R D JL V7 2001 The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature lC^Aj\ TThe Official Periodical oftheInternational Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Volume 53, 1996 Published on behalf of the Commission by The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature c/o The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road London, SW7 5BD, U.K. ISSN 007-5167 © International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature BulletinofZoological Nomenclature 53(4) December 1996 I TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Notices 1 The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and its publications . 2 Addresses ofmembers ofthe Commission 3 International Trust forZoological Nomenclature 4 Call for nominations for new members of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 5 International Congress on Systematic and Evolutionary Biology, Budapest. 17-24 August 1996 5 Fourth Edition ofthe International Code ofZoological Nomenclature 5 Discussion Draft of the Fourth Edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Comments by W.D.L. Ride; W.J. Bock; A. Smetana; D. Agassiz; G. Rosenberg;S. Shattuck;N.L. Evenhuis;T. Miura; H. Malicky;J. Noyes;C.W. Sabrosky; O.K. McAlpine & G. Cassis; M. Wilkinson; R.W, Crosskey; scientific staffofThe Natural History Museum, London 6 Applications NygolaimusCobb. 1913(Nematoda):proposeddesignationofDorylaimusbrachyuris de Man, 1880 as the type species. P.A.A. Loof& J. Heyns 18 Cacoxemis indagalor Loew. 1858 (Insecta. Diptera): proposed conservation ofthe generic and specific names. V.S. Sidorenko 21 Auslralopilhecus afarensisJohanson. 1978 (Mammalia. Primates); proposed conser- vation ofthe specific name. C.P. Groves 24 Proposed conservation ofusage of 15 mammal specific names based on wild species which are antedated by or contemporary with those based on domestic animals. A. Gentry, J. Clutton-Brock & C.P. Groves 28 D.L.G. Karsten (1789), Museum Leskeanum, vol. 1 (Regnum Animale): proposed suppression for nomenclatural purposes. G. Rosenberg 38 Comments On the proposed conservation ofthe specific name ofXerophilu geyeri Soos. 1926 (Mollusca, Gastropoda). D. Kadolsky; B. Hausdorf 43 OntheproposedconservationofthespecificnamesoiOctopusvulgarisCuvier,[1797] and Loligo vulgaris Lamarck, 1798 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda). M. Nixon. ... 45 On the proposed conservation of the specific names of Doclecaceria concharum Orsted. 1843 and D. fimbriata (Verrill. 1879) (Annelida. Polychaeta) by the designation of a neotype for D. concharum. K. Fauchald. P.A. Hutchings, T. Miura & A.I. Muir 45 On the proposed conservation of Monslrilla Dana. 1849 and Thaumaleus Kroyer. 1849 (Crustacea, Copepoda). C.C. Davis 46 On the proposal to remove the homonymy between brachypterinae Erichson. [1845] (Insecta, Coleoptera) and brachypterinae Zwick, 1973 (Insecta, Plecop- tera). and proposed precedence of kateretidae Ganglbauer. 1899 over brach- ypterinae Erichson. [1845]. R.G. Booth 47 On theproposedconservationoiHydromanlesGistel, 1848 (Amphibia,Caudata)by the designation of Salamaiuira genei Temminck & Schlegel, 1838 as the type species. H.M. Smith. D.B. Wake & M.R. Jennings 48 On the proposed conservation of hemidactyliini Hallowell, 1856 (Amphibia, Caudata). H.M. Smith & D.B. Wake 48 On the proposed conservation ofthe specific name ofPhyllophis carinata Giinther, 1864 (currently Elaphe carinata: Reptilia, Serpentes). M. Toriba 50 II Bulletin ofZoological Nomenclature 53(4) December 1996 Rulingsofthe Commission OPINION 1822. Helix niluhiUi Drapamaud. 1805 and H. nilens Michaud, 1831 (currently Aegopinella nhidiilu and A. nilens: Mollusca, Gastropoda): specific names conserved, and a neotype designated for H. nilidulu 51 OPINION 1823. A'f.vopK/'" Pilsbry, 1900 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): conserved . , . 53 OPINION 1824. Ischyrus Lacordaire, 1842, Lyhii.s Lacordaire. 1842. Myeoiretus Lacordaire, 1842 and MegisehynisCrotch, 1873 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved. 54 OPINION 1825. Poeeihmota Eschscholtz, 1829. Palmar Schaefer. 1949 and Seintill- atri.x Obenberger, 1956 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved by the designation of BupreslisvariolosaPaykull,[1799]asthetypespeciesoiPoeeilonoiaandB nililans Fabricius, [1777] as the type species of5a«/i7/fl/n.v 57 OPINION 1826. MelanophilaEschscholtz. 1829and PhaenopsDejean, 1833(Insecta, Coleoptera):conservedbythedesignationofBupreslisacuminauiDeGeer, 1774as the type species ofMelanophila 60 OPINION 1827. Hyilrophoria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Insecta, Diptera): Musea laneijerHarris, [1780]designatedasthetypespecies,anda neotypedesignatedfor M. laneifer 62 OPINION 1828. Apis lerrestris Linnaeus, 1758. A. muscorum Linnaeus, 1758 and A. tueorum Linnaeus, 1761 (currently Bomhus lerrestris, B. museonan and B. lucorum) and Bomhus luimilis Illiger, 1806 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): specific names conserved, and neotypes designated for B. lerreslris and B. muscorum . . 64 OPINION 1829. MEGALODONTIDAE KoHOW, 1897 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): spelling emended to megalodontesidae, so removing the homonymy with megalodont- IDAE Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca, Bivalvia) 66 OPINION 1830.CAECiLiiDAEKolbe, 1880(Insecta,Psocoptera): spelhngemendedto CAECiLiusiDAE, SO removing the homonymy with caeciliidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Amphibia, Gymnophiona) 68 OPINION 1831. Plesiosaunis rugosus Owen, 1840 (currently Erelmosaurus rugosus; Reptilia, Plesiosauria): neotype designated 70 OPINION 1832. Coluber poecilogynis Wied-Neuwied, [1824] (currently Liophis poecilogyrus) (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name conserved 72 OPINION 1833. Psiltacus banksii Latham, 1790 and P. laltmmi Temminck, 1807 (currently Calyptorhynchusbanksiiand C. lalhami: Aves, Psittaciformes): specific namesconserved 74 Information and Instructionsfor Authors 76 Notices 77 Towards Stability in the Names ofAnimals — 78 Official ListsandIndexesofNamesandWorksinZoology SecondSupplementto 1990 78 The International Code ofZoological Nomenclature 79 International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology, Budapest, 17-24 August 1996 79 The European Association for Zoological Nomenclature 79 Discussion Draft of the Fourth Edition of the Inlernalional Code of Zoological Nomenclalure: Comments. D.G. Reid, K. Sattler & R.W. Crosskey; R.G. Oberprieler; CD. Michener; L.B. HoUhuis; M. Judson: D. Kadolsky; SB. McKamey; G.C.D. Griffiths; F.-T. Krell; N.Ju. Kluge; V.O. Becker; S. Endrody-Younga, C.H. Scholtz, CD. Eardley et al 80 Applications Hapaloirema Looss, 1899(Digenea): proposeddesignationof//,loossiPrice, 1934as the type species. T.R. Piatt & D. Blair 89