Replacement Names for <i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Mesophyletidae)

In a recent paper we published on the weevil fauna preserved in Burmese amber, two newly proposed generic names were subsequently identified as preoccupied names (<i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler). We propose th...

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Main Authors: Dave J. Clarke, Rolf G. Oberprieler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/2/16
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Rolf G. Oberprieler
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description In a recent paper we published on the weevil fauna preserved in Burmese amber, two newly proposed generic names were subsequently identified as preoccupied names (<i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler). We propose the name <i>Zimmiorhinus</i> as a replacement name for <i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Burmophyletis</i> as a replacement name for <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler.
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spelling doaj.art-ebe833018d624917af5d51067b9fba152022-12-22T03:19:19ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182019-01-011121610.3390/d11020016d11020016Replacement Names for <i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Mesophyletidae)Dave J. Clarke0Rolf G. Oberprieler1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis, 3700 Walker Ave, Memphis, TN 38152, USACSIRO, Australian National Insect Collection, G.P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, AustraliaIn a recent paper we published on the weevil fauna preserved in Burmese amber, two newly proposed generic names were subsequently identified as preoccupied names (<i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler). We propose the name <i>Zimmiorhinus</i> as a replacement name for <i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Burmophyletis</i> as a replacement name for <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/2/16homonymtaxonomyCurculionoideaMesophyletidaeCretaceous
spellingShingle Dave J. Clarke
Rolf G. Oberprieler
Replacement Names for <i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Mesophyletidae)
Diversity
homonym
taxonomy
Curculionoidea
Mesophyletidae
Cretaceous
title Replacement Names for <i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Mesophyletidae)
title_full Replacement Names for <i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Mesophyletidae)
title_fullStr Replacement Names for <i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Mesophyletidae)
title_full_unstemmed Replacement Names for <i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Mesophyletidae)
title_short Replacement Names for <i>Elwoodius</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler and <i>Platychirus</i> Clarke &amp; Oberprieler (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Mesophyletidae)
title_sort replacement names for i elwoodius i clarke amp oberprieler and i platychirus i clarke amp oberprieler coleoptera curculionoidea mesophyletidae
topic homonym
taxonomy
Curculionoidea
Mesophyletidae
Cretaceous
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/2/16
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