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Anthophora (Pyganthophora) romandii Dours 1869

Year: 2025

Type: other

Abstract: Anthophora (Pyganthophora) romandii Dours, 1869 Possible syntype (labelled as paratype by Lieftinck). Algeria • text not decoded; 15. i. 1842; 1 ♂ (ZOO.0024955, Fig. 9 A); det. M. A. Lieftinck 1962. Remarks. The collection of Dours was lost, as it was destroyed in a fire (Wood 2023). As such, the location of Dours’ types is usually simple; they are lost. However, A. romandii was described from females from the collection of Lepeletier, and males from Algeria and central France from the collections of Dours and Sichel (Dours 1869). It is almost impossible to know the origin of this male specimen from Algeria that was collected in 1842, but it is old enough to potentially be a syntype of A. romandii. If it was traded from the Paris collection by M. A. Diniz, it could potentially be from the Sichel collection, but at present, this has not been proven. Further study is required before solid conclusions can be drawn.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14846364

Authors: Gaspar, Hugo, Flaminio, Simone, Soares, Albano, Rufino, Cristina, Loureiro, João, Castro, Sílvia, Wood, Thomas J.

Institutions: University of Coimbra, University of Mons, Centro de Conservação das Borboletas de Portugal, Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Language: English

Topic: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6930437421

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