Gymnodus Kirby, 1827, 1837

Smith, Andrew B. T., 2004, Clarification on the Nomenclatural Status of Six Genus-Group Names in the Tribe Trichiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 58 (2), pp. 285-291 : 287

Gymnodus Kirby, 1827

Gymnodi: Kirby 1827 [original spelling].

Gymnodus: Kirby 1837 [justified emendation].

Nomenclatural Status. Available but invalid name, junior synonym of Osmoderma LePeletier and Serville, 1828 as a reversal of precedence under Article 23.9.2. Although Howden (1968) recognized Gymnodus as a synonym of Osmoderma , he did not explicitly declare the older name as a nomen oblitum. Therefore I here reverse the precendence of Gymnodus and place it as a junior synonym of Osmoderma under Article 23.9.2 of the Code. The requirement is that Osmoderma be used as a valid name in ‘‘at least 25 works, published by at least 10 authors in the immediately preceding 50 years and encompassing a span of not less than 10 years.’’ In compliance with the requirements of the Code, the following list of qualified publications, in chronological order, used Osmoderma as a valid generic name, which is sufficient evidence that it is in prevailing usage: Ritcher 1958, Dillon and Dillon 1961, Ritcher 1966, Arnett 1968, Howden 1968, Ritcher 1969 a, b, Ratcliffe 1977, Lago et al. 1979, Kusui 1986, Sternbergs 1988, Baraud and Tauzin 1991, Ratcliffe 1991, Ohno 1992, Storey et al. 1993, Sparacio 1994, Tauzin 1994 a, Tauzin 1994 b, Massa 1995, Downie and Arnett 1996, Tauzin 1996, Prunier 1999, Ranius 2000, Hardtke 2001, Harpootlian 2001, Ranius 2001, Ranius and Hedin 2001, Boucher 2002, De La Puebla et al. 2002, Hedin and Ranius 2002, Ranius 2002, Ratcliffe 2002, Tauzin 2002, Ugarte-San Vicente and Ugarte-Arrue 2002, Larsson et al. 2003.

The porcupinefish (Teleostei: Diodontidae ) generic name Gymnodus Delfortrie, 1871 is a junior homonym of Gymnodus Kirby, 1827 . Gymnodus Delfortrie is currently considered a junior synonym of Diodon Linnaeus, 1758 , therefore no replacement name is needed.

Type Species. Scarabaeus eremita Scopoli, 1763 (now Osmoderma eremita ) by monotypy.