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LepsGlossary (A)
‘A’ setae
Anterior setae of the larval head.
abbreviationA shortened form of a word or title. In zoological works genus-group names cited in binomial names of species are often abbreviated to one or two letters, which should always be followed by a full stop, and not used on the first mention of a name; similarly for specific names cited in trinomial names of subspecies.
abdomenThrid main division of the insect body — in larva, consisting of 4th to 13th visible segments behind head, bearing the prolegs on its 6th to 9th segments — anal claspers on 12th. In the pupa, most (or even all) abdominal segments are non-moveable.
aberrationA term which, if used to denote a number of individuals within a species, unequivocally signifies infrasubspecific rank.
absolute tautonymyThe identical spelling of a generic or subgeneric name and the specific or subspecific name of one of its originally included nominal species or subspecies [Articles 18, 68.4 (ICodeZN)].
accessory glandsGland associated with silk-spinning process in the larva. Also known as: Filippi’s gland/Lyonett’s gland.
act, nomenclaturalA published act which affects the nomenclatural status of a scientific name or the typification of a nominal taxon; available nomenclatural act — one that is published in an available work; invalid — any nomenclatural act which is not valid under the provisions of the Code; unavailable — one published in an unavailable work; valid — one that is accepted under the provisions of the Code ie the earliest available act not contravening any provision of the Code.
adfrontal scleritesNarrow plates on either side of the frons of larval head, defined internally by the adfrontal suture, externally by the frontal cleavage line.
adoptTo use an unavailable name as the valid name of a taxon in a way which establishes it as a new name with its own authorship and date.
absolute tautonymyThe identical spelling of a generic or subgeneric name and the specific or subspecific name of one of its originally included nominal species or subspecies [Articles 18, 68.4 (ICodeZN)].
accessory glandsGland associated with silk-spinning process in the larva. Also known as: Filippi’s gland/Lyonett’s gland.
act, nomenclaturalA published act which affects the nomenclatural status of a scientific name or the typification of a nominal taxon; available nomenclatural act — one that is published in an available work; invalid — any nomenclatural act which is not valid under the provisions of the Code; unavailable — one published in an unavailable work; valid — one that is accepted under the provisions of the Code ie the earliest available act not contravening any provision of the Code.
adfrontal scleritesNarrow plates on either side of the frons of larval head, defined internally by the adfrontal suture, externally by the frontal cleavage line.
adoptTo use an unavailable name as the valid name of a taxon in a way which establishes it as a new name with its own authorship and date.
‘AF’ setaeSetae of the adfrontal sclerites in larva.
affinis, afin.Affinity, relationship, sometimes misleadingly employed as a synonym for phenetic similarity. (= akin to).
aggregateA group of species, other than a subgenus, within a genus; or a group of subspecies within a species. An aggregate may be denoted by a group name interpolated in parentheses.
alii, aliorum, al.Others, of others.
allotypeParatype of the opposite sex to the holotype; term not regulated by the Code.
ambiguous namesee Nomen ambiguum.
anal claspersThe last pair of larval prolegs.
anal combComb-like structure above anus in some larvae.
anal grooveGroove marking position of anus in the pupa.
animalFor the purposes of the Code includes Metazoa and protistan taxa whenever they are or have been treated as animals for nomenclatural purposes.
anonymous(1) — Of a work: one that does not state the name(s) of the author(s); (2) — Of a name or nomenclatural act: one of which the authorship cannot be determined from the work itself; (3) — Of an author: one whose identity cannot be determined from the work itself.
antennal socketThe depression in which the larval antenna is situated.
antennaJointed sensory organs of the insect head, in larva situated between the eyes (stemmata) and jaws and consisting of three short segments only. In the pupa, they form large appendages, fused along the front margins of the pupal forewing.
apical plateRing-like sclerite at base of maxillary lobe in larva. See also: Basal plate.
application to the CommissionAny zoologist may submit nomenclatural problems to the Commission. These are published in the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.
approved nameOne given approval by the Commission for use in nomenclature.
apudWith, in the work of.
articlesThe mandatory provisions of the Code.
artificial classificationClassification based on convenient or conspicuous diagnostic characters without attention to characters indicating relationship; often a classification based on a single arbitrarily chosen character, rather than an evaluation of the totality of characters.
as suchBeing strictly what has been cited e.g. ‘a photograph as such’ is an illustration on light-sensitive paper, not one printed in a work.
auctorum non, auct. nonNot of authors.
auctorum, auct., auctt.Of authors, often given to indicate that a name is used in the sense of a number of ubsequent authors and not in its (different) sense as established by the original author.
authorityThe name of the author of a taxonomic name, cited after the name. See also: Authorship, Author citation.
authorshipThe author of a taxonomic name is the person who alone is responsible for both the name and for the conditions which make it available i.e. the diagnosis etc. See also: Author, Author citation.
authorThe person(s) to whom a work, a scientific name, or a nomenclatural act is attributed.
available nameAny name which conforms to all mandatory provisions of the Code. There are general requirements of publication and date, language, name formation etc. An available name is not necessarily a valid name, as an available name may be in synonymy. Conversely a valid name must always be an available one. Available names include nomen inviolatum, — conservandum, — perfectum, — vanum, — correctum, — substitutum, — imperfectum.
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