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

[Frank.Krell at dmns.org]

Phew, fortunately Code Articles 75.3.5 and 6 do not deal with the question whether or not selecting paratypes as neotypes. After your comment I thought there might be a contradiction in the Code that needs to be fixed. Fortunately there isn't a contradiction.
Or do you say that paratypes are generally not consistent with the holotype and do generally originate far away from the type locality? Certainly not.

Frank

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From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Doug Yanega [dyanega at ucr.edu]
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 4:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] When electing a neotype, how to define the other gender

On 9/30/13 2:35 PM, Frank.Krell at dmns.org wrote:
> Recommendation 75A. Choice of neotypes. Authors are advised to choose neotypes from any surviving paratypes or paralectotypes unless there are compelling reasons to the contrary...
>
Once again, Recommendations do not take precedence over Code Articles.
Specifically, Code Articles 75.3.5 and 75.3.6 constitute two VERY
compelling reasons NOT to use paratypes as neotypes. A neotype
designation that satisfies this Recommendation but violates Art. 75.3 is
not valid!

Sincerely,

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Doug Yanega      Dept. of Entomology       Entomology Research Museum
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