Stec Daniel, Michalczyk Łukasz
Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
Zootaxa. 2020 Sep 30;4858(2):zootaxa.4858.2.10. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4858.2.10.
The designation of a neotype for Macrobiotus coronifer Richters, 1903 (now the type species of the genus Richtersius Pilato Binda, 1989) by Maucci Ramazzotti (1981) with type locality Bodø in Norway is shown to be invalid as it does not comply with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (Article 75.3.4). Furthermore, the specimen selected by Maucci Ramazzotti (1981) is not from the original type locality, and the superficial and outdated documentation prevent a reliable identification of the species. A Code-compliant neotype is therefore designated. The new neotype was collected from the original locus typicus in Svalbard and described with standard light microscopy, detailed scanning electron microscopy imaging, DNA barcodes and a transcriptome, which makes it ideally suited for stabilising the taxonomy and nomenclature of Richtersius coronifer (Richters, 1903).
1981年，毛奇·拉马佐蒂将1903年里希特斯描述的冠状大生熊虫（Macrobiotus coronifer）指定为新模式标本，模式产地为挪威博德。现该物种是1989年皮拉托·宾达里希特斯属（Richtersius）的模式种。但该指定被证明是无效的，因为它不符合《国际动物命名法规》（第75.3.4条）。此外，毛奇·拉马佐蒂（1981年）所选标本并非来自原始模式产地，且表面且过时的记录妨碍了对该物种的可靠鉴定。因此，指定了一个符合法规的新模式标本。新的模式标本采自斯瓦尔巴群岛的原始模式产地，并通过标准光学显微镜、详细的扫描电子显微镜成像、DNA条形码和转录组进行了描述，这使其非常适合稳定冠状里希特斯熊虫（Richtersius coronifer，里希特斯，1903年）的分类学和命名法。
