OPINION 2216 (Case 3404)
Atlanta lesueurii J.E. Gray, 1850 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, PTEROTRACHEOIDEA, ATLANTIDAE): specific name conserved
Abstract. The specific name of the heteropod Atlanta lesueurii J.E. Gray, 1850 (ATLANTIDAE), originally published as a primary homonym of the pteropod Atlanta lesueurii d’Orbigny, 1836 (currently Limacina lesueurii), is hereby conserved by ruling that the name is not invalid by reason of being a junior
primary homonym.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Gastropoda; Heteropoda; Pteropoda; PTEROTRACHEOIDEA; ATLANTIDAE; LIMACINOIDEA; LIMACINIDAE; Atlanta; Limacina; Atlanta lesueurii; Limacina lesueurii; gastropods.
OPINION 2217 (Case 3389)
Heterocarpus gibbosus Bate, 1888 (Crustacea, Decapoda, PANDALIDAE): replacement of the holotype by a neotype
Abstract. The holotype of the deep-sea pandalid prawn Heterocarpus gibbosus Bate, 1888 is extremely poorly preserved. With this ruling it is replaced with a recently collected neotype from the type locality in the Philippines.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Decapoda; PANDALIDAE; Heterocarpus
gibbosus; Philippines; pandalid prawn.
OPINION 2218 (Case 3403)
Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843 and Pachymerium Koch, 1847 (Chilopoda): current usage conserved by designation of Mecistocephalus punctifrons Newport, 1843 as the type species of Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the usage of the generic names Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843 and Pachymerium Koch, 1847 for two well-established genera of centipedes is conserved by setting aside type species fixations before the designation by Pocock (1898) of Mecistocephalus punctifrons Newport, 1843, as the type species of Mecistocephalus.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; type species; Chilopoda; Mecistocephalus; Pachymerium; Geophilus ferrugineus; Mecistocephalus punctifrons; geophilomorph centipedes.
OPINION 2219 (Case 3408)
Geophilus holstii Pocock, 1895 (currently Arrup holstii; Chilopoda, MECISTOCEPHALIDAE): replacement of the holotype by a neotype
Abstract. The holotype of Geophilus holstii Pocock, 1895 (currently Arrup holstii), a centipede from Japan, is unidentifiable, thus with this ruling it is replaced by a neotype.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Chilopoda; Geophilomorpha; MECISTOCEPHALIDAE; Arrup; Arrup holstii; centipede; Japan
OPINION 2220 (Case 3392)
Hemerobius elegans Stephens, 1836 (currently Sympherobius elegans) and Hemerobius elegans Guérin-Méneville, 1844 (currently Vieira elegans) (Insecta, Neuroptera): specific names conserved
Abstract. The specific names Hemerobius elegans Stephens, 1836 (currently Sympherobius elegans), for a European brown lacewing (HEMEROBIIDAE) and Hemerobius elegans Guérin-Méneville, 1844 (currently Vieira elegans), for a Neotropical green lacewing (CHRYSOPIDAE) are hereby conserved by ruling that Hemerobius elegans Guérin-Méneville, 1844 is not invalid by reason of being a junior primary homonym of Hemerobius elegans Stephens, 1836. Both names are in current use but are placed in different families and unlikely to ever be treated as congeneric in the future.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; CHRYSOPIDAE; HEMEROBIIDAE; Vieira elegans; Sympherobius elegans; green lacewings; brown lacewings; Costa Rica; Suriname; Brazil; Europe.
OPINION 2221 (Case 3388)
Buprestis angustula Illiger, 1803 (currently Agrilus angustulus, Insecta, Coleoptera): specific name given precedence over the specific name Buprestis pavida Fabricius, 1793
Abstract. The specific name Buprestis angustula Illiger, 1803 (currently Agrilus angustulus) for a widely distributed species of jewel beetle (family BUPRESTIDAE) has been given precedence over its unused senior synonym Agrilus pavidus (Fabricius, 1793).
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Coleoptera; BUPRESTIDAE; Agrilus angustulus; Agrilus pavidus; buprestids; jewel beetles; Europe; Asia.
OPINION 2222 (Case 3335)
Trachys Fabricius, 1801 (Insecta, Coleoptera): masculine gender of the genus fixed
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the stem of the genus Trachys is Trache-, and the name Trachys Fabricius, 1801 should be treated as of masculine gender. The family name TRACHISIDAE Laporte, 1835 is ruled to be an incorrect original spelling and is placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Family-Group Names in Zoology. The family-group names TRACHYINI Gavoy, 1901, TRACHYDINI Reitter, 1911, TRACHYNI Kerremans, 1893 and TRACHYNINI Kraatz, 1869 are placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Family-Group Names in Zoology as incorrectly derived from Trachys Fabricius, 1801.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Coleoptera; BUPRESTIDAE; Trachys; Trachys minutus; gender; leaf-mining jewel beetle.
OPINION 2223 (Case 3345)
DENDROBATIDAE Cope, 1865 (1850) (Amphibia, Anura): family-group name conserved
Abstract. The widely used family-group name DENDROBATIDAE Cope, 1865 (1850) is conserved by giving it precedence over the senior synonym PHYLLOBATIDAE Fitzinger, 1843 whenever the two are considered synonyms. As a further protection of the family name of this group of Neotropical frogs, the generic name Hysaplesia Boie in Schlegel, 1826, considered by some authors as a senior synonym of the generic name Dendrobates Wagler, 1830, is hereby suppressed.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Amphibia; DENDROBATIDAE; Dendrobates; Phyllobates; Hysaplesia; Dendrobates tinctorius; Phyllobates bicolor; poison arrow frogs; poison dart frogs.
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