The Entomological Collection of Thomas Say
The 770 remaining specimens of the entomological collection of Thomas Say presently housed in the Museum of Comparative Zoology are catalogued for the first time, including 71 specimens representing 56 species described by Say which are labelled in Say's handwriting and which are probably those...
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| description | The 770 remaining specimens of the entomological collection of
Thomas Say presently housed in the Museum of Comparative
Zoology are catalogued for the first time, including 71 specimens
representing 56 species described by Say which are labelled in
Say's handwriting and which are probably those specimens on
which Say's species descriptions were based. The history of the
Say entomological collection is recounted. Based on signatures on
labels in the present Say collection material, it is apparent that Say
exchanged specimens with many European entomologists, including
Dupont, Germar, Laporte de Castelnau, Motschulsky, Schoenherr,
Sturm, and Wiedemann. A protocol for the designation of Say
lectotypes and neotypes is proposed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c4fb7e9741c049288c9460d74ef6ad712025-02-03T01:21:32ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381993-01-011003-416317110.1155/1993/59616The Entomological Collection of Thomas SayJonathan R. Mawdsley0Department of Entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge 02138, MA, USAThe 770 remaining specimens of the entomological collection of Thomas Say presently housed in the Museum of Comparative Zoology are catalogued for the first time, including 71 specimens representing 56 species described by Say which are labelled in Say's handwriting and which are probably those specimens on which Say's species descriptions were based. The history of the Say entomological collection is recounted. Based on signatures on labels in the present Say collection material, it is apparent that Say exchanged specimens with many European entomologists, including Dupont, Germar, Laporte de Castelnau, Motschulsky, Schoenherr, Sturm, and Wiedemann. A protocol for the designation of Say lectotypes and neotypes is proposed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/59616 |
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