The name Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890, is potentially threatened by its senior objective synonym, Agrion forcipula Charpentier, 1825. The purpose of this publication is to reverse their order of precedence preserving the current widespread usage of the junior name in accordance with Article 23.9.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
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1 January 2022
Reversal of precedence of the names Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890, and Agrion forcipula Charpentier, 1825 (Odonata: Lestidae), to preserve current usage
Reinhard Jödicke,
Natalia von Ellenrieder,
Rosser W. Garrison
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Notulae odonatologicae
Vol. 9 • No. 6
December 2020
Vol. 9 • No. 6
December 2020
damselfly
Lestes forcipatus
Lestes hamatus
Lestes nympha
Lestes sponsa
Lestes uncatus
nomenclature