Stephens, 1832 : 107 Ganglbauer, 1895 : 109 Reitter, 1909 : 41 Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926 : 712 Scheerpeltz, 1934 : 1664 Blackwelder, 1952 : 67 Atemeles Dillwyn, 1829 Lohse 1974 : 228 Atemeles paradoxa Gravenhorst, 1806 Stephens, 1829 : 260 Blackwelder, 1952 : 174 Goniodes acuminata Stephens, 1829 Scheerpeltz, 1965 : 361 Hlaváċ, 2005 : 207 Pterygatemeles malaisei Scheerpeltz, 1965 Taxonomy of the myrmecophilous genus Lomechusa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Lomechusini) from China Chen, Yong-Jie Zhou, Hong-Zhang Zootaxa 2007 1606 29 39 8VYZJ Gravenhorst, 1806 Gravenhorst 1806 [238,617,1346,1372] Insecta Staphylinidae Lomechusa Animalia Coleoptera 1 30 Arthropoda genus   Synonymy:  Atemeles Dillwyn, 1829: 63; Westwood, 1838: 48 ( typedesignation); Kraatz, 1856: 112; Thomson, 1860: 243; Wasmann, 1896: 253; Fenyes, 1920: 302. ( Typespecies:  Lomechusa paradoxa Gravenhorst, 1806, subsequently designated by Westwood, 1838: 48)     Atemeles  Stephens, 1832: 107;  Ganglbauer, 1895: 109;  Reitter, 1909: 41;  Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 712;  Scheerpeltz, 1934: 1664;  Blackwelder, 1952: 67(listed as synonymic homonym of  Atemeles Dillwyn, 1829);  Lohse 1974: 228. ( Typespecies:  Atemeles paradoxa Gravenhorst, 1806).    Goniodes  Stephens, 1829: 260( necNitzsch, 1818);  Blackwelder, 1952: 174. ( Typespecies:  Goniodes acuminata Stephens, 1829, by monotypy).    Pterygatemeles  Scheerpeltz, 1965: 361;  Hlaváċ, 2005: 207(synonymy). ( Typespecies:  Pterygatemeles malaisei Scheerpeltz, 1965, by monotypy)   Diagnosis.According to Hlaváč (2005), the genus  Lomechusahas the following diagnosis: body robust, parallel-sided; antennae more or less robust; lacinia with 2–3 apical or subapical spines; pronotum variable in shape and size, transverse and dull, usually with some depressions and microsculpture on dorsal surface, hypomeron large; elytra with sparse and very fine pubescence, hind corners well defined or absent; bases of pronotum and elytra lacking black erect setae.   Distribution.The genus is distributed throughout the whole Palaearctic and the northern part of the Oriental region.