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Corresponding author: Rodrigo B. Salvador ( salvador.rodrigo.b@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Igor Muratov
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Salvador RB, Ablett JD (2020) Type specimens of Streptaxidae from Henry C. Burnup in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. African Invertebrates 61(2): 107-117. https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.61.58085
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A small collection containing thirty-nine lots of South African Streptaxidae land snails is housed in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (NMNZ). This material previously belonged to British/South African malacologist Henry C. Burnup, who either donated it to, or exchanged it with New Zealand-based Swiss malacologist Henry Suter, whose land snail collection was eventually acquired by the NMNZ. The lots contain type specimens of eight taxa (species and subspecies) and are presented herein in the form of an annotated and illustrated catalogue.
Gastropoda, hunter snails, South Africa, Stylommatophora
A small but important collection of land snails is part of the Mollusca collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (
The labels of the small Burnup collection at the
As such, given that the
Soon after describing the species, Burnup sent the ‘type’ specimens of all his new taxa to the NHM (
Unfortunately, the original labels of Suter’s specimens were discarded when Suter’s collection was incorporated into the
Nine of ten Burnup lots with “paratype” indication at
Additional Burnup paratypes came to the NHM in 1937 with the donation of the collection of Matthew William Kemble Connolly (1872–1947). It should be noted that in many cases these subsequent paratype specimens were added to the holotype and paratype lots earlier donated by Burnup himself. In some cases, the registration numbers of both lots and the number of specimens contained in these lots do not add up. It is unclear if this means that specimens have later been lost or if they were incorrectly numbered since the Connolly register entries do not often give the number of specimens. In the list below, locality data for NHM specimens that were originally presented by Burnup come directly from specimen labels. Locality data for those specimens from the Connolly collection come from the registers, since no original labels seem to be available for these lots.
Ennea farquhari var. avena Burnup, 1914: 46, pl. 4, figs 28–31.
“Maritzburg; also Pinetown and Durban (Burnup), Nottingham Road (Taynton), all in Natal” (
Paratypes
Synonymous with Gulella farquhari (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895) (
Burnup’s type specimens in the
Ennea maritzburgensis var. contracta Burnup, 1914: 66, pl. 4, figs 42–44.
“Nottingham Road (A. J. Taynton), very plentiful; also Karkloof and Curry’s Post (Taynton), all in Natal” (
Paratypes
Junior homonym of Ennea contracta Quadras & Mollendorff, 1895. Accepted as Gulella maritzburgensis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893) (
The locality of the present specimens matches the type locality; they are thus considered paratypes. Further type specimens in the NHM include the holotype (NHMUK 1914.12.19.16, Nottingham Road, presented by Burnup) and five paratypes (NHMUK 1914.12.19.55–57, Nottingham Road, presented by Burnup; NHMUK 1937.12.30.1048–1050, Natal, ex. Connolly collection), all housed in a single lot.
Ennea darglensis var. illovoensis Burnup, 1914: 49, pl. 4, figs 33–35.
“Ntimbankulu, Mid-Illovo (Burnup)” (
Paratypes
Accepted as Gulella darglensis illovoensis (Burnup, 1914) (
The locality of the present specimens matches the type locality; they are thus considered paratypes. Further type specimens in the NHM include the holotype (NHMUK 1914.12.19.14, Ntimbankulu, presented by Burnup) and six paratypes (NHMUK 1914.12.19.37–40, Ntimbankulu, presented by Burnup; NHMUK 1937.12.30.783–784, Natal, ex. Connolly collection), all housed in a single lot.
Ennea inhluzaniensis Burnup, 1914: 71, pl. 5, figs 53–55.
“Inhluzani Hill, Dargle, Natal (Burnup)” (
Paratypes
Accepted as Gulella inhluzaniensis (Burnup, 1914) (
The locality of the present specimens matches the type locality; they are thus considered paratypes. Further type specimens in the NHM include the holotype (1914.12.19.6, Inhluzani, presented by Burnup) and four paratypes (NHMUK 1914.12.19.49–50, Inhluzani, presented by Burnup; NHMUK 1937.12.30.967–968, Natal, ex. Connolly collection), all housed in a single lot.
Ennea elliptica var. manca Burnup, 1914: 39, pl. 3, figs 13, 14.
“Fort Nottingham; also Curry’s Post, Natal (A. J. Taynton)” (
Synonymous with Gulella elliptica elliptica (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898) (
The locality of the present specimen (Nottingham Road) is not a perfect match to the type locality given by
Ennea melvilli Burnup, 1914: 55, pl. 3, figs 21–23.
“Nottingham Road (Taynton); also Karkloof (McBean), Curry’s Post and Fort Nottingham (Taynton), Dargle and Edendale (Burnup)” (
Paratypes
Accepted as Gulella melvilli (Burnup, 1914) (
The locality of the present specimens matches the type locality; they are thus considered paratypes. Further type specimens in the NHM include the holotype (NHMUK 1914.12.19.4, Nottingham Road, presented by Burnup) and three paratypes (NHMUK 1937.12.30.1051–1054, Natal, ex. Connolly collection), all housed in a single lot, and another two paratypes from Dargle (NHMUK 1914.12.19.25–27, presented by Burnup).
Ennea mooiensis Burnup, 1914: 62, pl. 5, figs 49–51.
“Game Pass, Upper Mooi River, Natal (Burnup)” (
Paratypes
Accepted as Gulella mooiensis (Burnup, 1914) (
The locality of the present specimens matches the type locality; they are thus considered paratypes. Further type specimens in the NHM include the holotype (NHMUK 1914.12.19.5, Game Pass, Upper Mooi River, Natal, presented by Burnup) and three paratypes (NHMUK 1937.12.30.1076–1079, Natal, ex. Connolly collection), all housed in a single lot, and a further lot of four paratypes (NHMUK 1914.12.19.45–48, Game Pass, presented by Burnup).
Ennea ponsonbyi Burnup, 1914: 78, pl. 5, figs 67–69.
“Gowie’s Kloof, Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope (Farquhar)” (
Paratypes
Accepted as Gulella ponsonbyi (Burnup, 1914) (
The locality of the present specimens does not match exactly the type locality, since there is no mention of Gowie’s Kloof on the label. However,
Ennea isipingoensis var. sturanyi Burnup, 1914: 36, pl. 3, figs 4–6.
“Ntimbankulu, Mid-Illovo (Burnup). Other localities: Karkloof (Taynton), Maritzburg, Howick and Dargle (Burnup)” (
Paratypes
Synonymous with Gulella isipingoensis (Sturany, 1898) (
The locality of the type figured by
The present specimens from Burnup’s collection include previously unrecognised type specimens of eight taxa. Further historical type material of terrestrial snails has also been recently re-discovered in the
We are very grateful to Dai Herbert and Linda Davis for information about the types in the NMSA collection and several helpful comments on the manuscript; to Ashleigh Immers (
Below are listed the paratypes of the species treated herein, housed in the collection of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum (NMSA), Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Ennea farquhari var. avena Burnup, 1914: NMSA B5847/T2692 (1 shell, Pietermaritzburg, Botanical Gardens, J. Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA E8226/T281 (4 shells, Durban, J. Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA E8227/T282 (2 shells, Durban, J. Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA W517/T1942 (2 shells, Durban, ex Transvaal Museum 1978). Ennea maritzburgensis var. contracta Burnup, 1914: NMSA 2563/T568 (4 shells, Nottingham Road, A.J. Taynton, ex H.C. Burnup colln), NMSA B7397/T2830 (4 shells, Nottingham Road, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA E8233/T288 (3 shells, Nottingham Road, Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA W520/T1946 (4 shells, Nottingham Road, ex Transvaal Museum 1978), NMSA W1734/T1989 (14 shells, Karkloof, A.J. Taynton), NMSA W1739/T1992 (132 shells + 3 broken pieces, Nottingham Road), NMSA W1741/T1993 (3 shells, Karkloof, A.J. Taynton, ex H.C. Burnup), NMSA W1742/T1994 (2 shells, Curry’s Post, A.J. Taynton, ex H.C. Burnup colln). Ennea darglensis var. illovoensis Burnup, 1914: NMSA 2560/T546 (5 shells, Mid-Illovo, Ntimbankulu, Backworth [farm], H.C. Burnup; van Bruggen, 1980: fig. 5), NMSA B6697/T2791 (22 shells, Mid-Illovo, Ntimbankulu), NMSA E8232/T287 (3 shells, Mid-Illovo, Ntimbankulu, H.C. Burnup, J. Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA W521/T1947 (4 shells, Mid-Illovo, Ntimbankulu, ex Transvaal Museum 1978). Ennea inhluzaniensis Burnup, 1914: NMSA 2551/T559 (7 shells [in two lots], Dargle, Nhlosane, farm ‘Furth’, H.C. Burnup, ex W. Falcon colln), NMSA B5853/T2626 (2 shells, Dargle, Nhlosane, J. Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA W516/T1941 (4 shells, Dargle, Nhlosane [Inhluzani] Mt., ex Transvaal Museum 1978), NMSA W830/T1960 (5 shells, Dargle, Nhlosane). Ennea elliptica var. manca Burnup, 1914: NMSA 2547/T548 (1 shell, Fort Nottingham, A.J. Taynton), NMSA 2552/T548 (2 shells, Curry’s Post, A.J. Taynton), NMSA B6530/T2790 (1 shell, Curry’s Post, A.J. Taynton, Burnup colln), NMSA E8236/T291 (1 shell, Fort Nottingham, J. Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980). Ennea melvilli Burnup, 1914: NMSA 2565/T569 (14 shells, Nottingham Road, A.J. Taynton), NMSA B5845/T2690 (4 shells, Nottingham Road, J. Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA B5846/T2691 (9 shells, Nottingham Road, J. Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA E8235/T290 (3 shells, Nottingham Road, J. Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA W518/T1943 (4 shells, Nottingham Road, ex Transvaal Museum 1978). Ennea mooiensis Burnup, 1914: NMSA 2544/T571 (121 shells [in four lots], Kamberg, Game Pass, H.C. Burnup, ex W. Falcon), NMSA B5852/T2694 (4 shells, Kamberg, Game Pass, J. Farquhar colln, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA B7400/T2833 (3 shells, Kamberg, Game Pass, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA W268/T1936 (4 shells, Kamberg, Game Pass, upper Mooi River, ex Transvaal Museum 1978). Ennea ponsonbyi Burnup, 1914: NMSA 2540/T577 (4 shells, Grahamstown, Gowie’s Kloof, A. Gowie, ex McGregor Museum, Kimberley), NMSA W174/T1900 (3 shells, Grahamstown, Gowie’s Kloof, J. Farquhar, ex H.C. Burnup). Ennea isipingoensis var. sturanyi Burnup, 1914: NMSA E8237/T292 (2 shells, Mid-Illovo, Ntimbankulu, ex Albany Museum 1980), NMSA W1732/T1988 (1 shell, Pietermaritzburg, Town Bush, 1911).
There are further – non-type – specimens of Streptaxidae (all Gulella spp.) from Suter’s collection at the