Leirus Lowe [R. T.] 1834:143 Masc. Leirus bennettii Lowe 1834. Type by monotypy. Apparently preoccupied by Leirus Meigen 1823 in Coleoptera or Leirus Zimmermann in Gistel 1832 in Coleoptera, not preoccupied by Leirus Dahl 1823 in Lepidoptera (nomen nudum). Liurus Agassiz 1846:204, 214 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. •Synonym of Schedophilus Cocco 1839 -- (Haedrich 1967:59 [ref. 5357], Haedrich 1973:560 [ref. 7216]). Current status: Synonym of Schedophilus Cocco 1839. Centrolophidae.