Ptarmus Smith [J. L. B.] 1947:816 Masc. Cocotropus jubatus Smith 1935. Type by original designation. Genus of type species should have been Cocotropus. •Valid as Ptarmus Smith 1947 -- (Washington et al. 1984:441 [ref. 13660], Poss 1986:480 [ref. 6296], Mandrytsa 2001:268 [ref. 25636], Fricke 2016:72 [ref. 34523], Fricke et al. 2017:7 [ref. 35454], Golani & Fricke 2018:57 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Ptarmus Smith 1947. Synanceiidae: Aploactininae.