Contact us Report abuse

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

Home » Cases » All Cases

Cases

Keyword

Nomenclature

Found 189 results

Case 3715: Punctuated avian species-group names as abbreviations in the zoological appendix of Linnaeus' Mantissa Plantarum Altera, 1771: proposed conservation of leucorynchus and mascarinus as justified emendations of their respectively punctuated original spellings as Lanius leucoryn. and Psittacus mascarin.

Richard Schodde, Robert J. Dowsett, Walter J. Bock, “Case 3715: Punctuated avian species-group names as abbreviations in the zoological appendix of Linnaeus' Mantissa Plantarum Altera, 1771: proposed conservation of leucorynchus and mascarinus as justified emendations of their respectively punctuated original spellings as Lanius leucoryn. and Psittacus mascarin.”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. , 2017.

The purpose of this application, under Articles 78.1, 80.2. and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the in-use spellings  leucorynchus Linnaeus, 1771 and  mascarinus Linnaeus, 1771 as respective justified emendations of the specific names for the woodswallow,  Artamus leucorynchus  (Linnaeus, 1771), type species of the avian genus  Artamus....

Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

Opinion 2455: Lanius leucorynchus and Psittacus mascarinus: species-group names conserved as justified emendations of punctuated original spellings, Lanius leucoryn. and Psittacus mascarin. in Linnaeus's Mantissa Plantarum Altera, 1771

ICZN, “Opinion 2455: Lanius leucorynchus and Psittacus mascarinus: species-group names conserved as justified emendations of punctuated original spellings, Lanius leucoryn. and Psittacus mascarin. in Linnaeus's Mantissa Plantarum Altera, 1771”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the species-group names  leucorynchus Linnaeus, 1771 and  mascarinus Linnaeus, 1771 as respective justified emendations of the specific names for a woodswallow,  Artamus leucorynchus  (Linnaeus, 1771), type species of the avian genus  Artamus  (Artamidae), and a parrot,  Mascarinus mascarinus  (Linnaeus, 1771), type....

Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

Opinion 2429: Opinion 2429 (Case 3717) – Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca, Bivalvia): emended to Xylophagaidae to remove homonymy with Xylophagidae Fallén, 1810 (Insecta, Diptera)

ICZN, “Opinion 2429: Opinion 2429 (Case 3717) – Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca, Bivalvia): emended to Xylophagaidae to remove homonymy with Xylophagidae Fallén, 1810 (Insecta, Diptera)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, pp. , 2018.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has emended the spelling of the name Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca, Bivalvia) to remove homonymy with Xylophagidae Fallén, 1810 (Insecta, Diptera). The stem of the molluscan generic name Xylophaga Turton, 1822 has been emended to Xylophaga- to give Xylophagaidae....

Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

Case 3717: Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca: Bivalvia): proposed emendation of the spelling to Xylophagaidae to remove homonymy with Xylophagidae Fallén, 1810 (Insecta: Diptera).

Eugene V. Coan, James T. Carlton, Neal L. Evenhuis, “Case 3717: Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca: Bivalvia): proposed emendation of the spelling to Xylophagaidae to remove homonymy with Xylophagidae Fallén, 1810 (Insecta: Diptera).”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 73, pp. , 2017.

The purpose of this application, under Articles 29 and 55.3 of the Code, is to remove the homonymy between the family-group names Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca: Bivalvia) and Xylophagidae Fallén, 1810 (Insecta: Diptera), which are homonyms due to the similarity of the names of their respective type genera ....

Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

Case 3722: Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (currently Digitonthophagus gazella or Onthophagus gazella; Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): proposed conservation of usage of the specific name by designation of a neotype

François Génier, Frank-Thorsten Krell, “Case 3722: Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (currently Digitonthophagus gazella or Onthophagus gazella; Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): proposed conservation of usage of the specific name by designation of a neotype”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. , 2017.

The purpose of this application, under Article 75.6 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name  Digitonthophagus gazella  (Fabricius, 1787) for a common African species of dung beetle (also known as  Onthophagus gazella ) that was successfully introduced into multiple areas all over the world. The species is....

Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

Opinion 2457: Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (currently Digitonthophagus gazella or Onthophagus gazella; Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): neotype designated

ICZN, “Opinion 2457: Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (currently Digitonthophagus gazella or Onthophagus gazella; Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): neotype designated”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the specific name of  Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 by designating a neotype.

Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

Opinion 2438: Bolitophagus cornutus Fabricius, 1801 (currently Bolitotherus cornutus; Insecta, Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae): precedence granted over Opatrum bifurcum Fabricius, 1798

ICZN, “Opinion 2438: Bolitophagus cornutus Fabricius, 1801 (currently Bolitotherus cornutus; Insecta, Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae): precedence granted over Opatrum bifurcum Fabricius, 1798”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the specific name of Bolitophagus cornutus Fabricius, 1801 (currently Bolitotherus cornutus ) by giving it precedence over its senior subjective synonym Opatrum bifurcum Fabricius, 1798.

Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

Case 3723: Bolitophagus cornutus Fabricius, 1801 (currently Bolitotherus cornutus) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): proposed conservation of the specific name

Bousquet, Y., Bouchard, P., “Case 3723: Bolitophagus cornutus Fabricius, 1801 (currently Bolitotherus cornutus) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): proposed conservation of the specific name”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, pp. , 2017.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name Bolitophagus cornutus Fabricius, 1801 (currently Bolitotherus cornutus ) for a common and well-known North American darkling beetle by giving it precedence over its senior synonym Opatrum bifurcum ....

Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

Case 3724: Metochus abbreviatus Scott, 1874 (Insecta, Heteroptera): proposed precedence over Rhyparochromus erosus Walker, 1872 (currently Metochus erosus)

Dávid Rédei, Előd Kondorosy, Tadashi Ishikawa, Berend Aukema, Harry Brailovsky, Attilio Carapezza, Jürgen Deckert, Pablo Dellapé, Cuiqing Gao, Thomas J. Henry, Sunghoon Jung, Petr Kment, Mallik Malipatil, Jane O’Donnell, Geoffrey G.E. Scudder, Masaaki Tomokuni, Jing-Fu Tsai, “Case 3724: Metochus abbreviatus Scott, 1874 (Insecta, Heteroptera): proposed precedence over Rhyparochromus erosus Walker, 1872 (currently Metochus erosus)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, pp. , 2017.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the widely used specific name Metochus abbreviatus Scott, 1874, for a species of rhyparochromid bugs from East Asia. The name is threatened by the senior subjective synonym Rhyparochromus erosus Walker, 1872,....

Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

Opinion 2433: Metochus abbreviatus Scott, 1874 (Insecta, Heteroptera): conditional precedence given over Rhyparochromus erosus Walker, 1872 (currently Metochus erosus)

ICZN, “Opinion 2433: Metochus abbreviatus Scott, 1874 (Insecta, Heteroptera): conditional precedence given over Rhyparochromus erosus Walker, 1872 (currently Metochus erosus)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the specific name of Metochus abbreviatus Scott, 1874 for a species of rhyparochromid bug by giving it precedence over the senior subjective synonym Rhyparochromus erosus Walker, 1872.

Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

First
1 ... 8 9 10 11 12 ... 19
Last

ICZN is supported by the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore (Company Registration No. 200604346E).
ICZN is an Associate Participant to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) & a Scientific Member of the International Union of Biological Science (IUBS).
Correspondence to the ICZN should be directed to the Secretary (iczn@nus.edu.sg / +65 6518 8364).

Creative Commons Licence

Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY Licence.