Halictus (Monilapis) compressus
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Abstract
Halictus (Monilapis) compressus (Walckenaer, 1802) and Halictus (Monilapis) eurygnathus Blüthgen, 1930 The use of these two names to refer to the same species has a very long running and complex taxonomic history. In short, this relates to different interpretations of the name Apis flavipes Panzer, 1798 (a junior primary homonym and hence unavailable) and how to treat the replacement name Andrena compressa Walckenaer, 1802.As there is no clearly correct answer, and there are valid arguments presented by those who favour each name (e.g. Warncke 1973; Ebmer 1974; 1988a; Pesenko 1985), a case has been written and it is under review by the ICZN (Wood et al.; case number: 3907). This case will be published in the next edition of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature (D. Whitmore, pers. comm.). This case argues that Pesenko’s designation of a neotype for Apis flavipes (and hence for Andrena compressa) went against prevailing usage at the time; during the time that the case is considered and subsequently voted on by the Commission, the name Halictus eurygnathus can continue to be used for this species. We therefore use H. eurygnathus for the European species, and await a final ruling from the ICZN which will provide clarity and certainty for this long running debate. For the publication date, we follow the argument of Scheuchl et al. (2023).
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden · University of Tartu
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University of Tartu Natural History Museum, Ülikooli 18, 50090 Tartu, Estonia
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Royal Museum for Central Africa · University of Mons
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium & Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Leuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI) - Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Bee Protection, Messeweg 11 / 12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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University of Vienna, Austria, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Wien, Austria
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Stiftung Kulturlandschaft Günztal
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Stiftung Kulturlandschaft Günztal, Ottobeuren, Germany
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Mönchhofstr. 16, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
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Zoological Museum, University of Kiel, Hegewischstr. 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Natural History Museum of Neuchâtel, Terreaux 14, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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ETH Zurich · Institute of Agricultural Sciences
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ETH Zürich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Biocommunication and Entomology, Schmelzbergstrasse 9 / LFO, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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Grupo de Investigación " Transferencia de I + D en el Área de Recursos Naturales ", Universidad de Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s / n, E- 04120 Almería, Spain;
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info fauna · University of Neuchâtel
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Info fauna Swiss Zoological Records Center, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Institute of Biology, University of Neuchatel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
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Institute for Evolutionary Ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, acad. Lebedev, 37, 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Imbacher Weg 59, D- 51381 Leverkusen, Germany
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Agroecology Lab, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe CP 264 / 02, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Fischerstrasse 1, 10317 Berlin, Germany
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Charles University, Department of Zoology, Viničná 1594 / 7, 128 00 Praha, Czech Republic
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Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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