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of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Volume 47, 1990
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ISSN 0007-5167 © International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Notices . :
Election of the Vice- President of ‘the International Commission on . Zoological Nomenclature . ;
The International Commission on 1 Zoological Nomenclature and its publications ;
Addresses of members of the Commission . ,
International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature ;
Official Lists and Indexes of Names and Works in Zoology- Supplement :
The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Instructions to Authors .
Applications
Pleuractis Verrill, 1864 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): proposed designation of Fungia paumotensis Stutchbury, 1833 as the type species, with conservation of Lobactis Verrill, 1864. B.W.Hoeksema. .
CYMATIINAE Iredale, 1913 (1854) (Mollusca, Gastropoda) and CYMATIINAE E Walton in Hutchinson, 1940 (Insecta, Heteroptera): proposal to remove the homonymy. A. Jansson& A.G.Beu. .
Limax fibratus Martyn, 1784 et Neriti hebraea. Martyn, 1786 (actuellement Placostylus fibratus et Natica hebraea; Mollusca, Gastropoda): conservation proposée pour les noms specifiques; et Placostylus Beck, 1837: at ve proposée de L. aes: comme espéce-type. P. Bouchet
Proptera Rafinesque, 1819 (Mollusca, Bivalvia): " proposed conservation. M. E. Gordon . .
Mirochernes Beier, 1930 (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpionida): proposed confirmation of Chelanops dentatus Banks, 1895 as the type species. M. S. Harvey
Holostaspis subbadius var. robustulus Berlese, 1904 (currently Macrocheles robustules: Arachnida, Acarina): proposed conservation as the correct spelling of the iar name. R. B. Halliday .
Bathynomus A. Milne Edwards, 1879 (Crustacea, ‘Isopoda): proposed precedence over Palaega Woodward, 1870. J. W. Martin & H. G. Kuck .
Carcinochelis Fieber, 1861 (Insecta, Heteroptera): proposed designation of Carcinochelis alutaceus Handlirsch, 1897 as the type species. R. C. Froeschner & N. A. Kormilev. Meats de Date h copys Mince awe eae el te
Steno attenuatus Gray, 1846 (currently Stenella attenuata, Mammalia, Cetacea): proposed conservation of the specific name. W. F. Perrin . ;
Mammuthus Brookes, 1828 (Mammalia, Proboscidea): proposed conservation, and Elephas primigenius Blumenbach, 1799 (currently Mammuthus primigenius): pro- posed designation as the type species of Mammuthus, and designation of a neotype. W.E. Garutt, Anthea Gentry & A. M. Lister . Babee
Note and Comments
On Borelis de Montfort, 1808 (Foraminiferida) and the neotype of its type species. P.K. Tubbs .
On the proposed fixation of type species for Larnaudia and. Ranguna Bott, 1966 (Crustacea, Decapoda). P. K. L. Ng; L. B. Holthuis .
On the proposed designation of Lecanium coffeae Walker, 1852 as the type species of Saissetia Déeplanche, 1859 (Insecta, Homoptera). G. De Lotto; C. Hodgson .
On the proposed precedence of Culicoides puncticollis (Becker, 1903) over C. algecirensis (Strobl, 1900) (Insecta, Diptera). R. W. Crosskey . ‘
On the proposed conservation of Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809 (Osteichthyes, Perciformes). A. Wheeler; R. Fricke . i
On the proposed designation of a neotype for Elephas primigenius (currently Mammuthus primigenius; Mammalia, Proboscidea). H. D. Kahlke; A. V. Sher; Alan Gentry; A. P. Currant. Re 1 Pea! itapee hs
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Rulings of the Commission
Opinion 1567. Nonion de Montfort, 1808 (Foraminiferida): Nautilus oe Fichtel & Moll, 1798 designated as the type species Mie raed, tc
Opinion 1568. Hanzawaia Asano, 1944 (Foraminiferida): conserved
Opinion 1569. Calcarina d’Orbigny, 1826 (Foraminiferida): conserved
Opinion 1570. Dendritina d Orbigny, 1826 (Foraminiferida): conserved .
Opinion 1571. Planularia Defrance, 1826 (Foraminiferida): conserved. :
Opinion 1572. Nautilus repandus Fichtel & Moll, 1798 (currently Eponides repandus: Foraminiferida): neotype replaced by rediscovered holotype . .
Opinion 1573. Madrepora limax Esper, 1797 (currently Herpolitha limax) and Pine talpina Lamarck, 1801 (currently Polyphyllia talpina; both Cnidaria, Anthozoa): specificnames conserved. . .
Opinion 1574. Sphaeroma hookeri Leach, 1814 (currently Lekanesphaera Rooker Crustacea, Isopoda): specific name conserved . 5
Opinion 1575. Coenobita Latreille, 1829 (Crustacea, Decapoda): consenvedly ,
Opinion 1576. Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (Crustacea, Decapoda): specificname conserved . .
Opinion 1577. Hydrobius Leach, 1815 ‘nsecta, Coleoptera): Dy reco. fuscipes Linnaeus, 1758 conserved as type species, and Berosus Leach, 1817 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved .
Opinion 1578. Vespa pia granivi Fabricius, 1775 (currently Philanthus nea Insecta, Hymenoptera): specificname conserved . .
Opinion 1579. Pycinaster magnificus Spencer, 1913 (Echinodermata, Asteroidea): specific name conserved . .
Opinion 1580. Cordylodus? yates Rhodes, 1953 (currently Distormoder aul: Conodonta): specificname conserved .
Opinion 1581. Hydrolycus Muller & Troschel, 1844 (Osteichthyes, Cypriniformes): Hydrocyon scomberoides Cuvier, 1819 confirmed as the type species. :
Opinion 1582. Ictiobus Rafinesque, 1820 (Osteichthyes, Cypriniformes): conserved
Opinion 1583. Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Osteichthyes, Scorpaeniformes): Ayres, 1854 to be taken as the author of the specificname . .
Opinion 1584. Ameiurus Rafinesque, 1820 (Osteichthyes, Siluriformes): Silurus lividus Rafinesque, 1820 designated as the type species . .
Opinion 1585. Ascalabotes gigas Bocage, 1875 (currently Tarentola gigas: ‘Reptilia, Squamata): specificname conserved . .
Opinion 1586. Euryotis brantsii A. Smith, 1834 (currently. Panonarays rane Mammalia, Rodentia): specific name conserved . et fill eae ee Mee
Notices . .
Call for nominations for? new vamemibers Of the leafenoationall Commission on n Zoological Nomenclature . ‘ 3
Official Lists and Indexes of Names and Works i in 1 Zoology- Supplement ;
The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
General Articles
Bully for Brontosaurus. Stephen Jay Gould
Family-group names in fishes: grammatical nicety or pragmatism? A plea for stability. Alwyne Wheeler 5 RECS AER GE RT set lth a
Applications
Helix (Helicigona) barbata Férussac, 1832 (currently Lindholmiola barbata; Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed confirmation of lectotype designation. D. Kadolsky .
RISSOOIDEA (Or RISSOACEA) Gray, 1847 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed precedence over TRUNCATELLOIDEA (Or TRUNCATELLACEA) Gray, 1840. G. Rosenberg & G. M. Davis .
Mytilus anatinus Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Anodonta anatina: “Mollusca, Bivalvia): proposed designation of a neotype. P. B. Mordan & F. R. Woodward .
Griffithides Portlock, 1843 (Trilobita): proposed confirmation of Griffithides longiceps Portlock, 1843 as the type species, so conserving Bollandia Reed, 1943. G. Hahn Longitarsus symphyti Heikertinger, 1912 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation
of the specific name. L. Borowiec .
Acanthophthalmus van Hasselt in Temminck, 1824 (Osteichthyes, Cypriniformes): pro- posed conservation, and proposed designation of Cobitis kuhlii Valenciennes. in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846 as the type species. M. E. Burridge, D. J. Siebert & C. Ferraris :
Trionyx sinensis Wiegmann, 1834 (Reptilia, Testudines): proposed conservation of the specific name. R.G. Webb . wi a REE CAR Seay MARU tas
Comments
On the adoption of ‘Protected Works’ for purposes of zoological nomenclature. D. Frost .
On the proposed conservation of the generic name Myriochele Malmgren, 1867 (Annelida, Polychaeta). R. T. Becker; A. Mackie;S. Chambers . ;
On the proposed precedence of Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Arachnida, Araneae) 0 over Rhechostica Simon, 1892. R. J. Raven
On the proposed designation of Fonscolombia graminis Lichtenstein, 1877 as the type species of Fonscolombia Lichtenstein, 1877, with an additional proposal to suppress the names Tychea Koch, 1857 and T. ces Koch, 1857 (Insecta, igus aaa E. M. Danzig; P. K. Tubbs .
On the valid name for the butterfly known as ‘Colias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905° or ‘Colias australis Verity, 1911’ (Insecta, Lepidoptera). L. B. Holthuis; E. J. Reissinger & S. Wagener; O. Kudrna; W. G. Tremewan; P.K. Tubbs . :
On the proposed conservation of heraclei as the correct spelling for the specific name of Musca heraclii Linnaeus, 1758 (Insecta, Diptera). F. C. Thompson; I. M. White.
On the proposed conservation of Physcus Howard, 1895 (Insecta, Hymenoptera) by the suppression of Coccobius Ratzeburg, 1852. G. Gibson & J. Huber; G. bea D. Rosen; J. LaSalle . . : ; :
On the need for stability in fish family- group n names. N. Merrett. :
On the proposed confirmation of Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species of Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 (Osteichthyes, Anguilliformes), so conserving Anguilla. A. Wheeler; F. C. Thompson, R. A. Cooper :
On the proposed suppression for nomenclature of three works byR. W. Wells & C. R. Wellington. P. Bouchet, R. Bour, A. Dubois, D. Cae J. P. Puaeey J. Pierre & S. Tillier . WMP AM Sarat Be ‘ ,
Rulings of the Commission
Opinion 1587. Orbitolina dOrbigny, 1850 (Foraminiferida): Orbulites concava Mamarck,1816.confirmed asithe type species. 131 /).5.,%50 su bey Aye ye do eee
Opinion 1588. Hapalorhynchus beadlei Goodman, 1987 onated Digenea): holotype replaced by alectotype . .
Opinion 1589. Phyllodoce (Carobia) rubiginosa Saint- Joseph, 1888 ‘(currently also Nereiphylla rubiginosa; Annelida, Polychaeta): specific name conserved
Opinion 1590. Pleuromma princeps Scott, 1894 (currently Gaussia princeps; Crustacea, Copepoda): specific name conserved. . . PCL ea Ws
Opinion 1591. Fizesereneia Takeda & Tamura, 1980 (Crustacea, Decapoda): Troglocarcinus heimi Fize & Serene, 1956 confirmed as the type species.
Opinion 1592. Bodotria Goodsir, 1843 (Crustacea, Cumacea): conserved .
Opinion 1593. Iphinoe Bate, 1856 (Crustacea, Cumacea): conserved
Opinion 1594. Leucon Kroyer, 1846 (Crustacea, Cumacea): conserved
Opinion 1595. Aleuropteryx Low, 1885 (Insecta, Neuroptera): Aleuropteryx. loewii Klapalak, 1894 designated as the type species...
Opinion 1596. Semblis Fabricius, 1775 (Insecta, Trichoptera): Phtyganea phalaenoides Linnaeus, 1758 conserved as the type species, thus conserving Sialis Latreille, 1802 (Insecta, Megaloptera) ;
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Opinion 1597. Coryphium angusticolle Stephens, 1834 (Insecta, Coleoptera): generic and specificnamesconserved . .
Opinion 1598. Ophonus Dejean, 1821 and Tachys Dejean, ‘1821 (Insecta, Coleoptera): Carabus sabulicola Panzer, 1796 and Tachys scutellaris Stephens, 1828 designated as the respective type species :
Opinion 1599. Papilio carthami Hiibner, [1813] and Syrichthus serratéae” major Staudinger, 1879 (currently both in Pyrgus; Insecta, Lepidoptera): the specific names carthami and major conserved . .
Opinion 1600. Tachina orbata Wiedemann 1830 (currently Peiiaen oan inci: Diptera): neotype designation confirmed . .
Opinion 1601. Rapport sur les Myodaires du Docteur Robineau Desvoidy (1826): suppressed for nomenclatural purposes. .
Opinion 1602. Tenthredo zonula Klug, 1817 (Insecta, “Hymenoptera): specific name conserved . .
Opinion 1603. Saccopharynx Mitchill, 1824 (Osteichthyes, Saccopharyngiformes) conserved
Opinion 1604. ICHTHYOPHIIDAE : Taylor, 1968 (Amphibia, Gymnophiona): conserved .
Opinion 1605. Thorius pennatulus Cope, 1869 (Amphibia, Caudata): specific name conserved .
Opinion 1606. Semioptera wallacit Gray, 1859 (Aves, PARADISAEIDAE): conserved as ‘the correct spelling of the generic and specific names .
Opinion 1607. Mus musculus domesticus Schwarz & Schwarz, 1943 (Mammalia, Rodentia): specific name conserved
Notices . .
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature- Crustacea and Mollusca Offprints . The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature : Official Lists and Indexes of Names and Works in Zoology- -Supplement ;
Applications
Thalassochernes Beier, 1940 (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpionida): proposed designation of Chelifer taierensis With, 1907 as the type species. M. S. Harvey
Artemia franciscana Kellogg, 1906 (Crustacea, Branchiopoda): proposed conservation of the specific name. D. Belk & S. T. Bowen
Dalla Mabille, 1904 (Insecta, Lepidoptera): proposed conservation. Ss. R. Steinhauser, L. D. Miller, J. Y. Miller & C.A. Bridges . .
Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation of the specific name. K. Rognes & R. E. Blackith .
Rivulus marmoratus Poey, 1880 (Osteichthyes, Cyprinodontiformes): proposed c conser- vation of the specific name. K. J. Lazara & M. L. Smith. ;
Coccyzus euleri Cabanis, 1873 (Aves, Cuculiformes): proposed conservation of ‘the specific name. E. O. Willis & Y.Oniki_ . :
Phororhacos Ameghino, 1889 (Aves, Gruiformes): proposed ‘conservation. 0: M. Chiappe & M. F. Soria Ndi nie aed its Sep od ebsites
Comments
On the proposed conservation of Limax fibratus Martyn, 1784 and Nerita hebraea Martyn, 1786 (currently Placostylus fibratus and Natica hebraea; Mollusca, Gastropoda). R. T. Abbott; P. Bouchet; A. Gentry; R. Giannuzzi-Savelli . 5
On the proposed precedence of POLYGYRIDAE Pilsbry, 1894 over MESODONTIDAE Tryon, 1866 (Mollusca, Gastropoda). G. Rosenberg & K. C. Emberton . :
On the proposed conservation of the specific name of Texigryphaea pitcheri (Morton, 1834). (Mollusca, Bivalvia). R. W. Scott.
On the proposed conservation of Proptera Rafinesque, ‘1819 (Mollusca, Bivalvia). A. H. Clarke; A. E. Bogan, J. D. Williams & S. L. H. Fuller ;
On the proposed conservation of the specific names of Aphrodita imbricata Linnaeus, 1767 (currently Harmothoe imbricata) and Aphrodita minuta Fabricius, 1780
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(currently Pholoe minuta) (Annelida, Polychaeta). M. E. Petersen; S. Chambers &
D.Heppell . . 207 On the proposed precedence of Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Arachnida, Araneae) 0 over Rhechostica Simon, 1892.H. W. Levi& O. Kraus. . . 211
On the proposed conservation of Ixodes angustus Neumann, 1899 and I. “woodi Bishopp, 1911 (Arachnida, Acari) by ee of the holotype of J. angustus.
G.B.White. . . 211 | On the conservation of the spelling of the specific name . of Macrocheles robustulus (Berlese, 1904) (Arachnida, Acarina). R.C. Axtelletal. . 212 On the proposed conservation of Bathynomus A. Milne Edwards, 1879 (Crustacea, Isopoda). J. Forest. . . 212
On the proposed designation of Lysianax cubensis Stebbing, 1897 as ‘the type species of Shoemakerella Pirlot, 1936 (Crustacea, Amphipoda). R. C. Brusca; M. H. Thurston 213 On the proposed conservation of the specific name of Curculio viridicollis Fabricius, 1792 (currently Phyllobius viridicollis; Insecta, Coleoptera). M. A. Alonso-Zarazaga;
PAkKO Dubbs: 3S) Beet rae 213 On the proposed precedence ‘of Culicoides puncticollis (Becker, 1903) over C. algecirensis (Strobl, 1900) (Insecta, Diptera).G.B. White... 214
On the proposed suppression of Culex peus Speiser, 1904 to conserve C. stigmatosoma Dyar, 1907 and C. thriambus Dyar, 1921 (Insecta, Diptera). G. B. White; D. Strickman .. . 215 On the proposed confirmation of Griffithides longiceps Portlock, 1843 as the type species of ales Portlock, 1843 (Trilobita). Sir J. Stubblefield; H. B. Whittington. . . as AE eR ae eS YRC a 216
Rulings of the Commission Opinion 1608. Marssonopora Lang, 1914 (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata): Membranipora
densispina Levinsen, 1925 designated as the type species . . 217 Opinion 1609. Drepanites Mojsisovics, 1893 and Hyphoplites Spath, 1922 (Mollusca, Ammonoidea): conserved . . 218
Opinion 1610. Valanginites Saynin Kilian, 1910 (Mollusca, Ammonoidea): authorship of the genus confirmed, and Ammonites nucleus Roemer, 1841 confirmed as the type
species. . 220 Opinion 1611. Heliophanus kochii Simon, 1868 (Arachnida, Araneae): specific name conserved . 222 Opinion 1612. Altus menicillatus Simon, 1875 (currently Siiicis penicillatus: Arachnida, | Araneae): specificname conserved . . 224
Opinion 1613. Lucicutia Giesbrecht in Giesbrecht & Schmeil, 1898: conserved, and | Pseudaugaptilus longiremis Sars, 1907: specific name conserved (both Crustacea, i
Copepoda) . . bat Oats 226 Opinion 1614. Trapezia Latreille, 1828 (Crustacea, Decapoda): conserved Ait 228 Opinion 1615. TRAPEZUDAE Miers, 1886 (Crustacea, Decapoda) and TRAPEZIIDAE Lamy, 1920 (Mollusca, Bivalvia): homonymy removed. . 229 Opinion 1616. Ptochus Schonherr, 1826 (Insecta, Coleoptera): “Ptochus porcellus Boheman in Schonherr, 1834 confirmed as the type species. . . 235i Opinion 1617. Rosema Walker, 1855 (Insecta, Lepidoptera): given precedence over
Zelica Hubner, [1825] and Rhogalia Hubner, [1825]. . . . 233 Opinion 1618. Protocalliphora Hough, 1899 (Insecta, Diptera) and its type species
Musca azurea Fallén, 1817: usage conserved by the designation of a replacement
lectotype. . . 235 Opinion 1619. Euribia jaceana Hering, 1935 (currently Urophora jaceana: Insecta,
Diptera): specific name given precedence over Euribia conyzae Hering, 1933. . . 237 Opinion 1620. Monograptus exiguus (Graptolithina): accepted usage conserved by
citation of Lapworth (1876) as author >). J ee Sk 238
Opinion 1621. Osteoglossum Cuvier, 1829 (Osteichthyes, -Osteoglossiformes): Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Cuvier, 1829 designated asthe type species . . . . . 239
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Notices . .
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature- Crustacea and Mollusca Offprints .
The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature :
Official Lists and Indexes of Names and Works in Zoology- Supplement :
Financial Report for 1989 . . Be
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature—General ‘Session of the Commission, University of Maryland, 4 July 1990 ;
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature—Open Meeting of ‘the Commission, University of Maryland, 5 July 1990
Applications
Lepidomenia Kowalevsky in Brock, 1883 (Mollusca, Solenogastres): proposed desig- nation of ee hystrix Marion & ae in Fischer, 1885 as the type species.
Helicarion Férussac, 1821. (Mollusca, Gastropoda): " proposed conservation, and proposed designation of Helixarion cuvieri Férussac, 1821 as the type species.
Haminaea Leach, [1820] (Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed conservation
Kobeltia Seibert, 1873 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed confirmation of Arion hortensis Férussac, 1819 as the type species .
Strophomena de Blainville, 1825 (Brachiopoda): proposed designation of ‘Leptaena planumbona Hall, 1847 as the type species .
HOMALOPTERIDAE Bleeker, 1859 (Osteichthyes, Cypriniformes): proposed precedence Over BALITORIDAE Swainson, 1839. . . .
Lepomis Rafinesque, 1819 (Osteichthyes, Perciformes): proposed fixation of masculine gender for the name :
Rana sphenocephala Cope, 1886 (Amphibia, Anura): proposed precedence 0 over : Rang utricularius Harlan, 1826. : ee
Comments
On the proposed placement of HYDROBUDAE Troschel, 1857 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) on the Official List of Family-Group Names . .
On the proposed conservation of Fryeria Gray, 1853 and F. reppelil Bergh, 1869 (Mollusca, Gastropoda). . .
On the proposed precedence of Bathynomus NE Milne Edwards, 1879 (Crustacea, Isopoda) over Palaega Woodward, 1870 .. .
On the proposed conservation of Griffithides Portlock, 1843 and Bollandia Reed, 1943 (Trilobita) :
On the proposed conservation of the specific nz names of Culex stigmatosoma Dyar, 1907 and C. thriambus Dyar, 1921 (Insecta, Diptera)
On the stability of fish family names . :
On the proposed confirmation of the spelling of LIPARIDAE Gill, 1861 (Osteichthyes, Scorpaeniformes) . .
On the proposed precedence of Rana sphenocephala Cope, I 1886 6 (Amphibia, Anura) over R. utricularius Harlan, 1826 . ;
Ruling of the Commission Opinion 1622. Heliastes ovalis Steindachner, 1900 (currently Chromis ovalis; Osteichthyes, Perciformes): specific name conserved .
Indexes, etc.
Authors in volume 47 (1990)
Names and Works placed on Official Lists and Indexes i in rulings of the Commission published i in volume 47 (1990) . :
Key names in Applications and Comments published i in n volume 47 ( 1990)
Corrigenda. . i a rina :
Publication dates and pagination of volume 47 (1990) .
Instructionsto binder . . A
Table of Contents of volume 47 (1990) .
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Notices
(a) Invitation to comment. The Commission is authorized to vote on applications published in the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature six months after their publi- cation, but this period is normally extended to enable comments to be submitted. Any zoologist who wishes to comment on any of the applications is invited to send his contribution to the Executive Secretary of the Commission as quickly as possible.
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Articles or notes of a more general nature are actively welcomed provided that they raise nomenclatural issues, although they may well deal with taxonomic matters for illustrative purposes. It should be the aim of such contributions to interest an audience wider than some small group of specialists.
(c) Receipt of new applications. The following new applications have been received since going to press for volume 46, part 4 (published on 19 December 1989):
(1) Anas arcuata Horsfield, 1824 (currently Dendrocygna arcuata; Aves, Anseriformes): proposed conservation of the specific name. (Case 2746). G.F. Mees.
(2) Strophomena Blainville, 1825 (Brachiopoda): proposed adoption of authorship and designation of Leptaena planumbona Hall, 1847 as the type species. (Case 2747). L.R.M. Cocks.
(3) Plusia falcifera Kirby, 1837 (currently Anagrapha falcifera; Insecta, Lepidoptera): proposed conservation of the specific name. (Case 2748). J.D. Lafontaine & R.W. Poole.
(4) Eristalis Latreille, 1804,, Helophilus Meigen, 1822 and Xylota Meigen, 1822 (Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation. (Case 2749). T. Zatwarnicki.
(5) Epizoanthus Gray, 1867 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): proposed conservation. (Case 2750). J.S. Ryland & A. Muirhead.
(6) Paolia vetusta Smith, 1871 (Insecta, Protorthoptera): proposed rejection of the neotype following rediscovery of the holotype. (Case 2751). C.G. Maples.
(d) Rulings of the Commission. Each Opinion, Declaration or Direction published in the Bulletin constitutes an official ruling of the International Commission on Zoologi- cal Nomenclature, by virtue of the votes recorded, and comes into force on the day of publication of the Bulletin.
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Election of the Vice-President of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
The members of the Commission have elected Dr H.G. COGGER as Vice-President.
Dr Cogger is from the Australian Museum, Sydney, and was elected to the Commission in 1976. His research concerns the reptiles and amphibians of Australia and the western Pacific region.
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Addresses of members of the Commission
Dr F.M. BAYER U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560, U.S.A.
Prof W.J. BOCK Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, U.S.A.
Dr L.R.M. COCKS The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 SBD, U.K.
Dr H.G. COGGER Australian Museum, P.O. Box A285, Sydney South, N.S.W. 2000, Australia (Vice-President)
Prof J.0. CORLISS P.O. Box 53008, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87153, U.S.A. (Councillor)
Prof C. DUPUIS Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 45 rue de Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
Prof Dr G. HAHN Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, D-355 Marburg (Lahn), Fed. Rep. Germany
Prof DrO. HALVORSEN Zoological Museum, Sars GT, 1. N-0562 Oslo 5, Norway
Mr D. HEPPELL Department of Natural History, Royal Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, U.K. (Councillor)
Dr L.B. HOLTHUIS Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (Councillor)
Dr Z. KABATA Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 5K6, Canada
Prof Dr O. KRAUS Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum, 2000 Hamburg 13, Fed. Rep. Germany (President)
Dr P.T. LEHTINEN Zoological Museum, Department of Biology, University of Turku, SF-20500 Turku 50, Finland
Dr E. MACPHERSON Instituto de Ciencias del Mar, Paseo Nacional, s/n, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Dr V. MAHNERT Muséum d Histoire naturelle, Case postal 434, CH-1211 Genéve, Switzerland
Prof U.R. MARTINS DE SOUZA Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sado Paulo, Caixa Postal 7172, 01051 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Prof A. MINELLI Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Padova, Via Trieste 75, 35121 Padova, Italy
Dr M. MROCZKOWSKI Instytut Zoologii, Polska Akademia Nauk, ul. Wilcza 64, Warsaw, Poland
Dr C. NIELSEN Zoologisk Museum, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Prof J. M. SAVAGE Department of Biology, University of Miami, P.O. Box 249118, Coral Gables, Florida 33124, U.S.A. (Councillor)
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Prof Dr R. SCHUSTER Institut fiir Zoologie, Universitat Graz, Universitatsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Dr Y.I. STAROBOGATOV Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya naberezhnaya 1, Leningrad 199034, U.S.S.R.
Dr F.C. THOMPSON Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, c/o U.S. National Museum, Washington, DC 20560, U.S.A.
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Dr Shun-Ichi UENO Department of Zoology, National Science Museum, Hyakunincho 3-23-1, Shinjukuku, Tokyo 160, Japan
Prof A. WILLINK Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Instituto Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 205, 4000 Tucuman, Argentina
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Official Lists and Indexes of Names and Works in Zoology—Supplement
The Official Lists and Indexes of Names and Works in Zoology was published in 1987. This book gives details of all the names and works on which the Commission has ruled since it was set up in 1895, up to 1985. There are about 9,900 entries.
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Case 2714
Pleuractis Verrill, 1864 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): proposed designation of Fungia paumotensis Stutchbury, 1833 as the type species, with conservation of Lobactis Verrill, 1864
Bert W. Hoeksema
Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
Abstract. The purpose of this application is to conserve usage of the generic names of the mushroom corals Pleuractis Verrill, 1864 and Lobactis Verrill, 1864, by designating Fungia paumotensis Stutchbury, 1833 as the type species of Pleuractis.
1. The species Fungia scutaria Lamarck, 1801 (p. 370) is the type species of Pleuractis Verrill, 1864 (p. 52). Verrill stated that he selected it as type, and based the desig- nation on specimens from Singapore which were collected by Captain W. H. A. Putnam. At present, ten specimens from this collection, labelled as Pleuractis scutaria, are in the coral collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Examination of this material (MCZ 5398) revealed that all these specimens were misidentified by Verrill and actually belong to Fungia paumotensis Stutchbury, 1833 (p. 495, pl. 32, figs. 6a—b).
2. The syntypes of Fungia scutaria Lamarck, 1801 (no type locality given) were illustrated by Seba (1759, pl. 112, figs. 28-30). One of these figures (fig. 29) resembles only slightly the species currently known as F. scutaria. Seba’s figures 28 and 30 resemble specimens of F. cyclolites Lamarck, 1801 and F. fungites (Linnaeus, 1758) respectively. The whereabouts of Seba’s specimens are unknown. In Lamarck’s collec- tion at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle at Paris there are two corals from the Red Sea which are labelled Fungia scutaria. One of these (MNHN 297) was designated neotype of that species by myself (1989, p. 131). This neotype represents F. scutaria as it has been interpreted since Déderlein’s (1902) taxonomic revision of Fungia (see Hoeksema, 1989).
3. Theholotype of F. paumotensis (type locality ‘Paumotos’ = Tuamotu Archipelago, S. Pacific) is believed to be lost. Stutchbury (1833) did not indicate whether it was deposited in a museum or left in the field after the illustrations were made. Itis neither in the British Museum (Natural History) nor in the collection of the Linnean Society of London, where it most likely would have been deposited. The illustrations of the holotype given by Stutchbury (1833, pl. 32, figs. 6a—b) are not clear enough to show its identity. Therefore in my taxonomic revision of the FUNGIIDAE (1989, p. 145) I desig- nated a neotype (BMNH 1939.1.2.31) from Aku Maru, Gambier Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago. This neotype represents F. paumotensis as it has been interpreted since Déderlein’s (1902) revision.
4. The species Fungia dentigera Leuckart, 1841 (p. 48, pl. 3, figs. 1-2) is the type species by original designation of Lobactis Verrill, 1864 (p. 52). In Doderlein’s (1902)
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revision of Fungia, and in subsequent works, F. dentigera has been considered a junior subjective synonym of F. scutaria (see Hoeksema, 1989, p. 130).
5. Wells (1966, p. 238), in his generic revision of the FUNGIIDAE, united Pleuractis and Lobactis under the name Pleuractis as a subgenus in Fungia Lamarck, 1801. I believe (1989, pp. 129-130, 134, 256-257) that the true Fungia scutaria differs from the Pleuractis species and should be classified with another subgenus. Since Fungia dentigera, a junior subjective synonym of F. scutaria, is the type species of Lobactis, F. scutaria should be classified with Lobactis. Hence maintenance of the nominal species F. scutaria Lamarck as the type species of Pleuractis, ignoring the misidentification by Verrill (1864), will cause confusion.
6. This case is being referred to the Commission under Article 70b of the Code. As a result of the neotype designation of Fungia scutaria, the type species of Pleuractis and Lobactis are synonymous, and because of Wells’ first reviser action in 1966, Pleuractis has precedence over Lobactis. To conserve the existing usage of both Pleuractis and Lobactis, | propose as type species of Pleuractis the species actually considered by Verrill (1864) and wrongly named in its type fixation, namely Fungia paumotensis.
7. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature is accordingly asked:
(1) to use its plenary powers to set aside all previous designations of type species for the nominal genus Pleuractis Verrill, 1864 and to designate Fungia paumotensis Stutchbury, 1833 as the type species;
(2) to place the following names on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology: (a) Pleuractis Verrill, 1864 (gender: feminine), type species by designation in (1)
above Fungia paumotensis Stutchbury, 1833;
(b) Lobactis Verrill, 1864 (gender: feminine), type species by original designation Fungia dentigera Leuckart, 1841 (a junior subjective synonym of Fungia scutaria Lamarck, 1801);
(3) to place the following names on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology: (a) paumotensis Stutchbury, 1833, as published in the binomen Fungia
paumotensis and as defined by the neotype designated by Hoeksema (1989) (specific name of the type species of Pleuractis Verrill, 1864, by designation in (1) above);
(b) scutaria Lamarck, 1801, as published in the binomen Fungia scutaria and as defined by the neotype designated by Hoeksema (1989) (senior subjective synonym of Fungia dentigera Leuckart, 1841, the type species of Lobactis Verrill, 1864).
Acknowledgements Prof. Dr L. B. Holthuis is gratefully acknowledged for his advice.
References
Déderlein, L. 1902. Die Korallengattung Fungia. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturfor- schenden Gesellschaft, 27(1): 1-162.
Hoeksema, B. W. 1989. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden, 254: 1-295.
Lamarck, J. B. P. A. de M. 1801. Systéme des animaux sans vertébres, viij, 432 pp. Deterville, Paris.
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Leuckart, F.S. 1841. Observationes zoologicae de Zoophytis coralliis, speciatim de genere Fungia. 60 pp. 4 pls. Emmerling, Friburgi Brisigavorum.
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1. 824 pp. Salvii, Holmiae.
Seba, A. 1759. Locupletissimi Rerum naturalium Thesauri accuratya Descriptio, vol. 3. Janssonio- Waesbergios, Amsteloedami.
Stutchbury, S. 1833. An account of the mode of growth of young corals of the genus Fungia. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 16: 493—497.
Verrill, A. E. 1864. List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1: 29-60.
Wells, J. W. 1966. Evolutionary development in the scleractinian family Fungiidae. Pp. 223-246, pl. 1 in Rees, W.J. (Ed.). The Cnidaria and their evolution. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London, no. 16. 449 pp. Academic Press, London.
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Case 2547
CYMATIINAE Iredale, 1913 (1854) (Mollusca, Gastropoda) and CYMATIINAE Walton in Hutchinson, 1940 (Insecta, Heteroptera): proposal to remove the homonymy
Antti Jansson Zoological Museum, P. Rautatiekatu 13, SF-00100 Helsinki, Finland
Alan G. Beu
New Zealand Geological Survey, DSIR, PO Box 30368, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Abstract. The purpose of this application is to remove the homonymy between the molluscan family-group name CYMATIINAE Iredale, 1913 (1854) and the insect family- group name CYMATIINAE Walton in Hutchinson, 1940. It is proposed that the latter be altered to CYMATIAINAE by changing the stem of the type genus Cymatia from CYMATI- to CYMATIA-.
1. The gastropod family-group name CYMATIDAE was established by Iredale (1913, p. 56). The type genus of the family is Cymatium [Roding], 1798 (p. 129; see Direction 48 for authorship of this name) with the type species Murex femorale Linnaeus, 1758 (p. 749) by subsequent designation by Dall (1904, p. 133). CYMATMDAE is a junior synonym of RANELLIDAE Gray, 1854 (p. 37), but Beu & Cernohorsky (1986) have conserved it under Article 40b as a subfamily name that replaces LAMPUSIIDAE Newton, 1891; LAMPUSIIDAE (published as ‘LAMPUSIDAE’) is based on Lampusia Schumacher, 1817, a junior subjective synonym of Monoplex Perry, 1811, a subgenus of Cymatium. Lampusia had become a junior subjective synonym of Cymatium, Septa and Monoplex before Iredale (1913) introduced CYMATIINAE because Cymatium Roding, 1798 was the oldest relevant nominal genus. LAMPUSIIDAE (proposed by Newton in 1891) was rejected (i.e. not adopted) by Iredale because of this junior synonymy of Lampusia; it is true that Iredale did not explicitly ‘replace’ LAMPUSIIDAE by CYMATIINAE, but he was working nearly 50 years before the Code applied priority to family-group names. CYMATIINAE has become generally accepted (see BZN 32: 8-11 and Beu & Cernohorsky, 1986). It is therefore appropriate to apply Article 40b to this case.
2. Recently Ponder & Waren (1988, p. 302) have listed the subfamily name NEPTUNELLINAE Gray, 1854 (p. 38) as a senior synonym of CYMATIINAE Iredale. This name (which Ponder & Waren spelled as ““NEPTUNELLININAE’’) and that of its type genus Neptunella Gray, 1854 (p. 38) have never been used; Neptunella is a junior objective synonym of Cabestana [Réding], 1798 (p. 130), which is closely related to Cymatium. Because it has been totally unused there is clearly an even stronger case for rejecting NEPTUNELLINAE than for LAMPUSIIDAE, in the spirit of Article 40b (see para. 1).
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We cite CYMATIIDAE as Iredale, 1913 (1854); the double date citation is awkward but is given by Recommendation 40A of the Code.
3. CYMATIINI was established as a tribe of CORIXINAE (waterboatmen; Insecta) by Walton in Hutchinson (1940, p. 344) with the type genus Cymatia Flor, 1860, p. 799. The type species of this genus is Sigara coleoptrata Fabricius, 1777 (p. 298) by sub- sequent designation by Kirkaldy (1898, p. 252). China (1943) upgraded the taxon, listing it as the subfamily CYMATIINAE. Hungerford (1948, p. 99) also gave the taxon subfamily status (incorrectly stating “CYMATIINAE subfamily new’), and this has been accepted in modern classifications almost universally (a representative list is held by the Commission Secretariat).
4. Although the family-group names by Iredale (1913) and Walton in Hutchinson (1940) are not based on identically spelled generic names, the family-group names are homonymous. The existence of this homonymy was pointed out by Jaczewski (1971) and Cernohorsky & Beu (1972) but, despite the clear statements in Articles 52 and 60, the junior homonym has so far not been replaced. Jaczewski (1971) further stated that the corixid subfamily CYMATIINAE ‘includes only one genus, Cymatia Flor, 1860, which has no synonymic names or ever had any’. However, Jansson (1982) has since described the genus Cnethocymatia, so there are two genera in the subfamily at present.
5. In our opinion, as neither Cymatia Flor nor CYMATIINAE Walton in Hutchinson has any synonyms which could be used to form a name to replace the junior homonym (Article 55 b (i)), the case would be solved with the least confusion by following Article 55b(ii) and including all the letters of the generic name Cymatia in the stem of the junior homonymic name.
6. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature is accordingly asked:
(1) to useits plenary powers to rule that for the purpose