Genus Thecla Fabricius, 1807
       
Synonyms
[ORIG] Thecla Fabricius, 1807. In: Illiger, Mag. Insektenk. 6: 286.  
    TS: Papilio betulae Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation by Swainson, 1821. Zool. Illustr. 2: 482.
[JS] Theclaria Rafinesque, 1815. Analyse Nat.: 128.  
    TS: Papilio betulae Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.
[JS] Zephyrus Dalman, 1816. K. svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. (1b) 1816: 62.  
    TS: Papilio betulae Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.
[JS] Aurotis Dalman, 1816. K. svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. (1b) 1816: 63.  
    TS: Papilio betulae Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.  
[JS] Ruralis Tutt, 1906. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 18(5): 130.  
    TS: Papilio betulae Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.
[JS] Iozephyrus Wang & Fan, 2002. Butt. Fauna Sinica, Lycaenidae: 30.  
    TS: Thecla betulina Staudinger, 1887 by original designation.  
Notes  
(1) List of the species found in the Western Palearctic: Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758).  
(2) List of the species not found in the Western Palearctic: Thecla ohyai Fujioka, 1994 ; Thecla betulina Staudinger, 1887.  
Bibliography  
Fabricius J. C. 1807.
Systema Glossatorum.In:Illiger,Die neueste Gattungs-Eintheilung der Schmetterlinge aus den Linnéischen Gattungen Papilio und Sphinx.
Magazin für Insektenkunde 6: 279-289. (url)
New taxon: Thecla.		  
       
Rafinesque C. S.. 1815.
Analyse de la nature : or, Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Palerme: Rafinesque (Ed.). pp. 1-224. (url)
New taxon: Theclaria.		  
       
Swainson W. 1831-1832.
Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting Animals, selected chiefly from the classes of Ornithology, Entomology, and Conchology. Second Series, Vol. II. London: Baldwin & Cradock (Ed.). [unnumbered text], pl. 46-91. (url)		  
       
Tutt J. W. 1906.
A critical study on some often disputed of the Generic names of the British Lycaenides and their close allies.
The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 18(5): 129-132. (url)
New taxon: Ruralis.		  
       
Wang M. & Fan X. 2002.
Butterflies Fauna Sinica: Lycaenidae. Zhengzhou (China): Henan Science & Technology Pub. (ed.). pp. 1-439.  ISBN 978-7-5349-2384-5
New taxon: Iozephyrus.		  
 
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