Yelirella nomen novum for Rileyella Spratt, 2003 (Pentastomida: Cephalobaenida), a junior homonym of Rileyella Townsend, 1909 (Diptera: Tachinidae)

Abstract

Yelirella nomen novum is proposed as a replacement name for Rileyella Spratt, 2003 (Pentastomida: Cephalobaenida), which is a junior homonym of Rileyella Townsend, 1909 (Diptera: Tachinidae), resulting in the new combination Yelirella petauri (Spratt, 2003) n. comb.

Keywords

• Pentastomida
• Yelirella nomen novum
• Rileyella Townsend
• 1909
• Rileyella Spratt
• 2003 préoccupé
• Yelirella petauri (Spratt 2003) n. comb