AN AXXOTATED LIST OF GENERIC NAMES OF THE COCCOIDEA o/ 



Diaprostecha Targioni-Tozzetti, 1868, (separate) Soc. Ital. di Sci. 

 Xat.Atti 11: 4; 1869,11:697. 



An emendation or misspelling of Diaprosteci Costa, which has acquired no 

 standing in coccid literature. 



Diaprostechus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1868, (separate) Soc. Ital. di Sci. 

 Xat. Atti 11 : 32 ; 1869, 11 : 725. 



Presumably an emendation of Diaprosteci Costa, since Targioni-Tozzetti cred- 

 ited it to Costa, Pontano [a publication], 1S2S. It has acquired no standing in 

 coccid literature. 



Diaprosteci O. G. Costa, 1828, Prospetto di Una Xnova Divisione 

 Metodica del Genere Coccus, Lin. Lam. EC. Xapoli, Dalla Tipo- 

 grafia Trani, p. 7. 



ttpe-species : Coccus adonidum Linnaeus, 1T5S, by monotypy. 



Various compilers of lists of animal names, including Sherborn, 1925, Index 

 Animalium, section 2 : 1900, have placed this as a ''vernac." name. According to 

 Sberborn, Cocker ell, 1902k : 453, stated tbat tbis was given in tbe Italian vernacu- 

 lar, and Fernald, 1903 : 22, also regarded it as a vernacular name to be disre- 

 garded. We are not able to confirm tbat tbis is a "vernacular name" as defined 

 in tbe 1961 Zoological Code. Instead, Diaprosteci appears to us to be derived 

 from tbe Greek language, altbougb perbaps poorly formed. For a number of 

 years after its original publication tbe name appeared in tbe published works of 

 Targioni-Tozzetti, Signoret, and other workers under a variety of spellings. 

 Nine variations of tbe name bave been found, and are included in tbis list. 



Tbis generic name was published by its describer in direct association with bis 

 Diaspis and Calymmata, which have been accepted fully in coccid literature. 

 If our understanding of its formation is correct, Diaprosteci is as fully entitled 

 to consideration as are Calymmata and Diaspis. Tbe author, 1835: 1, however, 

 developed dissatisfaction with it and, according to his own statement, replaced it 

 with Dactyiopius. The author's substitution of Dactyiopius for tbe reason of 

 personal dissatisfaction is not allowable according to Code Article IS (a). The 

 initial complications here outlined appeared in print well over 100 years ago. In 

 the intervening period, and especially in the past 60 years, Diaprosteci, in any 

 spelling, has disappeared from coccid literature, while Dactyiopius has retained 

 its standing as an available generic name although it has had varying applica- 

 tions through the years. 



Diaprostecie Cockerell, 1902, Ann. and Mao;. Xat. Hist. (ser. 7) 9: 

 454. 



Cockerell stated that Costa presented this spelling of Diaprosteci, but we have 

 been unable to confirm this. 



Diaprostecus TVaterlionse, 1902, Index Zoologicns, sup. 1 : 410. 



An emendation of Diaprosteci Costa, credited to Costa, 1827. Lindinger, 1937 : 

 183, repeated this spelling, crediting it to Pontano [a publication], 1828. 



