The Entomological Collection of Thomas Say
The 770 remaining specimens of the entomological collection of Thomas Say presently housed in the Museum of Comparative Zoology are catalogued for the first time, including 71 specimens representing 56 species described by Say which are labelled in Say's handwriting and which are probably those...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1993-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/59616 |
| Summary: | The 770 remaining specimens of the entomological collection of
Thomas Say presently housed in the Museum of Comparative
Zoology are catalogued for the first time, including 71 specimens
representing 56 species described by Say which are labelled in
Say's handwriting and which are probably those specimens on
which Say's species descriptions were based. The history of the
Say entomological collection is recounted. Based on signatures on
labels in the present Say collection material, it is apparent that Say
exchanged specimens with many European entomologists, including
Dupont, Germar, Laporte de Castelnau, Motschulsky, Schoenherr,
Sturm, and Wiedemann. A protocol for the designation of Say
lectotypes and neotypes is proposed. |
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| ISSN: | 0033-2615 1687-7438 |