Subsequent spelling ritchiei for Mnematium ritchii Macleay, 1821 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeini) to be maintained for prevailing usage

Authors

Stefano Ziani, GeoLabFollow

Date of this Version

3-26-2021

Citation

Ziani S. 2021. Subsequent spelling ritchiei for Mnematium ritchii Macleay, 1821 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeini) to be maintained for prevailing usage. Insecta Mundi 0856: 1–5.

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Abstract

The specific name in Mnematium ritchiei Macleay, 1821 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeini) is an incorrect subsequent spelling—the original spelling is ritchii—but, because of its prevailing usage here documented, is to be preserved.