Bronchus synthesys Alonso-Zarazaga, 2014

Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., 2014, On the identity of some weevil species described by Johann Christian Fabricius (1745 - 1808) in the Museum of Zoology of Copenhagen (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea, Curculionoidea, Tenebrionoidea), ZooKeys 451, pp. 61-91 : 81-82

Bronchus synthesys Alonso-Zarazaga sp. n.

Type material.

HOLOTYPE: 1 male, pinned, dissected, two legs absent, with the following labels: Marshall MS: Uitenhage / Cape Col. / Rev. J. ONeil; printed: G.A.K. Marshall / Coll. / B.M. 1950 - 255; Marshall MS: H. spectrum F. (Natural History Museum, London). This is one of the specimens coming from Marshall’s collection and mentioned in his 1904 revision. Despite its condition, it is considered to be the best specimen to meet the requirements for a holotype. A white label with red margins and black writing: HOLOTYPUS / Bronchus synthesys sp. n. / Alonso-Zarazaga des. / 2014 has been added to this specimen.

Description.

See that of Hipporhinus spectrum in Marshall (1904, pp. 54-55).

Etymology.

The specific epithet of this new species makes reference to the EC-funded project SYNTHESYS (http://www.synthesys.info) and is to be taken as a name in apposition. It pays homage to all the people who have made its operation possible.

Comments.

This is the species misidentified by Marshall (1904) as Hipporhinus spectrum . As it is a misidentified nominal species, its name is unavailable but cannot be replaced, as replacement names can only be proposed for available taxa (homonyms). Marshall’s species therefore is without a name, and I am describing it here.