BZN Volume
65, Part 2, 30 June 2008
Abstracts
of Cases
Abstracts
of the Applications published on 30 June 2008 in Volume 65, Part
2 of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Comment
or advice on any of these Applications is invited for publication
(subject to editing) in the Bulletin and should be sent to
the Executive Secretary, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature,
c/o The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K.
(e-mail: iczn@nhm.ac.uk).
Case 3435 (see Comments BZN 65:4)
Bagauda Bergroth, 1903 (Insecta, Heteroptera): proposed precedence
over Pleias Kirkaldy, 1901
Dávid Rédei
Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088
Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary (e-mail: redei@zoo.zoo.nhmus.hu)
Abstract. The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to
conserve the usage of the name Bagauda Bergroth, 1903 (type species Bagauda avidus Bergroth, 1903) for a genus of thread-legged assassin bug from Afrotropical and
Oriental Regions, by giving it precedence over the senior generic name Pleias
Kirkaldy, 1901 (type species Pleias ritsemae Kirkaldy, 1901).
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Bagauda; Pleias; Bagauda avidus; Pleias
ritsemae; thread-legged assassin bug; Afrotropical and Oriental Regions.
Case 3398 (see Comments BZN 66:1, BZN 66:2 )
AULACOSCELINAE Chapuis, 1874 (Insecta, Coleoptera, ORSODACNIDAE or
CHRYSOMELIDAE): proposed conservation
Jorge A. Santiago-Blay
Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A. (e-mail: blayj@si.edu)
Abstract. The purpose of this application, under Article 29 of the Code, is to conserve
the names AULACOSCELINI Chapuis, 1874 and AULACOSCELINAE Chapuis, 1874 first
used by Monrós (1949 and 1953, respectively) for Aulacoscélites Chapius, 1874
for a group of Coleoptera currently placed in the ORSODACNIDAE Thomson, 1859
(traditionally they have been placed in the CHRYSOMELIDAE Latreille, 1802). There
are two spellings currently used for this group of beetles, AULACOSCELINAE and
AULACOSCELIDINAE. Although AULACOSCELIDINAE appears to be grammatically correct,
AULACOSCELINAE has been in prevailing usage for the last 55 years and was in sole use
for 37 years, from 1953 to 1990. The fact that both spellings are currently in use is
undesirable, promoting instability.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Coleoptera; AULACOSCELINAE; AULACOSCELIDINAE;
Aulacoscelis; Neotropical; southern U.S.A.
Case 3439
Xantholinus gracilis Sperk, 1835 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed
conservation of prevailing usage by the designation of a neotype
Johannes Frisch
Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,
Invalidenstrasse 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany (e-mail: johannes.frisch@museum.hu-berlin.de)
Lee H. Herman
American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, New York 10024-5192, U.S.A. (e-mail: herman@amnh.org)
Abstract. The purpose of this application, under Article 75 of the Code, is to conserve
the usage of the specific name of the staphylinid Xantholinus gracilis Sperk, 1835
(currently Scopaeus gracilis). The holotype of Xantholinus gracilis is lost and the
originally published characters differ from those of Scopaeus gracilis as currently
understood. It is proposed that a neotype that is in accord with the current use of the
name be designated.
Keywords: Nomenclature; taxonomy; STAPHYLINIDAE; Scopaeus; Xantholinus;
Scopaeus gracilis; Xantholinus gracilis; staphylinid beetle; Palaearctic.
Case 3443
Tentyria Latreille, 1802 (Insecta Coleoptera, TENEBRIONIDAE): proposed
conservation of usage by designation of Tentyria ligurica Solier, 1835
as the type species
Patrice Bouchard
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario,
K1A 0C6, Canada (e-mail: bouchardpb@agr.gc.ca)
Ivan Löbl
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Case Postale 6434, CH-1211, Geneva,
Switzerland (e-mail: ivan.lobl@bluewin.ch)
Martin Lillig
Krämersweg 55, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany; Institut für
Natur-, Landshafts- und Umweltschutz- Biogeographie, Universita¨t Basel,
St. Johanns-Vorstadt 10, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland (e-mail: martin.lillig@t-online.de)
Abstract. The purpose of this application, under Article 69 of the Code, is to conserve
the usage of the generic name Tentyria Latreille, 1802 by designation of Tentyria ligurica Solier, 1835 as the type species of this genus of darkling beetles from the
Palaearctic region. A series of previous nomenclatural acts resulted in the designation
of Pimelia orbiculata Fabricius, 1775 as the type species of both Tentyria Latreille,
1802 and Tentyrina Reitter, 1900 making Tentyrina Reitter, 1900 an objective junior
synonym of Tentyria Latreille, 1802. It is proposed that all previous fixations of type
species of Tentyria Latreille, 1802 be set aside and Tentyria ligurica Solier, 1835 be
designated as the type species.
Keywords. Nomenclature; Coleoptera; TENEBRIONIDAE; TENTYRIINI; Tentyria; Tentyrina;
Tentyria ligurica; Tentyrina orbiculata; darkling beetles; Palaearctic region.
Case 3419 (see Comments BZN 65:4 and Opinion 2238)
CORYSTIDAE Foster & Philip, 1978 (Echinodermata, Echinoidea):
proposed emendation of spelling to CORYSTUSIDAE to remove homonymy
with CORYSTIDAE Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea, Brachyura)
Christopher B. Boyko
Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Studies Molloy
College 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11571, U.S.A. (e-mail: cboyko@molloy.edu)
Abstract. The purpose of this application, under Articles 29 and 55.3, is to remove
the homonymy between the family-group name CORYSTIDAE Foster & Philip, 1978
(Echinodermata, Echinoidea) and CORYSTIDAE Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea,
Brachyura). CORYSTIDAE Samouelle, 1819 and CORYSTIDAE Foster & Philip, 1978 are
homonyms resulting from similarity of the names of their type genera, Corystes Bosc,
1802 and Corystus Pomel, 1883, respectively. Both names are in use. It is proposed
to change the spelling of the echinoderm family-group name to CORYSTUSIDAE by
emending the stem of the name of the type genus Corystus Pomel, 1883, while leaving
the crustacean name, based on Corystes Bosc, 1802, unchanged.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; CORYSTIDAE; CORYSTUSIDAE; Corystes; Corystus;
Corystes cassivelaunus; Corystus dysasteroides; Tertiary fossils; masked crab; Europe;
Australia; New Zealand.
Case 3410
Raja say Le Sueur, 1817 (currently Dasyatis say; Chondrichthyes, Myliobatiformes, DASYATIDAE): proposed change of spelling to Raja sayi Le Sueur, 1817
Hugo Ricardo Secioso Santos
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia. Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, sala 520, CEP 20559–900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil (e-mail: hugouerj@yahoo.com.br)
Marcelo Rodrigues de Carvalho
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, Trav. 14, no. 101, São Paulo, CEP 05508–900, SP, Brazil
Abstract. The purpose of this application, under Article 33.2.3 of the Code, is to rule that the spelling of the name Raja say Le Sueur, 1817 (currently Dasyatis say) of bluntnose stingray be changed to Raja sayi Le Sueur, 1817 to follow Müller & Henle’s (1841) unjustified emendation. The spelling Raja sayi Le Sueur, 1817 is in prevailing usage, and therefore could be conserved under Article 33.2.3.1 of the Code, but the exact meaning of ‘prevailing usage’ as it formulated in Article 33.2.3.1 is not sufficiently clear, allowing for subjectivity. It is proposed that the spelling be changed to sayi to ensure stability and future uniformity of use.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Chondrichthyes; Myliobatiformes; DASYATIDAE; Dasyatis say; Dasyatis sayi; bluntnose stingray; Western Atlantic.
Case 3442
The avian species-group name Columba norfolciensis Latham, 1801 (Aves, COLUMBIDAE): proposed suppression
Richard Schodde
Australian Biological Resources Study, GPO Box 787, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, Australia (e-mail: richard.schodde@environment.gov.au)
Walter J. Bock
Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, U.S.A. (e-mail: wb4@columbia.edu)
Abstract. The purpose of this application, under Article 81.1 of the Code, is to avert ongoing nomenclatural confusion by suppression of the ambiguous and untypified binomen Columba norfolciensis Latham, 1801, which has been applied to three different species in different columbid genera within the last hundred years.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; COLUMBIDAE; Columba norfolciensis; Australasia.
Case 3449
Diomedea melanophris Temminck, 1828 (currently Thalassarche melanophris; Aves, Procellariiformes): proposed conservation of original spelling
Caio J. Carlos
Laboratório de Elasmobrânquios e Aves Marinhas, Departamento de Oceanografia, Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, CP 474, 96201–900, RS, Brazil (e-mail: cjcarlos@bol.com.br)
Jean-François Voisin
32 USM 305, Département Ecologie et Gestion de la Biodiversité, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CP 51, 57 rue Cuvier, F-75 005, Paris, France (e-mail: jfvoisin@mnhn.fr)
Abstract. The purpose of this application, under Articles 33.2.3 and 33.3 of the Code, is to rule that the name of the Black-browed Albatross Diomedea melanophris Temminck, 1828 (currently Thalassarche melanophris) is confirmed as the correct original spelling. Since 1839, half of authors have used melanophris and the other half melanophrys, following Temminck’s (1839) incorrect subsequent spelling. The difference is not statistically significant, and it is proposed that the original spelling is confirmed as correct to follow the priority and to promote stability.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Aves; Procellariiformes; DIOMEDEIDAE; Thalassarche melanophris; Thalassarche melanophrys; Black-browed Albatross; Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
