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

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2010
Authors: Klimov, P. B., OConnor, B. M.
Journal:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Volume:67
Issue:1
Start Page:24
Pagination:
Date Published:03/2010
Type of Article:Case
Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, Chelicerata, Acariformes, ACARIDAE, Tyrophagus, Tyrophagus putrescentiae, Tyrophagus fanetzhangorum, Tyrophagus communis, allergy, agricultural pest, stored product pest, Czech Republic, Cosmopolitan
Abstract:

The purpose of this application, under Article 75.6 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage of the name Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank, 1781) for a ubiquitous, medically and economically important species of acariform mite (family Acaridae) by setting aside the existing name-bearing type and designating a replacement neotype. Cultures of this mite species are maintained in many research institutions or companies and are commercially traded as a source of mite allergens, food for phytoseiid mites used in biological control, and for various molecular biology applications. A recent taxonomic treatment indicated that the taxonomic concept of T. putrescentiae involved two closely related species, one common and one rare, and the neotype designated by Robertson (1959) for T. putrescentiae corresponds to the rare species; the common species was renamed as Tyrophagus communis Fan & Zhang, 2007. We demonstrated that the prevailing usage of the name T. putrescentiae comprises almost exclusively the common species, the name T. communis is a junior synonym of eight previously named taxa with extant types, and we proposed a new name for the rare species: Tyrophagus fanetzhangorum Klimov & OConnor, 2009. The stability of zoological nomenclature is therefore threatened by the following: (1) the prevailing usage of the name T. putrescentiae was not maintained by Fan & Zhang (2007); (2) the name T. communis proposed for the common species is a junior synonym and, therefore, not valid; and (3) besides the eight taxa for which synonymy with the common species was verified by us, types of older taxa may also be discovered in the future thus posing another nomenclatural challenge. We propose to conserve the prevailing usage of the name T. putrescentiae by designation of a new neotype from a culture currently maintained in a research institution, which was cited in many published works and started from specimens collected close to the type locality of T. putrescentiae.

Full Text:

https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v67i1.a2

Case:
Case 3501

Volume/Issue:
67(1)

Taxonomic Group(s):
Acari

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Comment 3501-1: Comment on the proposed conservation of usage by designation of a replacement neotype for Acarus putrescentiae Schrank, 1781 (currently Tyrophagus putrescentiae; Acariformes, Acaridae)
Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2014
Authors: Fan, Q., Zhang, Z.
Journal:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Volume:71
Issue:2
Start Page:99
Pagination:
Date Published:06/2014
Type of Article:Comment
Keywords:
Full Text:

https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v71i2.a10

Comment:
Comment 3501-1

Volume/Issue:
71(2)

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Comment 3501-2: Comment on Acarus putrescentiae Schrank, 1781 (currently Tyrophagus putrescentiae; Acariformes, Acaridae): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a replacement neotype
Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2015
Authors: Klimov, P. B., OConnor, B. M.
Journal:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Volume:72
Issue:1
Start Page:50
Pagination:
Date Published:03/2015
Type of Article:Comment
Keywords:
Full Text:

https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v72i1.a12

Comment:
Comment 3501-2

Volume/Issue:
72(1)

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Comment 3501-3: Comment on Acarus putrescentiae Schrank, 1781 (currently Tyrophagus putrescentiae; Acari Acariformes, Acaridae): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a replacement neotype
Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2015
Authors: Klompen, J.
Journal:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Volume:72
Issue:2
Start Page:152
Pagination:
Date Published:06/2015
Type of Article:Comment
Keywords:
Full Text:

https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v72i2.a10

Comment:
Comment 3501-3

Volume/Issue:
72(2)

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