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Research Project: Systematics of Hemiptera and Related Groups: Plant Pests, Predators and Disease Vectors

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: Popondochromus, a replacement name for the Targaremini genus Popondetta Woodward, 1978 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae: Rhyparochrominae)

Author
item DELLAPE, P.M. - National University Of Laplata
item Henry, Thomas

Submitted to: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Publication Type: Research Notes
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/14/2020
Publication Date: 10/23/2020
Citation: Dellape, P., Henry, T.J. 2020. Popondochromus, a replacement name for the Targaremini genus Popondetta Woodward, 1978 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae: Rhyparochrominae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 122(4):1005-1006.

Interpretive Summary: In zoology, generic names are unique across all animal groups. Occasionally, a name is inadvertantly proposed that already has been used. When this happens, the junior or newest name proposed becomes a homonym and, according the the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature, must be replaced with a new name. In this note, we propose a new name for a seed bug genus that is preoccupied by a fly genus to eliminate this case of homonymy.

Technical Abstract: In this note we propose the new name Popondochromus for Popondetta Woodward, 1978 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae), which is preoccupied by Popondetta Richards, 1973 (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae). The new name will eliminate this case of homonymy and promote nomenclatural stability.