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| contents | <p><b><i>Campsosternus leachii</i> Hope, 1843</b></p><p>(Fig. 22)</p><p><i>Campsosternus leachii</i> Hope, 1843: 291; Germar 1843: 104; Schenkling 1925: 66.</p><p><i>Campsosternus eschscholtzii</i> Hope, 1843: 292; Germar 1843: 104; Schenkling 1925: 66; Van Zwaluwenburg 1959: 364 <b>syn. nov.</b></p><p><b>Type material.</b> Syntype of <i>C. leachii</i>, ♀ (Fig. 22): “ Leachii Hope. / Singapore ” [white, handwritten label]; // “Type / Hope / Trans. Ent: Soc / 3 - 1843 / p. 291 / Coll. Hope Oxon.” [white label with red border; partly printed, partly handwritten]; // “Type Col: 1530 / Campsosternus / leachii Hope / Hope dept. Oxford” [white with black border, museum label] (OUMNH);</p><p>Syntype of <i>C. eschscholtzii</i>, sex uncertain (Fig. 23): “Eschscholtzii / Hope.” [white, handwritten label]; // “Type / Hope / Trans. Ent: Soc /3 - 1843/ p. 292 / Coll. Hope Oxon.” [white label with red border; partly printed, partly handwritten]; // “ C. leachii = C. eschscholtzii ” [white, handwritten label]; // “Type Col: 1528 / Campsosternus / <i>eschscholtzii</i> / Hope / Hope dept. Oxford” [white with black border, museum label] (OUMNH).</p><p><b>Comments.</b> <i>Campsosternus leachii</i> (Fig. 22) was originally described from “ India Orientali circa Singapore ”, whereas <i>C. eschscholtzii</i> (Fig. 23) was described from “Manilla”. Direct examination of the type specimens of both nominal taxa revealed no consistent morphological differences, and the two specimens are here considered conspecific. An old handwritten label attached to the type of <i>C. eschscholtzii</i> (“ <i>C. leachii</i> = <i>C. eschscholtzii</i> ”) indicates that this synonymy had already been suspected by a previous researcher, although it was never formally published. Hope's original descriptions are brief and rely primarily on general coloration. This is a character known to be variable within the genus <i>Campsosternus</i> and does not provide diagnostic features that separate the two nominal taxa. Both names were published in 1843. <i>C. leachii</i> has priority based on page number and is therefore the valid name. <i>C. eschscholtzii</i> is classified as a synonym.</p><p>No additional material referable to this morphotype from India Orientalis, circa Singapore, was available. Despite extensive material examined from the Philippines, no specimens corresponding to this morphology were found. This raises doubts regarding the accuracy of the published type locality of <i>C. eschscholtzii</i>. In the absence of additional evidence, the type locality is retained as originally stated. Because no specimens referable to this species were found among the Philippine material, <i>C. leachii</i> is not treated as part of the Philippine fauna.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Campsosternus leachii Hope 1843 Vanags, Artūrs Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Elateridae Campsosternus Campsosternus leachii <p><b><i>Campsosternus leachii</i> Hope, 1843</b></p><p>(Fig. 22)</p><p><i>Campsosternus leachii</i> Hope, 1843: 291; Germar 1843: 104; Schenkling 1925: 66.</p><p><i>Campsosternus eschscholtzii</i> Hope, 1843: 292; Germar 1843: 104; Schenkling 1925: 66; Van Zwaluwenburg 1959: 364 <b>syn. nov.</b></p><p><b>Type material.</b> Syntype of <i>C. leachii</i>, ♀ (Fig. 22): “ Leachii Hope. / Singapore ” [white, handwritten label]; // “Type / Hope / Trans. Ent: Soc / 3 - 1843 / p. 291 / Coll. Hope Oxon.” [white label with red border; partly printed, partly handwritten]; // “Type Col: 1530 / Campsosternus / leachii Hope / Hope dept. Oxford” [white with black border, museum label] (OUMNH);</p><p>Syntype of <i>C. eschscholtzii</i>, sex uncertain (Fig. 23): “Eschscholtzii / Hope.” [white, handwritten label]; // “Type / Hope / Trans. Ent: Soc /3 - 1843/ p. 292 / Coll. Hope Oxon.” [white label with red border; partly printed, partly handwritten]; // “ C. leachii = C. eschscholtzii ” [white, handwritten label]; // “Type Col: 1528 / Campsosternus / <i>eschscholtzii</i> / Hope / Hope dept. Oxford” [white with black border, museum label] (OUMNH).</p><p><b>Comments.</b> <i>Campsosternus leachii</i> (Fig. 22) was originally described from “ India Orientali circa Singapore ”, whereas <i>C. eschscholtzii</i> (Fig. 23) was described from “Manilla”. Direct examination of the type specimens of both nominal taxa revealed no consistent morphological differences, and the two specimens are here considered conspecific. An old handwritten label attached to the type of <i>C. eschscholtzii</i> (“ <i>C. leachii</i> = <i>C. eschscholtzii</i> ”) indicates that this synonymy had already been suspected by a previous researcher, although it was never formally published. Hope's original descriptions are brief and rely primarily on general coloration. This is a character known to be variable within the genus <i>Campsosternus</i> and does not provide diagnostic features that separate the two nominal taxa. Both names were published in 1843. <i>C. leachii</i> has priority based on page number and is therefore the valid name. <i>C. eschscholtzii</i> is classified as a synonym.</p><p>No additional material referable to this morphotype from India Orientalis, circa Singapore, was available. Despite extensive material examined from the Philippines, no specimens corresponding to this morphology were found. This raises doubts regarding the accuracy of the published type locality of <i>C. eschscholtzii</i>. In the absence of additional evidence, the type locality is retained as originally stated. Because no specimens referable to this species were found among the Philippine material, <i>C. leachii</i> is not treated as part of the Philippine fauna.</p> |
| title | Campsosternus leachii Hope 1843 |
| topic | Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Elateridae Campsosternus Campsosternus leachii |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19572006 |