Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon tumultus Lamas, 2008

Lamas, Gerardo, 2008, Twelve new species-group replacement names and further nomenclatural notes on Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 1848 (1), pp. 47-56 : 50

12. Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon tumultus Lamas , nom. nov.

= Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon forsteri Bálint, 1990: 279 . Junior primary homonym of Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas forsteri Agenjo, 1966: 526 .

Etymology: From the Latin tumultus, meaning "confusion". A noun in apposition.

The following 12 names in use are junior homonyms, but no new replacement names are proposed for them, either because they are junior primary homonyms which apply to taxa that have not been considered congeneric with their senior homonyms also in use after 1899 ( ICZN, 1999: Art. 23.9.5), or because they are secondary junior homonyms that have not been replaced previously, and belong to taxa no longer considered congeneric with their senior homonyms ( ICZN, 1999: Art. 59.2). The three cases listed herein, involving junior primary homonyms, need to be referred to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature for a ruling under the plenary power, and meanwhile prevailing use of those names should be maintained. The names are listed alphabetically by original genus: