Apistogramma Regan [C. T.] 1913:282 Fem. Mesops taeniatus Günther 1862. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Heterogramma Regan 1906, preoccupied by Heterogramma Guenée 1854 in moths, see Kullander 1980:22 [ref. 5526]. Kullander treats as feminine, and we follow him. •Valid as Apistogramma Regan 1913 -- (Kullander 1980 [ref. 5526], Kullander 1986:155 [ref. 12439], Kullander 1987 [ref. 9163], Kullander & Staeck 1988 [ref. 6866], Kullander & Nijssen 1989:74 [ref. 14136], Staeck 1991:139 [ref. 18966], Römer 1994 [ref. 21306], Kullander 1998:494 [ref. 23855], Britski et al. 1999:144 [ref. 24147], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:611 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:10 [ref. 27488], Römer et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27792], Ready & Kullander 2004:1 [ref. 27843], Kullander & Ferreira 2005:361 [ref. 28385], Römer et al. 2006:749 [ref. 28966], Römer et al. 2006:524 [ref. 28967], Römer et al. 2006:663 [ref. 28969], Römer 2006:168 [ref. 28970], Staeck & Schindler 2008:197 [ref. 29916], Römer & Hahn 2008:50 [ref. 30725], Römer et al. 2011:4 [ref. 31288], Kullander 2011:35 [ref. 31677], Römer et al. 2011:321 [ref. 31674], Römer et al. 2012:189 [ref. 32047], Schindler & Staeck 2013:301 [ref. 33110], Britzke et al. 2014:409 [ref. 33522], Varella & Sabaj Pérez 2014:243 [ref. 33624], Römer et al. 2015:305 [ref. 34003], Varella & Britzke 2016:81 [ref. 34364], Bertaco et al. 2016:425 [ref. 34561], Staeck & Schindler 2016:141 [ref. 34777], Römer et al. 2017:[1] [ref. 35309], Staeck & Schindler 2019:103 [ref. 36531]). Current status: Valid as Apistogramma Regan 1913. Cichlidae: Cichlinae.