syntype

== English == === Etymology === From syn- +‎ -type. === Noun === syntype (plural syntypes) (taxonomy) Any one of two or more specimens specified in the description of a species (or lower-order taxon), where no specimen has been designated as holotype. 1999, Raina L. Takumi, A Systematic Review of the Ectemnius (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) of Hawaii, University of California Publications in Entomology, Volume 118, University of California Press, page 49, Of the specimens examined, 38 (20♂, 18♀) were collected by Perkins prior to 1899 and are possible syntypes. ==== Usage notes ==== One of the syntypes may, subsequent to the original research, be designated to serve as lectotype in place of the missing holotype. === See also === holotype lectotype paratype