Dynamic Checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies
(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) Hyperlinked to Systematics, Genetics and Distribution Papilionoidea Synonyms
Everidi Tutt, [1907] and Cupidinidi Tutt, [1907] (correction of Cupididi Tutt, [1907]) was placed on the Official List of Family-group Names in Zoology, nos. 209 and 210 by Opinion 503 (ICZN, 1958. Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 18(5): 121-140).
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Verity (1943), acting as First Reviser, selected Everidi Tutt, [1907] to take precedence over Cupididi Tutt, [1907].
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List of the genera or subgenera found in the Western Palearctic: Cupido Schrank, 1801 ; Everes Hübner, [1819] ; Tongeia Tutt, 1908.
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List of the genera or subgenera not found in the Western Palearctic: Elkalyce Bálint & Johnson (1996) ; Bothrinia Chapman, 1909 ; Talicada Moore, [1881] ; Shijimia Matsumura, 1919 ; Lacturnea Nazari & Fric, 2025 ; Huegelia Nazari & Fric, 2025 ; Sinocupido Lee, 1963 ; …
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New taxon: Everini.
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Opinion 503. Designation under the Plenary Powers of a type species in harmony with existing usage for the generic name Cupido Schrank, 1801 (Class Insecta, Order Lepidoptera) and matters incidental thereto.
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New taxon:Everinae.
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New taxa: Everidi, Cupididi.
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New taxon: Everidi (continuation).
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New taxon: taxon.
Reference publications
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A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins.
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Nazari V., Hagen W. ten-, Walter J., Bartoňová A. S., Naderi A., Krupitsky A. V. & Fric Z. F. 2025.
Cupid’s sisterhood: comprehensive sampling sheds light on the systematics and evolution of the cosmopolitan butterfly genus Cupido Schrank, 1801 and its relatives (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 205(4): zlaf160, 1-15, fig. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf170
Taymans M. & Cuvelier S., 2026.
Toward a revised checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies, hyperlinked to the original descriptions at species, genus and family level (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) Part V: Rationale and framework for the Lycaenidae (part II). AWPL 2026(2): 27-35. (url)
Archives of Western Palearctic Lepidoptera Editors-in-Chief: Michel Taymans & Sylvain Cuvelier
