Abstracts
of Cases
Abstracts
of the Applications published on 30 September 2006 in Volume
63, Part 3 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
3343 (see Comments)
Gigantopecten Rovereto,
1899 and Lissochlamys Sacco, 1897 (Mollusca, Bivalvia, PECTINIDAE):
proposed conservation
Thomas R. Waller
Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of
Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012,
Washington, D.C. 20013–7012, U.S.A. (e-mail:
wallert@si.edu)
Madeleine Bongrain
rue de la Pachère, 64260 Arudy, France (e-mail:madeleine.bongrain@yahoo.fr)
Abstract. The purpose
of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve
the names Gigantopecten Rovereto, 1899 and Lissochlamys Sacco,
1897 for two genera of Neogene scallops (PECTINIDAE) by suppression
of their senior objective synonyms, Macrochlamis Sacco,
1897 and Lissochlamis Sacco, 1897 respectively. Gigantopecten is
a replacement name for Macrochlamys Sacco, 1897 which is
a junior homonym of the gastropod name Macrochlamys Benson,
1832.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Mollusca; Bivalvia; PECTINIDAE; Macrochlamys; Macrochlamis; Lissochlamys; Lissochlamis; Gigantopecten; Gigantopecten
latissimus; Lissochlamys excisa; Cenozoic; Neogene;
Europe.
Case
3340 (see Opinion 2185)
Heliacus d’Orbigny,
1842 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed conservation
Rüdiger Bieler
Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400
S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, U.S.A. (e-mail:
bieler@fieldmuseum.org)
Richard E. Petit
806 St. Charles Road, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29582,
U.S.A. (e-mail: r.e.petit@att.net)
Abstract. The purpose
of this application, in reference to Article 24.2.5 of the Code,
is to establish priority of the generic name Heliacus d’Orbigny,
1842 over Torinia Gray, 1842 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, ARCHITECTONICIDAE).
The two nominal genera are subjective synonyms both published in
the same year, but their relative priority remained unresolved. As
a consequence both Heliacus and Torinia have been
used in the literature, but Heliacus has predominant usage
and Torinia seems to have been used only twice in the last
24 years. Evidence supports priority of the name Heliacus established
by action of the First Reviser; however, suppression of the name Torinia is
proposed to ensure stability.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Gastropoda; ARCHITECTONICIDAE; Heliacus; Torinia; Heliacus
cylindricus; sundial shell; Western Atlantic.
Case
3350 (see Comments
& Opinion 2189)
Oncopus Thorell, 1876 and
ONCOPODIDAE Thorell, 1876 (Arachnida, Opiliones): proposed conservation
Peter J. Schwendinger
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Département
des Arthropodes et d’Entomologie
I, Case postale 6434, CH-1211 Genève 6, Switzerland (e-mail:
peter.schwendinger@ville-ge.ch)
Jochen Martens
Institut für Zoologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Mainz, Saarstraße 21,
D-55099 Mainz, Germany
Abstract. The purpose
of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve
the generic name Oncopus Thorell, 1876 for a group of nine
opilionids from Southeast Asia, together with the family-group names
ONCOPODIDAE Thorell, 1876 and ONCOPODOIDEA Thorell, 1876 for five
genera and 64 species from Asia, by suppressing the little-used senior
homonym Oncopus Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 for two species
of South American Lepidoptera.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Insecta; Lepidoptera; GEOMETRIDAE; moths; Arachnida; Opiliones;
ONCOPODIDAE; Oncopus; Oncopus doriae; harvestmen;
Southeast Asia.
Case
3335 (see Comments 63:4, 64:1 & 64:3)
Trachys Fabricius, 1801
(Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed fixation of the feminine gender of
the genus and the form of derivation of familygroup names based on Trachys
S. Bílý
Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, 148
00 Praha 4,
Czech Republic (e-mail: svatopluk_bily@nm.cz)
V. Kubánˇ
Department of Entomology, Moravian Museum, Hviezdoslavova 29a,
627 00 Brno, Czech Republic (e-mail: vkuban@volny.cz)
Abstract. The purpose
of this application, under Articles 29.3 and 30 of the Code, is to
validate the feminine gender of the genus-group name Trachys Fabricius,
1801 for a common and widespread leaf-mining jewel beetle and the
form of derivation of family-group names based on Trachys.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Coleoptera; BUPRESTIDAE; Trachys; Trachys
minuta; gender; leaf-mining jewel beetle.
Case
3349 (see Comments 63:4, 64:1, 64:2 & Opinion
2186 )
Gnorimus Le Peletier de
Saint-Fargeau & Serville, 1828 and Osmoderma Le Peletier
de Saint-Fargeau & Serville, 1828 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed
conservation of the generic names
Frank-Thorsten Krell
Natural History Museum, Department of Entomology, Cromwell
Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e-mail: f.krell@nhm.ac.uk)
Alberto Ballerio
c/o Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali ‘‘E. Caffi’’,
Piazza Cittadella 10, I-24129 Bergamo, Italy (e-mail: alberto.ballerio.bs@numerica.it)
Andrew B.T. Smith
Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa,
ON, K1P 6P4, Canada (e-mail: asmith@mus-nature.ca)
Paolo Audisio
Università degli Studi di Roma ‘‘La Sapienza’’,
Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell’Uomo (sezione Zoologia),
Viale dell’Università 32, I -00185 Roma, Italy (e-mail:
paolo.audisio@uniroma1.it)
Abstract. The purpose
of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve
the names Gnorimus Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau & Serville,
1828, and Osmoderma Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau & Serville,
1828, for dead-wood and pollen-feeding scarab beetles (SCARABAEIDAE)
from the Palaearctic and North America. The names are threatened
by two senior synonyms, the long forgotten but recently used names Aleurostictus Kirby,
1827 and Gymnodus Kirby, 1827, respectively. The suppression
of the two senior synonyms is proposed.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Coleoptera; SCARABAEIDAE; Gnorimus; Osmoderma; Aleurostictus; Gymnodus;
Acari; ASCIDAE; scarab beetles; mites; Palaearctic; North America.
Case
3323 (see Comments)
Rana ocellata Linnaeus,
1758 (currently Leptodactylus ocellatus; Amphibia, Anura):
proposed conservation of usage of the specific name by the designation
of a neotype
W. Ronald Heyer
Amphibians and Reptiles, MRC 162, PO Box 37012, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, DC, 20013–7012, U.S.A. (e-mail:
heyerr@si.edu)
Ulisses Caramaschi
Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Quinta da
Boa Vista, 20940–040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Rafael O. de Sá
Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
23173, U.S.A.
Abstract. The purpose
of this application, under Article 75.6 of the Code, is to conserve
the usage of the specific name of Rana ocellata Linnaeus,
1758 for a species of leptodactylid frog from South America by the
designation of a neotype. Prevailing usage of the name is threatened
by the identity of the type specimen which is a different species
than that which is currently known as Leptodactylus ocellatus.
It is proposed that all name-bearing types be set aside and a neotype
designated in accord with prevailing usage.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Amphibia; Anura; Leptodactylus; Leptodactylus
ocellatus; frog; South America.
Case
3351 (see Comments 64:1, 64:2, & 65:1)
Chelodina rugosa Ogilby,
1890 (currently Macrochelodina rugosa; Reptilia, Testudines):
proposed precedence over Chelodina oblonga Gray, 1841
S.A. Thomson
Applied Ecology Research Group and CRC for Freshwater Ecology,
University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (e-mail:
thomson@home .netspeed.com.au)
Abstract. The purpose
of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve
the current usage of the name Chelodina rugosa Ogilby, 1890
(currently Macrochelodina rugosa) for the northern long-necked
turtle from northern Australia. The recent finding that Chelodina
oblonga Gray, 1841 is a subjective senior synonym of Chelodina
rugosa threatens nomenclatural stability. It is proposed that
the name Chelodina rugosa is given precedence over Chelodina
oblonga whenever the two are considered to be synonyms.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Reptilia; Testudines; CHELIDAE; Macrochelodina; Chelodina; Chelodina
oblonga; Chelodina rugosa; Chelodina colliei;
Australia; side-necked turtle; northern long-necked turtle.
Case
3347
Pachyramphus Gray, 1840
(Aves, Passeriformes): proposed conservation of usage of the generic
name
Steven M.S. Gregory
35 Monarch Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire
NN2 6EH, U.K. (e-mail: sgregory.avium@ntlworld.com)
Edward C. Dickinson
Flat 3, Bolsover Court, 19 Bolsover Road, Eastbourne, BN20
7JG, U.K. (e-mail: edward@asiaorn.org)
Frank D. Steinheimer
Sylter Strasse 18, Nürnberg, 90425 Germany (e-mail:
franksteinheimer@ yahoo.co.uk)
Abstract. The purpose
of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve
the accustomed usage of the name Pachyramphus Gray, 1840
for a genus of cotinga from Central and South America, by the designation
of Tityra viridis Vieillot, 1816 as the type species of Pachyramphus (family
COTINGIDAE, or family TYRANNIDAE, subfamily TITYRINAE). It is also
proposed that the name Pachyramphus Gray, 1839 and all uses
of the name before 1840 are suppressed. The name Pachyramphus relates
to a group of some 16 species of cotinga known as becards with a
widespread distribution throughout Central and South America; Pachyramphus
viridis is the green-backed becard from northern South America.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Aves; Passeriformes; COTINGIDAE; TYRANNIDAE; TITYRINAE; Tityra; Pachyrhynchus; Pachyramphus; Tityra
viridis; Lanius cayanus; Central America; South America;
cotingas; becards.
