Non type specimens

[Mary Barkworth]

YES, most emphatically yes. The description should be of the species.
The various types merely represent the species. 
Mary 

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From: Taxacom Discussion List [mailto:TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU] On
Behalf Of Livio Leoni
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:04 AM
To: TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU
Subject: Non type specimens

Dear taxacomers,
is it usual to use, besides holotype and paratypes, morphometric and
meristic characters of nontype specimens in the description of a new
species? Is the description valid?
best regards

Livio


Livio Leoni Dr.
24047 Treviglio (BG)
Italy