2019/01/02 by Allen Heath, Mackenzie L. Kwak · 1 citation
Immunology and Microbiology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Vector-borne infectious diseases #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies #Forest Insect Ecology and Management
paper · doi:10.1080/00779962.2019.1625023
openalex publication_date 2019/01/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06
Nomenclatural stability is a key challenge within the area of tick taxonomy due to the widescale loss of old type material, errors in the designation and usage of binomials, and the common description of synonymous species, historically. Ixodes anatis is an important co-endangered tick species endemic to New Zealand and its nomenclatural stability is crucial for those studying its ecology and conservation biology. Following its complete redescription earlier this year, the authors discovered two further syntypes of I. anatis, in addition to the specimen recorded in the redescription. One of these specimens, an intact female, is elevated to the rank of lectotype in accordance with the IUZN code, to ensure nomenclatural stability of this species.