Zo%C3%AB%20M.%20Simmons: List of publications

Octavius Pickard-Cambridge described 108 new spider species from material collected by Ferdinand Stoliczka on the Second Yarkand Expedition 1873–1874. A brief history of the both the first and second expeditions is given, along with a detail account of the material history. Due to the death of Stoliczka in the field whilst on the return leg of the expedition, much of the data that accompanied the specimens was lost. Despite this, the collection remains an important one, representing some of the earliest material known to western science from the region. Since description, the types have largely gone unrecognised in the col- lection due the various difficulties in identifying them. In 2017 a project was started to rectify this. To date, 36 species have been redescribed. Through a combination of specimen study and archival research it has been possible to present a corrected locality list for 78 of the type specimens. Advice for those wish- ing to study the Yarkand material or historic spider collections of this nature is given.

L’identité de Gnaphosa molesta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 est révisée. D’après l’examen des types, il est en réalité synonyme de G. badia (L. Koch, 1866). Il est proposé que Gnaphosa molesta Herman, 1879 soit un nomen oblitum en faveur de G. opaca Herman, 1879 nomen protectum. Il en découle des commentaires sur la nomenclature, la taxonomie et la répartition de G. alpica Simon, 1878 et G. opaca Herman, 1879. <br><br> The identity of Gnaphosa molesta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 is revised. After examining the types, it turns out to be a synonym of G. badia (L. Koch, 1866). It is proposed for Gnaphosa molesta Herman, 1879 to be a nomen oblitum in favour of G. opaca Herman, 1879 nomen protectum. This leads to comments about the nomenclature, the taxonomy and the distribution of G. alpica Simon, 1878 and G. opaca Herman, 1879.

The Hope Entomological Collection in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History holds a large and diverse array of historically valuable type specimens for species in the superorder Neuropterida (Megaloptera, Neuroptera, and Raphidioptera). Most are from the mid-1800s (1823–1874). Here, we report each type found during a rigorous search of the collection, and we confirm the identity and status of each type with bibliographic, specimen, and label data. Images, current nomenclatural information, and references for name changes are provided for each species. We identified primary or secondary types for 76 species in seven families of Neuroptera, primary and secondary types for one species of Raphidoptera (Raphidiidae), and secondary types for three species of Megaloptera (Corydalidae). Among the Neuroptera, we found primary types for 26 species of Mantispidae, 16 species of Myrmeleontidae, 11 species of Ascalaphidae, seven species of Nemopteridae, five species of Chrysopidae, and one species each of Coniopterygidae and Hemerobiidae. Types for only two species that were reported to be in the collection were not found. To help stabilize the nomenclature, we made new lectotype designations for the following six species in the Hope Collection: Colobopterus dissimilis McLachlan, 1871; Mantispa batesella Westwood, 1867; Mantispa myrapetrella Westwood, 1867; Mantispa tropica Westwood, 1852; Myrmeleon anomalus Rambur, 1842; and Myrmeleon singulare Westwood, 1847. We also made new lectotype designations for two species in the Natural History Museum in London: Mantispa indica Westwood, 1852, and Mantispa quadrituberculata Westwood, 1852. In several other cases, holotype determinations in the literature were recognized as lectotype designations. Finally, to correct an important error in the literature, we reinstated the synonymization of Ascalaphus anticus Walker, 1853, A. loquax Walker, 1853, and A. trux Walker, 1853 under A. longus Walker, 1853.