PBDB

Opinions from M. E. Clapham 2023

'Aculeata is a subjective synonym of Hymenoptera'
'Aeschnopsis is an objective synonym of Aeschnopsis'
'Agonata is an invalid subgroup of Arthropoda'
'Agroeca belongs to Liocranidae'
'Alitendipes is an objective synonym of Eocenitendipes'
'Alysiada was reranked as the subfamily Alysiinae and belongs to Braconidae'
'Angaroptera belongs to Grylloblattodea'
'Anisomera is a subjective synonym of Hexatoma'
'Antliata is a subjective synonym of Diptera'
'Aphodius (Nialus) belongs to Aphodius' according to Mulsant 1870
'Aphodius kraatzi is recombined as Liothorax kraatzi'
'Aptera is an invalid subgroup of Arthropoda'
'Archaeoculicus sinicus is recombined as Asioculicus sinicus'
'Arthrobatis belongs to Rhinobatidae'
'Asira tertiaria is an objective synonym of Cicadellites obscurus'
'Auxobittacus marginelaesus is recombined as Mesobittacus marginelaesus'
'Barbarothea is a subjective synonym of Prolibythea'
'Blattocoleidae is a subjective synonym of Elytroneuridae'
'Blattocoleus belongs to Blattocoleidae'
'Boltonia belongs to Homoiopteridae'
'Boltonia robusta belongs to Boltonia'
'Boltopruvostia is an objective synonym of Boltonia'
'Bryopompilidae is an objective synonym of Bryopompilidae'
'Bryopompilini was reranked as the family Bryopompilidae and belongs to Hymenoptera'
'Calcar inhumatus is recombined as Centorus inhumatus'
'Chiloblattula sibirica is recombined as Blattula sibirica'
'Cicadellae is an invalid subgroup of Cicadellidae'
'Clemmys aquatilis is a misspelling of Clemmys hydatidosa'
'Clemmys spathulata is a misspelling of Clemmys hydatidosa'
'Clytus florissantensis is recombined as Megacyllene florissantensis' according to Linsley 1961
'Ctenuchidae was reranked as the subfamily Ctenuchinae and belongs to Arctiidae'
'Curtisimyia eximia is an objective synonym of Bibio curtisii'
'Cyllene is replaced by Megacyllene'
'Cymatophlebiopsis is an objective synonym of Cymatophlebiopsis'
'Dascillus latahensis belongs to Dascillus'
'Delopterum kamense is an objective synonym of Delopterum kamense'
'Dermestes mesomelus is recombined as Atomaria mesomela'
'Diastatomma belongs to Gomphidae'
'Dictyophlebia is a nomen oblitum'
'Dictyophlebia protogaea is replaced by Dictyoneura libelluloides'
'Diphlebinae was reranked as the tribe Diphlebini and belongs to Isometopinae'
'Draycotia belongs to Psylloidea'
'Dyschirius luticola is recombined as Dyschiriodes luticola'
'Elcana argentina is recombined as Gondwanoperlidium argentina'
'Eleuterata is a subjective synonym of Coleoptera'
'Enicocoris tibialis is recombined as Mongolocoris tibialis'
'Eoculex belongs to Nematocera'
'Etoblattina depereti is an objective synonym of Etoblattina henneni'
'Fungivoridae is a subjective synonym of Mycetophilidae'
'Gymnoptera is an invalid subgroup of Pterygota'
'Halterata is a subjective synonym of Diptera'
'Heleidae is a subjective synonym of Ceratopogonidae'
'Helodes egregia is recombined as Elodes egregia'
'Helodes minax is recombined as Elodes minax'
'Helodes modesta is recombined as Elodes modesta'
'Helodes setosa is recombined as Elodes setosa'
'Helodes transversa is recombined as Elodes transversa'
'Heterogamia is a subjective synonym of Polyphaga'
'Homoeogamia belongs to Corydiidae'
'Huaxiarhyphus belongs to Anisopodidae'
'Hydrous pergrandis is recombined as Hydrophilus pergrandis'
'Hylotrupes belongs to Cerambycidae'
'Julidae belongs to Juloidea'
'Laurentiaupterum is an objective synonym of Polyetopsis'
'Limacis is a subjective synonym of Arescon'
'Leptura antecurrens is recombined as Judolia antecurrens'
'Leuctra electrofusca is an objective synonym of Leuctra picteti'
'Liassocupes giganteus is recombined as Mimemala giganteum'
'Limnobates is a subjective synonym of Hydrometra'
'Longianteclypea is an objective synonym of Mongolocoris'
'Machilis polypoda belongs to Machilis' according to Silvestri 1907
'Macrolepidoptera belongs to Heteroneura'
'Marimerobiidae is an objective synonym of Marimerobiidae'
'Mesidia is a subjective synonym of Aphelinus'
'Mesoblattula apicifurca is recombined as Blattula apicifurca'
'Mesoblattula colorata is recombined as Blattula colorata'
'Mesoblattula kiensis is recombined as Blattula kiensis'
'Mesoblattula mirta is recombined as Blattula mirta'
'Mesoblattula piveteaui is recombined as Blattula piveteaui'
'Mesoblattula shurabica is recombined as Blattula shurabica'
'Mesoblattula sincera is recombined as Blattula sincera'
'Mesoblattula tuodianensis is recombined as Blattula tuodianensis'
'Mesoptilus sellardsi is recombined as Pseudooedischia sellardsi'
'Microzoum veteratum is recombined as Melanimon veteratum'
'Mimemala belongs to Schizocoleidae'
'Molytes hassencampi is recombined as Liparus hassencampi'
'Necticus is a subjective synonym of Agabus'
'Ocypus (Pseudocypus) belongs to Ocypus' according to Mulsant and Rey 1876
'Palaeogomphus is an objective synonym of Palaeogomphus'
'Papilionidea is a subjective synonym of Amphiesmenoptera'
'Parablattula cubitalis is recombined as Blattula cubitalis'
'Parablattula curvula is recombined as Blattula curvula'
'Parablattula isotoma is recombined as Blattula isotoma'
'Parablattula udensis is recombined as Blattula udensis'
'Parapsocus belongs to Axymyiidae'
'Parapsocus pectinatus belongs to Parapsocus'
'Pedestria is an invalid subgroup of Arthropoda'
'Pelopiinae is a subjective synonym of Tanypodinae'
'Philhydrus pleistocenicus is recombined as Enochrus pleistocenicus'
'Philhydrus primaevus is recombined as Enochrus primaevus'
'Philydrus innovatus is recombined as Enochrus innovatus'
'Philydrus scudderi is recombined as Enochrus scudderi'
'Phryganea arenacea is a nomen dubium'
'Phryganea kolbi is a nomen dubium'
'Phryganea solitaria is a nomen dubium'
'Piezata is a subjective synonym of Hymenoptera'
'Polyetes elegantissima is recombined as Polyetopsis elegantissima'
'Polyetopsis belongs to Epideigmatidae'
'Polysitum punctatoides is recombined as Mesolobites punctatoides'
'Proboscidea is a subjective synonym of Hemiptera'
'Proinogomphus is an objective synonym of Proinogomphus'
'Pseudomesoptilus is an objective synonym of Pseudooedischia'
'Pseudooedischia berthaudi is an objective synonym of Pseudooedischia sellardsi'
'Psocites is an objective synonym of Parapsocus'
'Ptinus salinus is a subjective synonym of Epauloecus unicolor'
'Pycnothemis is an objective synonym of Pycnothemis'
'Rhabdothemis is an objective synonym of Rhabdothemis'
'Scarabaeus melolontha is recombined as Melolontha melolontha'
'Scarabaeus parallelipipedus is recombined as Dorcus parallelipipedus'
'Stenoneurella is a subjective synonym of Mesoptilus'
'Pterostichus (Steroderus) is a subjective synonym of Pterostichus (Steropus)'
'Sulcoboltonia is a subjective synonym of Necymylacris'
'Synistata is an invalid subgroup of Arthropoda'
'Systellothemis is an objective synonym of Systellothemis'
'Taublatta yangshugouensis belongs to Taublatta' according to Duplicate 1988
'Tauredon belongs to Eodromeinae'
'Temnostigma is an objective synonym of Temnostigma'
'Tendipedini is a subjective synonym of Chironomini'
'Tineites crystalli is a nomen dubium'
'Trichia gracilis is recombined as Iyaiyai gracilis'
'Ulonata is an invalid subgroup of Insecta'
'Unogata is an invalid subgroup of Arthropoda'
'Uralia belongs to Pteridophyta'
'Xylotrogus is a subjective synonym of Lyctus'