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Opinion 2405: Pieris virginiensis Edwards, 1870 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pieridae): neotype designated

ICZN, “Opinion 2405: Pieris virginiensis Edwards, 1870 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pieridae): neotype designated”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, pp. , 2018.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to designate a neotype for Pieris virginiensis Edwards, 1870.

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Opinion 2434: Chionobas chryxus Doubleday, 1849 (currently Oeneis chryxus; Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae): conservation of usage by designation of a neotype not granted

ICZN, “Opinion 2434: Chionobas chryxus Doubleday, 1849 (currently Oeneis chryxus; Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae): conservation of usage by designation of a neotype not granted”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has declined to use its plenary power to set aside the existing lectotype of Chionobas chryxus Doubleday, 1849 and to designate a neotype. However, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its specific powers to confirm that the name-bearing type....

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Case 3495: Chionobas chryxus Doubleday, 1849 (currently Oeneis chryxus; Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a neotype

James A. Scott, “Case 3495: Chionobas chryxus Doubleday, 1849 (currently Oeneis chryxus; Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a neotype”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. , 2010.

The purpose of this application, under Article 75.5 of the Code, is to conserve the usage of the name Chionobas chryxus Doubleday, 1849 (currently Oeneis chryxus ) in its original and accustomed usage for a nymphalid butterfly from the Rocky Mountains by designation of an identifiable....

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Case 3709: Conservation of the usage of names of western North American Hesperia comma-group subspecies (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) through designation of neotypes for Pamphila colorado Scudder, 1874, Pamphila manitoba Scudder, 1874, Pamphila cabelus Edwards, 1881, Pamphila harpalus Edwards, 1881, Pamphila idaho Edwards, 1883, Pamphila oregonia Edwards, 1883, and Hesperia colorado ochracea Lindsey, 1941

James A. Scott, Norbert G. Kondla, John F. Emmel, Kenneth E. Davenport, Sterling O. Mattoon, Michael S. Fisher, Crispin S. Guppy, Steve Kohler, William D. Patterson, Paul A. Opler, A. Richard Westwood, Ronald A. Royer, “Case 3709: Conservation of the usage of names of western North American Hesperia comma-group subspecies (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) through designation of neotypes for Pamphila colorado Scudder, 1874, Pamphila manitoba Scudder, 1874, Pamphila cabelus Edwards, 1881, Pamphila harpalus Edwards, 1881, Pamphila idaho Edwards, 1883, Pamphila oregonia Edwards, 1883, and Hesperia colorado ochracea Lindsey, 1941”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, pp. , 2018.

The purpose of this case, under Articles 15.2.1, 45.6.4.1, 75.5, 75.6, 76, and 81 of the Code, is to eliminate nomenclatural chaos within Hesperia comma -group butterflies in western North America caused by seven lectotypes and a holotype whose appearance and inadequate or mislabeled localities do not allow....

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Case 3731: Case 3731 – Charissa Curtis, 1826 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Hyposcotis Hübner, [1825]

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.

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Case 3819: Euchromiini Léger et al., 2019 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Crambidae) and Euchromiinae Butler, 1876 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae): proposed resolution of homonymy by emending the former to Euchromiusini.

Bernard Landry, Théo Léger, Matthias Nuss, “Case 3819: Euchromiini Léger et al., 2019 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Crambidae) and Euchromiinae Butler, 1876 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae): proposed resolution of homonymy by emending the former to Euchromiusini.”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The purpose of this application, under Article 55.3.1 of the Code, is to remove the homonymy of Euchromiini Léger, Landry & Nuss, 2019 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) (type genus Euchromius Guenée, 1845) with Euchromiinae Butler, 1876 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) (type genus Euchromia Hübner, 1816) by emending the former....

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