Case 3586 Glossina Wiedemann, 1830 (Insecta, Diptera, Glossinidae): proposed precedence over Nemorhina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Evenhuis, N.L.; Pape, T. (2012). Case 3586 Glossina Wiedemann, 1830 (Insecta, Diptera, Glossinidae): proposed precedence over Nemorhina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 69(2): 109-112. https://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v69i2.a14
In: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. ISSN 0007-5167, more
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Nomenclature, taxonomy, Diptera, glossinidae, Glossina, Nemorhina, Glossina longipalpis, Nemorhina palpalis, tsetse, Afrotropical |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the generic name Glossina Wiedemann, 1830 (Diptera, glossinidae), which is a widely used name for a well-established and medically important genus of tsetse flies. It is threatened by its infrequently used senior subjective synonym, Nemorhina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830. It is proposed that Glossina Wiedemann, 1830 be conserved by reversing the precedence relative to Nemorhina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 under the plenary power of the Commission, in the interest of nomenclatural stability. |
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