Jean-Paul G. Reding

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Identification of aquatic(?) insect found in fountain with dead leaves?

Found this larva in a fountain filled with deciduous leaves in the Jura Moutains of Western Switzerland. Since there were also Trichoptera larvae (Stenophylax, or Micropterna, sequax) feeding on...

31 March 2024 5,433 4 View

Is the naming of an extinct species based only on drawings (no holotype) permitted?

Dear colleagues, is anyone aware of extinct species that have been named a posteriori, based uniquely on drawings (no holotype) in publications, but where the species had been misidentified, or...

20 March 2023 8,196 0 View

Nomenclatural rules for naming a species dedicated to husband and wife according to ICZN?

Dear all, while I am about to name a species that is dedicated to a couple of persons (husband and wife), whose italian name ends in "-ezza", I am not sure whether the correct name should be, in...

06 November 2022 9,434 5 View

Is there a way of dating the origin of karstic springs in the Jura Mountains?

The upheaval of the Jura Mountains of France and Switzerland is a relatively recent (11 Mya) geological event, and karstic springs are a characteristic feature of this formation. As a matter of...

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