Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Synonyms

Posted by Kahis on 02-11-2007 17:09
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auct. nec. = name was used for wrong species by several authors.

In this case I guess Loew erroneously though Linnaeus' femoratus was identical with valgus and thus he described curvipes as a new species. Other authors followed Loew's intepretation, until someone checked the types and realised that the name femoratus Linnaeus was used for the wrong species.