An endemic species of Ascalaphidae living exclusively in the Italian peninsula has been named for over a century Libelloides italicus Fabricius (1781). This is the case of a long-term, established, nomenclatorial situation which has apparently caused no problems. Unfortunately, Fabricius' type does not correspond to the Italian ascalaphid. Thus an old dispute has been re-opened and so the chronology concerning it are discussed. In conclusion, Ascalaphus italicus Fabricius, 1781 is a junior synonym of Libelloides coccajus (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775, syn. n.,) and a senior synonym of Ascalaphus meridionalis De Charpentier, 1825. There are two possible names for the Italian ascalaphid: Libelloides latinus (Lefebvre, 1842)(comb. n.), that is its valid name, and Ascalaphus petagnae Costa, 1855 which is its junior synonym.
What is the real name of the italian ascalaphid?
Pantaleoni RA;
2002
Abstract
An endemic species of Ascalaphidae living exclusively in the Italian peninsula has been named for over a century Libelloides italicus Fabricius (1781). This is the case of a long-term, established, nomenclatorial situation which has apparently caused no problems. Unfortunately, Fabricius' type does not correspond to the Italian ascalaphid. Thus an old dispute has been re-opened and so the chronology concerning it are discussed. In conclusion, Ascalaphus italicus Fabricius, 1781 is a junior synonym of Libelloides coccajus (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775, syn. n.,) and a senior synonym of Ascalaphus meridionalis De Charpentier, 1825. There are two possible names for the Italian ascalaphid: Libelloides latinus (Lefebvre, 1842)(comb. n.), that is its valid name, and Ascalaphus petagnae Costa, 1855 which is its junior synonym.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
