[Taxacom] highest number of new species described in one paper

Karl Magnacca kmagnacca at wesleyan.edu
Fri May 30 06:17:38 CDT 2008


On Fri, May 30, 2008 11:27 am, Neal Evenhuis wrote:
> At 11:20 AM +0100 5/30/08, Vladimir Blagoderov wrote:
>>Anton Handlirsch, 1906-1908 described 1141 species of fossil insects, 929
>>are still valid, although many need to be revised.
>>
>>EDNA Fossil Insect Database: http://edna.palass-hosting.org/
>>
>>Vlad
>
> The request is for one paper, Vlad, not a series.

If he only had one paper in 1906 that was 389 according to the database;
still quite a few.  It also lists 285 for Handlirsch in 1939.

Karl
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Karl Magnacca
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Zoology
Trinity College, Dublin 2
Ireland




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