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    @Test  //failing selenium test

    public void testCompare_NomIllegWithDate() {

        NomenclaturalStatus illegStatus = NomenclaturalStatus.NewInstance(NomenclaturalStatusType.ILLEGITIMATE());

        botName3.addStatus(illegStatus);

        botName3.setNomenclaturalReference(ref1);

        botName2.setNomenclaturalReference(ref2);

        taxon1.addHomotypicSynonymName(botName3, null, null);

        taxon1.addHomotypicSynonymName(botName2, null, null);

        list.addAll(taxon1.getSynonyms());

        Collections.sort(list, new HomotypicGroupTaxonComparator(taxon1));

        Assert.assertEquals("Earlier nom. illeg. should come next", botName3, list.get(0).getName());

        Assert.assertEquals("Later name should come last", botName2, list.get(1).getName());

    }