Nomenclatorial corrections for Latin American Scydmaenidae (Coleoptera : Staphylinoidea)

Nomenclatorial corrections are made for twenty-one cases of homonymy for La tin American Scydmaenidae (Coleoptera). Euconnus boavistensis O'Keefe, new name, for E. boavistae Franz, 1994; E. amazonas O'Keefe, new name, for E. b eckianus Franz, 1994; E. ranchograndensis O'Keefe, new name, for E. scydmae noides Franz, 1989; E. ranchoensis O'Keefe, new name, for E. ranchoi Franz, 1989; E. araguaensis O'Keefe, new name, for E. araguai Franz, 1989; E. par amaracayanus O'Keefe, new name, for E. maracayanus Franz, 1989; E. manaus O 'Keefe, new name, for E. nnophthalmus Franz, 1980: E. jamaicaensis O'Keefe, new name, for E. filicorum Franz, 1980; E. lasabejus O'Keefe, new name, fo r E. lanceolatus Franz, 1991; E. huijbregtsi O'Keefe, new name, for E. tenu icornis Franz, 1985; E. boliviensis O'Keefe, new name, for E. schauffusianu s Franz, 1993; E. janauari O'Keefe, new name, for E. macrops Franz, 1980; E . vestitus Reitter and Croissandeau, 1890, new status, for E. globiceps Fra nz, 1980; E. hakgalensis O'Keefe, new name, for E. paludicola Franz, 1982; E. birgary O'Keefe, new name, for E. lothari Franz, 1974; E. mulllaittivuan us O'Keefe, new name, for E. ludificans Franz, 1982; E. andranomandery O'Ke efe, new name, for E. angustus Franz, 1986; E. heissi O'Keefe, new name, fo r E. abnormeantennatus Franz, 1987; E. imperfectus O'Keefe, new name, for E . incompletus Franz, 1977; E. kinabaluensis O'Keefe, new name, for E. fraud ulentus Franz, 1992; and E. arthuri O'Keefe, new name, for E. pilosicollis (Lea), 1915 are proposed. Scydmaenus paranus Franz 1994 is considered to be the same species as S. paranus Franz 1993. These corrections are proposed here so they can be included in a catalog of New World Scydmaenidae.