The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the species-group name Ateuchus costatus Wiedemann, 1823, by not being invalid by reason of being a junior primary homonym of Ateuchus costatus Thunberg, 1818.
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29 December 2023
Opinion 2499 (Case 3789) – Ateuchus costatus Wiedemann, 1823 (currently Scarabaeus costatus; Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): usage of the species-group name conserved
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Afrotropical Region
Ateuchus
Coleoptera
dung beetles
Insecta
nomenclature
Scarabaeidae