Joharchi et al. (2014) described a new species of laelapid mite of the genus Hypoaspis (Hypoaspis) (= Hypoaspis sensu stricto), named Hypoaspis elegans Joharchi, Ostovan & Babaeian. A different species of genus Hypoaspis sensu lato had already been named Hypoaspis (Leptolaelaps) elegans Berlese, 1918. Hypoaspis elegans Joharchi, Ostovan & Babaeianis a junior homonym of Hypoaspis (Leptolaelaps) elegans Berlese, and is an invalid name according to Article 57 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999). For this reason, I propose Hypoaspis oryctes nom. nov. as a replacement name for Hypoaspis elegans Joharchi, Ostovan & Babaeian, 2014. The new specific name, H. oryctes, is taken from its host beetle, Oryctes elegans Prell. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). I am grateful to Dr. Bruce Halliday (CSIRO, Canberra, Australia) who brought this homonym to my attention.
Joharchi,O . (2026). Replacement name for a homonym in Hypoaspis Canestrini (Acari: Laelapidae). Persian Journal of Acarology, 9(2), 207-208. doi: 10.22073/pja.v9i2.60758
MLA
Joharchi,O . "Replacement name for a homonym in Hypoaspis Canestrini (Acari: Laelapidae)", Persian Journal of Acarology, 9, 2, 2026, 207-208. doi: 10.22073/pja.v9i2.60758
HARVARD
Joharchi O. (2026). 'Replacement name for a homonym in Hypoaspis Canestrini (Acari: Laelapidae)', Persian Journal of Acarology, 9(2), pp. 207-208. doi: 10.22073/pja.v9i2.60758
CHICAGO
O Joharchi, "Replacement name for a homonym in Hypoaspis Canestrini (Acari: Laelapidae)," Persian Journal of Acarology, 9 2 (2026): 207-208, doi: 10.22073/pja.v9i2.60758
VANCOUVER
Joharchi O. Replacement name for a homonym in Hypoaspis Canestrini (Acari: Laelapidae). Persian J. Acarol.. 2026;9(2):207-208. doi: 10.22073/pja.v9i2.60758