[scsg] Re: Steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii)

[Alexei Abramov]

Dear colleagues,

Please, note the correct spelling (according to the ICZN)
for the steppe polecat is Mustela eversmanii Lesson, 1827.
NOT eversmannii or eversmanni.

See details in Mazak (1971).
    Mazak V. 1971. On the correct spelling of the name Mustela eversmanii Lesson,
    1827 (Mammalia, Mustelidae). Lynx (ser. nov.), 12: 57-59.

Best wishes,
Alexei
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Dr. Alexei Abramov
Laboratory of Mammalogy
Zoological Institute Russian Academy of Sciences
Universitetskaya nab., 1
199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
e-mail  aav at aa2510.spb.edu
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Thu, 28 Jul 105 06:53 +0300 MSK Shai wrote to <cavallini at faunalia.it> "IUCN Mustelid Viverrid Procyonid Specialist Group" <mvpsg at faunalia.com>:

> Dear Will,
> there is a photo of Mustela eversmanni (note the slightly different
> spelling) on the net, apparently taken by Dr. Joseph Reicholf at
> http://helios.date.hu/allattan/vadgazd/mezeig.jpg
> You may be able to contact the photographer from there
> regards
> Shai Meiri
> Department of Zoology
> Tel-Aviv University 69978
> Tel-Aviv, Israel
> uncshai at post.tau.ac.il
> http://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/zoology/members/dayan files/shai.html
>