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Muschampia (Reverdinus) floccifera (Zeller, 1847)
 
 
Synonyms
[ORIG] Hesperia floccifera Zeller, 1847. Isis von Oken 1847(4): 286-287.  
    TL: Syracuse (Sicily, Italy).
[RJ] Papilio alchymillae Hübner, [1793]. Schmett. Lepid. Linn. Heer: 15.  
    TL: Hanau (Germany) ; The name Papilio alchymillae Hübner, [1790-1793] was placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Species Names in Zoology by ICZN, 1971 - Opinion 975. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 28(5/6): 154 (Name No 979).  
[JH] Papilio altheae Hübner, [1803]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 90, fig. 452-453, [1806]: 63.  
    TL: Germany ; nec, incorrect spelling for Papilio althaeae Esper, [1783]: 149 (= Papilio malvae Linnaeus, 1759).  
[JS] Erynnis (Carcharodus) altheae race australiformis Verity, 1919. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 31(2): 27.  
    TL: Toscany (Italy).  
[NN] Carcharodus imperator Hemming, 1934. Stylops 3: 99.  
    Nom. nov. pro Papilio altheae Hübner, [1803], nec Papilio althaeae Esper, [1783].  
[JS] Spilothyrus altheae race siccior Verity, 1934. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 46(suppl.): (5).  
    TL: Terme di Valdieri (Piedmont, NW Italy).  
[JS] Carcharodus floccifera var. rungsi Picard, 1948. Lambillionea 48(3-4): 27.  
    TL: Gard (S France).  
[JS] Carcharodus floccifera race pyrenaicus Picard, 1948. Rev. Fr. Lépid. 11(15-16): 325.  
    TL: Gègre (Hautes-Pyrénées, France).  
[JS] Reverdinus floccifer ssp. habida Kauffmann, 1955. Mitt. schweiz. Entoml. Ges. 28(3): 288-290, fig. 1-8.  
    TL: Bab el Taza (Morocco).  
Notes  
Bibliography  
Esper E. J. C. [1780-1786].
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Der europäischen Schmetterlinge. Ersten Theils. Zweyter Band welcher die Fortsetzungen der Tagschmetterlinge (Russische Schmetterlinge vom Geschlechte der Tagfalter [pp. 157-179, pl. 83-90]). Erlangen: Wolfgang Walthers (Ed.). pp. 1-190, pl. 51-93 (= cont. 1-43). (note on publication dates: Heppner, 1982 (url): [1780]: 1-36, pl. 51-56 ; [1781]: 37-124, pl. 57-74 ; [1782]: 125-140, pl. 75-80 ; [1783]: 141-172, pl. 81-88 ; [1784]: 173-184, pl. 89-92 ; [1786]: 185-190, pl. 93) (text : url ; plates : url)
New taxon: Papilio althaeae.		  
       
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 altheae.		  
       
Hemming F. 1934.
Some notes on the nomenclature of palaearctic and african Rhpalocera.
Stylops 3: 97-99. (url)
New taxon: Carcharodus imperator.		  
       
ICZN. 1971.
Opinion 975. Hübner’s pamphlet Der Schmetterlinge Lepidoptera Linnaei europäisches Heer [1790-1793]: rejected for nomenclatural purposes.
The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 28(5/6): 154-155. (url)		  
       
Kauffmann G. 1955.
Reverdinus floccifer habiba n. ssp. (Lepidopt. Hesperiidae).
Mitteilungen der schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 28(3): 288-290, fig. 1-8. (url)
New taxon: Reverdinus floccifer habiba.		  
       
Picard J. 1948.
Les Hesperiidae du département du Gard d’après les chasses de R. Gaillard.
Lambillionea 48(3-4): 25-30. (url not available)
New taxon: Carcharodus floccifera rungsi.		  
       
Picard J. 1948.
Nouvelles races d’Hesperiidae françaises.
Revue française de Lépidopterologie 11(15-16): 324-328. (url not available)
New taxon: Carcharodus floccifera pyrenaicus.		  
       
Verity R. 1919.
Seasonal polymorphism and races of some european Grypocera and Rhopalocera (continued from page 48).
The entomologist's record and Journal of Variation 31(2): 26-31. (url)
New taxon: Erynnis (Carcharodus) altheae australiformis.		  
       
Verity R. 1934.
The Lowland Races of Butterflies of the Upper Rhone Valley.
The entomologist's record and Journal of Variation 46(suppl.): 1-40. (url)
New taxon: Spilothyrus altheae siccior.		  
       
Zeller P. C. 1847.
Bemerkungen über die auf einer Reise nach Italien und Sicilien beobachteten Schmetterlingsarten (Fortsetzung von Isis Heft III. pag. 233).
Isis von Oken 1847(4): 284-308. (url)
New taxon: Hesperia floccifera.		  
       

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