Dear David,

The type locality for the Linnean species is Jamaica.

What does Tom E. think about the taxonomy?

Harry


At 03:23 PM 1/30/2011, you wrote:
>Is it a certainty that the Mediterranean Smaragdia viridis
>(Linnaeus, 1758) and its Caribbean counterpart are conspecific?
>
>Is Smaragdia viridis viridemaris Maury, 1917 then an acceptable name
>for the Caribbean item?
>
>David Kirsh
>Durham, NC
>
>"It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction.
>  Fiction has to make sense." - Mark Twain
>
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