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CHANGES IN SYNONYMY IN ORCHELIMUM AUDINET-SERVILLE, 1838 (GRYLLOPTERA: TETTIGONIOIDEA: CONOCEPHALIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

V. R. Vickery  and
D. E. Johnstone
V. R. Vickery
Affiliation:
Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec
D. E. Johnstone
Affiliation:
Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec
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Abstract

Discovery of the "lost types" of Xiphidium glaberrimum Burmeister, 1838, has made possible the clarification of use of several names which have been used for two species of Orchelimum. O. glaberrimum is shown to be the senior synonym for the species known as O. vulgare Harris, 1841. To preserve stability, an application has been made to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to suppress both glaberrimum Burmeister and cuticulare Audinet-Serville, 1838. O. erythrocephalum Davis, 1905, is removed from synonymy with O. glaberrimum, and is the valid name for that species. Characters for distinguishing vulgare and erythrocephalum are discussed and illustrated. Type specimens are designated for glaberrimum, cuticulare, and vulgare.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 106 , Issue 4 , April 1974 , pp. 423 - 428
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1974

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