Case 3699. Thorectes Mulsant, 1842 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea): proposed conservation of usage

The purpose of this application, under Articles 70.3, 74.7 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage of the beetle genus Thorectes Mulsant, 1842 (Insecta, Coleoptera, scarabaeoidea, geotrupidae) by confirmation of its type species Scarabaeus laevigatus Fabricius, 1798. This action will...

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Autores: Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Lobo, Jorge M., López-Colón, José I., Verdú, José R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/155310
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/155310
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nomenclature
Palaearctica
Geotrupid beetles
Coleoptera
Insecta
Thorectes
Geotrupidae
Scarabaeoidea
Taxonomy
Scarabaeus laevigatus
Descripción
Sumario:The purpose of this application, under Articles 70.3, 74.7 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage of the beetle genus Thorectes Mulsant, 1842 (Insecta, Coleoptera, scarabaeoidea, geotrupidae) by confirmation of its type species Scarabaeus laevigatus Fabricius, 1798. This action will also stabilise the predominant usage of another genus, Jekelius López-Colón, 1989, for a phylogenetically relatively distant clade of species whose ecological importance in Mediterranean Quercus forests is currently under study. A lectotype is designated for Scarabaeus laevigatus Fabricius, 1798.