Rhabdalestes (subgenus of Micralestes) Hoedeman [J. J.] 1951:6 (in key) Masc. Petersius tangensis Lönnberg 1907. Type by monotypy (one species, two subspecies). •Synonym of Hemigrammopetersius Pellegrin 1926 -- (Géry 1977:39 [ref. 1597]). •See Géry 1995:47 [ref. 22057]. •Valid as Rhabdalestes Hoedeman 1951 -- (Poll 1967:125 [ref. 3529], Paugy 1984:181 [ref. 6183], Lévêque et al. 1989:116 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Paugy 1990:82 [ref. 19787], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:229 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:147 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:19 [ref. 28023], Stiassny & Schaefer 2005:272 [ref. 28336], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:393 [ref. 30022], Ibala Zamba & Vreven 2008:377 [ref. 29971], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Alestidae, Mirande 2010:474 [ref. 31006], Marshall 2011:137 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Rhabdalestes Hoedeman 1951. Alestidae.