Abstract
Over a half century ago, Stenichnus barnevillei (Reitter) was ‘redescribed’ by Herbert Franz based on misidentified specimens, in fact belonging to an undescribed species. A year later the misidentification was discovered, and the name Stenichnus goriciensis was proposed for this species. The holotype was rediscovered only recently, and as a result of comparative study, S. goriciensis is here placed as a junior synonym of S. styriacus. Characters that were used to differentiate these two species in previous literature are discussed and recognized as based on errors. Stenichnus styriacus is redescribed.
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3630.1.2
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