Notes on the Correct Spelling of an Endemic Stag Beetle, Prosopocoilus motschulskii (Waterhouse, 1869) (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) of Taiwan

臺灣特有種高砂鋸鍬形蟲（鞘翅目：鍬形蟲科）之學名正確拼法短記

蔡正隆(CHENG-LUNG TSAI)

《臺灣研蟲誌》 3卷1期 (2018/03) Pp. 32-33

摘要

Prosopocoilus motschulskii (Waterhouse, 1869) is an endemic stag beetle of Taiwan. However, its scientific name has been controversial owing to the incorrect spellings after the original publication in 1869. The present article demonstrates and clarifies some incorrect spellings after Waterhouse. Based on the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999), the specific name ＂motschulskii＂ should be fixed and accepted as the formal spelling of this stag beetle.

關鍵字

Stag beetle ； Prosopocoilus ； incorrect spelling ； ICZN

並列摘要

高砂鋸鍬形蟲Prosopocoilus motschulskii (Waterhouse, 1869)為臺灣特有種的鍬形蟲，然而其學名自1869年發表以來，持續有拼法上的爭議發生。本文舉例並釐清Waterhouse描記本種後所出現各種學名錯誤拼法，根據國際動物命名規約之規範，高砂鋸鍬形蟲之種小名“motschulskii＂應視為正式的學名拼法。

並列關鍵字

鍬形蟲 ； 鋸鍬形蟲屬 ； 不正確拼法 ； 國際動物命名規約