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Case 3733: Cetonia marmorea Olivier, 1789 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini): proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Scarabaeus pulcher Swederus, 1787

Status of Case:Resolved (Opinion Issued)
Date Published:05/2017
Authors: Ratcliffe, B. C.
Volume and Issue:74/
Pagination:
Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Cetonia marmorea, Gymnetis marmorea, Gymnetis pulchra, Gymnetosoma marmorea, Scarabaeus pulcher, Neotropics, flower chafer
Taxonomic Group(s): Coleoptera
Abstract:

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the widely used name Gymnetis marmorea (Olivier, 1789), a flower chafer (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, which is threatened by the unused senior subjective synonym Scarabaeus pulcher Swederus, 1787. The head of the holotype of Scarabaeus pulcher Swederus, 1787 is excluded from the holotype under Article 73.1.5 of the Code since it is a piece belonging to a Cotinis Burmeister glued to the body of a Gymnetis MacLeay.

Full Text:

http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v74.a002 (Notice of Application)

http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v74.a012

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Opinions

Opinion 2442: Cetonia marmorea Olivier, 1789 (currently Gymnetis marmorea; Coleoptera, Cetoniinae, Gymnetini): precedence granted over Scarabaeus pulcher Swederus, 1787
Status of Case:
Date Published:08/2019
Authors: ICZN
Volume and Issue:76/
Pagination:
Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Cetonia marmorea, Gymnetis marmorea, Gymnetis pulchra, Gymnetosoma marmorea, Scarabaeus pulcher, Neotropics, flower chafer
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Abstract:

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the specific name of Cetonia marmorea Olivier, 1789 (currently Gymnetis marmorea) by giving it precedence over its senior subjective synonym Scarabaeus pulcher Swederus, 1787.

Full Text:

http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v76.a049

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