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 Finnish Fannia
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 27-06-2009 17:34
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05 |
An unexpexted result of today 1 hour collecting in Moscow city (!) - Fannia rabdionata Karl, 1940. Described from Finland by single male, holotype lost, so it is a neotype. Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image:  [89.25Kb] Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 27-06-2009 17:40 Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| pwalter |
Posted on 27-06-2009 18:28
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 Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
WOW! Do You know how it was lost? |
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| neprisikiski |
Posted on 27-06-2009 20:12
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Member Location: Lithuania Posts: 876 Joined: 23.02.09 |
Nice find, Nikita, did you use any special method 
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 27-06-2009 20:51
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05 |
1. It wasn't me, who lost Karl's holotype  2. Usualy I slowly walk on the forest and try to spot swarming males. Usually in June in Moscow region 95-98 swarming males are F.sociella, but this year sociella is rare (I think it was frosed in early May), so Fannia are moe rare than usually, but more interesting. Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| javanerkelens |
Posted on 27-06-2009 21:30
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 Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07 |
Congratulations! Joke van Erkelens |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 27-06-2009 22:13
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Tres cool, Nikita!
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 28-06-2009 11:50
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Nikita, have you read the requirements of the 4th Code for neotype designation? It must be designated a) in the course or a taxonomical revision,  toavoid any misapplication of the name (in the case you have 2 or more similar species fitting original description, etc.) and - it is better - to originate from the type locality. To designate neotypes for one Linnean and one Fabrician name, I took 2 trips - to Sweden and to France. And also: it should be nice to have at least one leg freshly conservated in alcohol for DNA sequencing to have a gene marker.So please, ask yourself if your case fits all the requirements, and if it is really necessary to designate the neotype... Otherwise, congratulations on the rare find!
Val |
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