Chthonius C.L. Koch, 1843

Judson, Mark L. I., 2012, Nomenclatural problems associated with the generic names Obisium Leach, 1814, Blothrus Schiödte, 1847 and Neobisium Chamberlin, 1930 (Arachnida: Chelonethi), Zootaxa 3475, pp. 21-35 : 25

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scientific name	Chthonius C.L. Koch, 1843
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Synonymy between Chthonius C.L. Koch, 1843 View in CoL and Obisium Leach, 1814

The genus Chthonius C.L. Koch, 1843 was created for Chelifer trombidioides Latreille, 1804 and Obisium orthodactylum Leach, 1817 , which Koch (1843) treated as separate species, even though they are objective synonyms ( Judson 1997). The type species of Chthonius was later designated as O. orthodactylum by Simon (1879), who also overlooked this synonymy. Chthonius is thus a junior objective synonym of Obisium Leach, 1814 , but remains the valid name of the genus because Obisium Leach, 1814 is a junior homonym of Obisium Illiger, 1798 .

References

Kugelann, J. G. & Illiger, J. K. W. (1798) Verzeichniss der Kafer Preussens. J. J. Gebauer, Halle, XLII + 510 pp. + 1 p. errata. Available from: http: // www. archive. org / details / verzeichnissder 00 illigoog (accessed 25 May 2012).

Judson, M. L. I. (1997) Catalogue of the pseudoscorpion types (Arachnida: Chelonethi) in the Natural History Museum, London. Occasional Papers on systematic Entomology, 11, 1 - 54.

Koch, C. L. (1843) Die Arachniden. Vol. 10 (fasc. 3 - 4). C. H. Zeh, Nurnberg, 142 pp., pls 325 - 360. Available from: http: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / item / 55842 (accessed 25 May 2012).

Leach, W. E. (1817) The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals, 3, 48 - 53. E. Nodder & Son, London. Available from: http: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / item / 91185 (accessed 5 March 2012).

Simon, E. (1879) Les Arachnides de France. Vol. 7, les Ordres des Chernetes, Scorpiones et Opiliones. 332 pp. Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret, Paris.