[Taxacom] Question about labelling types

[Andreas Gminder]

Hello,

I think syntypes are separated parts of the holotype collection. If the 
three specimens are not definitely from the same population, then they are 
better called paratypes.
At least in Botany it is like that, if I'm remebering right.

best regards,
Andreas

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- 
From: Stephen Thorpe
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2016 11:42 PM
To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu ; Julio Rivera
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Question about labelling types

Julio,

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

Cheers,

Stephen

--------------------------------------------
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,


-- 

*Julio Rivera*Associated Researcher
ZOOTAXA Editor for Insecta-Mantodea
Postal Address:
Museo de Entomología *Klaus Raven Buller*
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Apartado Postal 456
Lima 100
Peru
E.mail: jrivera at lamolina.edu.pe
<jrivera at lamolina.edu.pe>Skype:
julio.rivera.mantodea
Telephone: (+1) 416-585-8046
_______________________________________________
Taxacom Mailing List
Taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom
The Taxacom Archive back to 1992 may be searched at: 
http://taxacom.markmail.org

Channeling Intellectual Exuberance for 29 years in 2016.
_______________________________________________
Taxacom Mailing List
Taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom
The Taxacom Archive back to 1992 may be searched at: 
http://taxacom.markmail.org

Channeling Intellectual Exuberance for 29 years in 2016.