Sthenopus Richardson [J.] 1848:10 Masc. Sthenopus mollis Richardson 1848. Type by monotypy. Not preoccupied (see Whitley 1933:101 [ref. 4677]); Trichopleura Kaup 1858 is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Sthenopus Richardson 1848 -- (Poss & Eschmeyer 1978:404 [ref. 6387], Washington et al. 1984:441 [ref. 13660], Poss 1999:2355 [ref. 24796], Mandrytsa 2001:269 [ref. 25636], Fricke 2016:71 [ref. 34523], Fricke et al. 2017:7 [ref. 35454]). Current status: Valid as Sthenopus Richardson 1848. Synanceiidae: Aploactininae.