Validation Of Neosarcophaga Shewell Nomen Nudum (Diptera:sarcophagidae) PDF
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VOLUME 98, NUMBER 2 375 ited in the collection of S. W. Wilson, Cen- Stoops, Department of Entomology, Clem- tral Missouri State University, War- son University, Clemson, S.C., for helping rensburg. collect issids in 1995. I thank S. W. Wilson for confirming the identification of T. bullata, determining A. G. Wheeler, Jr., Bureau of Plant In- nymphs to instar, and providing helpful dustry, Pennsylvania Department ofAgri- comments on the manuscript; and C. A. culture, Harrisburg, PA 17110. PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH. 98(2), 1996, p. 375 Note Validation of Neosarcophaga Shewell nomen nudum (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) When the genus name Neosarcophaga p. 198), SarcophagagracilisAldrich (1916, was initially proposed by me for nine in- ibid., p. 202), Sarcophagajuliaetta Aldrich cluded species in the key to genera for the (1916, ibid., p. 200), Sarcophaga lilliputi- family Sarcophagidae in the Manual ofNe- ana Dodge (1967, Pacific Insects 9: 684), arctic Diptera, Volume 2 (Shewell 1987, Sarcophaga perissa Reinhard (1952, Ca- Agriculture Canada Monograph No. 28: nadian Entomologist 84: 145), Sarcophaga 1168), it was a nomen nudum, being with- perspicaxAldrich (1916, ibid., p. 201), Sar- out type species citation. Dr. Thomas Pape cophaga statuta Reinhard (1952, ibid., p. ofthe Swedish Museum ofNatural History, 144), Sarcophaga thatuna Aldrich (1916, Stockholm, has recently written to me in ibid., p. 196), and Sarcophaga vancouver- connection with his pending publication of ensis Parker (1918, Canadian Entomologist a catalog of world Sarcophagidae, stating 50: 122) should all be included as new that he would like to have Neosarcophaga combinations in Neosarcophaga Shewell. validated by publication of a type species I thank Drs. J. M. Cumming and J. R. designation. I therefore now designate Sar- Vockeroth of the Centre for Land and Bi- ological Resources Research for reviewing cophaga occidentalis Aldrich (1916, Ento- mological Society ofAmerica, Thomas Say the manuscript. Foundation 1: 198) as type species ofNeo- G. E. Shewell, Research Associate, Bio- sarcophaga Shewell. It and the following logical Resources Division, Centre for species, namely Sarcophaga canadensis Land and Biological Resources Research, Hall (1929, Entomological News 40: 322), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Otta- Sarcophaga elongata Aldrich (1916, ibid., wa, Ontario, Canada KIA 0C6.
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