Found 40 results
ICZN, “Opinion 2482: Orchestes Illiger, 1798 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Curculionoidea, Curculionidae): name conserved by conditional reversal of precedence with respect to Salius Schrank, 1798”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. , 2021.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the generic name Orchestes Illiger, 1798 (Curculionoidea, Curculionidae), by giving it precedence over the little-used older name Salius Schrank, 1798 whenever these names are considered to be synonyms.
ICZN,
“Opinion 2478: Stylina Lamarck, 1816 (Coelenterata, Scleractinia): current usage conserved by designation of a type
species and corresponding lectotype”,
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,
vol. 78,
pp. ,
2021.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the generic name Stylina Lamarck, 1816 by designating a type species, Stylina insignis Fromentel, 1861, as well as a lectotype for the species.
ICZN, “Opinion 2475: Tibicina Kolenati, 1857 and Lyristes Horvath, 1926 (Insecta, Hemiptera): usage conserved by the suppression of Tibicen Berthold, 1827; Cicada Linnaeus, 1758 (Insecta, Hemiptera): usage conserved by designation of Cicada orni Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, 2021.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the generic names Tibicina Kolenati, 1857 and Lyristes Horvath, 1926 by suppressing the generic name Tibicen Berthold, 1827 for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the....
ICZN, “Opinion 2481: Clausilia index Mousson, 1863, Clausilia semilamellata Mousson, 1863, Clausilia derasa Mousson, 1863 (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Clausiliidae): specific names conserved by suppression of the respective senior synonyms, Clausilia unilamellata Mousson, 1856, Clausilia multilamellata Mousson, 1856 and Clausilia firmata Mousson, 1856”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 155-157, 2021.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the current usage of the specific names of three terrestrial snail species, Clausilia index Mousson, 1863, Clausilia semilamellata Mousson, 1863 and Clausilia derasa ....
ICZN, “Opinion 2480: Diphyini Simon, 1894 (Arachnida, Araneae, Tetragnathidae): spelling emended to Diphyaini to remove homonymy with Diphyidae Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 (Hydrozoa, Siphonophorae)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 152-154, 2021.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to emend the spelling of the family-group name D iphyini Simon, 1894 (Araneae) to remove homonymy with D iphyidae Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 (Hydrozoa). The stem of the spider generic name....
ICZN,
“Opinion 2479: Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 (Insecta, Diptera, TephriTidae): usage conserved by conditional reversal of
precedence with respect to Toxotrypana Gerstaecker, 1860”,
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,
vol. 78,
pp. 149-151,
2021.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the generic name Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 for a group of Neotropical fruit flies, many of them major pest species, by conditionally reversing its precedence with respect to the senior synonym ....
ICZN, “Opinion 2477: Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853 (Insecta, Coleoptera): name conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 144-146, 2021.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the specific name of Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853, a widespread species of scarabaeid beetle, by giving it precedence over the specific names of Hybosorus pinguis ....
ICZN,
“Opinion 2476: Bothriembryon Pilsbry, 1894 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, BothriemBryontidae): name conserved
by designation of Helix melo Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 as the type species of Liparus Albers, 1850”,
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,
vol. 78,
pp. 142-143,
2021.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the generic name Bothriembryon Pilsbry, 1894 by designating Helix melo Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 as the type species for Liparus Albers, 1850.....
Kenneth Carpenter,
Wayne M. Itano,
“Comment 3779-4: Petalodus hastingsii Owen 1840–1845 (Chondrichthyes, Petalodontiformes, Petalodontidae): proposed
conservation of usage by designation of a neotype”,
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,
vol. 78,
p. 137,
2021.
Martin Wiemers,
“Comment 3767-5: Support for the conservation of prevailing usage of the specific name Papilio phoebus Fabricius, 1793
(currently Parnassius phoebus), and that of Doritis ariadne Lederer, 1853 (currently Parnassius ariadne), by designation of a neotype”,
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,
vol. 78,
pp. 135-136,
2021.
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