Nomenclatural status of the 'pocketknife fly': Stomoxoides Schaeffer, 1766 (Diptera: Conopidae).

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Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.; Email:

Published: September 2014

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  • The genus Stomoxoides, established in 1766 by Schaeffer, is confirmed as available according to the ICZN Code, with its type species fixed as Conops ferrugineus from 1761.
  • There was a previous misidentification of the type species as Conops testacea in 1767 due to a subsequent monotypy.
  • The conclusion of the discussion is that Stomoxoides is synonymous with the genus Sicus, as originally noted by Yeats in 1773.

Article Abstract

The nomenclatural status of the genus Stomoxoides Schaeffer, 1766 is discussed and a timeline of usage is given. The name is shown to be available and date from Schaeffer's 1766 work, and by invoking Article 70.3 of the ICZN Code, the type species of Stomoxoides is fixed as Conops ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1761, misidentified as Conops testacea Linnaeus, 1767 in the fixation by subsequent monotypy as proposed by Linnaeus in 1767. Stomoxoides is thereby synonymous with Sicus Scopoli, 1763 as originally proposed by Yeats in 1773. 

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