Speonomus andorranus Comas 1978
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Speonomus andorranus Comas, 1978 Speonomus andorranus Comas, 1978a: 73; figs. 1–3. Current accepted name Speonomites andorranus (Comas, 1978): Fresneda, 1998: 67. Type locality Cova de la Gorga de la Margineda [original citation: “Cova de la Gorga de la Margineda, Sant Julià, Andorra ”]. Type material Holotype ♂: MZB 78-1079, type loc., 2-XI-1974, J. Comas leg. Paratypes: MZB 78-1080 / MZB 78-1082 (1 ♂, 2 ♀♀), same data as holotype. │ MZB 2021-0834, MZB 2021-0836 (1 ♂, 1 ♀), same data as holotype (ex coll. X. Bellés). │ MZB 2021-0835, MZB 2021-0837 (5 ♀♀), Cova de la Margineda, 17-XII-1974, J. Comas leg. (ex coll. X. Bellés). Remarks Type series consisting of 53 ♂♂ and 66 ♀♀ from two caves in the Andorran Pyrenees (Comas, 1978a).The specimens deposited in the MCNB are labelled with the collection date 2 October 1974 rather than 2 November 1974, according to Comas (1978a). The author of the description refers to paratypes originally deposited in the MCNB collected on 17 December 1974 from both caves, and to paratypes from the type locality collected on 7 October 1978, although we have been unable to locate such material. The rest of the paratypes deposited in the JCC; the paratypes originally deposited in the XBC (Comas, 1978a) have been donated to the MCNB collection.
Institution: Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7078196754
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