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Case 3878: Andrena ovatula: proposed conservation of current usage by designation of a neotype for Melitta ovatula Kirby, 1802 (currently Andrena ovatula; Hymenoptera, ANDRENIDAE)

Thomas Wood, Christophe Praz, “Case 3878: Andrena ovatula: proposed conservation of current usage by designation of a neotype for Melitta ovatula Kirby, 1802 (currently Andrena ovatula; Hymenoptera, ANDRENIDAE)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 81, 2024.

The purpose of this application, under Article 75.5 of the ICZN Code, is to conserve the current usage of the specific name Andrena ovatula (Kirby, 1802) by setting aside all previous types and designating a neotype for Melitta ovatula . The name  Andrena ovatula has been used....

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