Taxacom: designation of holotype

[John Grehan]

Thanks. I guess its implied in this case, albeit not entirely without
ambiguity, and there is apparently only one specimen that is applicable in
the research collection. Cheers, John

On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM Michael Schmitt via Taxacom <
taxacom at lists.ku.edu> wrote:

> As far as I see, art. 73.1.2 clarifies this: "If the nominal
> species-group taxon is based on a single specimen, either so stated or
> implied in the original publication, that specimen is the holotype fixed
> vy monotypy"
>
> Best
>
> Michael Schmitt
>
>
> Am 19.02.2025 um 19:47 schrieb John Grehan via Taxacom:
> > I have a question for clarification. A publication in 1894 described a
> new
> > species. It referred to the male, and 'this moth' but did not illustrate
> or
> > specify how many specimens. It seems to infer a single specimen. Later,
> in
> > 2018 a taxonomic revision referred to a holotype male that was examined
> in
> > the repository. If there was only a single specimen represented as being
> > that described in the original publication, does this qualify as being
> > designated as the holotype, or should it have been designated as a
> > lectotype. Hope someone well versed in the Code can clarify, as this
> > hair-splitting stuff which gets me lost at times.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John grehan
> >
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