On the nomenclatural status of type genera in Coleoptera (Insecta)

More than 4700 nominal family-group names (including names for fossils and ichnotaxa) are nomenclaturally available in the order Coleoptera. Since each family-group name is based on the concept of its type genus, we argue that the stability of names used for the classification of beetles depends on...

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Main Authors: Patrice Bouchard, Yves Bousquet, Anthony E. Davies, Chenyang Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-03-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/106440/download/pdf/