Hastatobythites Machida [Y.] 1997:385 Masc. Hastatobythites arafurensis Machida 1997. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hastatobythites Machida 1997 -- (Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:96 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:105 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1984 [ref. 24753], Hoese & Gates 2006:573 [ref. 28997], Nielsen et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32315], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:779 [ref. 34391], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix A [ref. 34432] in Bythitidae). Current status: Valid as Hastatobythites Machida 1997. Bythitidae.