BZN Volume
63, Part 2, 30 June 2006
Opinions
Opinions
with the following titles were published on 30 June 2006
in Volume 63, Part 2 of the Bulletin of Zoological
Nomenclature
Copies
of these Opinions can be obtained free of charge from the
Executive Secretary, The International Commission on Zoological
Nomenclature, c/o The Natural History Museum, Cromwell
Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e-mail: iczn@nhm.ac.uk).
OPINION
2147 (Case
3263)
Octopus hummelincki Adam,
1936 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): specific name conserved
Abstract. The
Commission has ruled that the specific name Octopus hummelincki Adam,
1936 is conserved for a common small ocellate octopus from
the Caribbean and western Atlantic. The older name O. filosus Howell,
1868 was long regarded as a synonym of O. vulgaris Cuvier,
1797, but more recently has been synonymized with O. hummelincki (rather
than O. vulgaris) The name O. filosus has
had very little usage and its name has been suppressed.
Keywords.
Nomenclature; taxonomy; Cephalopoda; OCTOPODIDAE; Octopus
hummelincki; Octopus filosus.
OPINION
2148 (Case
3294)
Gynacantha Rambur,
1842 and Triacanthagyna Selys, 1883 (Insecta, Odonata):
usage conserved by the designation of Gynacantha nervosa Rambur,
1842 as the type species of Gynacantha
Abstract. The
Commission has ruled that the usage of the names Gynacantha Rambur,
1842 and Triacanthagyna Selys, 1883 for two genera
of aeshnid dragonflies is conserved by the designation of Gynacantha
nervosa Rambur, 1842 as the type species of Gynacantha.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Odonata; AESHNIDAE; Gynacantha; Triacanthagyna; Gynacantha
nervosa; Triacanthagyna trifida; dragonflies;
Neotropical region; tropics.
OPINION
2149 (Case
3291)
DROMIIDAE Bonelli, 1810 (Insecta,
Coleoptera, Caraboidea): emended to DROMIUSIDAE to remove homonymy
with DROMIIDAE De Haan, 1833 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura,
Dromioidea)
Abstract. The
Commission has ruled that homonymy between the beetle family
name DROMIIDAE Bonelli, 1810 (type genus Dromius Bonelli,
1810) and the decapod family name DROMIIDAE De Haan, 1833 (type
genus Dromia Weber, 1795) is removed by changing the
spelling of the senior homonym, and that the entire generic
name of Dromius is used to form the name DROMIUSIDAE
Bonelli, 1810.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Insecta; Coleoptera; Crustacea; Brachyura; Caraboidea;
DROMIIDAE; DROMIUSIDAE; Dromius; Dromia; Dromius
quadrimaculatus.
OPINION
2150 (Case
3317)
Scarabaeus arenarius Olivier,
1789 (currently Aphodius arenarius) and Scarabaeus
fasciatus Olivier, 1789 (currently Aphodius fasciatus)
(Insecta, Coleoptera): specific names conserved
Abstract. The
Commission has ruled that the specific names of the scarab
beetles Aphodius fasciatus (Olivier, 1789) and A.
arenarius (Olivier, 1789) are conserved by a ruling that
these names are not invalid by reason of being junior primary
homonyms of Trichius fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Aegialia
arenarius (Fabricius, 1787) respectively. The Commission
has also suppressed the name Scarabaeus putridus Geoffroy
in Fourcroy, 1785.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Coleoptera; SCARABAEIDAE; APHODIINAE; AEGIALIINAE;
TRICHIINAE; Aphodius arenarius; Aphodius fasciatus;
dung beetles.
OPINION
2151 (Case
3295)
Eterusia cingala Moore,
1877 (Insecta, Lepidoptera): specific name conserved
Abstract. The
Commission has ruled that the specific name Eterusia cingala Moore,
1877 is conserved for a common zygaenid moth pest of tea in
Asia, the larvae of which are known as ‘tea slugs’.
The older name Eterusia aedea septentrionicola Felder & Felder,
1862 is a senior subjective synonym of E. cingala,
but has not been catalogued or used since 1862. The name E.
cingala is conserved by the suppression of E. septentrionicola.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Eterusia; Eterusia cingala; tea
slug; Asia.
OPINION
2152 (Case
3320)
Papilio sapho Drury,
1782 (Insecta, Lepidoptera): specific name conserved
Abstract. The
Commission has ruled that the specific name Papilio sapho Drury,
1782 (currently Heliconius sapho) (NYMPHALIDAE) is
conserved for a species of brush-footed butterflies inhabiting
the Neotropics. The name has been in use for more than 220
years, but is a junior primary homonym of Papilio sappho Pallas,
1771 (currently Neptis sappho) which belongs to a
different subfamily inhabiting the Palaearctic. Both names
are in common and widespread use, and the Commission has ruled
that P. sapho Drury is not invalid by reason of being
a junior primary homonym of P. sappho Pallas.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Lepidoptera; NYMPHALIDAE; Heliconius; Heliconius
sapho; Neptis sappho; Neotropics; Palaearctic;
brush-footed butterflies.
OPINION
2153 (Case
3259)
Eristalis Latreille,
1804 (Insecta, Diptera): confirmation that the gender is feminine; Musca
nemorum Linnaeus, 1758, M. arbustorum Linnaeus,
1758 and M. horticola De Geer, 1776 (currently Eristalis
nemorum, E. arbustorum and E. horticola):
usage of the specific names conserved by the designation of
neotypes
Abstract. The
Commission has ruled that the gender of the generic name Eristalis
Latreille, 1804 is feminine, and that the long established
usage of the specific names Eristalis nemorum (Linnaeus,
1758), E. arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758) and E. horticola (De
Geer, 1776) is conserved by the designation of neotypes.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Diptera; SYRPHIDAE; Eristalis; Eristalis
arbustorum; Eristalis nemorum; Eristalis
horticola; bee-mimic hoverflies.
OPINION
2154 (Case
3290)
Platystrophia King,
1850 (Brachiopoda, Orthida): usage conserved by designation
of Porambonites costata Pander, 1830 as the type species
Abstract. The
Commission has ruled that the usage of the name Platystrophia King,
1850 for a genus of fossil brachiopods of Ordovician – Silurian
age is conserved by the designation of Platystrophia costata Pander,
1830 as the type species.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Brachiopoda; Orthida; Platystrophia; Platystrophia
costata; fossil brachiopods; Ordovician; Silurian.
OPINION
2155 (Case
3235)
Sclerocrinus Jaekel,
1891 (Crinoidea, Cyrtocrinida): not conserved; priority maintained
for Gammarocrinites Quenstedt, 1857
Abstract. The
Commission has ruled that priority should be maintained for
the generic name Gammarocrinites Quenstedt, 1857 for
a group of fossil (Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian)-Lower Cretaceous
(Valanginian)) crinoids. The name Sclerocrinus Jaekel,
1891 is not given precedence over the senior name whenever
the two are considered to be synonyms. The two names have been
used indiscriminately for the same taxon.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; SCLEROCRINIDAE; Gammarocrinites; Sclerocrinus; Gammarocrinites
compressus; Sclerocrinus strambergensis; fossil
crinoids; Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous; Europe.
