Evistias Jordan [D. S.] 1907:236, 237 Masc. Histiopterus acutirostris Temminck & Schlegel 1844. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Not preoccupied by Evistius Gill 1893 in fishes, Evistiopterus Whitley 1932 is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Evistias Jordan 1907 -- (Hardy 1983:185 [ref. 5385], Hardy 1983:374 [ref. 5392], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:189 [ref. 6441], Bray et al. 2006:1312 [ref. 29091], Shinohara et al. 2011:53 [ref. 31715], Kim 2012:88, 89 [ref. 32039], Trnski 2015:1309 [ref. 34198]). Current status: Valid as Evistias Jordan 1907. Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae.