Microcebus kerimi Senna, 1903 not a primate

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Reporter: mdoering
Type: Feedback
Summary: Microcebus kerimi Senna, 1903 not a primate
Priority: Major
Status: Open
Created: 2017-05-08 12:13:49.513
Updated: 2017-05-08 12:13:49.513
        
Description: I refer to your record on http://gbif.org/species/9200690, which refers to a species you list as "Microcebus kerimi Senna, 1903, belonging to the primate family Cheirogaleidae.

Upon checking the original paper (http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27525145#page/212/mode/1up) I am contacting you to inform you that this is incorrect, due to a mis-spelling on your site. The species Senna described is Microsebus kerimi, not Microcebus kerimi, and is a beetle belonging to the family Brentidae. It should therefore be linked to Microsebus Kolbe, 1892 (http://www.gbif.org/species/1171618) rather than to Microcebus É. Geoffroy, 1834 (http://www.gbif.org/species/2436446).

Thank you.

John Ponting]]>