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Daniel Burckhardt, Dalva Luiz de Queiroz, “Case 3834: Ctenarytaina Ferris & Klyver, 1932 (Insecta, Hemiptera): proposed precedence over Eurhinocola Crawford, 1912”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. , 2021.
The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the usage of the generic name Ctenarytaina Ferris & Klyver, 1932 for a genus of psyllids (Insecta, Hemiptera) from tropical and subtropical regions around the world. This name, which has been used in....
Gabriele Franzini, “Case 3835: Charopus rotundatus Erichson, 1840 (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae): proposed conservation of current usage by designation of a neotype”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. , 2021.
The purpose of this application, under Article 75.6 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage of the name Charopus rotundatus Erichson, 1840 for a species of softwinged flower beetle from Sardinia and North Africa by setting aside all previous type fixations for this nominal species....
Rob W. M. van Soest, Michelle Klautau, “Case 3836: Sycon Risso, 1827 (Porifera, Sycettidae): proposed conservation of the genus name”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 69-77, 2021.
The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the usage of the name Sycon Risso, 1827 (Porifera) for a genus of sponges by reversal of precedence with respect to its senior subjective synonym Scypha....
Benedikt Wiggering, Matthias Glaubrecht, Marco T. Neiber, “Case 3838: Helix plicaria Lamarck, 1816 (currently Hemicycla plicaria; Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Stylommatophora, Helicidae): proposed conservation of the specific name”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 78-95, 2021.
The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.5 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name Helix plicaria Lamarck, 1816, a junior primary homonym of Helix plicaria Born, 1778. These names are currently in use for....
Bernhard Hausdorf, “Case 3839: Helix unidentata Draparnaud, 1805 (currently Petasina unidentata; Gastropoda, Hygromiidae): proposed conservation of the specific name and proposed fixation of the type species of the genus-group name Petasina Beck, 1847”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. , 2021.
This application has two purposes. The first, under Article 23.9.5 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name of the binomen Helix unidentata Draparnaud, 1805, a junior primary homonym of Helix unidentata Holten, 1802, by ruling that the former is not thereby invalid. These....
Lewis L. Deitz, Jason R. Cryan, “Case 3846: Microcentrini Deitz, 1975 (Insecta, Hemiptera, Membracidae): proposed emendation of spelling to Microcentrusini to remove homonymy with Microcentrini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 (Insecta, Orthoptera, Phaneropteridae)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 96-98, 2021.
The purpose of this application, under Article 55.3.1 of the Code, is to remove the homonymy between the family-group names M icrocentrini Deitz, 1975 (type genus Microcentrus Stål, 1869) (Insecta, Hemiptera, M embracidae ) ....
Eric Delson, David M. Alba, Stephen R. Frost, Dagmawit Abebe Getahun, Christopher C. Gilbert, “Case 3847: Simopithecus oswaldi Andrews, 1916 (currently Theropithecus oswaldi; Mammalia, Primates, Cercopithecidae), proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Cynocephalus atlanticus Thomas, 1884”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 99-111, 2021.
The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the usage of the species-group name Simopithecus oswaldi Andrews, 1916 by giving it precedence over its senior subjective synonym Cynocephalus atlanticus Thomas, 1884. ....
Hiroshi Kajihara, Mark J. Grygier, Sónia C.S. Andrade, Thomas Bartolomaeus, Irina A. Cherneva, Alexey V. Chernyshev, Jörn von Döhren, Christina I. Ellison, Ray Gibson, Gonzalo Giribet, Natsumi Hookabe, Juan Junoy, Sebastian Kvist, Svetlana A. Maslakova, Cecili B. Mendes, Jon L. Norenburg, Neonila E. Polyakova, Christina Sagorny, Megan L. Schwartz, Malin Strand, Shichun Sun, James M. Turbeville, Eduardo E. Zattara, “Case 3849: Emplectonematidae Bürger, 1904 and Emplectonema Stimpson, 1857 (Nemertea, Monostilifera): proposed conservation of current usage by reversal of precedence of the family name with respect to Eunemertidae Joubin, 1894 and designation of a new type species for the genus”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, pp. , 78.
The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3, 41, 65.2, and 70.2 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage and year of priority of the name Emplectonematidae Bürger, 1904 for a family of ribbon worms by reversing its precedence with respect to a senior synonym, Eunemertidae Joubin,....
Hiroshi Kajihara, Eric N. Smith, “Case 3850: Micruridae Ehrenberg, 1831 (Nemertea, Pilidiophora): proposed suppression for removal of homonymy with Micruridae Dunn, 1931 (Reptilia, Serpentes), as well as for conservation of prevailing usage of Lineidae McIntosh, 1874 (Nemertea, Pilidiophora)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 112-130, 2021.
The purposes of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 55.3.1 of the Code, are to conserve the current usage of (1) the family-group name M icruridae Dunn, 1931 (Reptilia, Serpentes) for a family (sometimes treated as a subfamily) of New World coral snakes that frequently appear in....
Glenn M. Shea, Robert N. Fisher, Ivan Ineich, “Case 3853: Eumeces niger Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 (currently Emoia nigra) (Reptilia, Scincidae): proposed conservation of prevailing usage by setting aside a lectotype designation for Gongylus (Eumeces) freycinetii Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (currently Emoia atrocostata freycinetii).”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. , 2021.
The purpose of the present application, under Articles 74.1.1 and 81.1 of the Code, is to maintain consistent usage of the commonly used name Emoia nigra (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) by setting aside a lectotype designation for Gongylus ( Eumeces ) freycineti Duméril & Bibron, 1839 by Wells & Wellington in 1985 in....
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