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Opinion 2443: Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1829 and Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamarck, 1801) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Dactylopiidae): usage conserved by suppression of the specific names Coccus sativus Lancry, 1791, Coccus mexicanus Lamarck, 1801 and Coccus silvestris Lancry, 1791

ICZN, “Opinion 2443: Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1829 and Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamarck, 1801) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Dactylopiidae): usage conserved by suppression of the specific names Coccus sativus Lancry, 1791, Coccus mexicanus Lamarck, 1801 and Coccus silvestris Lancry, 1791”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the specific names of two species of agriculturally important cochineal scale insect, Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1829 and Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamarck, 1801), by suppressing the senior subjective synonyms Coccus sativus Lancry,....

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Opinion 2428: Mantis limbata Brullé, 1838 (currently Ameles limbata) (Mantodea, Mantidae, Amelinae): specific name conserved

ICZN, “Opinion 2428: Mantis limbata Brullé, 1838 (currently Ameles limbata) (Mantodea, Mantidae, Amelinae): specific name conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, pp. , 2018.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the specific name Mantis limbata Brullé, 1838 (currently Ameles limbata ) by giving it precedence over its senior primary homonym Mantis limbata Hahn, 1835.

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Case 3705: Mantis limbata Brullé, 1838 (currently Ameles limbata) (Mantodea, Mantidae, Amelinae): proposed conservation of the specific name.

Wieland, F, Goldberg, J, Schütte, K, “Case 3705: Mantis limbata Brullé, 1838 (currently Ameles limbata) (Mantodea, Mantidae, Amelinae): proposed conservation of the specific name.”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 73, pp. , 2017.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.5 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name  Mantis limbata  Brullé, 1838 (Insecta, Mantodea). It is a junior primary homonym of  Mantis limbata  Hahn, 1835(Insecta, Mantodea).  Mantis limbata  Brullé, 1838 is currently assigned to the genus  Ameles  Burmeister, 1838 (Mantidae,....

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Case 3831: Marmosa isthmica Goldman 1912 (Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae): Proposal to conserve current usage by suppressing its senior synonym, Marmosa regina Thomas, 1898

Robert S. Voss, Thomas Giarla, “Case 3831: Marmosa isthmica Goldman 1912 (Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae): Proposal to conserve current usage by suppressing its senior synonym, Marmosa regina Thomas, 1898”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the name Marmosa isthmica Goldman, 1912 for a species of small Neotropical marsupial. This specific name, which has been used consistently for over a century, is threatened by a senior synonym, Marmosa....

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