A homonimy in Psyllidae (Homoptera): a new name for Neopelma Burckhardt

Straube, Fernando Costa; Miretzki, Michel

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751999000400033

Abstract

Burckhardtia nom. nov. is proposed for Neopelma Burckhardt, 1987 (Psyllidae, Homoptera), preoccupied by Neopelma Sclater, 1860 (Pipridae, Aves).

Homoptera; Psyllidae; Neopelma; Burckhardtia; homonimy; Aves

SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION

A homonimy in Psyllidae (Homoptera): a new name for Neopelma Burckhardt¹

Fernando Costa Straube^I; Michel Miretzki^I,II

^IMülleriana, Sociedade Fritz Müller de Ciências Naturais. Caixa Postal 1644, 80001-970 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. E-mail: mulleriana@milenio.com.br

^IIMuseu de História Natural Capão da Imbuia, Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba. Rua Professor Benedito Conceição 407, 82810-080 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

ABSTRACT

Burckhardtia nom. nov. is proposed for Neopelma Burckhardt, 1987 (Psyllidae, Homoptera), preoccupied by Neopelma Sclater, 1860 (Pipridae, Aves).

Key words: Homoptera, Psyllidae, Neopelma, Burckhardtia, homonimy, Aves.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. To Rodney Cavichioli, Paulo H. Labiak and Ana L.C. Prudente for the warning and providing literature.

Recebido em 26.XI.1998; aceito em 07.X.1999.

References

Burckhardt, D. 1987. Jumping plant lice (Homoptera: Psylloidea) of the temperate neotropical region. Part 1: Psyllidae (subfamilies Aphalarinae, Rhinocolinae and Aphalaroidinae). Zool. Journ. Linnean Soc. 89: 299-392.
Sclater, P.L. 1860. Characters of ten new species of American birds. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 28: 461-467.
Snow, D. 1979. Pipridae, p. 245-280. In: M.A. Traylor Jr. (Ed.) Peters' Checklist of the birds of the world. Cambridge, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Whitney, B.M.; J.F. Pacheco & R. Parrini. 1995. Two species of Neopelma in southeastern Brazil and diversification within the Neopelma/Tyranneutes complex: implications of the subspecies concept for conservation (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae). Ararajuba 3: 43-53.

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Contribuição número 1151 do Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná.

Publication Dates

Publication in this collection
19 June 2009
Date of issue
1999

History

Received
26 Nov 1998
Accepted
07 Oct 1999

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[1] Burckhardt, D. 1987. Jumping plant lice (Homoptera: Psylloidea) of the temperate neotropical region. Part 1: Psyllidae (subfamilies Aphalarinae, Rhinocolinae and Aphalaroidinae). Zool. Journ. Linnean Soc. 89: 299-392.

[2] Sclater, P.L. 1860. Characters of ten new species of American birds. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 28: 461-467.

[3] Snow, D. 1979. Pipridae, p. 245-280. In: M.A. Traylor Jr. (Ed.) Peters' Checklist of the birds of the world. Cambridge, Museum of Comparative Zoology.

[4] Whitney, B.M.; J.F. Pacheco & R. Parrini. 1995. Two species of Neopelma in southeastern Brazil and diversification within the Neopelma/Tyranneutes complex: implications of the subspecies concept for conservation (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae). Ararajuba 3: 43-53.