Blacius blancoi Cabanis

Frahnert, Sylke, Roman, Rafaela Aguilera, Eckhoff, Pascal & Wiley, James W., 2015, Juan Cristobal Gundlach's collections of Puerto Rican birds with special regard to types, Zoosystematics and Evolution 91 (2), pp. 177-189 : 184-185

Taxon classification Animalia Passeriformes Tyrannidae

Blacius blancoi Cabanis

Blacius blancoi Cabanis 1875: 244.

Now.

Contopus latirostris blancoi ( Cabanis 1875): 224. See Cory (1889: 129), Sclater (1888: 243), Traylor (1979: 135).

Type series.

Not specified by Cabanis (1875). There is only one specimen noted in the inventory catalogue of the ZMB (ZMB 21492). But because the species was discovered and named by Gundlach all the specimens collected during the first expedition to Puerto Rico should be regarded as types according the ICZN (1999). Another specimen collected by Gundlach is housed at the IES (IES 2576). The date is given as “December” on the label. As Gundlach left Puerto Rico on 4 December 1873 after his first expedition to Puerto Rico it is more likely that he collected this specimen during his second expedition (December 1875). Thus, this specimen cannot be included in the type series because the description of Cabanis was published in April 1875.

Syntype.

ZMB 21492, skin, adult male, collected by J. C. Gundlach in Portorico [Puerto Rico] [in the period 06.-12.1873].

Type locality.

Portorico [today Puerto Rico], no further details available.

Remarks.

Gundlach discovered this new species and named it in honor of his friend Tomás Blanco y González (1840-1892), living in Puerto Rico. Gundlach (1874) included the species in his published list without description. Cabanis (1875) added the missing description, so he is officially the author of this species, following the ICZN (1999).