In 1925, 541 names appeared on the list in 1927, another 42 names were added as a supplement. The list has grown exponentially throughout its existence. The current revised list of common names of insects and related organisms supersedes all earlier lists published since 1908. In 1903, the American Association of Economic Entomologists (AAEE) formed a Committee on Nomenclature to assure the uniformity of names of common insects and in 1908, the AAEE published its first list, Common Names of Insects Approved for General Use by American Association of Economic Entomologists. The need for a common name list for insects became apparent in the United States early in the twentieth century. In response, several countries adopted lists of authorized common names for those organisms most commonly found in that country, including insects. The importance of correctly identifying an organism to a non-scientific community, as well as to fellow researchers, made it apparent that a standardized common name would allow everyone to know what organism was being discussed in a particular locality. Similarly, Acarus siro Linnaeus is called the flour mite in Australia and the grain mite in the USA and Canada.
Smith, for example, is known as the checkered tussock moth in the UK and as the pale tussock moth in the USA and Canada. However, the lack of standardization in common names, which often originate from repeated usage by workers in a particular area, may result in one organism being known by several different common names. In contrast, common names of organisms, while not governed by such strict rules, remain more stable than the scientific names. To add to this confusion, taxonomic studies could dictate that an organism be reassigned to a different taxon, resulting in a change in its scientific name. Rules regulating dates of priority, formation of names and the use of Latin for forming names are some of the reasons that scientific names may change. However, scientific names are not always stable. In this way, every named organism is a distinguishable entity. Every proposed scientific name must be unique and distinct from all other names.
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This International Code of Zoological Nomenclature serves to promote the stability, accuracy, and universality of an organism's scientific name. In zoology, the formation of a scientific name for an organism follows a strict set of rules adopted by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.