New Species and subspecies descriptions:  holotype designation and
deposition in a museum.  Description in journal (preferrably peer-reviewed)
of appropriate subscriber size, taxon illustration, comparison/diagnosis to
similar taxa.  That's it in a nutshell.

To change something?  What do you mean by that?  1)  Elevate a subspecies
to a species? Or vice versa?  2)  Actually change a name?  As in a
replacement name?

If you mean #1, just change it, but present a compelling arguement to do
so.  If you mean #2, well, that's a schnecken of another farben......we'll
have to talk......

Kurt

At 06:34 AM 7/10/99 EDT, you wrote:
>Can someone tell me the rule that is used in naming a new SPECIES and also
>the rule used in naming a SUB-SPECIES. Also if their is a rule for these by
>what means can they be changed?
>  Thanks
>      Jr
>