Colias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)
       
Synonyms
[ORIG] Papilio croceus Geoffroy, 1785. In: Fourcroy, Entomol. Paris. 2 : 250.  
    TL: Paris (France).
[JH] Papilio hyale [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775. Ank. syst. Werkes Schmett. Wienerg.: 165.  
    TL: Vienna (Austria) ; nec Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 469.
[JH] Papilio edusa Fabricius, 1787. Mantissa Insect. 2: 23.  
    TL: Spain ; nec Fabricius, 1777. Gen. Ins.: 255-256.
[JH] Papilio electra Lewin, 1795. Pap. Gr. Brit.: 68-69, pl. 32, fig. 1-3.  
    TL: - (Great Britain, UK) ; nec Linnaeus, 1767. Syst. Nat. (ed. 12) 1(2): 764.  
[JH] Papilio helice Hübner, [1800]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 87, fig. 440-441.  
    TL: - (Germany ?) ; nec Linnaeus, 1764. Mus. Lud. Ulr.: 243.
[JS] Colias edusa var. pyrenaica Grum-Grshimailo, 1893. Horae Soc. Entomol. Ross. 27(3/4): 383.  
    TL: Pyrenees (France ; Spain).
[JS] Colias croceus race ampla Verity, 1919. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. [31(5): 87]; 31(7), 121 , correction.  
    TL: S. Martino, Palermo (Sicily, S Italy).
[JS] Colias croceus race croceoviridis Berger, 1936. Lambillionea 36(8/9): 200.  
    TL: Majkop (Adygea Rep., Russian Federation).  

Notes  
(1) List of the subspecies found in the Western Palearctic: Colias croceus croceus (Geoffroy, 1785).  
(2) List of the subspecies not found in the Western Palearctic: Colias croceus caspicus Stichel, 1911.  

Bibliography  
Berger L. A. 1936.
Variations et aberrations de Lépidoptères (suite).
Lambillionea 36(8/9): 199-200. (url not available).
 
  New taxon: Colias croceus croceoviridis.  
       
[Denis J. N. C. M.] & [Schiffermüller J. I.]. 1775.
Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. Wien: Augustin Bernardi (Ed.). pp. 1-323, pl. 1a-b. (url)
 
  New taxon: Papilio hyale.  
       
Fabricius J. C. 1787.
Mantissa insectorvm sistens species nvper detectas adiectis synonymis, observationibvs, descriptionibvs, emendationibvs. Vol. 2. Hafniae [= Copenhagen]: Gottl. Proft (Ed.). pp. 1-382. (url)
 
  New taxon: Papilio edusa.  
       
Geoffroy É. L. 1785.
In : Fourcroy, Entomologia Parisiensis ; sive Catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur ; Secundum methodum Geoffrœanam in sectiones, genera et species distributus : cui addita sunt nomina trivalia et fere trecentae novae Species. Pars secunda. Parisiis [Paris, France]: Sub privilegio Academiae. pp. 233-544. (url)
 
  New taxon: Papilio croceus.  
       
Grum-Grshimailo G. 1893.
Lepidoptera palaearctica nova.
Horae Societatis entomologicae Rossicae 27(3/4) : 379-386. (url)
 
  New taxon: Colias edusa pyrenaica.  
       
Hübner J. [1799-1826].
Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. Lepidoptera I., Papiliones I. Augsburg: Jacob Hübner (Ed.). pp. 1-74, 1-8, pl. 1-181. (note on publication dates: Heppner, 1982 (url): [1799-1800]: pl. 1-88, fig. 1-446 ; [1800-1803]: pl. 89-96, fig. 447-490 ; [1803-1804]: pl. 97-114, fig. 491-588 ; [1805]: pl. 115-119, fig. 589-612 ; [1805-1806]: pl. 120-124, fig. 613-636 ; [1806]: p. 1-74 ; [1806-1808]: pl. 125-128, fig. 637-652 ; [1808-1813]: pl. 129-144, fig. 653-727 ; [1814-1816]: pl. 145-147, fig. 728-741 ; [1816-1817]: pl. 148-150, fig. 742-756 ; [1818-1819]: pl. 151, fig. 757-762 ; [1819-1822]: pl. 152-154, fig. 757-774 ; [1822-1823]: pl. 155, fig. 775-778 ; [1823]: pl. 156-161, fig. 779-806 ; [1823-1824]: pl. 162-175, fig. 807-868 ; [1824]: p. 1-8 [1824-1825]: pl. 176, fig. 869-874 ; [1825-1826]: pl. 177-181, fig. 875-895) (text: url ; plates: url)
 
  New taxon: Papilio helice.  
       
Lewin W. 1795.
The papilios of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature with the natural history of each species, ... London: printed for J. Johnson in St. Paul's Church Yard (Ed.). pp. 1-100, pl. 1-46. (url)
 
  New taxon: Papilio electra.  
       
Verity R. 1919.
Seasonal Polymorphism and Races of some European Grypocera and Rhopalocera.
The entomologist's record and Journal of Variation 31(5): 87-89 (url) ; 31(7): 121, correction. (url)
 
  New taxon: Colias croceus ampla.  
 
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