Typus deest

[magarland]

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From:         Piotr Naskrecki <pnaskrecki at OEB.HARVARD.EDU>
Reply-To:     Piotr Naskrecki <pnaskrecki at OEB.HARVARD.EDU>
Date:          Fri, 31 May 2002 11:32:49 -0400

>Greetings,
>
>Does anyone know what the term "Typus deest" mean? I assume it is
Latin
>although I found it in a catalog of type specimens of the
Naturihistoriska
>Rijksmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.


It means "the type is lacking." It's not there!

Mark Garland
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station 2500
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400
U.S.A.

>Cheers,
>Piotr
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