Pataecus Richardson [J.] 1844:280 Masc. Pataecus fronto Richardson 1844. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Pataecus Richardson 1844 -- (Washington et al. 1984:440 [ref. 13660], Paxton et al. 1989:462 [ref. 12442], Mandrytsa 1993:30 [ref. 21232], Gomon et al. 1994:511 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:918 [ref. 28994], Johnson 2008:505 [ref. 30650]). Current status: Valid as Pataecus Richardson 1844. Synanceiidae: Pataecinae.