Homocopris Burmeister, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): lectotype designation for Copris torulosus Eschscholtz, 1822, and correction on the geographic distribution of the two Chilean species

  • Homocopris Burmeister, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is a small genus of South American dung beetles composed of four species distributed in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Recently, a neotype was designated for Copris torulosus Eschscholtz, 1822 (currently H. torulosus) based on the assumption that the original type series had been lost. However, this designation is invalid for failing to comply with articles 75.2, 75.3, 75.3.1, and 75.3.4. of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Furthermore, even if it had been nomenclaturally valid, the neotype now loses its type status because we found a syntype in the material of the Johann Friedrich Eschscholtz collection, preserved in the collection of Zoological Museum, Moscow Lomonosov State University, Moscow, Russia. We present evidence supporting the recognition of this specimen as a syntype and newly designate it as the lectotype. Photographs of the lectotype and its labels are provided. Additionally, the geographic distributions of H. punctatissimus (Curtis, 1844) and H. torulosus (Eschscholtz, 1822) in Chile are corrected. ZooBank registration. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2E05482A-282E-4206-8FE5-D3C59C5F149A

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Author:José MondacaORCiD, Fernando Z. Vaz-de-MelloORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-733045
ISSN:1942-1354
ISSN:0749-6737
Parent Title (English):Insecta Mundi
Series (Serial Number):Insecta Mundi (1068)
Publisher:Flora & Fauna Publ.
Place of publication:Gainesville, Fla.
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2024/08/02
Date of first Publication:2024/08/02
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2024/08/06
Tag:Dung beetles; Homocoprini; nomenclature syntypes
Volume:2024
Issue:article 1068
Article Number:1068
Page Number:8
First Page:1
Last Page:5
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
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