Allpet Roaches Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I never was able to locate a copy of the original description of Dorylaea orini Roth, 2002 because I lost contact L.M. Roth, I didn't realize for years why he no longer answered my e-mails. I was just searching something unrelated and bumped into the holotype listed on the Harvard Entomology site. Dorylaea orini holotype listing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Intriguing. "Laboratory culture maintained by Orin McMonigle." RIP Dr. Roth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makoygaara Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 The link changed, it's http://140.247.119.2...rd.php?id=28247 Species record Orig. comb.: Dorylaea orini Blattodea: Blattidae Current comb.: Type status: Sex/stage: Adult / Male Medium: mounted MCZ Type No.: 35085 Notes: Label verbatim: Malasia: froma laboratory culture maintained by Orin McMonigle - 2002. Specimens: MCZT_35085: Adult / Male, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I wish they had a picture of the holotype to accompany it! Interesting also that the CSF doesn't list orini as confirmed: http://cockroach.spe...nNameID=1178696 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 I imagine with time (and money) Harvard will add photos to the invertebrate holdings. I don't think George updates that site very often (maybe the funding dried up). When I gave George the data I didn't have the holotype information, just some e-mails from Dr. Roth. Even if Luis Roth's original paper is never uncovered the species name would still be official with the first published species account in 2003 (or later as directly referenced) because there was a holotype deposited in a major holding. Published species accounts now require a holotype deposit to be official whereas a few decades ago anything published could do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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