OPINION 2133 (Case 3211)

CLIONIDAE d’Orbigny, 1851 (Porifera, Hadromerida): emended to CLIONAIDAE to remove homonymy with CLIONIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca, Pteropoda)

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that homonymy between the family names CLIONIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca) and CLIONIDAE d’Orbigny, 1851 (Porifera) is removed by changing the spelling of the junior homonym, and that the entire generic name Cliona Grant, 1826 (Porifera) is used to form the name CLIONAIDAE, leaving the stem of the senior homonym (based on the name Clione Pallas, 1774, Mollusca) unchanged.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; CLIIDAE; CLIONAIDAE; CLIONIDAE; Clio; Cliona; Clione; Clio pyramidata; Cliona celata; Clione borealis; pteropods; boring sponges.

 

OPINION 2134 (Case 3316)

Hindia Duncan, 1879 (Porifera): conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the name Hindia Duncan, 1879 is conserved for a fossil demosponge genus ranging from the Ordovician to the Devonian by the suppression of two senior synonyms, the little used Sphaerolites Hinde, 1875 and Microspongia Miller & Dyer, 1878 of doubtful identity.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Porifera; HINDIIDAE; Hindia; Sphaerolites; Microspongia; fossil sponges; Ordovician; Silurian; Devonian.

 

OPINION 2135 (Case 3261)

THEBINI Wenz, 1923, MONACHAINAE/MONACHAINI Wenz, 1930 (1904), and SPHINCTEROCHILIDAE Zilch, 1960 (1910) (Mollusca, Gastropoda): conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the family-group names THEBINI Wenz, 1923, MONACHAINAE / MONACHAINI Wenz, 1930 (1904) and SPHINCTEROCHILIDAE Zilch, 1960 (1910) are conserved for several West Palaearctic helicoid land snails. Problems arising as a consequence of rulings given in Opinion 431 (1956) are resolved by placing the names THEBINI Wenz, 1923, MONACHAINAE / MONACHAINI Wenz, 1930 (1904) and SPHINCTEROCHILIDAE Zilch, 1960 on the Official List.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Pulmonata; THEBINI; MONACHAINAE; MONACHAINI; SPHINCTEROCHILIDAE; Leucochroa; Monacha; Sphincterochila; land snails; Palaearctic.

 

OPINION 2136 (Case 3311)

Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938 (Crustacea, Amphipoda): specific name conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the specific name of Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938, for a common species of amphipod, is conserved by the suppression of the senior homonym Bathyporeia elegans Crawford, 1937.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Crustacea; Amphipoda; PONTOPOREIIDAE; Bathyporeia elegans.

 

OPINION 2137 (Case 3285)

Pemphigus Hartig, 1839 (Insecta, Hemiptera, APHIDIDAE): conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the generic name Pemphigus Hartig, 1839 is conserved for a group of aphids of economic importance by suppression of the senior subjective synonym Rhizobius Burmeister, 1835.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Hemiptera; APHIDIDAE; Pemphigus; Rhizobius.

 

OPINION 2138 (Case 3097)

Bolboceras Kirby, 1819 (July) (Insecta, Coleoptera): not conserved; priority maintained for Odonteus Samouelle, 1819 (June)

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that priority should be maintained for the generic name Odonteus Samouelle, 1819 for a group of scarab beetles (family GEOTRUPIDAE). The junior name Bolboceras Kirby, 1819 is not given precedence over the older name whenever they are considered to be synonyms. In the interest of stability all previous fixations of type species for the nominal genus Bolboceras Kirby, 1819 are set aside and Scarabaeus quadridens Fabricius, 1781 is designated as the type species.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Coleoptera; GEOTRUPIDAE; Bolboceras; Odonteus; Scarabaeus quadridens; scarab beetle.

 

OPINION 2139 (Case 3264)

STAPHYLINIDAE Latreille, 1804 (Insecta, Coleoptera): ten specific names conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that ten specific names threatened by six senior primary homonyms, three senior secondary homonyms, and one senior synonym are conserved for rove beetles (family STAPHYLINIDAE).

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Coleoptera; STAPHYLINIDAE; rove beetles.

 

OPINION 2140 (Case 3275)

Metromenus Sharp, 1884 (Insecta, Coleoptera): usage conserved by designation of Dyscolus palmae Blackburn, 1877 as the type species

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the usage of the name Metromenus Sharp, 1884 is conserved for a group of ground beetles (CARABIDAE) by validating Lorenz’s (1998) designation of Dyscolus palmae Blackburn, 1877 (currently Blackburnia palmae) as the type species.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Coleoptera; CARABIDAE; Blackburnia; Metromenus; Anchomenus mysticus; Metromenus palmae; Hawaii; ground beetles.

 

OPINION 2141 (Case 3293)

Nicrophorus olidus Matthews, 1888 (Insecta, Coleoptera): given precedence over Nicrophorus quadricollis Gistel, 1848

Abstract. The Commission has given precedence to the widely used name Nicrophorus olidus Matthews, 1888 for a species of burying beetle (family SILPHIDAE) over the little used name Nicrophorus quadricollis Gistel, 1848 whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Coleoptera; SILPHIDAE; NICROPHORINAE; Nicrophorus olidus; Nicrophorus quadricollis; burying beetles; Nearctic.

 

OPINION 2142 (Case 3251)

Thereva Latreille, 1797 and Phasia Latreille, 1804 (Insecta, Diptera): usage conserved by the designation of Musca plebeja Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species of Thereva

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that usage of the names Thereva Latreille, 1797 for a cosmopolitan genus of stiletto flies (family THEREVIDAE) and Phasia Latreille, 1804 (PHASIINAE) for a group of tachinid flies (family TACHINIDAE), some of which are economically important as parasites of plant bugs (Heteroptera), are conserved by the designation of Musca plebeja Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species of the genus Thereva.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Diptera; THEREVIDAE; TACHINIDAE; Thereva; Phasia; Thereva plebeja; stiletto flies; tachinids.

 

OPINION 2143 (Case 3306)

Drosophila elegans Bock & Wheeler, 1972 (Insecta, Diptera): specific name conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the specific name Drosophila elegans Bock & Wheeler, 1972 is conserved for a species of fruit fly by suppression of its unused senior homonym Drosophila elegans Statz, 1940.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Diptera; Drosophila; Drosophila elegans; Drosophila statzi; fruit flies; phylogenetic studies.

 

OPINION 2144 (Case 3282)

Thecla azia Hewitson, 1873 (Insecta, Lepidoptera): specific name conserved

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the specific name Thecla azia Hewitson, 1873 (currently Ministrymon azia) is conserved for a common and widespread New World species of lycaenid butterfly by suppression of the senior synonym Thecla guacanagari Wallengren, 1860.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Lepidoptera; LYCAENIDAE; THECLINAE; Ministrymon azia; legume feeder; hairstreak butterfly.

 

OPINION 2145 (Case 3255)

Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller, 1936 (Osteichthyes, Perciformes): priority maintained

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that priority is maintained for Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller, 1936, the specific name of the Black Paradise Fish (family OSPHRONEMIDAE). A proposal to conserve the specific name of its junior objective synonym Macropodus concolor Ahl, 1937 was not approved.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; OSPHRONEMIDAE; Macropodus concolor; Macropodus spechti; Black Paradise Fish; Southeast Asia.

 

OPINION 2146 (Case 3266)

Palaeortyx phasianoides Milne-Edwards, 1869 (Aves, Galliformes): usage of the specific name conserved by the designation of a neotype

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the current usage of the name Palaeortyx phasianoides Milne-Edwards, 1869 is conserved for a species of fossil quail from the Miocene (family PHASIANIDAE) by the designation of a neotype.

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Aves; Galliformes; PHASIANIDAE; Palaeortyx phasianoides; quails; Miocene; Europe.