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Case 3749: Erynnini Brues & Melander, 1932: proposed conservation by suppression of Erynnidi Tutt, 1906, Erynninae Swinhoe, 1913 and Erynnidae Hampson, 1918 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)

Status of Case:Resolved (Opinion Issued)
Date Published:09/2018
Authors: Balletto, E., Barbero, F., Bonelli, S., Casacci, L. P., Dapporto, L.
Volume and Issue:75/
Pagination:
Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, HESPERIIDAE, PYRGINAE, Erynnis, European Dinghy skipper butterfly, Holarctic
Taxonomic Group(s): Insecta, Lepidoptera
Abstract:

The purpose of this application, under Articles 41 and 65.2 of the Code, is to conserve the well-established current use of the hesperiid tribe Erynnini Brues & Melander, 1932 (subfamily Pyrginae) by suppressing its three senior homonyms Erynnidi Tutt, 1906, Erynnidae Swinhoe, 1913, and Erynnidae Hampson, 1918, which were based on the same genus Erynnis Schrank, 1801, the last based on many distinct and invalidly fixed type species.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v75.a027

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Opinions

Opinion 2464: Erynnini Brues & Melander, 1932 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae): name conserved
Status of Case:
Date Published:12/2020
Authors: ICZN
Volume and Issue:77/
Pagination:
Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, HESPERIIDAE, PYRGINAE, Erynnis, European Dinghy skipper butterfly, Holarctic
Taxonomic Group(s):
Abstract:

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the usage of the family-group name Erynnini Brues & Melander, 1932 for a tribe of hesperiid butterflies by suppressing its senior homonyms Erynnidi Tutt, 1906, Erynnidae Swinhoe, 1913 and Erynnidae Hampson, 1918.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v77.a046

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