[Taxacom] Iapyx vs. Japyx (etc.) in Diplura

[Geoff Read]

Hi Tony,

As I understand it the J glyph is simply a variant of the I glyph.  A very
quick look indicates prevailing usage is the J, but probably it should be
the I as in the original Haliday. There are however 74 genus names which
are variants based on Japyx, so probably that return to 'I', as expressed
in the article below was not a very welcome opinion.

https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/29908

Reddell 1985 "A Checklist and Bibliography of the IAPYGOIDEA (Insecta:
Diplura) 
"

Geoff

On Sat, April 11, 2020 6:53 pm, Tony Rees via Taxacom wrote:
> Dear Taxacomers,
>
> In the Hexapod class (formerly order) Diplura, two forms of the genus name
> Iapyx Haliday, 1864 are in current use, namely Iapyx and Japyx, same for
> the family names based on this genus (Iapygidae/Japygidae); Japyx can
> perhaps be construed either as a lapsus, a subsequent emendation, or a
> legitimate correction; the name was originally published as
>
> Haliday, A.H. 1864. *Iapyx,* a new genus of insects belonging to the
> stirps
> Thysanura, in the order Neuroptera.
> <https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/publication/e22adc15-efeb-48c9-b0fe-990dabe813a3>
>  *Transactions of the Linnean Society of London*
> <https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/publication/a6b0ca4d-471d-4666-96a2-8fee5114bc35>
>  *24*: 441-447 .
>
> In the absence of an ICZN ruling on the matter, are there any rules or
> precedents to decide which spelling is preferable to use, and/or the
> technically "correct" one?
>
> Regards - Tony
>
> Tony Rees, New South Wales, Australia
> https://about.me/TonyRees
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Geoffrey B. Read, Ph.D.
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