Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 50. (Budapest 1958)

Kretzoi, M.: New names for arvicolid homonyms

58 KRETZOI, M. of adopted units) must be rejected as homonyms and replaced by other — in some case new — names. The names touched by this procedure are : 1. Microtus terrestris Schrank 1798 (not Mus terrestris Linné 1758 — the Swedish form of Arvicola ) — otherwise a synonym of Microtus arvalis arvalis (Pallas 1779). 2. Arvicola spelaeus minor Münster 1833 [not Spalax minor Leske 1779 — a possible prior name for the form known by the name Arvicola scherman (Shaw 1801), supposed, that former name is applicable to a form of Arvicola] — an unidentifiable species of Microtus. 3. Arvicola amphibius subvar. nigricans de Sélys Longchamps 1845 (not Mus arvalis nigricans Kerr 1792 —• a synonym of Microtus agrestis) — probably a synonym of Arvicola terrestris amphibius (Linné 1758). 4. Microtus diluvianus Cope 1896 (not Mus diluvianus Münster — a fossil form of Arvicola) — wanting in this case a new name. 5. Stenocranius major Ognev 1923 (not Mus diluvianus major Münster 1833, a synonym of Mus diluvianus Münster 1833 — a fossil member of Arvicola) — wanting in this case a new name. 6. Microtus mordax littoralis Swarth 1933 (not Hypudaeus terrestris littoralis Billberg 1827 —TIT synonym of Arvicola terrestris) — apparently wanting in this case a new name. 7. Microtus agrestis ognevi Skalon 1935 (not Arvicola terrestris ognevi Turov 1926) — replaced by Microtus agrestis scaloni Heptner 1948. 8. Arvicola terrestris martinoi Petrov 1949 (not Pitymys nyirensis martinoi Ehik 1935) — wanting in this case a new name. In relation of the fusion of the genera Microtus and Arvicola it must be emphasized that both zoological and paleontological evidencies militate against this experiment. Therefore the author would expressively warn against the erection of new names for ,,homonyms" of this sort.