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vittatus Roth, 1851: 118 ( Philonthus ; Type locality: Abyssinien).

— Fauvel, 1907: 39 ( Philonthus ; variety of natalensis ; Naivasha; Kilimandjaro; Abyssinia;

Zanguebar; South Africa).

— Bernhauer and Schubert, 1914: 347 ( Philonthus ; synonym of natalensis ).

— Rambousek, 1922: 1008 ( Philonthus ; variety of natalensis ; Ethiopia).

— Tottenham, 1962: 161 ( Philonthus ; variety of natalensis ; characters).

calidus Harold, 1881: 262 ( Philonthus ; Type locality: Not cited presumably East Africa ).

— Fauvel, 1907: 39 ( Philonthus ; synonym of natalensis variety vittatus ).

— Bernhauer and Schubert, 1914: 347 ( Philonthus ; synonym of natalensis ).

nauticus Fairmaire, 1849 , see: Cafius .

necopinus Schubert, 1911 , see: hospes Erichson, 1843 .

neglectus Cameron, 1933d: 387 ( Philonthus ; Type locality: Sumatra: Fort de Kock ).

- DISTRIBUTION: Indonesia.

negligens Tottenham, 1962: 218 ( Philonthus ; Type locality: D. Ostafrika: Ussure).

- DISTRIBUTION: Tanzania.

negligens Smetana, 1966 , see: Bisnius .

nematocerus Casey, 1915 , see: Beeria .

nemorosus Gistel, 1857: 89 ( Philonthus ; [Note: Nomen dubium]; Type locality: Bavaria).

- DISTRIBUTION: Germany.

neobisniformis Bernhauer, 1915 , see: Gabrius .

neonatus Smetana, 1965: 24 ( Philonthus ; subgenus Philonthus ; Type locality: Springfield.

Also cited from Nova Scotia).

— Horn, 1884: 200 ( Philonthus ; [Note: Misidentified as fulvipes according to Smetana, 1995e:

356]; characters; Canada; Massachusetts; Michigan; New York).

— Smetana, 1995e: 356 ( Philonthus ; characters; notes; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Quebec; Arkansas;

Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Mississippi;

Missouri; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania).

— Downie and Arnett, 1996: 379 ( Philonthus ; characters; USA).

- DISTRIBUTION: Canada, USA.

nepalicus Coiffait, 1977 , see: Craspedomerus .

nepos Smetana, 1965f: 256 ( Philonthus ; subgenus Philonthus ; Type locality: Turkestan:

Buchara).

- DISTRIBUTION: Uzbekistan.

neptunus Smetana, 1995e: 436 ( Philonthus ; Type locality: Florida: Monroe Co.:

Middle Torch Key, Sec. 17, Lazelle Place. Also cited from Bahama Islands).

- DISTRIBUTION: West Indies, USA.

neuter Tottenham, 1962: 219 ( Philonthus ; Type locality: Capeland: Willowmore. Also cited

from Southwest Africa).

- DISTRIBUTION: South Africa, Namibia.

nguembaensis Levasseur, 1968: 1384 ( Philonthus ; Type locality: Cameroun: forêt de Bafut,

Nguemba).

- DISTRIBUTION: Cameroon.

nichinaiensis Coiffait, 1982: 59 ( Philonthus ; Type locality: Inde: Cachemire , Sonamarg,

Himalaya-Hauptkette, Nichina Tal, 3100–3200 m).

- DISTRIBUTION: India.

nidicola Bernhauer, 1921c: 108 ( Philonthus ; Type locality: Provinz Buenos Aires,

Monte Veloz).

— Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1352 ( Philonthus ; catalog).

- DISTRIBUTION: Argentina.

niger Melsheimer, 1844 , see: Bisnius .