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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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Taphrophila
Rondani
,
1856
:
185
.
ORIGINALLY INCLUDED SPECIES:
Limnobia inusta
Meigen, 1818
.
TYPE
SPECIES
:
Limnobia inusta
Meigen, 1818
,
sensu
Rondani, 1856
[misidentification; = unnamed species of
Antocha
Osten Sacken, 1860
], by original designation.
CURRENT STATUS: Available name, not considered further in this paper awaiting a decision under Article 70.3. Treated under
Antocha
Osten Sacken, 1860
[
teste
Savchenko
et al
. (1992: 322)
].
FAMILY:
LIMONIIDAE
.
REMARKS: The
type
species of
Taphrophila
was misidentified by
Rondani (1856: 185)
. The characters to distinguish the genus fit
Antocha
. If the nominal
type
species designated by Rondani is accepted, it would threaten stability of nomenclature and taxonomy by treating
Taphrophila
as the valid senior synonym of the more commonly used name
Atypophthalmus
Brunetti, 1911
(
Savchenko
et al
. (1992: 322–323)
. Unless the taxonomic species actually involved in the misidentification is fixed (Article 70.3.2), an application to the ICZN Commission is warranted to either suppress
Taphrophila
Rondani, 1856
and conserve
Antocha
Osten Sacken, 1860
or deem reversed synonymy when these genus-group names are considered synonyms of each other.