Genus Leptidea Billberg, 1820
       
Synonyms
[ORIG] Leptidea Billberg, 1820. Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 76.  
    TS: Papilio sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.
[RJ] Leucophasia Stephens, 1827. Illust. Brit. Entomol. 1: 24-25.  
    TS: Papilio sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.
[JS] Azalais Grote, 1900. Proc. amer. phil. Soc. 39: 13.  
    TS: Leucophasia gigantea Leech, 1890 by original designation.
Notes  
(1) List of the species found in the Western Palearctic: Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758) ; L. reali Reissinger, 1990 ; L. juvernica Williams, 1946 ; L. morsei (Fenton, 1822) ; L. duponcheli (Staudinger, 1871).  
(2) List of the species not found in the Western Palearctic: Leptidea darvazensis Bolshakov, 2004 ; L. amurensis (Ménétriés, 1858) ; L. lactea Lorković, 1950 ; L. giganrea (Leech, 1890) ; L. yunnanica Koiwaya, 1996.  
(3) Leptidea Billberg, 1820 (gender feminine), type-species Papilio sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 by monotopy, was placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology, Name no. 1397 by Opinion 584 (ICZN, 1960. The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 17(9-11): 290-293).  
(4) Leucophasia Stephens, 1827(a junior objective synonym of Leptidea Billberg, 1820) was placed on the Official List of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology, Name no. 1328 by Opinion 584 (ICZN, 1960. The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 17(9-11): 290-293).  
Bibliography  
Billberg G. J. 1820.
Enumeratio Insectorum in Museo Gust. Joh. Billberg. Stockholm: Gadelianis (Ed.). pp. i-ii, 1-138. (url)		  
  New taxon: Leptidea.  
       
Grote A. R. 1900.
The descent of the Pierids.
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge 39: 4-67, pl. 1-4. (url)		  
  New taxon: Azalais.  
       
ICZN. 1960.
Opinion 584. Addition to the official list of specific names in zoology of the specific name duponcheli Staudinger, 1871, as published in the binomen Leucophasia duponcheli (Class Insecta, Order Lepidoptera) and associated matters.
The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 17(9-11): 290-293. (url)		  
       
Stephens J. F. 1827.
Illustrations of British Entomology. or, a Synopsis of indigenous Insects. containing their generic and specific distinctions. with an account of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food and economy. Haustellata. Vol. I. London: published by Baldwin and Cradock (Ed.). pp. 1-150, 1-2, pl. 1-12. (url)		  
  New taxon: Leucophasia.  
Reference publications  
Bozano G. C., Coutsis J., Herman P., Allegrucci G., Cesaroni D. & Sbordoni V. 2016.
In: Bozano G. C., Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region. Pieridae part 3, Subfamily Coliadinae (partim), Subfamily Dismorphiinae. Milano: Omnes Artes (Ed.). pp. 1-70. (url not available)		  
 
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