[Taxacom] Taxacom Digest, Vol 168, Issue 20

Mon Apr 27 05:34:59 CDT 2020

Dear Francisco,
Thank you for your reply. I will use the broader meaning as the default
literal translation of the type localities of the three Linnaean Myriapoda
species. This is supported by the broad Linnaean species concepts for
Myriapoda, which were primarily based on leg count. I will also trace his
literature references and see what else can be extracted from there.
On the other hand, it is curious to see how Linnaeus broadened somewhat
precise localities. For example, he gave "Habitat in America" for *Scolopendra
gigantea*, which he knew only from the drawing and description in "The
Civil and Natural History of Jamaica" by Patrick Browne. He also gave
"Habitat in America" for *Julus maximus* and cited the "Historia Naturalis
Brasiliae" by Georg Marcgraf. However, in this second example Linnaeus may
or may not have assumed the type locality as being "Brasil". It seems that
he saw specimens, as his leg count does not match that of the illustration
given by Marcgraf.
Kind regards,
Carlos

Carlos A. Martínez Muñoz
Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit
FI-20014 University of Turku
Finland
ResearchGate profile
<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carlos_Martinez-Munoz>
Myriapod Morphology and Evolution
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>    1. Re: Linnaeus' "Habitat in Indiis" (Francisco Welter-Schultes)
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> From: Francisco Welter-Schultes <fwelter at gwdg.de>
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> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Linnaeus' "Habitat in Indiis"
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> In L. 1758 "in Indiis" referred usually to the Caribbean Islands, but
> sometimes it means "Caribbean, India or SE Asia".
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> Francisco
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> Francisco Welter-Schultes
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> Am 25.04.2020 um 18:12 schrieb Socorro Gonzalez via Taxacom:
> > Hello Carlos,
> >   "Habitat in Indii" was recorded by Linnaeus for many plants from the
> "West Indies", the islands in the Caribbean Sea, and also for the
> surrounding coasts.
> > The singular "Habitat in India", for the Indian subcontinent, is given
> sometimes on the same page in Species Plantarum:
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> > Caroli Linnæi ... Species plantarum. Tom.1-6 [in 7 pt. No more was publ.
> in vol.5 after pt.2. sect. 1].
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> > Cheers.
> > Socorro González-Elizondo_________________________________
> >    Dra. M. Socorro Gonzalez ElizondoCIIDIR, Instituto Politécnico
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> >      El sábado, 25 de abril de 2020 06:35:14 GMT-5, Carlos Alberto
> Martínez Muñoz via Taxacom <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> escribió:
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> >    Dear Taxacomers,
> > I have a question for those of you dealing with Linnaean species. What is
> > your English translation of the type locality (= Habitat in) "Indiis"? I
> am
> > not asking for interpretations but for translations. To me it translates
> as
> > "Indies", in plural.
> > In Myriapoda, the plural translation (Indies) seems to have been
> overlooked
> > for the three involved species (*Scolopendra morsitans*, *Julus indus*
> > and *Julus
> > fuscus*), which have been assigned the type locality as that of the
> > singular translation (India).
> >
> > There are also interesting questions to debate regarding interpretations:
> > 1) What the Linnaean concept of "Indiis" was.
> > 2) What "Indiis" has been corrected to.
> >
> > For debate on question 1), there is a nice map at:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Indies
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Indies#/media/File:Indies.PNG
> >
> > For debate on question 2), I have compiled a few cases below (biblio
> > available online):
> >
> > AlgaeBase
> > *Amphiroa fragilissima* (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1816
> > Type locality: Habitat in Indiis [Jamaica?] (Linnaeus 1758: 806). (...)
> In
> > the protologue (Linnaeus 1758: p. 806), the locality is given as "
> Habitat
> > in Indiis " and an illustration from Sloane (1707: p. 58, pl. 20, fig. 5)
> > based on material from Jamaica is cited."
> >
> > Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and
> > Bats
> > Edited by Alfred L. Gardner
> > page 137 Yellow Armadilllo *Dasypus septemcinctus* Linnaeus 1758:51
> > Type locality "in Indiis" corrected to Brazilia, further restricted to
> > Pernambuco
> >
> > A Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Egypt
> > Written by Sherif Baha el Din
> > page 243 *Dasypeltis scabra* (Linnaeus 1758) Egg-eating Snake
> > *Coluber scaber* Linnaeus 1758: 223. Type locality: "in Indiis"
> interpreted
> > as meaning South Africa by Flower (1933).
> >
> > Snakes of Central and Western Africa
> > Written by Jean-Philippe Chippaux and Kate Jackson
> > page 271 Rhombic Skaapsteker, *Psammophylax rhombeatus* (Linnaeus 1758)
> > The type locality is "Indiis" (meaning South Africa)
> >
> > Results of the Fifth George Vanderbilt Expedition, 1941: Part 1 - Fishe
> > Written by Fowler
> > page 157 *Holacanthus ciliaris* (Linnaeus)
> > *Chaetodon ciliaris* Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, pt. 1, 1758, p. 276
> > (type locality, "in Indiis" = tropical America).
> >
> > Biodiversity, biogeography and nature conservation in Wallacea and New
> > Guinea: Volume 2
> > Edited by Dmitry Telnov
> > page 162 *Asota heliconia* (Linnaeus, 1758)
> > Linnaeus (1758) noted this species as living "in Calidis regionibus", on
> > warm regions. Somewhat later, he wrote that "*Phalaena Noctua heliconia*"
> > "Habitat in Indiis" (Linnaeus 1764: 385).
> >
> > Guidelines for the Capture and Management of Digital Zoological Names
> > Information v1.1
> > Written by Francisco W. Welter-Schultes
> > page 118 *Papilio acesta* Linnæus 1758 (Lepidoptera)
> > type locality given as "in Indiis". This was a contemporary expression
> > usually used for the Caribbean. (...) Occasionally the term referred also
> > to India.
> >
> > Francisco also asked in Taxacom (Jan 18, 2010): What would be your GPS
> > record for "in Indiis"?
> >
> > Looking forward to a collaborative debate,
> > Carlos
> >
> >
> > Carlos A. Martínez Muñoz
> > Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit
> > FI-20014 University of Turku
> > Finland
> > ResearchGate profile
> > <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carlos_Martinez-Munoz>
> > Myriapod Morphology and Evolution
> > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/205802113162102/>
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