Vosseleriana schulthessi (Uvarov, 1923)— 2022

Dey, Lara-Sophie, Hochkirch, Axel, Moussi, Abdelhamid, Seidel, Matthias & Husemann, Martin, 2022, Taxonomic review of the genus Thalpomena Saussure, 1884 with new synonyms, Zootaxa 5100 (1), pp. 129-136 : 135

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5100.1.7
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DB9DF4D0-F3CD-4B6F-9D1A-AB2CF75D1FA2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6312429
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/842E7D59-FF99-9539-FF56-FE9B6120BAFA
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Vosseleriana schulthessi (Uvarov, 1923)—
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Vosseleriana schulthessi (Uvarov, 1923)— View in CoL new combination

Vosseleria schulthessi Uvarov, 1923: 31 View in CoL [original combination]

Thalpomena schulthessi: Uvarov, 1930: 181 View in CoL [new combination]

Diagnosis (modified after Dirsh, 1949): Thalpomena schulthessi was described by Uvarov (1923), who dedicated the species to Dr. A. v. Schulthess-Schindler. It is endemic to the highlands of Somalia and morphologically clearly different from all other species of the genus. Originally, it was described as a member of the genus Vosseleria Uvarov, 1923 , which is currently a synonym of Helioscirtus Saussure, 1884 and later placed in Thalpomena . Genetic and morphometric analyses suggest that the species may not actually belong to Thalpomena , but rather is part of Vosseleriana Uvarov, 1924 . Moreover, Uvarov (1930) described Sphingonotus (Spingonotus) atropurpureus Uvarov, 1930 from Somalia, which is morphologically very similar and should be investigated in the future. Unfortunately, just few individuals of Vosseleriana schulthessi and Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) atropurpureus from Somalia are known and collecting fresh material is currently not possible.

Type locality: Somalia .

Type depository: Holotype, female, BMNH.

Distribution: Somali Highlands ( Somalia); Gorgorà (Tana Lake; Ethiopia).