Opinion 1713 Some Bee family-group names (Insecta, Hymenoptera): names based on Couetes Latreille, 1802, on Paracouetes Smith, 1853, on Halictus Latreille, 1804, on Anthidium Fabricius, 1804 and on Anthophoi-a Latreille, 1803 given precedence over Some se

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OPINION 1713
Some bee family-group names (Insecta,Hymenoptera): namesbased
on CoUetes Latreille, 1802, on ParacoUetes Smith, 1853, on Halictus
Latreille, 1804, on Anthidium Fabricius, 1804 and on Anthophoi-a
Latreille, 1803 given precedence oversome senior names
Ruling
(1) Undertheplenarypowers:
(a) family-group names based on CoUetes Latreille, 1802 are hereby given
precedenceoverthosebasedonProsopisFabricius,1804orHvlaeusFabricius,
1793;
(b) family-group names based on ParacoUetes Smith, 1853 are hereby given
precedenceoverthosebasedonNeopasiphaePerkins, 1912;
(c) family-group names based on Halictus Latreille, 1804 are hereby given
precedenceoverthosebasedonRophitesSpinola, 1808orSphecodesLatreille.
1804;
(d) family-group names based on Anthidium Fabricius, 1804 are hereby given
precedenceoverthosebasedonSteUsPanzer, 1806;
(e) family-group names based on Anthophora Latreille, 1803 are hereby given
precedenceoverthosebasedonEuceraScopoli,1770,XylocopaLatreille,1802,
CeratinaLatreille, 1802orNomadaScopoli, 1770.
(2) The entry on the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology for
XYLOCOPIDAEisherebyamendedtorecordtheauthorshipofLatreille, 1802andthe
ruling in (l)(e) above that it and other family-group names based on Xylocopa
Latreille, 1802arenottobegivenpriorityoverthosebasedonAnthophoraLatreille,
1803.
(3) The entry on the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology for
CERATINIDAE Latreille, 1802 is herebyamended to record therulingin (l)(e) above
thatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonCeratinaLatreille, 1802arenottobe
givenpriorityoverthosebasedonAnthophoraLatreille, 1803.
(4) ThefollowingnamesareherebyplacedontheOfficialListofGenericNames
inZoology;
(a) Prosopis Fabricius, 1804 (gender: feminine), type species by designation by
Morice&Durrant(1915) MeUinusbipunctatusFabricius, 1798;
(b) Hvlaeus Fabricius, 1793 (gender: masculine), type species by designation by
Latreille(1810)ApisanmdataLinnaeus, 1758;
(c) CoUetes Latreille, 1802 (gender: masculine), type species by monotypy Apis
succinctaLinnaeus, 1758;
(d) Neopasiphae Perkins, 1912 (gender: feminine), type species by monotypy
NeopasiphaemirabiUsPerkins, 1912;
(e) ParacoUetes Smith. 1853 (gender: masculine), type species by monotypy
ParacoUetescrassipesSmith, 1853;
(0 RophitesSpinola,1808(gender:masculine),typespeciesbymonotypyRophites
quinquespinosusSpinola, 1808;
(g) SphecodesLatreille,1804(gender:masculine),typespeciesbymonotypySphe.x
gibbaLinnaeus, 1758;
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(h) Halictus Latreille, 1804 (gender: masculine), type species by designation by
Richards(1935)ApisquadrtcinctaFabricius,[1777];
(i) StelisPanzer,1806(gender:feminine),typespeciesbymonotypyApisaleniimi
Panzer,1798(ajuniorhomonymofApisaienimaChrist,1791andasubjective
synonymofApispimctulatissimaKirby, 1802);
(j) Antbidiuin Fabricius, 1804 (gender; neuter), type species by designation by
Latreille(1810)ApismanicataLinnaeus, 1758;
(k) Eucera Scopoli, 1770 (gender; feminine), type species by designation by
Latreille(1810)ApislongicornisLinnaeus, 1758;
(1) Nomada Scopoli, 1770 (gender: feminine), type species by designation by
Curtis(1832)ApismficornisLinnaeus, 1758.
(5) ThefollowingnamesareherebyplacedontheOfficialListofSpecificNames
inZoology:
(a) bipwictauisFabricius, 1798,aspublishedinthebinomenMellinusbipunctatus
(specificnameofthetypespeciesofProsopisFabricius, 1804);
(b) anmdataLinnaeus, 1758,aspublishedin thebinomenApisannulata(specific
nameofthetypespeciesofHylaeusFabricius, 1793);
(c) succinctaLinnaeus, 1758,aspublishedinthebinomenApissuccincta(specific
nameofthetypespeciesofColletesLatreille, 1802);
(d) mirabilis Perkins, 1912, as published in the binomen Neopasiphae mirabilis
(specificnameofthetypespeciesofNeopasiphaePerkins, 1912);
(e) crassipes Smith, 1853, as published in the binomen ParacoUetes crassipes
(specificnameofthetypespeciesofParacoUetesSmith. 1853);
(0 quinquespinosusSpinola, 1808,aspublishedinthebinomenRophitesquinques-
pinosa(specificnameofthetypespeciesofRophitesSpinola, 1808);
(g) gibbaLinnaeus, 1758,aspublishedinthebinomenSphexgibba(specificname
ofthetypespeciesofSphecodesLatreille, 1810);
(h) quadricinctaFabricius, [1777], aspublishedin thebinomen Apisquadricincta
(specificnameofthetypespeciesofHalictusLatreille,1804);
(i) punctulatissimaKirby, 1802,aspublishedinthebinomenApispimctulatissima
(validsubjectivesynonymofthespecificnameofApisaterhmaPanzer, 1798,
thetypespeciesofSteUsPanzer, 1806);
(j) manicataLinnaeus, 1758,aspublishedinthebinomenApismanicata(specific
nameofthetypespeciesofAnthidium Fabricius, 1804);
(k) longicornis Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Apis longicornis
(specificnameofthetypespeciesofEuceraScopoli, 1770);
(I) mficornisLinnaeus, 1758,aspublishedinthebinomenApisruficornis(specific
nameofthetypespeciesofNomadaScopoli, 1770).
(6) ThefollowingnamesareherebyplacedontheOfficialListofFamily-Group
NamesinZoology:
(a) COLLETIDAE Lepclctier, 1841 (type genus Colletes Latreille, 1802), with the
endorsementthatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonColletesaretobe
given precedence over those based on Prosopis Fabricius, 1804 or Hylaeus
Fabricius, 1793;
(b) PROSOPIDIDAE Fallen, 1813 (type genus Prosopis Fabricius, 1804), with the
endorsementthatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonProsopisarenot
tobegiven priorityoverthosebasedon ColletesLatreille, 1802;
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(c) HYLAEIDAEViereck, 1916(1813)(typegenusHylaeusFabricius,1793),withthe
endorsementthatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonHylaeusarenotto
begivenpriorityoverthosebasedon ColletesLatreille, 1802;
(d) PARACOLLETIDAECockerell, 1934(typegenus ParacolletesSmith, 1853), with
theendorsement thatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonParacolletes
aretobegivenprecedenceoverthosebasedonNeopasiphaePerkins, 1912;
(e) NEOPASIPHAEIDAECockerell,1930(typegenusNeopasiphaePerkins,1912),with
theendorsementthatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonNeopasiphae
arenottobegivenpriorityoverthosebasedonParacolletesSmith, 1853;
(0 HALICTIDAE Thomson, 1869 (type genus Halictus Latreille, 1804), with the
endorsementthatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonHalictusaretobe
given precedence over those based on Rophites Spinola, 1808 or Sphecodes
Latreille, 1804;
(g) ROPHITIDAE Schenck, 1866 (type genus Rophites Spinola, 1808), with the
endorsementthatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonRophitesarenot
tobegivenpriorityoverthosebasedonHalictusLatreille, 1804;
(h) SPHECODIDAESchenck,[1869](typegenusSphecodesLatreille, 1804),withthe
endorsementthatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonSphecodesarenot
tobegivenpriorityoverthosebasedon HalictusLatreille, 1804;
(i) ANTHiDiiDAEAshmead, 1899(typegenusAnthidiumFabricius, 1804),withthe
endorsementthatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonAnthidiumareto
begivenprecedenceoverthosebasedon SteUsPanzer, 1806;
(j) STELIDIDAESchenck, 1860(typegenusStelisPanzer, 1806),withtheendorse-
mentthatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonStelisarenottobegiven
priorityoverthosebasedonAnthidiumFabricius, 1804;
(k) ANTHOPHORIDAEDahlbom, 1835(typegenusAnthophoraLatreille, 1803),with
theendorsementthatit and otherfamily-groupnamesbased onAnthophora
aretobegivenprecedenceoverthosebasedonEuceraScopoli,1770,Xylocopa
Latreille, 1802, CeratinaLatreille, 1802orNomadaScopoh, 1770.
(I) EUCERIDAELatreille, 1802(typegenusEuceraScopoli, 1770),withtheendorse-
mentthatitandotherfamily-groupnamesbasedonEuceraarenottobegiven
precedenceoverthosebasedonAnthophoraLatreille, 1803;
(m)NOMADIDAEFallen,1813(typegenusNomadaScopoli, 1770),withtheendorse-
ment that it and otherfamily-group names based on Nomadaare not to be
givenpriorityoverthosebasedonAnthophoraLatreille, 1803.
HistoryofCase2535
Anapplicationtoconservetheusageofsomebeefamily-groupnamesbygiving
themprecedenceoverseniorbutlittleusednameswasreceivedfromProfCharlesD.
Michener {Snow Entomological Museum, University ofKansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
U.S.A.)on15October1985.AftercorrespondencethecasewaspublishedinBZN48:
227-235(September 1991).Noticeofthecasewassenttoappropriatejournals.
DecisionoftheCommission
On1 September1992themembersoftheCommissionwereinvitedtovote.Atthe
closeofthevotingperiodon 1 December 1992thevoteswereasfollows:
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—
Affirmativevotes 25: Bayer, Bock,Cocks, Cogger, Corliss, Hahn,Halvorsen,
Kabata. Kraus, Lehtinen, Macpherson, Mahnert, Martins de Souza, Minelli,
Nielsen, Nye, Ride, Savage, Schuster, Starobogatov, Stys, Thompson, Trjapitzin,
Ueno,Willink —
Negativevotes 2: BouchetandDupuis.
Holthuisabstained.
Novotewasreceived from Heppell.
Holthuisabstainedbecauseheconsideredthatthefivefamily-groupnamesgiven
precedence, which were independent ofone another, should have been voted on
separately.{Editorialnote.Thiswouldhavebeendonehadoppositiontoanyofthe
proposalsbeenreceived).
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ThefollowingaretheoriginalreferencestothenamesplacedonOfficialListsbytheruling
giveninthepresentOpinion:
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ANTHiDiiDAEAshmead, 1899, Transaction.^ofthe.AmericanEntomologicalSociety,26:72.
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insectes,vol.3,p.376.
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