Ophrys arachnites (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Flora Anglica: 23. 1754, nom. inval.

Type not relevant.

Current name: Ophrys arachnites (L.) Mill. ( Orchidaceae).

Note: Britten (in J. Bot. 47, Suppl. 1909; 50: 312-314. 1912) argued that this apparent novelty results from a typographic error for the previously published O. insectifera var. arachnites L. (1753) . Stearn (Introd. Ray’s Syn. Meth. Stirp. Brit. (Ray Soc. ed.): 42-68. 1973) evidently agreed as he did not list the name as new. However, Rothmaler (in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 49: 280. 1941) did accept O. arachnites as a new combination. He has been followed by Greuter (in Candollea 44: 566. 1989) who, however, treated the name as a nomen dubium et confusum.