THE TYPE OF NICROPHORUS CHRYSEUS MAZOKHIN-PORSHNYAKOV, 1953 (COLEOPTERA: SILPHIDAE) REDISCOVERED AND A COMMENTARY ON 'ACCIDENTAL TAXONOMY'

摘要

Study of the previously lost type of Nicrophorus chryseus Mazokhin-Porshnyakov, 1953 determined it to be a member of the polymorphic Holarctic species Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824, new synonymy. The unintentional but formal changing of a taxonomic classification, which we term "accidental taxonomy," is discussed.