Oncopus Explained

Oncopus is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is a senior homonym of Oncopus Thorell, 1876, but since this latter genus of opilionids has been much more used in the literature, it has been proposed to the ICZN in 2006 to suppress the Lepidoptera name.^[1] The proposal was refused in 2008.^[2]

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Geometridae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. [Peter J. Schwendinger|Schwendinger, Peter J.]
2. International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature (March 2008). "Opinion 2189 (Case 3350) Oncopus Thorell, 1876 and Oncopodidae Thorell, 1876 (Arachnida, Opiliones): proposed conservation of the names not approved". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 65 (1): 66–67.