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Author
Evenhuis, Neal L.
Author
O’Hara, James E.
Author
Pape, Thomas
Author
Pont, Adrian C.
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-02-26
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journal article
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551
.
Weberia
Robineau-Desvoidy
,
1830
:
233
.
ORIGINALLY INCLUDED SPECIES:
Weberia appendiculata
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
.
TYPE
SPECIES
:
Weberia appendiculata
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
[=
Tachina digramma
Meigen, 1824
], by monotypy.
CURRENT STATUS: Valid genus [
teste
Herting & Dely-Draskovits (1993: 423)
].
FAMILY:
TACHINIDAE
.
552
.
Westwodia
Robineau-Desvoidy
,
1863a
:
940
.
ORIGINALLY INCLUDED SPECIES:
Westwodia atra
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
;
Westwodia flavisquamis
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
.
TYPE
SPECIES
:
Westwodia atra
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
[=
Tachina morio
Fallén, 1810
], by original designation.
CURRENT STATUS: Junior synonym of
Elodia
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
[
teste
Herting & Dely-Draskovits (1993: 247
; as “
Westwoodia
”)].
FAMILY:
TACHINIDAE
.
REMARKS: There is no evidence in
Robineau-Desvoidy (1863a)
that the spelling of his
Westwodia
is “an inadvertent error”, which means that this is the correct original spelling. This genus-group name is therefore not preoccupied by
Westwoodia
Brullé, 1846
or
Westwoodia
Bate, 1857
. Subsequent workers have commonly misspelled the Robineau-Desvoidy name as “
Westwoodia
” thereby leading to the errant assumption that it is preoccupied. However, the orthography in
Herting (1974: 26)
is an intentional (although unjustified) emendation.
EMENDATIONS:
Westwoodia
Herting, 1974: 26
(unjustified),
n
.
syn
.