[Taxacom] New species from warm houses

[Robin Leech]

Greetings, Angelo, 

If you collect specimens of what appear to be an undescribed species in a greenhouse or 
hothouse, my first reaction is to check on other species of the genus.  Then start checking 
on species from a long way away.

Hothouses and greenhouses have a propencity to have introduced species in them. For example, 
here in Alberta, we have found spider species in a greenhouse in southern Alberta that were 
from South America.

Robin

-----Original Message-----
From: Taxacom [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Angelo Bolzern
Sent: May-16-15 1:32 PM
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Subject: [Taxacom] New species from warm houses

Hi there,

 

If you collect specimens from an undescribed species in a warm house, what would you do? The code states (Art. 76.1.1.) that the type locality is where the artificial dislocated specimen comes from... but what if that is unknown?

 

Possibilities:

-      not describe the new species

-      describe it not formally (species 1, species 2)

-      describe it but with unknown type locality.

 

Helpful suggestions are welcome.

 

Regards,

 

Angelo

 

 

Angelo Bolzern, Ph.D.

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