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Case 3760: Chrysomela tenebricosa Fabricius, 1775 (currently Timarcha tenebricosa; Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae): proposed precedence of the specific name over Tenebrio laevigatus Linnaeus, 1767

Status of Case:Resolved (Opinion Issued)
Date Published:09/2018
Authors: Vela, J. M., , Daccordi, M.
Volume and Issue:75/
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Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, Coleoptera, CHRYSOMELIDAE, Timarcha tenebricosa, Timarcha laevigata, leaf beetles, Europe
Taxonomic Group(s): Coleoptera, Insecta
Abstract:

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name Chrysomela tenebricosa Fabricius, 1775 for a common and widespread species of European bloody-nosed beetle in the genus Timarcha (Chrysomelidae) by giving it precedence over the misinterpreted and unused senior synonym Tenebrio laevigatus Linnaeus, 1767.

Full Text:

http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v75.a031

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Opinions

Opinion 2474: Chrysomela tenebricosa Fabricius, 1775 (currently Timarcha tenebricosa; Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae): specific name conserved
Status of Case:
Date Published:04/2021
Authors: ICZN
Volume and Issue:78/
Pagination:
Keywords:
Taxonomic Group(s):
Abstract:

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the specific name of Chrysomela tenebricosa Fabricius, 1775 for a common and widespread species of European bloody-nosed beetle in the genus Timarcha (Chrysomelidae) by giving it precedence over the misinterpreted and unused senior synonym Tenebrio laevigatus Linnaeus, 1767.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v78.a018

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