[Taxacom] A nomenclatural question

a n emengy at hotmail.com
Tue Jul 19 10:03:45 CDT 2011


Thanks All,
The solution is here:

11.9.3.2. a species-group name is deemed to have been published in 
combination with the correct original spelling of the generic name, even
 if it was actually published in combination with an emendation or 
incorrect spelling of the generic name [Art. 33];


> From: em... at hotmail.com
> To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:15:09 +0000
> Subject: [Taxacom] A nomenclatural question
> 
> 
> Hi,
> According to the Zoological nomenclature code how should a name be 
> written if the original description written with incorrect genus spelling name? i.e. 
> Lets say the 
> Genus Megalytra Linnaeus, 1758 is 
> already known and a new species was describe as
> 
> Megalytrus 
> fieberi Puton, 1885
> 
> Should it be written with correct spelling 
> like this:
> Megalytra fieberi Puton, 
> 1885
> or with parenthesis, like 
> this
> Megalytra fieberi 
> (Puton, 1885)
> 
> I'll appreciate a reference to the code article,
> Thanks
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