OPINION 2151 (Case 3295) Eterusia cingala Moore, 1877 (Insecta, Lepidoptera): specific name conserved

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2006
Authors:ICZN,
Journal:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Volume:63
Issue:2
Start Page:142
Pagination:142-143
Date Published:06/2006
Type of Article:Opinion
ISSN:0007-5167
Keywords:Asia, Eterusia, Eterusia cingala, Nomenclature, taxonomy, tea slug
Abstract:

The Commission has ruled that the specific name Eterusia cingala Moore, 1877 is conserved for a common zygaenid moth pest of tea in Asia, the larvae of which are known as ‘tea slugs’. The older name Eterusia aedea septentrionicola Felder & Felder, 1862 is a senior subjective synonym of E. cingala, but has not been catalogued or used since 1862. The name E. cingala is conserved by the suppression of E. septentrionicola.

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