[Taxacom] When electing a neotype, how to define the other gender

Mon Sep 30 10:09:13 CDT 2013

Unfortunately, I have to agree with Denis, but I do not appreciate the situation. The current edition of the Code does not regulate the term allotype which I do neither consider progress nor helpful in any way. Therefore, Jorge Santiago-Blay, Brett Ratcliffe, myself and Bob Anderson published a position paper for reinstating recommendation 72C from the third edition:

Santiago-Blay, J.A., Ratcliffe, B.C., Krell, F.-T. & Anderson, R. 2008. Allotypes should be from the type series: a position paper for reinstating Recommendation 72A from the third edition of the Code that defines the term 'allotype'. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65 (4): 260-264. London. 
It can be downloaded at: http://www.dmns.org/media/363651/140-bullzoolnom2008allotypes.pdf

I guess you can add your comments here: http://iczn.org/node/40327

It is confusing that something that is called type and of which many think it is part of the type series is sometimes not - with approbation of the current Code.

Stuart, you asked "If the female is neither a paratype or allotype, is there no concise term to refer to the first described female?" - just call it "first described female". This is a pretty concise and clear term.

Cheers

Frank

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From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Denis Brothers [Brothers at ukzn.ac.za]
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 6:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] When electing a neotype, how to define the other gender

Contrary to Scott and Doug, the Code defines "allotype" (in the Glossary) as "A term, not regulated by the Code, for a designated specimen of opposite sex to the holotype". There is no mention of an allotype being part of the type series - it can be any designated specimen, even one so recognised years later, so does not have to be a paratype (althpugh it could be). Recommendation 72A essentially repeats the definition. Since "allotype" is "not regulated  by the Code", it is in no way connected with any other sort of "type" which may even peripherally have nomenclatural significance.

Denis

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Sent: 28 September 2013 08:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] When electing a neotype, how to define the other gender

>From my understanding of all that I would suggest the female you refer
>to
can be no more than a referred specimen. The neotype is now the type of the species and an allotype is really just a paratype that is of opposite gender of the holotype, and yes should be from the originally described type series. If I was dealing with this I would keep it simple, you have a neotype, thats the important one, all the rest whatever they are are referred specimens. That way there can be no confusion, the name goes with the neotype.

Cheers, Scott

On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Stuart Longhorn <sjl197 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I'm just reviewing a study where the original single male type is lost.
> >From other museum material (collected elsewhere later than the
> >original
> male) they elect another male specimen as neotype. Then from an even
> later female specimen (again collected elsewhere), they elect a female
> as paratype.
> First, i think this usage of paratype is wrong, do you agree?Second, I
> think the female could correctly be referred to as allotype - but is
> that correct?Or does an allotype have to be part of the original type
> series (e.g. an actual paratype).
> If the female is neither a paratype or allotype, is there no concise
> term to refer to the first described female?[i accept that often it is
> insecure that the female actually matches the male, though here it is
> certain] Thanks in advance for any advicestuart
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