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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
2373
1
265
journal article
11755334
5
.
Actia
Robineau-Desvoidy
,
1830
:
85
.
ORIGINALLY INCLUDED SPECIES:
Actia cingulata
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
;
Actia pilipennis
Robineau- Desvoidy, 1830.
TYPE
SPECIES
:
Roeselia lamia
Meigen, 1838
, by subsequent designation (
I.C.Z.
N., 1987: 71 [
Opinion
1432])
.
CURRENT STATUS: Valid genus [
teste
Herting & Dely-Draskovits (1993: 328)
].
FAMILY:
TACHINIDAE
.
REMARKS: The history leading to the action by the I.C.Z.N. (1987: 71 [Opinion 1432]) to fix the
type
designation of
Actia
is complex and was laid out clearly by
O’Hara (1985)
in his application to the ICZN Commission. In summary, the Commission was requested to designate
Roeselia lamia
Meigen, 1838
as the
type
species for
Actia
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
and
Actia cingulata
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
as
type
species for
Elfia
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1850
. By doing this,
Elfia
was essentially removed from objective synonymy with
Actia
since the earliest respective subsequent
type
designations for
Actia
(
Coquillett, 1910: 503
)
and
Elfia
(
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863a: 672
)
were both of
Actia cingulata
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
.