OPINION 2230 (Case 3400)
Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853 (Insecta, Coleoptera): precedence not given over Hybosorus roei Westwood, 1845
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that priority is maintained for the species name Hybosorus roei Westwood, 1845. A proposal to conserve the junior synonym Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853 by giving it precedence over Hybosorus roei Westwood was not approved.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; HYBOSORIDAE; Hybosorus illigeri; Hybosorus roei; Hybosorus pinguis; Hybosorus carolinus; scarabaeoids.
OPINION 2231 (Case 3415)
Pedionomus Gould, December 1840 (Aves, PEDIONOMIDAE) and Leipoa Gould, December 1840 (Aves, MEGAPODIIDAE): usage conserved
Abstract. The Commission has suppressed the names Pedionomus and Pedionomus ocellatus Gould, [31 October] 1840, thereby conserving the generic names Pedionomus Gould, [1 December] 1840 for the Australian plains-wanderer (PEDIONOMIDAE) and Leipoa Gould, [1 December] 1840 and the specific name Leipoa ocellata Gould, [1 December] 1840 for the Australian malleefowl (MEGAPODIIDAE). The names Pedionomus Gould, [1 December] 1840, Leipoa Gould, [1 December] 1840 and Leipoa ocellata Gould, [1 December] 1840 have been in prevailing usage as the valid names for these taxa for over 150 years.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Aves; MEGAPODIIDAE; PEDIONOMIDAE; Leipoa; Pedionomus; Leipoa ocellata; Pedionomus torquatus; malleefowl; plains-wanderer; Australia.
OPINION 2232 (Case 3384)
Cornwallius tabatai Tokunaga, 1939 (currently Paleoparadoxia tabatai; Mammalia, Desmostylia): proposed designation of a neotype not accepted
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the usage of the specific name of Paleoparadoxia tabatai (Tokunaga, 1939), a species of Middle Miocene desmostylian from Japan and California, will not be conserved by designation of a neotype.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Desmostylia; PALEOPARADOXIIDAE; Paleoparadoxia; Paleoparadoxia tabatai; Middle Miocene; Japan.
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