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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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Dasiops
Rondani
,
1856
:
120
.
ORIGINALLY INCLUDED SPECIES:
Lonchaea dasyops
Meigen, 1826
(as “
Lonchea
Dasiops
Mgn.
”) (with “
Dasiops Loncheus
Mihi
” in synonymy).
TYPE
SPECIES
:
Lonchaea latifrons
Meigen, 1826
, by subsequent designation (
I.C.Z.
N., 1963: 14 [
Opinion
652])
.
CURRENT STATUS: Valid genus [
teste
Kovalev & Morge (1984: 248)
].
FAMILY:
LONCHAEIDAE
.
REMARKS: “
Dasiops Loncheus
” of
Rondani (1856: 120)
was previously considered a
nomen
nudum
[e.g.,
Kovalev & Morge (1984: 249)
] as it was proposed in synonymy [with
Lonchea dasyops
Meigen, 1826
] and not made available by subsequent usage before 1961. In keeping with the format of other genus-group names proposed by
Rondani (1856)
where two names are listed as
type
species and one of the two is a new Rondani name, we treat
Dasiops lonchea
Rondani, 1856
as an unnecessary replacement name for
Lonchaea dasyops
Meigen, 1826
. Günter Morge submitted an application to the ICZN Commission, which was revised, summarized, and presented by
China
(1961)
. It requested that the ICZN Commission designate a
type
species for
Dasiops
Rondani, 1856
because at that time the current
type
species,
Lonchaea dasyops
Meigen, 1826
sensu
Rondani, 1856
, was a misidentification for
Lonchaea latifrons
Meigen, 1826
. Acceptance of
Lonchaea dasyops
Meigen, 1826
would threaten stability because
Dasiops
would become the senior objective synonym of
Chaetolonchaea
Czerny, 1934
. The ICZN Commission voted in favor of the application and designated
Lonchaea latifrons
Meigen, 1826
as the
type
species of
Dasiops
Rondani, 1856
(I.C.Z.N., 1963: 14 [Opinion 652]).