Replacement name for the genus Maublancia Bellamy, 1998 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae), junior homonym of Maublancia Lepesme & Breuning, 1956

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by  John Ponting

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Replacement name for the genus Maublancia Bellamy, 1998
(Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae), junior homonym of
Maublancia Lepesme & Breuning, 1956
JOHN PONTING
26 Slepe Crescent, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4DN, United Kingdom. E-mail: [email protected]
In 1947, Théry described a genus of buprestid beetle from Angola, naming it Maublancia Théry, 1947. He included two
species in this genus; M. auberti Théry, 1947 and M. testui Théry, 1947. He did not, however, nominate a type species.
Under Article 13.3 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999) this name is not available.
In 1956, Lepesme & Breuning described a genus of cerambycid beetle from west Africa (Gabon, Cameroon, Ivory
Coast & Belgian Congo, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, the type specimen of the type species being from
Tchibanga, Gabon), giving it the name Maublancia Lepesme & Breuning, 1956. This genus originally contained three
species and a type species (Maublancia maublanci Lepesme & Breuning, 1956) was nominated, by original designation.
In 1988, Bellamy corrected Théry’s omission, creating Maublancia Bellamy, 1988, with the type species
Maublancia testui Théry, 1947. Although available, this genus is invalid, being a junior homonym of Maublancia
Lepesme & Breuning, 1956.
Therefore Maublancius nomen novum is proposed here as a replacement name for Maublancia Bellamy, 1988,
preoccupied by Maublancia Lepesme & Breuning, 1956 (Coleoptera). The name is chosen as the masculine form of the
name originally proposed by Théry for this genus. This genus contains two species: Maublancius auberti (Théry, 1947)
comb. nov. and Maublancius testui (Théry, 1947) comb. nov.. The type species, in accordance with Art. 67.8 of the
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, is Maublancia testui Théry, 1947.
I would like to thank Richard Westcott of the Coleopterist's Society and Adriano Kury Museu Nacional do Rio de
Janeiro for their advice in the preparation of this manuscript.
References
Bellamy, C.L. (1998) Type species designations in the family Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 45 (1),
9–15.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1999) International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 4th Edition.
International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London, xxix + 306 pp.
Lepesme, P. & Breuning, S. (1956) Une tribu nouvelle des Cerambycinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Revue de Zoologie et de
Botanique Africaines, 53 (3–4), 287–304.
Théry, A. (1947) Buprestides d'Angola. Arquivos do Museu Bocage, 18, 1–96.
Accepted by B. Levey: 25 Jul. 2018; published: 24 Aug. 2018 133
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