Agrilus spesivcevi Obenberger, 1927

Jendek, Eduard, 2005, Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the genus Agrilus Curtis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilini), Zootaxa 1073 (1), pp. 1-29 : 19-20

Agrilus spesivcevi Obenberger correct original spelling

Agrilus spesivcevi Obenberger, 1927a: 16 . Lectotype by present designation, ♀, NMPC: “ China: Lac Tai­hu [Jiangsu province, 31°15'47"N, 120°06'46"E] [h] \ TYPUS [p] [red label] \ Agrilus spessivcevi [sic!] m. Type [h] Det. Dr Obenberger [p] \ Mus. Nat. Pragae Inv. [p] 24938 [h] [orange label]”. The exact number of syntypes is unknown.

Remarks. Obenberger (1927a: 16) clearly stated that this species is “Dedicated to

Amico caro, Dom. Prof. Pavel Nikolajevi č Spesivcev”. Despite the fact that the name of this Russian entomologist is correctly spelled and transliterated as “Spessivtseff” ( Horn & Kahle 1936, 1937), this is not sufficient reason to consider spesivcevi as an inadvertent error (ICZN, Article 32.5.1). Spellings of this name as “ spessivcevi ” ( Obenberger 1936d, Alexeev & Volkovitsh 1989, Hua Li Zhong 2002) should be considered as incorrect subsequent spellings. See also remarks under A. ulaangomiensis Cobos, 1972 .