[Taxacom] Question about labelling types

[Jan-Frits Veldkamp]

In Botany only an effective publication is valid for a designation.
According to the rules there you can designate it as a lectotype in a
publication in deference to whoever labelled it as such, but you may choose
another if it is a "better" one.

JeF Veldkamp

On 27 February 2016 at 23:07, Julio Rivera <jrivera at lamolina.edu.pe> wrote:

> Hi taxacomers
>
> I have a situation with the type series of a praying mantis species.
> Giglio-Tos
> (1916) described *Diamusonia media* (now *Thespis media*) on the basis of
> three specimens. Giglio-Tos did not designate any particular specimen as
> the type. Although these specimens were presumed to be syntypes in at least
> one subsequent publication, I recently discovered that one of these
> specimens does bear a holotype label. So, if the label identifies the
> specimen as the holotype but it was not explicitly designated as such in
> the original description, What is the name-bearing status of this specimen?
> Still a holotype?
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice.
>
> Regards,
>
>
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