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Opinion 2467: Stenonaster Lambert, 1922 and Stenonasteridae Lambert, 1922 (Echinodermata, Echinoidea): generic and family-group names conserved

ICZN, “Opinion 2467: Stenonaster Lambert, 1922 and Stenonasteridae Lambert, 1922 (Echinodermata, Echinoidea): generic and family-group names conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the usage of the generic name Stenonaster Lambert, 1922, the type genus of the family Stenonasteridae Lambert & Thiéry, 1924, an important missing link between two major atelostomate echinoid groups, by suppressing their rarely used, senior subjective synonyms ....

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Opinion 2466: Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918 (Insecta, Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadoidea): name conserved by conditional reversal of precedence

ICZN, “Opinion 2466: Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918 (Insecta, Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadoidea): name conserved by conditional reversal of precedence”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the usage of the family-group name Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918 for a group of Old-World cicadas over its senior subjective synonym Hamzaria Distant, 1905.

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Opinion 2465: Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name conserved

ICZN, “Opinion 2465: Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the specific name of Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 for a species of colubrid snake from central and eastern Africa by giving it precedence over its senior subjective synonym Dasypeltis lineolata Peters, 1878, whenever the two are considered....

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Opinion 2464: Erynnini Brues & Melander, 1932 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae): name conserved

ICZN, “Opinion 2464: Erynnini Brues & Melander, 1932 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae): 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 Erynnini Brues & Melander, 1932 for a tribe of hesperiid butterflies by suppressing its senior homonyms Erynnidi Tutt, 1906, Erynnidae Swinhoe, 1913 and Erynnidae Hampson, 1918.

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Opinion 2463: Ripiphorus Bosc, 1791 and Ripiphoridae Laporte, 1840 (Insecta, Coleoptera): generic and family-group names conserved by designation of a type species for the former

ICZN, “Opinion 2463: Ripiphorus Bosc, 1791 and Ripiphoridae Laporte, 1840 (Insecta, Coleoptera): generic and family-group names conserved by designation of a type species for the former”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the usage of the generic name Ripiphorus Bosc, 1791, type genus of Ripiphoridae Laporte, 1840, by designating Ripiphorus subdipterus Fabricius, 1792 as its type species.

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Opinion 2462: Garypus latus Hansen, 1884 (currently Larca lata; Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones): specific name conserved

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.

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Opinion 2461: Iberolacerta Arribas, 1999 and Darevskia Arribas, 1999 (Chordata, Squamata, Lacertidae): names confirmed as available

ICZN, “Opinion 2461: Iberolacerta Arribas, 1999 and Darevskia Arribas, 1999 (Chordata, Squamata, Lacertidae): names confirmed as available”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the names Iberolacerta and Dareskia for two genera of lacertid lizards by confirming their availability from Arribas (1999). The microfiche publication (Arribas, 1997) is confirmed as unavailable and placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid....

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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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Official Correction 133: (Opinion 2452) – Summary of Commissioners' comments amended and (Opinion 2455) – Ruling (1)(b) amended

ICZN, “Official Correction 133: (Opinion 2452) – Summary of Commissioners' comments amended and (Opinion 2455) – Ruling (1)(b) amended”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

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Official Correction 133: (Opinion 2452) – Summary of Commissioners’ comments amended and (Opinion 2455) – Ruling (1)(b) amended

ICZN, “Official Correction 133: (Opinion 2452) – Summary of Commissioners’ comments amended and (Opinion 2455) – Ruling (1)(b) amended”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

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