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Case 3772: Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 (Insecta, Diptera, Tephritidae): Proposed precedence over Toxotrypana Gerstaecker, 1860

Status of Case:Resolved (Opinion Issued)
Date Published:09/2018
Authors: Norrbom, A. L., Barr, N. B., Kerr, P., Mengual, X.
Volume and Issue:75/
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Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, Insecta, Diptera, Tephritidae, Neotropical fruit flies, Anastrepha Schiner, 1868, Toxotrypana Gerstaecker, 1860
Taxonomic Group(s): Diptera, Insecta
Abstract:

The purpose of this application under Article 23.9.3 of the Code is to conserve the current usage of the well-established genus-group name Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 for a genus of Neotropical fruit flies by reversal of precedence with its senior synonym, Toxotrypana Gerstaecker, 1860, under the plenary power of the Commission, in the interest of nomenclatural stability. Recent morphological and molecular studies demonstrate that the two genera are synonyms, however, while only one species of Toxotrypana is an agricultural pest, the multiple major pest species currently placed in Anastrepha have far greater impact on numerous commercial and subsistence fruit crops. The synonymy will involve changing their names and this would cause tremendous nomenclatural instability and disrupt scientific research and communication regarding their taxonomy, basic biology, management, and regulation.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v75.a033

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Opinions

Opinion 2479: Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 (Insecta, Diptera, TephriTidae): usage conserved by conditional reversal of
precedence with respect to Toxotrypana Gerstaecker, 1860
Status of Case:
Date Published:08/2021
Authors: ICZN
Volume and Issue:78/
Pagination:149-151
Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, Insecta, Diptera, Tephritidae, Neotropical fruit flies, Anastrepha Schiner, Toxotrypana Gerstaecker
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Abstract:

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the generic name Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 for a group of Neotropical fruit flies, many of them major pest species, by conditionally reversing its precedence with respect to the senior synonym Toxotrypana Gerstaecker, 1860

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http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v78.a036

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