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