Orphnus thompsoni zebra Cousin, 1887
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/91A86A88-E2FE-7309-5139-5B110AE955A6 |
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Orphnus thompsoni zebra Cousin, 1887 |
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Orphnus thompsoni zebra Cousin, 1887 Figs 7D, 7iv
Orphnus thompsoni var. zebra Cousin 1887: 212.
Type locality.
[Ecuador, Prov. Cañar] “près Azagues [sic, Azogues], sur la pente, à environs 2400m alt.".
Label.
“près Azagues sur la / pente à envir. 2400m alt."; see remarks.
Dimensions.
Not given. Lectotype H 46.4, D 25.4, W 5.4.
Type material.
RBINS/MT2375, lectotype (design. n.); MT2376, nine paralectotypes, ex Cousin (Dautzenberg coll.).
Remarks.
The original Cousin label mentions the taxon name only; the locality has been added by Dautzenberg, probably on the basis of Cousin’s paper. Several specimens are juvenile or damaged. One specimen is here designated lectotype. The taxon is considered a junior subjective synonym of Kara thompsonii (Pfeiffer, 1851) (syn. n.).
Current systematic position.
Orthalicidae , Kara thompsonii (Pfeiffer, 1851) (comb. n.).
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