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Case 2057: Coccus sativus Lancry, 1791, Coccus mexicanus Lamarck, 1891 and Coccus silvestris Lancry, 1791 (Insecta, Homoptera): proposed suppression under the plenary powers

Status of Case:Resolved (Opinion Issued)
Date Published:09/1974
Authors: Lotto, G. D.
Volume and Issue:31/3
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Taxonomic Group(s): Homoptera, Insecta
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https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12225455

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Opinion 2443: Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1829 and Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamarck, 1801) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Dactylopiidae): usage conserved by suppression of the specific names Coccus sativus Lancry, 1791, Coccus mexicanus Lamarck, 1801 and Coccus silvestris Lancry, 1791
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Date Published:12/2019
Authors: ICZN
Volume and Issue:76/
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Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, Insecta, Hemiptera, DACTYLOPIIDAE, Coccus, Dactylopius, scale insect, cochineal, Central America, South America
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Abstract:

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the specific names of two species of agriculturally important cochineal scale insect, Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1829 and Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamarck, 1801), by suppressing the senior subjective synonyms Coccus sativus Lancry, 1791 and Coccus mexicanus Lamarck, 1801 for the former, and Coccus silvestris Lancry, 1791 for the latter.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v76.a060

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