Abstract
Type specimens of the type species of Allonapochus Franz, Dimorphoconnus Franz, Eupentarius Reitter, and Myrmecodytes Croissandeau were examined. As a result, Allonapochus is placed as a junior synonym of Napochus Thomson; Dimorphoconnus is placed as a junior synonym of Tetramelus Motschulsky; Euconophron Reitter is placed as a junior synonym of Eupentarius Reitter; and Myrmecodytes is placed as a junior synonym of Euconnus s. str. In addition, comparisons of differences and similarities between Tetramelus-like subgenera of Euconnus resulted in placing Heteroconnus Franz and Paratetramelus Franz as junior synonyms of Tetramelus. A lectotype is designated for Scydmaenus pharaonis Motschulsky.
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