homonymy (ICZN)
Wolfgang Lorenz
Faunaplan at AOL.COM
Thu Mar 21 03:22:23 CST 2002
Dear All,
there is a clear 'Statement of the Principle of Homonymy' in Art. 52.1. of
ICZN(4):
"When two or more taxa are distinguished from each other they must not be
denoted by the same name".
Genus-group names ending in -ina/ -oidea may be homonyms of subtribe/
superfamily names, e.g.,
Cicindelina (a genus-group name in tiger beetles) is a homonym of subtribe
Cicindelina (based on genus Cicindela).
Do such names enter into homonymy?
Is there a standard ICZN ruling for such cases?
Many thanks in advance!
Wolfgang Lorenz, Tutzing, Germany
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