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A recent Short Communication published by Franzim-Junior et al. 1 in the RSBMT [Franzim-Junior E, Mendes MT, Anhê ACBM, Pelli A, Silva MV, Rodrigues-Junior V, Sales-Campos H, Oliveira CJF. The development of Panstrongylus herreri under fluctuating environmental conditions. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2017; 50 (1): 121-5], presented an important study on the one species of the genus Panstrongylus (classified as Panstrongylus herreri Wygodzinsky, 1948). The article included the following statement “P. herreri, also described as P. lignarius” and the article by Marcilla et al. 2 was cited; however, we clarify that the species P. herreriwas synonymized with P. lignarius (Walker, 1873) by Marcilla et al. 2. By the Principle of Priority (Article 23 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: http://www. nhm. ac. uk/hosted-sites/iczn/code/) that states “the valid name of a taxon is the oldest available name applied to it...”, Franzim-Junior et al. 1 presented the development of P. lignarius under fluctuating environmental conditions.