International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature:
OPINIONS and DIRECTIONS
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature:
OPINIONS and DIRECTIONS
taxa names:
Ge
Gebia Leach 1815, Trans. linn. Soc. London, 11: 342 (a junior objective synonym of Upogebia [Leach 1814]). Opinion 434
GEBIDAE Dana 1852, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 6: 12, 13, 19 (type genus: Gebia Leach 1815) (an incorrect original spelling for GEBIIDAE Dana 1852). Opinion 434
GEBIIDAE (correction by Miers 1876 (Cat. Crust. New Zealand: 70) of GEBIDAE) Dana 1852, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 6: 12, 13, 19 (type genus: Gebia Leach 1815) (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 434
Gecarcinicus Dana 1852, U.S. explor. Exped., 13 (Crust.): 375, pl. 1 (an incorrect subsequent spelling for Gecarcinucus Milne Edwards 1844). Direction 37
Gecarcinucus Milne Edwards 1844, in Jacquemont, Voy. Inde, 4: 4, 44 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Gecarcinucus jacquemontii Milne Edwards 1844, in Jacquemont, Voy. Inde, 4: 4, 44) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 73
Gegenes Hübner [1819], Verz. bekannt. Schmett. (7): 107 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Papilio pumilio Hoffmannsegg 1803, Mag. f. Insektenk. (Illiger), 3: 202, as interpreted by the lectotype designated by Hemming 1964 (Annot. Lep., 1: 112)) (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 827
geinitzianus Barrande 1850 [originally in Gladiolites], Grapt. Bohême: 69, as defined by the neotype (specimen no. L31612 in the National Museum, Prague, figured by Bouček & Münch 1944, Rozpravy II. Třídy České Akademie, 53: pl. 3, figs. 2-4) designated under the plenary power (specific name of the type species of Retiolites Barrande 1850) (Graptolithina). Opinion 199, Opinion 1901
Gelastocaris Kemp 1914, Rec. Indian Mus., 10: 106 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Latreutes paronai (correction of paronae) Nobili 1905, Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. comp. Torino, 20(506): 2) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 470
geminatus Say 1823 [originally in Buprestis], Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 3: 163, ruled under the plenary power to be treated as not invalid by reason of having been originally published as a junior primary homonym of Buprestis geminatus Illiger 1803 (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2008
geminum Kraatz 1857 [originally in Lathrobium], Naturgeschichte der Insecten Deutschlands. Abt. 1. Coleoptera. Zweiter Band. Lief. 3-4, p. 673, ruled under the plenary power to be given precedence over the name Lathrobium boreale Hochhuth 1851 and the name Lathrobium volgense Hochhuth 1851 whenever it and either of the others are considered to be synonyms (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2126
gemmascens [originally in Madrepora], all uses of subsequent to Wilkens 1787, and prior to Madrepora gemmascens Esper [1794] (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 574
gemmascens Esper [1794] [originally in Madrepora], Die Pflanzenthiere, Fortsetzung, 1(2): 60, as interpreted by the holotype figured by Boschma 1955 (Proc. K. ned. Akad. Wetensch. Amsterdam, 58(C): 22-31, pl. 1) (conserved under the plenary power) (Hydrozoa). Opinion 544
gemmascens Wilkens 1787 [originally in Madrepora], in Pallas, Charakteristik der Thierpflanzen, 2: 144 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 574
Gemmura Smith 1968, Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 61(6): 1401 (gender: feminine) (type species, by original designation: Nematus (Cryptocampus) mucronatus Hartig 1837) (Insecta, Hymenoptera). Opinion 1963
gemonensis Laurenti 1768 [originally in Natrix], Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam ..., p. 76, as defined by the neotype (specimen no. 1357.70 in the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva) designated under the plenary power (Reptilia, Serpentes). Opinion 1686
GEMPYLINAE Goode & Bean 1895, Oceanic Ichth.: 193 (type genus: Gempylus Cuvier 1829) (Osteichthyes). Opinion 487
Gempylus Cuvier 1829, Règne Anim. (ed. 2), 2: 200 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Gempylus serpens Cuvier 1829, Règne Anim. (ed. 2), 2: 200) (Osteichthyes). Opinion 487
genei LaFerte-Senectere 1849 [originally in Anthicus] (Coleoptera). ICZN 2016: Opinion 2377
genicularis Waagen 1869 [originally in Ammonites], Geogn.-Pal. Beitr., 2: 227, pl. 20, figs. 4a-c (specific name of the type species of Oecotraustes Waagen 1869) (Cephalopoda). Opinion 324
geniculata Haldeman 1840 [originally in Anculosa (Lithasia)], Monogr. Limniades or freshwater univalve shells of North America, Suppl. to No. 1: 1 (specific name of the type species of Lithasia Haldeman 1840) (Gastropoda). Opinion 1195
geniculata Fӧrster 1856 [originally in Isoplata], specific name of the type species by original designation of Isoplata Fӧrster 1856 (Opinion 43)
geniculata de Geer 1776 [originally in Musca], Mémoires pour servir à l’histoire des Insectes, 6: 38 (specific name of the type species of Siphona Meigen 1803) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 1008
geniculata Meigen 1830 [originally in Rhamphomyia], Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten, part 3, p. 340 (specific name of the type species of Pararhamphomyia Frey 1922) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 2117
Gennadas Bate 1881, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (5)8: 171, 191 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Gennadas parvus Bate 1881, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (5)8: 192) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 864
Genypterus Philippi 1857, Arch. Naturgesch., Jahrg. 23(1): 268 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Genypterus nigricans Philippi 1857, Arch. Naturgesch., Jahrg. 23(1): 269, 270, valid name: Conger chilensis Guichenot 1849) (Osteichthyes). Opinion 1200
Geoderces Horn 1876, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 15(96): 70 (gender: masculine) (type species, ruled under the plenary power to be by original designation: Trachyphloeus melanothrix Kirby 1837) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1452
Geodromicus Redtenbacher 1857, Fauna austriaca. Die Käfer, Ed. 2, p. 244 (gender: masculine) (type species, by subsequent designation by Lacordaire 1854, Histoire des insectes. Genera des coléoptères ou exposé méthodique et critique de tous les genres proposés jusqu’ici dans cet ordre d’insectes, vol. 2, p. 136: Staphylinus plagiatus Fabricius 1798, the type species of the replaced name Geobius Heer 1839), ruled under the plenary power to be given precedence over the name Psephidonus Giste 1856 whenever the two are considered to be synonyms (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2077
Geoemyda Gray 1834, Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1834: 100 (gender: feminine) (type species, by original designation: Testudo spengleri Gmelin 1789, in Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, Ed. 13, vol. 1, part 3, p. 1043) (Reptilia). Opinion 1309
geoffroi (sic) Goeze 1777 [originally in Dermestes scolytus], Entomol. Beytr. Linn., 1: 143 (a junior objective synonym of scolytus Fabricius 1775 [originally in Bostrichus]). Opinion 683
geoffroyi Kuhl 1820 [originally in Ateles], Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie, p. 26, ruled under the plenary power to be available from Kuhl 1820 (Mammalia). Opinion 2184
geoffroyi Leach 1817 [originally in Corixa], Trans. linn. Soc. London, 12(1): 17 (a junior objective synonym of punctata Illiger 1807 [originally in Sigara]). Opinion 281
Geomalacus Allman 1843, Athenaeum, 1843: 851 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Geomalacus maculosus Allman 1843, Athenaeum, 1843: 851) (Gastropoda). Opinion 335
Geometra Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 519 (conserved under the plenary power as of subgeneric status) (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Phalaena papilionaria Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 522) (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 450
Geometra Paetel 1875, Fam. Gatt. Moll.: 86 (an incorrect subsequent spelling for Geomitra Swainson 1840, and a junior homonym of Geometra Linnaeus 1758). Opinion 450
geometricus Canestrini & Fanzago 1877 [originally in Epicrius], Atti del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, (5)4(1): 131 (specific name of the type species of Epicrius Canestrini & Fanzago 1877) (Arachnida, Acari). Opinion 1749
GEOMETRIDA [originally in Leach 1815], in Brewster’s Edinburgh Ency., 9(1): 134 (type genus: Geometra Linnaeus 1758) (an incorrect original spelling for GEOMETRIDAE Leach 1815]). Opinion 450
GEOMETRIDAE (correction of GEOMETRIDA) [Leach 1815], in Brewster’s Edinburgh Ency., 9(1): 134 (type genus: Geometra Linnaeus 1758) (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 450
GEOMETRITES Newman 1835, Grammar Entomol.: 175 (type genus: Geometra Linnaeus 1758) (an incorrect subsequent spelling for GEOMETRIDAE (correction of GEOMETRIDA) [Leach 1815]). Opinion 450
Geonemus Schönherr 1833, Synonymia Insectorum, Genera et species curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiae, vol. 1, p. 13 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Curculio flabellipes Olivier 1807) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1493
Geopeltis Regteren Altena 1949, Archives du Musée Teyler, (3)10: 56 (gender: feminine) (type species, by original designation: Belopeltis simplex Voltz 1840) (Cephalopoda, Coleoidea). Opinion 1914
Georissus Latreille 1809, Genera Crustaceorum et Insectorum, secundum ordinem naturalem in Familias disposita, iconibus exemplisque plurimus explicata, vol. 4, p. 377 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Pimelia pygmaea Fabricius 1798, a junior subjective synonym of Byrrhus crenulatus Rossi 1794) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1891
Georyssus Stephens 1828, Illustrations of British entomology ... Mandibulata, vol. 2, p. 105 (a junior objective synonym of Georissus Latreille 1809) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1891
Geostiba Thomson 1858, Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 15: 33 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Aleochara circellaris Gravenhorst 1806) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2098
GEOSTIBINA Seevers 1978, Fieldiana: Zoology, 71: 126, type genus Geostiba Thomson 1858 (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2305
Geoteuthis Münster 1843, in Münster, G. Graf zu, Meyer, H.V. & Wagner, R. (Eds.), Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde ..., p. 68 (gender: feminine) (type species, by subsequent designation by Bülow- Trummer 1920, Fossilium Catalogus 1: Animalia, part 11 (Cephalopoda dibranchiata), p. 252: Loligo bollensis Schübler in Zieten 1832) (Cephalopoda, Coleoidea). Opinion 1914
Geotriton Bonaparte [1832], Iconografia della fauna Italica per le quattro classi degli animali vertebrati, vol. 2 (Amfibi), fasc. 1, pp. [243]-[244] (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Amphibia, Caudata). Opinion 1866
Geotrupes Latreille 1796, Précis Caract. Ins.: 6 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Scarabaeus stercorarius Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 349) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Masculine gender. Opinion 346, Direction 46
GEOTRUPINI Latreille 1806, Gen. Crust. Ins., 2: 91 (type genus: Geotrupes Latreille 1796) (published as a name for a taxon below subfamily rank) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Direction 28
gerardi King 1846 [originally in Strophalosia], Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., 18: 93 (conserved under the plenary power) (specific name of the type species of Strophalosia King 1844) (Brachiopoda). Opinion 625
Gerbios Bosc 1813, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. philomat. Paris, 3(66): 233 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 434
germanica Linnaeus 1767 [originally in Blatta], Systema Naturae, Ed. 12, vol. 1, part 2, p. 668 (specific name of the type species of Blattella Caudell 1903) ruled under the plenary power to be given precedence over the specific name transfuga Brünnich 1763, as published in the binomen Blatta transfuga, whenever the two names are considered synonyms (Insecta, Dictyoptera). Opinion 1231
germanicum Brandt 1837 [originally in Polyzonium], Bull. Sci. Acad. imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg, 1(23): 178, 179 (specific name of the type species of Polyzonium Brandt 1837) (Diplopoda). Opinion 1065
germari Gory & Laporte 1838 [originally in Chrysobothris], Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes Coléoptères. Monographie des buprestides, vol. 2, p. 50, ruled under the plenary power not to be given priority over Buprestis sexsignata Say 1839 whenever the two are considered to be synonyms (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2174
germari Fieber 1848 [originally in Corisa], Nouveaux Mémoires de la Société Impériale des naturalistes de Moscou, 21: 531, as defined by the neotype (male specimen, glued on card and labelled: ‘(1) male, (2) 12.10.44, Adolfshütte, Oberlausitz, Dr. Jordan, (3) Arctocorisa germari (Fieber) det. A. Jansson 1985, (4) Neotype Corisa germari Fieber, (5) Zool. Mus. Berlin’, deposited in the Zoological Museum, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany) designated under the plenary power (Insecta, Heteroptera). Opinion 1523
Germarostes Paulian 1982 (Insecta, Coleoptera, SCARABAEIDAE): generic name not conserved by suppression of a senior synonym. ICZN 2009: Opinion 2226 (Case 3359)
germinationis Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Musca], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 600, as defined by the neotype (specimen labelled ‘Opomyza germinationis ♂ 2.7’ in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm) designated under the plenary power (specific name of the type species of Opomyza Fallén 1820) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 2088
GERREIDAE (correction of GERREIFORMES) Bleeker 1859, Act. Soc. Sci. Indo-Neerl., 6: xx (type genus: Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824) (Osteichthyes). Opinion 962
GERREIFORMES Bleeker 1859, Act. Soc. Sci. Indo-Neerl., 6: xx (type genus: Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824) (an incorrect original spelling for GERREIDAE Bleeker 1859). Opinion 962
Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824, Voy. ‘Uranie’ (Zool.): 292 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation by Jordan 1917 (Leland Stanford Jr. Univ. Publ. Univ. Ser., No. 27: 117, 118): Gerres vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard 1824, Voy. ‘Uranie’ (Zool.): 292) (Osteichthyes). Opinion 962
GERRIDA [Leach 1815], in Brewster’s Edinburgh Ency., 9: 123 (type genus: Gerris Fabricius 1794) (an incorrect original spelling for GERRIDAE [Leach 1815]). Opinion 962
GERRIDAE (correction of GERRIDA) [Leach 1815], in Brewster’s Edinburgh. Ency., 9: 123 (type
GERRIDAE Günther 1862, Cat. Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi Anacanthini Br. Mus., 4: 252 (type genus: Gerres Quoy & Gaimard 1824) (an incorrect subsequent spelling for GERREIDAE Bleeker 1859). Opinion 962
Gerris Fabricius 1794, Entomol. syst., 4: 187 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation by Latreille 1810 (Consid. gén. Anim. Crust. Arachn. Ins.: 259, 434): Cimex lacustris Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 450) (Insecta, Hemiptera). Opinion 962
gervaisii Pictet 1853 [originally in Diplocus], Traité Paléont. (ed. 2), 1: 340 (a junior objective synonym of cervulum Gervais 1850 [originally in Lophiotherium]). Opinion 530
Geryon Krøyer 1837, Naturhist. Tidsskrift, 1(1): 10, 20, 21 (gender: masculine) (type species, by original designation: Geryon tridens Krøyer 1837, Naturhist. Tidsskrift, 1(1): 10, 21) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 85, Direction 37
geversianum Pallas 1774 [originally in Buccinum], Spicil. Zool. (10): 33 (valid name at the date of Opinion 911 of the type species of Trophon Montfort 1810) (Gastropoda). Opinion 911
geyeri [originally in Xerophila]. Case 2870