Review of the type series of Pterocles exustus Temminck, 1825 (Aves, Pterocliformes, Pteroclidae) and designation of a lectotype.
The type locality of Pterocles exustus Temminck, 1825, is 'West coast of Africa, Egypt and Nubia'. This is problematic because it includes the type locality of Pterocles exustus floweri (Nicoll, 1921), which is Fayum, Egypt. In the interest of clarification and to preserve stability of nomenclature, a non-Egyptian specimen from the type series of Pterocles exustus is designated as lectotype of the taxon, and the type locality is restricted to Senegal.
Unaffiliated, Franz Baumannweg 22, Top 39, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Christophe
C
Gouraud
Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstrasse 43, D-10115, Berlin, Germany.
Sylke
S
Frahnert
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, 1st Zoological Department - Ornithology, Burgring 7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria.
Anita
A
Gamauf
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Postbus 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
Steven
S
van der Mije
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse; lectotypification; type locality