A replacement name for Bostra Stål (Insecta, Phasmida, Diapheromeridae), a junior homonym of Bostra Walker (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)

By

Villet, M. H. (Martin Herrer)

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-9-8

Original Publication

Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

Volume

32

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

149--152

Subjects

homonymy , name change , new combination , Nomenclature , replacement name , Stick insects

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.32.97047

 

Abstract

Bostra
Stål (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae) is a junior homonym of Bostra Walker (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). The replacement name Bostranova Villet nomen nov. is proposed for Bostra Stål, and new combinations are proposed for the species-group names currently included in that phasmid genus.