Scrapter nitidus ( FRIESE , 1909)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13154583 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13158248 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/906B87DB-2C12-7230-FF73-FF38FD8D1095 |
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Felipe |
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Scrapter nitidus ( FRIESE , 1909) |
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Scrapter nitidus ( FRIESE, 1909) View in CoL
Polyglossa nitida FRIESE, 1909: 125. Holotype ♁ (Steinkopf, South Africa) (ZMHB), examined. Polyglossa opaca FRIESE, 1909: 125. Holotype ♁ (Steinkopf, South Africa) (ZMHB), examined.
Syn. nov.
Examination of type specimens revealed that S. nitidus and S. opacus are synonyms and that the former type specimen is just an unusually small individual. Both males were collected in Steinkopf by Schultze and were described by Friese in the same publication and on the same page ( FRIESE, 1909: 125). Following the Principle of the First Reviser I decided to give the name S. nitidus priority because the species-group has been named after this species and should be preserved.
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