[Taxacom] Question about labelling types

[Stephen Thorpe]

Julio,

They are syntypes, but the one labelled as holotype should be chosen as lectotype (if a lectotype is to be designated).

Cheers,

Stephen

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On Sun, 28/2/16, Julio Rivera <jrivera at lamolina.edu.pe> wrote:

 Subject: [Taxacom] Question about labelling types
 To: "taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu" <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
 Received: Sunday, 28 February, 2016, 11:07 AM
 
 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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 ZOOTAXA Editor for Insecta-Mantodea
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