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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, 1986 h: 16 ( Stenus ; subgenus Parastenus ; Type locality: Nepal: Khandbari District, oberhalb Sheduwa, 3000 m).

- DISTRIBUTION: Nepal.

pusillimus Puthz, 1971 q: 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, 1986 k: 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).

— 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 .

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, 1878 g: 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).