ARCHIVES WPL CL synonyms

ARCHIVES WPL CL synonyms
CHECKLIST PAPILIONOIDEA W-PAL

A dynamic checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies hyperlinked to the original descriptions
at species, genus and family level
(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)

Michel Taymans

Sylvain Cuvelier

30.xii.2025


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	Genus Erynnis Schrank, 1801

Synonyms
[ORIG]	Erynnis Schrank, 1801. Fauna Boica 2(1): 152, 157-160.
		TS: Papilio tages Linnaeus, 1758 by designation by Scudder, 1872. 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 70-71.
[JS]	Thymele Fabricius, 1807. In Illiger, Mag. Insektenk. 6: 287.
		TS: Papilio tages Linnaeus, 1758 by designation by Westwood, 1839. Introd. Mod. Classif. Ins. 2(Synopsis): 88.
[JS]	Thymele [Illiger], 1807. Allg.-Lit. Ztg. Halle 1807(2)(303): 1180.
		TS: Papilio tages Linnaeus, 1758 by designation by Westwood, 1839. Introd. Mod. Classif. Ins. 2(Synopsis): 88.
[JS]	Astycus Hübner, 1822. Syst.-alph. Verz.: 1.
		TS: Papilio tages Linnaeus, 1758 by designation by Hemming, 1933. Entomologist 66(844): 200.
[JS]	Thanaos Boisduval, [1834]. Icon. Hist. Lépid. Europ. 1(23): 240.
		TS: Papilio tages Linnaeus, 1758 by designation by Blanchard, 1840. Hist. Nat. Ins. 3: 469.

Notes
(1)	List of the subgenera found in the Western Palearctic: Erynnis Schrank, 1801 ; Hesperopegasus Seven, 2002.
(2)	List of the subgenera not found in the Western Palearctic: Gesta Evans, 1953 ; …
(3)	Thymele [Illiger], 1807 was placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology, name no. 48 by Opinion 232 (ICZN, 1954. Opin. Decl. Int. Comm. Zool. Nomencl. 4(22): 251-274).
(4)	Thymele Fabricius, 1807 was placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology, name no. 49 by Opinion 232 (ICZN, 1954. Opin. Decl. Int. Comm. Zool. Nomencl. 4(22): 251-274).

Bibliography
Blanchard E. 1840. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Tome troisième. Paris: P. Duménil (Ed.). pp. 1-672. (url)

Boisduval J.-B. A. Dechauffour de -. 1832-[1834]. Icones historique des lépidoptères nouveaux ou peu connus; Collection avec figures coloriées, des papillons d'Europe nouvellement découverts. [Volume I]. Paris: Roret (Ed.). pp. 1-251, pl. 1-47. (note on publication dates: 1832: 1-72, pl. 1-16 ; [1833]: 73-184, pl. 17-36 ; [1834]: 185-252, pl. 37-47) (url) New taxon: Thanaos.

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: Thymele.

Hemming F. 1933. On the types of certain butterfly genera. The Entomologist 66(844): 196-200. (url not available)

Hübner J. 1822. Systematisch-alphabetisches Verzeichniss aller bisher bey den Fürbildungen zur Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge angegebenen Gattungsbenennungen; mit Vormerkung auch augsburgischer Gattungen. Ausburg: bey dem Verfasser (Ed.). pp. i-vi, 1-92. (url) New taxon: Astycus.

ICZN. 1954. Opinion 232. Suppression, under Plenary Powers, of twelve generic names in the Order Lepidoptera (Class Insecta) published by Illiger in 1807 in senses different from those in which those names were published by Fabricius later in the same year. Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 4(22): 249-274. (url)

Illiger J. K. W. 1807. Naturgeschichte. Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung (2)(303): 1177-1182. (url) New taxon: Thymele.

Schrank F. von Paula - . 1801. Favna Boica : durchgedachte Geschichte der in Baiern einheimischen und zahmen Thiere. Zweyter Band, erste Abtheilung. Ingolstadt: J. W. Krüll (Ed.). pp. 1-374. (url) New taxon: Erynnis.

Scudder S. H. 1872. A systematic revision of some of the american butterflies. pp. 1-62. [from the Report of the Peabody Academy of Science. 1872. Salem [Massachusetts, USA]: Salem press (Ed.). pp. 24-82.] (url)

Westwood J. O. 1839. An introduction to the modern classification of insects. Vol. 2, Synopsis of the Genera of british insects. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans (Ed.). pp. 1-158. (url)

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