Type designations for sap beetles in the subfamily Carpophilinae Erichson (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) housed in the Natural History Museum, London
Author
Powell, Gareth S.
Author
Martin, Gavin J.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-26
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4590.2.8
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Carpophilus compressus
Murray
Carpophilus compressus
Murray 1864
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A single specimen was studied with a label reading “TYPE”, along with other identifiers allowing this specimen to be matched to the original
holotype
used by Murray in 1864. Murray also stated he only had one specimen at the time to base the description on. All primary types of
Carpophilinae
for
Murray’s 1864
revision of the family
Nitidulidae
are deposited in the NHM. Therefore, this specimen can be reliably determined to be the
holotype
. Labels for the designated specimen are as follows: “Type” “RIO JANEIRO” “compressus” A red label is added with the following text: “
HOLOTYPE
/
Carpophilus compressus Murray
/Det. By/Powell and Martin 2019”.