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Case 3780

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Case 3780: Typhlodromus californicus McGregor, 1954 (currently Neoseiulus californicus; Arachnida, Acari, Mesostigmata, Phytoseiidae): proposed conservation of current usage by designation of a neotype

Status of Case:	Open Cases
Date Published:	08/2019
Authors:	Beaulieu, F., Beard, J. J., McMurtry, J. A., Zhang, Z.
Volume and Issue:	76/
Pagination:
Keywords:	Nomenclature, taxonomy, Acari, Phytoseiidae, Neoseiulus, Typhlodromus, Neoseiulus californicus, Neoseiulus mungeri, Neoseiulus barkeri, Neoseiulus chilenensis, California, Chile, biocontrol agents, citrus
Taxonomic Group(s):	Acari, Arachnida, Mesostigmata
Abstract:	The purpose of this application, under Article 75.6 of the Code, is to conserve the current universal usage of the name Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor, 1954) (Phytoseiidae) for a mite species that is used worldwide as a commercial biological control agent. The type specimens of Typhlodromus californicus McGregor, 1954 and of its putative synonym T. mungeri McGregor, 1954, both formerly considered lost, were recently located and studied. After examination, it is clear that the current concept of N. californicus is not consistent with the type material and represents a distinct species. Furthermore, the T. californicus and T. mungeri types match the morphological characters of N. barkeri Hughes, 1948, for which the lectotype and a paralectotype were examined. It is proposed that the previous type fixations for nominal species N. californicus be set aside, and that a neotype specimen consistent with the current universal usage of the name N. californicus be designated.
Full Text:	http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v76.a032
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Comment 3780-1: Typhlodromus californicus McGregor, 1954 (currently Neoseiulus californicus; Arachnida, Acari, Mesostigmata, Phytoseiidae): proposed conservation of current usage by designation
of a neotype

Status of Case:
Date Published:	04/2020
Authors:	Halliday, R. B.
Volume and Issue:	77/
Pagination:
Keywords:
Taxonomic Group(s):
Full Text:	http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v77.a012
External Links:	Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

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