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Case 3664: Tipula contaminata Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Ptychoptera contaminata; Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation of prevailing usage through designation of a neotype

Status of Case:Resolved (Opinion Issued)
Date Published:12/2014
Authors: Fasbender, A., Courtney, G. W.
Volume and Issue:71/4
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Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, Insecta, Diptera, PTYCHOPTERIDAE, Ptychoptera, Tipula, Ptychoptera contaminata, Phantom Crane Fly, Palaearctic, Europe
Taxonomic Group(s): Diptera, Insecta
Abstract:

The purpose of this application, under Article 75.6 of the Code, is to conserve the universal usage of Tipula contaminata Linnaeus, 1758 by setting aside all previous type fixations and designating a neotype. Tipula contaminata is the type species of the genus Ptychoptera Meigen, 1803, itself the type genus of the family Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862. This species is found over much of Europe, and all authors subsequent to Meigen (1803) have utilized his concept of the species. However, the holotype of Tipula contaminata Linnaeus, 1758 represents a species of Tipulidae. It is proposed that a neotype be designated for Tipula contaminata to preserve two hundred years of common usage and ensure nomenclatural stability at the genus and family rank.

Full Text:

https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v71i4.a14

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Comments

Comment 3664-1: Comment on Tipula contaminata Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Ptychoptera contaminata; Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation of prevailing usage through designation of a neotype
Status of Case:
Date Published:12/2015
Authors: Kvifte, G. M., Hagenlund, L. K., Rulik, B.
Volume and Issue:72/4
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Opinions

Opinion 2445: Opinion 2445 (Case 3664) – Tipula contaminata Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Ptychoptera contaminata; Insecta, Diptera): neotype designated
Status of Case:
Date Published:12/2019
Authors: ICZN
Volume and Issue:76/
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Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, Insecta, Diptera, PTYCHOPTERIDAE, Ptychoptera, Tipula, Ptychoptera contaminata, Phantom Crane Fly, Palaearctic, Europe
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Abstract:

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to designate a neotype for Tipula contaminata Linnaeus, 1758, conserving the existing usage of Ptychoptera Meigen, 1803 and Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v76.a062

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