BZN Volume 63, Part 2, 30 June 2006

Opinions

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Opinions with the following titles were published on 30 June 2006 in Volume 63, Part 2 of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature

Copies of these Opinions can be obtained free of charge from the Executive Secretary, The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, c/o The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e-mail: iczn@nhm.ac.uk).

 

OPINION 2147 (Case 3263)

Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): specific name conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the specific name Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936 is conserved for a common small ocellate octopus from the Caribbean and western Atlantic. The older name O. filosus Howell, 1868 was long regarded as a synonym of O. vulgaris Cuvier, 1797, but more recently has been synonymized with O. hummelincki (rather than O. vulgaris) The name O. filosus has had very little usage and its name has been suppressed.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Cephalopoda; OCTOPODIDAE; Octopus hummelincki; Octopus filosus.

 

OPINION 2148 (Case 3294)

Gynacantha Rambur, 1842 and Triacanthagyna Selys, 1883 (Insecta, Odonata): usage conserved by the designation of Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842 as the type species of Gynacantha

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the usage of the names Gynacantha Rambur, 1842 and Triacanthagyna Selys, 1883 for two genera of aeshnid dragonflies is conserved by the designation of Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842 as the type species of Gynacantha.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Odonata; AESHNIDAE; Gynacantha; Triacanthagyna; Gynacantha nervosa; Triacanthagyna trifida; dragonflies; Neotropical region; tropics.

 

OPINION 2149 (Case 3291)

DROMIIDAE Bonelli, 1810 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Caraboidea): emended to DROMIUSIDAE to remove homonymy with DROMIIDAE De Haan, 1833 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Dromioidea)

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that homonymy between the beetle family name DROMIIDAE Bonelli, 1810 (type genus Dromius Bonelli, 1810) and the decapod family name DROMIIDAE De Haan, 1833 (type genus Dromia Weber, 1795) is removed by changing the spelling of the senior homonym, and that the entire generic name of Dromius is used to form the name DROMIUSIDAE Bonelli, 1810.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Insecta; Coleoptera; Crustacea; Brachyura; Caraboidea; DROMIIDAE; DROMIUSIDAE; Dromius; Dromia; Dromius quadrimaculatus.

 

OPINION 2150 (Case 3317)

Scarabaeus arenarius Olivier, 1789 (currently Aphodius arenarius) and Scarabaeus fasciatus Olivier, 1789 (currently Aphodius fasciatus) (Insecta, Coleoptera): specific names conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the specific names of the scarab beetles Aphodius fasciatus (Olivier, 1789) and A. arenarius (Olivier, 1789) are conserved by a ruling that these names are not invalid by reason of being junior primary homonyms of Trichius fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Aegialia arenarius (Fabricius, 1787) respectively. The Commission has also suppressed the name Scarabaeus putridus Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Coleoptera; SCARABAEIDAE; APHODIINAE; AEGIALIINAE; TRICHIINAE; Aphodius arenarius; Aphodius fasciatus; dung beetles.

 

OPINION 2151 (Case 3295)

Eterusia cingala Moore, 1877 (Insecta, Lepidoptera): specific name conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the specific name Eterusia cingala Moore, 1877 is conserved for a common zygaenid moth pest of tea in Asia, the larvae of which are known as ‘tea slugs’. The older name Eterusia aedea septentrionicola Felder & Felder, 1862 is a senior subjective synonym of E. cingala, but has not been catalogued or used since 1862. The name E. cingala is conserved by the suppression of E. septentrionicola.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Eterusia; Eterusia cingala; tea slug; Asia.

 

OPINION 2152 (Case 3320)

Papilio sapho Drury, 1782 (Insecta, Lepidoptera): specific name conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the specific name Papilio sapho Drury, 1782 (currently Heliconius sapho) (NYMPHALIDAE) is conserved for a species of brush-footed butterflies inhabiting the Neotropics. The name has been in use for more than 220 years, but is a junior primary homonym of Papilio sappho Pallas, 1771 (currently Neptis sappho) which belongs to a different subfamily inhabiting the Palaearctic. Both names are in common and widespread use, and the Commission has ruled that P. sapho Drury is not invalid by reason of being a junior primary homonym of P. sappho Pallas.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Lepidoptera; NYMPHALIDAE; Heliconius; Heliconius sapho; Neptis sappho; Neotropics; Palaearctic; brush-footed butterflies.

 

OPINION 2153 (Case 3259)

Eristalis Latreille, 1804 (Insecta, Diptera): confirmation that the gender is feminine; Musca nemorum Linnaeus, 1758, M. arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758 and M. horticola De Geer, 1776 (currently Eristalis nemorum, E. arbustorum and E. horticola): usage of the specific names conserved by the designation of neotypes

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the gender of the generic name Eristalis Latreille, 1804 is feminine, and that the long established usage of the specific names Eristalis nemorum (Linnaeus, 1758), E. arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758) and E. horticola (De Geer, 1776) is conserved by the designation of neotypes.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Diptera; SYRPHIDAE; Eristalis; Eristalis arbustorum; Eristalis nemorum; Eristalis horticola; bee-mimic hoverflies.

 

OPINION 2154 (Case 3290)

Platystrophia King, 1850 (Brachiopoda, Orthida): usage conserved by designation of Porambonites costata Pander, 1830 as the type species

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the usage of the name Platystrophia King, 1850 for a genus of fossil brachiopods of Ordovician – Silurian age is conserved by the designation of Platystrophia costata Pander, 1830 as the type species.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Brachiopoda; Orthida; Platystrophia; Platystrophia costata; fossil brachiopods; Ordovician; Silurian.

 

OPINION 2155 (Case 3235)

Sclerocrinus Jaekel, 1891 (Crinoidea, Cyrtocrinida): not conserved; priority maintained for Gammarocrinites Quenstedt, 1857

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that priority should be maintained for the generic name Gammarocrinites Quenstedt, 1857 for a group of fossil (Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian)-Lower Cretaceous (Valanginian)) crinoids. The name Sclerocrinus Jaekel, 1891 is not given precedence over the senior name whenever the two are considered to be synonyms. The two names have been used indiscriminately for the same taxon.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; SCLEROCRINIDAE; Gammarocrinites; Sclerocrinus; Gammarocrinites compressus; Sclerocrinus strambergensis; fossil crinoids; Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous; Europe.