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Hilara matronella
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Subspecies
Original
description
Synonyms
Hilara lasiopa
Strobl, 1892 (published in synonymy, see note
below)
Hilara matronella
Straka, 1976
Hilara setimana
Straka, 1976
Hilara matrona auct. nec Haliday, 1833
(misidentification)
Note: the valid name of this species is
discussed controversially. The species has
been known in the literature as Hilara
matrona. Collin (1961) was the first to
realize that Hilara matrona, as originally
described from the UK, is different from the
continental species also called Hilara matrona
and he wrote "The species to which Strobl and
other continental authors have incorrectly
applied the name of matrona [...] will require
a new name". This new name has been coined by
Straka (1976): Hilara matronella. However, Strobl
(1892) has already published another name for
the continental "Hilara matrona", namely Hilara
lasiopa. But he published this name in synonymy
and, according to Article 11.6. of the
International Code of Nomenclature, this name
can be the valid name only if it was used as
such before 1961.
I have not been able to find a single reference
of "Hilara lasiopa" before 1961 that
uses the name as a valid name. Indeed,
Collin´s monograph (1961) of the
Empididae, that at the time was the gold
standard of Empididae nomenclature, does not
even list the name. Thus, Hilara lasiopa
Strobl, 1892 has not been used as a valid name
prior to 1961 and cannot be the valid name. The
valid name is Hilara matronella.
Identification
Distribution
Biology
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