Prionus (Prionellus) Casey 1924
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On Prionus (Prionellus) Casey, 1924
Prionellus Casey, 1924 is a junior homonym of Prionellus Kieffer, 1895 (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae). Thus, although we agree that Prionus (Prionellus) is a synonym of Prionus, as indicated by Linsley (1962), the name must be replaced.
Linsley (1962) designated Prionus pocularis Dalman, 1817 as the type species of Prionus (Prionellus), and considered the genus as a synonym of Prionus (Prionus). Linsley (1962) gave no explanation as to the reason for the synonymy. The designation of Prionus pocularis as the type species of Prionus (Prionellus) was a mistake.
Prionus pocularis was not included in Prionus (Prionellus) by Casey (1924): it was included in Prionus (Prionus). Thus, it cannot be the type species of the subgenus (ICZN, 1999: Article 67.2).
To solve these nomenclatural issues, we designate:
1. Hypoprionus as a replacement name for Prionellus Casey, 1924, masculine gender. Etymology: Hypo, a prefix from Greek, meaning “sub”, “under”; relative to the “small” size of the species commented on by Casey (1924) in the description of Prionellus.
2. We choose as the type species of Prionus (Prionellus), and consequently for Hypoprionus nom. nov., Cerambyx laticollis Drury, 1773, the first species listed by Casey (1924) in his subgenus Prionus (Prionellus).
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- Scientific name authorship
- Casey
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- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
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- Coleoptera
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- Cerambycidae
- Genus
- Prionus
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- Prionus (Prionellus) Casey, 1924 sec. Santos-Silva, Nearns & Swift, 2016
References
- Casey, T. L. (1924) Additions to the known Coleoptera of North America. Memoirs on the Coleoptera, 11, 1 - 347.
- Linsley, E. G. (1962) The Cerambycidae of North America. Part II. Taxonomy and classification of the Parandrinae, Prioninae, Spondylinae and Aseminae. University of California, Publications in Entomology, 19, 1 - 102.
- Dalman, J. W. (1817) In: Schoenherr, C. J. Synonymia insectorum, oder: Versuch einer synonymie aller bisher bekannten Insectten; nach Fabricii Systema Eleutheratorum & c. geordnet. Eleutherata oder Kafer. Lewerentzischen Buch., Skara, 1 (3), 506 pp.
- Drury, D. (1773) Illustrations of Natural History, wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and twenty figures of exotic insects according to their different genera; very few of which have hitherto been figured by any author, being engraved and coloured from nature, with the greatest accuracy, and under the author's own inspection, on fifty copper-plates. With a particular description of each insect: interspersed with remarks and reflections on the nature and properties of many of them. D. Drury, London, 2: vii + 90 pp, 50 pls.