The Earwig Collection (Dermaptera) of the Manchester Museum, UK, with a complete type catalogue
Miles, Claire
European Journal of Taxonomy
2015
2015-10-01
141
1
138
3FK4C
Brindle, 1964: 754
Brindle
754
1964
[189,708,944,970]
Insecta
Anisolabididae
Gelotolabis
CoL
Animalia
Dermaptera
109
110
Arthropoda
species
tanganyikae
Typematerial 1 ♂, holotype, F3233.1416 ( Fig. 21); 3 ♀♀, paratypes, F3233.1317–1319; dried, mounted on card. Typelocality Njombe/ 6000–6500 ft./ Tanganyika / I. II.1957W. P. Locality labels As typelocality except date: F3233.1317–1318, 26 Feb. 1957; F3233.1319, 21 Aug. 1952, Dr W. Peters.
Taxonomy Anisolabididae, Anisolabidinae, Gonolabis tanganyikae( Brindle, 1964). Remarks 1. Transferred by Steinmann (1978: 193). 2. The date of the holotypedoes not match that given for the material examined by Brindle in the original description, i.e., ‘26.ii.57 ( holotype, allotype)’, although the rest of the locality data matches. There is no reference to female paratypesexamined except the allotype. The female specimens F3233.1317– 1319 have ‘Paratype’ on Brindle’s determination labels.