OPINIONS RENDERED BY THE INTE.RNATIONAE 



COMMISSION ON ZOOLO(;iCAE 



NOMENCLATURE 



OPINIONS 91 TO 97 



OPINION 91 



Thir'iv-f:\'I': Genkrjc Namks of Mammals Placed in tiii-: . 

 Official List of Generic Names 



SUMMARY. — The following names are hereby placed in the Official List of 

 Names: Alecs, Arvicola, /Uclrs, Bison, Bradypns, Caiiis, Capra, Ccbus, Ccr- 

 vus, Cholocpits, Condyhira, Cricctiis, L'rociditra, Cyslnphura, Dasyproda, 

 Didclphis, Rrcthizon, ludis, Gnio, 1 falicliocrus, Lcpiis. Lynx. Mns, Mynne- 

 cophaga, Nasua, Ovilws, J'liylloslonius, I'rocyon, I'uldrins. Raiujlfcr, h'liino- 

 lophits, Ritplcapra, Schtrus. Sorcx, \' cspcrlilio. 



Staticment of casI'. — Conmiissif iicT .Apstcin (1915a, ];]). i<)(S- 

 202) has proposed the followir.g g-eneric naiiies of nianiinals as noniina 

 conservanda : 



Alecs Gray, 1821, 307, tat. Cervus alecs Linn., 1758a, 66. 

 Arvicola Lac, 1799, 10, type Mus amphihius Linn., 1758a, 61. 

 Aides Geoffr., i8o5, 26-', type .S'iniiu panisens Linn., 1758a, 26. 

 Bison Smitli, IT., 1827, 373, tat. Bns bison I. inn., 1758a, 72. 

 Bradypiis Linn., 1758a, 34, type />. iridaeiylus Linn., 1758a, 3-1. 

 Canis Linn., 17581, 38, type C. faniiliaris Linn., 1758:1, 38. 

 Capra Linn., 1758:1, (S, type ('. Jiircus Linn., 1758a, C.8. 

 Ccbus Erxl., 1777, 44, type Siniia capucitm Linn,, 1758a, 29. 

 Cervus Linn., i7SSa, 66, type C. claphus I. inn., 1758a, 67. 

 Cliolocpns III., 181 r, 108, type Bradypus didarlylus i.inu., 1758:1, 35. 

 Condyhira 111., 181 1, 125, type Sorcx eristalus Linn., 1758a, 53. 

 Cricetus Lcskc, 1779, 1O8, tat. iMiis erircliis Linn., 1758a, 60. 

 Crocidura Wag!., 1832, 275, type Sorcx Icnrodon Iferni., 1780, 382. 

 Cystophora NilLs., 1820, 382, type Phoea erisiala F.rxl., 1777, 590. 

 Dasyprocta 111., 1811, 93, type Mus cu/iili Linn., 1766, 80. 

 Didclphis Linn., 1758a, 54, type D. nuirsupialis Linn., 1758a, 54. 

 Erethiaon Cnv., 182.', 432, type Hyslrix dorsala Linn., 1758a, 57. 

 Felis Linn., 1758a, 41, type P. eatiis Linn., 1758a, 42. 

 Gulo Pall:i.s, 1780, 25, tat. MiisU-la (/iilo i.inn., 1758a, 45. 

 Halichocrus Nilk., l8iO, 376, type J'lioea ijrypus J'alir., 1791, 167. 

 Lcpus I.inn., 1758a, 57, type /.. liiiiidiis I.inn., 1758a, 57. 



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