[Taxacom] Scolopendra sagraea

[Laurent Raty]

Dear Carlos,

I think "msc." in the reference cited by Gervais stands for "manuscrit". 
To me, this looks like a reference to a manuscript version of:

Gérin-Méneville, FE. 1857. Animaux articulés à pieds articulés. In: La 
Sagra, R de. Histoire politique, physique et naturelle de l'île de Cuba. 
Arthus Bertrand, Paris.

...which only appeared two decades later, and where Guérin attributed 
the name to Gervais:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24480337

Cheers, L -


On 4/7/20 10:38 PM, Carlos Alberto Martínez Muñoz via Taxacom wrote:
> Dear Taxacomers,
> Not too often the original reference of a name remains elusive. However,
> for years a bibliographical frontier has been impassable. The name in
> question is *Scolopendra sagraea*. It was published by Paul Gervais in 1837
> but without the "N. sp." or "Nov. sp." he typically used in that paper.
> Gervais cited among the references "*Sc. Sagraea* Guer. Voyage à Cuba de M.
> de la Sagra, Entomol. msc.". It is clear that he attributed the name
> to Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville. What it is not clear to me is if Gervais
> referred a publication or a manuscript. I think that Gervais just got bored
> of writing "Guerin Iconogr. Règn. anim. insectes, ined.". His citations
> were not necessarily consistent, like "Leach, British Cyclopedia suppl. 1"
> and "Leach, Encycl. brit. suppl. 1". Nevertheless, the reference to
> "Voyage..." is suspicious.
> The page in question is at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2254820
> I search for answers online every two years since 2014, without luck. Maybe
> you will know or see what has escaped to me. Any thoughts?
>
> Kind regards,
> Carlos
>
> Carlos A. Martínez Muñoz
> Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit
> FI-20014 University of Turku
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