Dodecatoma Westwood, 1849 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation by suppression of Dodecatoma Dufour, 1841 (Insecta, Plecoptera).

The article focuses on the proposed suppression of the unused senior homonym Dodecatoma Dufour, which was proposed for a group of stoneflies. The objective of the proposal is to conserve the usage of the genus-group name Dodecatama Westwood, for a group of beetles. The proponents of the application believe that stability would best be served by suppressing the senior homonym "Dodecatoma" Dufour, 1841 since it has generally been omitted from the lists of generic names and has long been relegated to synonymy. Unlike the senior name, Dodecatoma Westwood, has been in use for over 150 years.