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Edward C. Dickinson, Remsen, James V. Jr, “Case 3730: Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1838 (Aves: Thamnophilidae): proposed conservation of usage by suppression of Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1835”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, pp. , 2017.
The purpose of this application, under Article 81 of the Code, is to conserve the accustomed usage of the name Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1838, for an antshrike confusingly treated in the works that dealt with the findings of d’Orbigny during his travels in southern South America almost....
ICZN, “Opinion 2441: Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1838 (Aves, Thamnophilidae): name conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the specific name of Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1838 for a species of antshrike by suppressing the name Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny 1835, a senior primary homonym.
Sven Erlacher, Josepha Erlacher, “Case 3731: Case 3731 – Charissa Curtis, 1826 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Hyposcotis Hübner, [1825]”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, pp. , 2017.
The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the widespread usage of the generic name Charissa Curtis, 1826 by suppression of its senior subjective synonym Hyposcotis Hübner, [1825] for promotion of stability and universality of zoological nomenclature.
Brett C. Ratcliffe, “Case 3733: Cetonia marmorea Olivier, 1789 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini): proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Scarabaeus pulcher Swederus, 1787”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, pp. , 2017.
The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the widely used name Gymnetis marmorea (Olivier, 1789), a flower chafer (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, which is threatened by the unused senior subjective synonym Scarabaeus pulcher Swederus,....
ICZN, “Opinion 2442: Cetonia marmorea Olivier, 1789 (currently Gymnetis marmorea; Coleoptera, Cetoniinae, Gymnetini): precedence granted over Scarabaeus pulcher Swederus, 1787”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the specific name of Cetonia marmorea Olivier, 1789 (currently Gymnetis marmorea) by giving it precedence over its senior subjective synonym Scarabaeus pulcher Swederus, 1787.
ICZN, “Opinion 2462: Garypus latus Hansen, 1884 (currently Larca lata; Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones): specific name conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the specific name of Garypus latus Hansen, 1884 for a species of pseudoscorpion from northern and central Europe by giving it precedence over its senior subjective synonym Garypus hungaricus Tömösváry, 1882 whenever the two are considered synonyms.
Mark S. Harvey, Giulio Gardini, János Novák, “Case 3736: Garypus latus Hansen, 1884 (currently Larca lata; Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones): proposed precedence over Garypus hungaricus Tömösváry, 1882”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, pp. 16–20, 2018.
The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the widely used specific name Larca lata (Hansen, 1884) for a species of pseudoscorpion from northern and central Europe. The name is threatened by the senior subjective synonym Garypus hungaricus Tömösváry,....
John Skartveit, Jean-Paul Haenni, “Case 3739: Proposed conservation of usage of the specific names of Tipula marci Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Bibio marci) and Tipula febrilis Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Dilophus febrilis) by designation of a neotype for each (Insecta, Diptera, Bibionidae)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.
The purpose of this application, under Article 75.6 of the Code, is to set aside all previous fixations of name-bearing types for the species Tipula marci Linnaeus, 1758 and Tipula febrilis Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Bibio marci and Dilophus febrilis , the St.....
ICZN, “Opinion 2458: Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Zoantharia): name conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the usage of the family-group name Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882 for a group of brachyneminic zoantharians over its rarely-used senior subjective synonym Palythoidae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1860.
James Davis Reimer, Martyn E. Y. Low, “Case 3740: Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia): proposed conservation by being given precedence over Palythoidae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1860”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. , 2017.
The purpose of this application, made under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the family-group name Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882 that is in widespread and current usage for a group that includes ecologically, medically and toxicologically important species. Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882 is threatened by Palythoidae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1860, which....
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