Genus Hesperia Fabricius, 1793
       
Synonyms
[ORIG] Hesperia Fabricius, 1793. Entomol. Syst. 3(1): 258.  
    TS: Papilio comma Linnaeus, 1758by subsequent designation by Dalman, 1816. K. svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 1816: 200-201.
[JS] Pamphila Fabricius, 1807. In Illiger, Mag. Insektenk.6: 287.  
    TS: Papilio comma Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation by Westwood, 1840. Introd. Mod. Classif. Ins. 2(synopsis): 88.
[JS] Diorthosus Rafinesque, 1815. Analyse Nat.: 128.  
    TS: Papilio comma Linnaeus, 1758 (ICZN Code art. 67.8 - replacement name for Hesperia Cuvier, 1800).
[JS] Phidias Rafinesque, 1815. Analyse Nat.: 128.  
    TS: Papilio comma Linnaeus, 1758 (ICZN Code art. 67.8 - replacement name for Pamphila Fabricius, 1807).  
[JH] Symmachia Sodoffsky, 1837. Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 10(6): 82.  
    TS: Papilio comma Linnaeus, 1758 (ICZN Code art. 67.8 - replacement name for Hesperia Fabricius, 1793) ;
nec Symmachia HĂĽbner, [1819]. Verz. bekannt. Schmett.: 25-26.
[JS] Ocytes Scudder, 1872. 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 76.  
    TS: Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863 by original designation.
[JS] Anthomaster Scudder, 1872. 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 78.  
    TS: Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 by original designation.
[JS] Urbicola (Linnaeus): Tutt, 1905. Nat. Hist. Brit. Butt. 8(1): 84.  
    TS: Papilio comma Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.  
Notes  
(1) The generic name Hesperia Fabricius, 1793 (gender: feminine) (type species: Papilio comma Linnaeus, 1758) was placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology, name no 2178 by Opinion 1240 (ICZN, 1983. The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 40(1): 27-28).  
(2) List of the species found in the Western Palearctic: Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758).  
(3) List of the species not found in the Western Palearctic: Hesperia florinda (Butler, 1878) ; H. assiniboia (Lyman, 1892) ; H. colorado (Scudder, 1874) ; H. juba (Scudder, 1874) ; H. lindseyi (Holland, 1930) ; H. nevada (Scudder, 1874) ; …  
Bibliography  
Dalman J. W. 1816.
Försök till systematisk Uppställning af Sveriges Fjärillar.
Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 1816: 48-101, 199-225. (url)		  
       
Fabricius J. C. 1793.
Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta ; Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species ; adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Vol. 3, Pars I. Hafniae [= Copenhagen]: C. G. Proft, Fil. et Soc. (Ed.). pp. i-iv, 1-487. (url)		  
  New taxon: Hesperia.  
       
HĂĽbner J. 1816-[1826].
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmett[er]linge. Ausburg: bey dem Verfasser (Ed.). pp. 1-431, Anzeiger: 1-72. (url)		  
  New taxon: Symmachia.  
       
ICZN, 1983.
Opinion 1240. Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Insecta, Lepidoptera) added to Official List.
The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 40(1): 27-28. (url)		  
       
Fabricius J. C. 1807.
Systema Glossatorum.In:Illiger,Die neueste Gattungs-Eintheilung der Schmetterlinge aus den Linnéischen Gattungen Papilio und Sphinx.
Magazin fĂĽr Insektenkunde 6: 279-289. (url)		  
  New taxon: Pamphila.  
     
Rafinesque C. S. 1815.
Analyse de la nature ou tableau de l'univers et des corps organisĂ©s. Palerme: J. Barravecchia (Ed.). pp. 1-224. (url)		  
  New taxa: Diorthosus, Phidias.  
     
Scudder S. H. 1872.
A systematic revision of some of the american butterflies ; with brief notes on those known to occur in Essex County, Mass.
Fourth Annual report of the trustees of the Peabody Academy of Science for the year 1871: 24-83. (url) 		 
  New taxa: Ocytes, Anthomaster.  
     
Sodoffsky W. 1837.
Etymologische Untersuchungen ueber die Gattungsnamen der Schmetterlinge.
Bulletin de la SociĂ©tĂ© impĂ©riale des naturalistes de Moscou 10(6): 76-97. (url)		  
  New taxon: Symmachia.  
     
Tutt J. W. 1905.
A natural history of the British Lepidoptera, their world-wide variation and geographical distribution ; a text-book for students and collectors. Vol. VIII. London: Swan Sonnenschein, Berlin: Friedländer & Sohn (Ed.). pp. i-iv, 1-479, pl. 1-15. (url)		  
  New taxon: Urbicola.  
     
Westwood J. O. 1840.
Synopsis of the gnera of british Insect. An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families 2(synopsis): 1-158. (url)		  
 
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