NOMENCLATURAL CHANGES IN THE STAPHYLINIDAE (INSECTA ...

46 BULLETIN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NO. 264
so it seems appropriate to forego proposing
a new name now.
Paederomimus cognatus (Sharp, 1876:
169) (ex Philonthus) is a junior primary
homonym of Philonthus cognatus Stephens,
1833: 229. Both names are currently used as
valid and were not congeneric after 1899
(Herman, in press). The case will be referred
to the Commission; meanwhile, use of the
junior name is maintained (article 23.9.5).
Philonthus aberrans Cameron, 1932: 111
is a junior primary homonym of Paederomimus
aberrans (Sharp, 1876: 174) (ex Philonthus).
Both names are currently used as
valid and were not congeneric after 1899
(Herman, in press). The case will be referred
to the Commission; meanwhile, use of the
junior name is maintained (article 23.9.5).
Philonthus aeolus, new name, is proposed
for Philonthus temporalis (Coiffait, 1977:
221) (ex Paragabrius), which is a junior secondary
homonym of Philonthus temporalis
Mulsant and Rey, 1853: 61. The replacement
name is based on the Latin for god of the
winds (Aeolus).
Philonthus antennarius, new name, is
proposed for Philonthus antennalis Cameron,
1937: 7, which is a junior secondary
homonym of Philonthus antennalis (Cameron,
1932: 262) (ex Philonthopsis), which is
a junior synonym of Philonthus distincticornis
Cameron, 1932. The replacement name is
based on the Latin, antenna.
Philonthus arabiensis, new name, is proposed
for Philonthus thoracicus (Coiffait,
1979: 165) (ex Paragabrius), which is a junior
secondary homonym of Philonthus thoracicus
(Gravenhorst, 1802: 170) (ex Staphylinus)
and a junior primary homonym of Bisnius
thoracicus (Melsheimer, 1844: 36) (ex
Philonthus). Melsheimer’s name is now a
synonym of Bisnius blandus (Gravenhorst,
1806: 72). The replacement name is based on
the type locality.
Philonthus argus, new name, is proposed
for Philonthus tucumanensis Bernhauer,
1934a: 118, which is a junior primary homonym
of Philonthus tucumanensis Bernhauer,
1927a: 245. The replacement name is based
on the Latin for the name of the hundredeyed
guardian of Io (Argus).
Philonthus argutus, new name, is proposed
for Philonthus nitens Kraatz, 1859: 82,
which is a junior secondary homonym of
Philonthus nitens (Gravenhorst, 1802: 26)
(ex Staphylinus). Philonthus nitens (Gravenhorst)
is now a junior synonym of Philonthus
varians (Paykull, 1789). The replacement
name is based on the Latin for shiny or
bright (argutus).
Philonthus austellus, new name, is proposed
for Philonthus rufipes Boheman, 1848:
284, which is a junior secondary homonym
of Philonthus rufipes (Stephens, 1832: 222)
(ex Quedius). The replacement name is based
on the Latin for gentle south wind (austellus).
Philonthus australis Cameron, 1943: 342,
is a junior primary homonym of Hesperus
australis (MacLeay, 1873: 139) (ex Philonthus).
Both names are currently used as valid
and were not congeneric after 1899 (Herman,
in press). The case will be referred to the
Commission; meanwhile, use of the junior
name is maintained (article 23.9.5).
Philonthus bhutanensis, new name, is
proposed for Philonthus gabrioides Coiffait,
1984a: 376, which is a junior primary homonym
of Gabrius gabrioides (Bernhauer,
1913: 131) (ex Philonthus). The replacement
name is based on the type locality.
Philonthus bicolor Fauvel, 1903: 240 is a
junior primary homonym of Quedius bicolor
(Redtenbacher, 1849: 710) (ex Philonthus).
Quedius bicolor (Redtenbacher) is a synonym
of Quedius assimilis (Nordmann, 1837)
and was not cited as valid after 1899 (article
23.9.1.1). However, the number of articles
citing Philonthus bicolor Fauvel as valid in
the last 50 years is not sufficient to protect it
under article 23.9.1 (Herman, in press). The
two homonyms were not congeneric after
1899, but since the senior name is currently
cited as a junior synonym, provisions of article
23.9.5 for continued use of the junior
homonym are not strictly met. It seems unnecessary
to replace the junior of two names
that have not been congeneric for more than
100 years. The case will be referred to the
Commission; meanwhile, prevailing use will
be maintained (article 23.9.5).
Philonthus binotatus (Gravenhorst, 1806:
73) (ex Staphylinus) is a junior primary homonym
of Heterothops binotatus (Gravenhorst,
1802: 28) (ex Staphylinus). Both
names are currently used as valid and were