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30 July 2020 Opinion 2457 (Case 3722) – Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (currently Digitonthophagus gazella or Onthophagus gazella; Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): neotype designated
Abstract

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the specific name of Scarabaeus gazellaFabricius, 1787 by designating a neotype.

"Opinion 2457 (Case 3722) – Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (currently Digitonthophagus gazella or Onthophagus gazella; Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): neotype designated," The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 77(1), 95-96, (30 July 2020). https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v77.a031
Published: 30 July 2020
KEYWORDS
Afrotropical
biological control of dung
Digitonthophagus
dung beetle
nomenclature
Onthophagus
Onthophagus gazella
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