Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, [1835]
       
Synonyms  
[RJ] Pierides Duponchel, [1835]. In Godart, Hist. nat. LĂ©pid. Fr.Suppl. 1(25): 381-382.  
    TG: Pieris Schrank, 1801.  
[RJ] Pieridina Herrich-Schäffer, 1853. Samml. Neu. Aussereur. Schmett.: 54.  
    TG: Pieris Schrank, 1801.  
[RJ] Pierididae Reuter, [1896]. Acta Soc. Sc. Fenn. 22(1): 228.  
    TG: Pieris Schrank, 1801.  
[ICZN] Pieridae Duponchel, [1835]. Opinion 500 (ICZN, 1958. Opin. Declar. Int. Comm. Zool. Nomencl. 17(22): 395-422).  
    TG: Pieris Schrank, 1801.  
Notes  
(1) The Family name Pierides Duponchel, 1832 was placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Family-group Names in Zoology, name no. 238 by Opinion 500 (ICZN, 1958. Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 17(22): 395-422).  
(2) The Family name Pieridina Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 was placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Family-group Names in Zoology, name no. 239 by Opinion 500 (ICZN, 1958. Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 17(22): 395-422).  
(3) The Family name Pierididae Reuter, 1897 was placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Family-group Names in Zoology, name no. 240 by Opinion 500 (ICZN, 1958. Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 17(22): 395-422).  
(4) The Family name Pieridae (correction of Pierides) Duponchel, 1832 was placed on the Official List of Family-group Names in Zoology, name no. 206 (ICZN, 1958. Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 17(22): 395-422).  
(5) List of the tribes found in the Western Palearctic: Pierini Duponchel [1835], Anthocharini Scudder 1889, Teracolini Reuter [1896].  
(6) List of the tribes not found in the Western Palearctic: Leptosiaini Braby 2014, Elodinini Braby 2014, Nepheroniini Braby 2014.  
Bibliography  
List of the tribes not found in the Western Palearctic: Leptosiaini Braby 2014, Elodinini Braby 2014, Nepheroniini Braby 2014.
In: Godart, Histoire naturelle des lĂ©pidoptères ou papillons de France - Diurnes. SupplĂ©ment aux tomes premier et deuxième. Paris: MĂ©quignon-Marvis (Ed.). pp. 1-467, Pl. 1-50. (note on publication dates: 1832: 1-368, pl. 1-42 ; [1835]: 369-467, pl. 43-50) (url)
  
  New taxon: Pierides.  
     
Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. [1850-1858].
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge. Regensburg: G. J. Manz (Ed.). pp. 1-84, pl. [1]-[24]. (note on publication dates: Heppner, 1982 (url): [1850]: pl. 1-10 ; [1853]: pl. 11-14 ; [1855]: pl. 15-18 ; [1856]: 1-52, pl. 19-22 ; [1858]: 53-84, pl. 23-24). (url)
  
  New taxon: Pieridina.  
       
Reuter E. [1896].
Iüber die Palpen der Rhopaloceren – Ein Beitrag zur erkenntnis der Verwandtschaftlichen Beziehungen unter den Tagfaltern.
Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae 22(1): i-xvi, 1-577, pl. 1-6. (url)		  
  New taxon: Pierididae.  
       
ICZN, 1958.
Opinion 500 - Validation under the Plenary Powers of the spelling Pieridae for the name of the family-group taxon having the genus Pieris Schrank, 1801 as its type genus (Class Insecta, Order Lepidoptera).
Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 17(22): 395-422. (url)
  
Reference publications  
Carvalho A.P., Owens H. L., St Laurent R. A., …, Pierce N. E., Kawahara A. Y. & Lohman D. J. 2024.
Comprehensive phylogeny of Pieridae butterflies reveals strong correlation between diversification and temperature.
iScience 27(4): 1-13, fig. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109336]		  
       
Wahlberg N., Rota J., Braby M. F., Pierce N. E. & Wheat C. W. 2014.
Revised systematics and higher classification of pierid butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) based on molecular data.
Zoologica Scripta 43(6): 641-650, fig. [https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12075]		  
       
Wei F., Huang W., Fang L., He B., Zhao Y., Zhang Y., Shu Z., Su C. & Hao J. 2023.
Spatio-Temporal Evolutionary Patterns of the Pieridae Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) Inferred from Mitogenomic Data.
Genes 14(1): (72). DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14010072 /Supplementary Materials (url)		  
       
Archives of Western Palearctic Lepidoptera
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