Sheikh Sajan, Basudev Tripathy, Robert H. Cowie, “Laevicaulis Simroth, 1913 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Systellommatophora, Veronicellidae) is the valid name for a widespread genus of slugs, including the highly invasive Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1822)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 160-164, 2021.

The validity of Laevicaulis Simroth, 1913 as the objective senior synonym of Eleutherocaulis Simroth, 1913, both published simultaneously in a complex and  confusing work as genus-group names for veronicellid slugs, is confirmed. The type  species, in....

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Robert H. Cowie, Sheikh Sajan, Basudev Tripathy, Neal L. Evenhuis, “Vaginulus Férussac, 1822, not Vaginula auctt. is the valid name for a genus of slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Systellommatophora, Veronicellidae)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. , 2021.

There has been, and to some extent remains, confusion over the valid genus name for a group of slugs in the family Veronicellidae, either  Vaginulus  Férussac, 1822 or  Vaginula  auctt., often cited as of Berthold, 1827 or sometimes as of Blainville, 1828. We show that  Vaginula  was first made available as an emendation....

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James L. Savage, Andrew Digby, “Strigops habroptilus Gray, 1845 is the valid scientific name of the kākāpō (Aves, STRIGOPIDAE)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 80, no. 1, pp. 112-115, 2023.

The kākāpō was named Strigops habroptilus by G.R. Gray in 1845. However, in recent decades authorities have begun to recommend habroptila as the correct species name through mistaken interpretation of gender  agreement rules. Here, we explain that  habroptilus remains the valid species name through correct application....

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Bruno Michel, Massouroudini Akoudjin, “Replacement name for Myrmeleon croceus Michel & Akoudjin, 2023, a junior primary homonym of Myrmeleon croceus Esben-Petersen, 1918 (Neuroptera, MYRMELEONTIDAE)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 80, no. 1, pp. 116-117, 2023.

A new replacement name, nomen novum, is proposed for Myrmeleon croceus  Michel & Akoudjin, 2023, which is an unreplaced junior primary homonym of Myrmeleon croceus Esben-Petersen, 1918.

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