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Opinion 2460: Heteronychus Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae): Geotrupes cricetus Hausmann, 1807 conserved as type species

ICZN, “Opinion 2460: Heteronychus Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae): Geotrupes cricetus Hausmann, 1807 conserved as type species”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the current usage of the generic name  Heteronychus Dejean, 1833 by setting aside all previous type fixations for this genus preceding that of  Geotrupes cricetus Hausmann, 1807 by Krell in 2002.

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Opinion 2459: Allodaposuchus precedens Nopcsa, 1928 (Crocodyliformes, Eusuchia, Allodaposuchidae): neotype designated

ICZN, “Opinion 2459: Allodaposuchus precedens Nopcsa, 1928 (Crocodyliformes, Eusuchia, Allodaposuchidae): neotype designated”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to designate a neotype to replace the non-diagnostic lectotype for the species  Allodaposuchus precedens Nopcsa, 1928.

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Opinion 2458: Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Zoantharia): name conserved

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.

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Opinion 2457: Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (currently Digitonthophagus gazella or Onthophagus gazella; Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): neotype designated

ICZN, “Opinion 2457: Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (currently Digitonthophagus gazella or Onthophagus gazella; Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): neotype designated”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the specific name of  Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 by designating a neotype.

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Opinion 2456: Family-group names based on Ortalis Merrem, 1786 (Aves, Cracidae): usage conserved by
suppression of the family-group names based on Ortalis Fallén, 1810 (Insecta, Diptera)

ICZN, “Opinion 2456: Family-group names based on Ortalis Merrem, 1786 (Aves, Cracidae): usage conserved by
suppression of the family-group names based on Ortalis Fallén, 1810 (Insecta, Diptera)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

Under the plenary power, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the family-group name Ortalidini Donegan, 2012 (Aves, Cracidae) with this spelling and authorship by suppressing all family-group names based on Ortalis Fallén, 1810 (Insecta, Diptera). As a result, Ortalidaini Donegan, 2012 is an incorrect original spelling, and....

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Comment 3769-3: The journal “Procrustomachia” is available for nomenclatural purposes and should not be suppressed

Frank-Thorsten Krell, “Comment 3769-3: The journal “Procrustomachia” is available for nomenclatural purposes and should not be suppressed”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

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Comment 3767-1: Opposition to the conservation of prevailing usage of the specific name Papilio phoebus Fabricius, 1793 and that of Doritis ariadne Lederer, 1853 (currently Parnassius ariadne) by the designation of a neotype

Stanislav K. Korb, “Comment 3767-1: Opposition to the conservation of prevailing usage of the specific name Papilio phoebus Fabricius, 1793 and that of Doritis ariadne Lederer, 1853 (currently Parnassius ariadne) by the designation of a neotype”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

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Case 3821: Helix spirorbis Deshayes, 1850 (currently Scolodonta spirorbis; Gastropoda, Stylommatophora): proposed conservation of the specific name

Rodrigo B. Salvador, Luiz R. L. Simone, “Case 3821: Helix spirorbis Deshayes, 1850 (currently Scolodonta spirorbis; Gastropoda, Stylommatophora): proposed conservation of the specific name”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.5 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name of Helix spirorbis Deshayes, 1859 (currently Scolodonta spirorbis ), a junior primary homonym of Helix spirorbis Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Anisus spirorbis ). These names are currently....

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Opinion 2455: Lanius leucorynchus and Psittacus mascarinus: species-group names conserved as justified emendations of punctuated original spellings, Lanius leucoryn. and Psittacus mascarin. in Linnaeus's Mantissa Plantarum Altera, 1771

ICZN, “Opinion 2455: Lanius leucorynchus and Psittacus mascarinus: species-group names conserved as justified emendations of punctuated original spellings, Lanius leucoryn. and Psittacus mascarin. in Linnaeus's Mantissa Plantarum Altera, 1771”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the species-group names  leucorynchus Linnaeus, 1771 and  mascarinus Linnaeus, 1771 as respective justified emendations of the specific names for a woodswallow,  Artamus leucorynchus  (Linnaeus, 1771), type species of the avian genus  Artamus  (Artamidae), and a parrot,  Mascarinus mascarinus  (Linnaeus, 1771), type....

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Opinion 2454: Charinidae Gray, 1849 (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes): emended to Charinaidae to remove homonymy with Charinidae Quintero, 1986 (Arachnida, Amblypygi); Ungaliopheinae McDowell, 1987 (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes): emended to Ungaliophiinae McDowell, 1987

ICZN, “Opinion 2454: Charinidae Gray, 1849 (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes): emended to Charinaidae to remove homonymy with Charinidae Quintero, 1986 (Arachnida, Amblypygi); Ungaliopheinae McDowell, 1987 (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes): emended to Ungaliophiinae McDowell, 1987”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

Under the plenary power, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has emended the spelling of the family-group name Charinidae Gray, 1849 (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes) to remove homonymy with Charinidae Quintero, 1986 (Arachnida, Amblypygi). The stem of the generic name  Charina Gray, 1849 has been emended to  Charina- to give the family-group name Charinaidae for....

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