Subgenus Paleochrysophanus Verity, 1943
       
Synonyms
[ORIG] Paleochrysophanus Verity, 1943. Farfalle diurne Ital. 2: 23, 64.  
    TS: Paleochrysophanus Verity, 1943. Farfalle diurne Ital. 2: 23, 64.
[ND] Paleochrysophanus Verity, 1934. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 46(5, suppl.): 13, note.  
    TS: Papilio hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 by original designation ; invalid because there is no generic diagnosis.
Notes  
(1) List of the species found in the Western Palearctic: Lycaena (Paleochrysophanus) hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761) ; Lycaena (Paleochrysophanus) candens (Herrich-Schäffer, [1844]).  
(2) List of the species not found in the Western Palearctic: -.  
Bibliography  
Verity R. 1934.
The lowland races of butterflies of the Upper Rhone Valley.
The entomologist's record and Journal of Variation 46(5, Suppl.): 13-16. (url)
New taxon: Palaeochrysophanus.		  
       
Verity R. 1943.
Le Farfalle diurne d'Italia. Volume secundo, Divisione Lycaenida. Firenze: Marzocco SA (Ed.). pp. i-xii, 1-401, pl. 5-19, pl. [morphology] III-IX. (url)
New taxon: Thersamonia (Disparia).		  
 
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