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Author
O’Hara, James E.
Author
Cerretti, Pierfilippo
Author
Pape, Thomas
Author
Evenhuis, Neal L.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-12-23
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Bolithomyza
Rondani
,
1856
:
197
.
ORIGINALLY INCLUDED SPECIES:
Bolithomyza spinulina
Rondani, 1856
.
TYPE
SPECIES
:
Bolithomyza spinulina
Rondani, 1856
, by original designation
.
CURRENT STATUS:
Nomen oblitum
; senior (but invalid) synonym of
Zygomyia
Winnertz, 1863
,
nomen protectum
[
teste
this work].
FAMILY:
MYCETOPHILIDAE
.
REMARKS: Hackman
in
Hackman
et al
. (1988: 295)
incorrectly stated that
Bolithomyza
is a
nomen
nudum
.
Rondani (1856: 197)
clearly gave characters in his key to distinguish the genus-group name and its only included species,
Bolithomyza spinulina
Rondani, 1856
.
Bolithomyza
Rondani, 1856
and
Zygomyia
Winnertz, 1863
are currently considered synonyms. Acceptance of
Bolithomyza
Rondani
as valid would upset stability as
Zygomyia
Winnertz
is in prevailing usage as the valid name for the taxon.
Bolithomyza
has to our knowledge not been used as a valid genus-group name since 1899, while
Zygomyia
has been used in more than 25 works by at least 10 authors in the last 50 years and encompassing a span of not less than 10 years, including the following:
Bechev (1994
,
1995
);
Caspers (1980)
;
Chandler (1991
b
, 1994);
Chandler & Ribeiro (1995)
;
Joost & Plassmann (1979)
;
Kjaerandsen
et al
. (2007)
;
Lehnebach
et al
. (2005)
;
Lehr (1999)
; Matile (1980, 1989);
Ostroverkhova & Shtakel’berg (1988)
;
Plassmann (1970
,
1971
,
1974
);
Ramsaite (1998)
;
Ribeiro (2003)
;
Ševčík (2000
,
2001
,
2006
);
Søli (1994)
;
Wu (1999)
;
Wu & Wang (2008)
;
Zaitzev (1989b
,
2002
,
2003
). In the interests of nomenclatural stability, we hereby invoke reversal of precedence (ICZN
Code
Article 23.9.2) and declare
Bolithomyza
Rondani, 1856
a
nomen oblitum
and
Zygomyia
Winnertz, 1863 a
nomen protectum
.
[Bolithophila]
Rondani
,
1856
:
203
.
CURRENT STATUS: Incorrect subsequent spelling of
Bolitophila
Meigen, 1818
.
FAMILY:
BOLITOPHILIDAE
.
REMARKS: The earliest mention of
Bolitophila
Meigen, 1818
using the spelling “
Bolithophila
” that we have found in this study is in
Guérin (1827: 410)
, as an incorrect subsequent spelling. In
Rondani (1856)
this is either an incorrect subsequent spelling or unjustified emendation (by virtue of similar spelling changes in two or more names from “t” to “th” in the same work). We thus follow ICZN
Code
Article 33.5 in treating this spelling in
Rondani (1856)
as an incorrect subsequent spelling.
[Bolitofila]
Rondani
,
1840a
:
10
.
CURRENT STATUS: Incorrect subsequent spelling of
Bolitophila
Meigen, 1818
.
FAMILY:
BOLITOPHILIDAE
.
REMARKS: Criteria for making this name available as an emendation were not found to be fulfilled in this work.
[Bombilius]
Rondani
,
1844c
:
104
.
CURRENT STATUS: Incorrect subsequent spelling of
Bombylius
Linnaeus, 1758
or subsequent usage of
Bombilius
Dufour, 1833
.
FAMILY:
BOMBYLIIDAE
.
REMARKS: The earliest mention of
Bombylius
Linnaeus, 1758
using the spelling “
Bombilius
” that we have found in this study is
Bombilius
Dufour (1833: 215)
,
n
.
syn
., as an unjustified emendation made available by similar spelling changes in two or more names from “y” to “i” in the same work.