title: [Synonymy of generic and homonymy of species names for palearctic black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae)].
abstract: Some changes in the synonymy of several generic names are given (Ahaimophaga Chubareva, 1978 = Helodon Enderlein, 1921; Haimophaga Rubzov et Yankovsky, 1984 = Helodon, Enderlein, 1921; Astega Enderlein, 1930 = Cnephia Enderlein, 1921; Boreosimulium Rubsov et Yankovsky, 1982 = Hellichiella Rivosecchi et Cardinali, 1975; Odagmia Enderlein, 1921 = Simulium Latreille, 1802; Gnus Rubsov, 1940 = Simulium Latreille, 1802). For 18 preoccupied species names (junior homonyms) the new replacing names are proposed (alajensis Rubzov. 1972 = dubitskii. nom. n.: bicorne Dumbleton, 1973 = crosbyi, nom. n.; borealis Malloch, 1919 = arctocanadensis, nom. n.; chelevini Ivashchenko, 1978 = ivashchenkoi, nom. n.; decafile Rubzov, 1976 = decafiliatum, nom. n.; frontatus Yankovsky, 1982 = boreopacificus, nom. n.; fulvipes Ono, 1978 = onoi, nom. n.; fuscum Rubzov, 1963 = fuscatum, nom. n.; hibernale Rubsov, 1967 = lugense, nom. n.; intermedia Rubzov, 1956 = orenburgica, nom. n.; jacuticum, Rubzov, 1973 = tiksiense, nom. n.; kamtshaticum Rubzov, 1940 = kamtshadalicum, nom. n.; latitarsus Rubzov, 1971 = mongolense, nom. n.; minutum Rubzov, 1959 = minuticorpus, nom. n.; rheophilum Tan et Chow, 1976 = tanetchowi, nom. n.; sedecimfistulata Rubzov, 1976 = dzhungarica, nom. n.; septentrionale Tan et Chow, 1976 = chowettani, nom. n.; tenuitarsus Rubzov, 1969 = chovdica, nom. n.).
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Iankovskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D012843:Simuliidae / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic