Genus Satyrium Scudder, 1876
       
Synonyms
[ORIG] Satyrium Scudder, 1876. Bull. Buff. Soc. nat. Sci. 3(15): 106.  
    TS: Lycaena fuliginosa Edwards, 1861 by original designation.
[JH] Argus Gerhard, [1850]. Versuch Monogr. eur. Schmett. (8): 4.  
    TS: Lycaena ledereri Boisduval, 1848 by monotypy ; nec Argus Bohadsch, 1761.
[JS] Callipsyche Scudder, 1876. Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 3: 106-107.  
    TS: Thecla behrii Edwards, 1870 by original designation.
[JS] Fixsenia Tutt, [1907]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 142.  
    TS: Thecla herzi Fixsen, 1887 by original designation.
[JH] Leechia Tutt, [1907]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 142.  
    TS: Thecla thalia Leech, 1893 by original designation ; nec Leechia South, 1901 ; replaced by Strymonidia Tutt, [1908].
[JH] Strymon Hübner, [1819] sensus Tutt, [1907]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 142, 192-195.  
    TS: Papilio pruni Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.  
[JH] Felderia Tutt, [1907]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 142.  
    TS: Thecla w-album eximia Fixsen, 1887 by original designation ; nec Felderia Walsigham, 1887.  
[JH] Edwardsia Tutt, [1907]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 142, 144-145.  
    TS: Papilio w-album Knoch, 1782 by original designation ; nec Edwardsia Costa, 1838 ; replaced by Chattendenia Tutt, [1908].
[JH] Kuglia Tutt, [1907]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 142.  
    TS: Papilio spini [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 by original designation ; nec Klugia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863.
[JH] Kollaria Tutt, [1907]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 142.  
    TS: Thecla sassanides Kollar, 1850 by original designation ; nec Kollaria Pictet, 1841.  
[JH] Erschoffia Tutt, [1907]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 142.  
    TS: Thecla lunulata Erschoff, 1874 by original designation ; nec Erschoffia Swinhoe, 1900.
[JH] Bakeria Tutt, [1907]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 142.  
    TS: Lycaena ledereri Boisduval, 1848 by original designation ; nec Bakeria Kieffer, 1905.
[JS] Nordmannia Tutt, [1907]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 142-143.  
    TS: Lycaena myrtale Klug, 1834 by original designation.  
[NN] Strymonidia Tutt, [1908]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 483.  
    Replacement name for Leechia Tutt, [1907].
[NN] Chattendenia Tutt, [1908]. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 9: 483.  
    Replacement name for Edwardsia Tutt, [1907].
[NN] Tuttiolia Strand, 1910. Entomol. Rdsch. 27(22): 162.  
    Replacement name for Kuglia Tutt, [1907].
[NN] Superflua Strand, 1910. Entomol. Rdsch. 27(22): 162.  
    Replacement name for Kollaria Tutt, [1907].
[NN] Pseudothecla Strand, 1910. Entomol. Rdsch. 27(22): 162.  
    Replacement name for Erschoffia Tutt, [1907].
[NN] Thecliolia Strand, 1910. Entomol. Rdsch. 27(22): 162.  
    Replacement name for Felderia Tutt, [1907].
[JS] Strymonidia (Necovatia) Verity, [1949]. Var. géogr. saison. pap. diurn. Fr.: 183.  
    TS: Papilio acaciae Fabricius, 1787 by original designation.  
[JS] Armenia Dubatolov & Korshunov, 1984. Nov. maloizv. Vidy Fauny Sib. (17): 53.  
    TS: Lycaena ledereri  Boisduval, 1848 by original designation.  
Notes  
(1) Pending a comprehensive phylogenetic study of all taxa associated with this genus on a worldwide basis, all West Palaearctic species are included in our dynamic checklist within the genus Satyrium Scudder 1876, without subgeneric subdivision. A recent study (Zhang et al. 2019) dealing with the North American species has profoundly reshaped their classification. Only three subgenera were retained, although the habitus of closely related species assigned to the same subgenus may differ markedly (for example Satyrium californica (Edwards, 1862) and S. fuliginosa (Edwards, 1861)). A comprehensive global study will therefore be required to determine whether the Palaearctic and Nearctic species are closely related and should be placed within the same subgenera, or whether they are more distantly related and should be assigned to different subgenera. Given the large number of available genus-group names that could potentially be applied, the main difficulty will then be to determine which names should be retained.  
(2) The phylogenetic study of Dapporto et al. revealed rather surprising results for several species, showing marked genetic divergences between geographically separated populations, without apparent intermediates: between Satyrium esculi populations from Morocco and Spain (distance = 15), between S. ilicis from Turkey and Europe (distance = 18), and between S. spini populations from Spain and France (distance = 17). Further studies will therefore be required to assess the specific or subspecific status of several taxa.  
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Scudder S. H. 1876.
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Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 3(14-17): 98-129. (url)
New taxa: Satyrium, Callipsyche.		  
       
Strand E. 1910.
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New taxon: Superflua.		  
       
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Reference publications  
Zhang J., Cong Q., Shen J., Opler P. A. & Grishin N. V. 2019.
Changes to North American Butterfly Names.
The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 8(2) : 1-12, fig. (url)		  
 
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