University of Delaware, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, 531 South college Ave., 250 Townsend Hall, Newark, DE 19716
Reference for:
Nesosydne amamau
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Zimmerman, Elwood C.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1948-10-19 / 1948-10-19
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Insects of Hawaii: A Manual of the Insects of the Hawaiian Islands, including an Enumeration of the Species and Notes on their Origin, Distribution, Hosts, Parasites, etc., vol. 4
Page(s):
vii + 268
Publisher:
University of Hawaii Press
Publication Place:
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Nesosydne amamau
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nishida, Gordon M., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-03-01 / 2002-03-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Hawaiian Terrestrial Arthropod Checklist, 4th ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bishop Museum Technical Report no. 22
Page(s):
iv + 313
Publisher:
Hawaii Biological Survey, Bishop Museum
Publication Place:
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/1085-455X
Notes:
Contribution No. 2002-005 to the Hawaii Biological Survey
Reference for:
Nesosydne amamau
Nesosydne amamau: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Oceania
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Hawaii / Native
Nesosydne amamau: Comments
Comment:
Zimmerman (1948:201) notes that a prior misspelling of the hostplant vernacular ('amamau' instead of 'amaumau,' attributed to Hillebrand's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands), led Muir (1921:512) to misspell the species epithet, going on to say 'He obviously named the insect after its hostplant, and we should correct the spelling.' However, since the original publication itself spelled the 'native name' of the host plant only as 'Amamau,' and spelled the epithet only as 'amamau,' this is an unjustified emendation under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (per Art. 32.5.1)