Oxypoda Mannerheim, 1830

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Oxypoda Mannerheim, 1830

Oxypoda Mannerheim, 1830: 69 (type species: Oxypoda spectabilis Märkel, 1845 , designated under the Plenary Powers ( ICZN 1957)).

Ancillota Casey, 1910a: 165 (type species: Ancillota sollemnis Casey, 1910a , by original designation; in subtribe Athetina Casey, 1910a (spelled as Athetae)), syn. nov.

Moluciba Casey, 1911a: 156 (type species: Moluciba grandipennis Casey, 1911a , by original designation; in subtribe Athetina (spelled as Athetae)), syn. nov.

Oxypoda: Fenyes, 1920: 363 (as valid genus).

Atheta (Ancillota) : Fenyes, 1920: 223 (as synonym of Atheta ( Acrotona )).

Atheta (Moluciba) : Fenyes, 1920: 219 (as valid subgenus).

Oxypoda: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 747 (as valid genus).

Atheta (Ancillota) : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 672 (as synonym of Atheta ( Acrotona )).

Atheta (Moluciba) : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 671 (as valid subgenus).

Oxypoda: Moore & Legner, 1975: 463 (as valid genus).

Atheta (Ancillota) : Moore & Legner, 1975: 346 (as synonym of Atheta ( Acrotona )).

Atheta (Moluciba) : Moore & Legner, 1975: 351 (as valid subgenus).

Oxypoda: Seevers, 1978: 62 (as valid genus in subtribe Oxypodina ).

Acrotona (Ancillota) : Seevers, 1978: 100 (as valid subgenus).

Moluciba: Seevers, 1978: 64 (as valid genus in subtribe Oxypodina ).

Oxypoda: Newton et al., 2000: 362 (as valid genus in subtribe Oxypodina ).

Acrotona (Ancillota) : Newton et al., 2000: 368 (as valid subgenus).

Moluciba: Newton et al., 2000: 361 (as valid genus in subtribe Oxypodina ).

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Discussion. Casey (1910a) did not specifically state in his description of Ancillota that Anc. sollemnis was the type species of Ancillota ; however, while designating the type species of Noverota Casey, 1910a in the same paper, Casey stated (1910a, p. 90): “The first species may be regarded as the type, as in all other cases where the type is not specifically named”. The type species of Ancillota , Anc. sollemnis , has a tarsal formula 5­ 5­5 and is synonymous with Oxypoda amica Casey, 1906 (see below). Therefore, Ancillota is placed in synonymy with Oxypoda .

Casey (1911a) described the monotypic genus Moluciba in the subtribe Athetina . My examination of the holotype of Mol. grandipennis revealed that the tarsal formula in the type is 5­5­5, and the species has all characters of the nominotypical subgenus of the genus Oxypoda . When describing Moluciba, Casey (1911a) compared it with Acrotona and related athetine genera, and failed to realize that Mol. grandipennis in fact belonged to Oxypodini .