Opinion 1644 Culex stigmatosoma Dyar, 1907 and C. Thriamhus Dyar, 1921 (Insecta, Diptera): specific names conserved

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OPINION 1644
CulexstigmatosomaDyar, 1907 and C. thriamhus Dyar, 1921 (Insecta,
Diptera): specific namesconserved
Ruling
(1 Under theplenary powers thespecificnamepensSpeiser, 1904, aspublished in
the binomen Culex pens, is hereby suppressed for the purposes of the Principle of
PrioritybutnotforthoseofthePrincipleofHomonymy.
(2) ThefollowingnamesareherebyplacedontheOfficial ListofSpecificNamesin
Zoology:
(a) stigmatosomaDyar, 1907,aspublishedinthebinomen Culexstigmatosoma;
(b) thriambusDyar, 1921,aspublishedinthebinomen Culexthriamhus.
(3) The m.mtpeus Speiser, 1904, as published in the binomen Culexpeus and as
suppressedin(1)above,isherebyplaced ontheOfficialIndexofRejectedandInvalid
SpecificNamesinZoology.
HistoryofCase2702
An application for the conservation ofthe specific names of Culex stigmatosoma
Dyar, 1907 and Culex thriambus Dyar, 1921 was received from Prof B.F. Eldridge
{University ofCalifornia, Davis, U.S.A.) and Dr R.E. Harbach (Walter Reed Bio-
systematics Unit, MuseumSupport Center, SmithsonianInstitution, Washington, D.C.,
U.S.A.)on 11 January 1989. Aftercorrespondencethecasewaspublishedin BZN46:
247-249(December 1989). Noticeofthecasewassenttoappropriatejournals.
Comments in support from Dr G.B. White (Editor, Medical & Veterinary Ento-
mology) and also Dr Daniel Strickman {ArmedForces Research Institute ofMedical
Sciences,SanFrancisco, U.S.A.)(cf.paras.4and7oftheapplication)werepublishedin
BZN47: 215-216(September 1990).
Fivefurthercommentsin support, from DrsW.K. Reisen{ArbovirusFieldStation,
Bakersfield, California, U.S.A.), R. Garcia {AgriculturalExperiment Station. Albany,
California, U.S.A.), L.T. Nielsen {American Mosquito Control Association, Lake
Charles, Louisiana, U.S.A.), B.A. Harrison {Ft. Washington, Maryland, U.S.A.) and
R.A.Ward WalterReedArmyInstituteofResearch, Washington,D.C., U.S.A.),were
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published in BZN 47: 293-295 (December 1990) and noted on the voting paper. A
furthersupportivecommentfromDrJohnF.Reinert{Gainesville,Florida, U.S.A.)was
alsonotedonthevotingpaper.
DecisionoftheCommission
On 1 December 1990 the members ofthe Commission were invited to vote on the
proposalspublishedinBZN46:248.Atthecloseofthevotingperiodon 1 March 1991
thevoteswereasfoll—ows:
Affirmative votes 27: Bayer, Bock, Cocks, Cogger, Corliss, Hahn, Halvorsen,
Heppell, Holthuis, Kabata, Kraus. Lehtinen, Macpherson, Mahnert, Martins de
Souza, Minelli, Mroczkowski, Nielsen, Nye, Ride, Savage, Schuster, Starobogatov,
Thompson,Trjapi—tzin, UenoandWillink
Negativevotes none.
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Dupuis abstained because five comments in support (see above) were published
duringthevotingperiod.
Originalreferences
IndTehxebfyoltlhoewriunlgianrgegtihveenoriingitnhaelprreefseernetncOepsintoiotnh:enamesplacedonanOfficialListandanOfficial
pens,Ciile.x.Speiser, 1904,Imektenborse,21: 148
stigmawsoma,Culex.Dyar. 1907.Proceedingsof,heUnitedStatesNationalMuseum,32(1516):
thriambus,Culex,Dyar, 1921,InsecutorInscitiaeMenstruus.9:33.