About the authorship of Arctorthezia cataphracta (Homoptera, Coccinea: Ortheziidae)
E.M. Danzig
Abstract. It is shown that the specific name in Arctorthezia cataphracta must be credited to Shaw, 1794, not to Olafsen, 1772.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2005, 14(1): 44 ▪ Published in print 18 October 2005
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2005.14.1.44 ▪ Open full article 
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