters; notes; Sicily).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Europe.

    fauvelii Brisout, 1863: 128 (Stenus; Type locality: Marsanne, près Collioure; Bordeaux).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 122 [= 1873a: 280] (Stenus; cited as fauveli; synonym of elegans).

    • — Rey, 1884: 339 [= 1884a: 187] (Stenus; cited as fauveli; synonym of elegans).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 595 (Stenus; cited as fauveli; synonym of elegans).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; cited as fauveli; synonym of elegans).

    elegantulus Cameron, 1929b: 450 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Pahang: Raub).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 8 (Stenus; notes; Vietnam; China).

    • Distribution: Malayasia, Vietnam, China.

    elevatus Motschulsky, 1857, see: ossium Stephens, 1833.

    elgonensis Puthz, 1968k: 198 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Camp III de l’Elgon, Est 3500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    gladiator Puthz, 1968k: 199 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Camp III de l’Elgon, Est 3500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of elgonensis; characters).

    ellipticollis L. Benick, 1929: 249 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Polillo).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1985: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    ellipticus Casey, 1884: 79 (Stenus; Type locality: California).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 265 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada.

    elongatiformis L. Benick, 1921: 3 (Stenus; Type locality: Rio Janeiro).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1981c: 182 (Stenus; characters; Brazil).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    elongatus Erichson, 1840: 741 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1921: 3 (Stenus; characters; Brazil).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938a: 156 (Stenus; Brazil).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 320 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    lubricus Erichson, 1840: 739 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 321 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; synonym of elongatus).

    emasculatus Rougemont, 1981: 115 (Stenus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Shoa Prov.: Primavera farm, Holetta, ca. 2400 m).

    • — Puthz, 1986j: 303 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia.

    emeiensis Zheng, 1992, see: notaculipennis Puthz, 1991.

    emily Hromádka, 1982a: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Mexico: Qro., 18 mi. E. Landa Matamoros, 5500 feet).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    enareanus Rougemont, 1981: 113 (Stenus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Kaffa Prov.: Jimma, 1700 m).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia.

    endemus Puthz, 1966g: 135 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Tenerife).

    • — Assing, 1999a: 345 (Stenus; Canary Islands).

    • Distribution: Canary Islands.

    endociliatus Puthz, 1972: 18 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Forêts du nord de Fort Dauphin).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    endosquameus Puthz, 1968i: 457 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

    • — Puthz, 1972g: 130 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chile).

    • Distribution: Brazil, Chile.

    endroedyi Puthz, 1976c: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ghana: Eastern region: Boti falls, 30 km NE Koforidua).

    • Distribution: Ghana.

    enma Naomi, 1990a: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Hiroshima Pref.: Mukaibara-cho).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    ennediensis Coiffait, 1968, see: irroreus Fauvel, 1904.

    enodis Casey, 1884, see: pudicus Casey, 1884.

    entotoensis Puthz, 1971, see: aethiopicus Bernhauer, 1915.

    eques Puthz, 1971: 182 (Stenus; Type locality: South Africa: Cape Province: Somerset East).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    eremitoides Puthz, 1972o: 308 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Texas: Brownsville. Also cited from Illinois).

    • Distribution: USA.

    eremitus Sharp, 1886: 655 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Vera Cruz).

    • — Sharp, 1887: 799 (Stenus; Mexico).

    • — Fauvel, 1901: 76 (Stenus; synonym of capucinus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 270 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; valid species).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    erichsoni Rye, 1864, see: ochropus Kiesenwetter, 1858.

    eriensis Casey, 1884, see: difficilis Casey, 1884.

    ernstjuengeri Puthz, 1984c: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Leyte, wooded hills of central Leyte).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    erythraeanus Bernhauer, 1933, see: cameratus L. Benick, 1921.

    erythrocnemus Eppelsheim, 1884b: 16 (Stenus; Type locality: Tiflis; Lenkoran).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970a: 23 (Stenus; notes; aedeagus).

    • — Coiffait, 1979d: 553 (Stenus; Afghanistan).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 952 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 146 (Stenus; notes; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Iran).

    • Distribution: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan.

    veselyi Rambousek, 1914a: 9, 11 (Stenus; Type locality: Swanetien).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 192 (Stenus; synonym of erythrocnemus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; synonym of erythrocnemus).

    erythropus Melsheimer, 1844: 40 (Stenus; Type locality: Pennsylvania).

    • — Casey, 1884: 46 (Stenus; characters; Massachusetts; Michigan).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 406 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 11 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Puthz, 1984i: 57 (Stenus; notes; North America).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Levesque and Levesque, 1996: 291 (Stenus; seasonal abundance; Quebec).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 490 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    fuscipes Melsheimer, 1844: 40 (Laestris; [Note: Nomen nudum; it was cited without description or indication and as a synonym of erythrops. Blackwelder, 1952: 208, argued the name became available by its synonymy with erythropus which contradicts Article 11.6. If the name is regarded as valid it is preoccupied]).

    escensus Puthz, 1970l: 209 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Indien: Dudhatoli).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 2 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 126 (Stenus; India).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 35 (Stenus; characters; India; Nepal).

    • Distribution: India, Nepal.

    etsukoae Naomi, 1987: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Itomuka, Kitami).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 71 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1997a: 19 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    eumaius Puthz, 1972r: 503 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Morobe: Haus Copper, Wau, Mt. Missim).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 135 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    eumerus Kiesenwetter, 1850: 220 (Stenus; Type locality: Pyrenaei: Bagnères de Bigorre).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 425 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 586 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 988 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 777 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 103 [= 1873a: 261] (Stenus; characters; France; Austria; Italy).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 242 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 257 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Rey, 1884: 321 [= 1884a: 169] (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 581 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Pyrenees; Alps; Carpathians; Finland).

    • — Penecke, 1898: 251 (Stenus; ecological note; Austria).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 405 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 359 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Poland; Hungary; Romania; Bosnia; Slovenia; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 261 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 174 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    europaeus Puthz, 1966d: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Mark [Brandenburg]: Wildpark-Golm. Also cited from Norway; Finland; Sweden; Denmark; Russia; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Italy; Switzerland; France).

    • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 211 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as cautus according to Allen, 1978: 67]; notes; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967l: 50 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 24 (Stenus; aedeagus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1971q: 243 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 260 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Bordoni, 1975h: 14 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Haberman, 1983: 101 (Stenus; Estonia).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 246 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 170 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 180, 188 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1995: 79, 80 (Stenus; habitus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Ryvkin, 2000: 347, 353 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Far Eastern Russia).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    europs Casey, 1884: 160 (Areus; Type locality: Deer Park, Maryland; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1988b]. Also cited from Lee County, Virginia; Pennington Gap, Virginia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1988b: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation: Deer Park, Maryland; characters; Maryland; West Virginia; North Carolina).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 493 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA.

    eurous Puthz, 1980, see: puberulus Sharp, 1874.

    eurycnemus Puthz, 1982b: 358 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Zaire: Parc

    National Albert, Secteur Sud, Rumangabo, station P.N.A., contreforts N. Mikeno, 1600 m).

    • — Janák, 1998: 93 (Stenus; cited as erycnemus; Uganda).

    • Distribution: Congo, Uganda.

    evanescens Cameron, 1943, see: separandus Cameron, 1943.

    evestigatus Puthz, 1970, see: khnzorianianus Fagel, 1967.

    evexifrons Puthz, 1976: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Zentral-Nepal: Abstieg von Gosainkunde zu den Almen über dem Kloster Fulung, ca 4000 m).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 149 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    exasperatus L. Benick, 1925, see: sibiricus J. Sahlberg, 1880.

    excellens Eppelsheim, 1883: 303 (Stenus; Type locality: Spalato in Dalmatien).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 563 (Stenus; characters; Dalmantia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 253 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 363 (Stenus; Albania).

    • Distribution: Albania, Yugoslavia.

    excisus Sharp, 1876: 372 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited, presumably Brazil).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Brazil ?.

    excubitor Erichson, 1839a: 551 (Stenus; Type locality: Berlin; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 714 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 726 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 227 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 221 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 769 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 218 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 241 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 568 (Stenus; characters; Germany; Austria).

    • — Gerhardt, 1901: 158 (Stenus; note; Poland).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 156 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 23 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 77 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark).

    • — Horion, 1963: 314 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Romania; Hungary; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Germany; Sweden ?; Slovakia; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 112 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 118 (Stenus; notes; not variety of gallicus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 290 (Stenus; lectotype designation; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971l: 168 (Stenus; France).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 97 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Haberman, 1983: 101 (Stenus; Estonia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; notes; Caucasus).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 169 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 189 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; France).

    • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; characters; eastern central Europe; Switzerland).

    • Distribution: Europe, Caucasus.

    neglectus Gerhardt, 1899a: 220 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Wasserforst bei Kaltwasser).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1913b: 44 (Stenus; variety of morio; characters; notes).

    • — Bondroit, 1913a: 379 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 507 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 220 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; synonym of silesiacus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 8 (Stenus; synonym of silesiacus).

    • — Horion, 1963: 336 (Stenus; synonym of rossicus).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 117 (Stenus; synonym of rossicus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 290 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    rossicus Bernhauer, 1903b: 188 (Stenus; Type locality: Südrussland, Caucasus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key; Russia; Caucasus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 336 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Ukraine; Russia; Caucasus; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Germany; Denmark; Finland; Sweden).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 117 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 290 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    silesiacus L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; replacement name for neglectus Gerhardt).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 336 (Stenus; synonym of rossicus).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 117 (Stenus; synonym of rossicus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 290 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; synonym of excubitor).

    exiguus Erichson, 1840, see: pusillus Stephens, 1833.

    exilis Casey, 1884, see: vestalis Casey, 1884.

    explanipennis Rougemont, 1987: 713 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai, Doi Inthanon, 1650 m).

    • Distribution: Thailand.

    explorator Fauvel, 1873, see: subdepressus Mulsant and Rey, 1861.

    exploratus Fall, 1926a: 61 (Stenus; Type locality: Mount McKinley Park, Alaska).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 157 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 104 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; synonymy; notes; Canada; USA; east Asia).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus;, USA; Canada).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada, Russia.

    incanoides Puthz, 1968e: 95 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: U.d.S.S.R.: Kamtschatka: Jelowka).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 157 (Stenus; synonym of exploratus).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 104 (Stenus; synonym of exploratus).

    calculensis Ryvkin, 1987b: 267 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: USSR: N-Siberia, Putorana Highlands, near Ajan Lake, Kaptchug River).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 104 (Stenus; synonym of exploratus).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as valid species; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    expugnator Ryvkin, 1987: 123 [= 1987a: 93] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: o. Kunashir, r. Filatova).

    • — Naomi, 1997b: 143 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Japan).

    • Distribution: Russia, Japan.

    exsectior Puthz, 1971, see: linearis Puthz, 1971.

    exspectatus Puthz, 1965c: 79 (Stenus; subspecies of misael; Type locality: Ungarn: Tasnád; Croatia).

    • — Puthz, 1971p: 201 (Stenus; valid species; characters; Hungary; Yugoslavia; Slovenia).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 255 (Stenus; subspecies of misael; Balkan region).

    • — Puthz, 1982d: 40 (Stenus; note; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 141 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 161 (Stenus; cited as expectatus; notes; Russia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Slovakia).

    • — Schillhammer, 1994a: 291 (Stenus; Austria).

    • Distribution: Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Russia.

    exspoliatus Assing, 1998e: 142 (Stenus; Type locality: Canary Islands: Gomera, Bosque del Cedro, Weg zur Ermita, 900 m).

    • — Assing, 1999a: 345 (Stenus; Canary Islands).

    • — Assing and Wunderle, 1999: 442 (Stenus; notes; Canary Islands).

    • Distribution: Canary Islands.

    extensus Sharp, 1876: 368 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1984: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Brazil; Bolivia).

    • Distribution: Brazil, Bolivia.

    externus Rey, 1884, see: atratulus Erichson, 1839.

    exulans Sharp, 1886: 660 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, San Geronimo).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 272 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Guatemala.

    facetus L. Benick, 1917b: 298 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Columbien).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 267 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    facialis L. Benick, 1940, see: maculifer Cameron, 1930.

    fageli Puthz, 1967k: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Lofoï chûtes).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 213 (Stenus; characters; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 234 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Congo).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    fagelianus Puthz, 1971a: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Tunesien: Ain Draham).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 79 (Stenus; cited as suramensis; [Note: Misidentification of fagelianus according to Puthz (personal communication)]; Algeria).

    • Distribution: Tunisia, Algeria.

    fageliellus Puthz, 1971a: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Türkei: Abant Dagh, 1400–1550 m).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 202 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Turkey.

    faitoutei Puthz, 2000: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Venezuela: T. F. Amazonas, Puerto Ayacucho [40 km S.], El Tobagán, Caño Coromoto).

    • Distribution: Venezuela.

    falcatipes Puthz, 2000: 166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Colombia: C. Amara La Aguadita).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    falcifer Puthz, 1971b: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Colombia: Cundinamarca, Finca San Pablo, 3 km. N. of Alban, 1800 m).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    falcipenis Puthz, 1991d: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiangmai Province: Doi Suthep, 1300 m).

    • Distribution: Thailand.

    fallaciosus Fagel, 1967a: 359 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Caucasus, Circassia).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 193 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    fallaciter Puthz, 1965: 485 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Cape Province: Beaufort distr., Katberg forêt).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 201 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    fallax Sharp, 1876: 364 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    falli Scheerpeltz, 1933, see: hyperboreus J. Sahlberg, 1876.

    falsidicus Puthz, 1991d: 5 (Stenus; Type locality: Indien: U. P., Saharanpur Div., Siwalik Hills).

    • Distribution: India.

    falsus L. Benick, 1940: 571 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: N. W. China: Chinkiang).

    • — Puthz, 1983c: 168 (Stenus; characters; China).

    • Distribution: China.

    fasciculatus J. Sahlberg, 1871: 341 (Stenus; Type locality: insula Konewits; regio Kareliae).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 254 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 47 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 218 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 11 (Stenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 223 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 250 (Stenus; characters; Siberia).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key; Scandinavia; Finland; Russia; Siberia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 76 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Norway; Finland).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 94 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Kamchatka).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Canada.

    fascipennis L. Benick, 1942, see: pictus Motschulsky, 1857.

    fastigialis L. Benick, 1917b: 302 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Columbien: Historaques, 6000′; Bogota, El Tambo, 6000′; Muzo. Okt.).

    • — L. Benick, 1928d: 43 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 277 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    fauvelii Brisout, 1863, see: elegans Rosenhauer, 1856.

    fauvelianus Sharp, 1886, see: alacer Casey, 1884.

    favoides Puthz, 1967k: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kivu: Terr. Uvira, Mulenge, tête source Nyalengwe, 2500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 277 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo, Zimbabwe.

    pilosus Puthz, 1967k: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of favoides; Type locality: Rhodesien: Sebakwe).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 277 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of favoides; characters; Rhodesia).

    feae Fauvel, 1895: 211 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie: Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie: Carin Checu, 1300–1400 m; Carin Cheba, 500–1000 m).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 388 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Burma).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Carin Asciuii Ghecù, 1400–1500 m; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1981b: 382 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 142 (Stenus; characters; Burma; Thailand).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 711 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand.

    feaianus Puthz, 1982c: 190 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Fernando Poo: Basile, 400–600 m).

    • Distribution: Equatorial Guinea.

    femoralis Erichson, 1839, see: scrutator Erichson, 1840.

    femoratus Say, 1831: 45 [= 1834: 459] (Stenus; Type locality: Pennsylvania).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 713 (Stenus; characters; Pennsylvania; America septentrionalis).

    • — Provancher, 1877: 256 (Stenus; characters; Quebec).

    • — Casey, 1884: 33 (Stenus; characters; Michigan; Illinois; Washington, D.C.; Ontario).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 404 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Puthz, 1974: 9 (Stenus; Illinois; Maine; Massachusetts; New York; New Jersey; Indiana; Michigan; Minnesota; Iowa; Kansas; Maryland; Virginia; Mississippi; Louisiana; Texas; Manitoba; Ontario).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 489 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    femorellus Zetterstedt, 1838, see: fuscipes Gravenhorst, 1802.

    fenestellifer Puthz, 1987b: 408 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Ecuador).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    fenestralis Fauvel, 1891: 94 (Stenus; Type locality: Colonie Tovar; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 260 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 7 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters; Venezuela).

    • — Puthz, 1987b: 411 (Stenus; characters; Venezuela).

    • Distribution: Venezuela.

    fenestrifer Puthz, 1987b: 406 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Kolumbien: Magdalena, 7000 feet, San Lorenzo, 41 km S. Sta. Marta).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    fernandopoensis Puthz, 1982c: 193 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Fernando Poo: Musola, 500–800 m).

    • Distribution: Equatorial Guinea.

    ferreirai Puthz, 1966: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Timor: Same, na rib. Abatu, junto a Raiúbo).

    • — Puthz, 1969a: 68 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    festivus L. Benick, 1925: 81 (Stenus; Type locality: Spanien: Jaën).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 65 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967g: 543 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971l: 170 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Assing, 1996: 172 (Stenus; characters; Spain).

    • Distribution: Spain.

    difficilis Roubal, 1912: 154 (Stenus; variety of cyaneus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Hispania: Ciudad Real).

    • — Puthz, 1971l: 168 (Stenus; synonym of festivus).

    roubali Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; replacement name for difficilis Roubal; variety of cyaneus).

    ficus Fabricius, 1801, see: Nitidulidae (Carpophilus).

    fiebrigi Puthz, 1996: 321 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Paraguay: X C 6732).

    • Distribution: Paraguay.

    figulus Hromádka, 1986: 147 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca, 5 miles south Candelaria Loxicha).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    filum Erichson, 1839, see: flavipes Stephens, 1833.

    finitimus Puthz, 1988: 668 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu National Park, Summit Trail, 1890 m).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    fiorii Bondroit, 1912, see: planifrons Rey, 1884.

    fissipenis Puthz, 1992a: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Lac Mantasoa).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    fissus Puthz, 1968a: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Parc de la Garamba).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 244 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    fistulosus L. Benick, 1925: 78 (Stenus; Type locality: Vorder-Indien: Madras).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 381 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1973n: 2 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 128 (Stenus; India).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 6 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 583 (Stenus; characters; India; Burma; Vietnam).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam.

    microcephalus Bernhauer, 1926a: 130 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brit. Ost-Indien: Kumaon: Haldwani).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 381 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; synonym of fistulosus).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 6 (Stenus; synonym of fistulosus).

    flagrans Ryvkin, 1990: 191 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Krasnodarskii kr., Lazarevskoe, Rozovaia Shchel’).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    flagellifer Puthz, 1976a: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Java: Preanger, G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, 4000–5000 feet. Also cited from Malaysia).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 31 (Stenus; characters; Java; Borneo).

    • — Rougemont, 1986: 280 (Stenus; characters; Sabah).

    • Distribution: Indonesia, Borneo, Malaysia.

    flavicollis Bernhauer, 1926, see: pictus Motschulsky, 1857.

    flavicornis Erichson, 1840: 733 (Stenus; Type locality: Pensylvania).

    • — Casey, 1884: 167 (Areus; characters; Michigan and Lake Superior; middle States; Canada; Massachusetts).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 413 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Notman, 1920: 17 (Stenus; New York).

    • — Notman, 1920a: 180 (Stenus; New York).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 319 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 13 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Puthz, 1974: 9 (Stenus; Illinois; Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; Connecticut; New York; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Indiana; Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; Texas; Wyoming; California; Quebec; Ontarion; Manitoba; British Columbia).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 494 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    geniculatus Say, 1831: 44 [= 1834: 458] (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: United States).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; synonym of flavicornis).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 319 (Stenus; synonym of flavicornis).

    flavicoxatus L. Benick, 1928, see: Dianous.

    flavidulus Sharp, 1889: 334 (Stenus; Type locality: Honjo, Tokio).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Stenus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 142 (Stenus; synonymic notes; subspecies).

    • — Watanabe and Shibata, 1972: 61 (Stenus; Yaku-shima Island).

    • — Naomi, 1990c: 197 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 26 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: India, Borneo, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, China.

    paederinus Champion, 1924: 160 (Hypostenus; Type locality: Haldwani District, banks of the Nala Ronsali).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 351 (Stenus; synonym of pictus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; synonym of pictus).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; subspecies of flavidulus).

    • — Puthz, 1971d: 23 (Stenus; subspecies of flavidulus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; subspecies of flavidulus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 72 (Stenus; subspecies of flavidulus; characters; Borneo).

    • — Rougemont, 1981b: 374 (Stenus; subspecies of flavidulus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 121 (Stenus; subspecies of flavidulus; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 8 (Stenus; subspecies of flavidulus; Vietnam).

    • — Naomi, 1990c: 197 (Stenus; subspecies of flavidulus; characters; Japan).

    • — Ito, 1991b: 136 (Stenus; subspecies of flavidulus; Japan).

    dichrous Bernhauer, 1926a: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Borneo, Telang, Tumbang-Hiang).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; synonym of flavidulus paederinus).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 9 (Stenus; synonym of flavidulus paederinus).

    mjobergi L. Benick, 1928c: 453 (Stenus; cited as mjöbergi; Type locality: Baram Station, Sarawak).

    • — L. Benick, 1931: 137 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as mjöbergi; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as mjöbergi; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; cited as mjoebergi; synonym of flavidulus paederinus).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 9 (Stenus; cited as mjoebergi; synonym of flavidulus paederinus).

    • — Hammond, 1984: 201 (Stenus; cited as mjoebergi; synonym of flavidulus paederinus).

    • — Herman, 2001: 12 (Stenus; spelling corrected to mjobergi).

    mjobergi L. Benick, 1928b: 236 (Stenus; cited as mjöbergi; [preoccupied; Type locality: Baramst, Borneo).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; spelling corrected to mjobergi; synonym of flavidulus).

    coloratus L. Benick, 1929: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Dausalan, Mindanao).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; synonym of flavidulus).

    • — Puthz, 1974c: 159 (Stenus; subspecies of flavidulus; Philippines).

    sutteri Scheerpeltz, 1957c: 227, 255 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sumba: Waimangura).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; synonym of flavidulus paederinus).

    flavipalpis Thomson, 1860: 237 (Stenus; Type locality: Ringsjön; Skåne; Lappland).

    • — Fauvel, 1876a: 64 [= 1876: 249] (Stenus; [Note: Fauvel erroneously cited flavipalpis as flavipennis; he attributed the name flavipennis to Thomson and gave references; Thomson did not use the name; Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181, cited flavipennis Fauvel as a synonym of flavipalpis]; characters; Lapland; Sweden; Russia; Poland; Tirol).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 257 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 65 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 597 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Sweden; Lapland; north Russia; Poland; Tirol).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 519 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 222 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1920 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 71 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 392 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Romania; Hercegovina; Italy; France; Holland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967c: 110 (Stenus; characters; Germany; France; Switzerland).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 107 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 269 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1974b: 113 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Drugmand, 1988: 62 (Stenus; Belgium).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 200 (Stenus; notes; found in Europe and Russia not Caucasus).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 175 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    flavipes Stephens, 1833: 289 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Devonshire; Suffolk; Yorkshire).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 412 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 146 (Stenus; synonyms).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 224 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of filum).

    • — Rye, 1864: 109 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 120 [= 1873a: 278] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 64 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 103 [= 1878a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 30 [= 1886a: 22] (Stenus; notes; Morocco; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 352 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 591 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Europe; Algeria).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 83 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 517 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 256 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 402 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Jenkins, 1960 (Stenus; method of returning to banks of a pool; Britain).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 112 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 378 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Finland; Sweden; Britain; Denmark; France to Russia; Portugal; Spain; Balearics; Corsica; Sardinia; Sicily; Italy; Germany; Austria).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 66 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 85 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; Europe; Caucasus; Siberia).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 267 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 246 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Ryvkin, 1985a: 851, 854 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Ádám, 1987: 142 (Metastenus; collecting notes; Hungary).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 175 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 175 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Betz, 1999 (Stenus; inventory and discussion of feeding, reproduction, grooming, resting, protection behavior).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    filum Erichson, 1839a: 568 (Stenus; Type locality: Germany; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Heer, 1839: 226 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 731 (Stenus; characters; Germany; France; England).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 730 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 146 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 593 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 233 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 792 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 235 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 109 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 120 [= 1873a: 278] (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 244 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 64 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Rey, 1884: 386 [= 1884a: 236] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 352 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 591 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 299 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Germ.; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    payeri Krauss, 1899: 204 (Stenus; variety of flavipes; Type locality: Bachergebirge bei Marburg).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; variety of flavipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 60 (Stenus; variety of flavipes; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; variety of flavipes).

    flavipes Erichson, 1839, see: ochropus Kiesenwetter, 1858.

    flavitarsis Stephens, 1833, see: tarsalis Ljungh, 1810.

    flavitarsis Motschulsky, 1857, see: cameratus L. Benick, 1921.

    flavostigma Cameron, 1930: 356 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Assam: Naga Hills, Laimatak).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971f: 48 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: India.

    flavovittatus Champion, 1920: 174 (Hypostenus; Type locality: W. Almora, Kumaon).

    • — Champion, 1921: 202 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 360 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 142 (Stenus; synonymic notes; subspecies).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1975: 195 (Stenus; Bhutan).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 5 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 127 (Stenus; India).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 8 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 30 (Stenus; cited and characterized new subspecies but did not name it; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

    lanuginosus L. Benick, 1929: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Dausalan, Mindanao).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1942: 11 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 142 (Stenus; subspecies of flavovittatus).

    • — Puthz, 1974c: 159 (Stenus; subspecies of flavovittatus; Philippines).

    sinuatus Cameron, 1930: 360 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Burma: Ruby Mines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 393 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of flavovittatus; Vietnam).

    obliteratus Cameron, 1930: 458 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Darjeeling: Lepchajagat, alt. 7000 feet).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 142 (Stenus; synonym of flavovittatus malaisei).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Stenus; characters; East Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of flavovittatus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 8 (Stenus; subspecies of flavovittatus; Vietnam).

    humeralis L. Benick, 1938: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: G. Patoeha 5000 Voet, Preanger; G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, 4000 bis 5000 Voet, Preanger).

    • — L. Benick, 1942: 11 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 6 (Stenus; subspecies of flavovittatus; notes).

    malaisei L. Benick, 1942: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: NE-Burma: Kambaiti, 2000 m).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 142 (Stenus; subspecies of flavovittatus).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; synonym of flavovittatus obliteratus).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 8 (Stenus; synonym of flavovittatus obliteratus).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 30 (Stenus; synonym of flavovittatus pendleburyi).

    priapus L. Benick, 1942: 11 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; variety of malaisei; Type locality: Not cited).

    pendleburyi Cameron, 1950d: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Pahang: Ginting Kial, 5000 feet).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; synonym of flavovittatus obliteratus).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 8 (Stenus; synonym of flavovittatus obliteratus).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 6 (Stenus; subspecies of flavovittatus; characters; Thailand).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of flavovittatus; Thailand).

    flexuosus Champion, 1920: 174, 196 (Hypostenus; Type locality: Upper Gumti Valley, W. Almora, Kumaon).

    • — Champion, 1921: 202 (Stenus; notes; India).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 359 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

    flohri Sharp, 1886: 666 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Cuantla).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 278 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala.

    deceptor Sharp, 1886: 666 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, near the city).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 278 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; synonym of flohri).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; synonym of flohri).

    celatus L. Benick, 1938c: 276 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 622 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Mexico: Ixtlan, Staat von Nayarit).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; synonym of flohri).

    procerulus L. Benick, 1938c: 276 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 620 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Mexico: Staat Veracruz: Cordoba 840 m, im Bachbett des Rio Antonio).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 51 (Stenus; synonym of flohri).

    floridanus Casey, 1884, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

    fluviatilis L. Benick, 1921, see: aureolus Fauvel, 1875.

    focarilei Puthz, 1994: 848 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Italien: Piemont: Valdieri).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy.

    foraminosus Erichson, 1840, see: atratulus Erichson, 1839.

    formicetorum Mannerheim, 1843a: 83 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 559 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169, 170, cited nigritulus Erichson as a synonym of crassus Stephens and formicetorum Mannerheim; Erichson did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Gyllenhal]; characters; Germany).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 592 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Europe).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 57 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1170 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; variety of crassus; characters in key).

    • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; variety of crassus).

    • — A. Strand, 1942 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 101 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Korge, 1962a: 75 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Horion, 1963: 362 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; northern and central Europe; Siberia; Italy).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 721 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 261 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Osella and Zanetti, 1975: 95 (Stenus; collected from nest of Talpa europaea; notes; Italy).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 35 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Haberman, 1983: 101 (Stenus; Estonia).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 246 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Allen, 1989a: 137 (Stenus; collecting notes; England).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 172 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 171 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Caucasus, Canada.

    minutus Hochhuth, 1849: 176 (Stenus; Type locality: Kaukasus; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1977d]).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 83 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1872: 156 (Stenus; notes; characters; Ukraine).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 582 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

    • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

    • — Puthz, 1977d: 163 (Stenus; lectotype designation; synonym of formicetorum).

    littoralis Thomson, 1857: 229 (Stenus; Type locality: Ringsjön och Lomma i Skåne).

    • — Rye, 1864: 86 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 102 [= 1873a: 260] (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 257 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 61 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 318 [= 1884a: 166] (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 582 (Stenus; synonym of formicetorum).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; cited as litoralis; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 523 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; cited as litoralis; synonym of crassus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1170 (Stenus; cited as litoralis; synonym of crassus).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; cited as litoralis; synonym of formicetorum).

    borealis Mäklin, 1880: 83 (Stenus; Type locality: Frå Dudino, lat. bor. 69°15′).

    • — Mäklin, 1881: 38 (Stenus; [Note: Published without citation of earlier reference as though a new species]; characters; Dundino, lat. bor. 69°15′).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 582 (Stenus; synonym of formicetorum).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; synonym of formicetorum).

    • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; synonym of crassus var. formicetorum).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1170 (Stenus; synonym of crassus var. formicetorum).

    freyi L. Benick, 1921d: 146 (Stenus; Type locality: Dudinka).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 206 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 35 (Stenus; synonym of formicetorum).

    formosae Wendeler, 1924, see: formosanus L. Benick, 1914,

    formosanus L. Benick, 1914a: 285 (Stenus; Type locality: Formosa: Tainan).

    • — L. Benick, 1921b: 117 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1941d: 278 (Stenus; characters; China).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; notes; Tonkin).

    • — Puthz, 1969g: 641 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971d: 21 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; characters; Vietnam; China; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 5 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 120 (Stenus; Taiwan).

    • Distribution: Vietnam, China, Taiwan.

    submarginatus Bernhauer, 1922c: 227 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Taihoku).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — L. Benick, 1941d: 278 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 42 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 5 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    formosae Wendeler, 1924a: 344 (Stenus; replacement name for submarginatus Bernhauer).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — L. Benick, 1941d: 278 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 5 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    forterugosus Bernhauer, 1938: 26 (Stenus; Type locality: Nordwestl. China: Chinkiang).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 42 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 5 (Stenus; synonym of formosanus).

    fornicatus Stephens, 1833: 287 (Stenus; Type locality: Suffolk).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 155 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Rye, 1864: 112 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 111 [= 1873a: 269] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Caucasus).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 63 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 360 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 586 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 77 (Stenus; Morocco).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 82 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 162 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 528 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 406 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Smetana, 1961b: 149 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 372 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Spain; Mediterranean Islands; Italy; Dalmatia; Montenegro; France to Poland-Russia; Finland; Fennoscandia; Britain; Denmark; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965b: 395 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — M. Dvořák, 1965: 88 (Stenus; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 721 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 24 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 264 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Greece).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Uhlig and Zerche, 1981: 162 (Stenus; ecological notes; Germany).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 246 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 175 (Stenus; notes; Azerbaijan).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1995: 81 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Europe, Azerbaijan.

    contractus Erichson, 1839a: 573 (Stenus; Type locality: Germany; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Heer, 1839: 228 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 744 (Stenus; characters; Germany; France; Italy).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 181 (Stenus; characters; Caucasus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 731 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 155 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 597 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 797 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    • — Thomson, 1867: 198 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Thomson, 1867a: 46 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 111 [= 1873a: 269] (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 245 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 258 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Rey, 1884: 406 [= 1884a: 254] (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 586 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 298 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Germ.; synonym of fornicatus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 175 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    basalis Curtis, 1840: 277 (Stenus; Type locality: New Forest).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 798 (Stenus; synonym of contractus).

    • — Rey, 1884: 407 [= 1884a: 255] (Stenus; synonym of contractus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 586 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    tumidulus Solsky, 1874: 199 (Stenus; Type locality: Taschkent).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 143 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 175 (Stenus; synonym of fornicatus).

    fortepunctatus Cameron, 1918: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Singapore: Mandai).

    • — Cameron, 1921a: 368, 401 (Stenus; characters; Singapore).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Singapore.

    forterugosus Bernhauer, 1938, see: formosanus L. Benick, 1914.

    fortis Rey, 1884, see: providus Erichson, 1839.

    fortunatus Puthz, 1966g: 142 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of aeneotinctus; Type locality: Tenerife: Montes de las Mercedes).

    • — Assing and Wunderle, 1999: 442 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Canary Islands).

    • Distribution: Canary Islands.

    fossicollis L. Benick, 1951, see: peringueyi L. Benick, 1933.

    fossipennis Bernhauer, 1922: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Bolivien: Yuracaris).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 60 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Bolivia.

    fossulatus Erichson, 1840: 711 (Stenus; Type locality: Saxonia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 827 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 584 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 767 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 221 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 306 [= 1865b: 56] (Stenus; habitat; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 80 [= 1873a: 238] (Stenus; characters; France; Germany; Switzerland; Austria; Italy).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 22] (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 241 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 223 [= 1884a: 71] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 570 (Stenus; characters; middle Europe; Italy).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 497 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 395 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Tottenham, 1946: 154 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 73 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 304 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Britain; Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Russia; Holland; Belgium; France; Italy; Bosnia; Bulgaria; Romania; Hungary; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 287 (Stenus; lectotype designation).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 18 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 249 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Andersen, 1982: 65 (Stenus; natural history; Norway).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Schülke and Uhlig, 1988: 7 (Stenus; Germany).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 281 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Hodge and Jones, 1995: 34 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 155 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Hewitt, 2000: 105 (Stenus; habitat; Britain).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    nigripes Trella, 1932: 224 (Stenus; aberration of fossulatus; [Note: Nomen nudum (Articles 1.3.4, 45.5)]; cited from Przemysl).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 7 (Stenus; aberration of fossulatus).

    foveicollis Kraatz, 1857, see: picipes Stephens, 1833.

    foveifrons Rey, 1884, see: canaliculatus Gyllenhal, 1827.

    foveiventris Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856, see: boops Ljungh, 1810.

    franckei Wendeler, 1956, see: cyaneosplendens Bernhauer, 1916.

    franki Puthz, 1979g: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Mexico: 10,200 feet, P. N. Miguel Hidalgo).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    franzi Puthz, 1964, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    franzianus Puthz, 1966a: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Spanien: Figueirido bei Pontevedra).

    • — Puthz, 1970l: 206 (Stenus; characters; Spain; France).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 178, 183 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • Distribution: Spain, France.

    fratellus L. Benick, 1949, see: anguinus Erichson, 1840.

    frater L. Benick, 1916: 247 (Stenus; Type locality: Annam, Phuc-Son).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 9 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Rougemont, 1984a: 352 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: Indonesia, Vietnam, China.

    cinctiventris Cameron, 1938b: 149 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: E. Java: Res. Kediri, Djatiwekas).

    • — Puthz, 1998f: 150 (Stenus; synonym of frater).

    frater Cameron, 1930, see: correctus Cameron, 1931.

    fraterculus Puthz, 1980a: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: China: Yünnan Kingpin [Chin-p’ing] Umg., 1300 m).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 4 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: China.

    fraternus Casey, 1884, see: pubescens Stephens, 1833.

    fraudulentus Fagel, 1967, see: impressus Germar, 1824.

    frequens L. Benick, 1938c: 269 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Mexico: nördlich von Mexico-Stadt, 2280 m, in der Schlucht bei Chapultepec; San Jacinto D. F. von Alfalfa, Luzerne).

    • — Puthz, 1972o: 317 (Stenus; Arizona; Mexico).

    • Distribution: Mexico, USA.

    fretus Last, 1970: 356 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: New Guinea: Buana, Sarawaged Range, 3000 ft., 20–30 miles north of Lae).

    • — Puthz, 1971t: 448, 453 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; New Guinea; Papua).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 121 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    freyi L. Benick, 1921, see: formicetorum Mannerheim, 1843.

    friebi L. Benick, 1924: 256 (Stenus; Type locality: Wladiwostok).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1973i: 292 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Puthz, 1974e: 160 (Stenus; characters; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1974k: 440 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 234 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Korea).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: Russia, China, Korea.

    frigidus J. Sahlberg, 1880: 78 (Stenus; variety of ruralis; Type locality: Tolstoinos).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; variety of ruralis).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 140 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Alberta).

    • Distribution: Russia, Canada.

    tundrae Puthz, 1972e: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: UdSSR: Yakutsk, Delta des Kolyma).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 140 (Stenus; synonym of frigidus).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as valid species; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    frigidus Fall, 1926, see: hyperboreus J. Sahlberg, 1876.

    frontalis Erichson, 1840: 737 (Stenus; Type locality: Columbia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 270 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 327 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1997c: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Surinam, Colombia, Brazil.

    anellus L. Benick, 1949b: 576 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Cabo, am Ufer des Pirapama, Mun. Cabo, Staat Pernambuco).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; synonym of frontalis).

    • — Puthz, 1997c: 119 (Stenus; synonym of frontalis).

    jethoeae Makhan, 1995: 52 (Stenus; Type locality: Suriname: District Suriname).

    • — Puthz, 1997c: 119 (Stenus; synonym of frontalis).

    fruhstorferi Bernhauer, 1911: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: West Java: Mons Gede, 8000′).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938: 10 (Stenus; Java).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    frustratus L. Benick, 1928d: 45 (Stenus; Type locality: La Plata).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1984: 83 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Argentina.

    fugax L. Benick, 1928d: 48 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Dint. Santos).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938a: 152 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Brazil).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    fugu Hromádka, 1979d: 104 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Pref. Wakayama: Mt. Nachi, Kii).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 68 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    fukiensis L. Benick, 1942, see: puberulus Sharp, 1874.

    fukuimontium Puthz, 1993e: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Honshu: Fukui Pref.: Arashi).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    fulgens L. Benick, 1917b: 308 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Columbien: Küsten-Cordill.; Las Pawas, 7000′).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 271 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    fulgidiventris Puthz, 1998c: 243 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: W. Java: Gede-Pangrango Nat. Park, way to Cibaureum Wf, 1500–1620 m).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    fulgidus Puthz, 1965: 507 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tschad: Logoneufer bei Lai. Also cited from Mali).

    • — Puthz, 1968d: 83 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes; Sudan).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 306 (Stenus; Mali; Upper Volta; Nigeria; Chad).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 244 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chad; Mali; Haute Volta; Central African Republic; Nigeria; Zaire; Sudan).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 89 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • Distribution: Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan, Chad, Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali.

    fulvescens Motschulsky, 1857a: 515 (Stenus; Type locality: Indes orientales).

    • — Kraatz, 1859: 166 (Stenus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 352 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; East Indies).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1934d: 78 (Hypostenus; type examined).

    • — Cameron, 1940: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 29 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 4 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 706 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes; Thailand).

    • Distribution: “East Indies”, Thailand.

    fulviventris Rougemont, 1981b: 374 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Thailand: Mae Klang Waterfall, Doi Inthanon, Chieng Mai Prov.).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 4 (Stenus; synonym of fulvescens).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 29 (Stenus; synonym of fulvescens).

    fulvescens Wollaston, 1857, see: wollastoni Gemminger and Harold, 1868.

    fulvicornis Stephens, 1833: 284 (Stenus; Type locality: London; near Barham; Devonshire).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 414 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 49 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 154 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Rye, 1864: 111 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of similis Stephens).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 62 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 359 (Stenus; synonym of paganus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 77 (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 162 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 525 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — Guilleaume, Fagel, and Vreurick, 1928: 155 (Stenus; Belgium).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 58 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 406 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Smetana, 1961b: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 104 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 365 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; France; Belgium; Holland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Corsica; Poland; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971h: 832 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 263 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972c: 49 (Stenus; characters; introduced into British Columbia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 246 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Puthz, 1992c: 152 (Stenus; British Colombia; Washington; Montana).

    • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Outerelo, Palmer and Pons, 1995: 80 (Stenus; Mallorca).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Canada, USA.

    similis Stephens, 1833: 283 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Battersea-fields).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 414 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 154 (Stenus; notes).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis).

    • — Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 636 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis Stephens).

    paganus Erichson, 1839a: 571 (Stenus; Type locality: Germany; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 742 (Stenus; characters; Germany; England).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 730 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 49 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 154 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis and similis).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 596 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 234 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 796 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 231 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 108 [= 1873a: 266] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 245 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 258 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 62 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 403 [= 1884a: 251] (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 30 [= 1886a: 22] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 359 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 77 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 297 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Germ.; synonym of fulvicornis).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis).

    coarctatus L. Benick, 1913: 156 (Stenus; Type locality: Sardinien, Sedda de Pranu am Monte del Gennargentu und Sorgono).

    • — Bernhauer, 1915j: 270 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 57 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; synonym of fulvicornis).

    setius L. Benick, 1927: 22 (Stenus; Type locality: Algerien: Mt. Edough).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 57 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 274 (Stenus; subspecies of fulvicornis; Morocco).

    • — Puthz, 1971h: 832 (Stenus; subspecies of fulvicornis; characters; Algeria; Tunisia; Morocco; Spain; Portugal).

    fulvipes Lacordaire, 1835, see: fuscipes Gravenhorst, 1802.

    fulviventris Rougemont, 1981, see: fulvescens Motschulsky, 1857.

    fulvoguttatus Notman, 1920a: 190 (Stenus; Type locality: Windsor, Broome Co., N.Y.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 489 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada.

    fulvohumeralis Puthz, 1991d: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Indien: Meghalaya: Khasi Hills: entre Mawsynram et Balat, à 16 km de Mawsynram, 1000 m).

    • Distribution: India.

    furcatus L. Benick, 1938, see: monstrosicollis Bernhauer, 1915.

    furcifer Puthz, 1965: 568 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Soudan: Barrages des Aigrettes, Bamako. Also cited from Senegal).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1968d: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sudan).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 303 (Stenus; Senegal; Mali; Upper Volta; Nigeria; Congo; Kenya; Zambia).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 320 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Mali; Guinea; Senegal; Upper Volta; Nigeria; Kenya; Tanzania; Zaire; Zambia; Angola).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 15 (Stenus; notes; Botswana).

    • — Puthz, 1971s: 387 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • — Puthz, 1976b: 342 (Stenus; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 92 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 123 (Stenus; characters; notes; Ethiopia).

    • — Rougemont, 1983: 110 (Stenus; Ivory Coast; Upper Volta; Nigeria).

    • Distribution: Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan.

    furcillatus Puthz, 1969a: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Indien: Ranikhet, Kumaon).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 959 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

    furvus L. Benick, 1951, see: bifrons C. Waterhouse, 1877.

    fuscicornis Erichson, 1840: 730 (Stenus; Type locality: Lutetiae; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Also cited from Helvetia).

    • — Heer, 1841: 578 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 588 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 989 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 791 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Rye, 1864: 108 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 129 [= 1873a: 287] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain; Germany; Switzerland; Italy; Portugal).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rey, 1884: 342 [= 1884a: 190] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 96 [= 1886a: 88] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 596 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; middle Europe).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 79 (Stenus; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 84 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 403 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Jarrige, 1954: 78 (Stenus; notes; Spain).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Szujecki, 1963a: 33 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 386 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Britain; Holland; Belgium; France; Portugal; Spain; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Bosnia; Romania; Hungary; Slovakia; Czech Republic; Poland; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 301 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Lutet.).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 108 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 274 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 194 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Gerend and Braunert, 1997: 195 (Stenus; notes; Luxembourg).

    • Distribution: Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Georgia, Turkey.

    bodemeyeri Bernhauer, 1914d: 3 (Stenus; Type locality: Kleinasien, Goek Dagh).

    • — Bernhauer, 1923d: 177 (Stenus; characters; Asia Minor).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 69 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; synonym of fuscicornis).

    fuscipennis Puthz, 1986j: 306 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Comoren: Mohéli: Miringoni, Chalet St. Antoine, 700 m).

    • Distribution: Comoros.

    fuscipes Gravenhorst, 1802: 157 (Stenus; Type locality: Brunsvigae).

    • — Latreille, 1804: 354 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 232 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 478 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 89 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1827: 504 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; England).

    • — Mannerheim, 1830: 44 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

    • — Mannerheim, 1831: 458 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

    • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 431 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Stephens, 1833: 289 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Runde, 1835: 17 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 70 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 555 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Heer, 1839: 221 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 412 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 716 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kolenati, 1846: 25 (Stenus; Caucasus; Transcaucasus).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 175 (Stenus; characters; Caucasus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 726 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 425 (Stenus; France).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 584 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 228 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 221 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 772 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 225 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 81 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 63 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 101 [= 1873a: 259] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Caucasus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 241 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 60 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 303 [= 1884a: 151] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 340 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 579 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Europe).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 509 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 400 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 343 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 93 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 343 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; northern Russia, Fennoscandia; Britain; Denmark; Russian-Poland to Holland, Belgium, and France; Mediterranean region; Bosnia; Dalmatia; Italy; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 720 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 24 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 260 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 246 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (s; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 171 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 180, 188 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    curvipes Stephens, 1833: 285 (Stenus; Type locality: Norfolk).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 154 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 579 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 343 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    argyrostoma Stephens, 1833: 288 (Stenus; Type locality: Battersea-fields).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 412 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 156 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 579 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 343 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    fulvipes Lacordaire, 1835: 446 (Stenus; Type locality: Paris).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 555 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 584 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 772 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 579 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 343 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    femorellus Zetterstedt, 1838: 71 (Stenus; Type locality: Lapponia Umensis: Umenaes, prope Brattiksfjell).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 560 (Stenus; synonym of opticus).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 720 (Stenus; synonym of opticus).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 778 (Stenus; synonym of opticus).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 225 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 579 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 343 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    cariniger Motschulsky, 1857a: 513 (Stenus; Type locality: Indes orientales).

    • — Kraatz, 1859: 162 (Stenus; India orientalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 343 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    vilis Kraatz, 1859: 162 (Stenus; Type locality: India orientalis; [Note: Probably mislabelled according to Puthz (personal communication)]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 343 (Stenus; synonym of fuscipes).

    fuscipes Ljungh, 1810, see: humilis Erichson, 1839.

    fuscipes Melsheimer, 1844, see: erythropus Melsheimer, 1844.

    gabonensis Puthz, 1968f: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Gabon: Bélinga).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 226 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Gabon).

    • Distribution: Gabon.

    gagyumontis Naomi, 1990a: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Okayama Pref.: Mt. Gagyu).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    galilaeus Puthz, 1975b: 229 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Israel: Galiläa: Ginosar).

    • Distribution: Israel.

    galla Rougemont, 1981, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    gallicus Fauvel, 1873: 90 [= 1873a: 248] (Stenus; Type locality: Metz).

    • — Rey, 1884: 218 [= 1884a: 66] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 563 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Penecke, 1898: 251 (Stenus; ecological notes; Austria).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 491 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 218 (Stenus; variety of excubitor; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 24, 25 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; variety of excubitor; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 396 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; variety of excubitor).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; variety of excubitor; characters; Poland).

    • — Raianu, 1963: 83 (Stenus; cited as gallicus; [Note: Misidentification of ater or intricatus according to Puthz, 1966f: 118] Romania).

    • — Horion, 1963: 315 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; cited as valid species; France; Belgium; Holland; Denmark; Germany; Austria; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; valid species; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 288, 291, 292 (Stenus; valid species; Europe; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 8 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 90 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 252 (Stenus; Romania; Croatia).

    • — Schülke and Uhlig, 1988: 7 (Stenus; notes; Germany).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1989i: 127 (Stenus; Bulgaria).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 283 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Schillhammer, 1994a: 291 (Stenus; Austria).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    ganglbaueri Bernhauer, 1905b: 583 (Stenus; Type locality: Dalmatien, Castelnuovo).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 60 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970c: 53 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 265 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 89 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; Italy; Balkan region; Turkey; Caucasus; Iran).

    • — Puthz, 1973i: 292 (Stenus; USSR).

    • — Bordoni, 1975h: 14 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 349 (Stenus; notes; Iran).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 175 (Stenus; notes; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Iran; Turkmenistan).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy, Balkans, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Lebanon.

    syriacus Bernhauer, 1912b: 136 (Stenus; Type locality: Beirut in Syrien).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 84 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; notes; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 143 (Stenus; synonym of ganglbaueri).

    garambensis Puthz, 1968, see: depilis L. Benick, 1951.

    garavitoensis Puthz, 1969: 60 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Peru: Sierra Garavito bei Quillabamba, 1800 m).

    • Distribution: Peru.

    gardneri Cameron, 1930: 460 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Darjeeling: Lapchajagat, alt. 7000 feet; Debrepanni, alt. 6000 feet).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 470 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; India).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Stenus; characters; East Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1975: 196 (Stenus; Bhutan).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 8, 26 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 39 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Coiffait, 1983: 274 (Stenus; Kashmir).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 961 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan.

    loeffleri Scheerpeltz, 1976: 109 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Khumjung, 3800 m).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 39 (Stenus; synonym of gardneri).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 961 (Stenus; synonym of gardneri).

    gastralis Fauvel, 1895: 214 (Stenus; Type locality: Annam, Hue; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie, Rangoon).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 378 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Burma; Annam).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 18, 21 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation: Hue; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 337 (Stenus; Bengal; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 3 (Stenus; notes; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 585 (Stenus; characters; India; Bengal; Burma; Vietnam).

    • Distribution: India, Myanmar, Vietnam.

    gatenpio Naomi, 1990, see: lewisius Sharp, 1874.

    gaucho Puthz, 1984: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Provinz Buenos Aires: Parano River near Balneario Municipal, Campana Argentina, 34°10′S, 58°57′W).

    • Distribution: Argentina.

    gautama Puthz, 1976: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Zentral-Nepal: Gosainkundegebiet, ca. 4200 m).

    • — Puthz, 1986h: 15 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    gayi Solier, 1849: 306 (Stenus; Type locality: Chile; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1972g]).

    • — Kraatz, 1859a: 3 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Fairmaire and Germain, 1861: 443 (Stenus; characters; Chile).

    • — Fauvel, 1864a: 126 (Stenus; notes; Chile).

    • — Fauvel, 1867a: 20 [= 1868: 25] (Stenus; characters; Chile).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917b: 309 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog; Peru).

    • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 400 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chile).

    • — Saiz, 1969a: 8 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972g: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation; notes; characters; Chile).

    • — Puthz, 1973g: 177 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Saiz, Solervicens, and Ojeda, 1989: 52 (Stenus; collecting notes; habitus; Chile).

    • Distribution: Chile, Peru.

    solieri Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 399 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: no locality cited, presumably from Chile).

    • — Puthz, 1972g: 121 (Stenus; synonym of gayi).

    gayndahensis W. J. MacLeay, 1873: 148 (Stenus; Type locality: Gayndah; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970e]).

    • — Fauvel, 1877: 209 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Lea, 1899: 545 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Bernhauer, 1920: 7 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1966: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of piliferus; characters; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 26 (Stenus; subspecies of piliferus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 66 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; valid species; lectotype designation; characters; notes; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 121 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    gedyei Bernhauer, 1937: 291 (Stenus; Type locality: Kenya: Ngong).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 100 (Stenus; characters; Kenya; Tanzania).

    • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania.

    geminorum Puthz, 1973h: 208 (Stenus; Type locality: USA: Washington: Olympic National Park, Queets Ranger Station. Also cited from British Columbia).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    geminus Heer, 1839, see: guttula P. W. J. Müller, 1821.

    gemmeus Casey, 1884: 18 (Stenus; Type locality: Georgia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: USA.

    genalis Sharp, 1876: 369 (Stenus; Type locality: Para; Tapajos).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1974f: 163 (Stenus; Bolivia).

    • — Puthz, 1997c: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Surinam, Brazil, Bolivia.

    rambarani Makhan, 1995: 52 (Stenus; Type locality: Suriname: District Nickeri).

    • — Puthz, 1997c: 119 (Stenus; synonym of genalis).

    geniculatus Gravenhorst, 1806: 228 (Stenus; variety of oculatus; Type locality: Not cited).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 565 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 728 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Heer, 1841: 579 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 179 (Stenus; characters; Lenkoran).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 729 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 590 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 232 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 224 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 788 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 236 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 92 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 127 [= 1873a: 285] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Switzerland; Austria; Italy; Sardinia; Caucasus; Transcaucasia).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 130 [= 1873c: 24] (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 244 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 257 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 65 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 349 [= 1884a: 197] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 349 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 596 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; north and middle Europe; Sardinia; Caucasus).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 519 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1920 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 222 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 71 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 404 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Tottenham, 1949: 413 (Stenus; checklist; Britain).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 394 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Britain; Holland; Belgium; Switzerland; France; Corsica; Italy; Bosnia; Romania; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967c: 112 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 44 (Stenus; catalog; Austria).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 108 (Stenus; Switzerland).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 269 (Stenus; characters; Yugoslavia).

    • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 174 (Stenus; checklist; Soviet Union).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Muona, 1979: 28 (Stenus; Finland; Russia; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Baltic region).

    • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 185 (Stenus; catalog; Poland).

    • — Uhlig and Vogler, 1981: 100 (Stenus; collecting notes; Germany).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 246 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 147 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 200 (Stenus; notes; not in Caucasus).

    • — Silfverberg, 1992: 20 (Stenus; Finland; Russia; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania).

    • — Smetana, 1993b: 45 (Stenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Schillhammer, 1994a: 292 (Stenus; Austria).

    • — Assing, 1994a: 12, 24 (Stenus; wing length; xerothermous sites; Germany).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — M. Hansen, 1996: 102 (Stenus; checklist; Denmark).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Telnov, Bersevskis, Savich, Kovalevsky, Berdnikov, Doronin, Cibulskis, and Ratniece, 1997: 42 (Stenus; Latvia).

    • — Andersen, Nash, and O’Connor, 1997: 17 (Stenus; checklist; Ireland).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; nomen protectum).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    proboscidens Olivier, 1795:(44): 6 (Paederus; [Note: This name is older than geniculatus]; Type locality: Paris).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 476 (Stenus; cited as proboscideus; [Note: Gyllenhal is often cited as the author of the name but he attributed it to Olivier]; characters; Sweden).

    • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 89 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

    • — Mannerheim, 1830: 43 (Stenus; cited as proboscideus; Finland; Sweden).

    • — Mannerheim, 1831: 457 (Stenus; cited as proboscideus; Finland; Sweden).

    • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 429 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Griffith and Pidgeon, 1832: 294 (Stenus; cited as proboscideus; characters).

    • — Runde, 1835: 17 (Stenus; cited as proboscideus; characters; Germany).

    • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; cited as proboscideus; characters; France).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 596 (Stenus; Gyllenhal cited as author; synonym of geniculatus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; Gyllenhal cited as author; synonym of geniculatus).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; nomen oblitum).

    geniculatus Mannerheim, 1830, see: subaeneus Erichson, 1840.

    geniculatus Say, 1831, see: flavicornis Erichson, 1840.

    geniculatus Stephens, 1833, see: subaeneus Erichson, 1840.

    gentilis Sharp, 1886: 657 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Cubilguitz 1000 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 273 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 16 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Guatemala, Mexico, West Indies.

    callifer L. Benick, 1938c: 271 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: La Caja, 8 km westlich von San José).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; synonym of gentilis).

    subgracilis L. Benick, 1941b: 225 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexiko: Campeche, Island of El Carmen).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; synonym of gentilis).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; synonym of gentilis).

    cubanus Blackwelder, 1943: 221 (Stenus; Type locality: Cuba: Cayamas, 15 miles west-northwest of Cienfuegos, Santa Clara Province).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; synonym of gentilis).

    hispaniolus Blackwelder, 1943: 224 (Stenus; Type locality: Haiti: Étang Lachaux, on the southwest peninsula. Also cited from Cuba and Dominican Republic).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; synonym of gentilis).

    gerardi Bernhauer, 1932, see: gerardianus Scheerpeltz, 1933.

    gerardi Bernhauer, 1932, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    gerardianus Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; replacement name for gerardi Bernhauer).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 546 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sudan; Chad).

    • — Puthz, 1968d: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sudan).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 303 (Stenus; Mali).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 278 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Congo; Nigeria; Chad; Zaire; Guinea).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 110 (Stenus; notes; Ethiopia).

    • — Rougemont, 1983: 110 (Stenus; Chad; Ivory Coast).

    • Distribution: Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Nigeria, Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea.

    gerardi Bernhauer, 1932a: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Mulongo: Mafinge).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; synonym of gerardianus).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 546 (Stenus; synonym of gerardianus).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 303 (Stenus; synonym of gerardianus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 278 (Stenus; synonym of gerardianus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 110 (Stenus; synonym of gerardianus).

    gerhardti L. Benick, 1915, see: ageus Casey, 1884.

    gestroi Fauvel, 1895: 212 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie: Carin Cheba, 500–1000 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie: Carin Asciuii Cheba, 1200–1300 m; Carin Ghécu, 1300–1400 m).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 385 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Burma; Assam).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Carin Cheba, 500–1000 m; characters; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 154 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 52 (Stenus; characters; also characters for an unnamed subspecies; Thailand).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 711 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited twice as gestroi ssp., a complex with two species in Thailand; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Indonesia, China, Japan.

    lacertosus L. Benick, 1917b: 311 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Sumatra: Si-Rambe).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938: 18 (Stenus; characters; Java; Sumatra).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 73 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; characters; Borneo).

    callifrons L. Benick, 1926: 276 (Stenus; Type locality: Kaligad, Dehra Dun).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 386 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 154 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 12 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; notes; China).

    • — Ryvkin, 1992: 45 (Stenus; notes; valid species).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 394 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of gestroi; Vietnam).

    grandiculus L. Benick, 1926: 277 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 386 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Burma).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of submaculatus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 307 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Rougemont, 1981b: 383 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; [Note: According to Rougemont, 1983c: 53, this reference provisionally refers to a new taxon]; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 19 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 154 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; characters).

    • — Ryvkin, 1992: 45 (Stenus; notes; valid species).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 394 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of gestroi; Vietnam).

    chinkiangensis Bernhauer, 1938: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Nordwestl. China: Chinkiang).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of submaculatus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 307 (Stenus; synonym of grandiculus).

    takara Nakane, 1963b: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Japan: Nakanoshima, Tokara).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of submaculatus; characters).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 70 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1991a: 166 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; Japan).

    ghesquierei Cameron, 1938, see: reticulatus L. Benick, 1920.

    gibberosicollis Puthz, 1983: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiangdao).

    • Distribution: Thailand.

    gibbicollis J. Sahlberg, 1880: 80 (Stenus; Type locality: prope monasterium Troiski ad ostium fluminis Tunguska inferioris).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1922c: 162 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 255 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1155 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Norway; Finland).

    • — Puthz, 1966e: 300 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes; subspecies).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; valid species; characters; notes).

    • Distribution: Mongolia, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway.

    gibbifrons L. Benick, 1928, see: sondaicus Bernhauer, 1911.

    gibbifrons L. Benick, 1928, see: sondaicus Bernhauer, 1911.

    gibbus Puthz, 1971b: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Colombia: Cundinamarca, Finca San Pablo, 3 km. N. Alban, 1800 m).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    gigacephalus Puthz, 1995d: 195 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Dumaguete).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    gigas L. Benick, 1931a: 32 (Stenus; Type locality: Südost-Neu-Guinea: Moroka, 1300 m).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Last, 1970: 348 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1971t: 450, 464 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; New Guinea; Papua).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 128, 132 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    gilae Casey, 1884: 146 (Stenus; subgenus Mutinus; Type locality: Arizona, Morrison).

    • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 267 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Arizona; southern California).

    • Distribution: USA.

    giluwemontis Puthz, 1972r: 512 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea SE: Mt. Giluwe, 2500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 139 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    gilvipes Motschulsky, 1857, see: impressus Germar, 1824.

    giselae Puthz, 1971, see: jovino Eichelbaum, 1913.

    gistelianus E. Strand, 1917: 82 (Stenus; [Note: Nomen dubium]; replacement name for subimpressus Gistel).

    • Distribution: Germany.

    subimpressus Gistel, 1857: 23, 41 (Stenus; [Note: Nomen dubium; preoccupied]; Type locality: Bayern).

    giushin Naomi, 1990: 101 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Saga Pref.: Ryumon Valley).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    glabellus Thomson, 1870: 127 (Stenus; Type locality: Ringsjön; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Rey, 1884: 284 [= 1884a: 132] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1155, cited carbonarius Rey as a synonym of glabellus; Rey did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Gyllenhal]; characters; France).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; synonym of subglaber).

    • — L. Benick, 1916a: 237 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia; Finland; Lithuania; France; Belgium; Germany).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 56 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 398 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1155 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Jarrige, 1946a: 111 (Stenus; France).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark).

    • — Horion, 1963: 358 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Sweden; Denmark; Baltic States ?; Poland ?; Germany; Holland; Belgium; France).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 305 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Ringsjön, Skåne).

    • — Huggert and Ulefors, 1971: 58 (Stenus; notes; Sweden).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 167 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Frisch, 1992: 153 (Stenus; Hungary).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 179, 186 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Lott, 1993a: 21 (Stenus; characters; collecting notes; Britain).

    • — Hodge and Jones, 1995: 34 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    subglaber Thomson, 1870a: 329 (Stenus; Type locality: Ringsjön i Skåne).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 52 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1916a: 237 (Stenus; synonym of glabellus).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 222 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1155 (Stenus; synonym of glabellus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 305 (Stenus; synonym of glabellus).

    glaber L. Benick, 1938: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Java: G. Patoeha).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    glacialis Heer, 1839: 224 (Stenus; Type locality: Chamouny an dem Gletschern bei 8000′).

    • — Märkel and Kiesenwetter, 1848a: 325 (Stenus; notes; Carpathian Alps).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 989 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 785 (Stenus; synonym of picipennis).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 787 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 224 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 308 [= 1865b: 58] (Stenus; habitat; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1868b: 348 (Stenus; note).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 123 [= 1873a: 281] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain; Switzerland; Austria; Italy).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 243 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 344 [= 1884a: 192] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 348 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 593 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; middle Europe).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 65 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 404 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 60 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 389, 391 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Britain; Belgium; France; Italy; Switzerland; Germany; Austria; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Romania).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Johnson, 1967 (Stenus; characters; collecting notes; Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 110 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 275 (Stenus; notes; Yugoslavia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1978 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 366 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Allen, 1984 (Stenus; notes; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 147 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Nowosad, 1990: 68 (Stenus; collected from mole nest; notes; Poland).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 210 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Israel, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Europe.

    cyaneus Baudi, 1848: 142 (Stenus; Type locality: Syria; Damascus).

    • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; characters; Greece).

    • — Baudi, 1870: 396 (Stenus; characters; Cyprus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 593 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Hungary; Dalmatia; eastern Mediterranean region).

    • — Peyerimhoff, 1907: 14 (Stenus; Sinai).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 64 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — C. Koch, 1936b: 149 (Stenus; distributional summary; Egypt).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1956c: 1095 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Cyprus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1958a: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Turkey).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1970p: 177 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 111 (Stenus; subspecies of glacialis; notes).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; subspecies of glacialis; Syria).

    • — Lecoq, 1991a: 173 (Stenus; aggregation; Lebanon).

    • — Assing and Wunderle, 2001: 36 (Stenus; subspecies of glacialis; Cyprus).

    rutilans Saulcy, 1864: 656 (Stenus; Type locality: Jérusalem; Ammân).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 593 (Stenus; synonym of cyaneus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of cyaneus).

    splendens Saulcy, 1864: 656 (Stenus; Type locality: Ammân).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 593 (Stenus; synonym of cyaneus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of cyaneus).

    densatus W. Kolbe, 1908: 15 (Stenus; variety of glacialis; Type locality: Beskiden: Kamitzer Platte).

    • — W. Kolbe, 1909a: 416 (Stenus; variety of glacialis; cited as new variety; characters).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; aberration of glacialis).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 65 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; aberration of glacialis; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; aberration of glacialis).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 10 (Stenus; aberration of glacialis).

    sublaeviventris Bernhauer, 1929g: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Griechenland: Parnass).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 275 (Stenus; subspecies of glacialis; characters; Yugoslavia; Albania).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 366 (Stenus; subspecies of glacialis; Albania).

    gladiator Puthz, 1968, see: elgonensis Puthz, 1968.

    glaucinus L. Benick, 1938, see: infuscatus L. Benick, 1916.

    globulicollis L. Benick, 1913, see: misael Bondroit, 1912.

    gloriosus Last, 1970: 348 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Okapa).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 476, 489 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 133 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    gobialtaicus Puthz, 1981: 123 (Stenus; Type locality: Mongolia: Gobi Altai Aimak: Scharga).

    • Distribution: Mongolia.

    godmani Sharp, 1886: 662 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Cordova, Jalapa; Guatemala, Zapote).

    • — Sharp, 1887: 799 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 280 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 636 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Mexico).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1977b: 153 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Mexico; Guatemala).

    • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala.

    calvatus L. Benick, 1926: 267 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; synonym of godmani).

    • — Puthz, 1977b: 153 (Stenus; synonym of godmani).

    golovatchi Puthz, 1983e: 355 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: USSR: Georgia: Chokhatauri distr., near Bakhmaro, 40 km SSE of Nabeglavi, 1550–1700 m).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 194 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Georgia.

    gonymelas Stephens, 1833, see: subaeneus Erichson, 1840.

    gopi Puthz, 1986h: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Topke Gola, ca. 12,500 feet, 27°38′N, 87°85′E).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    goudoti Fauvel, 1904e: 315 (Stenus; Type locality: Diego-Suarez; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1972]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1961g: 235 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 329 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 10 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1992a: 13 (Stenus; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    gracilentus Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

    gracilicornis Baudi, 1870, see: cribratus Kiesenwetter, 1850.

    gracilipes Kraatz, 1857d: 750 (Stenus; Type locality: Spieglitzer Schneeberg in Mähren; Kärnthen).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 988 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 80 [= 1873a: 238] (Stenus; characters; Silesia; Moravia; Carinthia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 570 (Stenus; characters; Sudeten; Alps).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1922d: 49 (Stenus; Sudeten; Carpathians; Alps; Herzegovina).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1155 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 305 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Germany; Austria; Switzerland; Italy; Bosnia Hercegovina; Slovakia; Romania; Hungary; Poland; Czech Republic; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 249 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 281 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    wankai Fleischer, 1909: 110 (Stenus; aberration of gracilipes; [Note: Nomen nudum (Articles 1.3.4, 45.5)]; cited from Herzegowina, Igbartal).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; aberration of gracilipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; aberration of gracilipes; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; aberration of gracilis).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 7 (Stenus; aberration of gracilipes).

    gracilis Stephens, 1833, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

    gracilis Erichson, 1840, see: reticulatus L. Benick, 1920.

    graciliventris Sharp, 1886: 643 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, El Reposo 800 feet; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 262 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Guatemala, Panama.

    graecus L. Benick, 1929, see: callidus Baudi, 1848.

    gramineus L. Benick, 1932, see: uluguruensis Bernhauer, 1915.

    graminicola Puthz, 1968k: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Elgon, vers. Est, 3900 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    grancanariae Puthz, 1970f: 75 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Gran Canaria: Lorbeerwald bei Moya).

    • — Assing, 1998e: 141 (Stenus; characters of male; Canary Islands).

    • Distribution: Canary Islands.

    grandiceps Thomson, 1857, see: proditor Erichson, 1839.

    grandiculus L. Benick, 1926, see: gestroi Fauvel, 1895.

    grandimaculatus L. Benick, 1942a: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Fukien: Kuatun, 27,40° n. Br., 117,40° ö. Lg., 2300 m).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 148 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 153 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: China.

    grandimatrix Rougemont, 1983c: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Pui, Phu Ping).

    • Distribution: Thailand.

    grandipennis L. Benick, 1933: 318 (Stenus; Type locality: Südafrika: Pärchen Umburg.).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 307 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; South Africa).

    • — Puthz, 1971k: 143 (Stenus; South Africa).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 89 (Stenus; South Africa).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 15 (Stenus; notes; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    melanostolus Puthz, 1971: 307 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: South Africa: Ernelo).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; synonym of grandipennis).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 15 (Stenus; synonym of grandipennis).

    grassator Ryvkin, 1987: 125 [= 1987a: 95] (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kras-noiarskii krai, zapovednik “Stolby”, pikhtobo-Melkolistvennaia taiga v podstilke).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    gratiosus Casey, 1884: 133 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 13 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 493 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada.

    hirsutus Casey, 1884: 137 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; synonym of gratiosus).

    gravidus Casey, 1884: 98 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 104 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA.

    greensladei Puthz, 1969a: 67 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal).

    • Distribution: Solomon Islands.

    gressitti Puthz, 1972r: 523 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Papua: Anga Gorge, 1500 E of Mendi).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    griseolus L. Benick, 1929, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

    grisescens Puthz, 1971b: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Colombia: Cundinamarca, Finca San Pablo, 3 km N. of Alban, 1800 m).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    grossepunctatus Reitter, 1887a: 264 (Stenus; Type locality: Utsch-Dere in Circassien).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 60 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — R. Dvořák and Havelka, 1951: 8, 10 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fagel, 1967a: 350 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Caucasus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 182 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    guangxiensis Rougemont, 1984a: 352 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: China: Guangxi, Guilin).

    • — Puthz, 1998i: 220 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: China.

    guatemalenus Sharp, 1886, see: sagax Sharp, 1886.

    gubernator Ryvkin, 1987c: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: USSR: Maritime Prov., 10 km N of Krasnoretchensky, Iman River Basin, Eldorado Mt.).

    • — Ryvkin, 2000a: 360, 364 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Far Eastern Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    guenai Rougemont, 1987: 712 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep, 1400 m).

    • — Zheng, 1993: 230 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Thailand.

    guglielmomontis Puthz, 1993: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Italien: Brescia, Mt. Guglielmo, Nordhang, 1850 m).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy.

    guilanensis Puthz, 1979f: 57 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran: Guilan: Lahidjan, 37°11′N, 49°54′E).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 203 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Iran.

    guineanus Cameron, 1950, see: ascendens Fauvel, 1907.

    guranicus Ryvkin, 1987, see: intrusus Casey, 1884.

    guru Puthz, 1976: 11 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Kathmandu, Godavari, 6000 ft.).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    gutta Fauvel, 1891, see: lateralis Motschulsky, 1857.

    guttalis Fauvel, 1895: 212 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie: Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie: Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m; Tienzo; Bhamo).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 352 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Burma; Malay Peninsula).

    • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sumatra).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation: Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m; characters; Burma; Singapore; Sumatra).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 33, 36 (Stenus; characters; Thailand).

    • — Rougemont, 1986a: 267 (Stenus; notes; Bali).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan.

    ishigakiensis Naomi, 1988e: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of guttalis; Type locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref.: Yoshihara, Ishigaki, Is.).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 68 (Stenus; subspecies of guttalis; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 218 (Stenus; synonym of guttalis).

    guttula P. W. J. Müller, 1821: 225 (Stenus; Type locality: Odenbach).

    • — Heer, 1839: 214 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 409 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 691 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 724 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 423 (Stenus; Pyrenees; Spain).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 44 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Wollaston, 1854: 597 (Stenus; characters; notes; Madeira Islands).

    • — Rosenhauer, 1856: 73 (Stenus; Algeciras).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 574 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Wollaston, 1857: 196 (Stenus; habitat; Madeira Islands).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 744 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 218 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 228 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 10 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

    • — Wollaston, 1864: 592 (Stenus; notes; Canary Islands).

    • — Wollaston, 1865: 511 (Stenus; habitat; Madeira Islands; Canary Islands).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1867: 30 (Stenus; Madeira).

    • — Crotch, 1867a: 384 (Stenus; Azores).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 76 [= 1873a: 234] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Madeira and Canary Islands; Algeria; Cyprus; central Asia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 238 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Solsky, 1874: 194 (Philonthus; characters; Turkestan).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 252 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 100 [= 1878a: 20] (Stenus; Barbary).

    • — Rey, 1884: 195 [= 1884a: 43] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 27 [= 1886a: 19] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 329 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 558 (Stenus; characters; Palaearctic region).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 74 (Stenus; Barbary; Azores; Madeira; Canary Islands).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 80 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Peyerimhoff, 1907: 13 (Stenus; Sinai).

    • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 487 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1926: 118 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 395 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — L. Benick, 1932b: 2 (Stenus; notes; Morocco, Spain).

    • — Peyerimhoff, 1931: 28 (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Normand, 1935: 363 (Stenus; Tunisia).

    • — C. Koch, 1936b: 148 (Stenus; note; Egypt).

    • — Uyttenboogaart, 1937: 82 (Stenus; notes; Canary Islands).

    • — Bernhauer, 1940c: 3 (Stenus; Azores).

    • — C. Koch, 1941: 55 (Stenus; Morocco).

    • — Méquignon, 1942a: 17 (Stenus; Azores).

    • — Coiffait, 1954: 163 (Stenus; Canary Islands).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1960d: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1961: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; [Note: Misidentified according to Puthz (personal communication)]; Iran).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Italy).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1961e: 136 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Rhodes).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Smetana, 1963b: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Madeira).

    • — Horion, 1963: 302 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; North Africa; Azores; Canaries; Madeira; Sinai; Turkestan; Portugal; Spain; Italy; Sicily; Dalmatia; Bosnia Hercegovina; Greece; all central Europe; Denmark; Sweden; Britain).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965b: 395 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965c: 500 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Puthz, 1966g: 133 (Stenus; notes; Canary Islands).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 268 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1967t: 131 (Stenus; notes; Aden).

    • — Szujecki, 1969a: 250 (Stenus; notes; Poland).

    • — Coiffait, 1970d: 144 (Stenus; [Note: Probably misidentified according to Puthz (personal communication)]; Uzbekistan).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 22 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Smetana, 1970: 55 (Stenus; distributional summary; Azores; Madeira).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 89 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 248 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Bordoni, 1975c: 179 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 361 (Stenus; Balkans).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Borges, 1990: Table II (Stenus; Azores).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 280 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Assing, 1999a: 345 (Stenus; Canary Islands).

    • Distribution: Tunisia, Algeria, Canary Islands, Maderia, Azores, Europe.

    kirbii Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; Type locality: England: Croydon Canal).

    • — Stephens, 1833: 302 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; cited as kirbyi; synonym of guttula).

    • — Wollaston, 1854: 597 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    kirbyi Gyllenhal, 1827: 499 (Stenus; named for biguttatus variety b cited in Gyllenhal, 1810: 465; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Suecia).

    • — Heer, 1839: 214 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 691 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 44 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 574 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 220 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 744 (Stenus; [Note: Kraatz cited kirbyi Curtis as a subsequent reference to Gyllenhal's species]; synonym of guttula).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 228 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Rey, 1884: 195 [= 1884a: 43] (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 558 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    bipunctatus Stephens, 1833: 302 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: London; Coombe Wood; Devonshire; Norfolk; Suffolk; Carlisle).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 409 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 146 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    geminus Heer, 1839: 215 (Stenus; Type locality: Genf).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 744 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 76 [= 1873a: 234] (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Rey, 1884: 195 [= 1884a: 43] (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 558 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    bracbanti Bondroit, 1912: 261 (Stenus; Type locality: Bruxelles, Avenue Defré).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 192 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; synonym of guttula).

    validithorax Petri, 1926: 172 (Stenus; form of guttula; Type locality: Kronstadt).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; aberration of guttula).

    nobilis Petri, 1926: 171 (Stenus; variety of guttula; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Szurduk-Pass, Reps).

    mallorcinus Puthz, 1967f: 267 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of guttula; Type locality: Mallorca, Cala S. Vicente).

    • — Pons and Palmer, 1996: 162 (Stenus; subspecies of guttula; Balearic endemic; notes; habitat; Mallorca).

    guttulifer C. Waterhouse, 1877: 24 (Stenus; Type locality: King George's Sound).

    • — Fauvel, 1877: 208 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Lea, 1899: 545 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Pace, 1977: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 121 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    guynemeri Jacquelin du Val, 1850: 51 (Stenus; Type locality: Pyrénées).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; cited as guinemeri; characters).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 424 (Stenus; synonym of rugosus).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 581 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Rye, 1864: 62 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 306 [= 1865b: 56] (Stenus; habitat; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 79 [= 1873a: 237] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain; Italy; Spain; Portugal; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1874: 331 [= 1874b: 37] (Stenus; Hungary).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 100 [= 1878a: 20] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 221 [= 1884a: 69] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 28 [= 1886a: 20] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 333 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 569 (Stenus; characters; western middle Europe; Mediterranean region; Italy; Hungary; Dalmatia).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 74 (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 395 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — L. Benick, 1932b: 2 (Stenus; notes; Morocco).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Normand, 1935: 363 (Stenus; Algeria, Tunisia).

    • — C. Koch, 1941: 55 (Stenus; Morocco).

    • — Horion, 1963: 306 (Stenus; Britain; France; Portugal; Spain; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Switzerland; Italy; Germany; Austria; Dalmatia; Hungary; Czech Republic).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 249 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Bordoni, 1975c: 179 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Outerelo, 1980a: 55 (Stenus; Spain).

    • — Bordoni, 1982b: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; collected from moss; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; Benelux).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 281 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia ?; Czech Republic ?).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 2000: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog; Poland).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe.

    rugosus Kiesenwetter, 1850: 220 (Stenus; Type locality: Pyrenaei orientales).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 424 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Rosenhauer, 1856: 74 (Stenus; notes; Granda).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 581 (Stenus; synonym of guynemeri).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 762 (Stenus; synonym of guynemeri).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 79 [= 1873a: 237] (Stenus; synonym of guynemeri).

    • — Rey, 1884: 221 [= 1884a: 69] (Stenus; synonym of guynemeri).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 569 (Stenus; synonym of guynemeri).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; synonym of guynemeri).

    tylocephalus Kraatz, 1857d: 761, note (Stenus; Type locality: Dalmatien oder Tyrol).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 79 [= 1873a: 237] (Stenus; synonym of guynemeri).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 569 (Stenus; synonym of guynemeri).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; synonym of guynemeri).

    hercules Puthz, 1967f: 269 (Stenus; subspecies of guynemeri; Type locality: Marokko: S.W. Imlil, Agoundis Valley, 5000 ft. Also cited from Spain).

    gypsi† Oustalet, 1874: 139 (Stenus; Oligocene fossil; Type locality: Aix en Provence).

    • — Scudder, 1891: 585 (Stenus; catalog; Ligurian; France).

    • — B. Förster, 1891: 366 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Handlirsch, 1907: 727 (Stenus; catalog; Oligocene; France).

    • Distribution: France.

    habropedilus Puthz, 1971: 148 (Stenus; Type locality: Kenya; Mount Elgon, versant Est, Vallée Koptawelil, 2300 m. Also cited from Tanzania).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 98 (Stenus; Ethiopia).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania.

    habropus Puthz, 1968j: 466 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Burma: Carin Ghecù, 1300–1500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 18 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, China.

    hackeri L. Benick, 1928, see: piliferus Motschulsky, 1857.

    hagai Naomi, 1997b: 138 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Niigata, Pref.: Irihirose-mura, Kurakake Pass).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    hagenensis Last, 1970: 350 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Mount Hagen, 8400 ft.).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 480, 515 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 140 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    haginoi Naomi, 1997a: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Gunma Pref.: Mihira Pass, Ozegahara).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    hagoromo Naomi, 1988e: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref.: Mt. Omoto, Ishigaki Is.).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 68 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    haitiensis Blackwelder, 1943: 217 (Stenus; Type locality: Haiti: northeastern foothills of the Massif de La Hotte, elevation 2000 to 4000 feet).

    • Distribution: West Indies.

    hamatipenis Puthz, 1982b: 362 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Zaire: Kivu: Uvira).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    hammondi Puthz, 1970b: 31 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: China: Heilungkiang: Harbin).

    • — Puthz, 1973i: 291 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; China).

    • — Naomi and Puthz, 1996: 160 (Stenus; Japan).

    • Distribution: Russia, China, Japan.

    hammondianus Puthz, 1972: 23 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Perinet).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    hanami Hromádka, 1979b: 65 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Miyanoshita).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 121 (Stenus; Taiwan).

    • Distribution: Japan, Taiwan.

    hannibal Puthz, 1993d: 610 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Algerien: Atlas de Blida, Chréa sur Blida, 1400 m).

    • Distribution: Algeria.

    hanangensis Puthz, 1977, see: tanzaniae Puthz, 1971.

    haniwa Hromádka, 1990, see: keman Naomi, 1990.

    hannia Naomi, 1990: 104 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Tochigi Pref.: Nikko, Chuzenji).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    haplus Casey, 1884, see: morio Gravenhorst 1806.

    harpagipenis Puthz, 1984: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: San Isidro – La Estrella, 1600 m).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    harpagiphallus Puthz, 1984: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Vara Blanca, 2000 m).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    harpagonifer Puthz, 1974f: 164 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bolivia: Alcoche, La Paz, Yura River).

    • Distribution: Bolivia.

    hastatus Puthz, 1967k: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Katanga: Tête de source de la Kasompi, terr. Jadotville).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 267 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    hatchi Sanderson, 1957, see: latissimus Bernhauer, 1938.

    hebes Puthz, 1967j: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ruanda: Ruhengeri, riv. Penge, 1800–1825 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 258 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Rwanda).

    • Distribution: Rwanda.

    heeri Wollaston, 1854: 600 (Stenus; Type locality: Madeira: Cruzinhas; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1966g]. Also cited from Madeira: Fanal at more than 5000 ft.; Feijaa de Corte).

    • — Wollaston, 1857: 198 (Stenus; habitat; Madeira Islands).

    • — Wollaston, 1865: 513 (Stenus; notes; Madeira Islands).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 76 (Stenus; Madeira).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917b: 310 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1921b: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Smetana, 1963b: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Madeira).

    • — Puthz, 1966g: 131 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Cruzinhas, Madeira Is.; notes; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Assing and Wunderle, 1995b: 2 (Stenus; characters; Madeira).

    • Distribution: Madeira.

    heinzi Korge, 1962, see: cordicollis Fauvel, 1872.

    heinzianus Puthz, 1970m: 223 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran: Gilan, Kharapu nördlich von Damash, westl. Elburs, 2000 m).

    • — Puthz, 1973i: 294 (Stenus; USSR).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 350 (Stenus; notes; Iran).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 207 (Stenus; notes; Azerbaijan; Iran).

    • Distribution: Iran, Azerbaijan.

    heissi Puthz, 1998c: 235 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Malaysia: Sabah, Kinabalu Nat. Park, Poring Hot Springs, 600 m).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    helleri L. Benick, 1916: 239 (Stenus; Type locality: Süd-Celebes, Bantimurang [Bantimoeroeng]).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 454 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    helvitarsis Puthz, 1998h: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindoro or.: Baco, Aleg river).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    henrii Rougemont, 1984: 232 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Bali: Lake Bratan).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    herbaceus L. Benick, 1938c: 277 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 626 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

    • — Puthz, 1984: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Costa Rica).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    hercules Puthz, 1967, see: guynemeri Jacquelin du Val, 1850.

    heres Sharp, 1876: 374 (Stenus; Type locality: Ega).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1981c: 180 (Stenus; characters of male).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    hermani Puthz, 1973h: 195 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Real de Arriba, Temescaltepec).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    hespericus Rey, 1884, see: cribratus Kiesenwetter, 1850.

    hessei L. Benick, 1933: 306 (Stenus; Type locality: Südafrika: Cape Ilati. C. Sowu;

    Cape Town).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 167 (Stenus; characters; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    hestiocorus Puthz, 1970h: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Ireland: Bismarck Inseln, Lemkamin, 900 m).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 476 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1991d: 32 (Stenus; New Guinea; New Britain; New Ireland).

    • Distribution: Bismarck Islands, New Guinea.

    heterocerus L. Benick, 1929: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Catbalogan, Samar).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    heydeni L. Benick, 1915b: 118 (Stenus; Type locality: Bulgarien, westl. Balkan: Vrsec; Rilo Dagh: Rila Kloster; Samokov; Tschamkorija).

    • — L. Benick, 1917: 182, 184 (Stenus; characters; Bulgaria).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 79 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 268 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Boháč, 1980: 85 (Stenus; Bulgaria).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 365 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 39 (Stenus; notes; Macedonia).

    • Distribution: Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania.

    simonae Hromádka, 1979e: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Macedonia, Korab plan).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 39 (Stenus; synonym of heydeni).

    hiekei Puthz, 1970n: 299 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Sowjetunion: Nord-Kaukasus: Teberda).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    hijiri Naomi, 1989e: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Yamanashi Pref.: Hirogawara, Mt. Shirane).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    hilfi L. Benick, 1915: 225 (Stenus; Type locality: Bulgarien, Samokov).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — L. Benick, 1949: 130 (Stenus; valid species).

    • — Puthz, 1965c: 74 (Stenus; characters; Bulgaria).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 254 (Stenus; Bulgaria, Albania).

    • Distribution: Bulgaria, Albania.

    himalayicus Bernhauer, 1915, see: signifer Fauvel, 1895.

    hime Naomi and Puthz, 1994a: 259 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Shiga Pref.: Mt. Ibuki).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    himiko Naomi, 1989d: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Nara Pref.: Ohdaigahara).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    hindu Puthz, 1970: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Indien: Kanara près Belgaum).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 567, 582 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • Distribution: India.

    hippodamea Puthz, 1984: 98 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Paraguay: Villa Rica, Passo Yobay).

    • Distribution: Paraguay.

    hirashimai Naomi, 1989e: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Fukuoka Pref.: Mt. Hiko).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    hirsutus Casey, 1884 see: gratiosus Casey, 1884.

    hirsutus Cameron, 1930, see: diffidens Cameron, 1914.

    hirtellus Sharp, 1874: 86 (Stenus; Type locality: Orakami Marsh, Nagasaki).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1942a: 68 (Stenus; China).

    • — Puthz, 1971d: 23 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Ito, 1992: 63 (Stenus; Yakushima Island).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 393 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Vietnam).

    • Distribution: Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam.

    hirtiventris Sharp, 1889: 328 (Stenus; Type locality: Niigata).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 207 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 212 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes; characters).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 37, 40 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 12 (Stenus; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan, China.

    kinkiangensis Bernhauer, 1939k: 588 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: China: Kin Kiang).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 212 (Stenus; synonym of hirtiventris).

    hirtus Bernhauer, 1926a: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Makiling; N. Viscaya: Imugin).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 109 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974c: 159 (Stenus; Philippines).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    hispanicus Motschulsky, 1849, see: atratulus Erichson, 1839.

    hispaniolus Blackwelder, 1943, see: gentilis Sharp, 1886.

    hispidus Puthz, 1974g: 210 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Real de Arriba, Temescaltepec).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    hoelzeli Scheerpeltz, 1947b: 152 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Gebirgszuge der Koschuta).

    • — Horion, 1963: 396 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1968l: 86 (Stenus; notes; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 267 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 147, 149 (Stenus; note; characters; Alps).

    • Distribution: Austria.

    hogansoni Puthz, 1983d: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Chile: Prov. de Llanquihue: 4 km W of Maullin, el. 5 m).

    • Distribution: Chile.

    holdhausi L. Benick, 1938b: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Südliche Dolomiten: Rolle Pass; Mte. Schiara nördlich von Belluno. Karnische Alpen: Mte. Tiersine nördlich von Forni di Sopra. Venezianer Alpen auf der Cima Monfalcone östlich von Pieve di Cadore; Mte. Premaggiore südlich von Forni di Sopra).

    • — Puthz, 1967s: 246 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy.

    temperans Puthz, 1967s: 246 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of holdhausi; Type locality: Monte Baldo).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; subspecies of holdhausi; Italy).

    holmbergii Lynch, 1884: 335 (Stenus; Type locality: Baradero in ripis Paranensis fluvii).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; cited as holmbergi; catalog).

    • Distribution: Argentina.

    holmi Puthz, 1968k: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Mt. Aberdare, ö sid., 2900 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    holzschuhi Puthz, 1989h: 353 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: West-Nepal: Chitre, 2400 m, Char Khola).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    honestus L. Benick, 1933a: 109 (Stenus; Type locality: Borneo, Mt. Tibang).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 73 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    hopffgarteni Eppelsheim, 1879: 40 (Stenus; Type locality: Kleine Capella).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 600 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Croatia; Krain).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917: 183 (Stenus; characters in key).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 84 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Horion, 1963: 397 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia Hercegovina; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 107 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 268 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 148 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    horioni Puthz, 1971v: 94 (Stenus; Type locality: Jugoslawien: Skoplje, Vardarufer. Also cited from Greece, Turkey, Hungary, Austria).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; cited as umbricus; [Note: Misidentification of horioni according to Puthz, 1971v: 94, 96]; catalog; Hungary; Balkans).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1963a: 417 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as umbricus; [Note: Misidentification of horioni according to Puthz, 1971v: 94, 96]; Greece).

    • — Horion, 1963: 332 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as umbricus; [Note: Misidentification of horioni according to Puthz, 1971v: 94, 96]; Italy; Switzerland; Albania; Turkey; Hungary; Slovakia).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as umbricus; [Note: Misidentification of horioni according to Puthz, 1971v: 94, 96]; characters; central Europe).

    • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; cited as umbricus; [Note: Misidentification of horioni according to Puthz, 1971v: 94, 96]; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 256 (Stenus; notes; Yugoslavia).

    • — Boháč, 1980: 85 (Stenus; Hungary).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 363 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; notes; characters).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Slovakia).

    • Distribution: Turkey, Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland.

    hornabrooki Puthz, 1972r: 506 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Eastern Highlands: Okapa).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 135 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    hornensis Puthz, 1970e: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Australia: Horn Island, Pellew Group, N.T.).

    • — Reid, 1997: 121 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    horridulus Ryvkin, 1992, see: deliculus Ryvkin, 1992.

    hospes Erichson, 1840: 726 (Stenus; Type locality: Corcyra).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 424 (Stenus; characters; France; Dalmatia).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 589 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; Greece).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 121 [= 1873a: 279] (Stenus; characters; France; Italy; Corsica; Corfu; Greece; Palestine; Caspian Sea).

    • — Rey, 1884: 331 [= 1884a: 179] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 592 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Piemont; eastern Mediterranean region).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 83 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 403 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 301 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 276 (Stenus; Albania; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1977j: 326 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 366 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Puthz, 1981i: 701 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Turkey, Jordan, “Caspian Region”.

    longicornis Saulcy, 1864: 657 (Stenus; Type locality: Ammân).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 121 [= 1873a: 279] (Stenus; synonym of hospes).

    • — Rey, 1884: 331 [= 1884a: 179] (Stenus; synonym of hospes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 592 (Stenus; synonym of hospes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; synonym of hospes).

    pulchripes Solsky, 1867: 31 (Stenus; Type locality: environs de Sarepta).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 121 [= 1873a: 279] (Stenus; synonym of hospes).

    • — Rey, 1884: 331 [= 1884a: 179] (Stenus; synonym of hospes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 592 (Stenus; synonym of hospes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; synonym of hospes).

    hospitalis Puthz, 2001: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Nuevo León: 31 km SW Linares, 750 m).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    hospitator Puthz, 2001: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Hidalgo: 2.3 mi N Tlanchinol, Hwy. 105, 1690 m).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    hospitus Puthz, 2001: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Las Vigas).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    hostifer Puthz, 2001: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Chiapas: 1 km E Tenejapa, 2090 m. Also cited from Guatemala).

    • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala.

    hostiferoides Puthz, 2001: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Chiapas: 41.8 km SE Comitan, Ruines Chinkoltic, 1490 m).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    hostificus Puthz, 2001: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Honduras: Santa Barbara, Mt. Santa Barbara, 11.5 km S and 5.6 km W Peña Blanca, 14°57′N, 88°05′W, 1800 m. Also cited from Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica).

    • Distribution: Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica.

    hostilis Sharp, 1886: 643 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Cordova; Guatemala, near the city, Cerro Zunil, Chiacam, San Geronimo; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 6000 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 263 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 17 (Stenus; Costa Rica; Mexico).

    • — Puthz, 2001: 10 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Mexico; characters; Mexico; Guatemala; Honduras; El Salvador; Costa Rica; Panama).

    • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama.

    hotei Naomi, 1998: 391 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Tokushima Pref.: Mt. Ikenoko, Kito-son, Naka).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    hromadkai Puthz, 1979, see: barbarae Hromádka, 1979.

    hromadkaianus Puthz, 1993c: 142 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; replacement name for comatus Hromádka).

    • — Puthz, 1995e: 204 (Stenus; characters; Brazil; Peru).

    • Distribution: Brazil, Peru.

    comatus Hromádka, 1986: 151 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Brazil: Parana da Eva).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 142 (Stenus; synonym of hromadkaianus).

    hubbardi Casey, 1884, see: dissentiens Casey, 1884.

    huggerti Puthz, 1988c: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pichin., Rio Palenque).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    huitzilhuitl Puthz, 2000b: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: 17 km N Villa Diaz Ordaz, 2750 m).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    humboldti Puthz, 1984a: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: UdSSR: Altai-Gebirge: Umgebung des Dorfes Artybash nahe Teletzkoye-See).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    humeralis L. Benick, 1938, see: flavovittatus Champion, 1920.

    humicola Puthz, 1976: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Popti la route, 27ë47ïN,87ë21ïE, 10,300 feet).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    humidulus Cameron, 1951a: 49 (Stenus; Type locality: Angola: Cascade de Ongueria, 15°18′S, 13°31′E, alt. 1500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 151 (Stenus; synonym of kaguruensis).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 10 (Stenus; valid species; notes; characters; Angola).

    • Distribution: Angola.

    humilis Erichson, 1839a: 554 (Stenus; Type locality: Mark Brandenburg; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1827: 503 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159, cited argus Gyllenhal as a synonym of humilis Erichson; Gyllenhal did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Gravenhorst]; characters; Sweden).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 716 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 174 (Stenus; characters; Vorigen).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 727 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 585 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 228 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 222 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 773 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Peyron, 1858: 431 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 218 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 81 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 105 [= 1873a: 263] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Germany; Switzerland; Austria; Corsica; Sardinia; Caramania; Caucasus; North America).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 130 [= 1873c: 23] (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 242 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 253 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 52 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 310 [= 1884a: 158] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 580 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Europe; North America).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 81 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 408 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 510 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 255 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — L. Benick, 1925: 75 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 398 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 94 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 356 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Caucasus; Siberia; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Russia-Poland-Baltic States to France; Belgium; Holland; Romania; Italy; Bosnia; Greece; Dalmatia; Istria; Corsica; Spain; Portugal; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 18 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 296 (Stenus; lectotype designation).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 721 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 91 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 253 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1974b: 112 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 348 (Stenus; notes; Caucasus: Georgia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 142 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Nowosad, 1990: 65 (Stenus; collected from mole nest; notes; Poland).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 162 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 167 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Janák and Vysoky, 1992: 135 (Stenus; collected with Formica truncorum; Bohemia).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 179, 187 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey.

    fuscipes Ljungh, 1810: 159 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Uplandiae).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 554 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 717 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 773 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 310 [= 1884a: 158] (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 580 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    picipes Motschulsky, 1857a: 513 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: sur les Alpes de la Suisse et de la Carniole; France; Allemagne).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 105 [= 1873a: 263] (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 310 [= 1884a: 158] (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 580 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    synonymus Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 640 (Stenus; replacement of picipes Motschulsky).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 105 [= 1873a: 263] (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 580 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    netolitzkyi Bernhauer, 1908b: 33 (Stenus; form of humilis; Type locality: Graz).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; variety of humilis).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; variety of humilis; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; variety of humilis).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 9 (Stenus; variety of humilis).

    • — Smetana, 1964a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; aberration of humilis; characters).

    scabripennis W. Kolbe, 1909: 20 (Stenus; variety of humilis; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Oderwald bei Maltsch).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; variety of humilis; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; variety of humilis).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 9 (Stenus; variety of humilis).

    • — Smetana, 1964a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; aberration of humilis; characters).

    montandoni L. Benick, 1929a: 38, 93 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Rumänien: Comana Vlasca).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 18 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    humiloides Smetana, 1964a: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Südost-Slowakei, Královský Chlmec).

    • — Szujecki, 1969a: 251 (Stenus; notes; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 92 (Stenus; note).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 142 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Slovakia).

    • Distribution: Slovakia, Poland.

    hummleri Bernhauer, 1915, see: callidus Baudi, 1848.

    hummleri Bernhauer, 1929, see: parcior Bernhauer, 1929.

    hummlerianus Scheerpeltz, 1933, see: parcior Bernhauer, 1929.

    hydrocephalus Puthz, 1984d: 467 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nouvelle-Irlande: Lelet Plateau: grotte Perte de Dankobé, 1150 m).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    hydropathicus Wollaston 1857, see: cicindeloides Schaller, 1783.

    hygrobius L. Benick, 1932, see: Dianous.

    hyperboreus J. Sahlberg, 1876: 50 (Stenus; Type locality: Ryska lappmarken, vid Kantalaks; Ponoj och Pializa).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 94 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Norway; Finland).

    • — Puthz, 1974b: 107 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Elias, 1991: 556 (Stenus; Quaternary fossil collection; Colorado).

    • Distribution: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, USA, Canada.

    lysholmi Bernhauer, 1902c: 59 (Stenus; Type locality: Norwegen: Neiden, Syd Varanger).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; synonym of hyperboreus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; synonym of hyperboreus).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; synonym of hyperboreus).

    carinatus Haglund, 1914: 105 (Stenus; [preoccupied; The date of publication for this name is June 29, 1914]; Type locality: Abisko).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; synonym of hyperboreus).

    wuorentausi L. Benick, 1921d: 153 (Stenus; variety of hyperboreus; Type locality: Dudinka; Potopovskoje).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; variety of hyperboreus).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; synonym of hyperboreus).

    frigidus Fall, 1926a: 59 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Fairbanks, Alaska. Also cited from Alberta).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; synonym of hyperboreus).

    falli Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; replacement name for frigidus Fall).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; synonym of hyperboreus).

    hyperpilus Puthz, 1968a: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Parc de la Garamba: mont Moyo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 278 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    hypobifrons Puthz, 1967i: 213 (Stenus; [Note: This citation preceded the intended original description published in 1968]; Type locality: Congo: Parc de la Garamba [Note: The type locality is taken from Puthz, 1968a: 47]. Also cited from Ivory Coast?; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [Note: Puthz, 1967i predates this description because he cited characters for the species]; characters; type locality cited as Congo: Parc de la Garamba).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 234 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo, Ivory Coast?.

    hypocameratus Puthz, 1965c: 82 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Tschadgebiet: Logoneufer bei Lai).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 127 (Stenus; characters; Chad).

    • Distribution: Chad.

    hypocrites Puthz, 1984: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Napo Pastaza: Santa Cecilia).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    hypomelas Puthz, 1971: 289, 293 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Parc National de l’Upemba).

    • — Puthz, 1972a: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [Note: Cited as a new species but this reference is preceded by the 1971 publication]; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    hypoproditor Puthz, 1965a: 166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Rossia: Zarizin).

    • — Puthz, 1966c: 293 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Hungary).

    • — Puthz, 1967l: 47 (Stenus; characters; Russia; Czechoslovakia; Yugoslavia; Caucasus).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 305 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1970p: 170 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 89 (Stenus; notes; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; characters; Austria; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 152 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • — Puthz, 1992c: 152 (Stenus; Austria).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Russia, Europe.

    hypostenoides Puthz, 1971t: 450 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: NE New Guinea: Wau, Morobe District, 1050 m).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    hypsidromus Ganglbauer, 1902: 104 (Stenus; Type locality: Monte Canin).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Fiori, 1915: 8 (Stenus; notes; Italy).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 61 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 82 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Horion, 1963: 397 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Italy; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1968l: 87 (Stenus; notes; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 267 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 149 (Stenus; characters; Alps).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Austria, Italy.

    strupiianus Scheerpeltz, 1958b: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Gebiet des Zottachkopfes in den Karnischen Alpen).

    • — Horion, 1963: 396 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as strupianus; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as strupianus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1968l: 87 (Stenus; synonym of hypsidromus).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 149 (Stenus; synonym of hypsidromus).

    carnorum Scheerpeltz, 1958b: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Gebiet des Gartnerkofels in den Karnischen Alpen).

    • — Horion, 1963: 396 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1968l: 87 (Stenus; synonym of hypsidromus).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 149 (Stenus; synonym of hypsidromus).

    ibericus Machulka, 1947, see: oscillator Rye, 1870.

    icon Puthz, 1988b: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: West Virginia: Wyoming Co., Pineville. Also cited from Virginia and North Carolina).

    • Distribution: USA.

    idoneus Sharp, 1887: 799 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, near the city, Toluca).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 266 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    laniger Puthz, 1968: 11 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; synonym of idoneus).

    ignifuga Bondroit, 1912b: 450 (Stenus; Type locality: Pavie).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967s: 233 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; distribution).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; Italy; Switzerland; Austria).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 267 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy, Austria, Switzerland.

    ignorabilis Naomi, 1997d: 607 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Tokushima Pref.: Mt. Kotsu).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    awajinis Naomi, 1997d: 609 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of ignorabilis; Type locality: Japan: Hyogo Pref.: Mt. Senzan, Sumoto, Awaji Is.).

    ignotus Eppelsheim, 1890: 226 (Stenus; Type locality: Talyschgebirge, Gebiet des Kaspimeeres, namentlich bei Lenkoran).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; synonym of piscator).

    • — L. Benick, 1925: 77 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; synonym of arctulus).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 140 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Caucasus; Macedonia; Bosnia; Albania; Dalmatia).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 257 (Stenus; notes; Yugoslavia; Greece).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 363 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; notes; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Europe.

    renkoneni Puthz, 1964: 227 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Herzegowina, Caplnja doljnje blato. Also cited from Bosnia, Dalmatia, and Corfu).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 140 (Stenus; synonym of ignotus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; synonym of ignotus).

    illautus Puthz, 1981c: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Estado do Rio P. N. Itatiaia).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    illiesi Puthz, 1968, see: prismalis Fauvel, 1878.

    illotulus Puthz, 1972t: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Südsibirien: Tunkun Sajan).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Ryvkin, 1987c: 159 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    illusor Ryvkin, 1987c: 155 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Khabarovsk Prov., Amur Basin, Lyanchli River, confluent of Gorin River).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    illustris L. Benick, 1926, see: sectilifer Casey, 1884.

    imadatei Naomi and Puthz, 1996: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Iwate Pref.: Mt. Hayachine).

    • — Naomi, 1997a: 19 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    imasakai Naomi, 1989g: 163 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Nagasaki Pref.: Nishisonoki).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    imitator Eppelsheim, 1893: 56 (Stenus; Type locality: Ost-Sibirien, in der Nähe von Irkutsk, von Tunka bis Munku-Sardik im Sajan'schen Gebirge).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971j: 141 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Korea).

    • Distribution: Russia, Mongolia, Korea.

    imitatus Puthz, 1980a: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Indien: West Almora: Sunderdhunga, 8–12,000 feet).

    • Distribution: India.

    immaculatus Puthz, 1977: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Western Australia: Perth, Tingledale bei Walpole, nahe Nornalup National Park).

    • — Reid, 1997: 122 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    immarginatus Mäklin, 1853: 192 (Stenus; Type locality: insula Kadjak).

    • — Casey, 1884: 149 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1921a: 115 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974b: 112 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 164 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 493 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • — Naomi, 1998a: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Japan).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Kamchatka).

    • Distribution: Japan, Russia, USA, Canada.

    monticola Casey, 1884: 134 (Stenus; Type locality: White Mountains, New Hampshire).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 164 (Stenus; synonym of immarginatus).

    variabilis Puthz, 1968g: 207, 209 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Sowjetunion: Obdorskische Tundra, Gouvernement Tobolsk).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 164 (Stenus; synonym of immarginatus).

    immodicus Ryvkin, 2000: 348 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: USSR: Khabarovsk Province, Bolshe-Khekhtsyrskiy Reserve, 400–450 m).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    immsi Bernhauer, 1915b: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Zentral-Himalaya: Kumaon, Bhowali).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 387 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Rougemont, 1980: 183 (Stenus; notes; characters; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 146 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal.

    immunis Marsham, 1802, see: pallipes Gravenhorst, 1802.

    impar L. Benick, 1928d: 36 (Stenus; Type locality: Santa Catharina, Brasilien).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1995e: 210 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    imperator Puthz, 1972o: 316 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Washington: Stella).

    • Distribution: USA.

    implicitus Puthz, 1988: 666 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sabah: Kinabalu National Park, Headquarters Area, 1560 m).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    impolitus Puthz, 1981i: 700 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Türkei: Trabzon, Yomra).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 198 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Turkey.

    impressipennis Jacquelin du Val, 1852, see: ossium Stephens, 1833.

    impressus Germar, 1824: 36 (Stenus; Type locality: Saxonia).

    • — Germar, 1832: 1 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182, cited proboscideus, a misspelling of proboscidens, as a synonym of impressus; Germar did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Olivier; Erichson, 1839a: 564, 1840: 728, Kraatz, 1857d: 788, and Ganglbauer, 1895: 597, also cited Germar's usage as synonym of impressus]; characters; Germany).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 564 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Heer, 1839: 224 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 728 (Stenus; characters; Germany; France; England).

    • — Grimm, 1845: 135 (Stenus; with Formica fuliginosa; Germany).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 179 (Stenus; characters; Caucasus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 729 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Rosenhauer, 1856: 76 (Stenus; Cadiz).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 594 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 232 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 224 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 788 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 236 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 83 (Stenus; Caucasus).

    • — Rye, 1864: 91 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 125 [= 1873a: 283] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Georgia; Caucasus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 244 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 257 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 65 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 353 [= 1884a: 201] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 350 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 597 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Europe; Caucasus).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 79 (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 84 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 520 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 67 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 404 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — West, 1937: 43 (Stenus; Faroe Islands).

    • — Fagel, 1959a: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; Spain).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 384 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Britain; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Denmark; France to Poland-Russia; France to Mediterranen; Portugal; Spain; Corsica; Italy; Dalmatia; Bosnia Hercegovina; Ukraine; Georgia; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Luff, 1966 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Kasule, 1966: 274 (Stenus; larval characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Portugal).

    • — Kasule, 1968a: 64 (Stenus; life history).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 722 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 108 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 18 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 270 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Reid, 1985: 71 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Nowosad, 1990: 67 (Stenus; collected from mole nest; notes; Poland).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 206 (Stenus; notes; misidentified from Georgia).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 172 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Sadler and Dugmore, 1995: 144 (Stenus; habitat notes; Iceland).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

    • — Outerelo, Gamarra, and Salgado, 1998: 131 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; collected from cave; Spain; Portugal).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Hågvar, 1999: 28 (Stenus; collected on Fomes fomentarius; Norway).

    • — Assing, 2001: 75 (Stenus; collected from xerothermous site; Germany).

    • Distribution: Iceland, Faroe Islands, Europe, Russia.

    subrugosus Stephens, 1833: 290 (Stenus; Type locality: Battersea-fields; London).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 412 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 597 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    tenuicornis Stephens, 1833: 291 (Stenus; Type locality: Battersea-fields; vicinity of Bristol; Devonshire).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 412 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonym of aceris).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 597 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    aceris Lacordaire, 1835: 445 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Paris).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 564 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Heer, 1839: 224 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 728 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — P. Lucas, 1846: 123 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 729 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 594 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 788 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Rye, 1870a: 85 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 125 [= 1873a: 283] (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 350 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 597 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    angustulus Heer, 1839: 226 (Stenus; Type locality: Bern).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 125 [= 1873a: 283] (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 597 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    carinifrons Motschulsky, 1857a: 512 (Stenus; Type locality: Fontainebleau aux environs de Paris et de Genève).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 125 [= 1873a: 283] (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 350 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 597 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    gilvipes Motschulsky, 1857a: 512 (Stenus; Type locality: environs de Laibach et en Suisse sur les montagnes).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 125 [= 1873a: 283] (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 597 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    insulcatus Gerhardt, 1910: 555 (Stenus; variety of impressus; Type locality: Not cited).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

    mendax Fagel, 1960c: 224 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of impressus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Portugal: concelho de Mealhada, Luso, fonte de Sula, à la lisière de la Mata de Buçaco. Also cited from Spain).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of impressus; Portugal).

    • — Fagel, 1967b: 267 (Stenus; synonym of impressus fraudulentus).

    fraudulentus Fagel, 1967b: 267 (Stenus; replacement name for mendax Fagel).

    improbus Puthz, 1970e: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Australia: Cairns).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 122 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    imputribilis† Ryvkin, 1988: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Upper Cretaceous fossil; Type locality: Magadanskiia obl., Ten’kinskii r-n, srednee techenie ruch’ia Obeshchaiushchii [pravyi pritok r. Nil]).

    • — Ryvkin, 1989: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; translation of Ryvkin, 1988: 105; Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    inaequalis Mulsant and Rey, 1861, see: morio Gravenhorst 1806.

    inaequatus Puthz, 1993a: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Honshu: Gunma: J.E. Kogen N. Park, Mt. Kurofu, 2100 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    inaestimatus Puthz, 1993a: 154 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Honshu: Toyama: Kaminikawa, Arimine 1150 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    inamatus Puthz, 1993a: 149 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Honshu: Nagano: J.E. Kogen N. Park, Shiga ca. 1500 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    inanis Sharp, 1886: 656 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, David in Chiriqui).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 271 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 2000: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Costa Rica; Mexico).

    • Distribution: Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico.

    inaspectus Puthz, 1993a: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Shikoku: Ehime: via Mt Ishizuchi 1000 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    inassuetus Puthz, 1993a: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Shikoku: Ehime: Ishizuchi Nat. Park, Omogo 900 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    incanoides Puthz, 1968, see: exploratus Fall, 1926.

    incanus Erichson, 1839a: 538 (Stenus; Type locality: Mark Brandenburg; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 700 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 171 (Stenus; characters; Iberia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 726 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 580 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 758 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 81 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Rye, 1870a: 84 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 81 [= 1873a: 239] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain; Germany; Austria; Italy; Sardinia; Spain; Algeria; Russia; Caucasus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 240 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 101 [= 1878a: 21] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 292 [= 1884a: 140] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 28 [= 1886a: 20] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 337 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 577 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; middle Europe; Mediterranean region).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 74 (Stenus; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 397 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Normand, 1947a: 7 (Stenus; Tunisia).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 348 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Spain; Italy; Slovenia; Bosnia; Hungary; Czechoslovakia; Poland; France; Switzerland; Belgium; Holland; Britain; France; Switzerland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 114 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 294 (Stenus; lectotype designation).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 97 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 260 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania).

    • — Bordoni, 1975c: 181 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1977j: 326 (Stenus; Bulgaria).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 364 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 165 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 178, 183 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Eyre, Luff, and Lott, 2000: 34 (Stenus; Britain).

    • Distribution: Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Russia, Georgia, Turkey.

    arctulus Hochhuth, 1849: 171 (Stenus; Type locality: Iberia).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; synonym of piscator).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1977d: 161, 163 (Stenus; synonym of incanus).

    • — Puthz, 1979j: 325 (Stenus; cited as arctulus and as a valid species; [Note: This use of arctulus is a misidentification according to Puthz (personal communication)]; Turkey).

    incarinatus Puthz, 1974i: 301 (Stenus; Type locality: Portugal: Guarda: Maciera. Also cited from Spain).

    • Distribution: Portugal, Spain.

    incautus Ryvkin, 2000: 349 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Krasnoyarsk Territory, Severo-Yeniseyskiy District, Podkamennaya Tunguska River basin, Velmo River, 185 km up-stream off river mouth, near Trading Post Velmo-I).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    incertus Casey, 1884, see: carolinae Casey, 1884.

    incisifrons Puthz, 1971: 340 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tanzania: Zanzibar).

    • Distribution: Tanzania.

    inclarescens Puthz, 1993a: 151 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Honshu: Toyama; Kaminikawa, Fukusawa 200 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    incognitus Sharp, 1886: 652 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, near the city, Dueñas).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 73 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Costa Rica).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 17 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico.

    marcidus L. Benick, 1938c: 275 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 617 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Mexico: Zentralhochebene: Soledad bei Irapuato, Stadt Guanajuato).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of incognitus; characters).

    incommodus Puthz, 1993a: 146 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Honshu: Seryô-Tôge, 13 km N Kyoto, 500–600 m).

    • — Naomi, 1998a: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    inconspicuus Cameron, 1930: 342 (Stenus; Type locality: Simla Hills: Matiana; Theog; Kotgarh. Chakrata district: Konain, alt. 7000 to 8000 feet).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 473 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 7 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 586 (Stenus; characters; India; Nepal).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal.

    incrassatus Erichson, 1839a: 541 (Stenus; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg; Schweden).

    • — Heer, 1839: 219 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 702 (Stenus; characters; Germany; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 725 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 578 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 223 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 752 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 230 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 40 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 94 [= 1873a: 252] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Caspian Sea).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 240 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 54 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 261 [= 1884a: 109] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 336 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 573 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Europe).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 499 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1922c: 162 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 399 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 88 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 332 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Britain; central Fennoscandia; France to Poland-Romania-Russia; Italy; Bosnia Hercegovina; Serbia; Bulgaria; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 60 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 290 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berol.).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 720 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Weinreich, 1968: 189–201 (Stenus; characters of egg, larva, and pupa).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 96 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 256 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1973i: 291 (Stenus; USSA).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 169 (Stenus; notes; Azerbaijan).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 189 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 17 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Caspian Sea, Mongolia.

    incribratus Puthz, 1981i: 702 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Türkei: Konya: Sertavul Geçidi, 1500–1600 m).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 211 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Turkey.

    incultus Casey, 1884, see: vespertinus Casey, 1884.

    indagator Eppelsheim, 1887: 428 (Stenus; [Note: This name is older than lentus]; Type locality: Wladiwostok).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; synonym of lentus).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; valid name).

    • Distribution: Japan, Russia.

    lentus Sharp, 1889: 326 (Stenus; Type locality: Nikko).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 253 (Stenus; characters; Siberia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; synonym of indagator).

    indecoratus Puthz, 1980d: 192 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Indien: Darjeeling District, Lebong, 1600–1800 m).

    • Distribution: India.

    indicus Puthz, 1968: 454 (Stenus; Type locality: Indien: Bengala).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 39 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: India.

    indifferens Puthz, 1967b: 100 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Albanien: Elbasan. Also cited from Bosnia, Greece, Corfu, Turkey, Austria, and Germany).

    • — Puthz, 1970l: 207 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 94 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 255 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 363 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 141 (Stenus; characters; Austria; Czechoslovakia; Schlesien; Niederbayern).

    • — Puthz, 1992c: 152 (Stenus; Slovakia; Italy).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 178, 185 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; characters; Turkey; Balkan Peninsula; southeastern central Europe).

    • Distribution: Europe, Turkey.

    indigens Casey, 1884, see: angustus Casey, 1884.

    indistinctus Casey, 1884, see: morio Gravenhorst 1806.

    indistinctus Lea, 1899, see: convexiusculus L. Benick, 1921.

    indra Puthz, 1986h: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Khumbu, Umgebung Alm Dugdinma bei Lughla, 3000–4000 m).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    indubius Sharp, 1889: 330 (Stenus; Type locality: Miyanoshita; Kiga).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Hromádka, 1979d: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 67, 68 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1993a: 145 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    indubius Bernhauer, 1905, see: bernhauerianus Jakobson, 1909.

    inegenus Puthz, 1988b: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: California: San Luis Obispo Co.: 13.6 mi. ENE Arroyo Grande, Huasna Creek, 900 feet).

    • Distribution: USA.

    inermis Sharp, 1886, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

    inexoratus Puthz, 1993a: 155 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Shikoku: Ehime: Ishizuchi National Park, Mt. Ishizuchi, 1400 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    inexpectatus† Schlüter, 1978: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus?; upper Cretaceous amber fossil; Type locality: Bezonnais).

    • — Ryvkin, 1988: 103 (Stenus; note).

    • Distribution: France.

    inflaticollis Puthz, 1998h: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Negros: Oriental Province, 3800-4000 m).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    infucatus L. Benick, 1916: 246 (Stenus; Type locality: S.O. Brasilien, S. Catharina, Theresopolis).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as infuscatus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    subconcentus L. Benick, 1921b: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Süd-Amerika: S. Catharina).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 19 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; synonym of infucatus).

    glaucinus L. Benick, 1938a: 152 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien, São Paulo; São Paulo, Mato do Governo).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 19 (Stenus; synonym of subconcentus).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; synonym of infucatus).

    ingratus Casey, 1884, see: difficilis Casey, 1884.

    iniquus L. Benick, 1931: 138 (Stenus; Type locality: Pulo Penang).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970: 12 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 35 (Stenus; type locality may be erroneous; characters; Thailand).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 710 (Stenus; subgenus “Hypostenus”; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 660 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

    • Distribution: Malaysia, Thailand, Borneo.

    inimitabilis Puthz, 1993a: 162 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Shikoku: Ehime: Ishizuchi Mountain National Park, Omogo Valley, 700 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    iniustus Puthz, 1983b: 143 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ost-Nepal: Chainpur, 1200–2500 m).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    inka Puthz, 1969: 57 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Peru: Sierra Garavito bei Quillabamba, 1800 m, Nebelwald).

    • Distribution: Peru.

    innuptus Eppelsheim, 1893: 55 (Stenus; Type locality: Ost-Sibirien, in der Nähe von Irkutsk, von Tunka bis Munku-Sardik im Sajan'schen Gebirge).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 21 (Stenus; synonym of fasciculatus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; synonym of fasciculatus).

    • — Puthz, 1966e: 298 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; valid species; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1974b: 111 (Stenus; characters; Siberia).

    • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; North Kuril Islands).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    inornatus Casey, 1884, see: difficilis Casey, 1884.

    insidiosus Solsky, 1864, see: tarsalis Ljungh, 1810.

    insignatus Puthz, 1981d: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Hills 60 km NO Thai Nguyen, 300 m).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 5 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • Distribution: Vietnam.

    insignis Casey, 1884: 102 (Stenus; Type locality: Oak Grove, California; Los Angeles, California).

    • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: USA.

    inspector Sharp, 1876: 358 (Stenus; Type locality: Ega).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    curator Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; replacement name for inspector Sharp; [Note: The replacement name is unnecessary since Sharp's name is older than that of Mäklin]).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; synonym of inspector).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; synonym of inspector).

    inspector Mäklin, 1880, see: calcaratus Scriba, 1864.

    insperatus Puthz, 1972b: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Michigan: Grand Ledge. Also cited from Iowa, Massachusetts and Canada).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 494 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    instratus L. Benick, 1928b: 246 (Stenus; Type locality: Bou, Sarawak).

    • — L. Benick, 1928c: 459 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178, cited kurseonginus as a synonym of instratus; Benick did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Bernhauer]; characters; India).

    • — L. Benick, 1928b: 239 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178, cited kurseonginus as a synonym of instratus; Benick did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Bernhauer]; characters; India).

    • — L. Benick, 1931: 138 (Stenus; misidentified kurseonginus in L. Benick, 1928b: 239).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 73 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

    • Distribution: India, Borneo.

    insulanus Puthz, 1971d: 21 (Stenus; [Note: This citation was published in February and preceded the intended original description]; Type locality: Taiwan: Keelung [Note: Type locality taken from Puthz, 1971u]).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 530 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; [Note: This reference was the intended original description but was published in November]; type locality cited as Taiwan: Keelung).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 33 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • Distribution: Taiwan.

    insularis Casey, 1884: 50 (Stenus; Type locality: Vancouver Island, British Columbia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; synonym of vexatus).

    • — Van Dyke, 1924: 17 (Stenus; Alaska).

    • — Fall, 1926a: 59 (Stenus; Alaska).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 268 (Stenus; possible synonym of austini).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    insularis J. Sahlberg, 1887, see: japonicus Sharp, 1874.

    insularis Joy, 1906, see: ossium Stephens, 1833.

    insulcatus Gerhardt, 1910, see: impressus Germar, 1824.

    insulindicus Rougemont, 1984: 229 (Stenus; subspecies of puberulus; Type locality: Bali: Lembah Arca).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 140 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Bali; Sumatra).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    insultator Puthz, 2000: 193 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Venezuela: Barinas, 24 km NW Barinitas).

    • Distribution: Venezuela.

    insuspicabilis Puthz, 2000: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Mato Grosso, Barra do Tapirape).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    integer Casey, 1884, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

    intemeratus L. Benick, 1938c: 281 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 639 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon; Lasmercedes, Santa Clara, 200–300 m).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    interfulgio Last, 1970: 351 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Okapa).

    • — Puthz, 1971t: 449, 467 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 132 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    intermedius Rey, 1884: 319 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: bords de la Méditerranée et de l’Ocean).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 582 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; north and middle Europe).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1170 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 27 (Stenus; valid species; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 364 (Stenus; Balkans).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 173 (Stenus; notes; Azerbaijan).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 174 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Azerbaijan.

    problematicus Kevan and Allen, 1962: 212 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; proposed for misidentification of crassus of authors; Type locality: Neusiedl.-See Hu).

    • — Korge, 1962a: 74, 75 (Stenus; characters; notes; Germany).

    • — Puthz, 1963: 56 (Stenus; ecological notes; Austria).

    • — Palm, 1963: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes; Sweden).

    • — Horion, 1963: 363 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Russia; Denmark; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 207 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Szujecki, 1969a: 253 (Stenus; notes; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 261 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 27 (Stenus; synonym of intermedius).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Denmark).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 145 (Stenus; synonym of intermedius).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 173 (Stenus; synonym of intermedius).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of intermedius).

    interminatus Last, 1970: 351 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Okapa).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 481, 515 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea; Papua).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 141 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    intermixtus Puthz, 1993a: 164 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Honshu: Nagano: J.E. Kogen N. Park, Shiga, 1500 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    internuntius Puthz, 1995e: 209 (Stenus; subgenus “Tesnus”; Type locality: Kolumbien: Magdalena, Cañaveral 200 m, 11°19′N, 73°56′W).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    interpres L. Benick, 1926, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

    interventor Puthz, 1984e: 574 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Anaimalai Hills: 18 km au nord de Valparai, 1250 m).

    • Distribution: India.

    interversus Puthz, 1970: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Indien: Nilgiri Hills).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 586 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • Distribution: India.

    inti Puthz, 1988c: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Peru: Loreto, Iquitos).

    • Distribution: Peru.

    intonsus Puthz, 2000: 192 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Amazonas: Reserva Ducke, 25 km NNE Manaus, 120 m).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    intricatus Erichson, 1840: 694 (Stenus; Type locality: Hispania meridionalis; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Also cited from Sardinia).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rosenhauer, 1856: 73 (Stenus; Jenil near Granada).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus; Spain; Sardinia).

    • — Bedel, 1870: 92 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 90 [= 1873a: 248] (Stenus; characters; France; Spain; Italy; Corsica; Sardinia; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 101 [= 1878a: 21] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 214 [= 1884a: 62] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 28 [= 1886a: 20] (Stenus; Morocco; Tunisia; Algeria).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 562 (Stenus; characters; Piemont; France; Corsica; Sardinia; Spain; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; Barbary).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 81 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1913: 153 (Stenus; characters; Sardinia).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 396 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — L. Benick, 1932b: 2 (Stenus; Spain).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Normand, 1935: 363 (Stenus; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 112 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 271 (Stenus; Morocco).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 287 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Hisp. mer.).

    • — Puthz, 1969c: 218 (Stenus; France; Corsica; Spain; Portugal; Sicily; Sardinia; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 23 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1975h: 5 (Stenus; notes; Italy).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Czechoslovakia; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; notes; Austria; Slovakia).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 283 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe.

    zoufali Fleischer, 1909a: 313 (Stenus; Type locality: Mostarsko blato).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; synonym of intricatus).

    • — Puthz, 1969c: 218 (Stenus; notes; France; Italy; Yugoslavia; Albania; Greece; Hungary; Austria).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 24 (Stenus; subspecies of intricatus; aedeagus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 90 (Stenus; subspecies of intricatus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 251 (Stenus; subspecies of intricatus; notes; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 362 (Stenus; subspecies of intricatus; Albania).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of intricatus; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; subspecies of intricatus; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1995: 78 (Stenus; subspecies of intricatus; ecological notes; Italy).

    matzenaueri Fleischer, 1909a: 313 (Stenus; aberration of zoufali; [Note: Nomen nudum (Articles 1.3.4, 45.5)]; cited from Mostar).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; aberration of intricatus; characters in key; Hungary; Herzegowina).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; aberration of intricatus).

    intrusus Casey, 1884: 44 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts; White Fish Point, Michigan; Escanaba, Michigan; Canada).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 160 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 490 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada, Russia.

    simpliciventris Poppius, 1909: 13 (Stenus; Type locality: Ytyk-haja; Shigansk; Bulun [etwa 70° u. Br.]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 160 (Stenus; synonym of intrusus).

    guranicus Ryvkin, 1987c: 149 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: USSR: Amur Region, near Zeya Town).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 141 (Stenus; synonym of intrusus).

    invidiosus Puthz, 1977j: 324 (Stenus; Type locality: Türkei: Isik dag Çamlidere).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 159 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Turkey.

    invocatus Ryvkin, 1992: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: V’etnama: Prov. Vin’fu: Tamdao, 800–1200 m).

    • Distribution: Vietnam.

    iridicolor Scheerpeltz 1976, see: Dianous.

    irmleri Puthz, 1981c: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Manaus).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    irroreus Fauvel, 1904e: 311 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagascar: bassin de la Tarasy; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967i]. Also cited from Madagascar: Suberbieville; Pays Androy).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 244 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Bassin de la Tarasy; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 321 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Madagascar; Angola; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 8 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 16 (Stenus; notes; Angola).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 92 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • Distribution: Madagascar, Zambia, Angola, Congo, Ghana, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad.

    tottenhami Puthz, 1965: 564 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Angola: Miss. SG. Suisse. Also cited from N.W. Rhodesia).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 244 (Stenus; synonym of irroreus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 321 (Stenus; synonym of irroreus).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 8 (Stenus; synonym of irroreus).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 92 (Stenus; synonym of irroreus).

    argentatus Puthz, 1965: 562 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tschad: Mangalmé).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 302 (Stenus; Senegal).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 315 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chad; Zaire; Senegal; Upper Volta).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 92 (Stenus; synonym of irroreus).

    • — Rougemont, 1983: 110 (Stenus; cited as valid species [Note: Rougement evidently overlooked the previously published synonymy]; Chad; Niger; Upper Volta).

    ennediensis Coiffait, 1968a: 137, 144 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tchad: Ennedi, ouedi Koboué).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 315 (Stenus; synonym of argentatus).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 92 (Stenus; synonym of irroreus).

    ishigakiensis Naomi, 1988, see: guttalis Fauvel, 1895.

    israel Puthz, 1972d: 77 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; Type locality: Israel: Jaffa. Also cited from Syria).

    • — Scheuern, 1982: 41 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; Syria).

    • Distribution: Israel, Syria.

    italicus Baudi, 1870, see: scaber Fauvel, 1871.

    itombweensis Puthz, 1971, see: umbrosus L. Benick, 1928.

    iustus Puthz, 1976: 8, 26 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: India: West Bengalen: Darjeeling District, Kurseong. Also cited from Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 131 (Stenus; India).

    • — Puthz, 1980d: 192 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • Distribution: India, Nepal.

    izanagi Naomi and Puthz, 1994b: 302 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Iwate Pref.: Mt. Hayachine).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    izcoatl Puthz, 2000b: 109 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: 70 km S Valle Nacional, 1700 m).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    jaccoudi Rougemont, 1983b: 624 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Burma: S.S.S., Kalaw).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 711 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1991d: 41 (Stenus; Burma; Malaysia; Thailand; China).

    • Distribution: China, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia.

    jacobsoni Cameron, 1930, see: pilicornis Fauvel, 1895.

    jacuticus Poppius, 1909: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Taiga in der Nähe der Aldan-Mündung; Insel Agrafena).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1965f: 27 (Stenus; note; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 102 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: Russia, Canada.

    jailensis L. Benick, 1915, see: ochropus Kiesenwetter, 1858.

    jamaicensis Blackwelder, 1943: 214 (Stenus; Type locality: Jamaica: between Mocho and Catadupa, in southern St. James Parish).

    • Distribution: West Indies.

    jambar Naomi, 1990, see: punctifer Naomi, 1988.

    janae Hromádka, 1981a: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pich.: 20–30 km ENE Alluriquin).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    janetscheki Scheerpeltz, 1976: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Nepal: Basislagers Yaral bei Pangpoche).

    • — Puthz, 1986h: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    janthinipennis Lea, 1899: 544 (Stenus; Type locality: Upper Ord River, E. Kimberley, W.A.).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1916: 240 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 122 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    japonicus Sharp, 1874: 84 (Stenus; Type locality: Nagasaki).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 18 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 141 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1968c: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1975e: 104 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Naomi, 1991a: 165 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 10 (Stenus; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan, China, Russia.

    insularis J. Sahlberg, 1887: 53 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Hiro Sami).

    • — Sharp, 1889: 330 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1922: 178 (Stenus; synonym of japonicus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; synonym of japonicus).

    necessarius L. Benick, 1922: 176 (Stenus; Type locality: Woosung; Seitental des Perwaja Rjetschka-Tales, 7–8 km nördlich von Wladiwostock).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 255 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968c: 45 (Stenus; synonym of japonicus).

    niponensis Cameron, 1930c: 205 (Stenus; Type locality: Yakushima: Mimasaka).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Watanabe and Shibata, 1972: 61 (Stenus; Yaku-shima Island).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as nipponensis; characters).

    • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 217 (Stenus; synonym of japonicus).

    sinensis L. Benick, 1940: 562 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: China: Karatsu; Tienmuschan).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 141 (Stenus; synonym of japonicus).

    civicus L. Benick, 1941d: 284 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Fukien: Kuatun, 27,4° n. Br., 117,4° ö. Lg., 2300 m).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 18 (Stenus; synonym of japonicus).

    jarrigei Puthz, 1970i: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Spanien: Lerida Tremp. Also cited from France).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 280 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Puthz, 1992c: 152 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: France, Spain.

    javanicola Puthz, 1967, see: paederoides Bernhauer, 1926.

    javanicus Bernhauer, 1915, see: bicolon Sharp, 1889.

    javanus Bernhauer, 1920d: 177 (Stenus; Type locality: Java: Preanger, Tjigembong).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1973: 8 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 30 (Stenus; characters; Java; Sumatra).

    • — Puthz, 1991d: 3 (Stenus; characters; Java; Sumatra).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    brachycephalus Cameron, 1930d: 327 (Stenus; Type locality: Fort de Kock).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 13 (Stenus; synonym of javanus).

    • — Puthz, 1973: 8 (Stenus; synonym of javanus).

    jeanneli Puthz, 1968k: 203 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Mt. Elgon, Saw Mill, versant Est, Camp III, 2470 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    jejunus Casey, 1884, see: dolosus Casey, 1884.

    jelineki Puthz, 1968: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    jenisi Hromádka, 1996: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal centr., Birazhanti-Gorapani).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    jethoeae Makhan, 1995, see: frontalis Erichson, 1840.

    jocosus Jarrige, 1970: 58 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Mt. Tsaratanana, 1500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 26 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    josefa Hromádka, 1983: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brazil: DF, 1000 m, Parque Nacional).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    josefkrali Hromádka, 1981: 75 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: USSR, Kasachstan, Cimgan bei Taschkent).

    • — Schillhammer, 1994a: 291 (Stenus; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 145 (Stenus; characters; Slovakia; Austria).

    • Distribution: Kazakhstan, Austria, Slovakia.

    jovino Eichelbaum, 1913: 123 (Stenus; Type locality: Amani).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 89 (Stenus; characters; Tanzania; Ethiopia; Kenya; Rwanda; Congo; South Rhodesia; Angola; Cameroon).

    • — Puthz, 1972a: 3 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 8 (Stenus; notes; Angola).

    • — Puthz, 1976b: 337 (Stenus; Tanzania).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 93, 96 (Stenus; characters; discussion; Ethiopia).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania Rwanda, Congo, Zimbabwe, Angola, Cameroon, Sierra Leone.

    borodanus Bernhauer, 1915d: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Abessinien: Boroda).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967r: 1009 (Stenus; Cameroon).

    • — Levasseur, 1971: 291 (Stenus; Sierra Leone).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 89 (Stenus; synonym of jovino).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 93 (Stenus; synonym of jovino).

    usambarae Bernhauer, 1915d: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: West Usambara, Mombo-Tal).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 89 (Stenus; synonym of jovino).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 93 (Stenus; synonym of jovino).

    opaculus Bernhauer, 1931d: 570 (Stenus; Type locality: Abyssinia: Mulu, above the Muger Valley, ca. 8,000 ft; Entoto, ca. 9,000 ft.; Mt. Zukwala, forest near highest point of crater, ca. 9,000 ft.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 95 (Stenus; subspecies of jovino; characters; Ethiopia).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 94 (Stenus; subspecies of jovino; characters; discussion; Ethiopia).

    rufotestaceus Cameron, 1950a: 183 (Stenus; Type locality: Kenya Colony: Ngong, 6000 feet).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 89 (Stenus; synonym of jovino).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 93 (Stenus; synonym of jovino).

    nyanzae Cameron, 1956: 182 (Stenus; Type locality: Ruanda: Gitarama, 1850 m, terr. Nyanza).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 89 (Stenus; synonym of jovino).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 93 (Stenus; synonym of jovino).

    chillaloensis Puthz, 1971: 96 (Stenus; subspecies of jovino; Type locality: Ethiopia: Arussi occidentalis, Region Aselle, M 2600 ca., pend[ezza] Mte. Chillalo).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 94 (Stenus; synonym of jovino opaculus).

    giselae Puthz, 1971: 97 (Stenus; subspecies of jovino; Type locality: Cameroun: Mt. Cameroun, 2800–300[0] m, versant S.E.).

    joyi Scheerpeltz, 1925, see: ossium Stephens, 1833.

    juanae Puthz, 1984, see: callosus Erichson, 1840.

    jucundus Puthz, 1972: 25 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: forêts au nord de Fort Dauphin).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    jugalis Erichson, 1840: 736 (Stenus; Type locality: Columbia).

    • — Fauvel, 1891: 95 (Stenus; synonym of cribriceps).

    • — Fauvel, 1901: 74 (Stenus; synonym of cupreus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; synonym of cupreus).

    • — L. Benick, 1917b: 300 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Blackwelder, 1943: 215 (Stenus; characters; Trinidad; Venezuela).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 326 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1981c: 181 (Stenus; characters; notes; Brazil).

    • Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, West Indies.

    jukata Hromádka, 1982: 135 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Wakayama-ken, Mt. Kooya).

    • — Naomi, 1990a: 2 (Stenus; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    juliae Hromádka, 1983b: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brésil: Est. Biol. Boracea Salessopolis, SP).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    julus Puthz, 1984: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Trinidad: Debe).

    • Distribution: West Indies.

    junceus Erichson, 1840, see: cupreus Laporte, 1835.

    juncorum Stephens, 1833, see: nitidiusculus Stephens, 1833.

    juno Paykull, 1789: 33 (Staphylinus; [Note: Although Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160, cited Fabricius, 1801, as the author of juno, Paykull was the first to use the name and Fabricius (1801), when using the name, attributed it to Paykull]; Type locality: Suecia).

    • — Paykull, 1800: 433 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Fabricius, 1801: 602 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Latreille, 1804: 352 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 225 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Ljungh, 1804: 60 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 226 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160, cited boops Gravenhorst as a synonym of juno but Gravenhorst did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Ljungh]; characters).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 467 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 87 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

    • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; type species of Stenus; Britain).

    • — Mannerheim, 1830: 41 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden; Lapland).

    • — Mannerheim, 1831: 455 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden; Lapland).

    • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 423 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Griffith and Pidgeon, 1832: 294 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Stephens, 1833: 303 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Runde, 1835: 15 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Lacordaire, 1835: 441 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 69 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 533 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Heer, 1839: 216 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 410 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 694 (Stenus; characters; Europe; America septentrionalis).

    • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 169 (Stenus; characters; Iberia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 724 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — LeConte, 1850: 220 (Stenus; Lake Superior).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 44 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 575 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 221 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 219 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 212 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 80 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 36 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 88 [= 1873a: 246] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Caucasus; Algeria; North America).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 239 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 254 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 47 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 101 [= 1878a: 21] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Casey, 1886: 262 (Stenus; note).

    • — Rey, 1884: 208 [= 1884a: 56] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Casey, 1884: 24 (Stenus; characters; Massachusetts; Michigan; Texas; Canada; Washington, Territory; Vancouver Island).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 28 [= 1886a: 20] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 332 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Eppelsheim, 1893: 55 (Stenus; note; Siberia).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 560 (Stenus; characters; Palaearctic region; North America).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fall and Cockerell, 1907: 167 (Stenus; New Mexico).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 11 (Stenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 404 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 489 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — Eichelbaum, 1914: 333 (Stenus; abdominal segmentation; apical segements).

    • — Notman, 1920a: 180 (Stenus; New York).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 250 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Van Dyke, 1924: 17 (Stenus; Alaska).

    • — Bernhauer, 1926g: 2 (Stenus; Kamchatka region).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 396 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Renkonen, 1939: 63 (Stenus; gynandromorph; Finland).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 263 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Idaho; Washington; Oregon).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 75 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 309 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; eastern Russia; northwestern Russia; Finland; Norway; Scotland to Mediterranean; Portugal; Spain; Italy; Dalmatia; Bosnia; Bulgaria; Macedonia; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1965f: 26 (Stenus; nomenclatural note).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965c: 500 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 719 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 22 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1970b: 29 (Stenus; China).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 89 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 249 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 11 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 157 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia; Azerbaijan).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 166 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Naomi, 1991a: 165 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Elias, 1991: 556 (Stenus; Quaternary fossil collection; Colorado).

    • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Stenus; China).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1995: 78 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 489 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Kölsch and Betz, 1998 (Stenus; ultrastructure and function of adhesion-capture apparatus; Germany).

    • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

    • — Outerelo, Gamarra, and Salgado, 1998: 131 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; collected from cave; Spain).

    • — Betz, 1999 (Stenus; inventory and discussion of feeding, reproduction, grooming, resting, protection behavior).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 155 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • — Kölsch, 2000: 465 (Stenus; ultrastructure of glands and production and function of secretion of adhesive capture apparatus).

    • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; Stenus; Kamchatka).

    • Distribution: Algeria, Europe, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, China, Japan, Canada, USA.

    clavicornis Fabricius, 1777: 242 (Staphylinus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Kilonii).

    • — Fabricius, 1781: 336 (Staphylinus; characters; Germany).

    • — Fabricius, 1787: 221 (Staphylinus; characters).

    • — Fabricius, 1793: 527 (Staphylinus; characters).

    • — Stephens, 1833: 294 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 413 (Stenus; variety of boops; characters; England).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 694 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Rey, 1884: 210 [= 1884a: 58] (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 560 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    buphthalmus Latreille, 1804: 353 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Not cited).

    • — Latreille, 1806: 295 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 694 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 88 [= 1873a: 246] (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Rey, 1884: 210 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 560 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    maurus Mannerheim, 1830: 41 (Stenus; Type locality: E. Germania).

    • — Mannerheim, 1831: 455 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Runde, 1835: 15 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 696 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

    • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — P. Lucas, 1846: 122 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

    • — Motschulsky, 1858d: 70 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Rey, 1884: 212 [= 1884a: 60] (Stenus; synonym of ater).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 561 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; synonym of ater).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 157 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    lineatulus Stephens, 1833: 296 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Norfolk; Suffolk).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 410 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 560 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    calabrus Fiori, 1894: 95 (Stenus; Type locality: Calabria: Corace, Lamato; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Also cited from Lamato; Serra S. Bruno).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 304 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Corace, Calabria; synonym of juno; notes).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 22 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 157 (Stenus; synonym of juno).

    jureceki Rambousek, 1921, see: decoratus L. Benick, 1914.

    juvencus Casey, 1884, see: pudicus Casey, 1884.

    kabetensis Cameron, 1950, see: utzungweanus Bernhauer, 1915.

    kagura Naomi and Puthz, 1993: 308 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Okayama Pref.: Mituishi).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    kaguruensis Bernhauer, 1915d: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: Kaguru).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 151 (Stenus; characters; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Urundi; Zaire; South Africa).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 12 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, South Africa.

    methnerianus Bernhauer, 1937b: 584 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Deutsch Ostafrika: Ngerengere).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 151 (Stenus; synonym of kaguruensis).

    kaguyahime Naomi, 1990b: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Saga Pref.: Mt. Seburi).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    kahleni Puthz, 1994: 845 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Italien: Piemont: Ceresole Reale, rechter Talhang, 1500 m).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy.

    kajika Naomi and Puthz, 1994a: 261 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Nara Pref.: Mt. Ohdaigahara, 1600 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    kalamboensis Puthz, 1967, see: matumbiensis Bernhauer, 1915.

    kalimantanus Puthz, 1988: 663 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sabah: Crocker Range, 1550–1650 m, à proximité du col, route Kota Kinabalu-Tambunan).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    kama Puthz, 1986h: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Provinz Kosi: Forêt au sud de Mangsingma, 2200 m).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    kambaitiensis L. Benick, 1942, see: coelogaster Champion, 1924.

    kamerunensis Bernhauer, 1923, see: kamerunensis L. Benick, 1920.

    kamerunensis L. Benick, 1920a: 181 (Stenus; replacement name for tropicus Bernhauer).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 236 (Stenus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 258 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Cameroon).

    • — Rougemont, 1983: 110 (Stenus; [Note: Rougemont after citing characters to differentiate “camerunensis ssp. n.” from the typical one and listing a Nigerian locality for it, wrote that the “. . . new taxon should not be described until the range of variability of the species is better known.” Because of the spelling difference one might argue that a new subspecies was named, though a preoccupied name, and characterized and therefore available but I interprete Rougemont's use of camerunensis as a spelling error and therefore an unavailable name]; Nigeria; Cameroon).

    • Distribution: Nigeria, Cameroon.

    tropicus Bernhauer, 1915k: 288 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Kamerun: Musake).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; synonym of kamerunensis).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 236 (Stenus; synonym of kamerunensis).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 258 (Stenus; synonym of kamerunensis).

    kamerunensis Bernhauer, 1923c: 63 (Stenus; replacement name for tropicus Bernhauer; [preoccupied]).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; synonym of kamerunensis).

    • — Bernhauer, 1942c: 351 (Stenus; Cameroon).

    bicallosus L. Benick, 1928: 22 (Stenus; Type locality: Kamerunberg).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1951: 210 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 530 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 236 (Stenus; synonym of kamerunensis).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 258 (Stenus; synonym of kamerunensis).

    kamerunicola Puthz, 1967, see: peringueyi L. Benick, 1933.

    kamhaengi Rougemont, 1987: 704 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus and Nestus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep, 1400 m).

    • Distribution: Thailand.

    kamtschaticus Motschulsky, 1845b: 355 (Stenus; Type locality: Kamtschatka).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1880: 76 (Stenus; characters; Siberia).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 15 (Stenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 251 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1965f: 26 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967l: 47 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967m: 76 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1971j: 137 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • Distribution: Mongolia, Russia, Canada, USA.

    aquilonius L. Benick, 1921d: 139 (Stenus; Type locality: Kamtschatka, Bolscherjetsk).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967l: 47 (Stenus; synonym of kamtschaticus).

    kanmiyai Naomi, 1988, see: benefactor Ryvkin, 1985.

    kapac Puthz, 2000: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Napa, 2 km s. Oritoyacu, 22 km S. Baeza).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    kardaschi Bernhauer, 1940, see: phyllobates Penecke, 1901.

    kashmiricus Cameron, 1943: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kashmir: Gulmarg, altitude 8000–10,000 feet).

    • Distribution: India.

    kasompiensis Puthz, 1971: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Katanga, territoire Jadotville, tête de source de la Kasompi).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    kasumi Naomi, 1987: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Tochigi Pref.: Mt. Maeshirane, Nikko).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 70 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1993a: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    kaszabi Puthz, 1977, see: assequens Rey, 1884.

    katandanus Cameron, 1950, see: convergens L. Benick, 1933.

    katompeanus Bernhauer, 1932, see: matumbiensis Bernhauer, 1915.

    kazami Naomi, 1988i: 80 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Iwate Pref.: Kawarabô, Mt. Hayachine).

    • — Naomi, 1997a: 19 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    keman Naomi, 1990b: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Gifu Pref.: Nishihotakaguchi).

    • — Puthz, 1993a: 148 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    haniwa Hromádka, 1990a: 55 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Nagano Pr.: Shiga).

    • — Puthz, 1993a: 148 (Stenus; synonym of keman).

    kempi Bernhauer, 1926a: 132 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Brit. Indien: Janakmukh, 600 ft.).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 401 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938: 10 (Stenus; Java).

    • — Puthz, 1975: 200 (Stenus; characters of male; Bhutan).

    • — Rougemont, 1981b: 381 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • Distribution: India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia.

    stillatus L. Benick, 1931: 140 (Stenus; Type locality: Burma: Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1975: 200 (Stenus; synonym of kempi).

    kenyanensis Puthz, 1965: 507 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; replacement for turneri Cameron).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 245 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Kenya).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    turneri Cameron, 1950a: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Kenya Colony: Naivasha, 6000 feet).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 507 (Stenus; synonym of kenyanensis).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 245 (Stenus; synonym of kenyanensis).

    kenyanus Puthz, 1968k: 201 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Mt. Kenya: Teleki Valley, 3080 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    khnzoriani Puthz, 1967s: 242 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: U.d.S.S.R: Tadzhikistan: Umgebung von Stalinabad [= Doushanbe]: Kvak in der Kondara — Schlucht).

    • — Puthz, 1973i: 292 (Stenus; Tadjikistan).

    • Distribution: Tajikistan.

    khnzorianianus Fagel, 1967a: 356 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Caucasus Swanetien).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 39 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 360 (Stenus; Abkhazia).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 193 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia).

    • Distribution: Russia, Georgia.

    evestigatus Puthz, 1970n: 301 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sowjetunion: Süd-Kaukasus: Nowij Afon).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 39 (Stenus; synonym of khnzorianianus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 193 (Stenus; synonym of khnzorianianus).

    kiesenwetteri Rosenhauer, 1856: 76 (Stenus; Type locality: Erlangen).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 989 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 793 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Rye, 1864: 109 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 111 [= 1873a: 269] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 247 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rey, 1884: 392 [= 1884a: 240] (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 356 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 586 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Germany; France; England).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 224 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 55 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 406 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Horion, 1955: 17 (Stenus; notes; summary of distribution in Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1961b: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Szujecki, 1963a: 33 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 371 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Slovenia; Hungary; Czech Republic; Austria; Germany; Holland; Belgium; France; Britain).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 64 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; bionomics; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1969a: 253 (Stenus; notes; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 99 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 263 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Uhlig and Vogel, 1981: 100 (Stenus; ecological note; Germany).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Benelux).

    • — Puthz, 1992c: 152 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 219 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Owen, 1994: 468 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Ponel and Andrieu, 1996: 169 (Stenus; notes; France).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • Distribution: Europe, Japan.

    kinabalumontis Puthz, 1973, see: Dianous.

    kinkiangensis Bernhauer, 1939, see: hirtiventris Sharp, 1889.

    kirbii Curtis, 1827, see: guttula P. W. J. Müller, 1821.

    kirbyi Gyllenhal, 1827, see: guttula P. W. J. Müller, 1821.

    kirghisorum Ryvkin, 1988a: 336 [= Ryvkin, 1989a: 49] (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kirgiziia, Chatkal'skii, Khr., Sary-Chelekskii zapovednik, 1600 m, bereg r. Khodzha-Ata).

    • Distribution: Kyrgyzstan.

    kisantuanus Bernhauer, 1929e: 123 (Stenus; replacement name for bicoloripes Bernhauer).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1950g: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Belgian Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 242 (Stenus; characters; Mali; Congo; Kenya; Urundi; Natal).

    • — Puthz, 1967j: 14 (Stenus; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 303 (Stenus; Mali; Congo; Tanzania; Natal).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 290 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire; Angola; Ethiopia).

    • — Puthz, 1971s: 386 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • — Puthz, 1972a: 5 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 13 (Stenus; notes; Angola).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 114 (Stenus; notes; Ethiopia).

    • Distribution: Ghana, Mali, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burundi, Congo, Angola, South Africa.

    bicoloripes Bernhauer, 1929f: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Haut-Uele: Moto, Watsa).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; synonym of kisantuanus).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 242 (Stenus; synonym of kisantuanus).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 303 (Stenus; synonym of kisantuanus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 290 (Stenus; synonym of kisantuanus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 114 (Stenus; synonym of kisantuanus).

    conradsi Bernhauer, 1937b: 585 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika: Ukerewe Insel, Muruntuguru).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 242 (Stenus; synonym of kisantuanus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 290 (Stenus; synonym of kisantuanus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 114 (Stenus; synonym of kisantuanus).

    kitondoensis Cameron, 1950g: 24 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Belgian Congo: Kitondo, près Gandjo, alt. 2000 m).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 213 (Stenus; characters; Congo; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1967j: 14, 50 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 235 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire; Tanzania).

    • Distribution: Congo, Tanzania.

    monstrosipennis L. Benick, 1951: 198 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika: Arusha-Ju).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 520 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 235 (Stenus; synonym of kitondoensis).

    kivuensis Puthz, 1965: 524 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kivu: Tête de source de la Bukundji, terr. Mwenga, 2250 m).

    • — Puthz, 1967j: 44 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 259 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    kiyosumiensis Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Chiba Pref.: Fudago, Kimitsu-shi).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    klapperichi L. Benick, 1941, see: calliceps Bernhauer, 1916.

    klimschi Bernhauer, 1916f: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Brasilien: S. Catharina).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Hromádka, 1983: 121 (Stenus; characters; Brazil).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    kobensis Cameron, 1930c: 205 (Stenus; Type locality: Kobe: Cascade Valley).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 118 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 9 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1991a: 164 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Watanabe, 1995b: 250 (Stenus; Oki-no-shima).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    kobiensis Fagel, 1967a: 358 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kaukas. Kobi, 7–8,000′).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 303 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 188 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    kochi L. Benick, 1940, see: currax Sharp, 1874.

    kodadai Puthz, 1998h: 132 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Malaysia: Sarawak: 25 km E. Kapit).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    koebelei Puthz, 1973h: 204 (Stenus; Type locality: USA: California: Siskiyou Co. Also cited from Oregon, British Columbia).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 33 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    raniermontis Puthz, 1973h: 207 (Stenus; subspecies of koebelei; Type locality: USA: Washington: Mount Ranier National Park, Misqually River, 4000 feet).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 33 (Stenus; synonym of koebelei).

    koinobori Hromádka, 1980: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Nakayama-Pass südl. Sapporo).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 65, 71 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    kolbei Gerhardt, 1893: 359 (Stenus; Type locality: Liegnitz).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 600 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Fauvel, 1895a: 102 (Stenus; synonym of pallipes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1896: 174 (Stenus; characters; notes; Romania).

    • — Penecke, 1898: 251 (Stenus; ecological note; Austria).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 397 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Germany; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Austria; Romania).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1969a: 253 (Stenus; notes; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 281 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Haberman, 1983: 101 (Stenus; Estonia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    kolweziensis Puthz, 1971, see: peringueyi L. Benick, 1933.

    kongsbergensis Münster, 1911: 282 (Stenus; Type locality: Kongsberg).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 223 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog; Norway; Finland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 93 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Norway; Finland).

    • — Lundberg, 1972: 173 (Stenus; Sweden).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia.

    bergrothi L. Benick, 1921d: 145 (Stenus; Type locality: Jenissejsk; Nikulina).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1148 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1966e: 299 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 50 (Stenus; synonym of kongsbergensis).

    koreanus Puthz, 1992c: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Korea: Chagang Province, Mts. Myohayang-san).

    • Distribution: Korea.

    korgei Puthz, 1979j: 320 (Stenus; Type locality: Türkei: Yeniköy, Toros. Also cited from Armenia).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 152 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Armenia, Turkey.

    kraatzi Bernhauer, 1911: 59 (Stenus; Type locality: Simla Hills: Phagu, 9000′).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 322 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1960: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Pakistan).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 35 (Stenus; characters; India; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 958 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

    bidentatus Champion, 1920: 170 (Stenus; Type locality: W. Almora, Kumaon).

    • — Champion, 1923: 80 (Stenus; probably synonym of kraatzi).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; synonym of kraatzi).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 35 (Stenus; synonym of kraatzi).

    krali Hromádka, 1979, see: trisulcatus L. Benick, 1913.

    krasai Puthz, 1965, see: mercator Sharp, 1889.

    kraussei L. Benick, 1913, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    kryzhanovskii Puthz, 1977c: 207 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; Type locality: Jakutsk).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: Russia, Canada.

    kuatunensis L. Benick, 1942a: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Fukien: Kuatun, 27,40° n. Br. 117,40° ö Lg.).

    • — Puthz, 1970b: 31 (Stenus; aedeagus; note).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 104 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • Distribution: China.

    kubera Puthz, 1986h: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Parbat District, Ridge E. Ghoropani Pass, 3100 m).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    kuborensis Last, 1970: 352 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Garua, Kubor Range, Kup, 6500 ft.).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 478, 479, 500 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 133 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    kuennemanni L. Benick, 1917: 182 (Stenus; Type locality: Ligurische Alpen an der Porta Sestrera am Fusse der Cima Marguareis in ca. 2000 m Höhe; bei der Certosa di Pesio in ca. 900 m Höhe).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 83 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 144 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1968l: 91 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1994: 847 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Italy).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy, France.

    vernaculus L. Benick, 1929b: 95, 98 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Seealpen: Ellerotal).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 83 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 144 (Stenus; synonym of kuennemanni).

    • — Puthz, 1968l: 91 (Stenus; synonym of kuennemanni).

    • — Puthz, 1994: 847 (Stenus; synonym of kuennemanni).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; synonym of kuennemanni).

    kumoma Naomi, 1987: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Iwate Pref.: Kawarabo, Mt. Hayachine).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 70 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    kurnakovianus Fagel, 1967a: 361 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Caucasus Swanetien).

    • — Puthz, 1973i: 293 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 187 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Georgia.

    kurseonginus Bernhauer, 1911: 58 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ost-Himalaya: Kurseong, 5000′).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 362 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1970: 13 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

    kwaiensis Schubert, 1906: 376 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kwai, Usambara).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Eichelbaum, 1913: 123 (Stenus; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 519 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 212 (Stenus; characters; Kivu; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1967k: 1 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 235 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania).

    • Distribution: Congo, Tanzania.

    kwantungensis Cameron, 1949, see: virgula Fauvel, 1895.

    labilis Erichson, 1840: 697 (Stenus; proposed for C. Sahlberg's misidentification of canaliculatus; Type locality: Fennia).

    • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 428 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161, cited canaliculatus Sahlberg as a synonym of labilis; C. Sahlberg did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Gyllenhal]; characters; Finland).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 223 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 223 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161, cited aemulus Thomson as a synonym of labilis; Thomson did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Erichson]; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 306 [= 1865b: 56] (Stenus; habitat; France).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Norway; Finland).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 293 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967l: 49 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Ryvkin, 1987c: 159 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Canada, USA.

    lapponicus J. Sahlberg, 1876: 56 (Stenus; Type locality: Lappland; Muonio Öfverby; Ounas-järvi i Tornå Lappmark; Hattanpää vid stranden af Pyhäjärvi sjö nära Tammerfors).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; synonym of labilis).

    laborator Sharp, 1889: 327 (Stenus; Type locality: Japan; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1968g]. Also cited from Yokohama, Osaka).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 216 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; lectotype designation: Japan; characters).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 37, 40 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 12 (Stenus; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    laccophilus Casey, 1884: 23 (Stenus; Type locality: Grimsby, Ontario).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 158 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 489 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    verticosus Casey, 1884: 25 (Stenus; Type locality: Vancouver Island; Washington Territory).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 265 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 158 (Stenus; synonym of laccophilus).

    rugifer Casey, 1884: 47 (Stenus; Type locality: Alamosa, Colorado).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 264 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 265 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Idaho; Oregon).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 158 (Stenus; synonym of laccophilus).

    anastomozans Casey, 1884: 48 (Stenus; Type locality: Hermit Lake, Mount Washington, New Hampshire; Mount Washington, New Hampshire [valleys]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; synonym of rugifer).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 158 (Stenus; synonym of laccophilus).

    edax Notman, 1920a: 191 (Stenus; Type locality: Windsor, Broome Co., N.Y.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 158 (Stenus; synonym of laccophilus).

    laceratus Sharp, 1886: 658 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Yautepec, Morelos).

    • — Sharp, 1887: 799 (Stenus; Mexico).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 272 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Mexico, Costa Rica.

    candens L. Benick, 1938c: 271 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 31 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Mexico: Balsas, Staat Guerrere).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; synonym of laceratus).

    lacertoides Nietner, 1857: 382 (Stenus; Type locality: Ceylon: prov. occid.).

    • — Kraatz, 1859: 165 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1921b: 123 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 379 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ceylon; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971o: 213 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan.

    acuminatus Kraatz, 1859: 165 (Stenus; Type locality: Ceylan).

    • — Bernhauer, 1902b: 41 (Stenus; Ceylon).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 379 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ceylon; Bihar; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1934d: 78 (Hemistenus; synonym of cribellatus).

    • — L. Benick, 1942: 24 (Stenus; synonym of cribellatus).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; valid species; notes; Ceylon; Burma).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; synonym of lacertoides).

    lacertosus L. Benick, 1917, see: gestroi Fauvel, 1895.

    lacrimulus L. Benick, 1942a: 69 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: China: Fukien: Kuatun, 27,4° n. Br., 117,4° ö Lg., 2300 m).

    • — Puthz, 1983c: 168 (Stenus; characters; China).

    • Distribution: China.

    lacustris Cameron, 1950, see: trepidus C. Waterhouse, 1877.

    laertes Puthz, 1991d: 26 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Papua: Kokoda trail, Iora Creek 17 km S. Kokoda, 1400 m).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    laetificus Ryvkin, 1990: 165 (Stenus; Type locality: Krasnodarskii kr., pos. Guzeripl’).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    laetipes Sharp, 1886: 658 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Mirador).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    laetulus Casey, 1884: 192 (Areus; Type locality: California, S. Buenaventura).

    • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 271 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 166 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: USA, Mexico.

    armillatus L. Benick, 1938c: 272 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Mexico: Tabasco; Yantepec).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 166 (Stenus; synonym of laetulus).

    laevifrons Puthz, 1967g: 539 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Peña Santa, Picos de Europa, 1950 m).

    • Distribution: Spain.

    laevigatus Mulsant and Rey, 1861: 152 [= 1862: 136] (Stenus; Type locality: Corse).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 76 [= 1873a: 234] (Stenus; characters; Italy; Corsica; Sardinia).

    • — Rey, 1884: 197 [= 1884a: 45] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 559 (Stenus; characters; Piemont; Corsica; Sardinia).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 80 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key; Italy; Corsica; Sardinia; Mallorca).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 395 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1158 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Coiffait, 1955e: 426 (Stenus; cave collection; Lebanon; [Note: May be misidentified according to Puthz (personal communication)]).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 27 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Poggi, 1976: 617 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 280 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    laevior Stephens, 1833, see: pubescens Stephens, 1833.

    laevis Stephens, 1833, see: pubescens Stephens, 1833.

    lagopodis Ryvkin, 1987d: 137 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Bol'shezemel'skaia Tundra).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 1005 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    miserandus Ryvkin, 1987b: 269 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: USSR: Magadan Region, Kolyma River, near Debin).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 105 (Stenus; synonym of lagopodis).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    lampros L. Benick, 1929: 255 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mt. Polis, Luzon).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    lancearius Puthz, 2000: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Venezuela: T. P. Amazonas, 40 km S. Puerto Ayacucho at Tobagan).

    • Distribution: Venezuela.

    lanceatus Puthz, 2000: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Prov. “Matto Grosso”).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    lanceolatus Naomi, 1997b: 135 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Okayama Pref.: Shinsho-mura, Kenashizen).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    lanceolifer Puthz, 1995e: 215 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Brasilia-DF, BR 251, Córrego Capao Comgrido).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    lancifer Puthz, 1968i: 453 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Tapuru-cuara am Rio Negro/Amazonas).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    languidus Erichson, 1840: 725 (Stenus; Type locality: Sicilia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 591 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

    • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; Greece).

    • — Kraatz, 1858b: 124 (Stenus; Corfu; Greece).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 118 [= 1873a: 276] (Stenus; characters; Sicily; Corsica; Greece; Corfu; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1876a: 64 [= 1876: 249] (Stenus; Spain; Malta).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 103 [= 1878a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 377 [= 1884a: 225] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 30 [= 1886a: 22] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 591 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France; Spain; Algeria; Corsica; Sardinia; Sicily; Corfu; Greece).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 78 (Stenus; Barbary).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 83 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 87, 88 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 402 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — L. Benick, 1932b: 3 (Stenus; Morocco, Spain).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1960d: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 54 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 379 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Spain; France; Corsica; Sardinia; Sicily; Italy; Dalmatia; Corfu; Greece; Crete; Balkans; Hungary; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 299 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; notes; Austria; Hungary).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 266 (Stenus; Greece).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 89 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1994g: 412 (Stenus; notes; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe.

    languor L. Benick, 1926: 275 (Stenus; Type locality: Chakrata Distr., Kanasar, 7050 Fuss).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 393 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1975: 199 (Stenus; Bhutan).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 5 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 153 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1983b: 144 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan; India; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 961 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • — Ryvkin, 1992: 42 (Stenus; notes; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam.

    laniger Puthz, 1968, see: idoneus Sharp, 1887.

    lanuginosus L. Benick, 1929, see: flavovittatus Champion, 1920.

    laoticus Puthz, 1983: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Laos: Ban Saleun).

    • Distribution: Laos.

    lapponicus J. Sahlberg, 1876, see: labilis Erichson, 1840.

    lasti Puthz, 1972r: 518 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: NE: Moife, 2100 m).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 142 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    latebricola Puthz, 1968k: 201 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Mt. Elgon, ö. sid. Koitobboss, 4150 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    latefasciatus L. Benick, 1942a: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Fukien: Shaowu, 500 m).

    • Distribution: China.

    lateralis Motschulsky, 1857a: 510 (Stenus; Type locality: Colombie).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 198 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 12 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969j: 57 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.

    gutta Fauvel, 1891: 93 (Stenus; Type locality: Colonie Tovar; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1968g]. Also cited from Caracas; Nouvelle Grenade).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 260 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1968: 6 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 198 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Colonie Tovar; synonym of lateralis).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 8 (Stenus; synonym of lateralis; notes).

    laticeps Sharp, 1876: 372 (Stenus; Type locality: Para).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    laticollis Thomson, 1851, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

    latifrons Erichson, 1839a: 572 (Stenus; Type locality: Germany; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Heer, 1839: 227 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 743 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 731 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 49 (Stenus; synonym of brunnipes).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 596 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 234 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 797 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 230 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 112 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 107 [= 1873a: 265] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 245 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 258 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Rey, 1884: 404 [= 1884a: 252] (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 359 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 583 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Poppius, 1905: 10 (Stenus; Orkney Islands; Shetland Islands).

    • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 162 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 525 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — Fiori, 1915: 8 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 58 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 406 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Renkonen, 1941: 104 (Stenus; notes; Finland).

    • — Jenkins, 1960 (Stenus; method of returning to banks of a pool; Britain).

    • — Smetana, 1961b: 149 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 365 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; France to Baltic States, Poland, Russia, and Romania; Spain; Sardinia; Italy; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 297 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Germ.).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 721 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 24 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 263 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 173 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 171 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1995: 81 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Ødegaard and Ligaard, 2000: 9 (Stenus; notes; Norway).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    latinus Puthz, 1984: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bolivien: Trinidad).

    • Distribution: Bolivia.

    latior Bernhauer, 1938, see: lewisius Sharp, 1874.

    latior Rey, 1884, see: assequens Rey, 1884.

    latipennis J. Sahlberg, 1880: 78 (Stenus; Type locality: insula Tschornaja; Turuchansk; Plakina; Chantaika; Dudinka).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 98 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Finland).

    • — Puthz, 1965f: 27 (Stenus; aedeagus; note).

    • — Puthz, 1967l: 49 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Puthz, 1974b: 112 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Ryvkin, 1987c: 159 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • Distribution: Finland, Russia, Canada, USA.

    latiplaga Penecke, 1912, see: longipes Heer, 1839.

    latissimus Bernhauer, 1938: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Nordwestl. China: Chinkiang).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; valid species; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971j: 139 (Stenus; subspecies of gibbicollis; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; valid species).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • Distribution: Mongolia, China, Canada, USA.

    hatchi Sanderson, 1957: 257 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Washington: Snoqualmie. Also cited from British Columbia).

    • — Puthz, 1966e: 303 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of gibbicollis; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1925: 77 (Stenus; notes; cited as gibbicollis; [Note: Misidentification of gibbicollis hatchi according to Puthz, 1966e: 301] Washington Territory).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; subspecies of latissimus).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    canus Puthz, 1966e: 303 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of gibbicollis; [Note: Published as new species in 1967 but preceded by the 1966 article]; Type locality: Mon-golei: Bajanchongor aimak: Changaj Gebirge, Tujn gol, 2 km O von Bajan-chongor, Zentrum, 1930 m [Note: Taken from Puthz, 1967m: 76).

    • — Puthz, 1967m: 78 (Stenus; subspecies of gibbicollis; [Note: Cited as new subspecies but published first in 1966]; characters; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1967o: 232 (Stenus; subspecies of gibbicollis; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; synonym of latissimus).

    • — Puthz, 1971j: 139 (Stenus; synonym of gibbicollis latissimus).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; synonym of latissimus).

    latitarsis Sharp, 1889: 329 (Stenus; Type locality: Miyanoshita).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 86 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

    • — Naomi, 1988d: 28, 30 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 12 (Stenus; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    latus L. Benick, 1913, see: providus Erichson, 1839.

    lautus L. Benick, 1932, see: corporaali Bernhauer, 1920.

    leai Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; replacement name for longiventris Lea).

    • — L. Benick, 1916: 241 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969e: 528 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 122 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    longiventris Lea, 1899: 542 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Behn River, E. Kimberley, W.A.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; synonym of leai).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 62 (Stenus; synonym of leai).

    lederi Eppelsheim, 1878: 117 (Stenus; Type locality: Mamudly 4500′ hoch und am obereen Terek bei Kobi).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; synonym of clavulus).

    • — Puthz, 1977d: 162, 163 (Stenus; valid species).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 360 (Stenus; Azerbaidzan; Georgia).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 179 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia; Azerbaijan).

    • Distribution: Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan.

    lederianus Fagel, 1967, see: lineola Eppelsheim, 1889.

    leechi Puthz, 1974g: 208 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Jalisco, 15 mi. N.E. of Atenquique).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    legionarius Ryvkin, 1990: 188 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Abkhaziia, Zg. Gudauta, Miusserskii zapovednik).

    • Distribution: Georgia.

    leileri Puthz, 1982: 73 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Malaysia: Kampong, 1450 m).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    leilerianus Puthz, 1986j: 301 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Kenya: Swam River, Adrukoit, 1360 m).

    • — Janák, 1998: 93 (Stenus; Uganda).

    • Distribution: Kenya, Uganda.

    leileriellus Puthz, 1986j: 303 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kenya: Mt. Elgon, Kaptega, 1980 m).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    leleupi Puthz, 1965: 536 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kivu, Mont Kahuzi, 3300 m).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 218 (Stenus; characters; Kivu).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 226 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    salticola Puthz, 1967i: 219 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of leleupi; Type locality: Kivu: Uvira, Haute Sange 2900 m, Itombwe).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 227 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of leleupis; characters; Zaire).

    leleupianus Puthz, 1976, see: afer L. Benick, 1951.

    lemur Puthz, 1972: 24 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Perinet).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    lemurellus Puthz, 1996a: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Umgebung von Perinet, ca. 800 m).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    lenaensis Puthz, 1968g: 207, 211 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Sowjetunion: Fluminus Lena: Ust-Aldan).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    lenicyaneus Puthz, 1992a: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Sambiranotal).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    lenkoranus Puthz, 1970l: 211 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of nanus; Type locality: Lenkoran).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 158 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Azerbaijan).

    • Distribution: Azerbaijan.

    lentus Sharp, 1889: 326 (Stenus; Type locality: Nikko).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 253 (Stenus; characters; Siberia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan, Russia.

    indagator Eppelsheim, 1887: 428 (Stenus; [Note: This name is older than lentus]; Type locality: Wladiwostok).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; synonym of lentus).

    leonensis Cameron, 1949, see: matumbiensis Bernhauer, 1915.

    leonhardi Bernhauer, 1914d: 2 (Stenus; Type locality: Sizilien bei Misilmeri).

    • — Bernhauer, 1923d: 177 (Stenus; characters; Sizilien).

    • — L. Benick, 1927: 24 (Stenus; characters; Algeria).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 75 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Fagel, 1957e: 327 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; Algeria).

    • — Puthz, 1974l: 491 (Stenus; aedeagus; note).

    • — Sparacio, 1995: 148 (Stenus; characters; notes; Sicily).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy, Algeria.

    leontopolitanus Cameron, 1929b: 450 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Singapore: Mandai, Bukit Timah).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Singapore.

    leopoldi Puthz, 1971: 133 (Stenus; Type locality: Congo: Katanga, Kolwezi, Musonoie).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    lepidus Weise, 1875, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

    leprieuri Cussac, 1851: XXIX (Stenus; Type locality: environs de Lille).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; [Note: Cited without an author and as leprieurii but it probably referred to the species described in the same year by Cussac with whom Leprieur consulted for his article]; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 588 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 989 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 783 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 116 [= 1873a: 274] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Switzerland; Austria; Italy; Greece).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rey, 1884: 386 [= 1884a: 234] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 589 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany; France).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 401 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 381 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Spain; Portugal; France; Holland; Germany; Austria; Switzerland ?; Italy; Poland).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 274 (Stenus; characters; Morocco).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; Switzerland).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 88 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; Europe; Morocco).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 265 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Austria; France; Benelux).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; characters; Austria; Switzerland).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18, 59 (Stenus; Italy ?).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Europe.

    sculptus Rey, 1884: 388 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; variety of leprieuri; Type locality: Not cited).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 589 (Stenus; synonym of leprieuri).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; synonym of leprieuri).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of leprieuri).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 29 (Stenus; synonym of leprieuri).

    atlantis Peyerimhoff, 1921: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Aïn-Leuth, Moyen-Atlas, vers 1800 m).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 274 (Stenus; synonym of leprieuri).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of leprieuri).

    linkei L. Benick, 1929a: 85, 96 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; variety of leprieuri; Type locality: Rhön, Kl. Moor).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; variety of leprieuri; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; synonym of leprieuri).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 10 (Stenus; variety of leprieuri).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; variety of leprieuri).

    leptocerus Bernhauer, 1911a: 405 (Stenus; Type locality: Argentinien, Prov. Buenos Aires).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 61 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 2000: 187 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Brazil; Paraguay).

    • Distribution: Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil.

    leptodomus Puthz, 1977b: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Tapanti).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    leptopus L. Benick, 1929: 257 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Catbalogan, Samar; Basilan; Kolambugan, Mindanao).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    leptosoma Puthz, 1977b: 154 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Vara Blanca, 2000 m).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    leucadiae Scheerpeltz, 1931: 407 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Umgebung Levkas).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Greece.

    leucopus Sharp, 1886, see: vestigialis Erichson, 1840.

    levasseuri Puthz, 1967j: 24 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Katanga: Rég. Kolwezi, rives de la Musonoie).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 195 (Stenus; characters; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 207 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    leviceps Casey, 1884, see: dissentiens, 1884.

    levivestis Scheerpeltz, 1974: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cape Prov.: Franschhoek Bosreserve, Upper Berg River).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 12 (Stenus; notes; characters; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    lewisiellus Puthz, 1971o: 196 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ceylon: Kitugalle, 1700 feet).

    • — Puthz, 1981e: 299 (Stenus; aedeagus; note).

    • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

    lewisius Sharp, 1874: 82 (Stenus; Type locality: Mitzuyama; Nagasaki).

    • — Sharp, 1889: 326 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1949b: 462 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1974e: 159 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1974k: 434 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 231 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 9 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: Japan, Korea, China.

    pseudoater Bernhauer, 1938: 27 (Stenus; Type locality: Nordwestl. China: Chinkiang).

    • — Puthz, 1968c: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of lewisius; notes).

    latior Bernhauer, 1938: 27 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Nordwestl. China: Chinkiang).

    • — Puthz, 1968c: 44 (Stenus; synonym of lewisius pseudoater).

    subnitidus Bernhauer, 1939k: 587 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: China: Kin-Kiang).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 17 (Stenus; subspecies of lewisius; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1968c: 44 (Stenus; synonym of lewisius pseudoater).

    gatenpio Naomi, 1990: 99 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Niigata Pref.: Asahi-mura).

    • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 217 (Stenus; synonym of lewisius).

    libanicus Puthz, 1970l: 210 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Libanon: Nabeh Safa).

    • — Puthz, 1977a: 110 (Stenus; characters; Lebanon; Syria).

    • — Puthz, 1979j: 324 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • Distribution: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey.

    liberiae Puthz, 1967, see: chloropterus Fauvel, 1904.

    libertas Hromádka, 1990, see: callidus Baudi, 1848.

    liechtensteini Bernhauer, 1900: 47 (Stenus; Type locality: Monte Pasubio in Südtirol).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 61 (Stenus; notes; Italy).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 73 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968l: 89 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy.

    likovskyi Hromádka, 1979: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Jugoslavia occ.: Nanos).

    • Distribution: Yugoslavia.

    liliputanus L. Benick, 1938, see: chalybeus Boheman, 1858.

    limatulus L. Benick, 1928d: 50 (Stenus; Type locality: Nord-America: Virginia, Skyland).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: USA.

    limbatus L. Benick, 1938, see: pilicornis Fauvel, 1895.

    limicola Korge, 1967: 251 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Anatolien: Pülümür in den Mercan Daglari südöstlich von Erzincan).

    • — Puthz, 1971l: 171 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 178 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Turkey.

    limitaneus Ryvkin, 1987c: 153 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: USSR: Khabarovsk Prov., Jewish Autonomous Region, Ditchun River mouth, Amur Basin, near Radde, 130°45′).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    limonensis Fagel, 1958, see: parcior Bernhauer, 1929.

    lindbergi Renkonen, 1945, see: atratulus Erichson, 1839.

    linearis Puthz, 1971: 172 (Stenus; Type locality: South Africa: Cape Province, Peninsula, Table Mount, Oranje Kloof, 300–400 m).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 12 (Stenus; notes; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    exsectior Puthz, 1971: 175 (Stenus; subspecies of linearis; Type locality: South Africa: Cape Province: Humansdorp district, Wit Els Bos).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 12 (Stenus; subspecies of linearis; notes; South Africa).

    lineatulus Stephens, 1833, see: juno Paykull, 1789.

    lineola Eppelsheim, 1889d: 20 (Stenus; Type locality: Circassien).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 75 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 307 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Hromádka, 1978: 3 (Stenus; note; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 355 (Stenus; Caucasus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 180 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia).

    • Distribution: Russia, Georgia.

    lederianus Fagel, 1967a: 370 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Caucase occidental: Mt. Bzybsk).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 307 (Stenus; synonym of lineola).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 180 (Stenus; synonym of lineola).

    linkei L. Benick, 1929, see: leprieuri Cussac, 1851.

    linnaniemii Renkonen, 1936, see: ampliventris J. Sahlberg, 1890.

    littoralis Thomson 1857, see: formicetorum Mannerheim, 1843.

    livens L. Benick, 1938, see: pueblanus Bernhauer, 1910.

    lividus L. Benick, 1929, see: Dianous.

    loebli Puthz, 1971o: 192 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ceylon: Central: Mahaweli Ganga, à 7 miles en aval de Kandy, environ 450 m).

    • — Puthz, 1973n: 1 (Stenus; Ceylon).

    • — Rougemont, 1986a: 267 (Stenus; characters; notes; China).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 393 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Vietnam).

    • Distribution: Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China.

    loeffleri Scheerpeltz, 1976, see: gardneri Cameron, 1930.

    lohsei Puthz, 1965b: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Leifers, Provinz Bozen.

    Also cited from Germany).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 97 (Stenus; notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 259 (Stenus; Alps).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 145 (Stenus; characters; Alps).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 189 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Italy, Germany.

    lombokensis Puthz, 1969a: 66 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Lombok, Sapit, 2000 ft.).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    lomholdti Rougemont, 1983c: 20 (Stenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Inthanon N. P., main road, 2200 m).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 704 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Thailand.

    londianiensis Puthz, 1967, see: umbrosus L. Benick, 1928.

    longelytratus Bernhauer, 1900, see: ochropus Kiesenwetter, 1858.

    longicomatus Puthz, 1991d: 23 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Upper Biaru SE Wau, 1800 m).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    longicornis Saulcy, 1864, see: hospes Erichson, 1840.

    longipennis Rey, 1884, see: atratulus Erichson, 1839.

    longipennis Eppelsheim, 1888, see: proprius L. Benick, 1921.

    longipes Heer, 1839: 214 (Stenus; Type locality: Aigle).

    • — Rosenhauer, 1856: 73 (Stenus; Cartama).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 574 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 743 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 988 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 75 [= 1873a: 233] (Stenus; characters; France; Germany; Switzerland; Italy; Austria; Caramania).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 238 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1876a: 62 [= 1876: 247] (Stenus; Spain).

    • — Rey, 1884: 190 [= 1884a: 38] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 558 (Stenus; characters; middle Europe; Italy; Asia Minor).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 154 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Penecke, 1912: 237 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 191 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 394 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 301 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Georgia; Iran; Turkey; eastern Russia; northern China; Spain; France; Switzerland; Italy; Croatia; Albania; Montenegro; Bosnia Hercegovina; Serbia; Macedonia; Bulgaria; Romania; Hungary; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Baltic States; Russia; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1970i: 113 (Stenus; characters; Spain).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 88 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 248 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania; Romania).

    • — Puthz, 1979j: 320 (Stenus; notes; Yugoslavia; Bulgaria).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 361 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Segers, 1987: 59 (Stenus; Belgium).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 148 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 166 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 280 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe, Turkey.

    carinifrons Petri, 1912: 60 (Stenus; variety of longipes; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Schässburg).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 191 (Stenus; variety of longipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 16 (Stenus; synonym of longipes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; synonym of longipes).

    latiplaga Penecke, 1912: 235 (Stenus; Type locality: Pruth-Ufer bei Czernowitz; Djenesterufer bei Zaleszczyki).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 191 (Stenus; variety of longipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 16 (Stenus; synonym of longipes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; synonym of longipes).

    longisetosus Puthz, 1993a: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Shikoku: Ehime: Ishizuchi National Park, Tsuchigoya 1400 m).

    • — Naomi, 1997c: 6 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    longitarsis Thomson, 1851: 133, 134 note 2 (Stenus; Type locality: Ramlösa).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 213 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 37 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

    • — Scriba, 1864: 128 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 89 [= 1873a: 247] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Spain).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 245 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 254 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 47 (Stenus; cited as longitarsus; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 217 [= 1884a: 65] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 333 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 562 (Stenus; characters; north and middle Europe; Spain).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 156 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 490 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 56 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 396 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; cited as longitarsus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 76 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway).

    • — Horion, 1963: 312 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Britain; Norway; Denmark; Holland; Belgium; France; Spain; Italy; Baltic States; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Bulgaria; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 117 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 272 (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 90 (Stenus; Switzerland).

    • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 251 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 284 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; synonymic note).

    • Distribution: Algeria, Europe, Turkey.

    longitarsis Thomson, 1857: 222 (Stenus; [Note: preoccupied; subsequent uses of longitarsis cited under 1851 name]; Type locality: Ramlösa och Ringsjön i Skåne).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; synonym of longitarsis).

    barnevillei Bedel, 1870: 92 (Stenus; Type locality: Fontainebleau).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 89 [= 1873a: 247] (Stenus; synonym of longitarsis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 218 [= 1884a: 66] (Stenus; synonym of longitarsis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 562 (Stenus; synonym of longitarsis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; synonym of longitarsis).

    longitarsis Thomson, 1857, see: longitarsis Thomson, 1851.

    longiventris Sharp, 1886: 650 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, Bugaba).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 280 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Panama.

    longiventris Lea, 1899, see: leai Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911.

    lopchuensis Cameron, 1930: 460 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Darjeeling: Lopchu, alt. 5000 feet).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Stenus; characters; East Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 153 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1983b: 151 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • — Zheng, 1993: 225, 226 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; key characters; China; India; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

    • Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China.

    lorianus Puthz, 1969g: 646 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Neu Guinea S.E.: Morola, 1300 m).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 481, 483 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 142 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1991d: 32 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    lorifer Puthz, 1981a: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Berge bei Son-duong, 300 m).

    • Distribution: Vietnam.

    louwerensi Cameron, 1936c: 183 (Stenus; Type locality: E. Java: Res. Kediri; Bojolangoe, Bandoeng, Ngoenoet).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 454 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972m: 179 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 39 (Stenus; characters; Java; Philippines; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 6 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 23 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 1 (Stenus; Laos).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 229 (Stenus; Sulawesi).

    • Distribution: Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, Philippines.

    louwerensi Cameron, 1940, see: paederoides Bernhauer, 1926.

    luandaensis Puthz, 1971: 341 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Angola: Luanda).

    • Distribution: Angola.

    luberoensis Puthz, 1971, see: umbrosus L. Benick, 1928.

    lubricus Erichson, 1840, see: elongatus Erichson, 1840.

    lucens Cameron, 1913: 329 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Grenada).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Blackwelder, 1943: 223 (Stenus; characters; Grenada).

    • Distribution: West Indies.

    lucens L. Benick, 1917, see: magnificus L. Benick, 1921.

    lucidus Casey, 1884, see: pertinax Casey, 1884.

    luctuosus Casey, 1884, see: verpertinus Casey, 1884.

    luculentus Casey, 1884, see: morio Gravenhorst, 1806.

    ludicer Puthz, 2000: 195 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Guyana: Mazaruni-Potaru District, Takutu Mountains, 6°15′N, 59°5′W. Also cited from Surinam).

    • Distribution: Guyana, Surinam.

    ludmilae Hromádka, 1979, see: boops Ljungh, 1810.

    ludyi Fauvel, 1886c: 280 (Stenus; variety of erichsoni; Type locality: Silésie Mont., 1900 m, Graz, Styrie; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1966f]. Also cited from Croatia and France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 598 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; cited as coarcticollis [Note: Misidentification of ludyi according to Puthz, 1966f: 121]; characters; east Alps; Sudeten; Carpathians; Caucasus; Asia Minor).

    • — Fauvel, 1895a: 102 (Stenus; notes; distribution).

    • — Penecke, 1898: 252 (Stenus; cited as coarcticollis [Note: Misidentification of ludyi according to Puthz, 1966f: 121]; characters; Austria).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as coarcticollis [Note: Misidentification of ludyi according to Puthz, 1966f: 121]; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; variety of erichsoni).

    • — L. Benick, 1913a: 207 (Stenus; variety of erichsoni; notes; Siebenbürgen).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 520 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187, cited erichsoni Johansen as a synonym of coarcticollis; Johansen did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Rye; according to Puthz, 1966f: 121, coarticollis from most of Europe is ludyi]; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 76 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; variety of erichsoni).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; cited as coarcticollis [Note: Misidentification of ludyi according to Puthz, 1966f: 121]; illustration of aedeagus; Germany).

    • — Larsson and Gígja, 1959: 79 (Stenus; cited as coarcticollis [Note: Misidentification of ludyi according to Puthz, 1966f: 121]; biological notes; Iceland).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as coarcticollis [Note: Misidentification of ludyi according to Puthz, 1966f: 121]; characters; Poland).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 10 (Stenus; variety of erichsoni).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as coarcticollis [Note: Misidentification of ludyi according to Puthz, 1966f: 121]; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 211 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as coarcticollis according to Allen, 1978: 67]; notes; characters; Britain).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1963a: 417 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; variety of erichsoni; Greece).

    • — Horion, 1963: 384 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as coarcticollis [Note: Misidentification of ludyi according to Puthz, 1966f: 121]; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Britain; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Romania; Balkans; Bulgaria; Italy; Switzerland; France; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as coarcticollis [Note: Misidentification of ludyi according to Puthz, 1966f: 121]; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; valid species; lectotype designation; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967l: 50 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as valid species; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 270 (Stenus; notes; Yugoslavia; Albania; Hungary).

    • — Puthz, 1973i: 292 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Bordoni, 1975c: 182 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1975h: 21 (Stenus; notes; Italy).

    • — Allen, 1978: 67 (Stenus; notes; Britain).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 366 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Schülke and Uhlig, 1988: 7 (Stenus; Germany).

    • — Bordoni, 1982b: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; collected from moss; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 147 (Stenus; notes; characters).

    • — Nowosad, 1990: 67 (Stenus; collected from mole nest; notes; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 172 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Assing, 1994a: 11, 23 (Stenus; wing length; xerothermous sites; Germany).

    • — Hodge and Jones, 1995: 34 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Marchal and Chardonnet, 2000: 71 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    lugens Casey, 1884: 161 (Areus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 164 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 493 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada.

    perbrevis L. Benick, 1949b: 573 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: NAmerika: Groton, Conn.).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 164 (Stenus; synonym of lugens).

    lugubris L. Benick, 1923, see: uluguruensis Bernhauer, 1915.

    lugubris Cameron, 1930, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

    lukuluensis Puthz, 1971, see: dodwensis Eichelbaum, 1913.

    lunatus Puthz, 1991d: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Burma [India post.]: Pegu).

    • Distribution: Myanmar.

    lusoensis Fagel, 1960, see: vitalei Bernhauer, 1935.

    lustrator Erichson, 1839a: 548 (Stenus; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 712 (Stenus; characters; Germany; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 827 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 424 (Stenus; France).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 582 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 764 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 226 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Rye, 1864: 61 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Thomson, 1867: 191 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 86 [= 1873a: 244] (Stenus; characters; France; Lapland; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany).

    • — Fauvel, 1874: 331 [= 1874b: 37] (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 49 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 244 [= 1884a: 92] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 335 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 566 (Stenus; characters; north and middle Europe).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 156 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 493 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 397 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 23 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 79 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 317 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; Baltic States; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Romania; Balkens; France; Switzerland; Holland; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Germany).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 288 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berol.).

    • — Puthz, 1974b: 107 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Puthz, 1984i: 56 (Stenus; Quebec).

    • — Reid, 1985a: 260 (Stenus; collecting notes; England).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 286 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 155 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Canada.

    luteicornis H. Bauer, 1914 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

    luteolunatus Puthz, 1972u: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Phulchoki bei Khatmandu).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 5 (Stenus; characters; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 150 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    luteomaculatus Rougemont, 1983c: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Inthanon, 2300 m).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 711 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

    • Distribution: Thailand.

    luteonotatus Puthz, 1981b: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Indien: Darjeeling Distrikt: Mane Bhanjang, Sukhia Pokri).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

    • Distribution: India.

    lutzi Notman, 1920b: 700 (Stenus; Type locality: Monticello at Lake Micesoukee, Florida).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: USA.

    luzonensis Bernhauer, 1926a: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Makiling).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    lysholmi Bernhauer, 1902, see: hyperboreus J. Sahlberg, 1876.

    maai Puthz, 1976a: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sabah: Tenompok).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    macellus Fauvel, 1878g: 504 (Stenus; Type locality: Australie occidentale, King's George Sound; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970e]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 8 (Stenus; chracters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; lectotype designation; characters; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 122 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    macer L. Benick, 1938, see: astrictus L. Benick, 1938.

    machadoi Cameron, 1950f: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Angola: Dundo: Luachimo River).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 134 (Stenus; characters; Angola; Congo).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 9 (Stenus; notes; Angola).

    • Distribution: Angola, Congo.

    machulkai Hromádka, 1977: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Kaukasus, Araxes, Ordubad).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 34 (Stenus; synonym of assequens).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 161 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan).

    • — Assing, 1994: 108 (Stenus; aedeagus; notes).

    • Distribution: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan.

    macies Sharp, 1874: 83 (Stenus; Type locality: Nagasaki).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Nakane and Sawada, 1960: A122 (Stenus; Yakushima Island).

    • — Watanabe, 1961: 350 (Stenus; Izu Islands).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 304 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Watanabe and Shibata, 1972: 61 (Stenus; Yaku-shima Island).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 32 (Stenus; characters; Japan; China).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 9 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Barrion, Litsinger, and Last, 1991: 1078 (Stenus; associated with rice agroecosystem).

    • Distribution: Japan, China.

    chinensis Bernhauer, 1938: 28 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Nordwestl. China: Chinkiang).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 32 (Stenus; synonym of macies).

    duplex L. Benick, 1940: 560 (Stenus; replacement name for chinensis Bernhauer).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 304 (Stenus; synonym of macies).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 32 (Stenus; synonym of macies).

    macilentus Sharp, 1886: 647 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, near the city).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 267 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • Distribution: Guatemala.

    mackayi Tottenham, 1953, see: subopacus Fauvel, 1907.

    macleayi Scheerpeltz, 1933, see: atrovirens Fauvel, 1878.

    macrocephalus Aubé, 1863: 38 (Stenus; Type locality: Saint-Raphaël).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 101 [= 1873a: 259] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1874: 332 [= 1874b: 38] (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1993: 1160, cited cautus Fauvel as synonym of macrocephalus; Fauvel attributed cautus to Erichson).

    • — Rey, 1884: 298 [= 1884a: 146] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 579 (Stenus; synonym of cautus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; synonym of cautus).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1159 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1966d: 116 (Stenus; characters; France; Corsica; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971q: 243 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 260 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Bordoni, 1975h: 13 (Stenus; notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1982e: 84 (Stenus; France; Italy; Yugoslavia).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 180, 187 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: France, Italy, Slovenia.

    altifrons Rey, 1884: 302 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Turin).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; aberration of vafellus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; aberration of vafellus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 8 (Stenus; aberration of vafellus).

    • — Lohse, 1963: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; valid species; characters).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966d: 120 (Stenus; synonym of macrocephalus).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 25 (Stenus; synonym of macrocephalus).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; synonym of macrocephalus).

    corsicus L. Benick, 1915: 228 (Stenus; Type locality: Corsica, Folelli).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; synonym of macrocephalus).

    macrophallus Puthz, 1984: 84 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bolivia: Santa Cruz: Ayacucho).

    • Distribution: Bolivia.

    macros Puthz, 1965, see: robustus L. Benick, 1914.

    maculatus W. J. MacLeay, 1873: 148 (Stenus; Type locality: Gayndah; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970e]).

    • — Fauvel, 1877: 208 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Fauvel, 1878g: 504 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Lea, 1899: 545 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Bernhauer, 1920: 7 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation; characters; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 110 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Pace, 1977: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 122 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    maculifer Cameron, 1930: 395 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Assam: Naga Hills, Laimatak).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 461 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1980d: 189 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 338 (Stenus; Kashmir; Vietnam; China; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 18 (Stenus; Vietnam; China).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 144 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 44 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 962 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China.

    facialis L. Benick, 1940: 569 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: N. W. China: Tienmuschan).

    • — L. Benick, 1942a: 76 (Stenus; China).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 461 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    • — Puthz, 1980d: 189 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 338 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 18 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 44 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 962 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    cruentatus L. Benick, 1942: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: NO-Burma: Kambaiti).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 461 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    • — Puthz, 1980d: 189 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 338 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 18 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 44 (Stenus; synonym of maculifer).

    maculiger Weise, 1875a: 367 (Stenus; Type locality: Griechenland).

    • — Fauvel, 1876a: 62 [= 1876: 247] (Stenus; synonym of laevigatus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 559 (Stenus; characters; Hungary; Croatia; Greece).

    • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 54 (Stenus; characters; notes; Bosnia; Herzegowina; Crimea; Dalamatia; Greece; Turkey; Carpathian region).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Fagel, 1955a: 84 (Stenus; Greece).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 303 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Greece; Bulgaria; Bosnia Hercegovina; Serbia; Dalmatia; Hungary; Slovakia; Ukraine; Turkey; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 89 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 248 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania; Greece).

    • — Puthz, 1979j: 320 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 361 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 146 (Stenus; notes; Ukraine).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia).

    • — Schillhammer, 1994a: 291 (Stenus; Austria).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe, Turkey.

    consanguineus L. Benick, 1915: 225 (Stenus; variety of maculiger; Type locality: Krim, Jaila-Geb; Dalmatien, Ragusa vecchia; Bulgarien, Maglige; Sliven; Mazedonien, Athos).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; variety of maculiger; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; variety of maculiger).

    maculipes Heer, 1839, see: stigmula Erichson, 1840.

    maculipes Grimmer, 1841 [Note: Nomen dubium], see: bimaculatus Gyllenhal, 1810.

    maculosus L. Benick, 1938, see: abdominalis Fauvel, 1895.

    madagascariensis Bernhauer, 1912, see: attenuatus Erichson, 1840.

    madecassa Fauvel, 1898c: 179 (Stenus; Type locality: Suberbieville).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 327 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 22 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1992a: 14 (Stenus; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    madens L. Benick, 1938c: 279 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 633 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    maderensis Puthz, 1980m: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Madeira: Ribeira da Fundoa, bei Funchal).

    • Distribution: Madeira.

    madridensis Hromádka, 1977, see: pygmaeus Perris, 1865.

    madurensis Puthz, 1970: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Indien: Madura, Shembaganur).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 578, 587 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; India).

    • Distribution: India.

    maeklini Duvivier, 1883, see: calcaratus Scriba, 1864.

    magnepunctatus Puthz, 1972r: 508 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Papua: Central: Bisianumu, NE of Pt. Moresby, 500 m).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    magniceps Bernhauer, 1916, see: nigricans Sharp, 1876.

    magnificus L. Benick, 1921c: 194 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; replacement name for

    lucens L. Benick).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971t: 450, 465 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 129, 132 (Stenus; notes; characters; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    smaragdinus L. Benick, 1916: 250 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Deutsch-Neu-Guinea, Rawlinson-Geb.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; synonym of magnificus).

    lucens L. Benick, 1917b: 310 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; replacement name for smaragdinus L. Benick; [preoccupied]).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; synonym of magnificus).

    magnopunctatus Hammond, 1975a: 8 (Stenus; subspecies of jovino; Type locality: South Africa: Cape Province, Du Toits Kloof, c. 2400 ft.).

    • — Puthz, 1976b: 338 (Stenus; valid species; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1994f: 407 (Stenus; characters; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    maharaja Puthz, 1984e: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kerala: Cardamom Hills, Valara Fall, à 46 km au sud-ouest de Munnar, 450–500 m).

    • Distribution: India.

    mahatma Puthz, 1984e: 572 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nilgiri Hills, O. Valley, 4500 feet).

    • Distribution: India.

    maiko Naomi and Puthz, 1993: 306 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Shiga Pref.: Mt. Ibuki).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    major Mulsant and Rey, 1861, see: canescens Rosenhauer, 1856.

    makak Puthz, 1970: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Java occidentalis: Pengalengan, 4000 ft.).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    malabarensis Cameron, 1925a: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Malabar near Bandung, 1600 m).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938: 11 (Stenus; Java).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 149 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    malaisei L. Benick, 1942, see: flavovittatus Champion, 1920.

    malawianus Puthz, 1971, see: obconicus Fauvel, 1904.

    malefactor Puthz, 1991d: 8 (Stenus; Type locality: Neuguinea: Papua: Bulldog Road 12 km S.E. Edie Creek, 2800 m).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    malignus L. Benick, 1926: 270 (Stenus; Type locality: Sunda-Ins., Sumbawa).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1966: 12 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969a: 68 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 239 (Stenus; Lombok).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    vicarius Puthz, 1969a: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of malignus; Type locality: Lombok, Sapit 2000 ft.).

    malkini Sanderson, 1957: 258 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Idaho: Willow Flat For. Camp, Cub. Riv. Canyon, Wasatch Mts.).

    • Distribution: USA.

    mallorcinus Puthz, 1967, see: guttula P. W. J. Müller, 1821.

    mammops Casey, 1884: 97 (Stenus; Type locality: Trenton Falls, New York; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1974d]. Also cited from Cambridge, Massachusetts; Detroit, Michigan; Batchehwauung, Lake Superior; Michipicoten River, Lake Superior; Marquette, Michigan; Isle Royale, Lake Superior; Fort Garland, Colorado; Lake Quesnel, British Columbia).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 580 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 159 (Stenus; synonym of humilis).

    • — L. Benick, 1925: 75 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Fall, 1926: 147 (Stenus; Alaska).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 559 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes; valid species).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 13 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 103 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Puthz, 1974b: 111 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Trenton Falls, New York; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

    • — Naomi, 1988f: 49 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 26 (Stenus; China).

    • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 220 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Kamchatka).

    • Distribution: West Indies, USA, Canada, Russia, China, Japan.

    bulbicollis L. Benick, 1921d: 151 (Stenus; Type locality: Kamtschatka, Bolscherjetsk).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1149 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 104 (Stenus; aedeagus; note).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 49 (Stenus; subspecies of mammops; characters).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as valid species; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    rulomus Blackwelder, 1943: 212 (Stenus; Type locality: Bahamas Islands: Nassau).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; synonym of mammops).

    mandli Puthz, 1983a: 65 (Stenus; Type locality: USSR: Transbaikalien: Werchne-Udinsk [= Ulan Ude]).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    manegordensis Puthz, 1981, see: nodipes Puthz, 1972.

    mangpuensis Cameron, 1943, see: salebrosus L. Benick, 1942.

    mantiqueira Puthz, 1981c: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Minas Gerais [Sul], Barreira de Piqueita, Sierra Mantiqueira, 1500 m).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    maquilinganus Bernhauer, 1915e: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Luzon: Laguna, Mount Maquiling).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 243 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974c: 158 (Stenus; Philippines).

    • — Puthz, 1985: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    marcidus L. Benick, 1938, see: incognitus Sharp, 1886.

    margareti Rougemont, 1981: 99 (Stenus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Bale Prov.: S of Omar, 1350 m, on bank of Wabe Gestro river, inside mouth of caves).

    • — Puthz, 1990i: 91 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia.

    marginifer Puthz, 1981a: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Vietnam: O-quy-ho).

    • Distribution: Vietnam.

    marginiventris Puthz, 1991d: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Khandbari District: Pass nordöstlich von Mangmaya, 2300 m).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    mariae Hromádka, 1981a: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pich.: 6600 16 km E. Tandapi).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    mariannae Puthz, 1971: 267 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cameroun: Bamenda).

    • Distribution: Cameroon.

    maritimus Motschulsky, 1845b: 356 (Stenus; Type locality: Sitka).

    • — Mannerheim, 1852: 316 (Stenus; characters; notes; Sitka).

    • — Casey, 1884: 73 (Stenus; characters; Alaska; British Columbia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1921a: 112 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 255 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    marshalli Puthz, 1967i: 210 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Natal: Frere).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 235 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    marshami Stephens, 1833, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

    martae Hromádka, 1981a: 203 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pich.: 16 km SE Sta. Domingo, Tinalandia, 680 m).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    martensi Puthz, 1983e: 351 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran: Elburs-Gebirge, Masandaran, 11 km E. von Alasht, westl. Seitental des Talar, 1400 m).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 203 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Iran.

    masatakai Naomi and Nomura, 1990: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Shimane Pref.: Urahikimi).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    mashonaensis Puthz, 1971, see: semisericeus Cameron, 1929.

    mashunensis L. Benick, 1933, see: pilus Schubert, 1911.

    masurianus Cameron, 1930: 388 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Dehra Dun District: Arni Gad).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 463 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 147 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

    matsaboryanus Jarrige, 1970: 55 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Mt. Tsaratanana, Matsabory en dessous de l’Andohanisambirano).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 11 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    matumbiensis Bernhauer, 1915d: 112 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: Inner-Matumbi).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 237 (Stenus; characters; Congo; Kenya).

    • — Puthz, 1967r: 1013 (Stenus; Cameroon).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 269 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Cameroon; Zaire; Central African Republic).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 90 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • — Puthz, 1978a: 37 (Stenus; Ivory Coast).

    • — Puthz, 1982c: 193 (Stenus; Fernando Poo).

    • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Congo, Congo Republic; Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone.

    katompeanus Bernhauer, 1932a: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Katanga: Katompe).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 237 (Stenus; synonym of matumbiensis).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 269 (Stenus; synonym of matumbiensis).

    pauliani Bernhauer, 1942c: 352 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: N’Kongsamba, 800 m).

    • — Puthz, 1967n: 191 (Stenus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 269 (Stenus; synonym of matumbiensis).

    • — Puthz, 1972a: 5 (Stenus; cited as valid species; [Note: Manuscript submitted for publication in 1966 according to note at bottom of page] characters; Zaire).

    leonensis Cameron, 1949a: 316 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sierra Leone: Freetown).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 552 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967n: 191 (Stenus; synonym of pauliani).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 269 (Stenus; synonym of matumbiensis).

    minusculus L. Benick, 1951: 211 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kamerun: Duala).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 552 (Stenus; synonym of leonensis).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 307 (Stenus).

    • — Puthz, 1967n: 191 (Stenus; synonym of pauliani).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 269 (Stenus; synonym of matumbiensis).

    kalamboensis Puthz, 1967i: 237 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of matumbiensis; Type locality: Congo: Manyema, Mont Kalambo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 270 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of matumbiensis; characters; Congo).

    matzenaueri Flesicher, 1909 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: intricatus Erichson, 1840.

    maurus Mannerheim 1830, see: juno Paykull, 1789.

    maximiliani Scheerpeltz, 1933, see: bicolon Sharp, 1889.

    maximus Puthz, 1968, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

    medanensis Bernhauer, 1926, see: brevitarsis L. Benick, 1916.

mediocris Puthz, 1979g: 69 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Veracruz: Vega de Alatorre).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

medus Puthz, 1981i: 702 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: U.D.S.S.R.: Armenien: Eghegnadsor [Tal der Arpa], Alajas [Dorf im Elegistal]. Also cited from Iran).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 211 (Stenus; notes; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Iran).

  • Distribution: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran.

megacephalus Cameron, 1929b: 448 (Stenus; Type locality: Selangor; Bukit Kutu).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 38 (Stenus; characters; Malay Peninsula).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 22 (Stenus; characters; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1983: 1 (Stenus; notes; Vietnam).

  • — Rougemont, 1987: 705 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus and Nestus; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 655 (Stenus; Borneo).

  • Distribution: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo.

siamensis Rougemont, 1981b: 363 (Stenus; Type locality: Thailand: Wang Takrai Park, Nakhon Nayok Prov.).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 22 (Stenus; synonym of megacephalus).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 655 (Stenus; synonym of megacephalus).

megalops Casey, 1884: 161 (Areus; Type locality: Crescent City, Florida).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: USA.

megas Puthz, 1971: 71 (Stenus; subspecies of aethiopicus; Type locality: Abyssinia: Addis Abeba, ca. 8100 feet).

  • — Bernhauer, 1931d: 570 (Stenus; cited as “var. ?” of fossulatus; [Note: Misidentification of megas according to Puthz, 1971: 71] Abyssinia).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 83 (Stenus; valid species; characters; discussion; Ethiopia).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

megelytratus Puthz, 1971b: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Colombia: Cundinamarca, road Sibaté to Aguadita, 2600 m).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

megops Sharp, 1886: 658 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, Bugaba).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 271 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Panama.

melanarius Stephens, 1833: 299 (Stenus; Type locality: Suffolk; New Forest; Bristol).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 411 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 150 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Rye, 1864: 39 (Stenus; Kirby is author; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 96 [= 1873a: 254] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 54 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 337 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Europe).

  • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 503 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1915a: 226 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 399 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 333 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Siberia; China; Korea; Japan; Russia; Fennoscandia; Britain; widespread in central Europe; France to Poland-Russia; Italy; Croatia; Bosnia).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 60 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 77 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 720 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 138 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 96 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 257 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Naomi, 1989f: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 145 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 168 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 169 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 190 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; China).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Canada, USA.

cinerascens Erichson, 1839a: 539 (Stenus; Type locality: Germany; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

  • — Heer, 1839: 218 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 701 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Hochhuth, 1849: 170 (Stenus; characters; Lenkoran; Iberia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 725 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 150 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 579 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 759 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Fauvel, 1865a: 306 [= 1865b: 56] (Stenus; habitat; France).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 240 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 55 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Rey, 1884: 265 [= 1884a: 113] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 290 (Stenus; lectotype designation: German.; synonym of melanarius).

gracilentus Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 578 (Stenus; Type locality: Lardy).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus).

  • — Rey, 1884: 283 [= 1884a: 131] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

nigripalpis Thomson, 1857: 224 (Stenus; Type locality: Ringsjön).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 221 (Stenus; [Note: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162, erroneously cited this as the first reference]; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 55 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Rey, 1884: 266 [= 1884a: 114] (Stenus; synonym of cinerascens).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

verecundus Sharp, 1874: 81 (Stenus; Type locality: Japan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1941d: 281 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of melanarius; characters; China).

  • — Cameron, 1949b: 462 (Stenus; Formosa).

  • — Puthz, 1968c: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of melanarius; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971d: 21 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1972p: 402 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 438 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; Korea).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 231 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1981d: 120 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; Taiwan).

  • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 10 (Stenus; cited as vercundus; subspecies of melanarius; notes; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1991a: 165 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; Japan).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; China).

  • — Kanehisa and Tsumuki, 1996 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; pygidial secretions; Japan).

rugulosus Rey, 1884: 268 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 29 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 168 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

notatus Rey, 1884: 255 [= 1884a: 103] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: montagnes du Lyonnais et à la Grande-Chartreuse).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 572 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 28 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 168 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

annamita Fauvel, 1895: 207 (Stenus; Type locality: Ceylan, Maturata; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie, Tienzo; Annam, Hue, Qui-Nhon; Tonkin).

  • — Fauvel, 1904a: 47 (Stenus; Khandesh; Ceylan; Bírmanie; Annam; Tonkin).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 153 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 341 (Stenus; characters; Burma; Assam; India; Ceylon; Sumatra; Annam).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1966: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes; Timor).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 2 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Maturata, Ceylan; characters; notes; Ceylon; Vietnam; India).

  • — Puthz, 1971o: 212 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; characters; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1972m: 180 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1973n: 1 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; Ceylon).

  • — Puthz, 1974c: 157 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; Philippines).

  • — Puthz, 1976: 4 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1978: 126 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; India).

  • — Rougemont, 1980: 180 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 35 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 5 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; Vietnam; China).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 566, 582 (Stenus; subspecies of melanarius; characters; India; Sri Lanka).

griseolus L. Benick, 1929: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Luzon: Pagsanjan; Balbalan; Laguna; Los Baños).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1156 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1966: 5 (Stenus; synonym of annamita).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 2 (Stenus; synonym of annamita).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 35 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius annamita).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 5 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius annamita).

nigripes Cameron, 1930: 342 (Stenus; Type locality: Central Provinces: Rahatgaon, Hoshangabad).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1966: 5 (Stenus; synonym of annamita).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 2 (Stenus; synonym of annamita).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 35 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius annamita).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 5 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius annamita).

walkeri Bernhauer, 1931c: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Da-laen-saen in der Nähe von Nong-po).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968c: 45 (Stenus; synonym of melanarius).

orientalis Bernhauer, 1931c: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; variety of walkeri; Type locality: Nähe von Ta-maon).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; variety of walkeri).

peripherus Korge, 1971a: 24 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of melanarius; Type locality: 1800 m, Pass nördlich Koyulhisar, in Luftline etwa 65 km südlich Ordu, Anatolia bor.).

melanchrus Puthz, 1971: 290, 293 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Parc National de l’Upemba).

  • — Puthz, 1972a: 11 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [Note: Cited as a new species but preceded by the 1971 publication]; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

melanopus Marsham, 1802: 528 (Staphylinus; Type locality: Britain).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 299 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 411 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 45 (Stenus; notes; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 150 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Rye, 1864: 41 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 98 [= 1873a: 256] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria; Caramania; Persia).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 59 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 102 [= 1878a: 22] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 29 [= 1886a: 21] (Stenus; Morocco; Tunisia; Algeria).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 336 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 576 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Europe; Mediterranean region).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; Barbary).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 82 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 505 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 399 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 88 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Finland).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1963a: 417 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Greece).

  • — Horion, 1963: 339 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Spain and Italy to Albania and Greece; France; Belgium; Holland; Czech Republic; Poland; Denmark; Sweden; Finland; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Focarile, 1964: 63 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1966g: 146 (Stenus; note; New York).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 97 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 259 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Greece; Albania).

  • — Puthz, 1972c: 49 (Stenus; introduced into New York).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 364 (Stenus; Balkans).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 179, 187 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic).

  • — Outerelo, Palmer and Pons, 1995: 80 (Stenus; Mallorca).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Turkey, Iran, Canada, USA.

nitidus Lacordaire, 1835: 450 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Paris).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 703 (Stenus; characters; Sardinia; Spain; France).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1845: 224 (Stenus; notes; Germany; Spain; Sardinia; France).

  • — P. Lucas, 1846: 122 (Stenus; notes; Algeria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 424 (Stenus; France).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 45 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 576 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 224 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 756 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 219 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; Greece).

  • — Peyron, 1858: 431 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 225 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 41 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 98 [= 1873a: 256] (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 239 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 59 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Rey, 1884: 256 [= 1884a: 104] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 576 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

tythus Schaufuss, 1882a: 621 (Stenus; Type locality: Menorca).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1894b: 12 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 305 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus; notes).

cribrellus Rey, 1884: 261 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Montpellier).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 576 (Stenus; synonym of foraminosus).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; synonym of foraminosus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1147 (Stenus; variety of atratulus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 26 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

melanostolus Puthz, 1971, see: grandipennis L. Benick, 1933.

memmius Puthz, 1995e: 217 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: S. J. D’aliança-GO, Rio Farias).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

mendax Casey, 1884, see: angustus Casey, 1884.

mendax Fagel, 1960, see: impressus Germar, 1824.

mendeboensis Rougemont, 1981: 88 (Stenus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Bale Prov.: Dinshu, 3200 m).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

mendicoides Puthz, 1964, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

mendicus Erichson, 1840: 702 (Stenus; Type locality: Lusitania).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Rosenhauer, 1856: 74 (Stenus; Cadiz).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus; Spain).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 28 [= 1886a: 20] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 576 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; western Mediterranean region; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 74 (Stenus; Barbary).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 81 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Fauvel, 1907: 17 (Stenus; note; Kenya).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — L. Benick, 1932b: 3 (Stenus; Morocco).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960d: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

  • — Horion, 1963: 349 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal; Spain; France; Corsica; Sardinia; Sicily; Italy; Palestine; Austria; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 114 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1965d (Stenus; characters; Spain; France; Greece; Italy; Morocco; Algeria).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 294 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 46, 60, 63 (Stenus; characters; key to subspecies; notes; phylogeny and biogeography).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 97 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 260 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 5 (Stenus; discussion of geographical races).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 81 (Stenus; discussion).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 178, 183 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Congo, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Madagascar.

oreophilus Fairmaire, 1859: 43 (Stenus; Type locality: Hautes-Pyrénées).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 80 [= 1873a: 238] (Stenus; characters; France; Spain; Portugal; Corsica; Sicily; Algeria; Morocco).

  • — Fauvel, 1876a: 62 [= 1876: 247] (Stenus; Sardinia).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 101 [= 1878a: 21] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

  • — Rey, 1884: 290 [= 1884a: 138] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 576 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 74 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; variety of oreophilus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; variety of mendicus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 47 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

relucens Rey, 1884: 292 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Algérie).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 47 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 29 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

protector Fauvel, 1904e: 311 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Suberbieville; Pays Androy; bassin de la Tarasy. Senegal: Podor. Congo: Boma, Matadi; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1971, but two localities seem to be cited]. Also cited from).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 57 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; lectotype designation: [Note: Two localities seem to be listed]; characters; Madagascar; Mali; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 2 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1992a: 12 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Madagascar).

azeganus Fauvel, 1905a: 137 (Stenus; Type locality: Abyssinie: Hamacen, Azega, 2500 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1971]. Also cited from Abyssinie: d’Asmara à Keren).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967t: 131 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 4 (Stenus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 58 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; lectotype designation: Azéga, 2500 m, Ethiopia; characters; Ethiopia).

senegalensis Bernhauer, 1912f: 180 (Stenus; Type locality: Ht. Senegal).

  • — L. Benick, 1926: 265 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967r: 1010 (Stenus; Cameroon).

  • — Puthz, 1968a: 34 (Stenus; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1968f: 175 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1969d: 301 (Stenus; cited as valid species; notes; Senegal; Mali).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 52 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; characters; Mali; Senegal; Ivory Coast; Central African Republic; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo; Kenya; Rhodesia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 88 (Stenus; variety of mendicus; [Note: Misidentification: According to Hammond, 1975: 5, the specimen from Livingston identified as mendicus variety pretoriensis is mendicus senegalensis]; Northern Rhodesia).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 3 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; notes; characters; Angola; Botswana; Mali).

  • — Puthz, 1976c: 89 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Ghana).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 81 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; notes Ethiopia).

  • — Rougemont, 1983: 110 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Upper Volta).

kraussei L. Benick, 1913: 155 (Stenus; Type locality: Sardinien, Sorgono).

  • — Bernhauer, 1915j: 270 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1160 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 47 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

arens Peyerimhoff, 1929: 54 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Mouidir: gorges de Tahount-Arak, au bord de l’oued).

  • — Peyerimhoff, 1931: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Algeria).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Jarrige, 1958: 96 (Stenus; notes; characters; Algeria).

  • — Coiffait, 1966b: 339 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Mauritania).

  • — Puthz, 1967t: 132 (Stenus; notes; Aden; Yemen).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 51 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; characters; Senegal; Chad; Egypt; Arabia; Yemen; Aden).

  • — Puthz, 1980c: 112 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; notes; Saudi Arabia; also listed from Senegal, Mauretania, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, and Yemen).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 79 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Ethiopia).

  • — Rougemont, 1983: 110 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Niger).

gerardi Bernhauer, 1932a: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Boma; Matadi).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1155 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 52 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus senegalensis).

mortuorum Bernhauer, 1933b: 55 (Stenus; Type locality: Eritrea: Adi Caie).

  • — Puthz, 1967t: 131 (Stenus; synonym of azeganus).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 4 (Stenus; synonym of azeganus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 58 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus azeganus).

separatus L. Benick, 1933: 311 (Stenus; variety of mendicus; Type locality: Südafrika: Zumbody; Grahamstown).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 57 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; characters; South Africa).

  • — Puthz, 1971k: 137 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; South Africa).

collarti Cameron, 1933: 38 (Stenus; Type locality: Belgian Congo: Nizi: Blukwa).

  • — Cameron, 1950g: 20 (Stenus; Belgian Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 22 (Stenus; characters; Zaire; Uganda; Kenya).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 54 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; characters; Belgian Congo).

  • — Janák, 1998: 93 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Uganda).

sequens Cameron, 1933: 39 (Stenus; Type locality: Belgian Congo: Leopoldville).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 52 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus senegalensis).

arabicus Bernhauer, 1940b: 631 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Arabien: Hedjas).

  • — Puthz, 1967t: 132 (Stenus; synonym of arens).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 51 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus arens).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 79 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus arens).

tuniseus Krása, 1941: 117, 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: El Kef, Tunis).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 47 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

  • — Puthz, 1998f: 149 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus).

franzi Puthz, 1964a: 247 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [Note: According to a handwritten notation in a copy of the article sent to me by Volker Puthz the figures attributed to paramendicus on page 251 are franzi]; Type locality: Tschadgebiet: Fort Lamy, Ufergebiet des Chari).

  • — Puthz, 1969d: 310 (Stenus; synonym of senegalensis).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 52 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus senegalensis).

paramendicus Puthz, 1964a: 249 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [Note: According to a handwritten notation in a copy of the article sent to me by the author the figures attributed to franzi on page 248 are paramendicus]; Type locality: Tschadseeufer bei Bol, Tschadgebiet).

  • — Puthz, 1967t: 132 (Stenus; synonym of arens).

  • — Puthz, 1969d: 302 (Stenus; notes; Senegal).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 51 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus arens).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 79 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus arens).

mendicoides Puthz, 1964a: 253 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; replacement name for arabicus Bernhauer, 1940).

  • — Puthz, 1967t: 132 (Stenus; synonym of arens).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 51 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus arens).

  • — Rougemont, 1981: 79 (Stenus; synonym of mendicus arens).

alienigenus Puthz, 1964: 229 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Israel: Saffurije).

  • — Puthz, 1973c: 49 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; notes).

orientis Puthz, 1967t: 133 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Type locality: Mesopotamia).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 50 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; notes).

decellei Puthz, 1971: 54 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Type locality: Congo: Kalundwe, N.E. Gandajika, rivière Luala).

pretoriensis Puthz, 1971: 56 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Type locality: South Africa: Transvaal: Umgebung Pretoria).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 88 (Stenus; variety of mendicus; South Africa; Northern Rhodesia).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 5 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; notes; characters; South Africa).

naivashaensis Puthz, 1971: 59 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Type locality: Kenya: Naivasha).

galla Rougemont, 1981: 80 (Stenus; subspecies of mendicus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Shoa Prov.: Flooded plain at west end of Koka artificial lake, ca. 1900 m).

mendosus Puthz, 1971e: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Connecticut: Groton).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

meracus L. Benick, 1942, see: pilicornis Fauvel, 1895.

mercator Sharp, 1889: 333 (Stenus; Type locality: Junsai, Niigata).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 256 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1942a: 68 (Stenus; China; Japan).

  • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Stenus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1966e: 306 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; China).

  • — Puthz, 1972p: 403 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 439 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Puthz, 1979h: 122 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 233 (Stenus; Korea).

  • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 12 (Stenus; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1991a: 166 (Stenus; Japan).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; China).

  • Distribution: Japan, Korea, China, Russia.

azureus Krása, 1945: 46, 47 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Simbirsk, Siberia).

  • — Puthz, 1966e: 306 (Stenus; synonym of mercator).

  • — Puthz, 1998f: 149 (Stenus; synonym of mercator).

krasai Puthz, 1965f: 28 (Stenus; replacement name for azureus Krása).

  • — Puthz, 1966e: 306 (Stenus; synonym of mercator).

merens Ryvkin, 1987b: 263 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: USSR: Krasnojarsk Region, W-Sajan, River Us valley, near 900 m).

  • Distribution: Russia.

merhabalis Rougemont, 1981: 109 (Stenus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Begemder Prov.: Angereb river, Gondar, 2150 m).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

meridionalis Casey, 1884: 185 (Areus; Type locality: Florida).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Notman, 1920b: 700 (Stenus; Florida).

  • Distribution: USA.

merkli Puthz, 1992c: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Korea: Ryanggang Prov., 31 km on Paekdu-san road, NW of Samjiyon, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: Korea.

merumontis Puthz, 1971: 74 (Stenus; Type locality: Tanganyika Terr.: Mt. Meru, Olkokola, versant N.O., 2900 m, tête de source, savane à Hagenia).

  • Distribution: Tanzania.

mestiza Puthz, 1984: 136 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ecuador: El Triunfo, 60 km E of Guayaquil).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

metallescens Bernhauer, 1911a: 404 (Stenus; Type locality: Argentinien, Prov. Buenos Aires).

  • — L. Benick, 1928d: 49 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 572 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Argentina).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 63 (Stenus; characters; Argentina).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

metallicoides Puthz, 1968: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Morelia).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

metallicus Erichson, 1840: 709 (Stenus; Type locality: Puerto Cabello, Columbiae [Venezuela]; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917b: 295 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 261 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 312 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

methnerianus Bernhauer, 1937, see: kaguruensis Bernhauer, 1915.

methodii Ryvkin, 1988, see: noctivagus Casey, 1884.

metkovichensis Bernhauer, 1936, see: ochropus Kiesenwetter, 1858.

mexicanus Sharp, 1886: 644 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Cordova, Las Vigas).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 263 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 18 (Stenus; characters; Mexico).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

meyeri L. Benick, 1928c: 458 (Stenus; Type locality: Pah Trap, Kalabit country, 3000 ft., N. Sarawak).

  • — L. Benick, 1931: 138 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1973d: 73 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

  • — Puthz, 1988: 673 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Borneo).

  • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; synonymic note).

  • Distribution: Borneo.

meyeri L. Benick, 1928c: 244 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Poh Trop, Borneo).

  • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; synonym of meyeri).

meyeri L. Benick, 1928, see: meyeri L. Benick, 1928.

micans Sharp, 1886, see: capucinus Boheman, 1858.

michaelensis Last, 1970: 355 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: New Guinea: Mount Michael).

  • — Puthz, 1971t: 449, 459 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

microcephalus Bernhauer, 1926, see: fistulosus L. Benick, 1925.

micropterus Eppelsheim, 1880: 465 (Stenus; Type locality: Suramgebirge).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 60 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Fagel, 1967a: 367 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Caucasus).

  • — Puthz, 1983e: 358 (Stenus; characters; Georgia).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 194 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

  • Distribution: Georgia.

micros Solsky, 1874: 196 (Stenus; Type locality: ad Maracandam).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970l: 207, 211 (Stenus; characters; notes; Turkestan; Turkmenia).

  • — Assing, 1994: 108 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • Distribution: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan.

micuba Hromádka, 1982: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: China: Chinkiang, Nordwestl. Also cited from Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1990b: 48 (Stenus; Japan).

  • Distribution: China, Japan.

midas Puthz, 1972r: 495 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Eastern Highlands: Kassam, 1350 m, 48 km E. of Kainantu).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 133 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

mikado Hromádka, 1979f: 117 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Sendai, Oschiu).

  • — Naomi, 1988f: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1989f: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

  • — Naomi, 1991a: 165 (Stenus; Japan).

  • — Ito, 1992: 63 (Stenus; Yakushima Island).

  • Distribution: Japan.

nomurai Naomi, 1988f: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Iwaubetsu, Shiretoko).

  • — Naomi, 1989f: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

  • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 218 (Stenus; synonym of mikado).

mikawanis Naomi, 1997, see: nakanei Hromádka, 1982.

miles Puthz, 1981c: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Manaus).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

militaris Casey, 1884, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

milleporus Casey, 1884, see: sectilifer Casey, 1884.

millepunctus Fauvel, 1904a: 49 (Stenus; Type locality: Nilghiris).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 368 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 19 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 16, 23 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

  • — Puthz, 1984e: 585 (Stenus; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India.

milloti Jarrige, 1966: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Grande Comore: forêt de la Grille, battage).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 12 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1992a: 13 (Stenus; Comoro Islands).

  • Distribution: Comoros, Madagascar.

mimicus Puthz, 1984e: 584 (Stenus; [Note: This name was cited as “in press” but it was published with characters and a locality before the intended original description]; Type locality: West Ghats: Belgaum; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1985]).

  • — Puthz, 1985: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation; [Note: Cited as a new species with type locality: Indien: Belgaum; the name was validated earlier]; characters; India).

  • Distribution: India.

mimus L. Benick, 1931, see: abdominalis Fauvel, 1895.

mindanaoensis Puthz, 1974c: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Davao Province, E. slope of Mt. McKinley, 3400 feet).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

minimus Puthz, 1968, see: rorellus Fauvel, 1907.

minor Casey, 1884, see: pudicus Casey, 1884.

minusculus L. Benick, 1951, see: matumbiensis Bernhauer, 1915.

minutissimus Motschulsky, 1860: 557 (Stenus; Type locality: Verhnje Oudinsk en Daourie).

  • — Hochhuth, 1862: 81 (Stenus; characters; Dauria).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 81 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as pilosiventris according to Puthz, 1971j: 140]; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 206, 208 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 140 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • Distribution: Russia, Mongolia.

minutus Hochhuth, 1849, see: formicetorum Mannerheim, 1843.

miriventris Puthz, 1985: 89 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Thailand: Doi Aneka/Chiangmai. Also cited from Cambodia).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

mirus Fauvel, 1904e: 313 (Stenus; Type locality: Mahanoro).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 327 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 26 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

misael Bondroit, 1912, see: planifrons Rey, 1884.

miscellus L. Benick, 1925, see: phyllobates Penecke, 1901.

miser Puthz, 1985: 82, 100 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiangmai, Fang).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

miserandus Ryvkin, 1987, see: lagopodis Ryvkin, 1987.

mitra Puthz, 1986h: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Chantara District: Panch Pokhari, 14,600 feet).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

miwai Bernhauer, 1943a: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Formosa: Arisan).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971d: 23 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 148 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981d: 121 (Stenus; Taiwan).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

mixtus Puthz, 1967j: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: massif Ruwenzori, Bomboka près Kyandolire, 1650 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 259 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

miyama Naomi, 1988, see: pudefactus Ryvkin, 1987.

mjobergi L. Benick, 1928, see: flavidulus Sharp, 1889.

mjobergi L. Benick, 1928, see: flavidulus Sharp, 1889.

moctezuma Puthz, 2000b: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mexico: Tlaxcala: 6.8 km N Tlaxco, Hwy 119, 2850 m).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

modestus P. Lucas, 1846, see: similis Herbst, 1784.

modicus Puthz, 1968k: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Mt. Elgon, E side 2900 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Kenya.

mohelianus Jarrige, 1966: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Comores: Mohéli, Fomboni).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 15 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1992a: 13 (Stenus; Comoro Islands).

  • Distribution: Comoros, Madagascar.

mombassanus Bernhauer, 1934f: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mombassa, 36 km. S. Lubero).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 542 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 228 (Stenus; characters; Mombasa; Tanzania; Kivu).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 13 (Stenus; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 271 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Congo; Tanzania).

  • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Congo.

mon Rougemont, 1981b: 366 (Stenus; Type locality: Thailand: River Kwae Noi, at Ban Soi Yok, 14°27′N, 98°51′E).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 23 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

monachus Bernhauer, 1905, see: picipes Stephens, 1833.

mongkuti Rougemont, 1987: 708 (Stenus; subgenus “Hypostenus”; Type locality: Thailand: Chanthaburi, Khao Sabap Nat. Park, 150–300 m).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

mongolicus Eppelsheim, 1889a: 183 (Stenus; Type locality: Kan-ssu: Amdo).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1892: 341 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as affaber, a misidentification of mongolicus according to Puthz, 1966e: 296]; Turkestan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Gridelli, 1934: 69 (Stenus; cited as ater; [Note: Misidentification of mongolicus according to Puthz, 1966e: 296] Karakorum region).

  • — Puthz, 1965a: 169 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1966e: 296 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; notes; notes; central Asia; Kashmir; Tibet; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 139 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1969c: 215 (Stenus; Afghanistan).

  • — Coiffait, 1970d: 144 (Stenus; Uzbekistan).

  • — Coiffait, 1979d: 553 (Stenus; Afghanistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; characters; Turkey; Georgia; Turkestan; Uzbekistan; Tadzhikistan; Kirghizia; Kazachistan; Siberia; China; Tibet; Iran; Afghanistan; India).

  • — Puthz, 1986k: 958 (Stenus; Pakistan).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 153 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • Distribution: Turkey, Georgia, Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, China, India, Pakistan.

auliensis Bernhauer, 1902a: 247 (Stenus; Type locality: Aulie Ata, Turkestan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1922c: 161 (Stenus; notes; Siberia; Mongolia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1147 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961h: 251 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Afghanistan).

  • — Puthz, 1966e: 296 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 139 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 153 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

parilis Luze, 1904: 88 (Stenus; Type locality: Seravschan: Fl. Magian; Kschtut: Artutsch, Kumar; Darch; Boschara; Pachut; Postigau; Jagnob: Ansob, Varsaut; Buchara: Kitab).

  • — Bernhauer, 1905b: 596 (Stenus; synonym of auliensis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; synonym of auliensis).

  • — Puthz, 1966e: 296 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 139 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 153 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

caporiaccoi Bernhauer, 1934i: 86 (Stenus; Type locality: Shigar, Shigar-Tal, 220 m; Juno, Shigar-Tal, 2300 m; Chokpiong, Braldo-Tal, 2600 m; Askole, Braldo-Tal, 3100 m).

  • — Puthz, 1966e: 296 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 139 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 153 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

afghanicus Scheerpeltz, 1961b: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Afghanistan: Farah).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 139 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 153 (Stenus; synonym of mongolicus).

monomerus Fauvel, 1895: 214 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie: Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie: Pegou, Palon).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1921a: 368, 401 (Stenus; cited as monomeros; characters; Singapore).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 380 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Burma; Malay Peninsula).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 24 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation: Carin Chebà, 900–1100 m; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1978: 128 (Stenus; India).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 23 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Thailand).

  • — Rougemont, 1987: 707 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Thailand).

  • Distribution: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore.

monstrabilis Puthz, 1967j: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mont Hoyo, 1280 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 259 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

monstrosicollis Bernhauer, 1915h: 218 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: Preanger).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1933a: 109 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 99 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

capreolus L. Benick, 1938: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: Tjibodas, Gedeh; G. Tangkoeban Prahoe 4000–5000 Voet, Preanger).

  • — Puthz, 1968e: 99 (Stenus; synonym of monstrosicollis).

  • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; synonym of monstrosicollis).

nigrotibialis L. Benick, 1938: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: Batoeraden G. Slamat; K. O. Blawan, Idjan-Plateau 900 bis 1500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; synonym of monstrosicollis).

furcatus L. Benick, 1938: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe 4000–5000 Voet, Preanger).

  • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; synonym of monstrosicollis).

monstrosipennis L. Benick, 1951, see: kitondoensis Cameron, 1950.

montalbanensis Bernhauer, 1912, see: cylindricollis Boheman, 1858.

montandoni L. Benick, 1929, see: humilis Erichson, 1839.

montanellus Bernhauer, 1937, see: dodwensis Eichelbaum, 1913.

montanus Casey, 1884, see: sibiricus J. Sahlberg, 1880.

montenegrinus Puthz, 1972s: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Montenegro: Ubli).

  • Distribution: Yugoslavia.

monticelli O. Costa, 1839, see: cordatus Gravenhorst, 1802.

monticola Casey, 1884, see: immarginatus Mäklin, 1853.

montigenus Puthz, 1976: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: West-Nepal: Gebiet von Jumla, Mahidoelepass, 5200 m).

  • — Puthz, 1986h: 14 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

montium Puthz, 1967j: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: massif Ruwenzori, Kalonge, 2060 m, riv. Katauleko, affl. Butahu).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 259 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

montivagans Cameron, 1943: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum, Tiger Hill, altitude 8500–10,000 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1976: 7, 26 (Stenus; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1978: 125, 132 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal.

montivagus Heer, 1841: 578 (Stenus; Type locality: Salève, Pittons 4200′).

  • — Hochhuth, 1849: 180 (Stenus; characters; Caucasus).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 594 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 791 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 126 [= 1873a: 284] (Stenus; characters; France; Italy).

  • — Fauvel, 1876a: 64 [= 1876: 249] (Stenus; Germany; Hungary).

  • — Rey, 1884: 358 [= 1884a: 206] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1915b: 116 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1917: 184 (Stenus; characters in key).

  • — L. Benick, 1925: 84 (Stenus; notes).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 80 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 404 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1193 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 394 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; France; Belgium; Italy; Switzerland; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Romania; Austria; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 107 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Europe.

montosus Puthz, 1976: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Ting Sang La über Barabise, 3400 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 149 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

morio Gravenhorst, 1806: 230 (Stenus; Type locality: Brunsvigae).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 537 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 218 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 700 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 725 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 577 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 757 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; Greece).

  • — Rye, 1864: 38 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 99 [= 1873a: 257] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 240 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — Rey, 1884: 278 [= 1884a: 126] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 338 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1892: 341 (Stenus; Turkestan).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Palaearctic region; North America).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 82 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Blatchley, 1910: 411 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 502 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

  • — Notman, 1920: 17 (Stenus; New York).

  • — L. Benick, 1922c: 162 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1923a: 219 (Stenus; notes).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 254 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 400 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 558 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes; New Jersey).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Korge, 1962a: 73, 75 (Stenus; cited as mendicus; [Note: Misidentification of morio according to Puthz, 1965e: 98] characters; notes; Germany).

  • — Horion, 1963: 335 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Britain; widespread in central Europe; Portugal-Spain to Italy and Greece; Bosnia Hercegovina; Serbia; Bulgaria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 117 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1964: 229 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Focarile, 1964: 63 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1965d (Stenus; characters; Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 81 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 139 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 96 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 257 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania; Greece; Bulgaria).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1979j: 325 (Stenus; Bulgaria).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 364 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Puthz, 1982e: 84 (Stenus; Italy; Yugoslavia).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 169 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 189 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; China).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; characters; Holarctic).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, Canada, USA.

aequalis Mulsant and Rey, 1861: 154 [= 1862: 138] (Stenus; Type locality: Bugey).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 99 [= 1873a: 257] (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Rey, 1884: 281 [= 1884a: 129] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Bondroit, 1913a: 379 (Stenus; variety of morio).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; variety of morio; characters in key).

  • — Focarile, 1964: 63 (Stenus; variety of morio; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 25 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

inaequalis Mulsant and Rey, 1861: 156 [= 1862: 140] (Stenus; Type locality: environs de Cluny).

  • — Rey, 1884: 263 [= 1884a: 111] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 27 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

luculentus Casey, 1884: 122 (Stenus; Type locality: Stockton, California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

haplus Casey, 1884: 125 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 81 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

subgriseus Casey, 1884: 127 (Stenus; Type locality: California; British Columbia).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 258 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Idaho; Washington; Oregon).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 81 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 168 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

dives Casey, 1884: 127 (Stenus; Type locality: northern California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 168 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

terricola Casey, 1884: 128 (Stenus; Type locality: Lake Tahoe, Nevada).

  • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 168 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

indistinctus Casey, 1884: 130 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 168 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

albipilus Rey, 1884: 275 [= 1884a: 123] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: à Pompignane et Fonfroide, près Montpellier).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 25 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

arcuatus Rey, 1884: 282 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: environs d’Aix en Savoie).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 25 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; cited as arquatus; synonym of morio).

moritzi Bernhauer, 1908d: 297 (Stenus; Type locality: Venezuela).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 272 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 65 (Stenus; characters; Colombia).

    • Distribution: Venezuela, Colombia.

    moroensis Puthz, 1972r: 517 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Madang, Finisterre Mts., Moro Camp, 5550 ft.).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    morosus Cameron, 1930, see: abdominalis Fauvel, 1895.

    morosus Cameron, 1930: 339 (Stenus; Type locality: Simla Hills: Fagu; Kotgarh. Chakrata district: Konain, alt. 7000 to 8000 feet).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 16 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 963 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

    morrisoni Blackwelder, 1943, see: cupreus Laporte, 1835.

    morsei† Scudder, 1900: 70 (Bledius; fossil; Type locality: Florissant, Colorado).

    • — Handlirsch, 1907: 728 (Bledius; catalog; Miocene; Colorado).

    • — Wickham, 1913: 4 (Stenus; transferred from Bledius).

    • Distribution: USA.

    mortuorum Bernhauer, 1933, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    morulus Baudi, 1870, see: piscator Saulcy, 1864.

    morvani Rougemont, 1986a: 266 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nepal: Dumahan).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    mrazi L. Benick, 1938a: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brasilien, São Paulo).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    mucronatus Sharp, 1886: 644 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, Peña Blanca 3000 to 4000 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 261 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 14 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Panama.

    mucronatus Champion, 1920, see: crenicollis Eppelsheim, 1895.

    muelleri Bernhauer, 1933b: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Eritrea: Dintorni di Adi Caié).

    • — Puthz, 1968d: 84 (Stenus; subspecies of convergens; characters; Ethiopia).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 305 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of convergens; characters; Ethiopia).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 118 (Stenus; valid species; characters; notes; Ethiopia).

    • Distribution: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast.

    primevalis Cameron, 1949a: 314 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Mt. Tonkoui, alt. 900–1200 m).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 216 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 309 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ivory Coast).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 118 (Stenus; synonym of muelleri).

    mulanjemontis Puthz, 1986j: 299 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Malawi: Southern Region: Mount Mulanje: Chisepo-shelter, 2150 m).

    • Distribution: Malawi.

    muluensis Rougemont, 1986: 284 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sarawak: 4th Division, Gn. Mulu N.P., 2200–2300 m).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    mundulus Casey, 1884: 129 (Stenus; Type locality: Thurston County, Washington Territory).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 256 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    murphyanus Bernhauer, 1917, see: bilentigatus Casey, 1884.

    muscorum Fairmaire and Brisout, 1859: 42 (Stenus; Type locality: Hautes-Pyrénées).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 308 [= 1865b: 58] (Stenus; synonym of glacialis).

    • — Baudi, 1870: 396 (Stenus; synonym of glacialis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 593 (Stenus; synonym of glacialis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; synonym of glacialis).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 110, 111, 113 (Stenus; characters; found only in Pyrenees; other European records refer to parcior limonensis).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 147 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: France, Spain.

    musicola Cameron, 1930: 339 (Stenus; Type locality: Simla Hills: Kotgarh, alt. 7000 feet).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1975: 196 (Stenus; Bhutan).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 11 (Stenus; characters; Nepal).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan.

    mussardi Puthz, 1971o: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ceylon: Central: Horton Plains, 2100 m).

    • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

    mussauensis Puthz, 1970, see: piliferus Motschulsky, 1857.

    mutchleri Blackwelder, 1943, see: bakeri Bernhauer, 1910.

    mutgo Puthz, 1984: 112 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Capitao Vasconselos, on Rio Tuatuari, Upper Xingu Basin Mato Grosso).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    mysterialis Puthz, 1984b: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Taiwan: Kwantzeling, Tainan Hsien, 250 m).

    • Distribution: Taiwan.

    mysticus Sharp, 1889: 330 (Stenus; Type locality: Nikko).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    mzymtaensis Fagel, 1967a: 360 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Caucasus occ.: Krasnaja Poljana).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 193 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    naevius Bernhauer, 1922, see: notipennis Fauvel, 1891.

    nagasakianus Bernhauer, 1936, see: cephalotes Sharp, 1889.

    naias Puthz, 1969g: 643 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Neu Guinea: Ighibirei).

    • — Puthz, 1971t: 448, 453 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Papua).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 120 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    nairobiensis Fauvel, 1907: 19 (Stenus; Type locality: Nairobi; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967k]. Also cited from Kijabe, Rift Valley).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1951: 191 (Stenus; notes; synonyms).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 212 (Stenus; characters; Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya; Congo; Tanzania; Transvaal). — Puthz, 1967k: 12 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Nairobi; Kenya). — Puthz, 1969: 26 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes). — Puthz, 1971: 236 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Kenya; Angola; South Africa). — Puthz, 1971k: 138 (Stenus; Rhodesia). — Puthz, 1972a: 4 (Stenus; characters; Zaire). — Hammond, 1975a: 12 (Stenus; Angola; South Africa). — Rougemont, 1981: 103 (Stenus; Ethiopia).

    • Distribution: Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Congo, Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa.

    angustiventris Bernhauer, 1915d: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: West Usambara; Arusha-Ju).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1951: 192, 193 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    • — Puthz, 1967k: 12 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 26 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 236 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 103 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    zuluanus Bernhauer, 1934h: 501 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Zululand: Eshowe).

    • — Puthz, 1967k: 12 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 26 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 236 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 103 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    terringtoni Tottenham, 1953b: 489 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kilimanjaro: Weru Weru Gorge, 4500 ft.).

    • — Puthz, 1967k: 12 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 26 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 236 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 103 (Stenus; synonym of nairobiensis).

    naivashaensis Puthz, 1971, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    nakanei Hromádka, 1982: 132 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Kinki Distr., Asuka).

    • — Naomi, 1990a: 2 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1997d: 606 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    mikawanis Naomi, 1997d: 606 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of nakanei; Type locality: Japan: Aichi Pref.: Mennoki Pass).

    namazu Hromádka, 1979, see: rugipennis Sharp, 1874.

    nanulus Casey, 1884, see: assequens Rey, 1884.

    nanus Stephens, 1833: 301 (Stenus; Type locality: London; in the west of England; [Note: See lectotype designation by Kevan and Allen, 1962]).

    • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 233 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163, cited circularis Gravenhorst, 1806, as a synonym of nanus but Gravenhorst attributed the species to his 1802 work]; characters).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 411 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 46 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 156 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Rye, 1864: 64 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 82 [= 1873a: 240] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria; Cyprus; Caucasus).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 101 [= 1878a: 21] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 28 [= 1886a: 20] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Eppelsheim, 1892: 341 (Stenus; Turkestan).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 578 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Palaearctic region; North America).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 74 (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Poppius, 1905: 10 (Stenus; Orkney Islands).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 81 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 506 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 255 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 397 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

    • — Renkonen, 1941: 103 (Stenus; characters; notes; Finland).

    • — A. Strand, 1942: 73 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Normand, 1947a: 7 (Stenus; Tunisia).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 256 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia).

    • — Larsson and Gígja, 1959: 79 (Stenus; biological notes; Iceland).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 27, 28 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 215 (Stenus; notes; characters; lectotype designation: [Note: Locality not cited]).

    • — Horion, 1963: 351 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; widespread in northern and central Europe; Portugal; Italy; Bosnia; Corfu).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 114 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967m: 81 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1967b: 101 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 720 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1970l: 207 (Stenus; characters; not cited from North America).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 94 (Stenus; Switzerland).

    • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 255 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 363 (Stenus; Balkans).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 158 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 168 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 178, 183 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 489 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Assing, 2001: 75 (Stenus; collected from xerothermous site; Germany).

    • Distribution: Algeria, Tunisia, Iceland, Europe, Russia, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia.

    declaratus Erichson, 1839a: 557 (Stenus; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Heer, 1839: 222 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 717 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 727 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 425 (Stenus; France).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 156 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 585 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 228 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 222 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 774 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; Greece).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 229 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 81 (Stenus; Caucasus).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 82 [= 1873a: 240] (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 242 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 253 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Rey, 1884: 307 [= 1884a: 155] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 342 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 578 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1949a: 98 (Stenus; characters; Germany; Austria; Switzerland; Hungary; Romania; Italy; Balkan region; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; England; Ireland; Turkmenia; Transbaikal).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 8 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 97 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 215 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 114 (Stenus; synonym of declaratus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 296 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berol.; synonym of nanus).

    • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; cited as valid species; Italy).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 158 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

    naraini Makhan, 1995 see: capillaceus L. Benick, 1917.

    nasutus Sharp, 1886: 648 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, San Miguel in the Pearl Islands).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 267 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • Distribution: Panama.

    natalensis Bernhauer, 1934h: 500 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Natal: Frere; mouth of Umkomaas River; Van Reenen).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 278 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    neboissi Puthz, 1970e: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Australia: Qld: Cairns).

    • — Reid, 1997: 123 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    nebulo Puthz, 2000: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Prov. “Matto Grosso”).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    nebulosus L. Benick, 1949b: 575 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Rio Itapacura bei São Bento, Mun. São Lourenço da Mata, Staat Pernambuco).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    necessarius L. Benick, 1922, see: japonicus Sharp, 1874.

    nefas Puthz, 1984b: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Taiwan: Kwantzeling, Tainan Hsien, 250 m).

    • Distribution: Taiwan.

    neglectus Casey, 1884: 59 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Grimsby, Ontario; Illinois; Nebraska).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 490 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    neglectus Gerhardt, 1899, see: excubitor Erichson, 1839.

    nepalensis Puthz, 1972u: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Wald oberhalb Durumtali, am Aufstieg zum Ting Sang La, 2200–2300 m).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 8, 26 (Stenus; characters of male; Nepal).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    neptunus Puthz, 1969g: 650 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Neu Guinea: Papua: Mondo, 5000 ft.).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 482, 510 (Stenus; characters; Papua).

    • — Puthz, 1991d: 32 (Stenus; Papua).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    nereis Puthz, 1971t: 457 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Madang District: Finisterre Mts., Naho River Valley, Moro, 1700 m).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 125 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    netolitzkyi Bernhauer, 1908, see: humilis Erichson, 1839.

    nevermanni L. Benick, 1938c: 277 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 623 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

    • — Puthz, 1977b: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Costa Rica).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    nigellus L. Benick, 1942: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: NO-Burma: Kambaiti, 7000 ft.).

    • Distribution: Myanmar.

    niger Mannerheim, 1830, see: carbonarius Gyllenhal, 1827.

    nigerensis Puthz, 1968, see: depilis L. Benick, 1951.

    nigerrimus Cameron, 1945c: 709 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: South Africa: Simon's Town).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 142 (Stenus; characters; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    nigrescens Puthz, 1972r: 521 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madang: Gogol River).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 142 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    nigricans Sharp, 1876: 371 (Stenus; Type locality: Para).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 62 (Stenus; characters; Brazil; Surinam; Peru).

    • Distribution: Surinam, Brazil, Peru.

    magniceps Bernhauer, 1916f: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Para).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 62 (Stenus; synonym of nigricans).

    nigricolor Puthz, 1998h: 135 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philipinen: Palawan: Port Barton, 150 m).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    nigricoloratus Puthz, 1998h: 137 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sulawesi S.O.: Kendari airport, 30 km W of Kendari).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    nigricornis Stephens, 1833, see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

    nigrificatus Puthz, 1987b: 399 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pichin., Quito-St. Domin Tandapi, 1500 m).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    nigripalpis Thomson, 1857, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

    nigripes Cameron, 1930, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

    nigripes Trella, 1932 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: fossulatus Erichson, 1840.

    nigripontis Puthz, 2000: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Amazonas: Ponta Negro near Manaus).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    nigrita Puthz, 1973d: 77 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Borneo: Pengaron).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    nigritulus Gyllenhal, 1827: 502 (Stenus; Type locality: Suecia).

    • — Mannerheim, 1830: 43 (Stenus; Finland; Russia).

    • — Mannerheim, 1831: 457 (Stenus; Finland; Russia).

    • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 429 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Runde, 1835: 16 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 71 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

    • — Heer, 1839: 222 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 719 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 728 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 46 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 586 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 229 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 222 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 775 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 229 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 82 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 87 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Baudi, 1870: 396 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 106 [= 1873a: 264] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria; Cyprus; Crete; Caucasus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 242 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 258 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 62 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 102 [= 1878a: 22] (Stenus; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Rey, 1884: 323 [= 1884a: 171] (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 29 [= 1886a: 21] (Stenus; Morocco; Tunisia; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 345 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 583 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Europe).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 76 (Stenus; Barbary).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 524 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters in key; Europe; North Africa; Caucasus; Siberia).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 405 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 101 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Raianu, 1963: 84 (Stenus; Romania).

    • — Horion, 1963: 364 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Russia; Fennoscandia; Britain; France; Bosnia; Greece; Italy; Spain; Portugal; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 273 (Stenus; North Africa).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; [Note: North African records refer to brunnipes maximus according to Puthz (personal communication)]).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 262 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Uhlig and Vogel, 1981: 99 (Stenus; ecological note; Germany).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 247 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 145 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 171 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Herman, 2001: 34 (Stenus; synonymic note).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    nigritulus Zetterstedt, 1828: 91 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Lapponia Tornensis; Wittangi Lapponiae).

    • — Herman, 2001: 24 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    unicolor Stephens, 1833: 286 (Stenus; Type locality: Battersea-field; London; Suffolk; Norfolk).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 46 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 155 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 345 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 583 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    campestris Erichson, 1839a: 559 (Stenus; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Heer, 1839: 222 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 719 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 728 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 586 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 229 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 222 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 776 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of unicolor).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 230 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Baudi, 1870: 396 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 106 [= 1873a: 264] (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 242 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 62 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Rey, 1884: 323 [= 1884a: 171] (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 583 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1171 (Stenus; synonym of nigritulus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 297 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berol.; synonym of nigritulus).

    nigritulus Zetterstedt, 1828, see: nigritulus Gyllenhal, 1827.

    nigriclavis Stephens, 1833, see: tarsalis Ljungh, 1810.

    nigronitens Puthz, 1982a: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Mt. Wilhelm, 3300 m).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    nigrosplendens Puthz, 1981c: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo, Piracicaba, margen do Piracica minim.).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    nigrotibialis L. Benick, 1938, see: monstrosicollis Bernhauer, 1915.

    nigrovirens Fauvel, 1895, see: Dianous.

    nilgiriensis Cameron, 1914: 532 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: S. India: Nilgiri Hills, Ouchterlony Valley, 5000′).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 403 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1193 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970: 12 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 577, 587 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • Distribution: India.

    nimbamontis Puthz, 1986, see: semisericeus Cameron, 1929.

    nimborum Sharp, 1886: 644 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Quiche Mountains 7000 to 9000 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 262 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Guatemala.

    nimbosus Casey, 1884: 139 (Stenus; Type locality: Fort Garland, Colorado).

    • — Fall and Cockerell, 1907: 167 (Stenus; New Mexico).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 267 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 36 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: USA.

    amicus Casey, 1884: 142 (Stenus; Type locality: Colorado).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 36 (Stenus; synonym of nimbosus).

    ninii Rougemont, 1981a: 339 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Burma: Taunggyi).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 44 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Rougemont, 1984a: 355 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, China.

    niponensis Cameron, 1930, see: japonicus Sharp, 1874.

    nipponomontanus Naomi, 1988f: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Nara Pref.: Ohdaigahara).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    nishikawai Naomi, 1988g: 58 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Higashi-ohnuma, Nanae, Oshima).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    nitens Stephens, 1833: 300 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Suffolk).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 411 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 152 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Rye, 1864: 41 (Stenus; synonym of aemulus).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 97 [= 1873a: 255] (Stenus; characters; Lapland; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 130 [= 1873c: 23] (Stenus; Russia).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 58 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 339 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany; England; Finland; Lapland).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 501 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Jarrige, 1946a: 111 (Stenus; France).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 342 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Italy; France; Switzerland; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 117 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 293 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 248 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Ryvkin, 1987c: 159 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 170 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Puthz, 1992c: 152 (Stenus; Austria).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 188 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Schillhammer, 1994a: 292 (Stenus; Austria).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    aemulus Erichson, 1839a: 541 (Stenus; Type locality: Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 704 (Stenus; characters; Germany; Lapland).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 725 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 577 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 224 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 756 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of nitens).

    • — Rye, 1864: 41 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 239 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 59 (Stenus; synonym of nitens).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; synonym of nitens).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of nitens).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; synonym of nitens).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 293 (Stenus; synonym of nitens).

    nitescens Casey, 1884: 170 (Areus; Type locality: Florida).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: USA.

    nitidiceps Puthz, 1980a: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Indien: West Almora: Sunderdhunga, 8–12,000 feet).

    • — Coiffait, 1983: 274 (Stenus; Kashmir).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 953 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

    nitidiusculus Stephens, 1833: 292 (Stenus; Type locality: Suffolk; London).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 413 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonym of speculator).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of canaliculatus).

    • — Rye, 1864: 90 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 119 [= 1873a: 277] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Switzerland; Austria; Italy).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 354 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 591 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; north and middle Europe).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 517 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 88 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 402 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1193 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — West, 1937: 43 (Stenus; Faroe Islands).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 54 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 112 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway).

    • — Horion, 1963: 378 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Britain; Norway; Sweden; Holland; Belgium; France; Spain; Switzerland; Italy; Czech Republic; Poland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 20 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 105 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 265 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 89 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 248 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    juncorum Stephens, 1833: 292 (Stenus; Type locality: Battersea-fields; Devonshire; near Bristol; Crwmlyn Bog).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 413 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 591 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    obliquus Heer, 1839: 224 (Stenus; Type locality: Bern).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 784 (Stenus; synonym of tempestivus).

    • — Rey, 1884: 375 [= 1884a: 223] (Stenus; synonym of tempestivus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 591 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    tempestivus Erichson, 1839a: 563 (Stenus; Type locality: Lutet.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 724 (Stenus; characters; Germany; France; England).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 729 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 426 (Stenus; France).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 593 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 232 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 224 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 784 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 234 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 90 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 308 [= 1865b: 58] (Stenus; habitat; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 119 [= 1873a: 277] (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 244 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Rey, 1884: 375 [= 1884a: 223] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 354 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 591 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1193 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 299 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Lutet.; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    quadratipennis Bernhauer, 1915j: 264 (Stenus; Type locality: Manzanal).

    • — Bernhauer, 1923d: 180 (Stenus; characters; Spain).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 89 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Jarrige, 1946a: 112 (Stenus; race of nitidiusculus; France).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 20 (Stenus; synonym of nitidiusculus).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 105 (Stenus; subspecies of nitidiusculus; characters; Portugal; Spain).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 266 (Stenus; subspecies of nitidiusculus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 89 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; subspecies of nitidiusculus; characters).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; subspecies of nitidiusculus).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; subspecies of nitidiusculus; Italy ?).

    nitidiventris Fagel, 1967a: 363 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Anatolia bor.: Borçka).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 358 (Stenus; Georgia).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 193 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

    • Distribution: Georgia, Turkey.

    nitidulus Cameron, 1914: 531 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Manipur).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 373 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Stenus; characters; East Pakistan).

    • Distribution: India, Bangladesh.

    nitidus Stephens, 1833, see: bifoveolatus Gyllenhal, 1827.

    nitidus Lacordaire, 1835, see: melanopus Marsham, 1802.

    nitipennis Puthz, 1995d: 197 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindoro: 20 km W. Calapan, Hidden Paradise).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    niveoides Gusmann, 1919 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: niveus Fauvel, 1865.

    niveus Fauvel, 1865a: 307 [= 1865b: 57] (Stenus; Type locality: Lac d’Annecy, Savoie; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from France; Percy).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 115 [= 1873a: 273] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Rey, 1884: 374 [= 1884a: 222] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 353 (Stenus; variety of pallitarsis; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 589 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany; France; Scotland).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 515 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 58 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 222 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Bernhauer, 1926g: 2 (Stenus; Kamchatka region).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 401 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1193 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — L. Benick, 1941e: 135 (Stenus; characters; variation).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 373 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Britain; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Russia; Holland; Belgium; France; Spain; Czech Republic; Poland ?; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Lac d’Annecy, Savoie; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 103 (Stenus; Switzerland).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 79, 88 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; notes; characters; Europe; Colorado; Manitoba; Northwest Territories; Alaska).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Haberman, 1983: 101 (Stenus; Estonia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Hodge and Jones, 1995: 35 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy ?).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Kamchatka).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Canada, USA.

    cavifrons Mulsant and Rey, 1870: 110 [= 1871: 86] (Stenus; Type locality: les montagnes du Beaujolais).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 115 [= 1873a: 273] (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 374 [= 1884a: 222] (Stenus; synonym of niveus).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 353 (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 589 (Stenus; synonym of niveus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; synonym of niveus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 9 (Stenus; synonym of niveus).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of niveus).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 26 (Stenus; synonym of niveus).

    niveoides Gusmann, 1919: 60 (Stenus; aberration of binotatus; [Note: Nomen nudum (Articles 1.3.4, 45.5)]; cited from Untertrave).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1193 (Stenus; synonym of niveus).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of niveus).

    vista Sanderson, 1946: 430 (Stenus; Type locality: Buena Vista, Yale Lake Colorado. Also cited from Manitoba and Northwest Territory).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 79, 90 (Stenus; synonym of niveus).

    nobilis Bernhauer, 1926a: 130 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mindanao: Surigao).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1193 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 147 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    nobilis Petri 1926, see: guttula P. W. J. Müller, 1821.

    noctivagus Casey, 1884: 121 (Stenus; Type locality: New Hampshire, probably White Mountains).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of sibiricus).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 146 (Stenus; characters; notes; Canada; Russia; Kazakhstan; Italy).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • — Naomi, 1997a: 22 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA, Japan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Italy.

    methodii Ryvkin, 1988a: 336 [= Ryvkin, 1989a: 48] (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kirgiziia, Fergansgii Khr., okrestnosti poselka Iarodar, 1100–1200 m).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 146 (Stenus; synonym of noctivagus).

    nodicollis Puthz, 2000: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Peru: Madre de dios, Parque Manu, Pakitsa, 12°07′S, 70°58′[W]).

    • Distribution: Peru.

    nodipes Puthz, 1972s: 250 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Bulgarien: Sofia, Sv. Ivan. Also cited from Yugoslavia and Sardinia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy ?).

    • Distribution: Sardinia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey.

    manegordensis Puthz, 1981i: 694 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of korgei; Type locality: Türkei: Paphlagonien, Kysyldscha Hammam).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 152 (Stenus; subspecies of korgei; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 141 (Stenus; synonym of nodipes).

    nomurai Noami, 1988, see: mikado Hromádka, 1979.

    notaculipennis Puthz, 1991d: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Ilam District nördl. Mai Pokhari, Tal der Gitang Khola, 1900–2100 m).

    • — Zheng, 1993: 225, 227 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; key characters; China; Nepal).

    • Distribution: Nepal, China.

    emeiensis Zheng, 1992b: 167 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of notaculipennis; Type locality: China: Sichuan: E-Mei-Shan, 710–1450 m).

    • Distribution: China.

    notatipennis Puthz, 1981b: 155 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Indien: Haldwani District, Kumaon).

    • Distribution: India.

    notatus Rey, 1884, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

    nothus L. Benick, 1929: 264 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Catbalogan, Samar; Subaan, Mindoro; Kasiguran; Cabugao, N.-Luzon; Zambales, Luzon).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 533 (Stenus; Philippines).

    • — Rougemont, 1986: 285 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sarawak).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 656 (Stenus; Borneo).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • Distribution: Philippines, Borneo.

    wallacei Puthz, 1968j: 456 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Celbese [Note: Probably Celebes).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; synonym of nothus).

    • — Rougemont, 1986: 285 (Stenus; synonym of nothus).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 656 (Stenus; synonym of nothus).

    notipennis Fauvel, 1891: 94 (Stenus; Type locality: Colonie Tovar).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 10 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • Distribution: Venezuela.

    naevius Bernhauer, 1922: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Venezuela).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 260 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 199 (Stenus; synonym of notipennis).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 10 (Stenus; synonym of notipennis).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 46 (Stenus; synonym of notipennis).

    novator Jacquelin du Val, 1868, see: providus Erichson, 1839.

    novoteutonicus Wendeler, 1956: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Nova Teutonia, 300–500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 47 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    nubilus Ryvkin, 1987b: 270 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: USSR: Yakutia, Aldan River, 3 km E of Chandyga).

    • — Naomi, 1997f: 6 (Stenus; Japan).

    • Distribution: Russia, Japan.

    nucifragibulum Puthz, 1987b: 409 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brasilien: Mato Grosso).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    nudus L. Benick, 1951: 204 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagaskar int. austr.).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 499 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 307 (Stenus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 329 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 21 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    numidianus Puthz, 1974l: 491 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Algerien: Edough).

    • Distribution: Algeria.

    nuntiator Ryvkin, 1987b: 266 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: USSR: Amur Region, source of Selemdzha river: Deremikan River).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    nupenus Puthz, 1971, see: cameratus L. Benick, 1921.

    nyamuragiraensis Puthz, 1967, see: umbrosus L. Benick, 1928.

    nyanzae Cameron, 1956, see: jovino Eichelbaum, 1913.

    nyorai Naomi, 1990a: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Yamanashi Pref.: Aokigahara, Mt. Fuji).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    obconicus Fauvel, 1904e: 313 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Tananarive; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1971]. Also cited from Madagascar: forêt de Moramanga; centre sud; Fort Dauphin; forêt Tanala. Nil Blanc).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1950g: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Belgian Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 245 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation: Tananarive; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 8 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Rougemont, 1983: 110 (Stenus; Chad).

    • — Puthz, 1992a: 14 (Stenus; Madagascar).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • Distribution: Madagascar, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Congo, Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal.

    quinquecarinatus Cameron, 1952e: 829 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Dahomey: Zagnanado).

    • — Cameron, 1952e: 829 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as cooperi; [Note: Misidentification of obconicus quinquecarinatus according to Puthz (personal communication)] Dahomey).

    • — Tottenham, 1956: 223 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Ruanda).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 247 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of obconicus; characters; Dahomey; Nigeria).

    damarensis Puthz, 1967i: 200 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of obconicus; Type locality: Südwestafrika: Ovamboland, Oshikango).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 246 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of obconicus; characters; South West Africa).

    royi Puthz, 1969d: 306 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of obconicus; Type locality: Sénégal: Noflaye/Sangalkam).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 247 (Stenus; synonym of obconicus).

    malawianus Puthz, 1971k: 138 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of obconicus; Type locality: Malawi: 10 mi. W. Mlanje. Also cited from Zambia).

    annectens Puthz, 1971: 246 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of obconicus; Type locality: Cameroun: Ya Dande).

    occultatus Puthz, 1994f: 400 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of obconicus Type locality: Zaire: Parc National Albert, Mutsora, à 5 km au Sud de Mutwanga, 1200 m).

    obductus Sharp, 1876: 359 (Stenus; Type locality: Ega).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    obesulus Fauvel, 1878, see: piliferus Motschulsky, 1857.

    obliquenotatus Cameron, 1930: 390 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Chakrata district: Deoban; Manjgaon; Khedar Khud; Bodyar; Jadi Gad, alt. 7000 to 9000 feet).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 7 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 144 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal.

    obliquus Heer, 1839, see: nitidiusculus Stephens, 1833.

    obliteratus Cameron, 1930, see: flavovittatus Champion, 1920.

    oblitus Sharp, 1874: 87 (Stenus; Type locality: Kobé).

    • — Sharp, 1889: 332 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1940: 569 (Stenus; China; Japan; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972m: 180 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1972p: 404 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1974k: 439 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1979h: 122 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 6 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 234 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 12 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 26 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: Vietnam, Japan, Korea, China.

    chapmani Cameron, 1934b: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tonkin: Hoa-Binh).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; synonym of oblitus).

    oblongulus Naomi, 1998a: 99 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Kagoshima Pref.: Miike, Mt. Kirishima).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    obscurefactus Puthz, 1987b: 401 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Peru: Junin, San Emiliano de Cachingareni, approx. 55 km SE Satipo, 1000 m).

    • Distribution: Peru.

    obscurellus Bernhauer, 1929f: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Haut-Uele: Watsa).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 512 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 209, 213 (Stenus; characters; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1967n: 187 (Stenus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 239 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 89 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • Distribution: Congo, Congo Republic, Ghana.

    obscuricornis L. Benick, 1949b: 562 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brasilien: Barra de Boa Vista, atual Coripós, Nebenarm des Rio São Francisco, Mun. Boa Vista, atual Coripós, Staat Pernambuco).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    obscuripalpis Hubenthal, 1911a: 188 (Stenus; variety of clavicornis; Type locality: Niederösterreich).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; aberration of clavicornis; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; aberration of clavicornis).

    • — Bernhauer, 1936: 2 (Stenus; variety of clavicornis; China).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 8 (Stenus; aberration of clavicornis).

    • — Puthz, 1972i: 124 (Stenus; valid species; characters; Austria; Hungary; Russia).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140, 148 (Stenus; characters; note; Russia; Hungary; Slovakia; Austria).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 156 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Ukraine; Kazakhstan).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Austria, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan.

    obscuripes Ganglbauer, 1896: 174 (Stenus; variety of montivagus; Type locality: Rodnaer Gebirge).

    • — Bernhauer, 1899: 26 (Stenus; valid species; cited as “Ganglb. nov. spec.”; characters).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1913a: 207 (Stenus; notes; Siebenbürgen).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 80 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1966: 327 (Stenus; characters; notes; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Poland; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1993b: 116 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    obscuripes Gerhardt, 1912 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: tarsalis Ljungh, 1810.

    obscurus P. Lucas, 1846, see: providus Erichson, 1839.

    obsoletus Casey, 1884, see: punctatus Erichson, 1840.

    obstrusus Casey, 1884, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

    occidentalis Casey, 1884: 90 (Stenus; Type locality: Lake Quesnel, British Columbia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    occultatus Puthz, 1994, see: obconicus Fauvel, 1904.

    ocellatus Fauvel, 1865a: 305 [= 1865b: 55] (Stenus; Type locality: Tarbes; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Originally cited from Hautes-Pyrénées. Portugal).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 75 [= 1873a: 233] (Stenus; characters; France; Portugal).

    • — Rey, 1884: 192 [= 1884a: 40] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Penecke, 1912: 237 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1925: 73 (Stenus; notes; characters; Spain).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key; Pyrenees).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 394 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — L. Benick, 1932b: 1 (Stenus; notes; Morocco, Spain).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 12 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Tarbes; characters; notes; Spain; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1970i: 113 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 278 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Europe.

    oceodromus Gistel, 1857: 23 (Stenus; [Note: Nomen dubium]; Type locality: Styria).

    • Distribution: Austria.

    ochiba Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 213 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Nagano Pref.: Mt. Ontake, 3000 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    ochropus Kiesenwetter, 1858: 125 (Stenus; Type locality: Parnes).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 122 [= 1873a: 280] (Stenus; synonym of elegans).

    • — Rey, 1884: 339 [= 1884a: 187] (Stenus; synonym of elegans).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 595 (Stenus; synonym of elegans).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of elegans).

    • — L. Benick, 1925: 81 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 77 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; variety of erichsoni; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; synonym of erichsoni).

    • — Puthz, 1973a (Stenus; notes).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 366 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 350 (Stenus; Georgia; Iran).

    • — H. Franz, 1984: 59 (Stenus; Macedonia).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 201 (Stenus; notes; Moldavia; Ukraine; Russia; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Iran; Turkmenistan).

    • — Janák and Vysoky, 1992: 135 (Stenus; collected with Formica truncorum; Bohemia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Assing, 1994a: 12, 23 (Stenus; wing length; xerothermous sites; Germany).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Ødegaard and Ligaard, 2000: 10 (Stenus; notes; habitat; Sweden; Norway).

    • — Assing, 2001: 75 (Stenus; collected from xerothermous site; Germany).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan.

    flavipes Erichson, 1839a: 566 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 729 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Märkel and Kiesenwetter, 1848a: 325 (Stenus; notes; Carpathian Alps).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 179 (Stenus; characters; Iberia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 730 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 595 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 232 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 789 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 237 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 308 [= 1865b: 58] (Stenus; habitat; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 131 [= 1873a: 289] (Stenus; synonym of erichsoni).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 244 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 257 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 65 (Stenus; synonym of erichsoni).

    • — Rey, 1884: 356 [= 1884a: 204] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 351 (Stenus; synonym of erichsoni).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 598 (Stenus; synonym of erichsoni).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; synonym of erichsoni).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; synonym of erichsoni).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 300 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berol.; synonym of erichsoni).

    • — Puthz, 1973a: 22 (Stenus; synonym of ochropus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 201 (Stenus; synonym of ochropus).

    erichsoni Rye, 1864: 108 (Stenus; Type locality: Cumb.; Falkirk, Bungay, Repton. Croydon).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 131 [= 1873a: 289] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Georgia).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 65 (Stenus; cited as erichsonis; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 356 [= 1884a: 204] (Stenus; synonym of flavipes).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 351 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 598 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Penecke, 1898: 252 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 84 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 222 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; variety of erichsoni; characters in key).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 76 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 404 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Italy).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 57 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 386 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; widespread in southern and central Europe; Denmark; Britain; Sweden).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 125 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 21 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Coiffait, 1968c: 505 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 108 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 273 (Stenus; notes; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1973a: 22 (Stenus; synonym of ochropus).

    • — Bordoni, 1974b: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Italy).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of ochropus).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Drugmand, 1988: 62 (Stenus; Belgium).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 201 (Stenus; synonym of ochropus).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; synonym of ochropus).

    longelytratus Bernhauer, 1900: 48 (Stenus; variety of erichsoni; Type locality: Ulrichs-kirchen).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 180 (Stenus; variety of erichsoni).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 77 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; variety of erichsoni; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; variety of erichsoni).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 10 (Stenus; variety of erichsoni).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 201 (Stenus; synonym of ochropus).

    jailensis L. Benick, 1915: 229 (Stenus; variety of erichsoni; Type locality: Krim, Jaila-Geb.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1188 (Stenus; synonym of erichsoni).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 201 (Stenus; synonym of ochropus).

    metkovichensis Bernhauer, 1936g: 305 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Dalmatien: Umgebung von Metkovich).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 21 (Stenus; synonym of erichsoni).

    • — Puthz, 1973a: 22 (Stenus; synonym of ochropus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 201 (Stenus; synonym of ochropus).

    ocreatus Puthz, 1970: 11 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Indien: Arni Gad, Mussoorie).

    • — Puthz, 1975: 189 (Stenus; Bhutan).

    • — Rougemont, 1980: 181 (Stenus; characters; Nepal).

    • Distribution: India, Nepal, Bhutan.

    oculatus Gravenhorst, 1802, see: similis Herbst, 1784.

    odius Blackwelder, 1943, see: sectilifer Casey, 1884.

    odysseus Puthz, 1972r: 497 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Morobe: Mt. Piora, 2100–2800 m).

    • — Puthz, 1991d: 26 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    oedichiroides Rougemont, 1981, see: pictus Motschulsky, 1857.

    oedipous Puthz, 1971: 339 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tanzania: Zanzibar).

    • Distribution: Tanzania.

    ogloblini Bernhauer, 1939h: 236 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Estacion Experimental Loreto, Misiones).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 53 (Stenus; synonym of operosus).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 144 (Stenus; valid species; notes).

    • Distribution: Argentina, Paraguay.

    alcathous Puthz, 1984: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Paraguay: Alto Parana, Hohenau).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 144 (Stenus; synonym of ogloblini).

    ognatei Puthz, 1988d: 1033 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Paraguay: Itapua, San Benito, Pastoreo. Also cited from Brazil).

    • Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay.

    ohbayashii Naomi, 1997, see: zaishin Naomi, 1990.

    ohishii Naomi, 1987: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Ohita Pref.: Shin-yabakei).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 69 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    oisami Naomi and Puthz, 1994b: 304 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Yamanachi-Shizuoka Prefs.: Mt. Fuji, 2000–2300 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    okamotoi Naomi, 1989d: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Hiroshima Pref.: Shichitsukahara, Shobaru C.).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    oligocephalus Bernhauer, 1934, see: convergens L. Benick, 1933.

    olivaceus W. J. MacLeay, 1873: 148 (Stenus; Type locality: Gayndah).

    • — Fauvel, 1877: 209 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Fauvel, 1878g: 503 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Lea, 1899: 545 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Bernhauer, 1916a: 2 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 123 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    oneili Puthz, 1971: 337 (Stenus; Type locality: South Africa: Dunbrody).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    oni Naomi, 1988i: 81 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Tochigi Pref.: Mt. Maeshirane, Nikko).

    • — Puthz, 1993a: 167 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    ookami Hromádka, 1979, see: unagi Hromádka, 1979.

    opacus Erichson, 1839, see: carbonarius Gyllenhal, 1827.

    opaculus Bernhauer, 1931, see: jovino Eichelbaum, 1913.

    operosus Erichson, 1840: 736 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 327 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 53 (Stenus; characters; Argentina; Brazil; Uruguay).

    • Distribution: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina.

    convexus Bernhauer, 1911a: 406 (Stenus; Type locality: Argentinien, Prov. Buenos Aires).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 53 (Stenus; synonym of operosus).

    opilionipes Puthz, 1978: 132 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: India: W. Bengal, Darjeeling District, Ghum, 1800 m).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 142 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • Distribution: India.

    opportunus L. Benick, 1928d: 34 (Stenus; Type locality: Murury, Fluss im nördlichen Teile der Prov. Espirito Santo in Brasilien).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    opticus Gravenhorst, 1806: 231 (Stenus; Type locality: Brunsvigae).

    • — Mannerheim, 1830: 4 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

    • — Mannerheim, 1831: 458 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

    • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 431 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Runde, 1835: 17 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Lacordaire, 1835: 450 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 560 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Heer, 1839: 222 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 720 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1844: 353 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 728 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 587 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 230 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 222 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 778 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 222 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 87 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 103 [= 1873a: 261] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Germany; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1874: 332 [= 1874b: 38] (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 243 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 257 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 60 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 319 [= 1884a: 167] (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 343 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 582 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; north and middle Europe).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 522 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters in key; Europe; Britain; Italy; Siberia).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 405 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Jarrige, 1946a: 112 (Stenus; France).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 99 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 360 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Russia; Fennoscandia; Britain; Denmark; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Romania; Italy; Switzerland; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 721 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 24 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 261 (Stenus; Croatia).

    • — Bordoni, 1975h: 7, 15 (Stenus; notes; Italy).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 248 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 171 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1995: 81 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    oreas Puthz, 1976: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: West-Nepal: Gebiet von Jumla, Umgebung der Alm Darghari bei Maharigaon, ca. 3800 m).

    • — Puthz, 1986h: 14 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    oreophilus Fairmaire and Brisout, 1859, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    orientalis Bernhauer, 1931, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

    orientis Puthz, 1967, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

ornativentris Sharp, 1886: 650 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, San Miguel in the Pearl Islands).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 280 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 637 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Panama.

ornatus† B. Förster, 1891: 365 (Stenus; Oligocene fossil; Type locality: Brunnstatt bei Mülhausen).

  • — Handlirsch, 1907: 728 (Stenus; catalog; Oligocene; Elsass).

  • Distribution: France.

ornatus Cameron, 1929, see: pulchrior Puthz, 1971.

oromo Rougemont, 1981: 82 (Stenus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Arussi Prov.: Asella, 2600 m).

  • Distribution: Ethiopia.

orousseti Puthz, 1984, see: phaenomenalis Bernhauer, 1919.

oscillator Rye, 1870: 7 (Stenus; Type locality: Britain).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 107 [= 1873a: 265] (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 359 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 57 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; aberration of tarsalis; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; variety of tarsalis).

  • — Tottenham, 1954: 74 (Stenus; cited as valid species; characters; Britain).

  • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 216 (Stenus; cited as valid species).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 367 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Britain; Sweden; Denmark; Germany; Czech Republic; Spain).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964d: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Smetana, 1966: 326, 327 (Stenus; characters; notes; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 99 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1982d: 40 (Stenus; ecological note; Austria).

  • — Reid, 1985a: 260 (Stenus; collecting notes; England).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; Denmark).

  • — Schülke and Uhlig, 1988: 7 (Stenus; Germany).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 145 (Stenus; Germany; Czech Republic; Austria).

  • — Puthz, 1992c: 152 (Stenus; Germany).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czech Republic).

  • — Hodge and Jones, 1995: 35 (Stenus; notes; Britain).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Ponel and Andrieu, 1996: 172 (Stenus; notes; France).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • — Eyre, Luff, and Lott, 2000: 34 (Stenus; Britain).

  • Distribution: Europe.

ibericus Machulka, 1947: 89 (Stenus; Type locality: Espagne).

  • — Horion, 1954: 7 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark).

  • — Horion, 1963: 367 (Stenus; synonym of oscillator).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 122 (Stenus; synonym of oscillator).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; synonym of oscillator).

angulatus L. Benick, 1950: 116 (Stenus; subspecies of tarsalis; Type locality: Ponferrada, NW-Spanien, cantabrisches Gebirge).

  • — Horion, 1963: 367 (Stenus; synonym of oscillator).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 122 (Stenus; synonym of oscillator).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; synonym of oscillator).

osellai Puthz, 1981i: 697 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Türkei: Gurgentepe gec., Bezirk Ordu).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 203 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

oshimaensis Naomi, 1990c: 198 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Kagashima Pref.: Amami-Ohshima Is., Marubatake).

  • Distribution: Japan.

ossium Stephens, 1833: 290 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Norfolk; Devonshire).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 412 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; synonym of proboscideus).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 148 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Rye, 1864: 91 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 126 [= 1873a: 284] (Stenus; characters; France; England; Mediterranean region; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 104 [= 1878a: 24] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 31 [= 1886a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 348 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 594 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; western middle Europe; Mediterranean region).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 79 (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Poppius, 1905: 11 (Stenus; Orkney Islands).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 84 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 69 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 403 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

  • — Smetana, 1963b: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Madeira).

  • — Horion, 1963: 387 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Britain; Holland; Belgium; France; Spain; Corsica; Sardinia; Sicily; Italy; Dalmatia; Greece; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 125 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1965b: 396 (Stenus; Sicily).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 109 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 274 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Bordoni, 1974b: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Italy).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 248 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Switzerland; Benelux).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; Switzerland).

  • — Wolf-Schwenninger, 1994: 186 (Stenus; notes; Germany).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 131 (Stenus; Germany).

  • — Marchal and Chardonnet, 2000: 71 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • Distribution: Tunisia, Algeria, Europe.

impressipennis Jacquelin du Val, 1852: 701 (Stenus; Type locality: environs de Montpellier).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 589 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 126 [= 1873a: 284] (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

  • — Rey, 1884: 339 [= 1884a: 187] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 348 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 594 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

carinifrons Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 589 (Stenus; Type locality: Paris; Tarbes).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 126 [= 1873a: 284] (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

  • — Rey, 1884: 340 [= 1884a: 188] (Stenus; synonym of impressipennis).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 348 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 594 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

elevatus Motschulsky, 1857a: 511 (Stenus; Type locality: environs de Paris).

  • — Rye, 1866: 124 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

  • — Rey, 1884: 340 [= 1884a: 188] (Stenus; synonym of impressipennis).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 348 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 594 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

sardous Kraatz, 1857d: 786, note (Stenus; Type locality: Sardinien).

  • — Kraatz, 1858b: 125 (Stenus; Greece).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 594 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

insularis Joy, 1906: 5 (Stenus; variety of ossium; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Lundy Island).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; variety of ossium).

  • — L. Benick, 1913: 157 (Stenus; variety of ossium; Sardinia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

joyi Scheerpeltz, 1925a: 356 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; replacement name for insularis Joy).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 69 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; variety of ossium; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; variety of ossium).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of ossium).

otohime Naomi, 1990b: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Saga Pref.: Mt. Seira, Imari City).

  • Distribution: Japan.

ovicula Puthz, 1994b: 55 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ceram: Umg. Manusela, 700–900 m).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

oxurus L. Benick, 1951, see: dodwensis Eichelbaum, 1913.

pacificus Casey, 1884, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

padschadsiranus Puthz, 1984c: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Java: Preanger, G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, 4000–5000 Voet).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

paederinus Champion, 1924, see: flavidulus Sharp, 1889.

paederoides Bernhauer, 1926a: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: Buitenzorg).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; synonymic notes).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

louwerensi Cameron, 1940a: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: E. Java: Djember).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 20 (Stenus; synonym of javanicola).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; synonym of paederoides).

javanicola Puthz, 1967: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; replacement name for louwerensi Cameron, 1940).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; synonym of paederoides).

paganettianus Bernhauer, 1928a: 1 (Stenus; Type locality: Dalmatien, Umgebung Castel-nuovos).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 81 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 271 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Yugoslavia.

paganettianus Bernhauer, 1929, see: parcior Bernhauer, 1929.

paganus Erichson, 1839, see: fulvicornis Stephens, 1833.

pakistanicus Puthz, 1986k: 959 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Pakistan: Swat: Malam Jabba, 2300 m).

  • Distribution: Pakistan.

palawanensis Wendeler, 1926: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Nord-Palawan [Philippinen], Binaluan).

  • — L. Benick, 1929: 98 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Philippines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

palifer Puthz, 1967j: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kivu: Tshengelero, près Munagana, 1750 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 309 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

paliferoides Puthz, 1968a: 54 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Parc de la Garamba).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 309 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

palinurus Puthz, 1984: 109 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pastaza: Puyo).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

pallidipes Cameron, 1930d: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; [Note: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187, cited this name as a junior homonym of pallidipes Sainte-Claire Deville, 1907. The species cited by Sainte-Claire Deville was a misspelling of pallipes Gravenhorst, not a new species, so pallidipes is not a homonym and should be the valid name]; Type locality: Fort de Kock. Gunung Singgalang).

  • — Puthz, 1983: 10 (Stenus; cited as valid species; characters; Vietnam).

  • — Herman, 2001: 32 (Stenus; valid name for species).

  • Distribution: Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand.

cameronianus Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; replacement name for pallidipes Cameron; [Note:; Unnecessary replacement name]).

  • — Rougemont, 1987: 712 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as valid species; distributional notes; Thailand).

  • — Herman, 2001: 32 (Stenus; synonym of pallidipes).

pallipes Gravenhorst, 1802: 157 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited, but presumably Brunsvigae).

  • — Latreille, 1804: 354 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 233 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 477 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Ljungh, 1810: 156 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; England).

  • — Mannerheim, 1830: 43 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Mannerheim, 1831: 457 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 430 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 284 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Lacordaire, 1835: 446 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 567 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Heer, 1839: 225 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 414 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 731 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — P. Lucas, 1846: 123 (Stenus; synonym of impressus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 730 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; notes; England).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 594 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 233 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 790 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Kraatz, 1858b: 126 (Stenus; Greece).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 238 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 109 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 128 [= 1873a: 286] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 244 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 257 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 104 [= 1878a: 24] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Rey, 1884: 361 [= 1884a: 209] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 31 [= 1886a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 351 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ragusa, 1892: 168 (Stenus; Sicily).

  • — Gerhardt, 1893: 361 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 599 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Europe; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 79 (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 161 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1910a: 109, 125 (Stenus; cited as pallidipes; [Note: Misspelling: Cited as a synonym of pallipes by Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194; Sainte-Claire Deville did not describe a new species, he attributed it to Gravenhorst but misspelled pallipes]; characters; France).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 521 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 404 (Stenus; cited as pallidipes; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 55 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 114 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 398 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Britain; Sweden; Finland; Denmark; Holland; Belgium; France; Italy; Romania; Hungary; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Russia; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 722 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 281 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Nowosad, 1990: 68 (Stenus; collected from mole nest; notes; Poland).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Schillhammer, 1994a: 292 (Stenus; Austria).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe.

immunis Marsham, 1802: 528 (Staphylinus; [Note: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183, cited Stephens, 1832, as the author of immunis but Stephens in 1833, attributed the species to Marsham]; Type locality: Britain).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 479 (Stenus; synonym of circularis Gravenhorst).

  • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; synonym of circularis).

  • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 433 (Stenus; synonym of circularis Gravenhorst).

  • — Stephens, 1833: 290 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 412 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; synonym of pallipes).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 599 (Stenus; synonym of pallipes).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; synonym of pallipes).

pallitarsis Stephens, 1833: 298 (Stenus; Type locality: Darenth, Kent;; [Note: See lectotype designation by Allen, 1978]. Also cited from London; Norfolk; Suffolk; Devonshire).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1827: 500 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183, cited binotatus variety b Gyllenhal as a synonym of pallitarsis Stephens; there is no available name]; characters).

  • — Stephens, 1839: 410 (Stenus; cited as pallitarsus; characters; England).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; notes; England).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 153 (Stenus).

  • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of plantaris).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 115 [= 1873a: 273] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Syria; Turkey; Georgia; Armenia; Caucasus).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 64 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Fauvel, 1878: 103 [= 1878a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fauvel, 1886: 30 [= 1886a: 22] (Stenus; Algeria).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 353 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Eppelsheim, 1892: 341 (Stenus; Turkestan).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 588 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Europe; Mediterranean region).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 78 (Stenus; cited as palliditarsis; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 83 (Stenus; Corsica).

  • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1910a: 108, 123 (Stenus; cited as palliditarsis; [Note: Cited as a synonym of pallitarsis by Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194, and regarded as a lapsus by Puthz 1972d: 90]; characters; France).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 514 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 256 (Stenus; characters; Siberia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 401 (Stenus; cited as palliditarsis; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

  • — L. Benick, 1941e: 135 (Stenus; characters; variation).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1960d: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

  • — Jenkins, 1960 (Stenus; method of returning to banks of a pool; Britain).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 109 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 373 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; central Europe; Greece; Crete; Sicily; Sardinia; Corsica; Italy; Iberian Peninsula).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Focarile, 1964: 63 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

  • — Bordoni, 1970: 25 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1970j: 125 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Jarrige, 1971: 498 (Stenus; Iran).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 99 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 264 (Stenus; notes; Yugoslavia; Greece).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 87 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

  • — Allen, 1978: 63, 66 (Stenus; characters; lectotype designation: Darenth, Kent).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Frank, 1982: 16 (Stenus; list of parasites).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 248 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 146 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 176 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 172 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Bordoni, 1995: 82 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan.

plantaris Erichson, 1839a: 562 (Stenus; Type locality: “Germ. Suec.”; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

  • — Heer, 1839: 222 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 722 (Stenus; characters; Germany; Sweden).

  • — Mannerheim, 1844: 181 (Stenus).

  • — Hochhuth, 1849: 178 (Stenus; characters; Iberia; Lenkoran; Armenia).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 728 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

  • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 153 (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 592 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 231 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 223 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 781 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Kraatz, 1858b: 123 (Stenus; Greece).

  • — Peyron, 1858: 431 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 233 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Hochhuth, 1862: 83 (Stenus; Russia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 88 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 115 [= 1873a: 273] (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 243 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — Rey, 1884: 372 [= 1884a: 220] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 353 (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 588 (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 298 (Stenus; lectotype designation: “Germ. Suec.”; synonym of pallitarsis).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 176 (Stenus; synonym of pallitarsis).

abanticola Puthz, 1972d: 78 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; subspecies of pallitarsis; Type locality: Türkei: Anatolie occidentale, Abant gölü, 1450 m).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 177 (Stenus; subspecies of pallitarsis; notes; Russia; Georgia).

palmaensis Puthz, 1966g: 140 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of aeneotinctus; Type locality: Palma).

  • — Assing and Wunderle, 1999: 437, 442 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Canary Islands).

  • Distribution: Canary Islands.

palmi L. Benick, 1950, see: bohemicus Machulka, 1947.

palnimontium Puthz, 1994h: 417 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Indien: Tamil Nadu: Kodaikanal, 14 km auf der Strecke nach Munnar).

  • Distribution: India.

palpalis Erichson, 1840: 710 (Stenus; Type locality: Puerto Cabello, Columbiae [Venezuela]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 262 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 314 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

palpalis Sharp, 1889, see: sharpi Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911.

palposus Zetterstedt, 1838: 70 (Stenus; Type locality: insula Dolpatie lacus Storuman).

  • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 475 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164, cited buphthalmus Gyllenhal as a synonym of palposus Zetterstedt; Gyllenhal attributed the species to Schrank]; characters; Sweden).

  • — Erichson, 1839a: 535 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164, cited carbonarius Erichson as a synonym of palposus Zetterstedt; Erichson attributed the species to Gyllenhal. Puthz, 1967h: 289, cited carbonarius Erichson and designated a lectotype but there is no available name]; characters; Germany).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 699 (Stenus; synonym of buphthalmus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 93 [= 1873a: 251] (Stenus; characters; France; Lapland; Scandinavia; Finland; Germany; Switzerland; Caucasus).

  • — Fauvel, 1874: 331 [= 1874b: 37] (Stenus; Russia).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 55 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 249 [= 1884a: 97] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 571 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; north and middle Europe).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 398 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1162 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 31 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 329 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Baltic States; Russia; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Serbia; Bulgaria; Italy; Switzerland; Holland; Austria; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes; Germany).

  • — Puthz, 1967f: 271 (Stenus; not in North Africa).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 289 (Stenus; cited as as equivalent to carbonarius Erichson [Note: carbonarius Erichson is a misidentification of palposus and an unavailable name]).

  • — Szujecki, 1968a: 719 (Stenus; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1970n: 300 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 94 (Stenus; Caucasus).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 256 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Bulgaria).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1979j: 325 (Stenus; Bulgaria).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 363 (Stenus; Balkans).

  • — Uhlig and Vogel, 1981: 97 (Stenus; ecological notes; Germany).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 248 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Sweden).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 169 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 191 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 169 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy ?).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe.

argenteus G. Waterhouse, 1855: 149 (Stenus; without characters; [Note: Nomen nudum (Article 12.1)]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; synonym of palposus).

argentellus Thomson, 1857: 222 (Stenus; Type locality: i Skåne, Ringsjön).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 222 (Stenus; [Note: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164, erroneously cited this as the first reference]; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 93 [= 1873a: 251] (Stenus; synonym of palposus).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 245 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 55 (Stenus; synonym of argentellus).

  • — Rey, 1884: 250 [= 1884a: 98] (Stenus; synonym of palposus).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 571 (Stenus; synonym of palposus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; synonym of palposus).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 498 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; synonym of palposus).

paludicola Kiesenwetter, 1858: 124 (Stenus; Type locality: Nauplia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917c: 58 (Stenus; characters; notes; Macedonia).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1194 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970c: 53 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 265 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 88 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; Italy; Balkan region; Turkey).

  • — Bordoni, 1975h: 14 (Stenus; notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 365 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Europe, Turkey.

paludivagus Puthz, 2000: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cuba: Prov. S. Vicente: Pinar del Rio).

  • Distribution: Cuba.

palustris Erichson, 1839a: 565 (Stenus; Type locality: Germania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

  • — Heer, 1839: 225 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184, cited proboscideus Heer as a synonym of palustris Erichson; Heer attributed the species to Gyllenhal who attributed it to Olivier]; characters; Switzerland).

  • — Erichson, 1840: 729 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 729 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; synonym of proboscideus).

  • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 591 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — Thomson, 1857: 232 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 224 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Kraatz, 1857d: 790 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Thomson, 1860: 238 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

  • — Rye, 1864: 108 (Stenus; characters; England).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 129 [= 1873a: 287] (Stenus; characters; France; Lapland; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Switzerland).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 244 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

  • — Seidlitz, 1875: 257 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

  • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 65 (Stenus; Finland).

  • — Rey, 1884: 351 [= 1884a: 199] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

  • — Fowler, 1888: 349 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 597 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; north and middle Europe).

  • — Poppius, 1909: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

  • — Reitter, 1909: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Johansen, 1914: 518 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Denmark).

  • — Portevin, 1929: 403 (Stenus; characters; France).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 392 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Britain; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Romania; Bosnia; Italy; Switzerland; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Austria).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 21 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967h: 301 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Germania).

  • — Szujecki, 1969a: 253 (Stenus; notes; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 268 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1974b: 113 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

  • — Puthz, 1991f: 175 (Stenus; Belorussia).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

  • — Jelínek, 1999: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

bourveaui Jarrige, 1940: 55 (Stenus; subspecies of palustris; Type locality: France: Bouaye et Passay, lac de Grandlieu, L.-Inf.).

  • — Jarrige, 1946a: 112 (Stenus; subspecies of palustrus; France).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 21 (Stenus; synonym of palustris).

pampanus Bernhauer, 1927, see: semimarginatus Bernhauer, 1921.

panamensis L. Benick, 1916: 250 (Stenus; replacement name for placidus Sharp).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 279 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Panama.

placidus Sharp, 1886: 663 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Panama, Peña Blanca 3000 to 4000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; synonym of panamensis).

pangrangoensis Cameron, 1925, see: pilicornis Fauvel, 1895.

papagonis Casey, 1884: 180 (Areus; Type locality: Arizona).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 274 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: USA, Mexico.

consimilis Sharp, 1886: 651 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Las Vigas, Jalapa, Cordova, Popocatepetl 12,500 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 319 (Stenus; synonym of vestigialis).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; valid species; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; synonym of papagonis).

paphlagonicus Puthz, 1971a: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Türkei: Anatolia borealis, Cangal Dagh).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

papio Puthz, 1982a: 135 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Papua, Star Mountains, Busialmin, 5000 feet).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

paracanescens Puthz, 1972d: 80 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; Type locality: Türkei: Anatolie occidentale: Abant gölü, 1450 m).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 177 (Stenus; notes; Georgia; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Turkey, Georgia.

paracicindeloides J. Li, 1993: 56 (Stenus; Type locality: Mount Laoye).

  • Distribution: China.

paradoxus Bernhauer, 1916e: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: China: Schansi).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970b: 30 (Stenus; subspecies of fasciculatus; characters; notes; China).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 33 (Stenus; valid species; Mongolia; Siberia).

  • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Stenus; China).

  • Distribution: China, Mongolia.

parae Sharp, 1876: 370 (Stenus; Type locality: Para).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

paraensis Puthz, 1971b: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brazil: Pará, Jacaréacanga).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

paraguayanus Bernhauer, 1923c: 63 (Stenus; replacement name for parvipennis Bernhauer, 1922).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 65 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Paraguay.

parvipennis Bernhauer, 1922: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Paraguay).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; synonym of paraguayanus).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 65 (Stenus; synonym of paraguayanus).

parallelopipedus Mäklin, 1852: 317 (Stenus; [Note: Motschulsky cited as author]; Type locality: insula Sitkha).

  • — Casey, 1884: 149 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; [Note: Motschulsky cited as author]; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921a: 113 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1965f: 28 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 48 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

adspector Mäklin, 1852: 316 (Stenus; Type locality: insula Sitkha).

  • — Casey, 1884: 149 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921a: 113 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 49 (Stenus; synonym of parallelopipedus).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; synonym of parallelopipedus).

convictor Casey, 1884: 62 (Stenus; Type locality: Washington Territory).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 266 (Stenus; possible synonym of verpertinus).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; synonym of parallelopipedus).

animatus Casey, 1884: 99 (Stenus; Type locality: Marquette, Lake Superior).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; synonym of parallelopipedus).

parallelus Casey, 1884, see: difficilis Casey, 1884.

paramelas Puthz, 1971: 291 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nigeria: Jos).

  • Distribution: Nigeria.

paramendicus Puthz, 1964, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

pararufescens J. Li, 1993: 58 (Stenus; Type locality: Mount Laoye).

  • Distribution: China.

parastenoides Puthz, 1965: 483 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Natal: Ngongoma distr., Ngomi Forest).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 201 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; South Africa).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

parcepunctatus Bernhauer, 1912e: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Prov. Buenos Aires).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 66 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

parcior Bernhauer, 1929a: 33 (Stenus; replacement name for parcus Bernhauer).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 112 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 275 (Stenus; notes; Yugoslavia).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 366 (Stenus; Albania).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 147 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Assing and Wunderle, 2001: 36 (Stenus; Cyprus).

  • Distribution: Europe.

parcus Bernhauer, 1929g: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Dalmatien: Radostak; Herzegowina: Kameno).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; synonym of parcior).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 112 (Stenus; synonym of parcior).

  • — Puthz, 1980e: 366 (Stenus; subspecies of parcior; Greece).

hummleri Bernhauer, 1929g: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Portoré an der kroatischen Küste. Dalmatien: Castelnuovo, Radostak. Montenegro: Njegus; Mazedonien: Athos; Kreta; Korsika).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; synonym of hummlerianus).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 112 (Stenus; synonym of parcior).

paganettianus Bernhauer, 1929e: 123 (Stenus; replacement name for hummleri Bernhauer; [preoccupied]).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; synonym of hummlerianus).

hummlerianus Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; replacement name for hummleri Bernhauer).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 112 (Stenus; synonym of parcior).

limonensis Fagel, 1958c: 233 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Italie: Alpes maritimes piémontaises: Limone, Maire Buffe, 1400–1500 m).

  • — Horion, 1963: 390 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as muscorum; valid species; [Note: Misidentification of parcior limonensis according to Puthz, 1971v: 110, 113]; characters; Austria; Italy).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as muscorum; [Note: Misidentification of parcior limonensis according to Puthz, 1971v: 110, 113]; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1966c: 296 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as muscorum; [Note: Misidentification of parcior limonensis according to Puthz, 1971v: 110, 113]; Hungary).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 112 (Stenus; subspecies of parcior; characters; Germany; Austria; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 276 (Stenus; subspecies of parcior; notes; Yugoslavia).

  • — Boháč, 1980: 85 (Stenus; subspecies of parcior; Caucasus).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 147 (Stenus; subspecies of parcior).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 207 (Stenus; cited as valid species; notes; not in Caucasus).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of parcior; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; subspecies of parcior; Italy).

parcipennis Bernhauer, 1934, see: reticulatus L. Benick, 1920.

parcus L. Benick, 1928d: 40 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien, São Paulo: Muus und Melzer).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

parcus Bernhauer, 1929, see: parcior Bernhauer, 1929.

parilis Luze, 1904, see: mongolicus Eppelsheim, 1889.

parnassianus Puthz, 1980e: 362 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Griechenland: Parnass).

  • Distribution: Greece.

parvati Puthz, 1986h: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Provinz Bagmati: au-dessus de Gul Bhanjyang, 2600 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

parviceps Sharp, 1876: 377 (Stenus; Type locality: Amazons).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog; Argentina).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1984c: 176 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1997c: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; note; Surinam; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Argentina, Surinam, West Indies.

proximus Sharp, 1876: 378 (Stenus; Type locality: Amazons, probably Tapajos).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 15 (Stenus; synonym of parviceps).

  • — Puthz, 1984c: 176 (Stenus; synonym of parviceps).

  • — Puthz, 1997c: 118 (Stenus; synonym of parviceps).

adamsoni Blackwelder, 1943: 222 (Stenus; Type locality: Trinidad: Department of Agriculture Grounds, Port of Spain).

  • — Puthz, 1984c: 176 (Stenus; synonym of parviceps).

  • — Puthz, 1997c: 118 (Stenus; synonym of parviceps).

rattanae Makhan, 1995: 51 (Stenus; Type locality: Suriname: District Suriname).

  • — Puthz, 1997c: 118 (Stenus; synonym of parviceps).

parvipennis Bernhauer, 1913a: 222 (Stenus; Type locality: Ostsibirien, Schipka-Gora).

  • — L. Benick, 1924: 250 (Stenus; Siberia).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974k: 437 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • Distribution: Russia.

parvipennis Bernhauer, 1919, see: spinosus L. Benick, 1921.

parvipennis Bernhauer, 1922, see: paraguayanus Bernhauer, 1923.

parvulus L. Benick, 1914, see: ageus Casey, 1884.

pasticus L. Benick, 1938: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: G. Tanggamoes, de Giesting, Süd-Sumatra).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

pastoralis Cameron, 1929b: 447 (Stenus; Type locality: Selangor: The Gap).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 31 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

patens Casey, 1884, see: pollens Casey, 1884.

patruelis L. Benick, 1929, see: submaculatus Bernhauer, 1915.

pauliani Bernhauer, 1942, see: matumbiensis Bernhauer, 1915.

pauloensis Bernhauer, 1908d: 299 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien: S. Paulo).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 66, 69 (Stenus; characters; Brazil).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

paululus L. Benick, 1924: 251 (Stenus; Type locality: Tschita, Transbaikalien).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1966e: 298 (Stenus; synonym of innuptus).

  • — Puthz, 1974b: 110 (Stenus; valid species; characters; Siberia).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Russia, USA, Canada.

campbelli Puthz, 1973h: 204 (Stenus; Type locality: USA: Alaska: Mi. 123 Taylor Highway).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 110 (Stenus; synonym of paululus).

pauper Casey, 1884, see: difficilis Casey, 1884.

pauperculus Casey, 1884: 124 (Stenus; Type locality: locality uncertain but probably Michigan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971q: 244, 250, 254 (Stenus; characters; notes; Michigan; Massachusetts; Wisconsin).

  • — Puthz, 1975g: 124 (Stenus; Quebec).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

brumalis Casey, 1884: 131 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; synonym of pauperculus).

  • — Puthz, 1971q: 250 (Stenus; synonym of pauperculus).

pauxillus Puthz, 1971: 227 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Kivu, contr. S. Kahuzi, 2300 m).

  • Distribution: Congo.

payeri Krauss, 1899, see: flavipes Stephens, 1833.

peculiaripes Puthz, 1995e: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brasilien: Para: Rio Iriri Camp, 52°40′W, 3°50′S, ca 100 km S. Altamira).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

peculiaris Puthz, 1972, see: phaeax Puthz, 1972.

pedator Sharp, 1876: 367 (Stenus; Type locality: Rio Purus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Hromádka, 1983: 121 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

pedemontanus Puthz, 1994: 844 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Italien: Piemont: Rima, im Val Sesia).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

pekinensis Csiki, 1901, see: alienus Sharp, 1874.

pelidnus L. Benick, 1938a: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

pendleburyi Cameron, 1950, see: flavovittatus Champion, 1920.

penelope Puthz, 1972r: 498 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea NE: Simbai, Bismarck Range, 1700 m).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

penicillifer Puthz, 2000: 208 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Pastaza Province: Puyo [1.5 km NE]).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

peniculus L. Benick, 1938, see: basicornis Kraatz, 1859.

peninsularis Cameron, 1929b: 451 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Selangor: The Gap. Penang).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Malaysia.

peraffinis Fauvel, 1895: 209 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie, Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 393 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Carin Asciuii Ghecù, 1400–1500 m; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 152 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Myanmar.

perangustus Puthz, 1971q: 252, 254 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: California: Humboldt Co.: Fort Gaston, Hoopa Valley, Trinity River).

  • Distribution: USA.

peratus Cameron, 1930: 344 (Stenus; Type locality: Simla Hills. Chakrata district: Konain; Kanasar, alt. 7000 to 8000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968j: 473 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; India).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1976: 8 (Stenus; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1986k: 962 (Stenus; Pakistan).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal.

perbrevis L. Benick, 1949, see: lugens Casey, 1884.

peregrinus Sharp, 1886: 656 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, David in Chiriqui).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 270 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Panama.

perexilis Notman, 1920a: 191 (Stenus; Type locality: Windsor, Broome Co., N.Y.).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA.

perfidiosus Puthz, 1983: 11 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Mt. Lang Bian, 1500–2000 m).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

perforatus Casey, 1884: 169 (Areus; Type locality: Arizona, Morrison).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 277 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: USA.

perhostilis Puthz, 2001: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Heredia: 27 km N Heredia, Rt. 9, 6000 feet. Also cited from Panama and Guatemala).

  • Distribution: Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama.

perillustris Puthz, 1972: 26 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Mt. d’Ambre).

  • — Puthz, 1992a: 14 (Stenus; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

peringueyi L. Benick, 1933: 308 (Stenus; Type locality: Südafrika: Kapkolonie: Dumbrody).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 137 (Stenus; characters; South Africa; Angola).

  • — Puthz, 1971k: 137 (Stenus; South Africa).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 9 (Stenus; notes; South West Africa; Botswana).

  • Distribution: South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon.

fossicollis L. Benick, 1951: 179 (Stenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika: Kondoa, 1300 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 139 (Stenus; subspecies of peringueyi; characters; Tanzania).

kamerunicola Puthz, 1967r: 1009 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of fossicollis; Type locality: Cameroun: marais du Noung).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 140 (Stenus; subspecies of peringueyi; Cameroon).

    dubitabilis Puthz, 1971: 141 (Stenus; subspecies of peringueyi; Type locality: Tanzania: Kilimandjaro, versant Sud-Est, zone inférieure, New-Moschi, 800 m).

    kolweziensis Puthz, 1971: 141 (Stenus; subspecies of peringueyi; Type locality: Congo: Katanga, Kolwezi, Manika, Dembo desséché).

    peripherus Korge, 1971, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

    periscelidifer Puthz, 1984e: 568 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kerala: Anaimalai Hills, 18 km au nord de Valparai, 1250 m).

    • Distribution: India.

    permixtus Fagel, 1967a: 355 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Caucas. occ. Circassien).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 187 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    pernix L. Benick, 1929: 261 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Montalban, Luzon).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    pernobilis Puthz, 1998c: 240 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sulawesi: Gunang Mogogonia Pa, 1080 m, Utara).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    peroculatus Puthz, 1986, see: comma LeConte, 1863.

    perplexus Puthz, 1973d: 73 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Borneo: W. Sarawak: Mt. Matang).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 675 (Stenus; Borneo).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    perpulcher Solsky, 1875: 24 (Stenus; Type locality: Pérou, Maraquia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 2000: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Ecuador; Bolivia).

    • Distribution: Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador.

    perroti Puthz, 1981b: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Vietnam [Tonkin]: Tam Do. Also cited from Burma).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 342 (Stenus; characters of male; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 18 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 45 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 7 (Stenus; Vietnam; China).

    • Distribution: Vietnam, Myanmar, China.

    perrotianus Puthz, 1998: 386 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Tam Dao).

    • Distribution: Vietnam.

    perrugosus L. Benick, 1917b: 297 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Columbien: El Tambo, 6000′, Bogota, Terra templ.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 262 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969j: 57 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    persicus Puthz, 1981i: 705 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran: Kermanshah: Kenesht/Kermanshah, 34°29′N 47°09′E).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 212 (Stenus; notes; Iran).

    • Distribution: Iran.

    persimilis Cameron, 1930: 367 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Burma: Ruby Mines).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 707 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand.

    personatus L. Benick, 1928d: 52 (Stenus; Type locality: Nord-Amerika, Black Mts., Mount Mitchell, N.C.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: USA.

    perssoni Puthz, 1968i: 456 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Sta. Catharina: Nova Teutonia).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    pertinax Casey, 1884: 195 (Areus; Type locality: Wyoming Territory).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 166 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: USA.

    lucidus Casey, 1884: 196 (Areus; Type locality: Oak Grove, California).

    • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; synonym of leviceps).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 166 (Stenus; synonym of pertinax).

    pertusus Fairmaire and Germain, 1861: 444 (Stenus; Type locality: Chiloe; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1973g]).

    • — Fauvel, 1867a: 19 [= 1868: 24] (Stenus; characters; Chile).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Coiffait and Saiz, 1968: 400 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chile).

    • — Puthz, 1972g: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chile).

    • — Puthz, 1973g: 177 (Stenus; lectotype designation; notes).

    • Distribution: Chile.

    peruvianus Bernhauer, 1908d: 299 (Stenus; Type locality: Peru: Puno).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 66 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Peru.

    petrii L. Benick, 1913, see: phyllobates Penecke, 1901.

    pettiti Casey, 1884, see: angustus Casey, 1884.

    pfeifferi Puthz, 1998c: 237 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Borneo: Sarawak: Umg Marudi, 4°10′N, 114°20′E, Ufer des Baram. Also cited from Brunei).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    pflegeri R. Dvořák and Havelka, 1951: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Caucas. occ.: Circasien).

    • — Fagel, 1967a: 352 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Caucasus).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 359 (Stenus; Caucasus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 184 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    phaeax Puthz, 1972r: 504 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Morobe: Herzog Mts., Vagau, ca 4000 ft.).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    peculiaris Puthz, 1972r: 505 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of phaeax; Type locality: Wau Creek, 1200–1300 m).

    phaenomenalis Bernhauer, 1919: 362 (Stenus; Type locality: Luzon: Los Banos, Mt. Makiling).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 246 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    orousseti Puthz, 1984c: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of phaenomenalis; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindoro: Puerto Galera, 300 m).

    phaeopus Stephens, 1833, see: bifoveolatus Gyllenhal, 1827.

    philippinus Bernhauer, 1912g: 249 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited but presumably The Philippines).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 263 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    phyllobates Penecke, 1901: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Lobnitzbach in der Nähe der “Alten Glashütten; Bachergebirge in Steiermark; Rodna-Gebirge in Siebenbürgen).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as phyllobatus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 357 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Romania; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

    • — Szujecki, 1969a: 252 (Stenus; notes; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1971l: 170 (Stenus; distribution of subspecies).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 92 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1976j: 190 (Stenus; distribution in Germany).

    • — Puthz, 1982e: 85 (Stenus; distribution of polytypic species).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 179, 186 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    petrii L. Benick, 1913a: 205 (Stenus; Type locality: Siebenbürgen, Fogeraser Gebirge [Oberkerz, Glashütte]).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; synonym of phyllobates).

    miscellus L. Benick, 1925: 76 (Stenus; Type locality: Triest).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 19 (Stenus; synonym of vastus).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 92 (Stenus; subspecies of phyllobates; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 254 (Stenus; subspecies of phyllobates; Balkan region).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; subspecies of phyllobates; Italy).

    kardaschi Bernhauer, 1940b: 632 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Umgebung des Forsthauses von Riecnica [Slovakia]).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 9 (Stenus; variety of phyllobates).

    • — Smetana, 1964a: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; valid species; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; synonym of phyllobates).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of phyllobates).

    vasconicus Jarrige, 1963: 167 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Larrau, Basses Pyrénées).

    • — Puthz, 1971l: 168 (Stenus; subspecies of phyllobates; France).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 179, 187 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of phyllobates; characters; France).

    coiffaitianus Puthz, 1971l: 165 (Stenus; subspecies of phyllobates; Type locality: Gironde: env. de Bordeaux).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 179, 187 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of phyllobates; characters; France).

    piceolus Puthz, 1971: 237 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cameroun: Mabete Victoria Div.).

    • — Rougemont, 1983: 110 (Stenus; Cameroon).

    • Distribution: Cameroon.

    picipennis Erichson, 1840: 725 (Stenus; Type locality: Saxonia).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1845: 224 (Stenus; notes; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 827 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 593 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 226 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 785 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Rye, 1864: 90 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 118 [= 1873a: 276] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain; Germany; Corsica).

    • — Fauvel, 1874: 333 [= 1874b: 39] (Stenus; Spain).

    • — Rey, 1884: 378 [= 1884a: 226] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 30 [= 1886a: 22] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 355 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 590 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany; France; England; Corsica).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 78 (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 83 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1913: 157 (Stenus; characters; Sardinia).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 401 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1960d: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Italy).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 112 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters).

    • — Horion, 1963: 379 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Britain; Denmark; Holland; Belgium; France; Czech Republic; Poland; Spain; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Slovenia; Dalmatia; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 67 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 299 (Stenus).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; Switzerland).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 265 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 85 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Outerelo, 1980a: 55 (Stenus; Spain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 248 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Outerelo, Gamarra, and Salgado, 1998: 131 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; collected from cave; Spain).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe.

    picipes Stephens, 1833: 288 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Suffolk; Bristol).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 412 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 723 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181, cited bifoveolatus Erichson as a synonym of foveicollis Kraatz; Erichson attributed the species to Gyllenhal]; characters; Sweden; Finland).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Rye, 1864: 90 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Scotland, England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 116 [= 1873a: 274] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Switzerland; Austria; Italy; Greece).

    • — Fauvel, 1874: 333 [= 1874b: 39] (Stenus; Spain).

    • — Fauvel, 1876a: 64 [= 1876: 249] (Stenus; Syria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 355 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 589 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Europe; Mediterranean region).

    • — Poppius, 1905: 11 (Stenus; Orkney Islands; Shetland Islands).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 516 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 89 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 402 (Stenus; [Note: Erichson cited as author]; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — C. Koch, 1941: 55 (Stenus; Morocco).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Italy).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway).

    • — Horion, 1963: 382 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Sweden; Denmark; Britain; Holland; Belgium; France; Portugal; Italy; Dalmatia; Greece; Macedonia; Romania; Hungary; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965b: 395 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965c: 500 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 25 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 265 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 89 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 248 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Sparacio, 1995: 148 (Stenus; characters; notes; Sicily).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1995: 82 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 148 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Europe, Syria.

    rusticus Erichson, 1840: 724 (Stenus; Type locality: Germania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Germania meridionalis; Lutetiae; Anglia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 827 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 198 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 592 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 231 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 224 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 783 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Kraatz, 1858b: 125 (Stenus; Crete; Greece).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 233 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 130 [= 1873c: 23] (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 243 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Rey, 1884: 380 [= 1884a: 228] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 355 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 589 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1951a: 284 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 300 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Germ.; synonym of picipes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Lecoq, 1993: 38 (Stenus; aggregations; France).

    rufimanus Heer, 1841: 577 (Stenus; Type locality: Genf).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 784 (Stenus; synonym of rusticus).

    • — Rey, 1884: 381 [= 1884a: 229] (Stenus; synonym of rusticus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 589 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1951a: 284 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    brevipennis Thomson, 1851: 133, 134 note 5 (Stenus; Type locality: Ramlösa).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 155 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 58 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 89 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; variety of picipes).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 10 (Stenus; variety of picipes).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; subspecies of picipes; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway).

    • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 216 (Stenus; characters; valid species separate from picipes; Britain).

    • — Horion, 1963: 382 (Stenus; variety of picipes; northern Europe; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 125 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 67 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 89 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; subspecies of picipes; characters; Europe).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; cited as valid species; Britain).

    • — Haberman, 1983: 101 (Stenus; Estonia).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 245 (Stenus; cited as valid species; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Frisch, 1992: 153 (Stenus; Hungary).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; subspecies of picipes; Italy).

    spretus Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 590 (Stenus; Type locality: Paris).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 779 (Stenus).

    • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 116 [= 1873a: 274] (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 355 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 589 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1951a: 284 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    brevicollis Thomson, 1857: 231 (Stenus; Type locality: Ramlösa i Skåne).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 235 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 89 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 117 [= 1873a: 275] (Stenus; synonym of foveicollis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 383 [= 1884a: 231] (Stenus; synonym of foveicollis).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 355 (Stenus; synonym of bifoveolatus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 590 (Stenus; synonym of foveicollis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; synonym of foveicollis).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1951a: 285 (Stenus; variety of picipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1951a: 285 (Stenus; synonym of picipes variety brevipennis).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of picipes brevipennis).

    testaceicornis Perris, 1857: 121 (Stenus; Type locality: Biscarosse).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 589 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — L. Benick, 1951a: 284 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    foveicollis Kraatz, 1857d: 782 (Stenus; Type locality: südliches Deutschland; Riesen-gebirge).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 235 (Stenus; synonym of brevicollis).

    • — Rye, 1864: 89 (Stenus; synonym of brevicollis).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 116 [= 1873a: 275] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Germany; Transcaucasia; Tirol).

    • — Rey, 1884: 383 [= 1884a: 231] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 355 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 590 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; north and middle Europe).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 181 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 516 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 59 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 222 (Stenus; synonym of picipes variety brevipennis).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 402 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; synonym of picipes).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — L. Benick, 1951a: 285 (Stenus; synonym of picipes variety brevipennis).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 10 (Stenus; variety of picipes variety of brevipennis).

    • — Kevan and Allen, 1962: 216 (Stenus; synonym of brevipennis).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 125 (Stenus; synonym of brevipennis).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 67 (Stenus; synonym of brevipennis).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of picipes brevipennis).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of brevipennis).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; synonym of brevipennis).

    monachus Bernhauer, 1905b: 582 (Stenus; Type locality: Griechenland).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1192 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; subspecies of picipes; Greece).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 84, 89 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; subspecies of picipes; notes; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 365 (Stenus; Albania).

    beieri Scheerpeltz, 1931: 402, 406 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Voidiastock, Peloponnes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1951a: 285 (Stenus; synonym of monachus).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of picipes monachus).

    vulturnus L. Benick, 1951a: 284 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; subspecies of picipes; Type locality: Kephalonia: Abythossee; Krane. Attica. Kreta: Assitaes. Gerace, Calabrien).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; subspecies of picipes; eastern Europe; Syria).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 265 (Stenus; notes; Greece).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 89 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; subspecies of picipes; characters).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 18 (Stenus; subspecies of picipes; Italy).

    picipes Motschulsky, 1857, see: humilis Erichson, 1839.

    pictus Motschulsky, 1857a: 515 (Stenus; Type locality: Indes orientales).

    • — Kraatz, 1859: 166 (Stenus; India orientalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 351 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1934d: 78 (Hemistenus; type examined).

    • — Cameron, 1940: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; notes; Burma; Sumatra).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Stenus; characters; East Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 7 (Stenus; notes; Borneo; India).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 660 (Stenus; Borneo).

    • Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Borneo, Indonesia.

    flavicollis Bernhauer, 1926a: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Borneo: Tumbang-Hiang).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 72 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 660 (Stenus; synonym of pictus).

    fascipennis L. Benick, 1942: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: NO-Burma: Kambaiti, 2000 m).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 202 (Stenus; synonym of pictus).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 7 (Stenus; synonym of pictus).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 660 (Stenus; synonym of pictus).

    oedichiroides Rougemont, 1981a: 334 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Burma: Rangoon, Inya Lake).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 7 (Stenus; synonym of pictus).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 660 (Stenus; synonym of pictus).

    pieperi Puthz, 1983e: 353 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran: Elburs-Gebirge, Masandaran, S von Alamdeh, 1000 m).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 203 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Iran.

    pigafettai Puthz, 1988: 673 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu National Park, below Layang Layang, 2595 m).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    pilicornis Fauvel, 1895: 208 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie: Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie: Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 397 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Burma).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 43 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 11 (Stenus; notes; synonyms; characters; Philippines; Nepal; Burma; Laos; Thailand; Java; Bali).

    • — Puthz, 1984c: 177 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 236 (Stenus; notes; Java; Bali).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 712 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos Indonesia, Philippines.

    pangrangoensis Cameron, 1925a: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Pangrango, 3000 m).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1984c: 177 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    seriatipennis L. Benick, 1929: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Trinidad, Nord-Luzon).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 40 (Stenus; notes; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 11 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 43 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 236 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    plumbellus L. Benick, 1929: 97 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Luzon, Subuagrn).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 40 (Stenus; synonym of seriatipennis).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 11 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 43 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 236 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    jacobsoni Cameron, 1930d: 329 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Fort de Kock).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1191 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 40 (Stenus; synonym of seriatipennis).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 11 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 43 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 236 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    limbatus L. Benick, 1938: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe 4000 bis 5000 Voet; Preanger).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 40 (Stenus; synonym of seriatipennis).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 11 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 43 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 236 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    meracus L. Benick, 1942: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: NO-Burma: Kambaiti, 2000 m).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 11 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 236 (Stenus; synonym of pilicornis).

    piliferus Motschulsky, 1857a: 514 (Stenus; Type locality: Indes orientales).

    • — Kraatz, 1859: 163 (Stenus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 378 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; East Indies).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1934d: 78 (Hemistenus; type examined).

    • — L. Benick, 1938: 26 (Stenus; Java).

    • — Puthz, 1966: 6, 10 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; key to subspecies; Timor).

    • — Puthz, 1971o: 212 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

    • — Puthz, 1972m: 180 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 128 (Stenus; India).

    • — Rougemont, 1981b: 377 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 6 (Stenus; notes; Vietnam; China).

    • — Rougemont, 1984a: 352 (Stenus; notes; China).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 238 (Stenus; notes; Sulawesi).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 583 (Stenus; characters; India; Sri Lanka).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Naomi, 1997e: 746 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, Bismarck Islands, China, Japan.

    tricarinatus Kraatz, 1859: 164 (Stenus; Type locality: India orientalis).

    • — Fauvel, 1904a: 49 (Stenus; Dugeli; Kanara; Bírmanie; Java).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 380 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ceylon; Australia; Java).

    • — Cameron, 1930d: 327 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sumatra).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1933a: 103 (Stenus; Java).

    • — Cameron, 1934d: 78 (Hemistenus; synonym of piliferus).

    • — Cameron, 1940: 87 (Stenus; synonym of piliferus).

    • — Puthz, 1966: 6 (Stenus; synonym of piliferus).

    obesulus Fauvel, 1878g: 506 (Stenus; Type locality: Australie orientale: Queensland, Wide Bay, Moreton Bay).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1190 (Stenus; synonym of gayndahensis).

    • — Puthz, 1966: 7 (Stenus; synonym of piliferus gayndahensis).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 26 (Stenus; synonym of piliferus gayndahensis).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 67 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of piliferus; characters; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; subspecies of piliferus; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 477, 485 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of piliferus; characters; Papua; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 133 (Stenus; subspecies of piliferus; New Guinea).

    • — Reid, 1997: 123 (Stenus; subspecies of piliferus; Australia).

    banosanus Bernhauer, 1914c: 94 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Los Banos).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 254 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1966: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of piliferus; characters; Philippines).

    hackeri L. Benick, 1928a: 180 (Stenus; Type locality: Blackall, Queensland; Brisbane).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1966: 7 (Stenus; synonym of piliferus gayndahensis).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 26 (Stenus; synonym of piliferus gayndahensis).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 67 (Stenus; synonym of piliferus obesulus).

    conulus L. Benick, 1933a: 103 (Stenus; Type locality: Borneo, S. Boh., Nebenfluss des Hauptflusses Mahakam).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 72 (Stenus; subspecies of piliferus; characters; Borneo).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 660 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of piliferus; Borneo).

    timoricola Puthz, 1966: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of piliferus; Type locality: Timor: Same, na rib. Abatu, junto a Raiúbo).

    sulawesicus Puthz, 1966: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of piliferus; Type locality: Süd Celebes: Bantimoeroeng).

    mussauensis Puthz, 1970h: 88 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of piliferus; Type locality: Bimarck Inseln, Mussau, Talumalaus).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 477 (Stenus; subspecies of piliferus; characters; New Guinea).

    ceramicola Puthz, 1994b: 54 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of piliferus; Type locality: Ceram: Umgebung Wahai).

    pilifrons L. Benick, 1949b: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: São Miguel, atual São Miguel dos Campos, Mun. São Miguel, atual São Miguel dos Campos, Staat Alagaos).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    pilipes Jarrige, 1970: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Mt. Tsaratanana, 1500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 18 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1992a: 12 (Stenus; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    pilosiventris Bernhauer, 1915c: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Korea: Gensan).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 255 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967m: 81 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 207, 213 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1970b: 32 (Stenus; China).

    • — Puthz, 1974k: 439 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1979h: 121 (Stenus; notes; Korea).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 232 (Stenus; Korea).

    • Distribution: Korea, China, Mongolia, Russia.

    bodemeyeri Bernhauer, 1927b: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Ostsibirien, Sotka Gora).

    • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; synonym of bodemeyerianus).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 213 (Stenus; synonym of pilosiventris).

    bodemeyerianus Bernhauer, 1929e: 123 (Stenus; replacement name for bodemeyeri Bernhauer).

    • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 213 (Stenus; synonym of pilosiventris).

    pilosulus Stephens, 1833, see: binotatus Ljungh, 1804.

    pilosus Puthz, 1967, see: favoides Puthz, 1967.

    pilumnus L. Benick, 1951, see: pilus Schubert, 1911.

    pilus Schubert, 1911: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kenya, 2000 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Also cited from Afr. or. Germaniae).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1951: 193 (Stenus; characters; East Africa).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 548 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 307 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Kenya, 2000 m).

    • — Puthz, 1967j: 14 (Stenus; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1967r: 1013 (Stenus; Cameroon).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 35, 43 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; notes; Congo; Mashonaland; Kenya; Cameroon).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 281 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Kenya).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 111 (Stenus; discussion; Ethiopia).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Congo, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, South Africa.

    scotti Bernhauer, 1931d: 571 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Abyssinia: Mulu, above Muger Valley, ca. 8,000 ft.; Mt. Zukwala, forest near highest point, ca. 9,600 ft., and in the crater, ca. 9,600 ft.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 548 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 282 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 111 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    altissimus Bernhauer, 1931d: 572 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Abyssinia: Mt. Zukwala, forest near the highest point of the crater-rim, about 9,665 ft., and in the crater, ca. 9,000 ft.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 43 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 282 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 111 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    mashunensis L. Benick, 1933: 314 (Stenus; Type locality: Mashunaland: Salisbury; Natal: Frere).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 44 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 282 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 111 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    ukereweanus Bernhauer, 1937b: 585 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ukerewe Insel: Muruntuguru).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 44 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 282 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 111 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    consanguineus Bernhauer, 1937: 292 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Kenya: Nairobi).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 44 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 282 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 111 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    sticticus L. Benick, 1951: 193 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Abessinien: Kovacs).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 44 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 282 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 111 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    pilumnus L. Benick, 1951: 194 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; replacement name for consanguineus Bernhauer).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 44 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 282 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 111 (Stenus; synonym of pilus).

    pinguis Casey, 1884: 177 (Areus; Type locality: British Columbia; Thurston County, Washington Territory; Oregon; Lake Tahoe, Nevada; California; Colorado).

    • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1925: 80 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    utenis Casey, 1884: 178 (Areus; Type locality: Fort Garland, Colorado).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 275 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; synonym of pinguis).

    trajectus Casey, 1884: 179 (Areus; Type locality: Veta Pass, Colorado).

    • — Fall and Cockerell, 1907: 167 (Stenus; New Mexico).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; synonym of pinguis).

    pinguis Krása, 1941, see: pseudoboops Puthz, 1966.

    pinniger L. Benick, 1938c: 269 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 24 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    piscator Saulcy, 1864: 655 (Stenus; Type locality: Tibériade).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 29 [= 1886a: 21] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; synonym of arctulus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; synonym of arctulus).

    • — Puthz, 1970p: 172 (Stenus; synonym of arctulus).

    • — Puthz, 1977d: 161, 163 (Stenus; valid species).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; notes; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Turkey).

    • Distribution: Transcaspia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Greece.

    morulus Baudi, 1870: 395 (Stenus; Type locality: Cypro; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970]).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; synonym of piscator).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970p: 172 (Stenus; lectotype designation; synonym of arctulus).

    • — Puthz, 1970p: 172 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as arctulus according to Puthz, 1977d: 164]; characters; notes; Caucasus; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Turkey; Transcaspia; Lebanon; Israel; Iraq).

    • — Puthz, 1977d: 163 (Stenus; synonym of piscator).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; synonym of piscator).

    sulcifrons Eppelsheim, 1878: 116 (Stenus; Type locality: Kaucasus; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970p]. Originally cited from Etschmiadsin in Armenien; Elisabetthal).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 29 [= 1886a: 21] (Stenus; synonym of piscator).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; synonym of piscator).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1145 (Stenus; synonym of arctulus).

    • — Puthz, 1970p: 172 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Kaukasus; synonym of arctulus).

    • — Puthz, 1977d: 163 (Stenus; synonym of piscator).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 170 (Stenus; synonym of piscator).

    piscevorus Rougemont, 1986: 282 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sarawak: 4th Division, 100–500 m).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    placidus Casey, 1884, see: angustus Casey, 1884.

    placidus Sharp, 1886, see: panamensis L. Benick, 1916.

    plagiator Puthz, 1971: 207 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cameroun: Bendiba, Betare-Oyo).

    • Distribution: Cameroon.

    plagiocephalus L. Benick, 1940: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: N. W. China: Tienmuschan).

    • — L. Benick, 1942a: 71 (Stenus; notes; China).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 460 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: China.

    planatus Puthz, 1988b: 154 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: British Columbia: 25 mi. NW of Oliver).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada.

    plancus Erichson, 1840, see: bifoveolatus Gyllenhal, 1827.

    planiceps Harold, 1880, see: cupreus Laporte, 1835.

    planifrons Rey, 1884: 307 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Vienne, Autriche).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; synonym of circularis).

    • — L. Benick, 1949: 130 (Stenus; synonym of circularis).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 28 (Stenus; valid species; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 363 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 141 (Stenus; nominate subspecies; characters; Austria).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 161 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Ukraine).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 179, 186 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Assing and Wunderle, 2001: 36 (Stenus; Cyprus).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Turkey.

    misael Bondroit, 1912: 264 (Stenus; Type locality: Piémont; Pavie).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; variety of circularis; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; subspecies of circularis).

    • — L. Benick, 1949: 130 (Stenus; valid species).

    • — Horion, 1963: 353 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as valid species; Macedonia; Yugoslavia; Italy; Romania; Hungary; Slovakia; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; cited as valid species; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1965c: 75 (Stenus; characters; races of species).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 254 (Stenus; distribution summarized in map: Germany; France; Italy; Switzerland; Austria; Slovenia; Hungary).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 29 (Stenus; cited as subspecies of planifrons).

    • — Bordoni, 1975c: 180 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1982b: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collected from moss; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 141 (Stenus; subspecies of planifrons; characters; Austria; Germany).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 179, 186 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of planifrons; characters; France).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; subspecies of planifrons; Italy).

    fiorii Bondroit, 1912: 265 (Stenus; Type locality: Lazio).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; variety of circularis; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; variety of circularis).

    • — L. Benick, 1949: 130 (Stenus; subspecies of misael).

    • — Focarile, 1964: 62 (Stenus; cited as valid species; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1965c: 78 (Stenus; subspecies of misael; characters; Austria; Hungary; Italy; Corsica; Sicily; Dalmatia).

    • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; subspecies of misael; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 255 (Stenus; subspecies of misael; Yugoslavia; Albania; Greece; Bulgaria).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 28 (Stenus; synonym of planifrons).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 161 (Stenus; synonym of planifrons).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; synonym of planifrons planifrons).

    globulicollis L. Benick, 1913a: 205 (Stenus; variety of circularis; Type locality: Siebenbürgen, Rot. Turm).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; variety of circularis; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subspecies of circularis).

    • — L. Benick, 1949: 130 (Stenus; synonym of misael).

    planifrons Fauvel, 1889, see: rorellus Fauvel, 1907.

    plantaris Erichson, 1839, see: pallitarsis Stephens, 1833.

    planus Last, 1970: 353 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Buana, Sarawaged Range, 20–30 miles north of Lae, 3000 ft.).

  • — Puthz, 1972r: 482, 519 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

platythrix Puthz, 1970e: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Australia: Cairns dist.).

  • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

  • — Reid, 1997: 123 (Stenus; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

plaumanni L. Benick, 1938a: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Nove Teutonia, 23°11′S, 52°23′W).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 66 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

plaumannianus Puthz, 1968i: 451 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Sta. Catharina: Nova Teutonia).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

plaumanniellus Puthz, 1997c: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Nova Teutonia, 27°11′S, 52°23′W).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

plicatus Bernhauer, 1926, see: sondaicus Bernhauer, 1911.

plicipennis Casey, 1884: 162 (Areus; Type locality: Vancouver Island, British Columbia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Van Dyke, 1924: 17 (Stenus; Alaska).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 251 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon).

  • — Sanderson, 1958: 284 (Stenus; characters; Washington; Oregon; N. W. Territories).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 141 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

  • — Ashworth, 1972: 215 (Stenus; cited as “plicipennis or plicipennis repandus”; late-glacial subfossil; Britain).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Kamchatka).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada, Russia, Britain.

agnatus Casey, 1884: 163 (Areus; Type locality: British Columbia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1958: 284 (Stenus; synonym of plicipennis).

repandus Poppius, 1909: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Lena, auf der Insel Agrafena; Nord-Russland in den Umgebungen von Mezen).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1921d: 154 (Stenus; characters; northern Russia to Kamchatka).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 57 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of plicipennis; Britain; Siberia; Kamchatka; glacial desposits in Britain).

  • — Puthz, 1993c: 145 (Stenus; synonym of plicipennis).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as valid species; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

torus L. Benick, 1925: 80 (Stenus; Type locality: Nordamerika: Idaho).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1967d: 141 (Stenus; synonym of plicipennis).

  • — Puthz, 1993c: 145 (Stenus; synonym of plicipennis).

plumbatus Puthz, 1980a: 24 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Indien: U. P.: West Almora Div., Kumaon).

  • Distribution: India.

plumbellus L. Benick, 1929, see: pilicornis Fauvel, 1895.

plumbeus Cameron, 1930: 339 (Stenus; Type locality: Chakrata district: Chulli Khud, alt. 8000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 23, 32 (Stenus; characters; Afghanistan; India).

  • — Coiffait, 1983: 274 (Stenus; Kashmir).

  • — Puthz, 1986k: 963 (Stenus; Pakistan).

  • Distribution: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India.

aeratus Cameron, 1930: 337 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Chakrata district: Chulli Khud, Deoban, alt. 8000 to 9300 feet. Simla Hills: Tabratach, alt. 10,000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; synonym of renominatus).

  • — Puthz, 1968j: 445 (Stenus; synonym of renominatus).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 23 (Stenus; synonym of plumbeus).

renominatus Cameron, 1931a: III (Stenus; replacement name for aeratus Cameron).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968j: 445 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 23 (Stenus; synonym of plumbeus).

pluripunctus Fauvel, 1904e: 316 (Stenus; Type locality: forêts au nord de Fort Dauphin).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 10, 16 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

pluto Casey, 1884: 70 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 261 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

podagricus Sharp, 1886: 667 (Stenus; Type locality: Nicaragua Chontales).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 276 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1984: 69 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Nicaragua; Mexico).

  • Distribution: Nicaragua, Mexico, West Indies.

dyeri Blackwelder, 1943: 220 (Stenus; Type locality: Cuba).

  • — Puthz, 1984: 69 (Stenus; synonym of podagricus).

polaris Münster, 1911, see: subarcticus Poppius, 1908.

politulus Casey, 1884, see: dissentiens Casey, 1884.

politus Aubé, 1863, see: cribratus Kiesenwetter, 1850.

pollens Casey, 1884: 171 (Areus; Type locality: Tenino, Washington Territory; California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 274 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971i: 1751 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

patens Casey, 1884: 172 (Areus; Type locality: Alamosa, Colorado).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; synonym of pollens).

polypterus Bernhauer, 1938, see: cicindeloides Schaller, 1783.

ponticus Fagel, 1967a: 364 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Anatolie orientale: Lazistan, Pont Euxin).

  • — Coiffait, 1978d: 166 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — Puthz, 1983e: 357 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 194 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Turkey.

popocatepetlensis Puthz, 1974g: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Mexiko: Popcatepetl).

  • — Puthz, 2000b: 117 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Mexico).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

poppiusi Puthz, 1972e: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Lena inferior, Shigansk).

  • Distribution: Russia.

poseidon Puthz, 1972r: 510 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: NE: Kassam, 1350 m, 48 km E. of Kainantu).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 139 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

posticalis Eppelsheim, 1892: 340 (Stenus; Type locality: Taschkent).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 164 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Uzbekistan.

    posticus Fauvel, 1895, see: bicolon Sharp, 1889.

    postnotatus L. Benick, 1917b: 313 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Columbien: Historaques, 6000′, Terra templ.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 281 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971b: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Colombia).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    potosimontis Puthz, 1974g: 207 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Mexico: Nuevo Leon: Cerro Potosi, 7500 ft.).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    praecellens Bernhauer, 1916f: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Peru: Chanchamayo, 1500 m).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 67 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Peru.

    praedictus Puthz, 1975a: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Australia: Queensland, Evelyne).

    • — Pace, 1977: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 123 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    praegracilis L. Benick, 1949b: 564 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brasilien: Garanhuns, Staat Pernambuco).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    praenobilis Bernhauer, 1926a: 125 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: N. Viscaya: Imugin).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 242 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1985: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    prahoeensis L. Benick, 1938, see: sondaicus Bernhauer, 1911.

    pressus L. Benick, 1926: 266 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 279 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1977b: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Mexico).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    pretiosus Puthz, 1972r: 507 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: West Irian: Star Mts., Sibil Val., 1245 m).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 135 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    pretoriensis Puthz, 1971, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    priapus L. Benick, 1942, see: flavovittatus Champion, 1920.

    primevalis Cameron, 1949, see: muelleri Bernhauer, 1933.

    primitivus Cameron, 1949a: 315 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Côte d’Ivoire: Mt. Tonkoui, 900–1200 m).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 549 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1967j: 13 (Stenus; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 271 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ivory Coast; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1978a: 37 (Stenus; Ivory Coast).

    • Distribution: Ivory Coast, Congo.

    primus Puthz, 1965: 488 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Cape Province: Humansdorp distr., Tsitsikama For.).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1986j: 308 (Stenus; characters; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    princeps Hampe, 1850, see: cordatus Gravenhorst, 1802.

    priscus† L. Benick, 1943a: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Baltic amber fossil; Type locality: Baltic region).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    prismalis Fauvel, 1878f: 222 (Stenus; Type locality: Nouvelle-Guinée, Hatam).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1937a: 93 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 453 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 13 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1969g: 640 (Stenus; notes; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1971t: 448, 455 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; West Irian).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 121 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: Bismarck Islands, New Guinea, Indonesia.

    illiesi Puthz, 1968j: 451 (Stenus; Type locality: Neu-Guinea: Wau, im östlichen Hochland, ca. 1700 m, Adams Memorial Park).

    • — Puthz, 1969f: 529 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1970h: 83 (Stenus; New Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1971t: 448, 455 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; West Irian; New Britain; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 121 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 141 (Stenus; synonym of prismalis).

    ceramensis Puthz, 1994b: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of prismalis; Type locality: Ceram: N. Hatumete, 100–700 m, Südhang der Merkele Ridge).

    problematicus Kevan and Allen, 1962, see: intermedius Rey, 1884.

    probus Puthz, 2000: 210 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Michoacan: Patzcuaro. Also cited from Nicaragua).

    • Distribution: Mexico, Nicaragua.

    proboscidens Olivier, 1795, see: geniculatus Gravenhorst, 1806.

    procerulus L. Benick, 1938, see: flohri Sharp, 1886.

    proclinatus L. Benick, 1922: 177 (Stenus; Type locality: Woosung).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 305 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: China.

    chinensis Bernhauer, 1931c: 125 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Haining).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1151 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 305 (Stenus; synonym of proclinatus).

    proconsularis Rougemont, 1981: 89 (Stenus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Illubabor Prov.: ca. 18 km. N of Bedelle, 1800 m).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia.

    proditor Erichson, 1839a: 550 (Stenus; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Heer, 1839: 220 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 713 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 727, 827 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 585 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 768 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 222 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Rye, 1864: 62 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Thomson, 1867: 192 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Thomson, 1867a: 45 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 86 [= 1873a: 244] (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Switzerland; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 23] (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 242 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 51 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 232 [= 1884a: 80] (Stenus; characters; France; Germany; Austria; Switzerland).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 334 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 568 (Stenus; characters; north and middle Europe).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 14 (Stenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 156 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 496 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 26 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 23 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 318 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; Baltic States; Poland; Czech Republic ?; Slovakia ?; Italy; Switzerland; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 112 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Germany).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 288 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berol.).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 90 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 252 (Stenus; Hungary; Romania; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1974b: 107 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; Austria; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 166 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 285 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy ?).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    grandiceps Thomson, 1857: 222 (Stenus; Type locality: Ringsjön i Skåne).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 215 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 254 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; synonym of proditor).

    ripaecola J. Sahlberg, 1871a: 414 (Stenus; Type locality: flumen Muonioense ad Muonioniska; Kätkesuando).

    • — Fauvel, 1876a: 62 [= 1876: 247] (Stenus; synonym of proditor).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 51 (Stenus; synonym of proditor).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 568 (Stenus; synonym of proditor).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; synonym of proditor).

    receptus L. Benick, 1934: 29 (Stenus; Type locality: Lappland: Karesuando).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 95 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Lundberg, 1968: 69 (Stenus; synonym of proditor).

    • — Lundberg, 1972: 173 (Stenus; Sweden).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of proditor).

    prodromus† Heer, 1856: 14 (Stenus; Oligocene fossil; Type locality: Aix, Provence).

    • — Oustalet, 1874: 138 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scudder, 1891: 586 (Stenus; catalog; Ligurian; France).

    • — Scudder, 1900: 70, 72 (Bledius; strongly inclined to think S. prodromus should be regarded as a Bledius).

    • — Handlirsch, 1907: 727 (Stenus; catalog; Oligocene; France).

    • Distribution: France.

    profundepunctatus L. Benick, 1916: 241 (Stenus; Type locality: S.O. Kamerun, Lolodorf).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 533 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967n: 190 (Stenus; characters; Congo; Cameroon).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 298 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Cameroon; Congo).

    • Distribution: Cameroon, Congo Republic.

    profundepunctatus Bernhauer, 1922, see: brasiliensis Scheerpeltz, 1933.

    profundesulcatus Scheerpeltz, 1957c: 228, 257 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sumba: Mau Marru).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    prolixus Erichson, 1840;738 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagascar).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1951: 204 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1961g: 235 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 302 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 13 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1992a: 13 (Stenus; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    prometheus Puthz, 1967r: 232 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of alpicola; Type locality: U.d.S.S.R.: Armenien: Ushtapalar, 3000 m, Gipfel der Gegam — Kette, die den Sevan-See im Süden begrenzt).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 106 (Stenus; subspecies of alpicola).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 178 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Armenia).

    • Distribution: Armenia.

    propinquus Casey, 1884, see: reconditus Casey, 1884.

    propinquus Rey, 1884, see: atratulus Erichson, 1839.

    proprius L. Benick, 1921c: 192 (Stenus; replacement name for longipennis Eppelsheim).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 20 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967s: 240 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Turkmenia; Afghanistan).

    • — Puthz, 1973i: 292 (Stenus; Tadjikistan).

    • Distribution: Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan.

    longipennis Eppelsheim, 1888: 64 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Turcmenien).

    • — Eppelsheim, 1892: 341 (Stenus; Turkestan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; synonym of proprius).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 20 (Stenus; synonym of proprius).

    • — Puthz, 1967s: 240 (Stenus; synonym of proprius).

    prospector Fauvel, 1907: 18 (Stenus; Type locality: Samburu).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 302 (Stenus; Senegal; Upper Volta; Nigeria; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 310 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Nigeria; Sudan; Kenya).

    • — Puthz, 1971k: 143 (Stenus; Malawi; Kenya; South Africa).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 15 (Stenus; notes; Angola; Botswana; South West Africa; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 92 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • Distribution: Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Congo.

    quadrispinus Bernhauer, 1915d: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: Daressalam).

    • — L. Benick, 1925: 78 (Stenus; characters; Zanzibar).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chad; Rhodesia; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 27 (Stenus; synonym of prospector).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 302 (Stenus; synonym of prospector).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 310 (Stenus; synonym of prospector).

    tristiculus Bernhauer, 1934h: 499 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: N. W. Rhodesia: Namwala).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 566 (Stenus; synonym of quadrispinus).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 27 (Stenus; synonym of prospector).

    • — Puthz, 1969d: 302 (Stenus; synonym of prospector).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 310 (Stenus; synonym of prospector).

    protector Fauvel, 1904, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    protensicollis Krása, 1941, see: confusus J. Sahlberg, 1876.

    providus Erichson, 1839a: 546 (Stenus; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Heer, 1839: 217 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 707 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Mannerheim, 1843a: 83 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Kolenati, 1846: 25 (Stenus; Transcaucasia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 173 (Stenus; characters; Iberia; Lenkoran).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 726 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Wollaston, 1854: 598 (Stenus; characters; notes; Madeira Islands).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 581 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 226 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Wollaston, 1857: 196 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Madeira Islands).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 763 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 221 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 216 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 84 [= 1873a: 243] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 22] (Stenus; Madeira).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 241 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 255 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 101 [= 1878a: 21] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 237 [= 1884a: 85] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 28 [= 1886a: 20] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 334 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 565 (Stenus; characters; Europe; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 74 (Stenus; Barbary; Madeira).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 81 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 156 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 219 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 397 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 325 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Holland; Belgium; France; Italy; Switzerland; Dalmatia; Albania; Bosnia Hercegovina; Romania; Czechoslovakia; Poland; Russia to Caucasus; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 60 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 289 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berol.).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 719 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Smetana, 1970: 56 (Stenus; distributional summary; Madeira).

    • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 253 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania).

    • — Puthz, 1974j: 311 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Allen, 1978: 68 (Stenus; probably not from Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1979j: 323 (Stenus; Bulgaria).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 363 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Puthz, 1982e: 82 (Stenus; Italy; Yugoslavia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 154 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia; Armenia).

    • — Whitehead, 1990d: 9 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 167 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 286 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Slovakia; Czech Republic).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 149 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 155 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey.

    obscurus P. Lucas, 1846: 124 (Stenus; Type locality: Algeria: lac Tonga, aux environs du cercle de Lacalle).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 85 [= 1873a: 243] (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 565 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 154 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    rogeri Kraatz, 1857d: 764 (Stenus; Type locality: Oberschlesien).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 989 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Rye, 1864: 60 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Wollaston, 1865: 512 (Stenus; habitat; notes; Madeira Islands).

    • — Thomson, 1871: 379 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 85 [= 1873a: 243] (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rey, 1884: 242 [= 1884a: 90] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 334 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 565 (Stenus; characters; middle Europe; southern Sweden).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 156 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 493 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165, cited providus as a synonym of rogeri; Johansen did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Erichson]; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 26 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 78 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 323 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Britain; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Holland; Belgium; France; Spain; Switzerland; Italy; Bosnia; Romania; Hungary; Slovakia; Czech Republic; Poland; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 60 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 253 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1974j: 313 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; cited as valid species; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 249 (Stenus; cited as valid species; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 154 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    novator Jacquelin du Val, 1868: 74 (Stenus; Type locality: Pyrénées orientales).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 85 [= 1873a: 243] (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Rey, 1884: 243 [= 1884a: 91] (Stenus; variety of rogeri).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 565 (Stenus; synonym of rogeri).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; synonym of rogeri).

    • — Puthz, 1974j: 313 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 154 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    fortis Rey, 1884: 230 [= 1884a: 78] (Stenus; Type locality: environs de Lyon).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 565 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; variety of providus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; variety of providus).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 27 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Puthz, 1974j: 313 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 154 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    simplex Rey, 1884: 236 (Stenus; Type locality: Turin).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 564 (Stenus; variety of clavicornis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 156 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 328 (Stenus; synonym of clavicornis).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Bordoni, 1970: 23 (Stenus; aedeagus; ecological notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 90 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 253 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Bordoni, 1975c: 180 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1982e: 82 (Stenus; subspecies of providus; Italy; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; subspecies of providus; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1995: 78 (Stenus; subspecies of providus; ecological notes; Italy).

    subrugosus Rey, 1884: 243 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Provence).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 565 (Stenus; synonym of rogeri).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; synonym of rogeri).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 30 (Stenus; synonym of rogeri).

    • — Puthz, 1974j: 313 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 154 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    deubeli L. Benick, 1913a: 204 (Stenus; Type locality: Siebenbürgen).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; variety of providus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; variety of providus).

    • — Puthz, 1974j: 313 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 154 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    latus L. Benick, 1913: 153 (Stenus; Type locality: Sardinien: Sedda de Pranu am Monte del Gennargentu und Sorgono).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 55 (Stenus; characters; Sardinia; Morocco).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; variety of providus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; variety of providus).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 271 (Stenus; subspecies of providus; Morocco).

    • — Puthz, 1974j: 313 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 154 (Stenus; synonym of providus).

    proximus Sharp, 1876, see: parviceps Sharp, 1876.

    pruinosus L. Benick, 1938: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: K. O. Blawan, Idjen-Plateau 900 bis 1500 m).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    psammophilus Puthz, 1981c: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    pseudoater Bernhauer, 1938, see: lewisius Sharp, 1874.

    pseudobconicus Scheerpeltz, 1974, see: sybaris Puthz, 1971.

    pseudoboops Puthz, 1966c: 293 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Ungarn: bei Vörs).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 143 (Stenus; characters; Hungary; Austria).

    • — Puthz, 1991e: 161 (Stenus; Germany; Austria; Yugoslavia).

    • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 131 (Stenus; Germany).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    pinguis Krása, 1941: 117, 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Umgebung von Budapest).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 305 (Stenus; synonym of hypoproditor).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 152 (Stenus; synonym of hypoproditor).

    • — Puthz, 1998f: 148 (Stenus; synonym of pseudoboops).

    pseudocoeruleus Puthz, 1970e: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Australia: Cairns. Also cited from New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 123 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia, New Guinea.

    pseudofossulatus Scheerpeltz, 1960b: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Afghanistan).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 20 (Stenus; synonym of proprius).

    • — Puthz, 1967s: 240 (Stenus; synonym of proprius).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 150 (Stenus; valid species; characters; Afghanistan).

    • Distribution: Afghanistan.

    pseudogracilis Puthz, 1971, see: reticulatus L. Benick, 1920.

    pseudogutta Puthz, 1968: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Columbien: Las Tibayes, Terra templ.).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    pseudojunceus Puthz, 1967q: 323 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Caracas).

    • Distribution: Venezuela.

    pseudoleptopus L. Benick, 1929: 259 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Butao, Luzon).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    pseudopictus Cameron, 1943: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 130 (Stenus; India).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 150 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: India.

    pseudopubescens A. Strand, 1940, see: umbratilis Casey, 1884.

    pseudoravus Puthz, 1967i: 240 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Haut-Uelé, Abimva. Also cited from Ivory Coast).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 291 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Congo; Ivory Coast).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 91 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • — Puthz, 1978a: 39 (Stenus; Ivory Coast).

    • Distribution: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Congo.

    pseudoscaber Puthz, 1968j: 468 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kashmir: Gulmarg).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 130 (Stenus; India).

    • Distribution: India.

    pseudotropicus Bernhauer, 1926a: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Makiling).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 257 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    pterobrachys Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 639 (Stenus; replacement for brevipennis Mäklin).

    • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of montivagus).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 126 [= 1873a: 284] (Stenus; synonym of montivagus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 599 (Stenus; synonym of montivagus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Fall, 1926: 147 (Stenus; Alaska).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 249 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    brevipennis Mäklin, 1852: 318 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: insula Sitkha).

    • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of montivagus).

    • — Rey, 1884: 359 [= 1884a: 207] (Stenus; synonym of montivagus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 599 (Stenus; synonym of montivagus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; synonym of pterobrachys).

    • — L. Benick, 1921a: 116 (Stenus; characters).

    puberulus Sharp, 1874: 83 (Stenus; Type locality: Mitzuyama; Nagasaki).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; China; Korea; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1972p: 403 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1974e: 159 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1974k: 438 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 232 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Naomi, 1991a: 166 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: Taiwan, Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam.

    fukiensis L. Benick, 1942a: 65 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Fukien: Kwangtseh; Shaowu, 500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 43 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 30 (Stenus; subspecies of puberulus; characters; China; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 4 (Stenus; subspecies of puberulus; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 120 (Stenus; subspecies of puberulus; characters; Taiwan; Vietnam).

    eurous Puthz, 1980a: 30 (Stenus; subspecies of puberulus; Type locality: Formosa: Takezaki near Mt. Ari [Note: Type locality taken from Puthz, 1981d]).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of puberulus; [Note: Cited as new but characters were given for it in a key the previous year]; characters; holotype from Formosa: Takezaki near Mt. Ari).

    sasajii Naomi, 1988f: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Fukui Pref.: Mt. Dôsai, Ono City).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 218 (Stenus; synonym of puberulus).

    pubescens Stephens, 1833: 297 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Norfolk; Suffolk; near Bristol; Devonshire).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 410 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 149 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Rye, 1864: 88 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 113 [= 1873a: 271] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Britain; Germany; Switzerland; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 130 [= 1873c: 23] (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Fauvel, 1874: 332 [= 1874b: 38] (Stenus; Austria).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 64 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 352 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 587 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; north and middle Europe).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 513 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 256 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Bernhauer, 1926g: 2 (Stenus; Kamchatka region).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 93 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 401 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — L. Benick, 1941a (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1941e: 136 (Stenus; characters; variation).

    • — Jenkins, 1960 (Stenus; method of returning to banks of a pool; Britain).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 376 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Finland; Sweden; Britain; Denmark; France to Poland-Russia; Italy; Bosnia; Hungary; Slovakia; Czech Republic; Poland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 722 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 104 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 264 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 88 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 248 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 175 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

    • — Wittwer, 1993: 249 (Stenus; Switzerland).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Betz, 1999 (Stenus; inventory and discussion of feeding, reproduction, grooming, resting, protection behavior).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Turkey, Mongolia, Canada, USA.

    laevior Stephens, 1833: 297 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Suffolk; Norfolk).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 410 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 46 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 149 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 587 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    laevis Stephens, 1833: 297 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 410 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 149 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 587 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    subimpressus Erichson, 1839a: 561 (Stenus; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Berlin).

    • — Heer, 1839: 223 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 722 (Stenus; characters; Germany; England).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 827 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 47 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 149 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 28 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 587 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 230 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 223 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 780 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Peyron, 1858: 431 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 233 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 113 [= 1873a: 271] (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 243 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 256 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 64 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Rey, 1884: 368 [= 1884a: 216] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 352 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 587 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 298 (Stenus; lectotype designation: “Berol.”; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    fraternus Casey, 1884: 155 (Areus; Type locality: Wyoming Territory; Marquette, Lake Superior).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917b: 310 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus).

    • — Van Dyke, 1924: 17 (Stenus; Alaska).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1189 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1946: 427 (Stenus; characters; Alberta; Manitoba; Northwest Territory; Colorado).

    • — Steel, 1953c: 198 (Stenus; synonym of pubescens).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 250 (Stenus; synonym of umbratilis).

    • — Puthz, 1971j: 141 (Stenus; cited as valid species]; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 84, 88 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; subspecies of pubescens; characters; Wyoming; Michigan; Colorado; Alberta; Manitoba; British Columbia; Northwest Territories; Alaska).

    sandersonianus Puthz, 1972d: 82 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; subspecies of pubescens; Type locality: Ytyk-haja, Lena med.).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; cited as valid species; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    pubicornis Naomi, 1998: 387 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Wakayama Pref.: Reiganji, Hirogawa-cho).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    pubipenis Puthz, 2000: 198 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bolivien: Yuracaris).

    • Distribution: Bolivia.

    pudefactus Ryvkin, 1987: 124 [= 1987a: 94] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: o. Kunashir, r. Filatova [Kunashir Island, Filatova River).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 105 (Stenus; synonyms; Kuril Islands).

    • Distribution: Russia, Japan.

    miyama Naomi, 1988f: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Tochigi Pref.: Marunuma, Nikko).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 105 (Stenus; synonym of pudefactus).

    pudicus Casey, 1884: 117 (Stenus; Type locality: White Fish Point, Lake Superior).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971q: 244, 248, 253 (Stenus; characters; notes; synonyms; Ontario; Michigan; Massachusetts; Illinois; Kentucky; Virginia).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    minor Casey, 1884: 118 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971q: 248 (Stenus; synonym of pudicus).

    juvencus Casey, 1884: 123 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 410 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971q: 248 (Stenus; synonym of pudicus).

    enodis Casey, 1884: 126 (Stenus; Type locality: Veta Pass, Colorado).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

    • — Puthz, 1971q: 248 (Stenus; synonym of pudicus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 168 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

    sibyllinus L. Benick, 1921b: 117 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Nord-Amerika, Georgia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971q: 248 (Stenus; synonym of pudicus).

    pueblanus Bernhauer, 1910b: 365 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexiko: Puebla).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 270 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Mexico).

    • — Puthz, 1972o: 318 (Stenus; Arizona; Mexico).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 67 (Stenus; characters; Arizona).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica, Mexico, USA.

    livens L. Benick, 1938c: 270 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Mexico: Chapingo, Landwirtschaftliche Hochschule im Tale von Mexico, 2240 m).

    • — Puthz, 1972o: 318 (Stenus; synonym of pueblanus).

    pugetensis Casey, 1884, see: tahoensis Casey, 1884.

    pulchellulus Puthz, 1994f: 402 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nigeria: Zaria, Samaru. Also cited from Ivory Coast).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • Distribution: Nigeria, Ivory Coast.

    pulchellus Puthz, 1971: 238 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nigeria: Ife, Oyo Province. Also cited from Zaire).

    • Distribution: Nigeria, Congo.

    pulcher Motschulsky, 1860a: 71 (Stenus; Type locality: montagnes de Noura-Ellia à Ceylan).

    • — Bernhauer, 1902b: 42 (Stenus; Ceylon).

    • — Fauvel, 1904a: 49 (Stenus; Kanara; Ceylan; Burma; Java).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1916: 249 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 350 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ceylon; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971o: 191, 212 (Stenus; characters; Ceylon).

    • — Puthz, 1973n: 1 (Stenus; Ceylon).

    • — Biswas, 1986: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; India).

    • Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia.

    pulcherrimus Puthz, 1970: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Indien: Niligiri Hills).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 567, 582 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • Distribution: India.

    pulchrior Puthz, 1971f: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Indien: Calcutta).

    • — Rougemont, 1981b: 374 (Stenus; notes; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 9 (Stenus; China).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 25 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 145 (Stenus; synonym of ornatus).

    • — Herman, 2001: 54 (Stenus; valid name for species).

    • Distribution: India, Thailand, Malaysia.

    ornatus Cameron, 1929b: 449 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Selangor: The Gap).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Herman, 2001: 54 (Stenus; synonym of pulchrior).

    pulchripes Solsky, 1867, see: hospes Erichson, 1840.

    pulchritogatus Puthz, 1991d: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Burma [India post.]: Pegu).

    • Distribution: Myanmar.

    pulchrivestis Puthz, 1991d: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tonkin [Vietnam]: Yen Bay [nordwestlich von Hanoi]).

    • Distribution: Vietnam.

    pullatus Puthz, 1967j: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Abyssinia: Gamo Prov., summit of Mt. Gughé, c. 12,000 ft.).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 77 (Stenus; characters; Ethiopia).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia.

    pullus Puthz, 1967j: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: massif Ruwenzori, Mahungu, 3280 m, gîte Ruwenzori).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 77 (Stenus; characters; Congo).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    pulvinatus L. Benick, 1938c: 277 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 628 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    pumilio Erichson, 1839a: 558 (Stenus; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 718 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 727 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; cited as humilio; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 584 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 222 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 775 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 219 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 82 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 64 (Stenus; characters; notes; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 307 [= 1865b: 57] (Stenus; habitat; France).

    • — Baudi, 1870: 396 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 91 [= 1873a: 249] (Stenus; characters; Germany; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1874: 331 [= 1874b: 37] (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 242 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 253 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 53 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 578 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany; Poland; Sweden; Finland; Siberia; North America).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 510 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 221 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — L. Benick, 1949: 127 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 31 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 97 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Szujecki, 1963a: 32 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 354 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Baltic States; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Italy; Switzerland; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 296 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berol.).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 255 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 105 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Drugmand, 1988: 62 (Stenus; Belgium).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 141 (Stenus; Holarctic).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 168 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 111 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 179, 185 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 489 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, USA, Canada.

    atomarius Casey, 1884: 84 (Stenus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan; Cambridge, Massachusetts).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 578 (Stenus; synonym of pumilio).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; synonym of pumilio).

    • — L. Benick, 1925: 78 (Stenus; variety of pumilio).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; variety of pumilio).

    • — L. Benick, 1949: 127, 130 (Stenus; subspecies of pumilio; notes).

    punctatissimus Stephens, 1833, see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

    punctatus Erichson, 1840: 744 (Stenus; Type locality: Pensylvania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967q]).

    • — LeConte, 1850: 220 (Stenus; Lake Superior).

    • — Casey, 1884: 189 (Areus; characters; Michigan; Lake Superior; Pennsylvania; Long Island; New Jersey; Massachusetts; District of Columbia).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 414 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Notman, 1920a: 180 (Stenus; New York).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 329 (Stenus; lectotype designation; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1974: 11 (Stenus; Illinois; Maine; New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Michigan; Wisconsin; Iowa; Missouri; Nebraska; Kansas; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia; Kentucky; Alabama; Mississippi; Louisiana; Texas; Montana; Utah; Ontario).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 494 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    obsoletus Casey, 1884: 181 (Areus; Type locality: Grimsby, Ontario).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; synonym of punctatus).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; synonym of punctatus).

    artus Casey, 1884: 182 (Areus; Type locality: New York).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; synonym of punctatus).

    dilutus Casey, 1884: 184 (Areus; Type locality: Louisiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; synonym of punctatus).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 329 (Stenus; synonym of punctatus).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; synonym of punctatus).

    puncticollis W. J. MacLeay, 1873: 149 (Stenus; Type locality: Gayndah; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970e]).

    • — Fauvel, 1877: 209 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Fauvel, 1878g: 502 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; lectotype designation; characters; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 124 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    punctifer Naomi, 1988e: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref.: Yona, Okinawa-Hontô Is.).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 68 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    jambar Naomi, 1990b: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref.: Ie-Rindô, Kunigami, Okinawa-hontô Is.).

    • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 218 (Stenus; synonym of punctifer).

    punctiger Casey, 1884, see: comma LeConte, 1863.

    punctipennis Thomson, 1860, see: ater Mannerheim, 1830.

    punctiventris Sharp, 1886: 645 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 282 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 14 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Panama.

    purpurascens Bernhauer, 1926, see: smaragdinus Bernhauer, 1915.

    purus L. Benick, 1928d: 41 (Stenus; Type locality: Bolivien: Yuracaris).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Bolivia.

    pushan Puthz, 1986h: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Khandbari District, oberhalb Sheduwa, 3000 m).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    pusillimus Puthz, 1971q: 250, 254 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Michigan. Also cited from Massachusetts).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada.

    pusillulus Puthz, 1986k: 953 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [Note: Cited as perpusillus in several places in the article]; Type locality: Pakistan: Chitral: Lotkoh, 2350 m, à 46 km au nord de Chitral).

    • Distribution: Pakistan.

    pusillus Stephens, 1833: 301 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Battersea-fields; near Ripley; Suffolk; Devonshire).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 411 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 173 (Stenus; characters; Tiflis).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 726 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 45 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 579 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 761 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Rye, 1864: 43 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 92 [= 1873a: 250] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Algeria; Caramania; Georgia).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 62 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 62 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 102 [= 1878a: 22] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 29 [= 1886a: 21] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 577 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Europe; Mediterranean region).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 75 (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 17 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 505 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 398 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Renkonen, 1941: 103 (Stenus; characters; notes; Finland).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 96 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 350 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Caucasus; Siberia; Turkey; North Africa; widespread in Europe).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 114 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965b: 395 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965c: 500 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 5 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 272 (Stenus; Morocco).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 720 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1970l: 206 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 255 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 249 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 159 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 168 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 178, 183 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; notes; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 149 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Russia, Georgia, Turkey.

    pusillus Erichson, 1839a: 544 (Stenus; [Note: Preoccupied; Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165, listed the Erichson reference to pusillus as a subsequent citation of pusillus Stephens]; Type locality: Germania; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Heer, 1839: 221 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 705 (Stenus; characters; Germany; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 46 (Stenus; synonym of nanus).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Peyron, 1858: 431 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 229 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 240 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 253 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Rey, 1884: 286 [= 1884a: 134] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 340 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 350 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966a: 41 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 294 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Germania; synonym of pusillus Stephens).

    exiguus Erichson, 1840: 706 (Stenus; Type locality: Anglia; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 45 (Stenus; synonym of pusillus).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 580 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus; England).

    • — Rye, 1864: 43 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 92 [= 1873a: 250] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain).

    • — Rey, 1884: 289 [= 1884a: 137] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Rey, 1884a: 137 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; [Note: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 cited exiguus Rey as a synonym of pusillus; Rey did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Erichson. However, since exiguus Erichson and pusillus Stephens are synonyms, the point is moot]; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 340 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 577 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany; France; Britain).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 158 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1154 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Horion, 1963: 350 (Stenus; Britain; France; Germany; Austria; Czech Republic; Poland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 114 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966a: 40 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 295 (Stenus; lectotype designation; notes; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1970l: 206 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 93 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 255 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1978a (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 246 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Austria).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 142 (Stenus; synonym of pusillus).

    • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; synonym of pusillus).

    coniciventris Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 579 (Stenus; Type locality: Tarbes).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 92 [= 1873a: 250] (Stenus; synonym of pusillus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 577 (Stenus; synonym of pusillus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; synonym of pusillus).

    pusillus Erichson, 1839, see: pusillus Stephens, 1833.

    pusio Casey, 1884, see: assequens Rey, 1884,

    pustulatus Bernhauer, 1914c: 95 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ostindien: Pegu).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 354 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Burma).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 333 (Stenus; characters; Burma).

    • — Rougemont, 1981b: 373 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 28 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 238 (Stenus; Bali).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 707 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 393 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Vietnam).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia.

    celeber L. Benick, 1926: 273 (Stenus; Type locality: Java, Tenggergeb).

    • — L. Benick, 1928b: 240 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 145 (Stenus; synonym of pustulatus).

    adnexus L. Benick, 1933a: 112 (Stenus; Type locality: Borneo, S. Boh, Nebenfluss des Hauptflusses Mahakam).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 73 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 28 (Stenus; synonym of pustulatus).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 238 (Stenus; synonym of pustulatus).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 145 (Stenus; synonym of pustulatus).

    stigmalis Cameron, 1950d: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; variety of celeber; Type locality: Pahang).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 145 (Stenus; synonym of pustulatus).

    pustulifer Fauvel, 1878g: 505 (Stenus; Type locality: Nouvelle-Galles du Sud).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 75 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 110 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Pace, 1977: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Reid, 1997: 124 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    puthzi Hromádka, 1977: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Ostasien, Wladiwostok).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    puthzianus Rougemont, 1981b: 367 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Thailand: Banks of River Mae Khong [Mekong] at Chiang Saen).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 393 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Vietnam).

    • Distribution: Thailand, Vietnam.

    puthziellus Naomi, 1997a: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Iwate Pref.: Mt Hayachine).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    pygmaeus Perris, 1865: 506 (Stenus; Type locality: l’Escurial).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 81 [= 1873a: 239] (Stenus; synonym of incanus).

    • — Rey, 1884: 292 [= 1884a: 140] (Stenus; synonym of incanus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 577 (Stenus; synonym of incanus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; synonym of incanus).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 34 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Spain; Algeria).

    • Distribution: Spain, Algeria.

    madridensis Hromádka, 1977: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Spanien: Madrid).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 34 (Stenus; synonym of pygmaeus).

    pygmalion Puthz, 1984: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Peru: Huanuco: Tingo Maria).

    • Distribution: Peru.

    pykaranus Cameron, 1934, see: Dianous.

    pyrenaeus L. Benick, 1925, see: carpathicus Ganglbauer, 1896.

    quadratipennis Bernhauer, 1915, see: nitidiusculus Stephens, 1833.

    quadriguttatus Puthz, 1971, see: vermicularis L. Benick, 1917.

    quadripunctatus Say, 1831, see: Carpelimus.

    quadrispinus Bernhauer, 1915, see: prospector Fauvel, 1907.

    quebecensis Puthz, 1971i: 1749 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Canada: Boucherville).

    • — Puthz, 1975g: 125 (Stenus; Quebec).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 495 (Stenus; characters; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    quedenfeldti Harold, 1881a: 155 (Stenus; Type locality: Sansibar).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 509 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 248 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Kenya).

    • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania.

    quinquecarinatus Cameron, 1952, see: obconicus Fauvel, 1904.

    quirsfeldi Puthz, 1988b: 162 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tennessee, Sevier Co., Mt. Leconte).

    • Distribution: USA.

    quisquilius Puthz, 1991d: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Indien: Meghalaya: Khasi Hills: entre Mawsynram et Balat, à 16 km de Mawsynram, 1000 m).

    • Distribution: India.

    raddei Ryvkin, 1987c: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Far East, Island in Sungari River).

    • — Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 219 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

    • Distribution: Russia, Japan.

    rafflesi Rougemont, 1984: 233 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: C. Java: Mt. Merapi, S. slope, ca. 1500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    raja Puthz, 1984e: 583 (Stenus; [Note: This name was cited as “in press” but it was published with characters and a locality before the intended original description]; Type locality: Indien: Nilgiri Hills, O. Valley, 4500 feet [Note: Type locality taken from Puthz, 1985; the name was validated previously]).

    • — Puthz, 1985: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [Note: Cited as a new species but validated by Puthz, 1984e]; characters; India).

    • Distribution: India.

    rajpurianus Cameron, 1930, see: bivulneratus Motschulsky, 1857.

    rambarani Makhan, 1995, see: genalis Sharp, 1876.

    raniermontis Puthz, 1973, see: koebelei Puthz, 1973.

    ranops Casey, 1884: 29 (Stenus; Type locality: Southern States).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: USA.

    rattanae Makhan, 1995, see: parviceps Sharp, 1876.

    ravus Puthz, 1969d: 303 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ghana: Tafo. Also cited from Mali, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [Note: Cited without characters and so unavailable]; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1968d: 87 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [Note: Cited without characters and so unavailable]; Sudan).

    • — Puthz, 1968f: 180 (Stenus; [Note: Cited without characters and so unavailable]; Gabon).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 292 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Ghana; Sierra Leone; Mali; Ivory Coast; Guinea; Nigeria; Cameroon; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1971s: 387 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • — Puthz, 1972a: 5 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 13 (Stenus; notes; Angola).

    • — Puthz, 1976c: 91 (Stenus; Ghana).

    • Distribution: Sudan, Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola.

    rayanus Rougemont, 1981: 98 (Stenus; Type locality: Ethiopia: Wollo Prov.: Borkena river, near Rike, ca. 1900 m).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia.

    receptus L. Benick, 1934, see: proditor Erichson, 1839.

    reconditus Casey, 1884: 173 (Areus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Lake Superior; Iowa).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — L. Benick, 1925: 80 (Stenus; valid species).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 252 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon; Idaho).

    • — Puthz, 1972o: 317 (Stenus; notes; Maine; New York; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Michigan; Wisconsin; Iowa; North Dakota; Virginia; South Carolina; Colorado; New Brunwick; Quebec; Ontario).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 494 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    propinquus Casey, 1884: 174 (Areus; Type locality: New Hampshire).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; synonym of reconditus).

    canadensis Casey, 1884: 175 (Areus; Type locality: Grimsby, Ontario; northern Illinois).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 413 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Notman, 1920a: 180 (Stenus; New York).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; synonym of reconditus).

    breviusculus Puthz, 1988b: 156 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of reconditus; Type locality: Alaska: Metlakatla. Also cited from British Columbia and Washington).

    rectifrons L. Benick, 1917b: 294 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Peru: Pozuzu).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1164 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Peru.

    regalis Bernhauer, 1915d: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: Kondoa-Irangi, Kaguru).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 491 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 294 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania).

    • Distribution: Tanzania.

    regressus Last, 1970: 353 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Okapa).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 476 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 489 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    reitteri Weise, 1875: 356 (Stenus; Type locality: Marmarosch).

    • — Fauvel, 1876a: 64 [= 1876: 249] (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 600 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Hungary).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 184 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 58 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966c: 296 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Hungary).

    • — Bordoni, 1975c: 181 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Slovakia).

    • Distribution: Poland, Hungary, Italy.

    reitterianus Bernhauer, 1928e: 76 (Stenus; replacement name for syriacus Bernhauer).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 65 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Syria.

    syriacus Bernhauer, 1928a: 1 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Syrien: Aleppo).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; synonym of reitterianus).

    relucens Rey, 1884, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    remotus Sharp, 1886: 659 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Coatepeque, San Geronimo, Panima in Vera Paz).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 273 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Guatemala.

    renifer LeConte, 1863a: 50 (Stenus; Type locality: Fort Yuma, California).

    • — Casey, 1884: 16 (Stenus; characters; Texas; Arizona).

    • — Sharp, 1886: 641 (Stenus; Mexico).

    • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

    • — Fall and Cockerell, 1907: 167 (Stenus; New Mexico).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 165 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 262 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: USA, Mexico.

    sallaei Sharp, 1886: 641 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Guanajuato).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 262 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 17 (Stenus; characters; Mexico).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 140 (Stenus; subspecies of renifer; characters).

    renkoneni Puthz, 1964, see: ignotus Eppelsheim, 1890.

    renominatus Cameron, 1931, see: plumbeus Cameron, 1930.

    repandus Poppius, 1909, see: plicipennis Casey, 1884.

    repletus Sharp, 1886: 646 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, El Tumbador, San Joaquin, Cerro Zunil, Tamahu, San Geronimo).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 261 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Guatemala.

    ressli Puthz, 1979f: 54 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran: 2 km südlich Chalus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 203 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Iran.

    reticulatus L. Benick, 1920a: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Joko).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1968d: 83 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes; Sudan).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 214 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Cameroon; Guinea; Zaire; Rwanda; Uganda; Sudan).

    • — Levasseur, 1971: 291 (Stenus; Sierra Leone).

    • Distribution: Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, South Africa, Cameroon, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Madagascar.

    gracilis Erichson, 1840: 739 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Madagascar; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; synonym of adulterinus).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 502 (Stenus; synonym of adulterinus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 302 (Stenus; lectotype designation; synonym of adulterinus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 218 (Stenus; synonym of reticulatus adulterinus).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 14 (Stenus; synonym of reticulatus adulterinus).

    adulterinus L. Benick, 1920a: 181 (Stenus; replacement name for gracilis Erichson).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 502 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Madagascar; Tanzania; Somalia).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 218 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of reticulatus; characters; Madagascar; Somalia; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 14 (Stenus; subspecies of reticulatus; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1992a: 13 (Stenus; subspecies of reticulatus; Madagascar).

    silvicola Bernhauer, 1922b: 169 (Stenus; Type locality: Mahe; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1971]. Originally cited from Seychelles: Silhouette, near Pot-à-eau, about 1500 ft.; Mahé: country above Port Glaud, 500–1000 ft.; forests of Morne Blanc, Trois Frères, Mare aux Cochons, Cascade, 1000–2000 ft.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 219 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of reticulatus; lectotype designation: Mahe; characters; Seychelles).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 15 (Stenus; subspecies of reticulatus; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1992a: 13 (Stenus; subspecies of reticulatus; Seychelles).

    parcipennis Bernhauer, 1934h: 498 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Pondoland: Port St. Johns).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 218 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of reticulatus; characters; South Africa).

    burgeoni Bernhauer, 1934g: 230 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kivu: Tshibinda).

    • — Bernhauer, 1942c: 351 (Stenus; Cameroon).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 499 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 214 (Stenus; synonym of reticulatus).

    ghesquierei Cameron, 1938a: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Belgian Congo: Sake).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 214 (Stenus; synonym of reticulatus).

    congoensis Bernhauer, 1939g: 227 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Belgisches Kongo: N. Kivu, Loashi).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 214 (Stenus; synonym of reticulatus).

    cyanicolor L. Benick, 1951: 207 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Usambara: Kwai Mombo).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 502 (Stenus; synonym of adulterinus).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 306 (Stenus; synonym of adulterinus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 218 (Stenus; synonym of reticulatus adulterinus).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 14 (Stenus; synonym of reticulatus adulterinus).

    pseudogracilis Puthz, 1971: 218 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of reticulatus; Type locality: Sierra Leone: Freetown).

    retitogatus Puthz, 1970e: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Australia: N.W. Qld., Charters Towers, W. of Hughenden).

    • — Reid, 1997: 125 (Stenus; Australia).

    • Distribution: Australia.

    retrusus Casey, 1884: 154 (Areus; Type locality: Vancouver Island, British Columbia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1946: 428 (Stenus; characters; Oregon; Washington).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 249 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Washington; Oregon).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 87 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; British Columbia; Wisconsin; Oregon; Washington; Newfoundland ?).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    rhizus Puthz, 1981, see: stigmula Erichson, 1840.

    rhodesianus Cameron, 1950a: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tanganyika Territory: Mwamgongo).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 194 (Stenus; characters; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 208 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Tanzania).

    • Distribution: Tanzania.

    ridiculus Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; replacement name for simulans Cameron).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 154 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    simulans Cameron, 1930d: 327 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Gunung Singgalang).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1196 (Stenus; synonym of ridiculus).

    riedeli Puthz, 1994h: 415 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Indien: Tamil Nadu: Ootocamund, 11 km hinter Pykara in Richtung Mysore).

    • Distribution: India.

    rigidus Casey, 1884, see: ageus Casey, 1884.

    riguus L. Benick, 1938a: 156 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    ripaecola J. Sahlberg, 1871, see: proditor Erichson, 1839.

    riparius Runde, 1835, see: tarsalis Ljungh, 1810.

    ripicursor Puthz, 2000: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Mato Grosso, Barra do Tapirape. Also cited from Surinam).

    • Distribution: Brazil, Surinam.

    ritamontium Puthz, 1972o: 314 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Arizona: Santa Rita Mountains).

    • Distribution: USA.

    riukiuensis Puthz, 1973: 6 (Stenus; Type locality: Riukiu-Inseln, Loochoo Islands: Amami-Oshima).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 30 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 59, 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    rivularis Puthz, 1974c: 164 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Mt. Apo, Galog River, 6000 feet).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    robustus L. Benick, 1914: 151 (Stenus; subspecies of circularis; Type locality: Syrien: Kaifa und Beirut).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1152 (Stenus; subspecies of circularis).

    • — L. Benick, 1949: 130 (Stenus; variety of misael).

    • — Puthz, 1965c: 79 (Stenus; subspecies of misael; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 141 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 29 (Stenus; subspecies of planifrons).

    • — Puthz, 1975b: 229 (Stenus; subspecies of planifrons; Israel).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 162 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Iran).

    • Distribution: Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Azerbaijan.

    macros Puthz, 1965c: 79 (Stenus; subspecies of misael; Type locality: Caucasus: Araxesthal).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 141 (Stenus; synonym of misael robustus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 162 (Stenus; synonym of robustus).

    rogeri Kraatz, 1857, see: providus Erichson, 1839.

    rorellus Fauvel, 1907: 17 (Stenus; [Note: This is name is older than cursorius]; Type locality: Kenya: Kijabe; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1971]. Also cited from Rift Valley; Kibwesi; Kisoumou; Escarpment; Abyssinie; Mashonaland; Transvaal; Natal).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Bernhauer, 1931d: 572 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Abyssinia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1933: 312 (Stenus; subspecies of cursorius; characters; Mashunaland; Natal; Transvaal).

    • — Gridelli, 1939: 314 (Stenus; Abyssinia).

    • — Jeannel and Paulian, 1945: 72 (Stenus; Kenya).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of cursorius; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of cursorius; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 318 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of cursorius; lectotype designation: Kijabé, Kenya; characters; Kenya; Ethiopia; Guinea; Nigeria; Chad; Sudan).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1974: 89 (Stenus; South Africa; South West Africa).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 122 (Stenus; subspecies of cursorius; notes; Ethiopia).

    • — Janák, 1998: 93 (Stenus; subspecies of cursorius; Uganda).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; valid name for species).

    • Distribution: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, New Guinea, Philippines, Australia, New Caledonia.

    planifrons Fauvel, 1889b: 253 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Nouméa; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Yahoué; Célèbes).

    • — Fauvel, 1903d: 262 (Stenus; New Caledonia; Australia; Celebes).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Bernhauer, 1916a: 2 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Bernhauer, 1920: 7 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 382 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; synonym of cursorius).

    • — L. Benick, 1942: 24 (Stenus; synonym of cursorius).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 26 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Nouméa; synonym of cursorius).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 65 (Stenus; synonym of cursorius).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 484 (Stenus; synonym of cursorius).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 338 (Stenus; synonym of cursorius).

    • — Rougemont, 1981b: 378 (Stenus; synonym of cursorius).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 238 (Stenus; synonym of cursorius).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 571 (Stenus; synonym of cursorius).

    cursorius L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; replacement name for planifrons Fauvel).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 265 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938: 26 (Stenus; Java).

    • — L. Benick, 1942: 24 (Stenus; Burma).

    • — L. Benick, 1942a: 71 (Stenus; notes; China).

    • — Puthz, 1966: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Timor).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 26 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1970e: 65 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1971k: 144 (Stenus; Southern Rhodesia).

    • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 476, 484 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 72 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1975: 189 (Stenus; Bhutan).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 4 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 128 (Stenus; India).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 338 (Stenus; Burma).

    • — Rougemont, 1981b: 378 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 133 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Thailand).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 238 (Stenus; Lombok).

    • — Puthz, 1984e: 571, 583 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 959 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 707 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Thailand).

    • — Ryvkin, 1992: 42 (Stenus; notes; Vietnam).

    • — Reid, 1997: 121 (Stenus; Australia).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; subspecies of rorellus).

    minimus Puthz, 1968a: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of cursorius; Type locality: Congo: Parc de la Garamba, mont Moyo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 318 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of cursorius; characters; Zaire; Guinea; Sierra Leone).

    • — Puthz, 1971s: 387 (Stenus; subspecies of cursorius; Ghana).

    • — Puthz, 1978a: 40 (Stenus; subspecies of cursorius; Ivory Coast).

    caffer Puthz, 1971: 317 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of cursorius; Type locality: South Africa: Pretoria. Also cited from Zambia, Angola, Rhodesia).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 15 (Stenus; subspecies of cursorius; notes; Angola; Botswana).

    roscidus Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1854, see: tarsalis Ljungh, 1810.

    rossi Sanderson, 1958: 283 (Stenus; Type locality: Illinois: Lake Co.: Cary. Also cited from Michigan, Vermont, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 14 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 493 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    rossicus Bernhauer, 1903, see: excubitor Erichson, 1839.

    rostellifer Puthz, 1972o: 315 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Florida: Dade Co.: Homestead).

    • Distribution: USA.

    rotundatus Ljungh, 1804: 67 (Stenus; Type locality: Sjärsjöensibus).

    • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 234 (Stenus; synonym of circularis).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 479 (Stenus; synonym of circularis Gravenhorst).

    • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 432 (Stenus; synonym of circularis Gravenhorst).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 745 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Sweden.

    roubali Scheerpeltz, 1933, see: festivus L. Benick, 1925.

    roubalianus Fagel, 1967a: 366 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Caucase occidentale: Krasnaja Poljana).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 188 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    rougemonti Puthz, 1983b: 148 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Burma: Kalaw).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; coniform paraglossae).

    • Distribution: Myanmar.

    rousi Hromádka, 1978: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: UdSSR: Grusinische SSR, Adscharis bei Batumi).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 355 (Stenus; Georgia; Turkey).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 182 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

    • Distribution: Georgia, Turkey.

    royi Puthz, 1969, see: obconicus Fauvel, 1904.

    ruandae Bernhauer, 1943, see: ascendens Fauvel, 1907.

    rubronotatus Cameron, 1943: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum).

    • — Rougemont, 1980: 184 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 152 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: India, Nepal.

    rufaeneus Puthz, 1966b: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Aberdare Mountains, Gekururu River, 10,000 ft.).

    • — Puthz, 1968k: 207 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; Kenya).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    rufescens Sharp, 1874: 88 (Stenus; Type locality: Maiyasama).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Nakane, 1963a: 86 (Stenus; characters; habitus photograph; Japan).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 25 (Stenus; China).

    • — Kanehisa and Tsumuki, 1996 (Stenus; pygidial secretions; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan, China.

    rufimanus Heer, 1841, see: picipes Stephens, 1833.

    rufipes L. Benick, 1926: 268 (Stenus; Type locality: Bolivien: Yuracaris).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Bolivia.

    rufitarsis Stephens, 1833, see: tarsalis Ljungh, 1810.

    rufomaculatus Bernhauer, 1902c: 59 (Stenus; Type locality: Aulie Ata).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 192 (Stenus; synonym of posticalis).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; synonym of posticalis).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; valid species; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971j: 136 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • Distribution: Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia.

    subguttatus L. Benick, 1914: 150 (Stenus; Type locality: Ostasien, Quelle des Irkut).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 255 (Stenus; characters; Siberia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Smetana, 1963c: 292 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Smetana, 1965e: 169 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1966e: 295 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967m: 76 (Stenus; characters; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1967o: 229 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; synonym of rufomaculatus).

    • — Puthz, 1971j: 136 (Stenus; synonym of rufomaculatus).

    rufoplagiatus Champion, 1924, see: amoensis L. Benick, 1916.

    rufotestaceus Cameron, 1950, see: jovino Eichelbaum, 1913.

    rugicollis Kraatz, 1859: 162 (Stenus; Type locality: India orientalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 337 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1966: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Timor).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 39 (Stenus; characters; Burma).

    • — Rougemont, 1981b: 365 (Stenus; notes; Thailand).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 23 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • Distribution: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia.

    timoricus Puthz, 1966: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of rugicollis; Type locality: Timor: Same, na rib. Abatu, junto a Raiúbo).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 39 (Stenus; subspecies of rugicollis; characters).

    rugifer Casey, 1884, see: laccophilus Casey, 1884.

    rugipennis Sharp, 1874: 85 (Stenus; Type locality: Copper Temple, Nagasaki).

    • — Zheng, 1993: 225, 226 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; key characters; China; Japan; Korea; far eastern Russia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Watanabe, 1961: 350 (Stenus; Izu Islands).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971d: 22 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Watanabe and Shibata, 1972: 61 (Stenus; Yaku-shima Island).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1979h: 122 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 121 (Stenus; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1984b: 110 (Stenus; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1984c: 177 (Stenus; notes; China; Korea; Japan).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 234 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 70 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 10 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

    • — Watanabe, 1993d (Stenus; Sarushima Island).

    • Distribution: Taiwan, Japan, Korea, China, Russia.

    conformis Eppelsheim, 1886: 44 (Stenus; Type locality: Chabarofka).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 257 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1187 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1966e: 307 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; eastern Siberia).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; synonym of rugipennis).

    sharpianus Cameron, 1930c: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Kagoshima).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1949b: 464 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; synonym of rugipennis).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; synonym of rugipennis).

    • — Zheng, 1993: 225, (Stenus; synonym of rugipennis).

    namazu Hromádka, 1979c: 101 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Kadena, Okinawa, Ryukyus).

    • — Puthz, 1984c: 177 (Stenus; synonym of rugipennis).

    rugosipennis Cameron, 1949b: 463 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Formosa: Arisan).

    • — Puthz, 1971d: 22 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 122 (Stenus; Taiwan).

    • — Zheng, 1993: 225, 226 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; key characters; China; Taiwan).

    • Distribution: Taiwan, China.

    rugosissimus Champion, 1920, see: signifer Fauvel, 1895.

    rugosulus Fauvel, 1875a: XVI [= 1875b: 218] (Stenus; Type locality: Mydcanka, près du lac Baïkal).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1966e: 304 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 14 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    rugosus Kiesenwetter, 1850, see: guynemeri Jacquelin du Val, 1850.

    rugulosus Rey, 1884, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

    ruivomontis Assing and Wunderle, 1995b: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Madeira, Achada do Teixeira, 1350 m).

    • Distribution: Madeira.

    rulomus Blackwelder, 1943, see: mammops Casey, 1884.

    ruralis Erichson, 1840: 697 (Stenus; Type locality: Austria; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Kolenati, 1846: 24 (Stenus; provincia Elisabethopol).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 170 (Stenus; characters; provincia Elisabethopol).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 725 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 195 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 576 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 751 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 220 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 81 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Baudi, 1870: 395 (Stenus; Lebanon; [Note: Misidentified according to Puthz (personal communiction)]).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 94 [= 1873a: 252] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain; Switzerland; Italy; Austria; Russia; Lebanon; Caucasus; Lake Baikal).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 239 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 55 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 252 [= 1884a: 100] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 572 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; north and middle Europe; Caucasus; Siberia).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1922c: 162 (Stenus; notes; Mongolia).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 254 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 399 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 32 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 85 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 330 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Russia; Mongolia; Korea; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Romania; Serbia; Bosnia; Italy; France; Switzerland; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 289 (Stenus; lectotype designation).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 300 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 256 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Puthz, 1972p: 402 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1973i: 291 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Puthz, 1974k: 438 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Puthz, 1979h: 121 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 232 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 169 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 169 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 191 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 26 (Stenus; China).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, China, Korea.

    alpestris Heer, 1841: 577 (Stenus; Type locality: Nufenen 5000′).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 747 (Stenus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 572 (Stenus; synonym of ruralis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; synonym of ruralis).

    ruricolaris Naomi, 1998a: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Fukuoka Pref.: Mt. Tachibana, Fukuoka-shi).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    rusticanus Puthz, 1968a: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Parc de la Garamba, près de la Nambira).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 282 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire; Rwanda).

    • — Puthz, 1972a: 5 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Rwanda, Congo.

    rusticus Erichson, 1840, see: picipes Stephens, 1833.

    rutilans Saulcy, 1864, see: glacialis Heer, 1839.

    rutshuruensis Cameron, 1950g: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Belgian Congo: Rutshuru, riv. Rodahira, alt. 1200 m).

    • — Tottenham, 1956: 223 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as rushurensis; Urundi; Bururi).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 230 (Stenus; characters; Kivu).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 271 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Burundi, Congo.

    ryugu Naomi, 1989e: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Nagasaki Pref: Tsushima Is., Mt. Shiratake).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    sabulicola Puthz, 1994f: 406 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Zaire: Libenge).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    sacrimontis Puthz, 1970o: 590 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Griechenland: Mazedonien: Athos).

    • Distribution: Greece.

    sagax Sharp, 1886: 665 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Torola; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 6000 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 275 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 618 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Mexico; Costa Rica).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, West Indies.

    guatemalenus Sharp, 1886: 665 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Cahabon 1000 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 276 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; synonym of sagax).

    chontalenus Sharp, 1886: 666 (Stenus; Type locality: Nicaragua, Chontales).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 275 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; synonym of sagax).

    simplicifrons L. Benick, 1928d: 38 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Turialba, 800 m).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 275 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; synonym of sagax).

    augustinus Blackwelder, 1943: 216 (Stenus; Type locality: Trinidad: St. Augustine).

    • — Puthz, 1973c: 53 (Stenus; synonym of sagax).

    bryanti Blackwelder, 1943: 219 (Stenus; Type locality: Trinidad: cocoa estate about 6 miles from La Brea, county of St. Patrick, ward of La Brea).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 16 (Stenus; synonym of sagax).

    sagittalis Puthz, 1970h: 84 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Ireland: Bismarck Inseln).

    • — Puthz, 1972r: 479 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    sagittifer Puthz, 1988c: 89 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Peru: Loreto, west of Iquitos).

    • Distribution: Peru.

    sahlbergi Puthz, 1968e: 93 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: U.d.S.S.R.: Issyk-kul).

    • Distribution: Kyrgyzstan.

    saizi Puthz, 1972g: 125 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Chile).

    • — Puthz, 1973g: 177 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Chile.

    sakaii Naomi and Puthz, 1996: 154 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Ehime Pref.: Mt. Saragamine, 1100 m alt.).

    • — Naomi, 1997c: 6 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    sakana Hromádka, 1979d: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Kinki Distr., Asuka).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 68 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    sakura Hromádka, 1979f: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Pref. Nara: Mt. Ohdaj).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    salamandra Bondroit, 1912, see: crassus Stephens, 1833.

    salebrosus L. Benick, 1942: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: NO-Burma: Kambaiti, 2000 m).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 391 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Vietnam; China).

    • Distribution: India, Myanmar, Vietnam, China.

    mangpuensis Cameron, 1943: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum; Mangpu, Rongdong Valley).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 130 (Stenus; India).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 391 (Stenus; synonym of salebrosus).

    salinus Brisout, 1863: 39 (Stenus; Type locality: [Hyères], Béziers).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 113 [= 1873a: 271] (Stenus; characters; France; Spain; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1876a: 63 [= 1876: 248] (Stenus; Portugal; Corsica; Dauria).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 103 [= 1878a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 369 [= 1884a: 217] (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 30 [= 1886a: 22] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 588 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; western middle Europe; Spain; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 77 (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 82 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 57 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; variety of binotatus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 401 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — L. Benick, 1932b: 3 (Stenus; variety of binotatus; notes; Morocco, Spain).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1960d: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; variety of binotatus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 103 (Stenus; valid species; notes; France; Spain; Portugal; North Africa; Sardinia; Corsica).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 86 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia.

    subconvexus Rey, 1884: 370 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Algérie).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 77 (Stenus; synonym of salinus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; synonym of salinus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1186 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of binotatus and salinus).

    • — Puthz, 1973b: 29 (Stenus; synonym of salinus).

    salisburgensis Bernhauer, 1927, see: crassus Stephens, 1833.

    sallaei Sharp, 1886, see: renifer LeConte, 1863.

    salticola Puthz, 1967, see: leleupi Puthz, 1965.

    salvini Sharp, 1886: 659 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 6000 feet, Bugaba).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 273 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 38 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Panama.

    samarensis Bernhauer, 1926a: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Island Samar).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 250 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974c: 158 (Stenus; Philippines).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    basilanus Puthz, 1974c: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of samarensis; Type locality: Philippinen: Basilan).

    sanctaecatharinae Bernhauer, 1916f: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: S. Catharina).

    • — L. Benick, 1921b: 121 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 67 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    sandakanensis Bernhauer, 1926a: 131 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Borneo: Sandakan).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 73 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

    • — Rougemont, 1986: 282 (Stenus; Sarawak).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 661 (Stenus; Borneo).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    sandersoni L. Benick, 1941, see: capucinus Boheman, 1858.

    sandersonianus Puthz, 1972, see: pubescens Stephens, 1833.

    sandrae Cornell and Puthz, 1997: 132 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: North Carolina: Swain County: Fork Ridge Trail near Clingman's Dome).

    • Distribution: USA.

    sanfilippoi Puthz, 1996a: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Umbebung von Antsirabe, ca. 1700 m).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    sangensis Puthz, 1971: 98 (Stenus; Type locality: Congo: Kivu Terr. Uvira, Haute Sange, 2900 m, Ilot forestier).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    sangha Puthz, 1986h: 12 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Provinz Bagmati: Yangri Ridge, 4700–4800 m).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    sankisianus Bernhauer, 1915m: 298 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Katanga: Sankisia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 225 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 300 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    sannator Puthz, 1991d: 2 (Stenus; Type locality: Indien: West Bengal, Darjeeling District: Mahanadi bei Kurseong, versant sud, 1200 m).

    • Distribution: India.

    sannio Puthz, 1980d: 187 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Indien: Darjeeling Distrikt: Singmari-Bharapatea Bung).

    • — Puthz, 1991d: 3 (Stenus; characters; India; Nepal).

    • Distribution: India, Nepal.

    santira Naomi, 1988i: 78 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Miyagi Pref.: Mt. Zaô).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 12 (Stenus; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    sarawakensis Puthz, 1973d: 79 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Borneo: Sarawak: Mt. Dulit, R. Koyan, 2500 feet).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 659 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    sardous Kraatz, 1857, see: ossium Stephens, 1833.

    sasajii Naomi, 1988, see: puberulus Sharp, 1874.

    satoi Puthz, 1991d: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Palawan: Iwahin River Valley).

    • — Puthz, 1998h: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    satsuki Naomi, 1987: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Ehime Pref.: Mt. Ishizuchi).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 70 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    satushin Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 212 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Ehime Pref.: Mt. Takanawa, Hôjô-shi).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    sauteri Bernhauer, 1907: 379 (Stenus; Type locality: Kanagawa).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 62 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 9 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Naomi, Kuranishi, Saito, and Maruyama, 2000: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Kamchatka).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    sauterianus Bernhauer, 1943a: 173 (Stenus; Type locality: Formosa: Koroton).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1971d: 21 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 118 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Taiwan.

    sawadai Hromádka, 1979d: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Pref. Hyogo: Sasayama).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 70 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    sawadaianus Hromádka, 1979c: 100 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Pref. Kyoto: Mt. Hiei, Yamashiro).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 70 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1993a: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1997c: 2, 6 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    sawadaiellus Naomi and Puthz, 1994b: 299 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Nagano Pref.: Mt. Ontake).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    saxatilis Gistel, 1857: 66 (Stenus; [Note: Nomen dubium]; Type locality: Helvetia).

    • Distribution: Switzerland.

    saxicola Puthz, 1974, see: Dianous.

    sayi Casey, 1884: 164 (Areus; Type locality: California).

    • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 274 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 253 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon; Idaho).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971i: 1751 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    scaber Fauvel, 1871: 20 (Stenus; Type locality: Nice; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Corse, Ajaccio; Piémont; Bône).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 127 [= 1873a: 285] (Stenus; characters; France; Italy; Corsica; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 104 [= 1878a: 24] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 346 [= 1884a: 194] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 31 [= 1886a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 596 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France; Italy; Corsica; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 79 (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 84 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 67 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 404 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Nice; characters; France; Italy; Algeria).

    • — Puthz, 1970p: 176 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1970m: 223 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 87 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 269 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Sredizemonomor’e).

    • — Bordoni, 1974b: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Italy).

    • — Bordoni, 1975c: 181 (Stenus; Italy; Sardinia; Sicily; Capri).

    • — Bordoni, 1975h: 20 (Stenus; Italy; Corsica; Sardinia; Sicily; Capri).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 360 (Stenus; Croatia).

    • — Angelini, 1991: 194 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Herman, 2001: 34 (Stenus; prevailing use as valid maintained pending outcome of application to Commission under Article 23.9.3).

    • Distribution: Algeria, Italy, France, Croatia.

    bituberculatus Motschulsky, 1857a: 511 (Stenus; [Note: This name is older than scaber]; Type locality: Marseille).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 127 [= 1873a: 285] (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 596 (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    • — Herman, 2001: 34 (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    italicus Baudi, 1870: 397 (Stenus; [Note: This name is older than scaber]; Type locality: Pedemontium; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970p]. Also cited from Ravenna).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 127 [= 1873a: 285] (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    • — Rey, 1884: 347 [= 1884a: 195] (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 596 (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 39 (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    • — Puthz, 1970p: 176 (Stenus; lectotype designation; synonym of scaber).

    • — Herman, 2001: 32 (Stenus; synonym of scaber).

    scabiosus Casey, 1884: 60 (Stenus; Type locality: Marquette, Lake Superior).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 407 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1973h: 203 (Stenus; characters; Manitoba; Yukon Territory; Alaska).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 490 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    scabriculus J. Sahlberg, 1876: 53 (Stenus; Type locality: Pyhäjärvi i Yläne, vid Helsingfors; Ruovesi i norra Tavastland, vid Svir, Justjärvi och Petrosavodsk i Ryska Karelen, vid Kirjavalaks, i Ladoga Karelen, vid Haapajärvi i Nurmis på Lysarholmen nära Jakobstad samt nordligast vid Kuusamo kyrkoby).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters in key; Fennoscandia; Russia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 100 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Sweden; Norway; Finland).

    • — Puthz, 1968g: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • Distribution: Norway, Finland, Russia.

    scabrior Stephens, 1833, see: cicindeloides Schaller, 1783.

    scabripennis Sharp, 1886: 649 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Jalapa, Cordova; Guatemala, near the city, San Geronimo, Capetillo, Panima in Vera Paz, Cubilguitz; Panama, Bugaba).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 280 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hromádka, 1982a: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Mexico; El Salvador).

    • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama.

    scabripennis W. Kolbe, 1909, see: humilis Erichson, 1839.

    scabrosus Sharp, 1886: 648 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Cordova; Guatemala, El Tumbador, Las Mercedes, Cerro Zunil, Balheu, San Juan in Vera Paz, Sabo).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Hromádka, 1982a: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Mexico).

    • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala.

    scaenicus Puthz, 1979g: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: 2 miles north San José Pacifico).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    schah Puthz, 1981i: 704 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran: Fars: Ghader-Abad, 30°21′N 53°19′E).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 213 (Stenus; cited as schach; notes).

    • Distribution: Iran.

    scheerpeltzi Puthz, 1971: 260 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cameroun: Kamerunberg oberhalb Buea, 1200 m).

    • Distribution: Cameroon.

    scheerpeltzianus Puthz, 1969g: 653 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Flores).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    sumbawaensis Puthz, 1969g: 655 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of scheerpeltzianus; Type locality: Sambawa: R. Aroe Hassa, 2–5000 ft.).

    schillhammeri Puthz, 1994b: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ceram: Kaloha - Hatuolo, 300–600 m).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    schmidti L. Benick, 1938c: 269 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 23 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Vara Blanca, zwischen Barba und Poas, 2000 m).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    schneiderianus Bernhauer, 1929h: 191 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexiko: Jalapa).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 263 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    scholzianus L. Benick, 1935, see: crassus Stephens, 1833.

    schroederi L. Benick, 1951, see: trepidus C. Waterhouse, 1877.

    schubarti L. Benick, 1949b: 557 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Porta da Boca, am Lagoa de Jiquiá, Municipio Cururipe, Staat Alagoas).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    schwarzi Casey, 1884: 52 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 490 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada.

    scissus Puthz, 1968i: 448 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Sta. Catharina: Nova Teutonia).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    scitulus L. Benick, 1929: 259 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Montalban).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    scitus Puthz, 1974h: 223 (Stenus; Type locality: South Africa: Cape Province: Grahamstown).

    • Distribution: South Africa.

    scopulus Zheng, 1992a: 294 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: China: Sichuan: E-Mei-Shan, 2300 m).

    • Distribution: China.

    scorpio Puthz, 1977b: 157 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Tapanti, Orosi).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    scotti Bernhauer, 1931, see: pilus Schubert, 1911.

    scottianus Puthz, 1968d: 81 (Stenus; subspecies of aethiopicus; Type locality: Äthiopien: Wolami-Province, Spur of Mount Damota, over 8000 ft.).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 74 (Stenus; subspecies of aethiopicus; characters; Ethiopia).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 87 (Stenus; valid species; characters; notes; Ethiopia).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia.

    scribai† Heyden and Heyden, 1866: 135 (Stenus; Oligocene fossil; Type locality: Braunkohle des Siebengebirges).

    • — Scudder, 1891: 586 (Stenus; catalog; Aquitanian; Prussia). Förster, 1891: 366 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Handlirsch, 1907: 728 (Stenus; catalog; Oligocene; Germany).

    • Distribution: Germany.

    scrobiculatus L. Benick, 1929, see: duplopunctatus Bernhauer, 1926.

    scrupeus Casey, 1884: 43 (Stenus; Type locality: Grimsby, Ontario; Marquette, Lake Superior).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 490 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    scruposus Puthz, 1974g: 213 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Durango: San Antonio, 5000 feet, El Salto).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    scrupulus Bondroit, 1912, see: atratulus Erichson, 1839.

    scrutator Erichson, 1840: 708 (Stenus; [Note: This name is cited as though a replacement name for femoralis Erichson but the reasons for its proposal are unclear; femoralis is not preoccupied]; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Originally cited from Germania).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 726 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 197 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 582 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 226 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 765 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 221 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 216 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 61 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 84 [= 1873a: 243] (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia; Germany; Switzerland; Austria).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 22] (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 241 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 231 [= 1884a: 79] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Ragusa, 1892: 168 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Montandon, 1908: 78 (Stenus; Romania).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 156 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 494 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 219 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 79 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Ferreira, 1962: 13 (Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Horion, 1963: 326 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Romania; Italy; France; Holland; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Germany).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 289 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berol.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 37 (Stenus; catalog; Austria).

    • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; checklist; USSR).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 91 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 253 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Allen, 1978: 68 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Muona, 1979: 28 (Stenus; Finland; Russia; Sweden; Norway; Denmark).

    • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 150 (Stenus; catalog; Poland).

    • — Uhlig and Zerche, 1981: 162 (Stenus; collecting notes; Germany).

    • — Ádám, 1987: 141 (Stenus; collecting notes; Hungary).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 140 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 167 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 286 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — M. Hansen, Kristensen, Mahler, and Pedersen, 1991: 107 (Stenus; Denmark).

    • — Silfverberg, 1992: 20 (Stenus; Finland; Russia; Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Terlutter, 1995: 35 (Stenus; Germany).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — M. Hansen, 1996: 101 (Stenus; checklist; Denmark).

    • — Herman, 2001: 34 (Stenus; nomen protectum).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    femoralis Erichson, 1839a: 547 (Stenus; [Note: This name is older than scrutator]; Type locality: Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Heer, 1839: 217 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 708 (Stenus; synonym of scrutator).

    • — Heer, 1841: 576 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 765 (Stenus; synonym of scrutator).

    • — Rey, 1884: 232 [= 1884a: 80] (Stenus; synonym of scrutator).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; synonym of scrutator).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 289 (Stenus; synonym of scrutator).

    • — Herman, 2001: 34 (Stenus; nomen oblitum).

    coxalis J. Sahlberg, 1876: 49 (Stenus; Type locality: Svir i Ryska Karelen; Mjatusow).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; synonym of scrutator).

    sculptilis Casey, 1884: 22 (Stenus; Type locality: Lake Tahoe, Nevada; California; Tenino, Washington Territory).

    • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 265 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 264 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    sculptipennis Puthz, 1974g: 214 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: Route 131, 193 km S. Oaxaca, 4800 ft.).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    sculpturatus Puthz, 1971: 131 (Stenus; [Note: Cited on page 131 as sculpuratus; I assume the correct spelling is sculpturatus as cited on pages 133, 157, 159, and 375]; Type locality: Congo: Katanga, Territoire Jadotville, tête de source de la Kasompi).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    sculptus Rey, 1884, see: leprieuri Cussac, 1851.

    scurra Puthz, 1988c: 83 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Amazonas: Sto. Paulo d’Olivença).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    scurrilis Puthz, 1988c: 84 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bolivien: S. C., Santa Cruz. Also cited from Venezuela, Colombia, Paraguay, and Brazil).

    • Distribution: Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia.

    scutiger Sharp, 1886: 660 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, David, Bugaba, Caldera, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 272 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 37 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Marcuzzi, 1977: 6 (Stenus; Venezuela).

    • Distribution: Panama, Venezuela.

    scylla Puthz, 1988c: 81 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Parana do Espirito Santo, Parintins).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    secessus Puthz, 1981a: 15 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; subspecies of depressus; Type locality: Vietnam: Berge bei Son-duong, 300 m).

    • — Ryvkin, 1985a: 853, 854 (Stenus; valid species; characters).

    • Distribution: Vietnam.

    seclusus Puthz, 1979g: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca: 2 miles north San José Pacifico).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    secretus Bernhauer, 1915c: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Ostsibirien: Schipka Gora).

    • — L. Benick, 1922c: 161 (Stenus; notes; Siberia).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 250 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1970b: 30 (Stenus; characters; China).

    • — Puthz, 1979h: 121 (Stenus; notes; Korea; China; Siberia).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 231 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: Russia, China, Korea.

    aureosetulus L. Benick, 1924: 252 (Stenus; Type locality: Tschita, Transbaikalien).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1147 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; cited as aureosetosus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 98 (Stenus; synonym of secretus).

    • — Puthz, 1970b: 30 (Stenus; synonym of secretus).

    • — Puthz, 1979h: 121 (Stenus; synonym of secretus).

    sectator Casey, 1884: 31 (Stenus; Type locality: Washington Territory [Thurston Co. and Tenino]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 166 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 267 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    sectilifer Casey, 1884: 110 (Stenus; Type locality: District of Columbia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Notman, 1920b: 700 (Stenus; Florida).

    • — Puthz, 1972t: 171 (Stenus; notes; synonyms; characters).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA, Mexico, West Indies.

    milleporus Casey, 1884: 111 (Stenus; Type locality: New York; St. Catherine Island, Georgia; Florida).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; synonym of sectilifer).

    • — Puthz, 1972t: 171 (Stenus; synonym of sectilifer).

    teter Notman, 1920b: 699 (Stenus; Type locality: Enterprise, Florida).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972t: 171 (Stenus; synonym of sectilifer).

    illustris L. Benick, 1926: 263 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1157 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; cited as illytris; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 266 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; notes; Mexico).

    • — Puthz, 1972t: 171 (Stenus; synonym of sectilifer).

    odius Blackwelder, 1943: 213 (Stenus; Type locality: Cuba: Soledad near Cienfuegos).

    • — Puthz, 1972t: 171 (Stenus; synonym of sectilifer).

    securifer Puthz, 1969, see: ceylonicus Bernhauer, 1902.

    sedatus Sharp, 1889: 333 (Stenus; Type locality: Niigata).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; synonymic notes; China).

    • Distribution: Japan, Korea, China, Russia.

    weisei Bernhauer, 1912k: 259 (Stenus; Type locality: Insel Jesso: Nemoro).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 256 (Stenus; characters; possibly synonym of sedatus; Siberia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; characters; China; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 14 (Stenus; synonym of sedatus).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 234 (Stenus; Korea).

    segnis Sharp, 1886: 655 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, near the city).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 269 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Panama.

    sejugatus L. Benick, 1929: 263 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Montalba; Los Baños, Luzon; Zambales, Luzon; Subuagrn, Luzon; Aroroy; Bacuit, Palawan).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    sellatus L. Benick, 1949b: 572 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Barra da Boa Vista, atual Coripós, Nebenarm des Rio São Francisco, Mun. Boa Vista, atual Coripós, Staat Pernambuco).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 69 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    semenowi Eppelsheim, 1889, see: alienus Sharp, 1874.

    semicoeruleus L. Benick, 1928, see: coeruleus C. Waterhouse, 1877.

    semicoeruleus Cameron, 1929, see: Dianous.

    semicolon LeConte, 1863a: 50 (Stenus; Type locality: Pennsylvania).

    • — Casey, 1884: 17 (Stenus; characters; Michigan; Lake Superior; Michigan; Washington, D.C.; southern States; Michigan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 263 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Idaho).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 489 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    semilineatus Puthz, 1981a: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Jünnan: Siamonyang, 25 km N Ch’e-li, 850 m).

    • Distribution: China.

    semimarginatus Bernhauer, 1921c: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Argentinien: Prov. Cordoba).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • Distribution: Argentina.

    pampanus Bernhauer, 1927e: 235 (Stenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Catamarca: Pampa Grande).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1163 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 142 (Stenus; synonym of semimarginatus).

    seminiger Champion, 1920: 171 (Stenus; Type locality: W. Almora, Kumaon).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 330 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1975: 188 (Stenus; Bhutan).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 32 (Stenus; characters; India; Bhutan).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bhutan.

    semiputatus Ryvkin, 1995: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Russia: W-Sayan, Kulumys Mt. Ridge, near Pass, 1800 m).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    semisericeus Cameron, 1929: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Haut-Uele: Moto).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1950g: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Belgian Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 489 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 294 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire; Sierra Leone).

    • — Puthz, 1972a: 3 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Zimbabwe, Congo, Sierra Leone, Guinea.

    mashonaensis Puthz, 1971: 295 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of semisericeus; Type locality: S.-Rhodesia: Salisbury, Mashonaland).

    nimbamontis Puthz, 1986j: 305 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of semisericeus; Type locality: Guinée: Mt. Nimba, marais près de Gbakoré).

    senegalensis Bernhauer, 1912, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    sengleti Puthz, 1971h: 829 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Spanien: Mazagon, Huelva. Also cited from Morocco).

    • Distribution: Spain, Morocco.

    separandus Cameron, 1943: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 130 (Stenus; India).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 149 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: India.

    evanescens Cameron, 1943: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; form of separandus; Type locality: Not cited but presumably Darjeeling district: Ghum).

    separatus L. Benick, 1933, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    sepikensis Last, 1970: 357 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Yentchan, Sepik, Main River).

    • — Puthz, 1971t: 448, 456 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 122 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    sequens Cameron, 1933, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

    serendibensis Puthz, 1971o: 203 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ceylon: Bogawantalawa, 4900–5200 feet).

    • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

    seriatipennis L. Benick, 1929, see: pilicornis Fauvel, 1895.

    sericeovillosus Scheerpeltz, 1957, see: crinitus L. Benick, 1926.

    serotinus Puthz, 1990i: 89 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus + Nestus; Type locality: Zaire: Kivu, Lwiro, Mt. Irsac, ca. 1800 m).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    serpens L. Benick, 1922, see: barbatus Nietner, 1857.

    serpentinus Fauvel, 1871, see: cribratus Kiesenwetter, 1850.

    serratimarginatus Naomi, 1997b: 139 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Chiba Pref.: Fudago, Kimitsu-shi).

    • — Naomi, 1990: 101 (Stenus; [Note: At least some of the specimens cited in this article were misidentified as zimmermanni according to Naomi, 1997b: 139, 141]; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    serratipenis Puthz, 1995e: 211 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brasilien: S. J. D’aliança - GO, Rio Farias).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    setiger Puthz, 1971q: 245, 253 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: District of Columbia: Eastern Branch. Also cited from New Jersey).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA.

    setius L. Benick, 1927, see: fulvicornis Stephens, 1833.

    setosivestis Puthz, 1972n: 256 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Cartago Province: Tapanti).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    setosus L. Benick, 1928c: 456 (Stenus; Type locality: Kuching, Sarawak).

    • — L. Benick, 1931: 138 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 72 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

    • — Puthz, 1976a: 2 (Stenus; Malaysia).

    • — Puthz, 1985: 94 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 660 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Borneo).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    albiventris L. Benick, 1928b: 238 (Stenus; Type locality: Kuching, Borneo).

    • — L. Benick, 1931: 138 (Stenus; synonym of setosus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; synonym of setosus).

    sexualis Sharp, 1874: 84 (Stenus; Type locality: Japan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 17 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Naomi, 1989f: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 10 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan, China.

    coniventris Bernhauer, 1938: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Nordwestl. China: Chinkiang).

    • — Puthz, 1967a: 17 (Stenus; synonym of sexualis).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 43 (Stenus; synonym of sexualis).

    shaowuensis Puthz, 1968c: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Fukien: Shaowu, 500 m).

    • Distribution: China.

    sharpi Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; replacement name for palpalis Sharp).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Korea).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 10 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan, Korea.

    palpalis Sharp, 1889: 329 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Ichiuchi; Sendai).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; synonym of sharpi).

    • — Puthz, 1991c: 107 (Stenus; synonym of sharpi).

    sharpianus Cameron, 1930, see: rugipennis Sharp, 1874.

    shepherdi Crotch, 1867, see: boops Ljungh, 1810.

    shilovi Puthz, 1974b: 108 (Stenus; Type locality: UdSSR: Polarer Ural: Fluss Sob’, km 106).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    shogun Puthz, 1987d: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus + Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Nishigo Uzan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    shoshonis Casey, 1884: 49 (Stenus; Type locality: Thurston County, Washington Territory).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Fall, 1926a: 59 (Stenus; Alaska).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 266 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Washington; Oregon).

    • Distribution: USA.

    shuheii Naomi, 1990a: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Hyogo Pref.: Otomizu Valley).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    siamensis Rougemont, 1981, see: megacephalus Cameron, 1929.

    sibiricus J. Sahlberg, 1880: 79 (Stenus; Type locality: Imbatsk; [Note: See lectotype designation by Ryvkin, 1987b]. Also cited from Spirina; Sortinge; Alinsk; Novo Saljevsk; Tolstoinos; Kurejka; Turuchansk).

    • — Casey, 1884: 75 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as alpicola according to Puthz, 1967d: 144]; characters; Colorado; British Columbia).

    • — Eppelsheim, 1893: 53 (Stenus; cited as alpicola; [Note: Misidentification of sibiricus according to Puthz (personnal communication)]; Baikal region).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 15 (Stenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (Stenus; synonym of alpicola).

    • — L. Benick, 1921d: 142 (Stenus; [Note: According to Ryvkin, 1987b: 272, this species, cited as sibiricus, is probably veselovae]; valid species; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 254 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Fall, 1926a: 61 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as alpicola according to Puthz, 1967d: 144]; Alaska).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 255 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as alpicola according to Puthz, 1967d: 144]; characters; British Columbia).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 144 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967o: 233 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1967s: 236 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; Siberia; Mongolia; Turkestan; Alaska; Montana; Minnesota).

    • — Puthz, 1971j: 142 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Huggert and Ulefors, 1971: 58 (Stenus; notes; Sweden).

    • — Puthz, 1974b: 112 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 40 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Ryvkin, 1987b: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Imbatsk; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Elias, 1991: 556 (Stenus; Quaternary fossil collection; Colorado).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • — Ryvkin, 2000a: 356, 364 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; characters; Far Eastern Russia).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, “Turkestan”, Mongolia, China, Canada, USA.

    confusus Casey, 1884: 63 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: White Fish Point, Michigan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; synonym of deductor).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of sibiricus).

    montanus Casey, 1884: 74 (Stenus; Type locality: New Hampshire, White Mountains).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 162 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of sibiricus).

    deductor Casey, 1884: 204 (Stenus; replacement name for confusus Casey).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 157 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of sibiricus).

    exasperatus L. Benick, 1925: 73 (Stenus; Type locality: Nord-Amerika: Montana: Macdon; Bear Pw. Mt.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1153 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967d: 144 (Stenus; synonym of sibiricus).

    • — Puthz, 1967s: 236 (Stenus; synonym of sibiricus).

    • — Puthz, 1974d: 162 (Stenus; synonym of sibiricus).

    wenzeli Puthz, 1967s: 239 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Tien-shan, Tossor).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 40 (Stenus; synonym of sibiricus).

    • — Ryvkin, 1988a: 335 [= Ryvkin, 1989a: 47] (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; valid species).

    • — Puthz, 1993c: 149 (Stenus; synonym of sibiricus).

    sibyllinus L. Benick, 1921, see: pudicus Casey, 1884.

    sicardi Fauvel, 1904e: 314 (Stenus; Type locality: Diego-Suarez).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 329 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 21 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    siculus Stierlin, 1867, see: similis Herbst, 1784.

    siemiradskii Puthz, 1988c: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ecuador).

    • Distribution: Ecuador.

    signatipennis Puthz, 1981b: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: China: Yünnan: Fo-hai [= Meng-hai], westlich von Ch’e-li, 1300 m. Also cited from Burma).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 341 (Stenus; characters of female; identified with reservation; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 18 (Stenus; China).

    • — Zheng, 1993: 229 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1998: 394 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Vietnam).

    • Distribution: China, Myanmar, Vietnam.

    signifer Fauvel, 1895: 213 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie, Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m; Carin Asciuii Cheba, 1200–1300 m).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 359 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Burma).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; notes).

    • — Rougemont, 1980: 182 (Stenus; characters; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 26 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal India, Pakistan.

    himalayicus Bernhauer, 1915b: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Zentral-Himalaya: Kumaon, Bhowali).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 357 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; India).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Rougemont, 1980: 182 (Stenus; synonym of signifer).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 37 (Stenus; synonym of signifer).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 26 (Stenus; synonym of signifer).

    rugosissimus Champion, 1920: 173 (Hypostenus; Type locality: Kumaon, W. Almora).

    • — L. Benick, 1928b: 240 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 357 (Stenus; synonym of himalayicus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; synonym of himalayicus).

    sikh Puthz, 1985: 148 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kashmir: Zagipal bei Pahlgam, 3500–3600 m).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 963 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • Distribution: India, Pakistan.

    sikkimensis Cameron, 1928c: 559 (Stenus; Type locality: Sikkim: Darjeeling, 7000 feet).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 324 (Stenus; characters; Sikkim).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 307 (Stenus characters; East Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1975: 188 (Stenus; characters of male; Bhutan).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 2 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 33 (Stenus; characters; India; Nepal; Bhutan).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 34 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan.

    vorticosus Cameron, 1943: 2 (Stenus; Type locality: Darjeeling district: Ghum, altitude 8500–10,000 feet).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 13 (Stenus; synonym of sikkimensis).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 34 (Stenus; synonym of sikkimensis).

    tingsanglaensis Scheerpeltz, 1976a: 104 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Nepal: Ting-Sang-La, 3800 m).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 34 (Stenus; synonym of sikkimensis).

    silesiacus L. Benick, 1921, see: excubitor Erichson, 1839.

    silvaticulus Naomi, 1997a: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Fukushima Pref.: Iidate-mura).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    silvaticus Bernhauer, 1934, see: diana Bernhauer, 1915.

    silvicola Bernhauer, 1922, see: reticulatus L. Benick, 1920.

    simienicola Puthz, 1971: 73 (Stenus; subspecies of aethiopicus; Type locality: Ethiopia: High Simien, etwa 13°N, 38°O).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 86 (Stenus; valid species; characters; notes; Ethiopia).

    similiatus Blatchley, 1910, see: delawarensis Casey, 1884.

    similioides Puthz, 1968j: 458 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: China: Sze-chuan: Kulu).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 958 (Stenus; Pakistan; Kashmir).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, China.

    similis Herbst, 1784: 151 (Staphylinus; Type locality: Berlin).

    • — Gmelin, 1790: 2031 (Staphylinus; characters).

    • — Turton, 1802: 516 (Staphylinus; cited as assimilis; characters; Germany).

    • — Ljungh, 1804: 65 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 471 (Stenus; synonym of oculatus Gravenhorst).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 733 (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — P. Lucas, 1846: 124 (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 796 (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 109 [= 1873a: 267] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Morocco; Algeria; Caramania; Caucasus).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 102 [= 1878a: 22] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 398 [= 1884a: 246] (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 30 [= 1886a: 22] (Stenus; Morocco; Tunisia; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 357 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Eppelsheim, 1893: 56 (Stenus; Baikal).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 585 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Europe; Mediterranean region).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 77 (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 82 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 162 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1913: 157 (Stenus; Sardinia).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 526 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — Blair, 1917: 175 (Stenus; larval characters; cocoon; Britain).

    • — L. Benick, 1922c: 162 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — L. Benick, 1927: 24 (Stenus; characters; Algeria).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 406 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — L. Benick, 1932b: 3 (Stenus; Spain).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Tunisia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1960d: 134 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Portugal).

    • — Smetana, 1961b: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 368 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; all Europe).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965b: 395 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Smetana, 1965e: 170 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — M. Dvořák, 1965: 88 (Stenus; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967m: 82 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 721 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1971j: 141 (Stenus; Mongolia).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 263 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Osella and Zanetti, 1975: 95 (Stenus; collected from nest of Talpa europaea; notes; Italy).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 364 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 348 (Stenus; note; Azerbaijan; Georgia).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 249 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 173 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 17 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 149 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

    • — Betz, 1999 (Stenus; inventory and discussion of feeding, reproduction, grooming, resting, protection behavior).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Mongolia.

    oculatus Gravenhorst, 1802: 155 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited, but presumably Brunsvigae).

    • — Latreille, 1804: 352 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 227 (Stenus).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 471 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 90 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

    • — Mannerheim, 1830: 42 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

    • — Mannerheim, 1831: 456 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

    • — Ménétriés, 1832: 147 (Stenus; Caucasus-Persia region).

    • — Stephens, 1833: 282 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 425 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Runde, 1835: 15 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Lacordaire, 1835: 444 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 71 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 569 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Heer, 1839: 227 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 414 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 733 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Laporte, 1840: 185 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — P. Lucas, 1846: 124 (Stenus; notes; Algeria).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 180 (Stenus; characters; Iberia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 731 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 427 (Stenus; Pyrenees).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 49 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 153 (Stenus).

    • — Rosenhauer, 1856: 77 (Stenus; P. S. Maria).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 595 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 233 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 795 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Peyron, 1858: 431 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 232 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 83 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 110 (Stenus; characters; habitat; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 308 [= 1865b: 58] (Stenus; habitat; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 109 [= 1873a: 267] (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 245 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 258 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 62 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Rey, 1884: 397 [= 1884a: 245] (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 357 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 585 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 173 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    cognatus Stephens, 1833: 283 (Stenus; Type locality: Devonshire).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 414 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 153 (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 585 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    modestus P. Lucas, 1846: 124, note (Stenus; Type locality: bois du lac Tonga, aux environs de cercle de Lacalle).

    • — Fauvel, 1869a: 152 (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 109 [= 1873a: 267] (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 398 [= 1884a: 246] (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 357 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 585 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    siculus Stierlin, 1867: 221 (Stenus; Type locality: Sicilien).

    • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 109 [= 1873a: 267] (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 398 [= 1884a: 246] (Stenus; synonym of oculatus).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 357 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 585 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; synonym of similis).

    similis Stephens, 1833, see: fulvicornis Stephens, 1833.

    similis W. J. MacLeay, 1873, see: atrovirens Fauvel, 1878.

    simillimus L. Benick, 1949, see: assequens Rey, 1884.

    similior Puthz, 1967i: 234 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kivu: Terr. Uvira, Mulenge, tête source Nyalengwe, 2500 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zaire; Urundi).

    • Distribution: Congo, Burundi.

    simiolus Casey, 1884, see: dissentiens Casey, 1884.

    simlaensis Cameron, 1930: 345 (Stenus; Type locality: Simla Hills: Fagu; Theog; Gahan. Chakrata district: Khedar, Korawa and Dodora Khuds; Kanasar, alt. 7000 to 8000 feet).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1970l: 207 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 35 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

    simonae Hromádka, 1979, see: heydeni L. Benick, 1915.

    simplex Casey, 1884, see: vicinus Casey, 1884.

    simplex Rey, 1884, see providus Erichson, 1839.

    simplicifrons L. Benick, 1928, see: sagax Sharp, 1886.

    simplicipenis Puthz, 1990g: 256 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Südindien: Tamil Nadu: Octocamund, Pykara, 11 km in Richtung Mysore).

    • Distribution: India.

    simplicipes Puthz, 1978: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: India: Orissa, Jaijpur-Keonjahr District, Daitari).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 142 (Stenus; characters; India).

    • Distribution: India.

    simpliciventris Poppius, 1909, see: intrusus Casey, 1884.

    simulans L. Benick, 1929: 270 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Subaan, Mindoro).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 238 (Stenus; Sulawesi).

    • Distribution: Philippines, Indonesia.

    simulans Cameron, 1930, see: ridiculus Scheerpeltz, 1933.

    simulator Sharp, 1876: 364 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    sinensis L. Benick, 1940, see: japonicus Sharp, 1874.

    singaporensis Bernhauer, 1926a: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Singapore).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1985: 92 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Singapore.

    singgalangensis Cameron, 1930d: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Gunung Singgalang).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    sinuatus Cameron, 1930, see: flavovittatus Champion, 1920.

    sirenius Puthz, 1991d: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: NE: Garaina Saureli, 9–1400 m).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    siwalikensis Cameron, 1943, see: basicornis Kraatz, 1859.

    skanda Puthz, 1986h: 7 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Parbat District: Ridge E. Ghoropani Pass, 3100 m).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    skoraszewskyi Korge, 1971a: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Kleinasiens: Benliahmet südwestlich Kars).

    • — Puthz, 1981: 124 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 152 (Stenus; cited as skoraszevskyi; notes).

    • Distribution: Turkey.

    smaragdinus Bernhauer, 1915e: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Luzon: Laguna, Los Baños).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 99 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    purpurascens Bernhauer, 1926a: 130 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Makiling).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968e: 99 (Stenus; synonym of smaragdinus).

    smaragdinus L. Benick, 1916, see: magnificus L. Benick, 1921.

    smetanai Puthz, 1973h: 189 (Stenus; Type locality: USA: Mississippi: Hancock Co., Pearlington).

    • Distribution: USA.

    sobrinus Sharp, 1886: 647 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, near the city).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 266 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • Distribution: Panama.

    socius Rey, 1884, see: asphaltinus Erichson, 1840.

    sodalis L. Benick, 1938a: 154 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: São Paulo).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    soekhnandanae Makhan, 1995, see: collaris Sharp, 1876.

    sogai Jarrige, 1970: 53 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Mt. Tsaratanana, versant Sud, Andohanananila, 1850 m).

    • — Puthz, 1972: 20 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

    • — Puthz, 1992a: 13 (Stenus; Madagascar).

    • Distribution: Madagascar.

    soleatus Puthz, 1973n: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ceylon: Central Prov.: Horton Plains, 2100 m, 12 mi. SSE Nuwara-Eliya).

    • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

    solidus L. Benick, 1921c: 192 (Stenus; replacement name for curvipes Bernhauer).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 260 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969j: 57 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 68 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Venezuela.

    curvipes Bernhauer, 1916f: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Caracas).

    • — L. Benick, 1917b: 295 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; synonym of solidus).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 68 (Stenus; synonym of solidus).

    solieri Coiffait and Saiz, 1968, see: gayi Solier, 1849.

    solitarius Sharp, 1886: 647 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Cerro Zunil 4000 to 5000 feet).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 267 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1939: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Costa Rica).

    • — L. Benick, 1949b: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

    • — Hromádka, 1986: 151 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • Distribution: Guatemala, Costa Rica.

    solstitialis Zheng, 1994d: 79 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: China: Sichuan: Wolong).

    • Distribution: China.

    solutus Erichson, 1840: 734 (Stenus; Type locality: Lutetiae; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 595 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Rye, 1864: 110 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 110 [= 1873a: 268] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain).

    • — Solsky, 1874: 198 (Philonthus; characters; Turkestan).

    • — Rey, 1884: 395 [= 1884a: 243] (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 358 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 585 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; western central Europe).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 162 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 177 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 527 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key; central Europe; Caspian region; Turkestan).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 406 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1182 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Palm, 1953: 11 (Stenus; ecological notes; Sweden).

    • — Smetana, 1961b: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark).

    • — Horion, 1963: 368 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Britain; Denmark; Sweden; Holland; Belgium; France; Switzerland; Italy; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Romania; Serbia; Poland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 121 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Focarile, 1964: 63 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 298 (Stenus; lectotype designation).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 721 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 98 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 263 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Schülke and Uhlig, 1988: 7 (Stenus; notes; Germany).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 174 (Stenus; notes; Ukraine).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

    • — Betz, 1999 (Stenus; inventory and discussion of feeding, reproduction, grooming, resting, protection behavior).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe, “Caspian region”.

    soma Puthz, 1986h: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Provinz Bagmati: Jangtang Ridge N.E. Barahbise, 3250 m).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    sondaicus Bernhauer, 1911: 58 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sumatra: Si Rambé).

    • — Cameron, 1930d: 326 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sumatra).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 238 (Stenus; Bali).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; synonymic note).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    plicatus Bernhauer, 1926a: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Sumatra: Brashagi).

    • — Cameron, 1930d: 327 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Sumatra).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1181 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; synonym of sondaicus).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 238 (Stenus; synonym of sondaicus).

    gibbifrons L. Benick, 1928c: 459 (Stenus; Type locality: Bandar Baro, Sumatra, East Coast, 850 metres).

    • — L. Benick, 1931: 138 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; synonym of sondaicus).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 238 (Stenus; synonym of sondaicus).

    gibbifrons L. Benick, 1928b: 243 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Bandar Baro, Sumatras, O.-K., 850 metres).

    • — Herman, 2001: 33 (Stenus; synonym of sondaicus).

    prahoeensis L. Benick, 1938: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: G. Goentoer; Batoerraden, G. Slamat; G. Patoeha, Preanger, 5000 Voet;

    G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, Preanger, 4000–5000 Voet).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 306 (Stenus; synonym of sondaicus).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 238 (Stenus; synonym of sondaicus).

    sordidatus Puthz, 1998e: 94 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ukraine: Karpaten: Svidovec).

    • Distribution: Ukraine.

    sordidipes Puthz, 1988: 661 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sabah: Kinabalu National Park, Layang Layang, 2610 m).

    • Distribution: Malaysia.

    sordidus Puthz, 1988b: 152 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Neufundland: 3 mi. SE L’Anse-au-Meadow. Also cited from Northwest Territories, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Vermont and subfossil in Alaska).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 495 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: Canada, USA.

    spangleri Puthz, 1971k: 141 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kenya: Lake Naivasha).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    spanglerianus Puthz, 1984: 137 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Guatemala: 20 miles S. Guatemala City. Also cited from Costa Rica and Mexico).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico.

    sparsepilosus Puthz, 1969a: 66 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Haldwani District, Kumaon).

    • Distribution: India.

    sparsus Fauvel, 1874: 333 [= 1874b: 39] note (Stenus; Type locality: Corse; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 84 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog; Spain).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 76 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1970c: 56 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy ?).

    • Distribution: Corsica, Spain.

    spathifer Puthz, 1971: 248 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nigeria: Iseri, Lagos. Also cited from Cameroon).

    • Distribution: Nigeria.

    spathipenis Puthz, 1994f: 397 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Zaire: Parc National Albert, Mutsora, à 5 km au Sud de Mutwanga, 1200 m).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    speculator Lacordaire, 1835, see: clavicornis Scopoli, 1763.

    speculifer Fauvel, 1873: 130 [= 1873a: 288] (Stenus; Type locality: Hautes Pyrénées, Gavarnie).

    • — Rey, 1884: 360 [= 1884a: 208] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 81 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 404 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 67 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: France.

    speculifrons Fauvel, 1877: xxv (Stenus; Type locality: Pampas; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Montevideo).

    • — Lynch, 1884: 341 (Stenus; subgenus Astenus; characters; Argentina).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 28 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation: Pampas; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1974m: 136 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Argentina, Uruguay.

    bonariensis Bernhauer, 1912e: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Prov. Buenos Aires).

    • — L. Benick, 1928d: 47 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 28 (Stenus; synonym of speculifrons).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 46 (Stenus; synonym of speculifrons).

    • — Puthz, 1974m: 136 (Stenus; synonym of speculifrons).

    topalianus Scheerpeltz, 1972: 99 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Rio Negro, El Bolson, Fuss des Mt. Piltriquitron, 350 m).

    • — Puthz, 1974m: 136 (Stenus; synonym of speculifrons).

    speculus L. Benick, 1941, see: splendidus Bernhauer, 1914.

    spenceri Puthz, 1983: 4 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Dalat 6 km s., 1400–1500 m. Also cited from Laos).

    • Distribution: Vietnam.

    sphaerops Casey, 1884: 68 (Stenus; Type locality: Tyngsborough, Massachusetts).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada.

    spiculus Zheng, 1993: 227 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: China: Sichuan Province: Wolong).

    • Distribution: China.

    spinicollis Puthz, 1971k: 143 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Abyssinie).

    • — Rougemont, 1981: 122 (Stenus; characters; Ethiopia).

    • Distribution: Ethiopia.

    spinifer Puthz, 1967j: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mushumangabo, Nyamuragira, 2075 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 310 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Congo).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    spinosus L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; replacement name for parvipennis Bernhauer).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 241 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 533 (Stenus; Philippines).

    • — Puthz, 1985: 95, 96 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    parvipennis Bernhauer, 1919: 361 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Luzon: Mt. Makiling).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 241 (Stenus; synonym of benicki).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; synonym of spinosus).

    • — Puthz, 1985: 95 (Stenus; synonym of spinosus).

    benicki Bernhauer, 1923c: 63 (Stenus; replacement name for parvipennis Bernhauer, 1919; [preoccupied]).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 241 (Stenus; synonym of spinosus).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; synonym of spinosus).

    • — Puthz, 1985: 95 (Stenus; synonym of spinosus).

    spissicollis L. Benick, 1921: 5 (Stenus; Type locality: S. Paulo, Brasilien).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    spissicornis Fabricius, 1801, see: Nitidulidae (Conotelus).

    spissifrons Puthz, 1974f: 166 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Bolivia: Guayaramerin, Beni, 2 km N of town).

    • Distribution: Bolivia.

    splendens Saulcy, 1864, see: glacialis Heer, 1839.

    splendidulus Puthz, 1983c: 166 (Stenus; subgenus “Hypostenus”; Type locality: China: Guanxi [= Kwangsi], 20 m, S. Guilin).

    • Distribution: China.

    splendidus Bernhauer, 1914c: 95 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Los Banos, Philippinen).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 251 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 38 (Stenus; notes).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    speculus L. Benick, 1941c: 250 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: S. Luzon, Mt. Isareg).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 38 (Stenus; synonym of splendidus).

    spoliatus Puthz, 2000: 200 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bolivien: Rio Yacuma).

    • Distribution: Bolivia.

    spongifera Cameron, 1929b: 448 (Stenus; Type locality: Selangor: The Gap).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971c: 13 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1973: 7 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 29 (Stenus; characters; Malaysia; Sumatra).

    • Distribution: Malaysia, Indonesia.

    sponsa Hromádka, 1986: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Colom.: Magd. 3000, Campana, 25 km S. Sta. Marta).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    spretus Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856, see: picipes Stephens, 1833.

    spurius L. Benick, 1929: 260 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Luzon, Montalban).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974c: 165 (Stenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 3 (Stenus; notes; Laos).

    • Distribution: Philippines, Taiwan.

    takaoensis Puthz, 1971d: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Formosa: Takao).

    • — Puthz, 1974c: 165 (Stenus; synonym of spurius).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 3 (Stenus; synonym of spurius).

    squamosus L. Benick, 1917b: 312 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Columbien).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 281 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Colombia.

    staturosus Puthz, 1988d: 1038 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Amazonas, Ega [= Tefé]).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    staudingerianus Bernhauer, 1926a: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Luzon: Imugan).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 108 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1998h: 145, 146 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    stenopus Puthz, 1971: 143 (Stenus; Type locality: Congo: Kolwezi, Katanga, Manika).

    • Distribution: Congo.

    stevenini Puthz, 1995e: 202 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Rosario de Santa Fé).

    • Distribution: Argentina.

    sticticus L. Benick, 1951, see: pilus Schubert, 1911.

    stigmalis Cameron, 1950, see: pustulatus Bernhauer, 1914.

    stigmaticus Fauvel, 1895: 210 (Stenus; Type locality: Tonkin; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Originally cited from Bírmanie, Carin Asciuii Cheba, 1200–1300 m; Tonkin, Lien-Son; Sikkim, Darjeeling).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Cameron, 1930: 389 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Burma; Sikkim; Assam; Tonkin).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 463 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Stenus; characters; East Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Tonkin; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1976: 25 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 339 (Stenus; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 18 (Stenus; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 144 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1986a: 269 (Stenus; Hong Kong).

    • Distribution: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Hong Kong.

    stigmatipennis L. Benick, 1929: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Formosa: Kosempo).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971d: 23 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 19 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; Vietnam).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 147 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 121 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Ito, 1991b: 136 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; Taiwan; Okinawa).

    • — Ryvkin, 1992: 45 (Stenus; cited as valid species; notes; Vietnam; Philippines).

    • Distribution: Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam.

    taiwanensis Puthz, 1968b: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of submaculatus; Type locality: Formosa: Kosempo).

    • — Puthz, 1971d: 23 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; characters; Taiwan).

    • — Ito, 1991b: 136 (Stenus; synonym of gestroi stigmatipennis).

    stigmula Erichson, 1840: 693 (Stenus; Type locality: Austria; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Also cited from Gallia).

    • — Lacordaire, 1835: 442 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167, cited kirbyi Lacordaire as a synonym of stigmula Erichson; Lacordaire attributed the species to Gyllenhal]; characters; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 724 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 194 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 574 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 745 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 219 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Thomson, 1871: 370 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Hochhuth, 1872: 153 (Stenus; notes; Ukraine).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 82 [= 1873a: 240] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Germany; Switzerland; Austria; Caucasus).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 22] (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 239 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 253 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Rey, 1884: 199 [= 1884a: 47] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 559 (Stenus; characters; north and middle Europe; Caucasus).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 155 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 31 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 395 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Smetana, 1955c: 136 (Stenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Smetana, 1957b: 248 (Stenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 321 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; southern Russia; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Romania; Bosnia; Serbia; Austria; Germany; Switzerland; France; Belgium; Holland; Italy).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 110 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964c: 165 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 288 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Austria).

    • — Szujecki, 1968a: 719 (Stenus; Poland).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 37 (Stenus; catalog; Austria).

    • — Szujecki, 1969a: 250 (Stenus; notes; Poland).

    • — Korge, 1971a: 6 (Stenus; Turkey).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 252 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 172 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; checklist; USSR).

    • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 1979: 151 (Stenus; catalog; Poland).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 359, 362 (Stenus; Bosnia Hercegovina; Serbia; Albania).

    • — Tóth, 1981: 98 (Stenus; Hungary).

    • — Segers, 1986: 30 (Stenus; Belgium).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux).

    • — K. Koch, 1989: 261 (Stenus; habitat).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 150 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 281 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czech Republic and Slovakia).

    • — Janák, 1993: 4 (Stenus; Slovakia).

    • — Terlutter, 1995: 34 (Stenus; Germany).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Ádám, 1996b: 52 (Stenus; Hungary).

    • — Solodovnikov, 1998: 351 (Stenus; bionomic notes; distribution in northwest Caucasus; Russia).

    • — Herman, 2001: 34 (Stenus; nomen protectum).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia, Turkey.

    maculipes Heer, 1839: 215 (Stenus; [Note: This name is older than stigmula]; Type locality: Genf).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 169 (Stenus; characters; Caucasus).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 574 (Stenus; synonym of stigmula).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 745 (Stenus; synonym of stigmula).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 82 [= 1873a: 240] (Stenus; synonym of stigmula).

    • — Rey, 1884: 199 [= 1884a: 47] (Stenus; synonym of stigmula).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 559 (Stenus; synonym of stigmula).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; synonym of stigmula).

    • — Herman, 2001: 34 (Stenus; nomen oblitum).

    rhizus Puthz, 1981i: 693 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of stigmula; Type locality: Türkei: Kalkandere bei Rize).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 150 (Stenus; synonym of stigmula).

    stillatus L. Benick, 1931, see: kempi Bernhauer, 1926.

    stomachosus Scheerpeltz, 1933, see: abdominalis Fauvel, 1895.

    strabo Puthz, 1986j: 301 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cameroun: Ft. de Bafut, Nguemba).

    • Distribution: Cameroon.

    strandi L. Benick, 1937b: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Norway. Also cited from numerous northern European localities).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 86 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Norway; Finland).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 302 (Stenus; note; aedeagus).

    • — Haberman, 1983: 101 (Stenus; Estonia).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 47 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    strangulatus Casey, 1884: 39 (Stenus; Type locality: New York; Detroit, Michigan).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 406 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 490 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada.

    strejceki Hromádka, 1985: 189 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: USSR: Abchazia, Caucasus occ. Amtkel pr. Suchumi, 400 m).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 182 (Stenus; cited as streiceki; notes; Georgia).

    • Distribution: Georgia.

    striatellus L. Benick, 1932, see: Dianous.

    strigicollis L. Benick, 1949b: 564 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brasilien: Barra da Boa Vista, atual Coripós, Nebenarm des Rio São Francisco, Mun. Boa Vista atual Coripós, Staat Pernambuco; Lagoa dos Canudos, nw. Petrolina, Mun. Petrolina, Staat Pernambuco).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    strigosus Fauvel, 1873: 81 [= 1873a: 239] (Stenus; Type locality: Corse, L’Ospidale; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 80 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 398 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 272 (Stenus; characters; Morocco).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 14 (Stenus; lectotype designation; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1970l: 206 (Stenus; characters; Sardinia).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 178, 183 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Corsica; Sardinia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Marchal and Chardonnet, 2000: 71 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • Distribution: Morocco, France, Italy.

    strupiianus Scheerpeltz, 1958, see: hypsidromus Ganglbauer, 1902.

    stygicus Say, 1831: 45 [= 1834: 458] (Stenus; Type locality: Missouri).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 698 (Stenus; characters; America septentrionalis).

    • — LeConte, 1850: 220 (Stenus; Lake Superior).

    • — Casey, 1884: 104 (Stenus; characters; Lake Superior; Texas; Kansas; western States; Alabama; southern States; middle States; Michigan; New Jersey; District of Columbia; Pennsylvania; New York; Massachusetts).

    • — Blatchley, 1910: 409 (Stenus; characters; Indiana).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Fall, 1926: 147 (Stenus; Alaska).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 262 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Washington).

    • — Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

    • — Puthz, 1988b: 141 (Stenus; characters; California; Utah; Nevada; Mississippi; Kentucky).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

    • — Dearborn and Donahue, 1994: 14 (Stenus; Maine).

    • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 491 (Stenus; characters; USA).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada.

    suaveolus Sharp, 1886: 667 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Paso Antonio).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 277 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Guatemala.

    subaeneus Erichson, 1840: 727 (Stenus; Type locality: Lutetiae; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Also cited from Gallia meridionalis; Sardinia; Anglia).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Kiesenwetter, 1851a: 426 (Stenus; Spain).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonym of gonymelas).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 592 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 989 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 786 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Kraatz, 1858b: 125 (Stenus; Crete; Greece).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of gonymelas).

    • — Rye, 1864: 91 (Stenus; synonym of gonymelas).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 123 [= 1873a: 281] (Stenus; characters; France; Britain; Germany; Switzerland; Italy; Corsica; Sardinia; Crete; Algeria).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 103 [= 1878a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 334 [= 1884a: 182] (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 31 [= 1886a: 23] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 347 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 594 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; western middle Europe; Mediterranean region).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 78 (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906: 83 (Stenus; Corsica).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 160 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Fiori, 1915: 8 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 403 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Tottenham, 1949: 413 (Stenus; checklist; Britain).

    • — Jeannel and Jarrige, 1949: 348 (Stenus; cave species; Spain).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1961d: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Italy).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 388 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Britain; Holland; Belgium; France; Switzerland; Spain; Italy; Dalmatia; Greece; Bulgaria; Hercegovina; Macedonia; Turkey; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 125 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Focarile, 1964: 63 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965b: 396 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1965c: 501 (Stenus; Sicily).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 301 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Lutet.).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1968a: 45 (Stenus; catalog; Austria).

    • — Puthz, 1970p: 177 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 87 (Stenus; note; Turkey; Lebanon).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 274 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Albania; Greece).

    • — Tikhomirova, 1973a: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; checklist; USSR).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Puthz, 1980e: 366 (Stenus; Albania).

    • — Waterston, Owen, Welch, Bacchus and Hammond, 1981: 274 (Stenus; Outer Hebrides).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 350 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

    • — Seger, 1986: 34 (Stenus; Belgium).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux).

    • — Gusarov, 1989: 7 (Stenus; habitat notes; Ukraine).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 207 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia).

    • — Welch, 1993: 228 (Stenus; ovariole number and ovary structure).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Herman, 2001: 34 (Stenus; nomen protectum).

    • Distribution: Algeria, Europe, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Lebanon.

    geniculatus Mannerheim, 1830: 43 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: E. Gallia meridionalis).

    • — Mannerheim, 1831: 457 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 727 (Stenus; synonym of subaeneus).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 592 (Stenus; synonym of subaeneus).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 786 (Stenus; synonym of subaeneus).

    • — Rey, 1884: 335 [= 1884a: 183] (Stenus; synonym of subaeneus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 594 (Stenus; synonym of subaeneus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; synonym of subaeneus).

    gonymelas Stephens, 1833: 291 (Stenus; [Note: This name is older than subaeneus]; Type locality: London; Bristol; Norfolk; Suffolk; Devonshire; Crwmlyn Bog; Cramond).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 413 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonyms).

    • — Rye, 1864: 91 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 123 [= 1873a: 281] (Stenus; synonym of subaeneus).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 347 (Stenus; synonym of subaeneus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 594 (Stenus; synonym of subaeneus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; synonym of subaeneus).

    • — Herman, 2001: 34 (Stenus; nomen oblitum).

    geniculatus Stephens, 1833: 291 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: London; Devonshire).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 412 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 147 (Stenus; synonym of gonymelas).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of gonymelas).

    subarcticus Poppius, 1908a: 106 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Lutto-Fluss in der Nähe von Komsiovaara).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1966e: 301 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of gibbicollis; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; valid species).

    • Distribution: Norway, Finland.

    bernhaueri Poppius, 1908a: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Lutto-Fluss in der Nähe von Komsiovaara).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 154 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; synonym of gibbicollis).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; synonym of subarcticus).

    polaris Münster, 1911: 280 (Stenus; Type locality: Flusse Gorzzejok in Karasjok im nördlichen Norwegen).

    • — L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; synonym of gibbicollis).

    • — L. Benick, 1921d: 149 (Stenus; synonym of bernhaueri).

    • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; synonym of subarcticus).

    subascendens Puthz, 1967i: 222 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Dar-Banda mérid., Krébédjé, Fort Sibut).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 300 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Central African Republic).

    • Distribution: Chad, Central African Republic.

    subcautus Ryvkin, 2000: 350 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Martime Province, Khasan, Golubinyi Utyos).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    subconcentus L. Benick, 1921, see: infuscatus L. Benick, 1916.

    subconvexus Rey, 1884, see: salinus Brisout, 1863.

    subcoeruleus Bernhauer, 1916f: 176 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Westliches Kolumbien: Umgebung von Cali am Cauca, Caldas, 1000 m).

    • — L. Benick, 1928d: 43 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as subcaeruleus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 279 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 68 (Stenus; characters; Venezuela).

    • Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.

    subcordatus Puthz, 1972s: 277 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Dudhatoli, 9000 feet, Gashwal, U. P.; [Note: Gashwal, misspelling for Garhwal]).

    • Distribution: India.

    subcyanescens Bernhauer, 1926a: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mindanao: Surigao).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 245 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    subcylindricus Scriba, 1870: 83 (Stenus; Type locality: Santas Albas).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 130 [= 1873a: 288] (Stenus; characters).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 61 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 60 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; not in Portugal).

    • — Puthz, 1967g: 535 (Stenus; characters; Spain).

    • Distribution: Spain.

    subdepressus Mulsant and Rey, 1861: 158 [= 1862: 142] (Stenus; Type locality: Avenas, montagnes du Beaujolais).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 98 [= 1873a: 256] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Rey, 1884: 276 [= 1884a: 124] (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France; Germany; Austria; Hungary; Spain).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Bondroit, 1913a: 378 (Stenus; synonym of foveiventris).

    • — L. Benick, 1917c: 56 (Stenus; notes; Germany).

    • — L. Benick, 1923a: 220 (Stenus; notes).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 52 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 399 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Linke, 1929: 65 (Stenus; ecological notes; Germany; Austria; Romania; Italy; France; Spain; Russia; Poland; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Donisthorpe, 1930: 99 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1166 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel II (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 39 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 334 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; France; Spain; Switzerland; Italy; Romania; Hungary; Czech Republic; Poland; Russia; Austria; Germany).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Germany).

    • — Puthz, 1971v: 96 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 257 (Stenus; Hungary; Romania).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux).

    • — Dauphin, 1993: 182, 190 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Czech Republic).

    • — Schillhammer, 1994a: 292 (Stenus; Austria).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • Distribution: Europe.

    explorator Fauvel, 1873: 96 [= 1873a: 254] (Stenus; Type locality: Saint Germain; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Originally cited from Paris, Saint Germain; Calvados; Plainville; Finistère; Limoges; Biscarosse; Hautes Pyrénées, vallée de Barousse; Espagne).

    • — Rey, 1884: 276 [= 1884a: 124] (Stenus; synonym of subdepressus).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 575 (Stenus; synonym of subdepressus).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; synonym of subdepressus).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 14 (Stenus; synonym of subdepressus; lectotype designation: St. Germain).

    subditus L. Benick, 1920: 13 (Stenus; Type locality: Kaukasus: Daghestan; Martkopi; Helenendorf).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 72 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967c: 113 (Stenus; characters; Caucasus; Daghestan).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 349 (Stenus; notes; Azerbaidzan; Georgia; Daghestan; Armenia).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 198 (Stenus; notes; Russia; Georgia; Azerbaijan).

    • Distribution: Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan.

    subegenus Puthz, 1988b: 151 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: California: Humboldt Co.: Fort Seward).

    • Distribution: USA.

    subescensus Puthz, 1976: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Nepal: Westnepal, Gebiet des Rarasees, Mahidoela-Pass bei Maharigaon, ca. 5000 m).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 35 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Nepal.

    subfasciatus Fairmaire, 1860b: 162 (Stenus; Type locality: Constantine).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 77 [= 1873a: 235] (Stenus; characters; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 100 [= 1878a: 20] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 27 [= 1886a: 19] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 74 (Stenus; Algeria; Canary Islands [Note: Specimens from Canary Islands identified as subfasciatus are misidentifications of argyrotoxus according to Puthz, 1988a: 287]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1988a: 286 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Algeria; Morocco).

    • Distribution: Algeria, Morocco.

    subfrustratus Puthz, 1968i: 443 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Campobello. Also cited from Argentina).

    • Distribution: Brazil, Argentina.

    subglaber Thomson, 1870, see: glabellus Thomson, 1870.

    subgracilis L. Benick, 1941, see: gentilis Sharp, 1886.

    subgriseus Casey, 1884, see: morio Gravenhorst 1806.

    subguttalis Puthz, 1969: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Carin Asciuii Ghecù, 1400–1500 m, Bírmanie).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 36 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 707 (Stenus; subgenus “Hypostenus”; notes; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand.

    subguttatus L. Benick, 1914, see: rufomaculatus Bernhauer, 1902.

    subhostilis Puthz, 1968: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Morelia).

    • — Puthz, 2001: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Mexico).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    subimpressus Erichson, 1839, see: pubescens Stephens, 1833.

    subimpressus Gistel, 1857 [Note: Nomen dubium], see: gistelianus E. Strand, 1917 [Note: Nomen dubium].

    subiniquus Puthz, 1970: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: Penang).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    sublaeviventris Bernhauer, 1929, see: glacialis Heer, 1839.

    subleptocerus Puthz, 1974a: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentina: Buenos Aires: Isla Martin Garcia).

    • Distribution: Argentina.

    sublobatus Mulsant and Rey, 1861, see: carbonarius Gyllenhal, 1827.

    submaculatus Bernhauer, 1915h: 217 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Java: Preanger).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938: 17 (Stenus; Java).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 307 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 146 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 233 (Stenus; subspecies of gestroi; notes; Bali; Java; Sumatra).

    • — Ryvkin, 1992: 45 (Stenus; notes; valid species).

    • Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines.

    patruelis L. Benick, 1929: 94 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Binaluan, Palawan).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1195 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1970h: 89 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of submaculatus; characters; Philippines).

    drescheri L. Benick, 1938: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Java: G. Papandajan; G. Kawi; G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, Preanger, 4000–5000 Voet.).

    • — Puthz, 1970n: 307 (Stenus; synonym of submaculatus).

    • — Rougemont, 1984: 233 (Stenus; synonym of gestroi submaculatus).

    submarginatus Stephens, 1833, see: cautus Erichson, 1839.

    submarginatus Bernhauer, 1922, see: formosanus L. Benick, 1914.

    submarginatus Bernhauer, 1912, see: transitus L. Benick, 1921.

    submetallicus Cameron, 1930: 400 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Chakrata district: Konain. Simla Hills, alt. 7000 to 8000 feet).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1968j: 472 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1976: 25 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1976: 7 (Stenus; Nepal).

    • — Puthz, 1986k: 962 (Stenus; Pakistan).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal.

    submodicus Puthz, 1968k: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Kenya: Mt. Elgon, ö. sid., Maji ya Moto, 3710 m).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 331 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Kenya.

    subnitidus Bernhauer, 1939, see: lewisius Sharp, 1874.

    subnotatus Fauvel, 1891: 95 (Stenus; Type locality: San Esteban; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 281 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation; characters).

    • Distribution: Venezuela.

    subnudus Eppelsheim, 1893, see: alienus Sharp, 1874.

    subopacus Fauvel, 1907: 20 (Stenus; Type locality: Nairobi; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967j]. Also cited from Kilimandjaro, Kibonoto).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Eichelbaum, 1913: 123 (Stenus; Tanzania).

    • — Bernhauer, 1947: 158 (Stenus; Deutsch-Ostafrika).

    • — L. Benick, 1951: 202 (Stenus; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 492 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; South Africa; Tanzania; Urundi).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 194 (Stenus; characters; Kenya; Tanzania; Transvaal).

    • — Puthz, 1967j: 12, 23 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Nairobi; characters; Zaire; Kenya).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 209 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Kenya).

    • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Congo, South Africa.

    vanderijsti Bernhauer, 1929f: 106 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kisantu).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 209 (Stenus; synonym of subopacus alutiventris).

    alutiventris Bernhauer, 1929f: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ituri: La Moto: Madyu).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 493 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of subopacus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967i: 195 (Stenus; subspecies of subopacus; characters; Congo; Tanzania).

    • — Puthz, 1968a: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of subopacus; Congo).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 209 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of subopacus; Zaire; Tanzania).

    mackayi Tottenham, 1953b: 487 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kilimanjaro: south side, 6000–7000 ft.).

    • — Puthz, 1967j: 23 (Stenus; synonym of subopacus).

    • — Puthz, 1969: 29 (Stenus; synonym of subopacus).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 209 (Stenus; synonym of subopacus).

    subruandae Puthz, 1968, see: torrentum Cameron, 1951.

    subrugosus Rey, 1884, see: providus Erichson, 1839.

    subrugosus Stephens, 1833, see: impressus Germar, 1824.

    subsimilis L. Benick, 1942: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: NO-Burma: Kambaiti, 7000 ft.).

    • — Rougemont, 1987: 707 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand.

    subsobrinus Puthz, 1971: 260 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Guinée: Dalaba).

    • — Puthz, 1982c: 193 (Stenus; notes; Fernando Poo).

    • Distribution: Guinea, Equatorial Guinea.

    subthoracicus Puthz, 1970: 16 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Burma: Carin Ghecù, 1300–1400 m).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 151 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 51 (Stenus; characters; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand.

    subtilis Casey, 1884, see: difficilis Casey, 1884.

    subtropicus Cameron, 1949, see: basicornis Kraatz, 1859.

    subvastus Tottenham, 1956, see: consobrinus L. Benick, 1916.

    subviolaceus L. Benick, 1921, see: violaceus Bernhauer, 1906.

    succinifer Rougemont, 1983c: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Inthanon, ca, 2000 m).

    • Distribution: Thailand.

    sucinigutta Puthz, 1991d: 11 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Taiwan: [near Nanshanchi] Nantou-Hsien, 830 m).

    • Distribution: Taiwan.

    sudanensis Puthz, 1965, see: depilis L. Benick, 1951.

    sugiei Naomi, 1997c: 3 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Ishikawa Pref.: Nabetani, Tatsunokuchi-cho).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    sulawesicus Puthz, 1966, see: piliferus Motschulsky, 1857.

    sulcaticeps L. Benick, 1929: 252 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Subaan, Mindoro).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1991d: 23 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    sulcatulus Mulsant and Rey, 1870, see: boops Ljungh, 1810.

    sulcicollis Stephens, 1833: 295 (Stenus; Type locality: Suffolk; near London; Devonshire).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 414 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 148 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of melanopus).

    • — Rye, 1870a: 84 (Stenus; unidentifiable species).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: England.

    sulcifrons Eppelsheim, 1878, see: piscator Saulcy, 1864.

    sulcipennis L. Benick, 1921b: 124 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Borneo, Sarawak).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1973d: 72 (Stenus; characters; Borneo).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    sumbaensis Scheerpeltz, 1957c: 227, 249 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Sumba: Lindiwatju).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 38 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    sumbawaensis Puthz, 1969, see: scheerpeltzianus Puthz, 1969.

    superfasciatus Puthz, 1988a: 288 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Algerien: Mt. Edough).

    • Distribution: Algeria.

    superlatus Puthz, 1972, see: convergens L. Benick, 1933.

    suramensis Eppelsheim, 1880: 466 (Stenus; Type locality: Suramgebirge).

    • — Eppelsheim, 1890: 227 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 76 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1197 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1972h: 125 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Caucasus).

    • — Puthz, 1983e: 354 (Stenus; Georgia).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 203 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

    • Distribution: Georgia.

    suspectus Blatchley, 1910, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

    sutteri Scheerpeltz, 1957, see: flavidulus Sharp, 1889.

    svanus Ryvkin, 1990: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Gruziia, Svanetskii khr., r. Khumprer [levyi pritok r. Inguri], 1.5 km vyshe, 20 km SV pos. Khaishi, 950 m).

    • Distribution: Georgia.

    syaca Naomi, 1989e: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Fukui Pref.: Ohono, Rokuroshi).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    sybaris Puthz, 1971: 250 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tanzania: Ernelo).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 13 (Stenus; notes; spelling and location of type locality is probably erroneous and is likely Ermelo, Transvaal; South Africa).

    • Distribution: South Africa, Lesotho, Tanzania ?.

    pseudobconicus Scheerpeltz, 1974: 89 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Basutoland: Hensley's Dam, 8 miles SW Leribe).

    • — Hammond, 1975a: 13 (Stenus; synonym of sybaris).

    sylvester Erichson, 1839a: 547 (Stenus; Type locality: Berol.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967h]. Also cited from Mark Brandenburg).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 708 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Heer, 1841: 577 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 827 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 196 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 582 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 226 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 766 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 226 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 217 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 61 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 306 [= 1865b: 56] (Stenus; notes; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 86 [= 1873a: 244] (Stenus; characters; France; Scandinavia; Germany; Switzerland; Italy).

    • — Fauvel, 1873b: 129 [= 1873c: 23] (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Fauvel, 1874: 331 [= 1874b: 37] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 254 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — Rey, 1884: 240 [= 1884a: 88] (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 567 (Stenus; cited as silvester; characters; north and middle Europe).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 156 (Stenus; cited as silvester; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 495 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 397 (Stenus; cited as silvester; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel I (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 25 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 77 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 320 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Russia; Finland Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Baltic States; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Romania; Bosnia; Italy; France; Holland; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 112 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Puthz, 1966f: 118 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1967h: 288 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Berol.).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 252 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Allen, 1978: 68 (Stenus; notes; may not be in Britain).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark; Sweden).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 152 (Stenus; notes; Russia).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 167 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Dauphin, 1991: 285 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 155 (Stenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • Distribution: Europe, Russia.

    synonymus Gemminger and Harold, 1868, see: humilis Erichson, 1839.

    syriacus Bernhauer, 1912, see: ganglbaueri Bernhauer, 1905.

    syriacus Bernhauer, 1928, see: reitterianus Bernhauer, 1928.

    syugen Namoi, 1989d: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Wakayama Pref.: Mt. Gomanodan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    szechuanus Puthz, 1981d: 117 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; named for misidentification of biguttatus by Bernhauer, 1936; Type locality: China: N.O. Szechuan).

    • — Bernhauer, 1936: 2 (Stenus; cited as biguttatus [Note: Misidentification of szechuanus according to Puthz, 1981d]; China).

    • — Naomi, 1997f: 5 (Stenus; species not known in Japan).

    • Distribution: China.

    szekessyi L. Benick, 1949, see: denieri Bernhauer, 1939.

    tabascensis Bernhauer, 1910b: 366 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexiko: Teapa, Tabasco).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974a: 68 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    tacitus Puthz, 1967k: 10 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: N. Rhodesia: Abercorn, 1800 m, galerie forestière de la Mwenga).

    • — Puthz, 1971: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zambia; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1972a: 5 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • Distribution: Zambia, Congo.

    tacomae Casey, 1884, see: bilineatus J. Sahlberg, 1871.

    tahoensis Casey, 1884: 139 (Stenus; Type locality: Lake Tahoe, Nevada).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 35 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

    • Distribution: USA, Canada.

    pugetensis Casey, 1884: 140 (Stenus; Type locality: Thurston County, Washington Territory).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — Sanderson, 1957: 268 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Washington; Oregon).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 35 (Stenus; synonym of tahoensis).

    vacuus Casey, 1884: 141 (Stenus; Type locality: San Mateo, California).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1938c: 268 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1980k: 35 (Stenus; synonym of tahoensis).

    taigae Poppius, 1909: 11 (Stenus; Type locality: Taiga-See bei Shigansk).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    taiwanensis Puthz, 1968, see: stigmatipennis Fauvel, L. Benick, 1929.

    takaoensis Puthz, 1971, see: spurius L. Benick, 1929.

    takane Naomi, 1987: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Aomori Pref.: Mayogatai).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 68 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    takara Nakane, 1963, see: gestroi Fauvel, 1895.

    takedai Naomi, 1990: 103 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Japan: Kanagawa Pref.: Midoriku, Yokohama City).

    • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 12 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    tanuki Hromádka, 1979d: 107 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Kinki Distr., Hiraoka).

    • — Naomi, 1988h: 68 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    tanzaniae Puthz, 1971: 109 (Stenus; Type locality: Tanzania: Mount Oldeani, Ngorongoro und Uluguru Mountains).

    • Distribution: Tanzania.

    hanangensis Puthz, 1977: 111 (Stenus; subspecies of tanzaniae; Type locality: Tanzania: Mount Hanang, versant Sud, 2200–2300 m, gorge du Himit).

    taoi Naomi, 1989d: 9 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Yamanashi Pref.: Hirogawara, Mt. Shirane).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    taprobanensis Puthz, 1971o: 207 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Ceylon: Nuwara Eliya, 6234–8000 feet).

    • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

    tardus Puthz, 1970j: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Sardinien: Benetutti, Sassari).

    • — Puthz, 1972d: 87 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters; Sardinia; Spain).

    • Distribution: Spain, Italy.

    tarsalis Ljungh, 1810: 157 (Stenus; Type locality: Smolandiae paroccia Soeby).

    • — Ljungh, 1804: 67 (Stenus; cited as buphthalmos; [Note: Misidentification: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 cited buphthalmus Ljungh as a synonym of tarsalis; Ljungh did not describe the species as new, he attributed it to Schrank]; characters; Sweden).

    • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 229 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as bipustulatus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of clavicornis Gravenhorst).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 472 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 472 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Zetterstedt, 1828: 90 (Stenus; characters; Lapland).

    • — Curtis, 1827: pl. 164 (Stenus; England).

    • — Mannerheim, 1830: 42 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

    • — Mannerheim, 1831: 456 (Stenus; Finland; Sweden).

    • — Stephens, 1833: 286 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — C. Sahlberg, 1832: 426 (Stenus; characters; Finland).

    • — Zetterstedt, 1838: 71 (Stenus; characters; habitat; Lapland).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 569 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 569 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Heer, 1839: 226 (Stenus; characters; Switzerland).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 732 (Stenus; characters; Europe).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 732 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Hochhuth, 1849: 180 (Stenus; characters; Tiflis; Lenkoran).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1849: 730 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Leprieur, 1851: 199 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; notes; England).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 155 (Stenus; synonym of rufitarsis and nigriclavis).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 595 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Thomson, 1857: 233 (Stenus; characters; Sweden).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1857: 225 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 794 (Stenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Thomson, 1860: 232 (Stenus; characters; Scandinavia).

    • — Hochhuth, 1862: 83 (Stenus; Russia).

    • — Rye, 1864: 110 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Fauvel, 1865a: 308 [= 1865b: 58] (Stenus; habitat; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 109 [= 1873a: 267] (Stenus; characters; France; Europe; Caucasus; Georgia; Algeria; North America).

    • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 245 (Stenus; characters; Austria).

    • — Seidlitz, 1875: 258 (Stenus; characters; Baltic region).

    • — J. Sahlberg, 1876: 63 (Stenus; Finland).

    • — Fauvel, 1878: 102 [= 1878a: 22] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Rey, 1884: 400 [= 1884a: 248] (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; France).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 30 [= 1886a: 22] (Stenus; Algeria).

    • — Fowler, 1888: 358 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Europe; North America).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Fauvel, 1902b: 77 (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia).

    • — Billard and Bruyant, 1905: 102 (Stenus; locomotion on water).

    • — Poppius, 1909: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Lena Valley, Siberia).

    • — Reitter, 1909: 162 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Germany).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; [Note: Cited as buphthalmus Ljungh, but Ljungh's use was a misidentification]; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Johansen, 1914: 526 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Denmark).

    • — L. Benick, 1922c: 162 (Stenus; notes; Siberia).

    • — L. Benick, 1924: 256 (Stenus; Siberia).

    • — L. Benick, 1927: 23 (Stenus; characters).

    • — L. Benick, 1929a: 57 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key).

    • — Portevin, 1929: 406 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III, IV (Stenus; illustration of aedeagus).

    • — L. Benick, 1950: 113 (Stenus; characters; Finland, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Austria, Yugoslavia, Italy).

    • — Smetana, 1961b: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Szujecki, 1961: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Poland).

    • — Palm, 1961a: 104 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; Finland).

    • — Horion, 1963: 366 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Russia; Fennoscandia; Britain; France to Poland-Russia; Italy; Dalmatia; Croatia; Bosnia; Germany; Austria).

    • — Lohse, 1964: 122 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; central Europe).

    • — Smetana, 1964d: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czechoslovakia).

    • — Smetana, 1966: 327 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1967f: 274 (Stenus; North Africa).

    • — Puthz, 1972s: 263 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

    • — Osella and Zanetti, 1975: 95 (Stenus; collected from nest of Talpa europaea; notes; Italy).

    • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

    • — Anderson, 1984: 249 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

    • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria; Switzerland; France; Benelux; Denmark).

    • — Nowosad, 1990: 65 (Stenus; collected from mole nest; notes; Poland).

    • — Ryvkin, 1990: 174 (Stenus; notes).

    • — Puthz, 1991f: 171 (Stenus; Belorussia).

    • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Czech Republic; Slovakia).

    • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

    • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

    • — Owen, 1997a: 149 (Stenus; collecting sites; Ireland).

    • — Betz, 1998 (Stenus; comparative predatory behavior; use of labial apparatus).

    • — Jelínek, 1999: 158 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; collecting note; Czech Republic).

    • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

    • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan.

    clavicornis Gravenhorst, 1802: 156 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Brunsvigae).

    • — Latreille, 1804: 353 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Gravenhorst, 1806: 229 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Gyllenhal, 1810: 473 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis Ljungh).

    • — Lacordaire, 1835: 449 (Stenus; characters; France).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 569 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Heer, 1839: 226 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 732 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Fairmaire and Laboulbène, 1856: 595 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 794 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 400 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    nigriclavis Stephens, 1833: 285 (Stenus; Type locality: Suffolk; Norfolk; London; Devonshire; near Bristol).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; characters; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 155 (Stenus; notes).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    flavitarsis Stephens, 1833: 286 (Stenus; Type locality: Norfolk; London).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; variety of tarsalis; characters; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 155 (Stenus; synonym of rufitarsis).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Fauvel, 1886: 28 [= 1886a: 20] (Stenus; Morocco; Algeria).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    rufitarsis Stephens, 1833: 286 (Stenus; Type locality: London; Norfolk; Devonshire; near Framlingham; near Barham).

    • — Stephens, 1839: 415 (Stenus; variety of tarsalis; characters; England).

    • — Hardy, 1851: 48 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Waterhouse and Janson, 1855: 155 (Stenus).

    • — G. Waterhouse, 1858: 29 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    riparius Runde, 1835: 16 (Stenus; Type locality: Halae).

    • — Erichson, 1839a: 569 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Erichson, 1840: 732 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Kraatz, 1857d: 794 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 400 [= 1884a: 248] (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    insidiosus Solsky, 1864: 449 (Stenus; Type locality: Pyrénées, aux environs de Bagnères de Bigorre).

    • — Rey, 1884: 400 [= 1884a: 249] (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    roscidus Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1854: 70 (Stenus; Type locality: Nederland).

    • — Fauvel, 1869: 492 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Fauvel, 1873: 109 [= 1873a: 267] (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Rey, 1884: 400 [= 1884a: 249] (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 584 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; synonym of tarsalis).

    obscuripes Gerhardt, 1912: 463 (Stenus; aberration of tarsalis; [Note: Nomen nudum (Articles 1.3.4, 45.5)]).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; aberration of tarsalis).

    wusthoffianus Machulka, 1947: 89 (Stenus; race of tarsalis or species; Type locality: Aachen).

    taurops Puthz, 1977b: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Costa Rica: Turialba, 800 m).

    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

    tectifrons Rougemont, 1986: 280 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Sarawak: 4th Division, Gn. Mulu N.P.).

    • — Puthz, 1988: 675 (Stenus; Borneo).

    • Distribution: Borneo.

    tectus L. Benick, 1949b: 561 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brasilien: Recife, Caxangá, am Ufer des Rio Capibaribe, Mun. Recife, Staat Pernambuco).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    telemachus Puthz, 1972r: 500 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: E. Highlands, Okapa).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    temperans Puthz, 1967, see: holdhausi L. Benick, 1938.

    tempestivus Erichson, 1839, see: nitidiusculus Stephens, 1833.

    tenebe Janák, 1998: 91 (Stenus; Type locality: Uganda: Entebe env.).

    • Distribution: Uganda.

    tenebricosus Puthz, 1968j: 446 (Stenus; Type locality: China: Yün-nan: east of Janula, 11,000 ft.).

    • — Puthz, 1980a: 33 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 4 (Stenus; China).

    • Distribution: China.

    tenebricus Puthz, 1966: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Timor: Same, na rib. UÉ-Lala und na rib. Abatu, junto Raiúbo).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    alorensis Puthz, 1969a: 68 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; subspecies of tenebricus; Type locality: Alor Island: Pura).

    tenellicornis Puthz, 1995e: 208 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Brasilien: Reserva Ecológica do IGBE km 0 BR 251 DF).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    tenellus L. Benick, 1916, see: utzungweanus Bernhauer, 1915.

    tenganus Tottenham, 1956: 236 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Urundi: terr. Bururi, Nyamurembe, 900 m).

    • — Puthz, 1965: 564 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

    • — Puthz, 1972a: 5 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

    • — Puthz, 1986j: 307 (Stenus; characters; Guinea).

    • Distribution: Burundi, Congo, Guinea.

    tengu Hromádka, 1990a: 57 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Toyama Pr.: Bijodaira, 1000 m).

    • Distribution: Japan.

    tenuicornis Stephens, 1833, see: impressus Germar, 1824.

    tenuimarginalis Bernhauer, 1926a: 131 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mindanao: Surigao).

    • — L. Benick, 1929: 95 (Stenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1974c: 168 (Stenus; characters; Philippines).

    • — Puthz, 1998h: 147 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    tenuimargo Cameron, 1930: 459 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; Type locality: Darjeeling: Tista Valley, alt. 700 feet).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Stenus; characters; East Pakistan).

    • — Puthz, 1978: 125 (Stenus; aedeagus).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 342 (Stenus; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1981a: 16 (Stenus; Vietnam; China).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 148 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 46 (Stenus; Thailand).

    • — Zheng, 1993: 229 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China.

    tenuipes Sharp, 1874: 80 (Stenus; Type locality: Hiogo; Kiu Kiang, China).

    • — Sharp, 1889: 326 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Sharp, 1889: 325 (Stenus; cited as biguttatus [Note: Misidentification of tenuipes according to Puthz, 1981d]; notes; Japan).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — Aleksandrov, 1934: 150 (Stenus; China).

    • — L. Benick, 1941d: 275 (Stenus; characters; China).

    • — Nakane, 1963: A239 (Stenus; Japan).

    • — Puthz, 1970b: 29 (Stenus; cited as biguttatus [Note: Misidentification of tenuipes according to Puthz, 1981d]; China).

    • — Puthz, 1981d: 118 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Yuh, Paik, Kwon, and Lee, 1985: 231 (Stenus; Korea).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1988g: 55, 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; cited as comma [Note: Misidentification of tenuipes according to Naomi, 1997f: 5]; characters; Japan).

    • — J. Li, 1993: 24 (Stenus; China).

    • — Watanabe, 1996a: 10 (Stenus; cave collection; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1997f: 6 (Stenus; characters).

    • Distribution: Japan, Korea, China.

    tenuis Casey, 1884, see: difficilis Casey, 1884.

    tenuis Rey, 1884, see: atratulus Erichson, 1839.

    teres Erichson, 1840: 740 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

    • — Puthz, 1967q: 321 (Stenus; characters; notes).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    terlutteri Puthz, 1994f: 401 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Cameroon: NW Province: env. Bamenda, Cascade of Alateming).

    • Distribution: Cameroon.

    terricola Casey, 1884, see: morio Gravenhorst, 1806.

    terringtoni Tottenham, 1953, see: nairobiensis Fauvel, 1907.

    testaceicornis Perris, 1857, see: picipes Stephens, 1833.

    testaceipes L. Benick, 1915 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: ater Mannerheim, 1830.

    testaceopiceus Bernhauer, 1938: 31 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Nordwestl. China: Chinkiang).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; synonym of rufescens).

    • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; valid species; misidentified as rufescens according to Hromádka, 1982: 135; characters; Japan).

    • — Naomi, 1990a: 2 (Stenus; Japan).

    • Distribution: China, Japan.

    teter Notman, 1920, see: sectilifer Casey, 1884.

    texanus Casey, 1884, see: virginiae Casey, 1884.

    thalassinus Puthz, 1970d: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Wareo, Finschaven).

    • — Puthz, 1971t: 449, 467 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; New Guinea).

    • — Puthz, 1982a: 130 (Stenus; New Guinea).

    • Distribution: New Guinea.

    thanonensis Rougemont, 1987: 706 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Mai, Ban Hua Mo).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 31 (Stenus; characters for two unnamed forms of angusticollis; [Note: Misidentification: According to Rougemont, 1987: 706, the smaller form is thanonensis]; Thailand).

    • — Puthz, 1983: 6 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Cited as angusticollis; according to Rougemont, 1987: 706, this citation refers to thanonensis]; notes; Vietnam; China).

    • Distribution: Thailand, Vietnam, China.

    thaumatocerus Puthz, 1974c: 159 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Davao Province, E. slope of Mt. McKinley, 3000 feet).

    • Distribution: Philippines.

    theresae Hromádka, 1983: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brésil: Nova Teutonia, 300–500 m).

    • Distribution: Brazil.

    thiemei Bernhauer, 1916, see: denticollis Fauvel, 1901.

    thioni Montrousier, 1864: 89 (Stenus; Type locality: Nouvelle Calédonie: Kanala).

    • — Fauvel, 1874c: 433 (Stenus; cited as thionis; characters; New Caledonia).

    • — Fauvel, 1889b: 252 (Stenus; characters; notes; New Caledonia).

    • — Fauvel, 1903d: 262 (Stenus; New Caledonia).

    • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

    • — L. Benick, 1917b: 310 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; notes).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • Distribution: New Caledonia.

    thomsoni Jakobson, 1908, see: biguttatus Linné, 1758.

    thoracicus L. Benick, 1931: 143 (Stenus; Type locality: Burma: Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m).

    • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

    • — Rougemont, 1981a: 343 (Stenus; Burma).

    • — Puthz, 1981b: 151 (Stenus; characters).

    • — Rougemont, 1983c: 49 (Stenus; notes; characters; Thailand).

    • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand.

    tibialis L. Benick, 1938: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe 4000–5000 Voet, Preanger).

    • — Puthz, 1985: 95, 100 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Java).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    tichomirovae Puthz, 1973f: 88 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Ussurisk district: Suputinsky Reserve).

    • Distribution: Russia.

    timorensis Puthz, 1966: 13 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Timor: Same, na rib. Abatu, junto a Raiúbo).

    • Distribution: Indonesia.

    timoricola Puthz, 1966, see: piliferus Motschulsky, 1857.

    timoricus Puthz, 1966, see: rugicollis Kraatz, 1859.

    tinctus Sharp, 1876: 360 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

cognatus Sharp, 1876: 361 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Tapajos).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1170 (Stenus; synonym of crudus).

crudus L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; replacement name for cognatus Sharp).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1993c: 143 (Stenus; synonym of tinctus).

tingsanglaensis Scheerpeltz, 1976, see: sikkimensis Cameron, 1928.

titicacanus Bernhauer, 1908d: 299 (Stenus; Type locality: Peru: Titicacasee).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 69 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Peru.

tizoc Puthz, 2000b: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca; 61 km S Valle Nacional, 2800 m).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

tokunis Naomi, 1998: 389 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Nansei Isls., Toku Is., Yonama).

  • Distribution: Japan.

tomitaorum Naomi, 1989f: 38, 40 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Japan: Hokkaido: Kamishunbetsu).

  • Distribution: Japan.

tonkinensis Puthz, 1968, see: Dianous.

topali Puthz, 1972m: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Cuc phuong, Ninh binh).

  • — Puthz, 1978: 127 (Stenus; India).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 8 (Stenus; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Vietnam, India.

topalianus Scheerpeltz, 1972, see: speculifrons Fauvel, 1877.

toraja Rougemont, 1984: 231 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: S. Sulawesi: Tanah Toraja, Batu Bulan, near Rante Pao, alt. ca. 1000 m).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

toripennis L. Benick, 1938c: 280 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 637 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Hamburgfarm, Reventazon, Ebene Limon).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

torrentis Puthz, 1972: 6 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagaskar: Perinet).

  • — Puthz, 1992a: 14 (Stenus; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

torrentum Cameron, 1951a: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Angola: Cascade de Ongueria, alt. 1500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 227 (Stenus; characters; Northern Rhodesia).

  • — Puthz, 1968f: 179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Gabon).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 300 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Angola; Ivory Coast; Zambia).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 13 (Stenus; notes; Angola).

  • Distribution: Zambia, Angola, Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast.

subruandae Puthz, 1968a: 59 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Parc de la Garamba, Garamba).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 300 (Stenus; synonym of torrentum).

tortuosus Cameron, 1930: 324 (Stenus; Type locality: Chakrata district: Chulli Khud, alt. 8000 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 304 (Stenus; characters; West Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 13 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1976: 2 (Stenus; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 32 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal.

torus L. Benick, 1925, see: plicipennis Casey, 1884.

toshiharui Naomi, 1990b: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Saga Pref.: Mt. Tsubaki).

  • Distribution: Japan.

tottenhami Puthz, 1965, see: irroreus Fauvel, 1904.

toukin Naomi and Puthz, 1994: 216 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Aichi Pref.: Mennoki Pass).

  • Distribution: Japan.

toxopei Cameron, 1952: 245 (Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Snow Mountains: Rattan Camp, 1150 m).

  • — Puthz, 1968j: 450 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea, 1500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1969f: 529 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1971t: 449, 457 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; West Irian; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 122 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

traducticius Puthz, 1994f: 404 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ivory Coast: Comoé National Parc, ca. 9°N, 3°50′W).

  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

traili Sharp, 1876: 366 (Stenus; Type locality: Ananá).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

trajectus Casey, 1884, see: pinguis Casey, 1884.

transbaicalicus Bernhauer, 1927b: 91 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Tschita in Transbaikalien).

  • — L. Benick, 1930: 232 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1170 (Stenus; synonym of crassus).

  • — Puthz, 1967m: 81 (Stenus; valid species; characters; Mongolia).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 206 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971j: 140 (Stenus; Mongolia).

  • Distribution: Russia, Mongolia.

transformis Puthz, 1977a: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Spanien: Valencia: La Albufera).

  • Distribution: Spain.

transfuga Rey, 1884, see: trivialis Kraatz, 1857.

transitus L. Benick, 1921c: 193 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; replacement name for submarginatus Bernhauer).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 567 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • Distribution: Argentina.

submarginatus Bernhauer, 1912e: 169 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Argentinien: Prov. Buenos Aires).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; synonym of transitus).

transsilvanicus Bernhauer, 1900: 48 (Stenus; Type locality: Bucsecs und Rodnaergebirge).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1913a: 208 (Stenus; notes; Siebenbürgen).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 73 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Wüsthoff, 1934a: Tafel III (Stenus; cited as transsylvanicus; illustration of aedeagus).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 58 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 98 (Stenus; checklist; Czechoslovakia).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as transsylvanicus; Slovakia).

  • — Puthz, 1998g: 99 (Stenus; Romania; Bulgaria).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 2000: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; catalog; Poland).

  • Distribution: Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Poland.

transvaalensis Puthz, 1971: 176 (Stenus; Type locality: South Africa: Transvaal, Soutpansberg dist., Hanglipbos Forest).

  • Distribution: South Africa.

trapezipennis Puthz, 1981i: 695 (Stenus; Type locality: Türkei: Rize Vallee de la Firtana, 1300 m).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 161 (Stenus; notes; Georgia).

  • Distribution: Turkey, Georgia.

traversifrons Puthz, 1995e: 218 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Argentinien: Salta, Dep. Oran, Rio Sanzal. Also cited from Brazil).

  • Distribution: Argentina, Brazil ?.

trepidillus Puthz, 1967e: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Angola: Vila Luso).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 261 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Angola).

  • Distribution: Angola.

trepidus C. Waterhouse, 1877: 25 (Stenus; Type locality: S. E. Africa, Zambesi).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 527 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 13 (Stenus; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 39 (Stenus; characters; Rwanda; Zaire; Kenya).

  • — Puthz, 1968a: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 261, 263 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Zambia; Tanzania; Congo; Kenya; Rwanda; Nigeria).

  • — Puthz, 1972a: 4 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

  • — Hammond, 1975a: 13 (Stenus; notes; South Africa).

  • — Janák, 1998: 93 (Stenus; Uganda).

  • Distribution: South Africa, “Zambezi”, Zambia, Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria.

vastus Bernhauer, 1934g: 229 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Lubero; Ruwenzori; Kalonge, 2050 m).

  • — Cameron, 1950g: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Belgian Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 529 (Stenus; synonym of binominatus).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 39 (Stenus; synonym of trepidus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 262 (Stenus; synonym of trepidus).

lacustris Cameron, 1950g: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Belgian Congo: lac Magera, alt. 200 m).

  • — Tottenham, 1956: 223 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Ruanda).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 13, 39 (Stenus; synonym of trepidus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 261 (Stenus; synonym of trepidus).

comatus L. Benick, 1951: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika: Arusha-Ju; Papyrussumpf sö. Kilimandjaro; D. Ost-Afrika: Kondoa, 1300 m).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 527 (Stenus; synonym of trepidus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 261 (Stenus; synonym of trepidus).

schroederi L. Benick, 1951: 188 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika: Kilimandjaro, 1750 m).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 527 (Stenus; synonym of trepidus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 261 (Stenus; synonym of trepidus).

binominatus L. Benick, 1951: 208 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; replacement name for vastus Bernhauer).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 529 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 39 (Stenus; synonym of trepidus).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 262 (Stenus; synonym of trepidus).

tricarinatus Kraatz, 1859, see: piliferus Motschulsky, 1857.

tricatus Puthz, 1984: 73 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Unterer Amazonas: Taperinha bei Santarem).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

tricolor Sharp, 1876: 373 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

tricuspidatus L. Benick, 1921, see: vicinus Casey, 1884.

tricuspis Puthz, 1984: 77 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Rio de Janeiro).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

tridens Puthz, 1984: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Venezuela: estado Barinas, Carretera National 5.1 km W of Puente Gen. Paez on Rio Bocono. Also cited from Colombia).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.

tridentifer Puthz, 1984: 71 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Peru: Tingo Maria).

  • Distribution: Peru.

tridentipenis Puthz, 1986h: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Nepal: Provinz Kosi: Chichila, Wald oberhalb Ahale, 2200 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

trifidus L. Benick, 1938c: 261 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 15 (Stenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Vara Blanca, zwischen Barba und Poas, 2000 m; La Caja, 8 km westlich San José).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

trigeminus Puthz, 1984: 80 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ecuador: Bucay, 3000 feet).

  • Distribution: Ecuador.

trigonuroides Zheng, 1993: 229 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: China: Sichuan Province: Wolong).

  • Distribution: China.

trinitatis Blackwelder, 1943: 210 (Stenus; Type locality: Trinidad, St. Augustine).

  • Distribution: West Indies.

tristiculus Bernhauer, 1934, see: prospector Fauvel, 1907.

tristis Casey, 1884: 27 (Stenus; Type locality: Gilroy, California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 264 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: USA.

trisulcatus L. Benick, 1913a: 208 (Stenus; Type locality: Siebenbürgen: Retjezat).

  • — L. Benick, 1917c: 62 (Stenus; notes).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 74 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 40 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1991g: 239 (Stenus; characters; Romania).

  • Distribution: Romania.

krali Hromádka, 1979: 1 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Romania m. Zanoga).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 40 (Stenus; synonym of trisulcatus).

triton Puthz, 1972r: 509 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: West Irian: Swart Valley, Karubaka, 1400 m).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 139 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1991d: 32 (Stenus; Irian).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

trivialis Kraatz, 1857d: 760 (Stenus; Type locality: Tyrol).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 99 [= 1873a: 257] (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Redtenbacher, 1874: 246 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 574 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Tirol).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 118 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; valid species; notes; Italy; Dalmatia).

  • — Bordoni, 1970: 24 (Stenus; aedeagus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1970c: 59 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 97 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 257 (Stenus; notes; Yugoslavia).

  • — Osella and Zanetti, 1975: 94 (Stenus; collected from nest of Talpa europaea; notes; Italy).

  • — Puthz, 1982e: 84 (Stenus; transadriatic distribution).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

  • — Bordoni, 1995: 79 (Stenus; ecological notes; Italy).

  • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 130 (Stenus; characters; Transadriatic; Switzerland; Austria).

  • Distribution: Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Yugoslavia.

transfuga Rey, 1884: 282 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Apennins).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 163 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Bondroit, 1913a: 379 (Stenus; synonym of trivialis).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1161 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

  • — Puthz, 1973b: 30 (Stenus; synonym of trivialis).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 167 (Stenus; synonym of morio).

benicki Bondroit, 1912a: 415 (Stenus; Type locality: Apennino Bolognese).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1147 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970c: 58 (Stenus; synonym of trivialis).

trochanterinus Sharp, 1886: 649 (Stenus; Type locality: Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 4000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 281 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Panama.

troile Fauvel, 1904e: 317 (Stenus; Type locality: forêt Tanala).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 328 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 11 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 22 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

tropicus Bernhauer, 1915e: 119 (Stenus; Type locality: Luzon: Laguna, Mount Maquiling).

  • — L. Benick, 1929: 267 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 533 (Stenus; Philippines).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

tropicus Bernhauer, 1915, see: kamerunensis L. Benick, 1920.

tropicus Wendeler, 1926, see: wendeleri L. Benick, 1929.

truncatus Puthz, 1966g: 143 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Tenerife: Montes de las Mercedes).

  • Distribution: Canary Islands.

tsaratananus Jarrige, 1970: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Mt. Tsaratanana, 2000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 11 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

tschadensis Puthz, 1965: 543 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Tschad: Ufergebiet des Chari bei Fort Lamy).

  • — Puthz, 1968a: 36 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 272 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Chad; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Chad, Congo.

tsurusakii Naomi, 1998a: 100 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Tottori Pref.: Kano-cho, Kedaka-gun).

  • Distribution: Japan.

tuberculatus Casey, 1884: 129 (Stenus; Type locality: Florida; Sand Point; Enterprise).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971q: 243, 245 (Stenus; notes; characters).

  • Distribution: USA.

tuberculicollis Cameron, 1930: 361 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Assam: Naga Hills, Laimatak).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 7 (Stenus; Vietnam; China).

  • — Puthz, 1981d: 121 (Stenus; Taiwan).

  • Distribution: India, Vietnam, China.

tuberosicollis L. Benick, 1917b: 307 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Columbien: Honda am Magdalenenstrom).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 271 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

tubiventris Puthz, 1991d: 34 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Zentral-Nepal: Marsyandi-Tal, 1300 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

tumicollis Casey, 1884, see: angustus Casey, 1884.

tumidicollis Puthz, 1986k: 957 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Nepal: Bagmati: Dobate Ridge au nord-est de Barahbise, 3000 m).

  • Distribution: Nepal.

tumidulus Solsky, 1874, see: fornicatus Stephens, 1833.

tundrae Puthz, 1972, see: frigidus J. Sahlberg, 1880.

tuniseus Krása, 1941, see: mendicus Erichson, 1840.

turbulentus Bondroit, 1912a: 417 (Stenus; Type locality: Athos, Macédoine).

  • — L. Benick, 1917c: 60 (Stenus; notes).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 70 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 270 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1979j: 326 (Stenus; Turkey).

  • — H. Franz, 1984: 59 (Stenus; Macedonia).

  • — H. Franz, 1987: 69 (Stenus; Cyprus).

  • — Assing and Wunderle, 2001: 36 (Stenus; Cyprus).

  • Distribution: Macedonia, Turkey, Cyprus.

turcicus Bernhauer, 1912k: 260 (Stenus; Type locality: Berg Athos in Macedonien; Thessalien: Volo; Kleinasien: Alhem Dagh).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 276 (Stenus; subspecies of cribratus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1981i: 701 (Stenus; note; valid species).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 211 (Stenus; cited as valid species; notes; Turkey).

  • Distribution: Macedonia, Greece, Turkey.

turgidicollis Puthz, 1986k: 954 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Pakistan: Swat: au-dessus de Miandam, 2300 m).

  • Distribution: Pakistan.

turk Puthz, 1972l: 178 (Stenus; [Note: This species is the “cordatoides A” reported and characterized in Puthz, 1972s: 280]; Type locality: no type locality cited; [Note: Several localities are listed for Turkestan, Iran, and the Caucasus in the 1972s report]).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 213 (Stenus; notes; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Iran).

  • — Betz, 1996: 25 (Stenus; labial adhesion capture apparatus).

  • Distribution: Turkestan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

turkestanicus Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911, see: bernhauerianus Jakobson, 1909.

turneri Bernhauer, 1934, see: uluguruensis Bernhauer, 1915.

turneri Cameron, 1950, see: kenyanensis Puthz, 1965.

turnerianus Cameron, 1950a: 182 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Kenya Colony: Londiani, 7000 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 145 (Stenus; characters; Kenya; Tanzania; Congo).

  • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Congo.

tylocephalus Kraatz, 1857, see: guynemeri Jacquelin du Val, 1850.

tythus Schaufuss, 1882, see: melanopus Marsham, 1802.

uenoi Naomi and Nomura, 1990: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Nagano Pref.: Odona, Neba-mura).

  • Distribution: Japan.

ukereweanus Bernhauer, 1937, see: pilus Schubert, 1911.

ulcerosus L. Benick, 1929: 95 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Binaluan, Palawan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

uluguruensis Bernhauer, 1915d: 111 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: Süd-Uluguru).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as ulugurensis; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1950g: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Belgian Congo).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 236 (Stenus).

  • — Puthz, 1967k: 9 (Stenus; characters; Natal; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 273 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Kenya; Zaire).

  • — Puthz, 1976b: 341 (Stenus; Tanzania).

  • Distribution: Sierra Leone, Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania, Congo, South Africa.

lugubris L. Benick, 1923: 249 (Stenus; Type locality: Amani, Deutsch-Ostafrika).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1179 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 543 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 236 (Stenus; synonym of uluguruensis).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 273 (Stenus; synonym of uluguruensis).

gramineus L. Benick, 1932: 241 (Stenus; Type locality: Pietermaritzburg).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1933: 302 (Stenus; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 236 (Stenus; synonym of uluguruensis).

  • — Puthz, 1967k: 9 (Stenus; synonym of uluguruensis).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 273 (Stenus; synonym of uluguruensis).

turneri Bernhauer, 1934h: 499 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Zululand: Eshowe; Natal: Kloof).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 555 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; South Africa).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 236 (Stenus; synonym of uluguruensis).

  • — Puthz, 1967k: 9 (Stenus; synonym of uluguruensis).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 273 (Stenus; synonym of uluguruensis).

anchisteus Puthz, 1971: 274 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; subspecies of uluguruensis; Type locality: Sierra Leone: Monts Loma, ravin S.E. du Camp II, 1600 m. Also cited from Guinea).

umbifrons Puthz, 1967j: 35 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Ruanda: Ruhengeri, riv. Penge, 1800–1825 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 262 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Rwanda).

  • Distribution: Rwanda.

umbratilis Casey, 1884: 156 (Areus; Type locality: Lake Quesnel, British Columbia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Van Dyke, 1924: 17 (Stenus; synonym of fraternus).

  • — Sanderson, 1946: 428 (Stenus; characters; Alberta; Manitoba; Northwest Territory; Quebec).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 250 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; British Columbia).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Horion, 1963: 377 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Russia; Finland; Sweden; Norway; Britain; Denmark; Germany).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 50 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 105 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 88 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1973o: 129 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; Britain).

  • — Anderson, 1984: 249 (Stenus; collecting notes; Ireland).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Germany; Poland; Denmark).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 145 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 109 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Slovakia).

  • — Hodge and Jones, 1995: 35 (Stenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Assing and Puthz, 1998: 131 (Stenus; Slovakia).

  • — Burakowski, Mroczkowski, and Stefańska, 2000: 45 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog; Poland).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA, Europe.

pseudopubescens A. Strand, 1940: 180 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: numerous localities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany).

  • — L. Benick, 1941a (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1941e: 136 (Stenus; characters; variation).

  • — Renkonen, 1941: 105 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Tottenham, 1948: 188 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Britain).

  • — Steel, 1953c: 198 (Stenus; synonym of umbratilis).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 9 (Stenus; synonym of umbratilis).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 123 (Stenus; synonym of umbratilis).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 50 (Stenus; synonym of umbratilis).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 90 (Stenus; synonym of umbratilis).

  • — Pope, 1977: 26 (Stenus; synonym of umbratilis).

umbricus Baudi, 1870: 395 (Stenus; Type locality: Italia media; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1970p]. Originally cited from Umbriae Trasimeni lacus).

  • — Fauvel, 1873: 94 [= 1873a: 252] (Stenus; characters; Italy).

  • — Ganglbauer, 1895: 572 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Italy).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 51 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Puthz, 1965f: 26 (Stenus; characters; note).

  • — Puthz, 1970p: 171 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Italia media; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 96 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Bordoni, 1975c: 181 (Stenus; collecting notes; Italy).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 96 (Stenus; checklist; Czechoslovakia; Austria).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Italy.

umbrosus L. Benick, 1928: 20 (Stenus; Type locality: Ost-Afrika, Nandi Reservat).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 103 (Stenus; characters; Kenya; Uganda).

  • Distribution: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Congo.

capriciosus Tottenham, 1956: 233 (Stenus; Type locality: Ruanda: terr. Nyanza, Gitarama, 1850 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 107 (Stenus; subspecies of umbrosus; characters; Rwanda).

nyamuragiraensis Puthz, 1967j: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of gedyei; Type locality: Nyasheke, volc. Nyamuragira, 1820 m).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 105 (Stenus; subspecies of umbrosus; characters; Congo).

londianiensis Puthz, 1967j: 21 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; subspecies of gedyei; Type locality: Londiani, K. C.).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 106 (Stenus; subspecies of umbrosus; characters; Kenya).

luberoensis Puthz, 1971: 107 (Stenus; subspecies of umbrosus; Type locality: Congo: Kivu: Territoire Lubero, Mont Bugera, 2100 m).

itombweensis Puthz, 1971: 109 (Stenus; subspecies of umbrosus; Type locality: Congo: Kivu: Territoire Mwenga, S.O. Itombwe, Luiko, 1900 m).

unagi Hromádka, 1979d: 105 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Pref. Osaka: Mt. Iwawaki).

  • — Naomi, 1988h: 68 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1993a: 145 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

ookami Hromádka, 1979d: 106 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Pref. Osaka: Mt. Iwawaki).

  • — Naomi, 1988h: 68 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Puthz, 1993a: 145 (Stenus; synonym of unagi).

uncifer Puthz, 1967, see: convergens L. Benick, 1933.

undulatus Wollaston, 1854: 599 (Stenus; Type locality: Madeira: Cruzinhas at about 5000 ft.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1966g]).

  • — Wollaston, 1857: 197 (Stenus; habitat; Madeira Islands).

  • — Wollaston, 1865: 512 (Stenus; habitat; Madeira Islands).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 74 (Stenus; Madeira).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Smetana, 1963b: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Madeira).

  • — Puthz, 1966g: 130 (Stenus; lectotype designation; notes; characters).

  • Distribution: Madeira.

uneme Naomi, 1989d: 8 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Ehime Pref.: Omogokei).

  • — Puthz, 1993a: 164 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; notes; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

unguinosus Ryvkin, 1992, see: deliculus Ryvkin, 1992.

unguliventris Puthz, 1998: 388 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Tam Dao. Also cited from India).

  • Distribution: Vietnam, India.

unicolor Stephens, 1833, see: nigritulus Gyllenhal, 1827.

unicolor Erichson, 1840, see: brunnipes Stephens, 1833.

unicus Bernhauer, 1915, see: abdominalis Fauvel, 1895.

uniformis Fauvel, 1904e: 312 (Stenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Fort Dauphin; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1967i]. Also cited from Madagascar: Diego-Suarez; vallee du Fanjahira: Isaka; Suberbieville).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1961g: 235 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 245 (Stenus; characters; lectotype designation: [Note: Locality not cited but in Puthz, 1972: 9, Fort Dauphin is cited as the locality for the lectotype]; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 9 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1992a: 15 (Stenus; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

unzenmontis Naomi and Puthz, 1996: 156 (Stenus; Type locality: Japan: Nagasaki Pref.: Mt. Unzen).

  • Distribution: Japan.

upembaensis Puthz, 1971: 282, 283 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Congo: Parc National de l’Upemba, Gorges de la Pelenge).

  • — Puthz, 1972a: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; [Note: Cited as a new species but the 1971 citation preceded this publication]; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Congo.

usambarae Bernhauer, 1915, see: jovino Eichelbaum, 1913.

ussuriensis Ryvkin, 1987c: 150 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: USSR: Far East, Maritime Prov.: Ussurijsk Distr., nr. Kamenushka village).

  • Distribution: Russia.

utan Naomi, 1998: 388 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Kanagawa Pref.: Kamiyama, Hakone).

  • Distribution: Japan.

utenis Casey, 1884, see: pinguis Casey, 1884.

utzungweanus Bernhauer, 1915d: 110 (Stenus; Type locality: Deutsch-Ostafrika: Utzungwe-Berge, 1500–1600 m).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1951: 202 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 493 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Tanzania; Zaire; Somalia).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 193 (Stenus; characters in key; Kenya; Congo; Tanzania).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 210 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Tanzania; Somalia; Kenya; Zaire; Rwanda).

  • — Puthz, 1972a: 4 (Stenus; characters; Zaire).

  • Distribution: Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo.

tenellus L. Benick, 1916: 244 (Stenus; Type locality: Usambara).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 493 (Stenus; synonym of utzungweanus).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 193 (Stenus; synonym of utzungweanus).

kabetensis Cameron, 1950a: 183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kenya Colony: Kabete, 5800 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 193 (Stenus; synonym of utzungweanus).

vacillator Sharp, 1876: 362 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

  • — Fauvel, 1901: 74 (Stenus; Colombia; Venezuela; Amazonian region; Brazil).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1949b: 566 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • Distribution: Amazonas, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil.

vacuus Casey, 1884, see: tahoensis Casey, 1884.

vadoni Puthz, 1971: 251 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Madagascar: Fampanambo).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 8 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

vafellus Erichson, 1839, see: cautus Erichson, 1839.

vagans L. Benick, 1938c: 280 (Stenus; Type locality: Costa Rica).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 635 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; cited as new species; characters; Costa Rica: Ramal, Parismina Santa Clara).

  • Distribution: Costa Rica.

valens L. Benick, 1938: 20 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

validithorax Petri, 1926, see: guttula P. W. J. Müller, 1821.

validus L. Benick, 1915, see: coarcticollis Eppelsheim, 1890.

vanderijsti Bernhauer, 1929, see: subopacus Fauvel, 1907.

variabilis Puthz, 1968, see: immarginatus Mäklin, 1853.

variator Gistel, 1857: 23 (Stenus; [Note: Nomen dubium]; Type locality: Styriae).

  • Distribution: Austria.

variipennis Rougemont, 1983c: 35 (Stenus; subgenus “Hypostenus”; Type locality: Thailand: Chiang Rai Prov., Nam Tok Mae Yao).

  • — Rougemont, 1987: 708 (Stenus; subgenus “Hypostenus”; Thailand).

  • Distribution: Thailand.

varipes Casey, 1884: 187 (Areus; Type locality: Detroit, Michigan).

  • — Fauvel, 1901: 76 (Stenus; synonym of capucinus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 173 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1174 (Stenus; synonym of callosus).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 327 (Stenus; synonym of callosus).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 165 (Stenus; valid species; characters; notes).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 110 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 494 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

varius Puthz, 1982a: 140 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Star Mountains, Gigabip, 5000 feet).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

vasconicus Jarrige, 1963, see: phyllobates Penecke, 1901.

vastator Ryvkin, 1987c: 152 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: USSR: Far East, Martime Prov., nr. Krasnoretchensky, Mt. Eldorado).

  • Distribution: Russia.

vastus L. Benick, 1925b: 75 (Stenus; subspecies of humilis, for species misidentified as phyllobates by L. Benick, 1913a: 206; Type locality: Ostkarpaten: Schulergebirge; Rodnaergebirge; Hatzeger Gebirge; Fogeraser Gebirge; Roteturm-Pass; Karlsburg. Kronstadt; Bihargebirge; Banat [Herkulesbad]; Kroatien, Mons Zejac).

  • — L. Benick, 1913a: 206 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentification: Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168, cited phyllobates Benick as a synonym of vastus; Benick attributed the species to Penecke]; characters; Siebenbürgen).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 40 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 30 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Poland).

  • — Lohse, 1964: 116 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; central Europe).

  • — Smetana, 1964a: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967a: 19 (Stenus; synonymic notes).

  • — Szujecki, 1969a: 251 (Stenus; notes; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1971v: 92 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 253 (Stenus; Yugoslavia).

  • — Lucht, 1987: 97 (Stenus; checklist; Poland; Czechoslovakia; Austria).

  • — Lohse and Lucht, 1989: 141, 143 (Stenus; subspecies of callidus; Austria; Czech Republic).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 164 (Stenus; valid species; notes; Russia; Georgia).

  • — Hromádka, 1993: 44 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Slovakia).

  • Distribution: Europe, Russia, Georgia.

vastus Bernhauer, 1934, see: trepidus C. Waterhouse, 1877.

vegetus Puthz, 1975: 193 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Bhutan: Wangidphodrang).

  • — Puthz, 1978: 127 (Stenus; India).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 393 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: India, Bhutan, Vietnam.

velebiticus L. Benick, 1915: 230 (Stenus; Type locality: Velebit, Ostaria).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 78 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 272 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Croatia.

velleris Ryvkin, 1990: 207 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Abzhaziia, oz. Ritsa, 950–1100 m. Also cited from Russia).

  • Distribution: Russia, Georgia.

velocipes Fauvel, 1886b: 146 (Stenus; Type locality: Philippines).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1929: 255 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 29 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1984: 239 (Stenus; Sulawesi; Bali).

  • Distribution: Philippines, Indonesia.

velox Sharp, 1889: 333 (Stenus; Type locality: Nikko; Tokio; Fukushima).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1968b: 45 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Hromádka, 979b: 66 (Stenus; aedeagus; note).

  • — Watanabe, 1995b: 250 (Stenus; Oki-no-shima).

  • Distribution: Japan.

venator Fauvel, 1895: 208 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie, Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m; Carin Ghécu, 1300–1400 m).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 328 (Stenus; characters; Burma).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969g: 641 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 37 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 332 (Stenus; notes; Burma).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 22 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Puthz, 1998: 392 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus + Nestus; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

veneriatus Normand, 1937, see: capitatus Eppelsheim, 1878.

venezuelanus Hromádka, 1983a: 131 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Venezuela: Carretera, El Junquito Tover, D.F., 2200 m).

  • Distribution: Venezuela.

ventralis Sharp, 1876: 368 (Stenus; Type locality: Tapajos).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974f: 164 (Stenus; characters; Bolivia).

  • Distribution: Brazil, Bolivia.

ventricosus Fauvel, 1904, see: bivulneratus Motschulsky, 1857.

ventridens Puthz, 1987b: 404 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Kolumbien: 20 km E Silvia, Cauca, 11,000 feet).

  • Distribution: Colombia.

venustus Casey, 1884: 89 (Stenus; Type locality: Not cited).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Notman, 1920: 17 (Stenus; New York).

  • — Fall, 1926a: 61 (Stenus; Alaska).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 259 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

veracruzmontis Puthz, 2000b: 113 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Mexico: Veracruz: 3.2 km SW Las Vigas, Hwy 140, 2830 m).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

verecundus Sharp, 1874, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

vermicularis L. Benick, 1917b: 295 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Columbien: Las Tibayes, Terra templ.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1968]).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 260 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1968: 1, 6 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; lectotype designation).

  • — Puthz, 1995e: 202 (Stenus; notes; Ecuador; Colombia).

  • Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador.

quadriguttatus Puthz, 1971b: 2 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Colombia: Cundinamarca, road Facatativá–Anolaima, 2600 m).

  • — Puthz, 1995e: 202 (Stenus; synonym of vermicularis).

vernaculus L. Benick, 1929, see: kuennemanni L. Benick, 1917.

vernalis Naomi, 1997e: 750 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Shizuoka Pref.: Shimogamo, Minamiizu-cho).

  • Distribution: Japan.

versicolor L. Benick, 1929, see: Dianous.

verticalis L. Benick, 1938: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Java: G. Tongkoeban Prahoe, 4000–5000 Voet, Preanger).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 333 (Stenus; Burma; China; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 12 (Stenus; notes; Vietnam; China).

  • — Rougemont, 1984a: 352 (Stenus; China).

  • Distribution: Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, China.

verticosus Casey, 1884, see: laccophilus Casey, 1884.

veselovae Ryvkin, 1987b: 273 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: USSR: S-Jamal, Sr.-Ščučje).

  • — Puthz, 1993c: 146 (Stenus; synonym of noctivagus).

  • — Naomi, 1997a: 22 (Stenus; synonym of noctivagus).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 50 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as valid species; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • — Ryvkin, 2000a: 355 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; cited as valid species; Far Eastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Russia.

veselyi Rambousek, 1914, see: erythrocnemus Eppelsheim, 1884.

vespertinus Casey, 1884: 61 (Stenus; Type locality: Tenino, Washington Territory).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 266 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; characters; British Columbia; Washington; Oregon).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 48 (Stenus; cited as synonym of parallelopipedus).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 48 (Stenus; [Note: Misidentified as parallelopipedus according to Puthz, 1974d: 161]; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

incultus Casey, 1884: 71 (Stenus; Type locality: Arizona).

  • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 160 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 266 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; synonym of vespertinus).

luctuosus Casey, 1884: 81 (Stenus; Type locality: California; Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Lake Quesnel, British Columbia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 161 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 264 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 161 (Stenus; synonym of vespertinus).

vestalis Casey, 1884: 138 (Stenus; Type locality: Kern County, California).

  • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 267 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 36 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: USA.

exilis Casey, 1884: 143 (Stenus; Type locality: California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 174 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 268 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1980k: 36 (Stenus; synonym of vestalis).

vestigialis Erichson, 1840: 732 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico).

  • — Sharp, 1886: 653 (Stenus; Mexico).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 274 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 319 (Stenus; characters; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1971c: 17 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala.

leucopus Sharp, 1886: 651 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Jalapa, Cordova; Guatemala, San Joaquin, Volcan de Agua 8500 to 10,500 feet, Cerro Zunil, Dueñas, Purula, Sabo in Vera Paz).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 175 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 274 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1967q: 319 (Stenus; synonym of vestigialis).

vestitus L. Benick, 1926, see: basicornis Kraatz, 1859.

vexatus Casey, 1884: 51 (Stenus; Type locality: Thurston County, Washington Territory).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Sanderson, 1957: 268 (Stenus; possible synonym of austini).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 160 (Stenus; valid species; characters; notes).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

vicarius Puthz, 1969, see: malignus L. Benick, 1926.

vicinoides Puthz, 1973h: 200 (Stenus; Type locality: Canada: Saskatchewan: Maple Creek.

Also cited from Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, North Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Elias, 1991: 557 (Stenus; Quaternary fossil collection; Colorado).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA.

vicinus Casey, 1884: 57 (Stenus; Type locality: District Columbia; Pennsylvania; Selma, Alabama; Delaware Bay below Philadelphia; Cape May, New Jersey).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1972b: 12 (Stenus; characters; Michigan).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 160 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 490 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • Distribution: USA, Canada.

simplex Casey, 1884: 56 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Oregon).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 167 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; synonym of tricuspidatus).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 160 (Stenus; synonym of vicinus).

tricuspidatus L. Benick, 1921c: 192 (Stenus; replacement name for simplex Casey).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1167 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 160 (Stenus; synonym of vicinus).

vidua Assing, 2000a: 343 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Portugal: Algarve, öslt. Lagos).

  • Distribution: Portugal.

vietnamensis Puthz, 1968j: 464 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Provinz Ninh-Binh, Res. Cuc-Phüöng: Dang, 200 m).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 18 (Stenus; Vietnam).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 146 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

viettei Jarrige, 1970: 55 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mt. Tsaratanana, 1500 m).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 20 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

vilhenai Cameron, 1951a: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Angola: Quanza, 12°S, 16°40′E, alt. 270 m).

  • — Puthz, 1965: 509 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 251 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Angola).

  • Distribution: Angola.

vilis Kraatz, 1859, see: fuscipes Gravenhorst, 1802.

villiersi Cameron, 1949, see: chyuluensis Cameron, 1942.

villosiventris Lea, 1899: 543 (Stenus; Type locality: Windsor, N.S.W.).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1916: 241 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; notes).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1172 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 15 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1969e: 528 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 63 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters; Australia).

  • — Puthz, 1972f: 109 (Stenus; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

villosus Casey, 1884, see: dolosus Casey, 1884.

vinnulus Casey, 1884: 112 (Stenus; Type locality: Cambridge, Massachusetts; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1972t]. Also cited from White Fish Point, Lake Superior; Isle Royale, Lake Superior; Marquette, Michigan).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Fall, 1926a: 61 (Stenus; Alaska, Yukon Territory).

  • — Puthz, 1972t: 171 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Cambr. [Note: Cambridge, Massachusetts]).

  • — Puthz, 1972e: 107 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Ryvkin, 1987c: 159 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Campbell and Davies, 1991: 112 (Stenus; USA; Canada).

  • — Downie and Arnett, 1996: 492 (Stenus; characters; USA).

  • — Ryabukhin, 1999: 46 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; catalog; habitat; distribution; northeastern Russia).

  • Distribution: Canada, USA, Finland.

confusoides Renkonen, 1935: 27 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Finnland: Lappland, Muonio).

  • — Palm, 1961a: 90 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters; Sweden; Norway; Finland).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 49 (Stenus; notes; Transbaikal).

  • — Puthz, 1972t: 171 (Stenus; synonym of vinnulus).

violaceus Bernhauer, 1906b: 194 (Stenus; Type locality: Brasilia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 69 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

subviolaceus L. Benick, 1921b: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Süd-Amerika: S. Catharina).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1183 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974a: 69 (Stenus; synonym of violaceus).

virginiae Casey, 1884: 87 (Stenus; Type locality: Pennington Gap, Virginia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1974: 9 (Stenus; Illinois; Indiana; Missouri; Iowa; Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; Tennessee; Texas).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1988b: 141 (Stenus; characters; Kansas; Texas; Louisiana; Arkansas; Missouri; Iowa; Illinois; New York; Maryland; Virginia; West Virginia; North Carolina; Tennessee; Florida).

  • Distribution: USA.

texanus Casey, 1884: 88 (Stenus; Type locality: Columbus, Texas; western States).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 266 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974d: 163 (Stenus; synonym of virginiae).

virgo Assing, 1996: 171 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Spanien: Prov. Alicante, Sierra Bernia, 800 m).

  • Distribution: Spain.

virgula Fauvel, 1895: 210 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie: Carin Ghécu, 1300–1400 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie: Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m; Carin Asciuii Ghécu, 1400–1500 m; Bengale, Kurseong; Sikkim, Darjeeling).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 185 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 394 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; Burma; Bengal; Sikkim; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Stenus; characters; East Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 42 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; lectotype designation: Carin Ghecù, 1300–1400 m; characters; Burma; India).

  • — Puthz, 1971d: 23 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; characters; Taiwan).

  • — Puthz, 1976: 7 (Stenus; Nepal).

  • — Puthz, 1978: 130 (Stenus; India).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 339 (Stenus; Burma).

  • — Puthz, 1981b: 143 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Rougemont, 1983c: 44 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • — Ryvkin, 1992: 42 (Stenus; notes; Vietnam).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, China, Taiwan.

kwantungensis Cameron, 1949b: 463 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: South China: eastern Kwantung, Yim Na San).

  • — Puthz, 1971u: 532 (Stenus; synonym of virgula).

viridanoides Puthz, 1970: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Indien: Darjeeling).

  • Distribution: India.

viridans Baudi, 1857: 109 (Stenus; Type locality: inundante fluvius Padus).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1917c: 57 (Stenus; notes).

  • — L. Benick, 1929a: 56 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters in key).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970p: 175 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Italy.

viridans Champion, 1925, see: viridanus Champion, 1925.

viridanus Champion, 1925: 169 (Stenus; replacement name for viridans Champion).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 398 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; characters; India).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 306 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1975: 196 (Stenus; Bhutan).

  • — Zheng, 1992b: 168 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; China).

  • — Zheng, 1993: 225, 227 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; key characters; China; India).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bhutan, China.

viridans Champion, 1925: 106 (Stenus; subgenus Mesostenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: W. Almora Division of Kumaon and Nainital, Deopatta Peak, alt. 8000 ft.).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1198 (Stenus; synonym of viridanus).

viridescens Cameron, 1930: 340 (Stenus; Type locality: Chakrata district: Manjgaon; Chulli and Khedar Khuds, alt. 6500 to 7500 feet).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1168 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 305 (Stenus; characters; Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1980a: 29 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Pakistan, India.

virideus Cameron, 1939b: 140 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Mt. Tafa, altitude 8550 feet).

  • — Puthz, 1972r: 478, 498 (Stenus; characters; Papua).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

viridiaeneus W. J. MacLeay, 1873: 149 (Stenus; Type locality: Gayndah).

  • — Fauvel, 1877: 209 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 168 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1970e: 62 (Stenus; characters; Australia).

  • Distribution: Australia.

viridimicans Puthz, 1975: 196 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Bhutan: Nobding, 41 km nach Wangdiphodrang auf der Strasse nach Tongsa, 2800 m).

  • Distribution: Bhutan.

viridis Bernhauer, 1926a: 129 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Mindanao: Surigao).

  • — L. Benick, 1929: 271 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Philippines).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

viriditinctus Champion, 1920, see: Dianous.

visendus Last, 1970: 347 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: New Guinea: Buana, Sarawaged Range, 3000 ft., 20–30 miles north of Lae).

  • — Puthz, 1972r: 480, 505 (Stenus; characters; New Guinea; Papua).

  • — Puthz, 1982a: 135 (Stenus; New Guinea).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

vista Sanderson, 1946, see: niveus Fauvel, 1865.

vitabundus Puthz, 1988: 657 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: North Borneo: Sabah: Tawan District, Kalabakan).

  • Distribution: Borneo.

vitalei Bernhauer, 1935a: 41 (Stenus; variety of brunnipes; Type locality: Sizilien: Ciccia; Castanea; Calamara).

  • — Normand, 1935: 364 (Stenus; cited as brunnipes; [Note: Misidentification of vitalei according to Puthz, 1968g]; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • — Korge, 1962: 151 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; valid species; Sicily; Algeria).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of brunnipes).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 205, 214 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; valid species; characters; Italy; Dalmatia; Tunisia; Spain).

  • — Puthz, 1972s: 261 (Stenus; Yugoslavia; Portugal; Tunisia; Sicily; Italy; Dalmatia; Spain).

  • — Bordoni, 1975h: 7 (Stenus; distribution in Italy).

  • — Sparacio, 1995: 149 (Stenus; characters; notes; Sicily).

  • — Puthz and Zanetti, 1995: 19 (Stenus; Italy).

  • Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia.

yakourensis Fagel, 1957e: 325 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Grande Kabylie: Yakouren, forêt de Beni-Ghobri, Bois Sacré, 750 m).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 76 (Stenus; cited as brunneipes; [Note: Misidentification of yakourensis according to Puthz, 1966f: 120]; Algeria; Tunisia).

  • — Korge, 1962: 151 (Stenus; synonym of vitalei).

  • — Puthz, 1966f: 120 (Stenus; note; not synonym of brunnipes vitalei).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of brunnipes).

  • — Puthz, 1967f: 273 (Stenus; subspecies of brunnipes; Algeria; Tripoli; Malta Morocco).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 214 (Stenus; synonym of vitalei).

lusoensis Fagel, 1960c: 224 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Portugal: concelho de Mealhada, Luso, route de Pampilhosa).

  • — Puthz, 1967: 6 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of brunnipes; Portugal).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 214 (Stenus; synonym of vitalei).

viti Puthz, 1977a: 109 (Stenus; Type locality: Iran: Guilan, Nav's Valley, ca. 10 km Luftlinie vom Kaspischen Meer entfernt am Weg von Heroabad zum Meer, 1500 m).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 161 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Iran.

volkeri Naomi, 1998: 385 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Osaka-fu: Mt. Mikusa).

  • Distribution: Japan.

voluptabilis Puthz, 1998: 383 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Vietnam: Hoa Binh).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

volvulus Fauvel, 1904e: 312 (Stenus; Type locality: Tamatave).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Puthz, 1972: 9 (Stenus; characters; Madagascar).

  • — Puthz, 1992a: 15 (Stenus; Madagascar).

  • Distribution: Madagascar.

voraginosus L. Benick, 1938: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Java: G. Tangkoeban Prahoe, 4000–5000 Voet, Preanger; Malabar, Preanger, Kawah Wayang).

  • — Puthz, 1970: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Java).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

vorticosus Cameron, 1943, see: sikkimensis Cameron, 1928.

vulcanus Rougemont, 1984: 236 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: C. Java: Mt. Merapi, S. slope, ca. 1500 m).

  • Distribution: Indonesia.

vulgaris Puthz, 1984: 126 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Guatemala: Los Amatos. Also cited from Honduras and Nicaragua).

  • Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.

vulturnus L. Benick, 1951, see: picipes Stephens, 1833.

wadihalfaensis Scheerpeltz, 1963, see: cameratus L. Benick, 1921.

wagneri L. Benick, 1917, see: ampliventris J. Sahlberg, 1890.

wagnerianus Puthz, 1999: 18 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Rwanda: Forêt de Nyungwe, Kamiranzovu, 2000 m).

  • Distribution: Rwanda.

walkeri Bernhauer, 1931, see: melanarius Stephens, 1833.

wallacei Puthz, 1968, see: nothus L. Benick, 1929.

wallisi Puthz, 1996: 322 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Brasilien: Nova Teutonia, 27°11′S, 52°23′W).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

wanglangus Zheng, 1993c: 311 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as wanglangus in the abstract and wanglandus at the description [Note: The intended spelling is wanglangus]; Type locality: China: Sichuan: Ping-Wu County, Wanglang).

  • Distribution: China.

wankai Fleischer, 1909 [Note: Nomen nudum], see: gracilipes Kraatz, 1857.

warabi Naomi and Nomura, 1990: 48 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Hyogo Pref.: Hyonosen).

  • Distribution: Japan.

wasabi Hromádka, 1982: 133 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Kyoto: Mt. Daimoji).

  • — Naomi, 1990a: 1 (Stenus; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1997d: 601, 603 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; discussion of internal structure of aedeagus; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

wasmanni Fauvel, 1895: 214 (Stenus; Type locality: Bírmanie: Carin Cheba, 900–1100 m; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1969]. Also cited from Bírmanie: Carin Ghécu, 1300–1400 m; Sikkim, Darjeeling).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 178 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Cameron, 1930: 376 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Burma; Sikkim; India; Assam).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • — Abdullah and Qadri, 1968a: 308 (Stenus; characters; East Pakistan).

  • — Puthz, 1969: 19, 31 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; lectotype designation: Carin Cheba; characters; Burma).

  • — Puthz, 1975: 189 (Stenus; Bhutan).

  • — Rougemont, 1980: 181 (Stenus; Nepal).

  • — Rougemont, 1981a: 337 (Stenus; Burma).

  • — Rougemont, 1981b: 378 (Stenus; Thailand).

  • Distribution: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand.

watanabei Puthz, 1968, see: coronatus L. Benick, 1928.

watrousi Puthz, 1998h: 142 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Luzon: Mt. Makiling, 4 km SE Los Banos).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

weiratheri L. Benick, 1939, see: callidus Baudi, 1848.

weisei Bernhauer, 1912, see: sedatus Sharp, 1889.

weiseri Bernhauer, 1927, see: colonus Erichson, 1840.

wendeleri L. Benick, 1929: 269 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Binaluan, Palawan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; catalog).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

tropicus Wendeler, 1926: 72 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Nord-Palawan [Philippinen], Binaluan).

  • — Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1184 (Stenus; synonym of wendeleri).

wenzeli Puthz, 1967, see: sibiricus J. Sahlberg, 1880.

werneri Puthz, 1974c: 166 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindanao: Cotabato Province, Burungkot, Upi, 1500 feet).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

wilhelmmontis Puthz, 1982a: 125 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: New Guinea: NE: Mt. Wilhelm).

  • Distribution: New Guinea.

wittei Cameron, 1950g: 22 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Belgian Congo: Ruhengeri, sources Kirii).

  • — Puthz, 1967j: 44 (Stenus; characters; Zaire; Ruanda).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 262 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Rwanda).

  • Distribution: Congo, Rwanda.

wittmeri Puthz, 1972h: 123 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Iran: Gole Gole Lovae, via Minoo-dasht, Strasse Gorgan-Meshed, 750–1400 m).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 202 (Stenus; notes).

  • Distribution: Iran.

wollastoni Gemminger and Harold, 1868: 641 (Stenus; replacement for fulvescens).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 76 (Stenus; synonym of heeri).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; synonym of heeri).

  • — Smetana, 1963b: 33 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; valid species; characters; Madeira).

  • — Puthz, 1966g: 132 (Stenus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1968g: 205 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; characters).

  • — Assing and Wunderle, 1995b: 2 (Stenus; characters; Madeira).

  • Distribution: Madeira.

fulvescens Wollaston, 1857: 198 (Stenus; [preoccupied]; Type locality: Cruzinhas, Madeira Is.; [Note: See lectotype designation by Puthz, 1966g]. Originally cited from mountains of Madeira, at high elevations).

  • — Wollaston, 1865: 513 (Stenus; habitat; Madeira Islands).

  • — Wollaston, 1871: 309 (Stenus; notes; synonym of wollastoni).

  • — Fauvel, 1902b: 76 (Stenus; variety of heeri).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 170 (Stenus; synonym of heeri).

  • — Puthz, 1966g: 132 (Stenus; lectotype designation: Cruzinhas, Madeira Is.; synonym of wollastoni).

wrangeli Puthz, 1973h: 196 (Stenus; Type locality: USA: California: Sonoma Co., Sebastopol).

  • Distribution: USA.

wuesthoffi L. Benick, 1941e: 135 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; Type locality: Kiev; Sarepta).

  • — Szujecki, 1961: 49 (Stenus; subgenus Hemistenus; characters; Poland).

  • — Puthz, 1967l: 50 (Stenus; notes).

  • — Puthz, 1972d: 86 (Stenus; subgenus “Hemistenus”; characters).

  • — Ryvkin, 1990: 176 (Stenus; notes; Ukraine).

  • Distribution: Poland, Ukraine.

wuorentausi L. Benick, 1921, see: hyperboreus J. Sahlberg, 1876.

wusthoffianus Machulka, 1947, see: tarsalis Ljungh, 1810.

xenia Hromádka, 1983: 120 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Brazil: 18 km NE Orixima).

  • Distribution: Brazil.

yakourensis Fagel, 1957, see: vitalei Bernhauer, 1935.

yamajii Naomi and Puthz, 1994b: 305 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Okayama Pref.: Mt. Mumou, Shinshou-mura).

  • Distribution: Japan.

yamato Naomi, 1988g: 57, 61 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; Type locality: Japan: Fukui Pref.: Karikomi Pond, Koike).

  • Distribution: Japan.

yanoi Sawada and Nakane, 1954, see: anthracinus Sharp, 1889.

yanoianus Puthz, 1980a: 33 (Stenus; Type locality: Taiwan but see Puthz, 1981d: 119 for specific locality).

  • — Puthz, 1981d: 119 (Stenus; subgenus Stenus; [Note: The species is cited as new here but was cited the previous year in a key]; characters; type locality is: Formosa: Kodama, Arisan).

  • Distribution: Taiwan.

yashiro Naomi and Puthz, 1994a: 257 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Japan: Saga Pref.: Ryumon Valley).

  • — Naomi, 1988h: 65, 68 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; cited as hirtellus [Note: Misidentification of yashiro according to Naomi and Puthz, 1994a: 257]; characters; Japan).

  • — Naomi, 1997c: 6 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

yasutoshii Naomi, 1997b: 137 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Yamanashi Pref.: near Akazawa Spa, Masuho).

  • Distribution: Japan.

yoshidai Naomi, 1997e: 757 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Tokushima Pref.: Nakatani, Shishikui, Kaifu).

  • Distribution: Japan.

yunnanensis Cameron, 1946a: 683 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Yunanfou).

  • — Puthz, 1981a: 7 (Stenus; notes; China).

  • Distribution: China.

zaishin Naomi, 1990: 102 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Tokushima Pref.: Mt. Tsurugi).

  • Distribution: Japan.

ohbayashii Naomi, 1997b: 141 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of zaishin; Type locality: Japan: Ehime Pref.: Hontani, ca. 950 m, Odamiyama).

zdenae Hromádka, 1990: 127 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Gumma Pr.: Mt. Kurofu, 2100 m).

  • — Puthz, 1993a: 166 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; characters; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

bunraku Hromádka, 1990: 128 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Japan: Gumma Pr.: near Mt. Shirane, 2000 m).

  • — Puthz, 1993a: 166 (Stenus; synonym of zdenae).

zerchei Puthz, 1993b: 115 (Stenus; subgenus Parastenus; Type locality: Süd-Karpaten: Fagaras: Bulea-See, 2050 m).

  • Distribution: Romania.

zetteli Puthz, 1998h: 138 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Philippinen: Mindoro or.: W. Puerto Galera, Tamaraw Beach, Talipanan River).

  • Distribution: Philippines.

ziegleri Puthz, 1998i: 217 (Stenus; subgenus Tesnus; Type locality: Vietnam: Ha Tinh, Ky Thuong, 18°00′ N, 106°06′ E, 125 m).

  • Distribution: Vietnam.

zimmermanni Puthz, 1968b: 43 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; Type locality: Japan: Mt. Takao, Tokyo-sub).

  • — Naomi, 1989f: 41 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

  • — Naomi, 1990: 101 (Stenus; characters; Japan).

  • — Naomi and Takeda, 1991: 10 (Stenus; notes; Japan).

  • Distribution: Japan.

curvaticellus Naomi, 1997b: 142 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; subspecies of zimmermanni; Type locality: Japan: Ishikawa Pref.: Nabetani, Tatsunokuchi-cho).

zipanguensis Puthz, 1968, see: coronatus L. Benick, 1928.

zoufali Fleischer, 1909, see: intricatus Erichson, 1840.

zukwalanus Bernhauer, 1931, see: aethiopicus Bernhauer, 1915.

zuluanus Bernhauer, 1934, see: nairobiensis Fauvel, 1907.

zumpti Bernhauer, 1939i: 254 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; Type locality: Kamerun: Umg. Kamerunberg: Tiko; Bombe, Mungofluss).

  • — Puthz, 1967i: 198 (Stenus; characters; Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1971: 219 (Stenus; subgenus Hypostenus; characters; Cameroon; Guinea).

  • — Puthz, 1999: 17 (Stenus; aedeagus).

  • Distribution: Cameroon, Guinea.

zunicoides Puthz, 1974g: 203 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico: Xochimilco).

  • Distribution: Mexico.

zunicus Casey, 1884: 32 (Stenus; Type locality: Arizona, Morrison).

  • — Fall, 1901: 71 (Stenus; California).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 264 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: USA, Mexico.

abscondens Sharp, 1887: 798 (Stenus; Type locality: Mexico, Chihuahua city).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 152 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 19 (Stenus; subgenus Nestus; characters).

  • — Puthz, 1974g: 205 (Stenus; synonym of zunicus Casey).

zunilensis Sharp, 1886: 645 (Stenus; Type locality: Guatemala, Cerro Zunil 4000 to 5000 feet).

  • — Bernhauer and Schubert, 1911: 169 (Stenus; catalog).

  • — L. Benick, 1938c: 263 (Stenus; characters).

  • — L. Benick, 1939: 18 (Stenus; characters).

  • Distribution: Guatemala.

Copyright © American Museum of Natural History 2001
Lee H. Herman "Catalog of the Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). 1758 to the End of the Second Millennium
IV. Staphylinine Group (Part 1)
Euaesthetinae, Leptotyphlinae, Megalopsidiinae, Oxyporinae, Pseudopsinae, Solieriinae, Steninae," Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2001(265), 1807-2440, (18 July 2001). https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0090.265.1.4
Published: 18 July 2001
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