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Pelopia  Meigen, 1800
Taxonomic Serial No.: 128325

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Tanypus Meigen, 1803
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - junior synonym   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 1999   
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John H. Epler, Ph. D.   
  Notes: Systematic Entomologist. jhepler@concentric.net. http://www.concentric.net/~jhepler/index.html   
  Reference for: Pelopia    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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 Comments
       
  Comment: John Epler's comments follow: Hendel's 1908 paper that uncovered the existence of the two Meigen papers (1800 and 1803) in which Meigen first described Tendipes and Pelopia. He later (1803) called them Chironomus and Tanypus. Opinion 678 of the ICZN suppressed the names from 1800 (Tendipes and Pelopia) and also recommended that the family, subfamily and tribe names be based on Meigen's 1803 work, not the 1800 paper. Hence the use of Tanypus not Pelopia.  
 

 

    


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