Neonotostrophia, Xing, Jichun & Chen, Xiangsheng, 2013

Xing, Jichun & Chen, Xiangsheng, 2013, Two new replacement names for the planthopper genera in Dictyopharidae (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha), ZooKeys 309, pp. 66-69 : 67

Genus Neonotostrophia nom. n.

Notostrophia Emeljanov, 2011: 305 ( Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoroidea : Dictyopharidae ). Preoccupied by Waterhouse 1973: 35 ( Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae ).

Type species.

Dictyophara nigrosuturalis Melichar, 1912.

Remarks on nomenclatural change.

Emeljanov (2011) established the planthopper genus Notostrophia with the type species Dictyophara nigrosuturalis Melichar, 1912. So far, this genus includes only the type species. This genus is used as a valid generic name in Dictyopharidae . Unfortunately, the name Notostrophia Emeljanov (2011) was preoccupied by Notostrophia Waterhouse (1973), a genus of Schuchertellidae ( Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida ) based on type species Notostrophia homeri Waterhouse, 1973. Thus, the planthopper genus Notostrophia Emeljanov, 2011 is a junior homonym of the genus Notostrophia Waterhouse, 1973. According to Article 60 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, we propose a new replacement name Neonotostrophia nom. n. for Notostrophia Emeljanov, 2011.

Etymology.

From the preexisting name Notostrophia , the prefix “Neo-” from the Greek “neos” meaning new; gender feminine.

Summary of nomenclatural changes.

Neonotostrophia new replacement name = Notostrophia Emeljanov, 2011 (nec Waterhouse 1973)

Neonotostrophia nigrosuturalis (Melichar, 1912) comb. n. = Notostrophia nigrosuturalis (Melichar, 1912) = Dictyophara nigrosuturalis Melichar, 1912