Revision of the European Helicopsyche (Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae)

1995 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kjell Arne Johanson
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Nomen Nudum ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
First Time

AbstractAll nominal species of European Helicopsyche are critically assessed. A neotype for H. shuttleworthi Siebold, 1856, the type species of Helicopsyche, is designated which fixes the name as a valid senior synonym of H. revelieri McLachlan, 1884 and H. corsica Vaillant, 1953. The senior synonym Helicopsyche helicifex (Allen, 1857) is suggested to replace H. sericea Hagen, 1864 and H. lusitanica McLachlan, 1884, and the senior synonym Helicopsyche crispata (Benoit, 1857) to replace H. agglutinans (Tassinari, 1858) and H. sperata McLachlan, 1876. Helicopsyche fannii Rougemont, 1879 is a nomen nudum. The females of Helicopsyche helicifex and H. megalochari Malicky, 1974 are described for the first time. The first keys to males and females of the European Helicopsyche are presented.

Nomenclatural comments on and corrections of nomina of some non-marine fossil gastropods

Bionomina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-139
Author(s):  
DIETRICH KADOLSKY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Nomen Nudum ◽  
Marine Gastropods ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Nomen Novum ◽  
Fossil Gastropods

Nomenclatural issues pertaining to selected non-marine gastropods of Cretaceous and Tertiary age are discussed and resolved as follows. [1] Viviparus hammeri (Defrance, 1825) is reinstated; Helicites viviparoides Schlotheim, 1820 is a nomen nudum, made available as Paludina viviparoides Bronn, 1848, a new objective synonym. [2] Viviparus frauenfeldi Le Renard, 1994 is a new objective synonym of Viviparus oulchyensis Wenz, 1919. [3] Lorus is proposed as a nomen novum for Liris Conrad, 1871 [nec Fabricius, 1804]. [3] Wesselinghia is proposed as a nomen novum for Longosoma Wesselingh & Kadolsky, 2006 [nec Hartman, 1944]. [4] Hydrobia incerta (Deshayes, 1862) is reinstated; Hydrobia antoni Le Renard, 1994 is a new objective synonym of this nomen. [5] The species Paludina frauenfeldi Hoernes, 1856 is designated as type species of Sarmata B. Dybowski & Grochmalicki, 1920. [6] The misidentified type species of Annulifer Cossmann, 1921, so far known as ‘Paludina protracta sensu Cossmann 1921, non Eichwald, 1850’, is fixed under Article 70.3 of the Code as understood by Cossmann (1921), and renamed Annulifer annulifer new species. [7] Pomatias turgidulus (Sandberger, 1872) is reinstated; P. turonicus Wenz, 1923 and Cyclostoma squamosum Peyrot, 1932 are its new objective synonyms. [8] Valvata inflata Sandberger, 1875 is reinstated; V. gaudryana Wenz, 1928 [nec Mortillet, 1863] is its new objective synonym. [8] Catinella? montana Pierce, new species, originally published as “[Succineidae] montana Pierce, 1992”, is made available by associating the species epithet with a generic nomen. [9] Proalbinaria subantiqua (d’Orbigny, 1850) is reinstated; its senior synonym Pupa antiqua Matheron, 1832 is a primary junior homonym of Pupa muscorum antiqua Eichwald, 1830. [10] The type species of Palaeostoa Andreae, 1884 is Pupa fontenayi Sandberger, 1871 by subsequent designation by Cossmann (1905), which has precedence over the designation of Clausilia crenata Sandberger, 1871 by Wenz (1923). [11] Palaeostoa elongata (Melleville, 1843), whose original combination was Pupa elongata, is a primary junior homonym of Pupa elongata Bouillet, 1836, an unused name for an unidentified nominal species; pending more information on the taxon at stake, maintenance of the existing usage is recommended. [12] Scalaxis columnella (Deshayes, 1863) is reinstated, with Scalaxis sinister Wenz, 1923 as its new synonym. [13] Eurystrophe olla (Serres, 1844) is reinstated, with Helix janthinoides Noulet, 1868 [nec Helix janthinoides Serres, 1829, a nomen nudum] as its new synonym.

Clarification of the nomenclatural status of Gymnodiptychus integrigymnatus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1897 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-68
Author(s):  
JIAN YANG ◽  
XIAOYONG CHEN ◽  
JUNXING YANG
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Nomen Nudum

The cyprinid genus Gymnodiptychus was established by Herzenstein (1892), with Diptychus dybowskii Kessler as type species. Gymnodiptychus integrigymnatus was first published as a nomen nudum in Cao et al. (1981) who, in using the name, indicated that its author was S.-Y. Huang. The species has since been described in other works [e.g., Mo (1989), Chen & Huang (1998), Chen & Cao (2000)]. At present, FishBase (www.fishbase.org) and Eschmeyer (2008) list different authorships for this nominal species: Huang (1998) and Mo (1989). The nomenclatural status of G. integrigymnatus is discussed below with a view to the clarification of this taxon’s authorship and date of availability.

scholarly journals Validation of new genus the Miniagraecia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3198 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
DCF RENTZ ◽  
YOU NING SU ◽  
N. UESHIMA
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Zoological Nomenclature ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
International Code ◽  
Nomen Nudum ◽  
Fixed Type

It has been pointed out that there is an error in our recent paper (Rentz et al., 2012). On p. 24 we designated Miniagraecia viridis Rentz, Su, Ueshima sp. nov. as the type species of  the new genus Miniagraecia. However there is no such species.  There was a manuscript change in the name of the species and we did not catch it in the type species designation.  Miniagraecia is therefore a nomen nudum. Miniagraecia viridis is not a nominal species and Miniagraecia does not now have a fixed type species (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Article 67.1).

On the need to follow rigorously the Rules of the Code for the subsequent designation of a nucleospecies (type species) for a nominal genus which lacked one: the case of the nominal genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2992 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-51
Author(s):  
PATRICK DAVID ◽  
GERNOT VOGEL ◽  
ALAIN DUBOIS
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Current Content

This paper analyzes the consequences of the non-respect of the Rules of the Code to ascertain the valid subsequent designation of the nucleospecies (type species) of the nominal genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804. The long accepted designation was invalid because it was based on a nominal species which was not among the prenucleospecies (originally included species) of the nominal genus. In contrast with the commonly accepted viewpoint which makes the Indian taxon Coluber gramineus Shaw, 1802 the nucleospecies of the genus, we show that this role is played by Trimeresurus viridis Lacépède, 1804, a species inhabiting the Lesser Sunda Islands and Timor and, as a nomen oblitum, a senior synonym of Trimeresurus albolabris insularis Kramer, 1977, a taxon now considered a distinct species. The important nomenclatural implications of this finding are discussed here, especially with regard to the recent splitting of the genus Trimeresurus. The generic nomen Trimeresurus should be associated with the Trimeresurus albolabris group of species currently placed in the genus or subgenus Cryptelytrops Cope, 1860. A lectophoront (lectotype) is selected and described for Trimeresurus viridis Lacépède, 1804. Coluber viridis Bechstein, 1802 is an invalid objective junior synonym of Coluber gramineus Shaw, 1802. The current content of the genus Trimeresurus and of its eight subgenera is provided. Some clarifications or improvements to the Code are suggested.

Phylogenetic relationships within Nereididae (Annelida : Phyllodocida)

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cinthya S. G. Santos ◽  
Fredrik Pleijel ◽  
Paulo Lana ◽  
Greg W. Rouse
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Spherical Shape ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Parsimony Analysis ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Clade B ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Clade C ◽  
Good Support

Nereididae Johnston, 1865, part of the large clade Phyllodocida, is one of the best-known annelid groups. Presently, there are some 500 nominal species grouped into 42 genera, although there is little consensus among different authors as to how they should be classified. The relationships of nereidids were assessed in a morphology-based parsimony analysis of 41 terminal taxa, with members of Chrysopetalidae and Hesionidae used as outgroups. Type species for the majority of currently recognised nereidid genera were used as terminal taxa, and character information was based on examination of type and non-type specimens, together with literature descriptions. High degrees of homoplasy were found for several features that are traditionally applied to delineate subgroups of Nereididae, including the presence of paragnaths and the distribution of different kinds of chaetae. Six major groups were recovered: Namanereidinae, including Namalycastis and Namanereis, characterised by spherical shape of palpostyles and ventrally displaced notoaciculae; one clade corresponding in part to previous authors concepts of Nereidinae, including Nereis, Eunereis, Hediste and Platynereis (the relationships of several well known nereidids, such as Neanthes and Perinereis, commonly referred to Nereidinae, could not be unambiguously resolved); one unnamed and not previously recognised clade (A), including Australonereis, Laeonereis, Dendronereides and Olganereis, characterised by the presence of papillae on the maxillary ring; a second unnamed clade (B), including Leptonereis, Sinonereis, Tylonereis and Tylorrhynchus, characterised by enlarged notopodial ligulae; a well supported Gymnonereidinae, restricted to Ceratocephale, Gymnonereis, Tambalagamia and Micronereides; and a third unnamed clade (C), including Ceratonereis, Solomononereis, Unanereis, Cheilonereis and Websterinereis, characterised by unilobated neuropodial postchaetal lobes. Among these groups we found good support for the Namanereidinae, the Gymnonereidinae and for the whole of Nereididae. The subfamilies Dendronereidinae and Notophycinae (based on Micronereis, senior synonym of Notophycus) are regarded here as monotypic.

Revision of the genus Leptopilina Förster, 1869, with notes on the status of some other genera (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea: Eucoitidae)

1980 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 428-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göran Nordlander
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Modern Material ◽  
Leptopilina Heterotoma ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
The Status

AbstractThe genus Leptopilina Förster is revised on a world basis. The identity of 31 nominal species, including type species of four other genera, is discussed and 15 lectotypes are designated. Valid species of Leptopilina are L. longipes (Hartig) [type species], L. clavipes (Hartig) n. comb., L. heterotoma (Thomson) n. comb., L. fimbriata (Kieffer) n. comb., L. rufipes (Cameron) n. comb., L. atraticeps (Kieffer) n. comb., L. mahensis (Kieffer) n. comb., L. boulardi (Barbotin et al.) n. comb., and L. cupulifera (Kieffer) n. comb. Leptopilina heterotoma is the valid name for the well-known Drosophila parasitoid currently referred to as Pseudeucoila bochei (Weld). Leptopilina is not synonymous with Ganaspis Förster. Tryhliographa Förster is a senior synonym of Episoclu Förster n. syn. and of Pseudeucoila Ashmead (synonymy confirmed). Leptopilina is described and compared with related genera (Cothonaspis, Rhoptromeris, Odonteucoila). L. victoriae n. sp. is described from the Seychelles. The five Leptopilina occurring in Europe are redescribed on modern material and a key is given to them.

Revision of the Middle Cambrian trilobite Agnostus acadicus Hartt

1995 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Robison
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Middle Cambrian ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Cambrian Trilobite ◽  
First Time ◽  
Stratigraphic Range

Agnostus acadicus Hartt (in Dawson, 1868) was the first agnostoid trilobite to be described from Middle Cambrian strata in North America. It was later designated the type species of Acadagnostus Kobayashi, 1939. The original description of A. acadicus was based on two specimens, a cephalon and a pygidium, which are illustrated for the first time with photographs. These are interpreted to represent separate species, each belonging to a different genus. The holotype cephalon is reassigned as Peronopsis acadica, which is judged to be a subjective senior synonym of Agnostus fallax Linnarsson, 1869, and several other species-group taxa. Consequently, Acadagnostus is suppressed as a subjective junior synonym of Peronopsis. Agnostus fallax is the type species of Axagnostus Laurie, 1990, which also is suppressed as a subjective junior synonym of Peronopsis. The pygidium on which the original description of A. acadicus was based is reassigned to Hypagnostus parvifrons (Linnarsson, 1869).Peronopsis acadica, as emended, is a common, cosmopolitan agnostoid in open-marine lithofacies. It has an observed stratigraphic range from the Ptychagnostus praecurrens Interval-zone to the Ptychagnostus punctuosus Interval-zone.

A revision of the Neotropical spider genus Ancylometes Bertkau (Araneae: Pisauridae)

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Höfer ◽  
Antonio D. Brescovit
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
First Time ◽  
Lateral Plates

AbstractThe spider genus Ancylometes Bertkau, 1880 is revised. A. vulpes Bertkau, 1880, type species of the genus, is considered a junior subjective synonym of Dolomedes concolor Perty, 1833. Both types are lost and we redescribe the species based on specimens similar to those found at the type locality of A. vulpes. Spiders of the genus are large nocturnal ground-living hunting spiders with a strong affinity in most species, to water bodies within their tropical environment. Those species hunt also on small vertebrates like frogs, tadpoles and fishes. All species show slight sexual dimorphism in colour and body-to-leg-size relations. Females carry brown egg-sacs in chelicerae and build a nursery web. The genus is morphologically diagnosed by the presence of ventral spines on tarsi III and IV in both sexes and by their genital characters: filiform embolus with a basal membranous lobe, wing-like conductor and hammer-like median apophysis in males; female epigyne consisting of two broad lateral plates and a central plate in form of a bike saddle with its nose pointing posteriorly. Ten valid species are recognized and described, five of them are new: Ancylometes japura, A. jau, A. riparius from Amazonas, A. terrenus from Acre, Amazonas and Mato Grosso and A. pantanal from Matto Grosso do Sul, all from Brazil. The female of A. amazonicus is described for the first time and the female of A. hewitsoni for the first time based on an adult specimen. Ancylometes vulpes Bertkau, Ctenus argentinus Holmberg, Ancylometes bolivianus Tullgren, Lycoctenus bahiensis Strand, Lycoctenus selenkae Strand, Lycoctenus paraguayensis Strand, Cupiennius argentinus Petrunkevitch, Ctenus paulensis Mello-Leitão, Cupiennius diplocellatus Mello-Leitão, Ctenus originalis Mello-Leitão, Ctenus iophorus Mello-Leitão, Corinoctenus anomalostomus Mello-Leitão, Ctenus infelix (Mello-Leitão, Ctenus metatarsalis Mello-Leitão, Phoneutria niveobarbata Mello-Leitão and Corinoctenus greenwayi Carcavallo & Martinez are newly synonymized with A. concolor (Perty). Ctenus fuscus Walckenaer, Ctenus giganteus Taczanowski, Ctenus bimaculatus Taczanowski, Leptoctenus tenkatei Hasselt, Lycoctenus brunneus Pickard-Cambridge, Lycoctenus gigas Pickard-Cambridge, Lycoctenus demerarensis Pickard-Cambridge, Lycoctenus saraensis Strand, Lycoctenus paraensis Strand, Ancylometes pindareensis Mello-Leitão, Ancylometes pindareannus Mello-Leitão, Ctenus juruensis Mello-Leitão, Ctenus striolatus Mello-Leitão, Ctenus xerophilus Mello-Leitão and Lycoctenus titanus Caporiacco are newly synonymized with A. rufus (Walckenaer). Lycoctenus palustris Pickard-Cambridge, Ancylometes orinocensis Simon, Lycoctenus venezuelensis Strand, Lycoctenus caracasensis Strand and Ctenus nasutus Kraus are newly synonymized with A. bogotensis (Keyserling). A. valentinei Petrunkevitch, 1925 from Panama is a Cupiennius (new combination) and considered a senior synonym of C. panamensis Lachmuth et al., 1985. The geographical distribution is Neotropical, with one northern widespread species (A. bogotensis) reaching Central America, one widespread species of the Amazon reaching the São Paulo coastal area and one widespread species of central Brazil reaching Argentina. From the Amazon region six rarely collected species are described and one species was recently collected in the Pantanal of Brazil.

scholarly journals Redescription of the type species of Odontostilbe Cope, 1870 (Teleostei: Characidae: Cheirodontinae), and description of three new species from the Amazon basin

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina M. Bührnheim ◽  
Luiz R. Malabarba
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Sexually Dimorphic ◽  
Gill Rakers ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Gill Raker ◽  
First Time ◽  
Rio Madeira

The widespread Neotropical cheirodontine Odontostilbe fugitiva is reviewed, and three new species of the genus are described from the Amazon basin. A neotype is designated for O. fugitiva, from the mouth of the río Mazán, upper río Amazonas basin, Peru. Three nominal species are herein considered as synonyms of O. fugitiva: O. madeirae, O. drepanon, and O. caquetae. The three new species are respectively O. ecuadorensis from the río Napo basin, O. nareuda from the rio Madeira basin, and O. parecis from the rio Guaporé basin (rio Madeira basin). Among other diagnostic characters, gill rakers are especially informative in distinguishing species. Description of gill raker denticulation is provided for the first time for species of the Cheirodontinae. Secondary sexually dimorphic characters are described for all species.

Review of the genera Pristocera Klug and Pristepyris Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae, Pristocerinae) of Russia and adjacent territories

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4965 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-482
Author(s):  
KIRILL I. FADEEV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Single Species ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
North Ossetia

The genera Pristocera Klug and Pristepyris Kieffer from Russia and neighboring countries are reviewed for the first time. Pristocera is represented in Russia by two species. Pristocera depressa (Fabricius) is first recorded from a number of regions in southwestern European Russia (Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, Kabardino-Balkaria, Chechnya, Ingushetia, and North Ossetia Republics), as well as for Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Turkey. The illustrated redescriptions of both sexes of the type species of Pristocera depressa is provided, and the lectotype of Bethylus depressus from J.C. Fabricius collection is designated. A new species, Pristocera morawitzi sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on males and females from south of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Pristepyris is represented in Russia by single species, Pristepyris masii (Giordani Soika). It is also indicated for the first time from Rostov and Volgograd Provinces and Stavropol Territory of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. A previously unknown female of P. masii is described and illustrated. The original key to both sexes of all studied genera and species is provided. 

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