An interesting paper on the various types of types can be found in
Fernald, H.T. 1939. On type nomenclature. Annals of the
Entomological Society of America 32(4):689-702.
It include such gems as Ootype, Parallotype, Hypoplastotype,
Adelphotype and many many more!
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