STOLIDOSOMATINAE BECKER, 1922a: 5

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SUBFAMILY STOLIDOSOMATINAE BECKER, 1922a: 5 , 213

Genus SYMPYCNIDELPHUS Robinson,

1964 SYMPYCNIDELPHUS Robinson, 1964: 149 . Type species: Sympycnidelphus sharpi Robinson [Nearctic], by original designation. NOTES: Robinson (1964) makes the following remark about this genus: ‘‘The occurrence of a member of this apparently tropical genus in the Southern Appalachians follows the pattern seen in many plant types. Dr. A. J. Sharp, Department of Botany, University of Tennessee, has long called attention to such distributions and has suggested that the locality of the southern Appalachians has served as a refuge for many tropical types since the more generally tropical conditions in the pre­Pleistocene.’’ Sympycnidelphus is restricted to the New World. californicus Harmston, 1968: 23 . HT in UCDC. Type locality: USA: CA, Amador Co., Fiddletown. sharpi Robinson, 1964: 150 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: TN, Unicoi Co., NW of Erwin, in small ravine next to State Route 81. texanus Harmston, 1968: 21 . HT in USNM. Type locality: USA: TX, Corpus Christi.