Abstracts
of the Applications published on 30 September
2003 in Volume 60, Part 3 of the Bulletin
of Zoological Nomenclature
Comment
or advice on any of these Applications is invited
for publication (subject to editing) in the Bulletin and
should be sent to the Executive Secretary,
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature,
c/o The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road,
London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e-mail: iczn@nhm.ac.uk).
Case
3245 (see Opinion
2105)
Hastigerinella Cushman,
1927 and Clavigerinella Bolli, Loeblich & Tappan,
1957 (Rhizopoda, Foraminiferida): proposed
conservation of the usage by designation
of Hastigerina digitata Rhumbler,
1911 as the type species of Hastigerinella
Helen
Coxall
School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton,
Southampton Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton SO14
3ZH, U.K. (e-mail: hkc@soc.soton.ac.uk)
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, in relation to
Articles 11.10, 49 and 67.13 of the Code, is
to conserve the widespread usage of the generic
names Hastigerinella Cushman, 1927 for
a group of extant planktonic foraminifera and Clavigerinella Bolli,
Loeblich
& Tappan, 1957 for a group of fossil foraminifera
by designating Hastigerina digitata Rhumbler,
1911 as the type species of Hastigerinella.
Rhumbler (1911) had, by misidentification, used
the specific name of Globigerina digitata Brady,
1879 for his taxon. As a result of this misuse
of the name, some authors have argued that Hastigerinella
eocanica Nuttall, 1928 is the valid type
species of Hastigerinella. However, acceptance
of this view would confuse the accepted meaning
of Hastigerinella and Clavigerinella.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Foraminifera; HASTIGERININAE; Hastigerinella; Clavigerinella; Hastigerina
digitata; Clavigerinella akersi.
Case
3260 (see Opinion
2108)
Titanodamon
johnstonii Pocock, 1894 (currently Damon
johnstonii; Arachnida, Amblypygi):
proposed conservation of the specific name
Peter
Weygoldt
Institut für Biologie I, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität,
Hauptstrasse 1, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany (e-mail: peter.weygoldt@biologie.uni-freiburg.de)
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, under Article
23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the widely
used specific name Titanodamon johnstonii Pocock,
1894 (currently Damon johnstonii; family
PHRYNICHIDAE) for a species of whip spider
(Amblypygi) by suppressing its senior synonym D.
australis Simon, 1886, that has been used
doubtfully only once.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Amblypygi; PHRYNICHIDAE; Damon; Damon
johnstonii; whip spiders.
Case
3256 (see Opinion
2113)
Leptusa Kraatz,
1856 and Cyllopisalia Pace, 1982 (Insecta,
Coleoptera): proposed conservation
Vladimir
I. Gusarov
Division of Entomology, Natural History Museum, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7523, U.S.A. and Department of
Entomology, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab.
7/9, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia (e-mail: vlad@ku.edu)
Lee
H. Herman
Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American
Museum of Natural History, Central Park West
at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192,
U.S.A. (e-mail: herman@amnh.org)
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, under Article
23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the generic
name Leptusa Kraatz, 1856 and subgeneric
name Cyllopisalia Pace, 1982 for a widespread
group of rove beetles (family STAPHYLINIDAE).
Both names are threatened by limited usage
of a senior synonym, Sipalia Mulsant & Rey,
1853. The use of Sipalia in place of Leptusa causes
great confusion because from 1909 to 1974 most
authors used the name Sipalia for the
rove beetle genus now known as Geostiba Thomson,
1858. It is proposed that the name Sipalia should
be suppressed.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Coleoptera; STAPHYLINIDAE ; ALEOCHARINAE; Leptusa; Cyllopisalia; Geostiba; Bolitochara
pulchella; Aleochara circellaris;
rove beetles.
Case
3279 (see Opinion
2116)
Curculio
picipes Marsham, 1802 (currently Procas
picipes; Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed
conservation of the specific name
Richard
T. Thompson
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell
Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e-mail: richt2@nhm.ac.uk)
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, under Article
23.9.5 of the Code, is to conserve the name Curculio
picipes Marsham, 1802 (currently Procas
picipes) for a widely distributed Palaearctic
weevil (family ERIRHINIDAE) that appears in
numerous faunal lists and catalogues. Marsham's
name is a junior primary homonym of Curculio
picipes Fabricius, 1777, but the two nominal
species have not been considered congeneric
since the early 1800s and are currently placed
in different families. In addition, Curculio
picipes Fabricius, 1777 is an unused name
as it has been considered a junior synonym
of Otiorhynchus singularis (Linnaeus,
1767) (family CURCULIONIDAE) since 1871.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Coleoptera; CURCULIONIDAE ; Procas; Procas
picipes; weevils; Palaearctic.
Case
3251 (see Comments and Opinion
2142)
Thereva Latreille,
1797 and Phasia Latreille, 1804 (Insecta,
Diptera): proposed conservation of usage
by designation of Musca plebeja Linnaeus,
1758 as the type species of Thereva
Kevin
C. Holston
Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
61801, U.S.A. (e-mail: holston@life.uiuc.edu)
Michael
E. Irwin
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana,
IL 61801, U.S.A. (e-mail: m-irwin2@uiuc.edu)
F.
Christian Thompson
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, PSI,
BARC, ARS, USDA, c/o Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C. 20560, U.S.A. (e-mail:
cthompso@sel.barc.usda.gov)
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, in relation to
Article 67.2 of the Code, is to conserve the
usage of the name Thereva Latreille,
1797 for a cosmopolitan genus of stiletto flies
(family THEREVIDAE) that currently includes
201 species, and also the usage of Phasia Latreille,
1804 and phasiinae for a group of tachinid
flies (family TACHINIDAE), some of which are
economically important as parasites of plant
bugs (Heteroptera). It is proposed that Musca
plebeja Linnaeus, 1758 should be designated
as the type species of the therevid genus Thereva.
M. plebeja was not one of the nominal species
that were first associated with the name Thereva by
Fabricius (1798). Fabricius used Thereva for
a group of tachinid flies that are now referred
to by the name Phasia Latreille, 1804.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Diptera; THEREVIDAE; TACHINIDAE; Thereva; Phasia; Thereva
plebeja; stiletto flies; tachinids.
Case
3269 (see Opinion
2117)
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia)
Meigen, 1822 and Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia)
Frey, 1922 (Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation
of usage of the subgeneric names by designation
of Empis sulcata Meigen, 1804 as the
type species of Rhamphomyia
Miroslav
Barták
Czech University of Agriculture, Department of Zoology & Fishery,
165 21 Praha 6, Czech Republic (e-mail: bartak@af.czu.cz)
Bradley
J. Sinclair
Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum
Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113
Bonn, Germany (e-mail: b.sinclair.zfmk@uni-bonn.de)
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, under Article
70.2 of the Code, is to conserve the widespread
usage of the subgeneric names Rhamphomyia (Rham-
phomyia ) Meigen, 1822 and Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia)
Frey, 1922 for groups of dance-flies (family
EMPIDIDAE) by designating Empis sulcata Meigen,
1804 as the type species of Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia)
Meigen, 1822. The valid type species is Empis
marginata Fabricius, 1787. However, in
1834 Curtis invalidly designated Empis sulcata Meigen,
1804 as the type species and all subsequent
authors have accepted this designation. Acceptance
of the valid type species designation ( Empis
marginata) would destabilise the current
usage of these subgeneric names and those of
over 200 species currently included in these
groups.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Diptera; EMPIDIDAE; Rhamphomyia; Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) marginata; Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) geniculata ;
dance-flies.
Case
3255 (see Comments BZN 60:3, 61:2, 61:3, 61:4, 62:2 and
Opinion 2145)
Macropodus
concolor Ahl, 1937 (Osteichthyes, Perciformes):
proposed conservation of the specific name
Ingo
Schindler
Warthestr. 53a, 12051 Berlin, Germany (e-mail: ingoschindler@web.de)
Wolfgang
Staeck
Auf dem Grat 41a, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, under Article
23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the specific
name of Macropodus concolor Ahl, 1937,
which has consistently been used for the Black
Paradise Fish (family OSPHRONEMIDAE), a well
known freshwater fish from Southeast Asia.
The name is threatened by the senior objective
synonym Macropodus spechti Schreitmüller,
1936 for which suppression is proposed.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; OSPHHRONEMIDAE; Macropodus concolor ;
Black Paradise Fish; Southeast Asia.
Case
3277 (see Opinion
2119)
Chitra
chitra Nutaphand, 1986 (Reptilia, Testudines):
proposed precedence of the specific name
over that of Chitra selenkae Jaekel,
1911
William
P. McCord
East Fishkill Animal Hospital, 455 Rte 82, Hopewell Jct., New
York, NY 12533, U.S.A. (e-mail: Chelodina@aol.com) (corresponding
author)
Peter
C.H. Pritchard
Chelonian Research Institute, 402 South
Central Avenue, Oviedo, Florida 32765, U.S.A. (e-mail:
ChelonianRI@aol.com)
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, under Articles
23.9.3 and 81.2.3 of the Code, is to conserve
the widely used name Chitra chitra Nutaphand,
1986 for the Narrow-headed Softshell turtle
(Testudines; family TRIONYCHIDAE) found in
Thailand, Malaysia and on the islands of Sumatra
and Java, Indonesia, by giving it precedence
over the neglected palaeontological name Chitra
selenkae Jaekel, 1911, whenever the two
are considered to be synonyms.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Reptilia; Testudines; TRIONYCHIDAE; Chitra
chitra; Chitra selenkae; Narrow-headed
Softshell turtles; Thailand; Malaysia; Indonesia.
Case
3266 (see Comments 61:1, 61:3 and
Opinion 2146)
Palaeortyx
phasianoides Milne-Edwards, 1869 (Aves,
Galliformes): proposed conservation of
usage of the specific name by the designation
of a neotype
U.B.
Göhlich
Department für Umwelt- und Geowissenschaften, Sektion
Paläontologie, Richard-Wagner-Strasse 10, D-80333 Munich,
Germany (e-mail: u.goehlich@lrz.uni-muenchen.de, u.goehlich@web.de)
C.
Mourer-Chauviré
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre des Sciences
de la Terre, 2743 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622
Villeurbanne Cedex, France (e-mail: Cecile.Mourer@univ-lyon1.fr)
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, under Article
75.6 of the Code, is to conserve the current
usage of the name Palaeortyx phasianoides Milne-Edwards,
1869 for a species of fossil quail from the
Miocene (family PHASIANIDAE) by the designation
of a neotype. This is necessary because
the specimen designated as lectotype in 2000
is not the species currently named P. phasianoides.
It is proposed that this lectotype designation
be set aside and a neotype designated in accord
with accustomed understanding and usage of
the name P. phasianoides.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Aves; Galliformes; PHASIANIDAE; quails; Palaeortyx
phasianoides; Miocene; Europe.
