Joshua R. Jones, John D. Oswald, “On the nomenclature of the genus name Ululodes (Neuroptera, ASCALAPHIDAE)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 285-290, 2013.

Ascalaphus macleayanus Guilding, 1823 is fixed as the type species of the Western Hemisphere owlfly genus Ululodes Smith, 1900 (ASCALAPHIDAE). Information clarifying the proper authorship, date of publication and nomenclatural gender of this name is presented.

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Andrew J. Ross, David B. Nicholson, Ed A. Jarzembowski, “BOLTONOCOSTIDAE nom. nov. (Insecta, Hypoperlida), a replacement name for ORTHOCOSTIDAE Bolton, 1912”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 291-292, 2013.

The purpose of this note, under Article 39, is to propose the replacement name BOLTONOCOSTIDAE for the invalid name ORTHOCOSTIDAE Bolton, 1912, a monotypic family of fossil insects (Insecta, Hypoperlida) of Carboniferous age.

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Gavin J. Svenson, “Liturgusa Saussure, 1869 (Insecta, Mantodea, LITURGUSIDAE): conservation as a justified emendation”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 60-66, 2014.

The Mantodea genus name Liturgusa Saussure, 1869 was originally published as Liturgousa but the spelling of Liturgusa (an unjustified emendation) has been in prevailing usage since 1900 and as such is deemed available under Article 33.2.3.1 of the Code.

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Frank-Thorsten Krell, Thomas Pape, “Electronic publications need registration in ZooBank to be available”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 245-251, 2015.

The 2012 Amendment to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature allows electronic publication for nomenclatural purposes if certain requirements are fulfilled. We here explain these simple requirements, including what needs to be registered in ZooBank and when, which version of an electronic work is potentially Code-compliant (only the final, immutable version), and....

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Ivan Löbl, Alice Cibois, Bernard Landry, “Describing new species in the absence of sampled specimens: a taxonomist’s own-goal ”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 83-86, 2016.

Photographs of individuals of new species have been used recently as a proxy for physical holotypes when specimens could not be or were not sampled. The arguments that have been presented in favour of this practice are discussed and shown to be ill-founded. The absence of physical specimens may be the....

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David L. Bruton, Frank Nikolaisen, “The homonyms Brachypleura Angelin, 1854 (Trilobita) and Brachypleura Günther, 1862 (Actinopterygii) with discussion of N. P. Angelin’s published work”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, pp. , 2017.

The trilobite genus Brachypleura Angelin, 1854 (type species Remopleurides sexlineatus, Angelin, 1851) is a homonym of Brachypleura Günther, 1862 applied to a species of flounder, and has priority over the latter. The holotype of the type species of Brachypleura is well....

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William G. Lyons, Harry G. Lee, “Fasciolaria gigantea Kiener, 1840 (currently Triplofusus giganteus; Mollusca, Gastropoda, FASCIOLARIIDAE): the correct name for the horse conch of the southeastern United States and Mexico”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 195-203, 2018.

The horse conch of the southeastern United States and eastern Mexico has been a subject of intermittent nomenclatural controversy: Fasciolaria papillosa G.B. Sowerby I, 1825 vs. Fasciolaria gigantea Kiener, 1840. The original description of F. papillosa is very brief and is judged by some to be....

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Vahe D. Demirjian, “Cookeolus Fowler, 1928 (Osteichthyes: priacanthidae): fixation of Priacanthus japonicus Cuvier, 1829 as the type species”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

The fish genus Cookeolus Fowler, 1928 has been in use for a genus of longfinned bigeyes for 90 years, with the combination Cookeolus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829) being widely listed as the only species in the genus. However, the type species of the genus, Anthias....

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Thiago Vernaschi V. Costa, Normand David, “Commentaries on different uses of the specific epithet of the large dromaeosaurid Utahraptor Kirkland et al., 1993 (Dinosauria, Theropoda)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

Utahraptor is the largest member of the dinosaur family Dromaeosauridae and represents one of the most remarkable discoveries in recent decades. In the original description, the specific epithet ostrommaysi was used for naming the species in honor of two different persons, but in subsequent years the....

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David L. Pawson, Doris J. Pawson, Joyce J. McCullough, “Reversal of priority for the species name Asterias clathrata Say, 1825 over its senior homonym Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777: maintenance of prevailing usage”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

The widely known and ecologically important sea star species, Luidia clathrata, was originally named Asterias clathrata by Say, 1825. This name is a junior homonym of Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777. The senior homonym has not been used as a valid name since 1899, fulfilling Article....

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