scarificator, Pseudostegophilus Ihering [R. von] 1930:100, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [Archivos do Instituto Biológico, São Paulo v. 3; ref. 16237] Emas, Pirassununga, Rio Mogyguassú, São Paulo State, Brazil. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:410 [ref. 29155]. •Status uncertain -- (Burgess 1989:324 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Parastegophilus paulensis (Miranda Ribeiro 1918) -- (de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:277 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:410 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Pseudostegophilus paulensis Miranda Ribeiro 1918 -- (DoNascimiento 2015:950 [ref. 34078]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudostegophilus paulensis Miranda Ribeiro 1918. Trichomycteridae: Stegophilinae. Habitat: freshwater.