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desjardinii

History

Primary Senior Synonym
Gelasimus tetragonon
Original Usage
Gelasimus desjardinii
Original Source with Priority
Guérin-Méneville, F.-E. Museum label.
Derivation
Likely named after the French zoologist Julien François Desjardins.

Notes/Comments

This name, which derives from a museum label, only appears in print (Kingsley, 1880) as a synonym of Gelasimus tetragonon (Herbst, 1790).

Binomials Using this Specific Name