The purpose of this application under Article 23.9.3 of the Code is to conserve the name OrchestesIlliger, 1798 (Curculionoidea, Curculionidae), a large and well-known weevil genus, by giving it precedence over the little-used older name SaliusSchrank, 1798 whenever these names are considered to be synonyms.
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31 December 2018
Case 3783 – Orchestes Illiger, 1798 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Curculionoidea, Curculionidae): proposed precedence over Salius Schrank, 1798
Roberto Caldara,
Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga
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Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Curculionoidea
nomenclature
Orchestes
Salius
taxonomy