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Cases 3800-Present

Case 3804: Magelona filiformis minuta Wilson, 1959 and Magelona minuta Eliason, 1962 (Annelida, Magelonidae): proposed conservation by suppression of Magelona filiformis minuta Wilson, 1959

Case 3812: Choeridium latum Boucomont, 1928 (currently Ateuchus latus) (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): proposed conservation of the specific name

Case 3815: Tyrannosauridae Osborn, 1906 (Dinosauria, Theropoda): proposed conservation by reversal of precedence of Deinodontidae Cope, 1866 and Dryptosauridae Marsh, 1890

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.

Case 3820: Hemiarthrinae Markham, 1972 (Arthropoda, Malacostraca) and Hemiarthridae Sirenko, 1997 (Mollusca, Polyplacophora): proposed resolution of homonymy between family-group names

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

Case 3826: Propappus Michaelsen, 1905 (Annelida, Clitellata): proposed precedence over Propappus Seeley, 1888 (Vertebrata, Reptilia)

Case 3829: Halitherium Kaup, 1838 and Halitherium schinzii (Kaup, 1838) (Mammalia, Sirenia): proposed conservation of current usage by designation of a neotype for Halitherium schinzii

Case 3831: Marmosa isthmica Goldman 1912 (Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae): Proposal to conserve current usage by suppressing its senior synonym, Marmosa regina Thomas, 1898

Case 3835: Charopus rotundatus Erichson, 1840 (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae): proposed conservation of current usage by designation of a neotype

Case 3836: Sycon Risso, 1827 (Porifera, Sycettidae): proposed conservation of the genus name

Case 3838: Helix plicaria Lamarck, 1816 (currently Hemicycla plicaria; Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Stylommatophora, Helicidae): proposed conservation of the specific name

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)

Case 3847: Simopithecus oswaldi Andrews, 1916 (currently Theropithecus oswaldi; Mammalia, Primates, Cercopithecidae), proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Cynocephalus atlanticus Thomas, 1884

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

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)

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).

Cases 3700-3799

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

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

Case 3736: Garypus latus Hansen, 1884 (currently Larca lata; Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones): proposed precedence over Garypus hungaricus Tömösváry, 1882

Case 3739: Proposed conservation of usage of the specific names of Tipula marci Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Bibio marci) and Tipula febrilis Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Dilophus febrilis) by designation of a neotype for each (Insecta, Diptera, Bibionidae)

Case 3747: Rivulinae Grote, 1895 (Lepidoptera, Glossata, Noctuoidea) and Rivulidae Myers, 1925 (Osteichthyes, Cyprinodontiformes): proposed emendation of the spelling of the lepidopterous subfamily to Rivulainae to remove homonymy

Case 3767: Papilio phoebus Fabricius, 1793 (currently Parnassius phoebus; Insecta, Lepidoptera): proposed conservation of prevailing usage of the specific name and that of Doritis ariadne Lederer, 1853 (currently Parnassius ariadne) by the designation of a neotype

Case 3769: Proposed use of the plenary power to declare the pamphlet “Procrustomachia” as an unavailable work

Case 3770: Musca jejuna Fabricius, 1787 (currently Bengalia jejuna) and Musca torosa Wiedemann, 1819 (currently Bengalia torosa) (Insecta, Diptera, Calliphoridae): proposed conservation of prevailing usage of names by setting aside existing name-bearing types (syntypes) of both nominal species and replacing them with male neotypes

Case 3775: Megaperidae Manter, 1934 and Apocreadiinae Skrjabin, 1942 (Platyhelminthes, Digenea): proposed re-establishment of precedence of the older family-group name.

Case 3778: Clausilia quadriplicata Schmidt, 1868 (currently Quadriplicata quadriplicata; Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Clausiliidae): proposed conservation by suppression of the senior homonym Clausilia ventricosa var. quadriplicata Fitzinger, 1833

Case 3779: Petalodus Owen, 1841 (Chondrichthyes, Petalodontiformes, Petalodontidae): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a neotype for its type species Petalodus hastingsii Owen, 1841.

Case 3780: Typhlodromus californicus McGregor, 1954 (currently Neoseiulus californicus; Arachnida, Acari, Mesostigmata, Phytoseiidae): proposed conservation of current usage by designation of a neotype

Case 3781: Proposed fixation of authorship, date and type species of the genus-group name Lucerna Swainson, 1840, with preservation of the family-group name Lucerninae Swainson, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) by suppression of Lucerna Ferussac, 1821

Case 3782: Nebela militaris Penard, 1890 (Arcellinida, Hyalospheniidae): proposed conservation of the specific name by giving it precedence over Nebela bursella Taranek, 1881

Case 3784: Cnodalon Latreille, 1797 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae, Cnodalonini): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Cnodalon viride Latreille, 1804 as the type species

Case 3785: Proposal to remove the homonymy of Cepheidae Berlese, 1896 (Acariformes) with Cepheidae Agassiz, 1862 (Cnidaria), by emending the former to Cepheusidae

Case 3786: Helix dibothrion Bielz, 1860 (currently Perforatella dibothrion, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Hygromiidae): proposed conservation by suppression of the senior synonym Helix diodon Rossmässler, 1835 and proposed conservation of its prevailing spelling

Case 3787: Rhyncholepta grandicallosa Bergroth, 1911 (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera): proposed replacement of the lectotype by a neotype

Case 3788: Streblopus Lansberge, 1874 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): proposed conservation by suppression of Colonychus Harold, 1868 for the purposes of the Principle of Priority

Case 3789: Ateuchus costatus Wiedemann, 1823 (currently Scarabaeus costatus) (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): proposed conservation of the specific name

Case 3790: Proposed review of Opinion 2404 and reconsideration of Case 3633: Dysactis pallida Agassiz in Verrill, 1864 (currently Exaiptasia pallida; Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Actiniaria): proposed precedence over Exaiptasia diaphana (Rapp, 1829)

Case 3793: Request for a confirmation of the correct stem for family-group names proposed before 2000 and typified by fish genera with names ending in -lebias

Cases 3600-3699

Case 3666: DICROGLOSSIDAE Dubois, 1987 (Amphibia, Anura): proposed conservation

Case 3685: Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Arionidae): proposed validation of the specific name as available

Cases 3500-3599

Case 3501: Acarus putrescentiae Schrank, 1781 (currently Tyrophagus putrescentiae; Acariformes, Acaridae): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a replacement neotype

Case 3506: Allosaurus Marsh, 1877 (Dinosauria, Theropoda): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a neotype for its type species Allosaurus fragilis Marsh, 1877

Case 3536: Stegosaurus Marsh, 1877 (Dinosauria, Ornithischia): proposed replacement of the type species with Stegosaurus stenops Marsh, 1887

Case 3555: Chilodontidae Macalister, 1876 (Ciliophora), Chilodontinae Eigenmann, 1910 (Pisces, Characiformes), and Chilodontinae Wenz, 1938 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed resolution of homonymy
between family-group names

Case 3582: Scaris Le Peletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828 and Scarides (Scaridae) Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 (Insecta, Hemiptera): proposed suppression to remove homonymy of the latter with Scaridi (currently Scaridae) Rafinesque, 1810 (Osteichthyes)

Cases 2500-2599

Case 2568: ACRIDIDAE Karny, 1907, OEDIPODIDAE Walker, 1870 and LOCUSTIDAE Latreille, 1802 (Insecta, Orthoptera): proposed order of precedence

Cases 2000-2099

Case 2057: Coccus sativus Lancry, 1791, Coccus mexicanus Lamarck, 1891 and Coccus silvestris Lancry, 1791 (Insecta, Homoptera): proposed suppression under the plenary powers

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