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LepsGlossary (S)
saltem
At least.
scheda, sched.Label (or a specimen).
scientific nameFormal nomenclatural designation of a taxon. = Taxonomic name. Conforms to Article 1 (ICodeZN), as opposed to a vernacular name. A scientific name is not necessarily available.
secondary homonymEach of two or more identical species names, which, at the time of original publication, were proposed in combination with different generic names, but which, through subsequent transference, have come to bear the same combination of generic and specific names. See also: Homonym.
section (1) — A rank that if treated as a division of a genus or subgenus is deemed to be of subgeneric rank for the purposes of nomenclature [Article 10.4 (ICodeZN)]; (2) — A taxon at the rank of section.
secundum, sec.According to.
sedis incertaesee incertae sedis.
senior homonymThe earlier published of two or more identical but independently proposed names for the same or different taxa. See also: Homonym.
senior synonymThe earlier published of two or more different names applied to one and the same taxon. See also: Synonym.
sensu amplosee sensu lato.
sensu lato, sens. lat., s.l.In the broad sense i.e. of a taxon — including all its subordinate taxa and/or other taxa sometimes considered as distinct.
sensu stricto, sens. str., s.s.In the strict sense, in the narrow sense. Most often used to indicate the nominate subordinate taxon (e.g. A... b... s.s. = A... b... b...; A... s.s. = A... (A...) etc.). Or it may just indicate exclusion of similar taxa sometimes united with it.
sensuA latin term meaning ‘in the sense of’. Often used to refer to the usage of a name by a (cited) author in a sense different from that of the original author or some other previous author.
separateA copy (reprint or offprint) of a work contained in a periodical, book or other larger work, intended for distribution (usually privately by the author(s) detached from the larger work which contains it but without its own specified date of publication (imprint date). The advance distribution of separates after 1999 does not constitute publication for purposes of zoological nomenclature.
seuEither, or.
sicThis, to signalise exact transcription.
sineWithout.
skipperAny of numerous species of the family Hesperiidae, having hooked tips on the antennae.
species groupThe taxonomic categories species and subspecies.
species indeterminata, sp. indet.Undetermined species, one not identifiable with the description for a name already published. Usually given with a generic name only e.g. A... sp. indet.
species inquirendum (= species inquirenda)A species to be queried, a doubtfully identified species requiring further investigation. See also Nomen inquirendum.
specific nameThe second name in a binomen and in a trinomen [Article 5 (ICodeZN)].
spelling, originalsee Original spelling.
spelling, subsequentsee Subsequent spelling.
spelling, variantsee Variant spellings.
stability of nomenclatureThe Preamble of the Code states ‘the object of the Code is to promote stability’ — one of the most important rules of the Code. If strict application of the rules of the Code threaten stability in an individual case then application of those rules may be suspended by the Commission under its Plenary Powers.
status novus, stat. nov.New status, representing a change in status.
statusThe status of a taxon indicates the rank (i.e. level in hierarchy of taxonomic categories) to which it belongs e.g. genus, subfamily etc. The status of a taxon may be elevated or reduced (with accompanying ending change when necessary), and this has no bearing on the authorship of the taxon. e.g. Subfamily A...inae Smith 1972 may be elevated (raised) to family A...idae Smith 1972 genus B... Jones 1960 may be reduced (lowered) to subgenus A... (B...) Jones 1960.
statute of limitationsee Limitation, statute of.
Strickland CodeA code of nomenclature prepared by a committee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, first published in 1842. See also: Code.
subjective synonymEach of two or more different names applied to one and the same taxon based on different types, but regarded as referring to the same taxon by those who hold them to be synonyms. See also: Synonym.
subjectiveDepending on judgement, a matter of individual opinion; for contrast with objective.
subordinate taxonA taxon at a lower rank than the taxon of the same coordinate group with which it is compared.
subsequent designationThe designation of the name-bearing type of a nominal taxon published after the nominal taxon was established.
subsequent monotypyThe situation arising when a nominal genus or subgenus was established before 1931 without any included nominal species, and when only a single taxonomic species denoted by an available name was first subsequently referred to it [Article 69.3 (ICodeZN)].
subsequent spellingAny change in the original spelling of a name becomes a subsequent spelling. See Code Article 33. See also: Correct subsequent spelling, Incorrect subsequent spelling.
subspecific nameThe third name in a trinomen [Article 5.2 (ICodeZN)].
substitute nameAny available name, whether new or not, used to replace an older available name. See Emendation, New replacement name (Nomen novum), synonym.
suppressionA form of invalidation. A name which would be valid according to strict application of the rules of the Code, may be expressly suppressed by the Commission, under its Plenary Powers, to allow validation of another name, which would not otherwise have been valid (i.e. according to the rules of the Code); converts a previously valid name into an invalid one.
synonymy(1) — The relationships between different names applied to the same taxon; (2) — A chronological list of taxonomic names which have been applied to a single taxon, including authors and dates. When this includes bibliographic references for the name = Full Bibliographical Synonymy.
synonymEach of two or more different names applied to one and the same taxon. See also: Junior synonym, Senior synonym, Objective synonym & Subjective synonym.
syntypeEach specimen of a type series from which neither a holotype nor a lectotype has been designated. The syntypes collectively constitute the name-bearing type.
systematicsStudies of the kinds and diversity of organisms and of any and all the relationships among them i.e. the science of the diversity of organisms — deals with populations, species and higher taxa.
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