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| Smeenk, C.; Kaneko, Y.; Tsuchiya, K.. |
| The taxonomic history of the Japanese Wood Mouse ("Himenezumi" in Japanese) is reviewed. Two scientific names have been widely used: Apodemus argenteus (Temminck, 1844) and Apodemus geisha (Thomas, 1905). To solve this controversy, the type material of Mus argenteus Temminck, 1844 in the Leiden museum is re-examined. The type series is composite; a lectotype is chosen. The lectotype corresponds in skull characters with the holotype of Micromys geisha Thomas, 1905; the latter name therefore is a junior synonym of Mus argenteus. The two paralectotypes are juvenile specimens of Apodemus speciosus (Temminck, 1844). |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: 42.84. |
| Ano: 1982 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318211 |
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