Opinions
with the following titles were published
on 30 September 2002 in Volume 59, Part
3 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
2006 (Case
3171)
Cryphops Richter & Richter,
1926 (Trilobita): conserved
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Trilobita; phacopoid trilobites;
phacopidae; Cryphops; Devonian.
Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power the generic name Gortania Cossmann,
1909 is hereby suppressed for the purposes
of the Principle of Priority but not for those
of the Principle of Homonymy.
(2) The name Cryphops Richter & Richter,
1926 (gender: masculine), type species by original
designation Phacops cryptophthalmus Emmrich,
1844 is hereby placed on the Official List
of Generic Names in Zoology.
(3) The name cryptophthalmus Emmrich,
1844, as published in the binomen Phacops
cryptophthadmus (specific name of the
type species of Cryphops Richter & Richter,
1926) is hereby placed on the Official List
of Specific Names in Zoology.
(4) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid
Generic Names in Zoology:
(a) Gortania Cossmann, 1909, as suppressed
in (1) above;
(b) Microphthalmus Gortani, 1907 (a
junior homonym of Microphthalmus Mecznikow,
1865).
OPINION
2007 (Case
3164)
Kalotermes Hagen,
1853 (Insecta, Isoptera): Termes flavicollis Fabricius,
1793 designated as the type species
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Isoptera; Kalotermes; Proelectrotermes;
KALOTERMITIDAE; termites; Middle Eocene;
Recent.
Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power all previous fixations
of type species for the nominal genus Kalotermes Hagen,
1853 are hereby set aside and Termes
flavicollis Fabricius, 1793 is designated
as the type species.
(2) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology:
(a) Kalotermes Hagen, 1853 (gender:
masculine), type species by designation in
(1) above Termes flavicollis Fabricius,
1793;
(b) Proelectrotermes von Rosen, 1913
(gender: masculine), type species by original
designation and monotypy Termes berendtii Pictet,
1856.
(3) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology:
(a) flavicollis Fabricius, 1793, as
published in the binomen Termes flavicolle (specific
name of the type species of Kalotermes Hagen,
1853);
(b) berendtii Pictet, 1856, as published
in the binomen Termes berendtii (specific
name of the type species of Proelectrotermes von
Rosen, 1913).
(4) The name Calotermes Hagen, 1858
(a junior objective synonym of Kalotermes Hagen,
1853) is hereby placed on the Official Index
of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology.
OPINION
2008 (Case
3149)
30
species-group names originally published
as junior primary homonyms in Buprestis Linnaeus,
1758 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Coleoptera; BUPRESTIDAE; Buprestis;
buprestids; jewel beetles.
Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power it is hereby ruled
that the following specific names are not
to be treated as invalid by reason of having
been originally published as junior primary
homonyms in combination with Buprestis Linnaeus,
1758:
(1.1) arcuata Laporte & Gory,
1838;
(1.2) aurata Fabricius, 1787;
(1.3) bella Gory, 1840;
(1.4) bilineata Latreille, 1813;
(1.5) caerulea Olivier, 1790;
(1.6) cayennensis Herbst, 1801;
(1.7) cuprifera Laporte & Gory,
1836;
(1.8) cyanipes Say, 1823;
(1.9) depressa Fabricius, 1775;
(1.10) drummondi Kirby, 1837;
(1.11) excellens Klug, 1855;
(1.12) fasciata Villers, 1789;
(1.13) femorata Olivier, 1790;
(1.14) flavofasciata Herbst, 1801;
(1.15) foveicollis Gory, 1840;
(1.16) geminatus Say, 1823;
(1.17) gibbicollis Say, 1823;
(1.18) haemorrhoidalis Olivier, 1790;
(1.19) interrupta Laporte & Gory,
1837;
(1.20) maculipennis Gory, 1841;
(1.21) mucronata Laporte & Gory,
1836;
(1.22) nobilis Fabricius, 1787;
(1.23) picta Thunberg, 1827;
(1.24) picta Waterhouse, 1882;
(1.25) pumila Klug, 1829;
(1.26) salicis Lewis, 1893;
(1.27) sulcata Fischer von Waldheim,
1824;
(1.28) variolosa Fabricius, 1801;
(1.29) ventralis Waterhouse, 1882;
(1.30) vetusta Boisduval, 1835.
(2) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology:
(2.1) Actenodes Dejean, 1833 (gender:
masculine), type species by monotypy Buprestis
nobilis Linnaeus, 1758;
(2.2) Carininota Volkovitsh, 1979
(gender: feminine), type species by original
designation Buprestis flavofasciata Piller & Mitterpacher,
1783;
(2.3) Cyphogastra Deyrolle, 1864 (gender:
feminine), type species by subsequent designation
by Bellamy (1998) Buprestis foveicollis Boisduval,
1835;
(2.4) Nascio Laporte & Gory, 1838
(gender: feminine), type species by monotypy Buprestis
vetusta Boisduval, 1835.
(3) The following names, published in combination
with Buprestis Linnaeus, 1758, are
hereby placed on the Official List of Specific
Names in Zoology:
(3.1) arcuata Say, 1825;
(3.2) arcuata Laporte & Gory,
1838; (3.3) aurata Pallas, 1776;
(3.4) aurata Fabricius, 1787;
(3.5) bella Gory, 1840;
(3.6) bilineata Weber, 1801;
(3.7) bilineata Latreille, 1813;
(3.8) caerulea Thunberg, 1784;
(3.9) caerulea Olivier, 1790;
(3.10) cayennensis Gmelin, 1790;
(3.11) cayennensis Herbst, 1801;
(3.12) cuprifera Kirby, 1818;
(3.13) cuprifera Laporte & Gory,
1836;
(3.14) cyanipes Fabricius, 1787;
(3.15) cyanipes Say, 1823;
(3.16) depressa Linnaeus, 1771;
(3.17) depressa Fabricius, 1775;
(3.18) drummondi Laporte & Gory,
1836;
(3.19) drummondi Kirby, 1837;
(3.20) excellens Klug, 1825;
(3.21) excellens Klug, 1855;
(3.22) fasciata Fabricius, 1797;
(3.23) fasciata Villers, 1789;
(3.24) femorata Olivier, 1790;
(3.25) flavofasciata Piller & Mitterpacher,
1783 (specific name of the type species of Carininota Volkovitsh,
1979);
(3.26) flavofasciata Herbst, 1801;
(3.27) foveicollis Boiduval, 1835
(specific name of the type species of Cyphogastra Deyrolle,
1864);
(3.28) foveicollis Gory, 1840;
(3.29) geminatus Say, 1823;
(3.30) gibbicollis Illiger, 1803;
(3.31) gibbicollis Say, 1823;
(3.32) haemorrhoidalis Herbst, 1780;
(3.33) haemorrhoidalis Olivier, 1790;
(3.34) interrupta Olivier, 1790;
(3.35) interrupta Laporte & Gory,
1837;
(3.36) maculipennis Laporte & Gory,
1837;
(3.37) maculipennis Gory, 1841;
(3.38) mucronata Klug, 1825;
(3.39) mucronata Laporte & Gory,
1836;
(3.40) nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 (specific
name of the type species of Actenodes Dejean,
1833);
(3.41) nobilis Fabricius, 1787;
(3.42) picta Thunberg, 1827;
(3.43) picta Waterhouse, 1882;
(3.44) pumila Illiger, 1803;
(3.45) pumila Klug, 1829;
(3.46) rauca Fabricius, 1787 (senior
synonym of Buprestis geminatus Illiger,
1803);
(3.47) salicis Fabricius, 1776;
(3.48) salicis Lewis, 1893;
(3.49) sulcata Thunberg, 1789;
(3.50) sulcata Fischer von Waldheim,
1824;
(3.51) variolosa Fabricius, 1801;
(3.52) ventralis Laporte & Gory,
1838;
(3.53) ventralis Waterhouse, 1882;
(3.54) vetusta Menetries, 1832;
(3.55) vetusta Boisduval, 1835 (specific
name of the type species of Nascio Laporte & Gory,
1838).
(4) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology:
(4.1) hungarica Scopoli, 1772, as
published in the binomen Chrysis hungarica (senior
synonym of Buprestis femorata Villers,
1789);
(4.2) maulica Molina, 1782, as published
in the binomen Chrysomela maulica (senior
synonym of Buprestis bella Guerin
Meneville, 1830).
OPINION
2009 (Case 3118)
Anthaxia Eschscholtz,
1829 and Trichocratomerus Richter,
1949 (Insecta, Coleoptera): generic names
conserved by the designation of Buprestis
nitida Rossi, 1794 (currently A.
fulgurans (Schrank, 1789)) as the type
species of Anthaxia
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Coleoptera; Trichocratomerus; Trichocratomerus
manca; BUPRESTIDAE; Anthaxia; Anthaxia
fulgurans; Buprestis nitida.
Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power all previous fixations
of type species for the nominal genus Anthaxia Eschscholtz,
1829 are hereby set aside and Buprestis
nitida Rossi, 1792 is designated as
the type species.
(2) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology:
(a) Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829 (gender:
feminine), type species by designation under
the plenary power in (1) above Buprestis
nitida Rossi, 1792 (a junior subjective
synonym of Buprestis fulgurans Schrank,
1789);
(b) Trichocratomerus Richter, 1949
(gender: masculine), type species by original
designation Buprestis manca Linnaeus,
1767 (a junior objective synonym of Anthaxia Eschscholtz,
1829).
(3) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology:
(a) fulgurans Schrank, 1789, as published
in the binomen Buprestis fulgurans (senior
subjective synonym of the specific name of Buprestis
nitida Rossi, 1792, the type species of Anthaxia Eschscholtz,
1829 as ruled in (1) above); (b) manca Linnaeus,
1767, as published in the binomen Buprestis
manca, type species by original designation
of Trichocratomerus Richter, 1949.
OPINION
2010 (Case
3154)
Scymnus
splendidulus Stenius, 1952 (currently Nephus (Sidis) splendidulus;
Insecta, Coleoptera): neotype retained
as the name-bearing type
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Coleoptera; COCCINELLIDAE; Nephus; Nephus (Sidis); Nephus (Sidis) splendidulus;
ladybird beetles.
Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power the name-bearing
type for Scymnus splendidulus Stenius,
1952 is hereby confirmed as the neotype designated
by Fursch (1965) and registered as type number
2659 in the Zoological Museum, Helsinki.
(2) The name splendidulus Stenius,
1952, as published in the binomen Scymnus
splendidulus and as defined by the neotype
confirmed in (1) above, is hereby placed on
the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology.
OPINION
2011 (Case 3061)
Hemibagrus Bleeker,
1862 (Osteichthyes, Siluriformes), Bagrus
nemurus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes,
1840, B. planiceps Valenciennes,
1840, B. flavus Bleeker, 1846 and B.
sieboldii Bleeker, 1846: previous fixations
of type specimens not to be set aside
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Osteichthyes; Siluriformes; catfish;
BAGRIDAE; Hemibagrus; Hemibagrus
flavus; Hemibagrus nemurus; Hemibagrus
planiceps; Hemibagrus sieboldii.
Ruling
(1) The previous fixations of type specimens
for Bagrus nemurus Valenciennes
in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840, B.
planiceps Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes,
1840, B. flavus Bleeker, 1846 and B.
sieboldii Bleeker, 1846 are not to be
set aside.
(2) The name Hemibagrus Bleeker, 1862
(gender: masculine), type species by original
designation Bagrus nemurus Valenciennes
in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840 is hereby
placed on the Official List of Generic Names
in Zoology.
(3) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology:
(a) nemurus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes,
1840, as published in the binomen Bagrus
nemurus (specific name of the type species
of Hemibagrus Bleeker, 1862);
(b) planiceps Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes,
1840, as published in the binomen Bagrus
planiceps and as defined by the lectotype
RMNH 2939 in the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch
Museum, Leiden, designated by Ng, Goh, Ng & Dodson
(1999);
(c) flavus Bleeker, 1846, as published
in the binomen Bagrus flavus;
(d) sieboldii Bleeker, 1846, as published
in the binomen Bagrus sieboldii.
OPINION
2012 (Case 3041)
Cynodon Spix
in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 and Rhaphiodon Agassiz
in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (Osteichthyes,
Characiformes): conserved, and C. gibbus and R.
vulpinus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 designated
as the respective type species of Cynodon and Rhaphiodon
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Osteichthyes; Characiformes; CYNODONTIDAE;
CHARACIDAE; Cynodon; Rhaphiodon; Cynodon
gibbus; Cynodon vulpinus; Rhaphiodon
gibbus; Rhaphiodon vulpinus; freshwater
fish; South America.
Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power:
(a) the following names are suppressed for
the purposes of both the Principle of Priority
and the Principle of Homonymy:
(i) Cynodon Cuvier, 1829 and all uses
of the name Cynodon prior to the publication
of Cynodon Spix in Spix &
Agassiz, 1829;
(ii) vulpinus Cuvier, 1829, as published
in the binomen Cynodon vulpinus, and
all uses of the name Cynodon vulpinus prior
to the publication of Cynodon vulpinus Spix & Agassiz,
1829;
(b) the name Rhaphiodon Agassiz in
Spix & Agassiz, 1829 is to be treated as
the name of a new genus and not as a replacement
name for Cynodon Spix in Spix & Agassiz,
1829;
(c) the name Rhaphiodon Agassiz in
Spix & Agassiz, 1829 is to be given precedence
over Cynodon Spix in Spix
& Agassiz, 1829 whenever the two names
are considered to be synonyms;
(d) all previous type species fixations for
the following nominal genera are hereby set
aside:
(i) Rhaphiodon Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz,
1829 and Rhaphiodon vulpinus Spix & Agassiz,
1829 is hereby designated as the type species;
(ii) Cynodon Spix in Spix & Agassiz,
1829 and Cynodon gibbus Spix & Agassiz,
1829 is hereby designated as the type species.
(2) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology:
(a) Rhaphiodon Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz,
1829 (gender: masculine), type species by designation
in (1)(d)(i) above Rhaphiodon vulpinus Spix & Agassiz,
1829, with the endorsement that it is to be
given precedence over the name Cynodon Spix
in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 whenever the two
names are considered to be synonyms;
(b) Cynodon Spix in Spix & Agassiz,
1829 (gender: masculine), type species by designation
in (1)(d)(ii) above Cynodon gibbus Spix & Agassiz,
1829, with the endorsement that it is not to
be given priority over the name Rhaphiodon Agassiz
in Spix
& Agassiz, 1829 whenever the two names
are considered to be synonyms.
OPINION
2013 (Case
3173)
Phrynidium
crucigerum Lichtenstein & Martens,
1856 (currently Atelopus cruciger;
Amphibia, Anura): specific name conserved
by the designation of a neotype
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Amphibia; Anura; BUFONIDAE; Atelopus
cruciger; Atelopus varius; Venezuela;
Neotropics.
Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power all previous type
fixations for the nominal species Phrynidium
crucigerum Lichtenstein &
Martens, 1856 are hereby set aside and the
specimen from the vicinity of Rancho Grande
on the road from Maracay to Ocumare de la Costa
(ca. 1000 m above sea level), Estado Aragua,
Venezuela, ZSM 93/1947/10, Zoologische Staatssammlung,
Munich, is designated as the neotype.
(2) The name crucigerum Lichtenstein & Martens,
1856, as published in the binomen Phrynidium
crucigerum and as defined by the neotype
designated in (1) above, is hereby placed on
the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology.
An application for the conservation of the
specific name of Phrynidium crucigerum Lichtenstein & Martens,
1856 by the designation of a neotype was received
from Drs Stefan Lotters (University of Mainz,
Mainz, Germany) and Enrique La Marca (Universidad
de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela) on 4 September
2000. After correspondence the case was published
in BZN 58: 119-121 (June 2001).
The title, abstract and keywords of the case
were published on the Commission's website.
No comments on the case were received.
OPINION
2014 (Case 3136)
Crotaphytus vestigium Smith & Tanner,
1972 (Reptilia, Squamata): specific name
conserved
Keywords.
Nomenclature; taxonomy; Reptilia; Squamata;
CROTAPHYTIDAE; Crotaphytus fasciolatus; Crotaphytus vestigium;
Mexico; California.
Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power the specific name fasciolatus Mocquard,
1903, as published in the binomen Crotaphytus
fasciolatus, is hereby suppressed for
the purposes of the Principle of Priority but
not for those of the Principle of Homonymy.
(2) The name vestigium Smith & Tanner,
1972, as published in the trinomen Crotaphytus
insularis vestigium, is hereby placed
on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology.
(3) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid
Specific Names in Zoology:
(a) fasciolatus Mocquard, 1903, as
published in the binomen Crotaphytus fasciolatus and
as suppressed in (1) above;
(b) fasciatus Mocquard, 1899, as published
in the binomen Crotaphytus fasciatus (a
junior primary homonym of Crotaphytus fasciatus Hallowell,
1853).
OPINION
2015 (Case
3145)
Dactyloa
biporcata Wiegmann, 1834 (currently Anolis
biporcatus) and Anolis petersii Bocourt,
1873 (Reptilia, Sauria): specific names
conserved by the designation of a neotype
for A. biporcatus
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Reptilia; Sauria; IGUANIDAE; Anolis
biporcatus; Anolis petersii; Anolis
copei; lizards; anoles; Central America.
Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power all previous type
fixations for the nominal species Dactyloa
biporcata Wiegmann, 1834 are hereby
set aside and the holotype of Anolis
copei Bocourt, 1873 (MNHM 2426) is designated
as the neotype.
(2) The following names are hereby placed on
the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology:
(a) biporcata Wiegmann, 1834, as published
in the binomen Dactyloa biporcata and
as defined by the neotype designated in (1)
above;
(b) petersii Bocourt, 1873, as published
in the binomen Anolis petersii.
(3) The name copei Bocourt, 1873,
as published in the binomen Anolis copei (a
junior objective synonym of Dactyloa biporcata Wiegmann,
1834) is hereby placed on the Official Index
of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology.
