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Issue: Vol. 4838 No. 2: 26 Aug. 2020
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2020-08-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.2.10
Page range: 298–300
Abstract views: 77
PDF downloaded: 2

Nomenclatural issues in Korean insects. Part 1. Hemiptera

Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, 151-921, Korea
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, 151-921, Korea
Hemiptera

Abstract

This work is intended to expose nomenclatural issues and provide partial solutions involving Korean insects of the order Hemiptera. The 16 species described by Cheong (2015) and Yoon et al. (2015) are insufficient in zoological nomenclature. The unavailable name Harpocera josifovi Kim & Jung, sp. nov. is validated. The new replacement name Aphis rhamnus Lee, Lee & Kim, nom. nov., is proposed for Aphis rhamnicola Lee, Lee & Kim, 2015 nec Aphis rhamnicola Mamontova, 1953. These actions will provide fundamental information to avoid potential mistakes and guide future discussions.

 

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