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Sylvain Cuvelier


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Pyrgus (Ateleomorpha) alveus (Hübner, [1803])
 
 
Synonyms
[ORIG] Papilio alveus Hübner, [1803]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 92, fig. 461-463, [1806]: 70.  
    TL: Germany.
[JS] Pyrgus alveus-fritillum var. funginus Schilde, 1886. Berl. Entomol. Z. 30: 39-49.  
    TL: Vintschgau (prov. South Tyrol, NE Italy).  
[JS] Hesperia alveus var. scandinavicus Strand, 1903. Arch. Math. Naturvid. 25: 6-8.  
    TL: Dovre (Norway).  
[JS] Syrichthus alveus race ryffelensis Oberthür, 1910. Étud. Lépid. comp. 4: 405-408, 679, pl. 54, fig. 470-471.  
    TL: Zermatt, Ryffelalp (Valais, Switzerland).  
[JS] Syrichthus alveus race ballotae Oberthür, 1910. Étud. Lépid. comp. 4: 404, 680, pl. 56, fig. 494-495.  
    TL: Dovre (Norway).  
[JS] Hesperia alveus var. alticola Rebel, 1910. In: Berge's, Schmetterlingsbuch (ed. 9): 84.  
    TL: Stilfserjoch, Stelvio Pass (N Italy).  
[JS] Hesperia alveus race centralitaliae Verity, 1920. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 32(1): 4.  
    TL: Piceno, Sibillini Mts. (C Italy).  
[JS] Hesperia alveus race accreta Verity, 1925. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 37(5): 55.  
    TL: Simplon, … (Switzerland).  
[JS] Hesperia alveus race grandis Verity, 1925. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 37(5): 55.  
    TL: Saint-Martin-Vésubie (dep. Alpes-Maritimes, SE France).  
[JS] Hesperia alveus f. centralhispaniae Verity, 1925. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 37(5): 56.  
    TL: Albarracin (prov. Teruel, Spain).  
[JS] Hesperia ryffelensis race albens Verity, 1925. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 37(5): 56.  
    TL: Olmütz, Moravia (=Olomouc, Czech Republic).  
[JS] Hesperia alveus race trebevicensis Warren, 1926. Trans. Entomol. Soc. London 74: 121.  
    TL: Trebević (Bosnia and Herzegovina).  
[JS] Hesperia alveus race jurassica Warren, 1926. Trans. Entomol. Soc. London 74: 121-122, pl. 42, fig. 9-12.  
    TL: Grand Salève (Jura, E France).  
[JS] Hesperia (Ateleomorpha) alveus race pyreneialpium Verity, 1929. Trab. Mus. Cienc. Nat. Barc. 11(4): 11.  
    TL: Gèdre (dep. Hautes-Pyrénées, S France).  
[JS] Hesperia (Ateleomorpha) alveus race necaccreta Verity, 1929. Trab. Mus. Cienc. Nat. Barc. 11(4): 12.  
    TL: Vall de Núria (prov. Girona, NE Spain).  
[JS] Hesperia (Ateleomorpha) alveus race magnalveus Verity, 1929. Trab. Mus. Cienc. Nat. Barc. 11(4): 12.  
    TL: Oulx (Piedmont, NW Italy).  
[JS] Hesperia (Ateleomorpha) alveus race insigniamiscens Verity, 1929. Trab. Mus. Cienc. Nat. Barc. 11(4): 13-14.  
    TL: Font Quer, Horeajo, Sierra Nevada (S Spain).  
[JH] Syrichtus alveus race claralveus Verity, 1934. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 46(suppl.): 10-11.  
    TL: Cesana (Piedmont, NW Italy).  
[JH] Hesperia alveus f. caucasius Picard, 1949. Rev. Fr. Lépid. 12: 57.  
    TL: Monts Adjara, Kuban (South Caucasus).  
[JS] Pyrgus alveus ssp. prabornius Kauffmann, 1951. Mitt. Schw. Entomol. Ges. 24(4): 357-358.  
    TL: Saas Fee, Zermatt (Valais, Switzerland).  
[JS] Pyrgus reverdini ssp. scotti Warren, 1952. Entomologist 85: 39-41.  
    TL: Sylkynjärvi, Savonlinna (Finland).  
[JH] Pyrgus (A.) illensis ssp. colurnus Kauffmann, 1954. Redia 39: 261-274, pl. 2, fig.  
    TL: Rhaetian Alps, Piedmont, Alto Adige, Lombardy (N Italy).  
[JS] Pyrgus trebevicensis ssp. germanica Renner, 1983. Carolinea 41: 133.  
    TL: Schwäbische Alb, Schmiechtal, Hütten (S Germany).  
[ND] Pyrgus alveus ssp. confusa Renner, 1983. Carolinea 41: 133-134.  
    TL: ? Alpes ; Nomen nudum.  
[JS] Pyrgus bellieri ssp. trentinensis Renner, 1991. Neue Entomol. Nachr. 28: 66, pl. 1, fig. 5, pl. 9, fig. 49.  
    TL: Monte Calisio (prov. Trentino, NE Italy).  
[JS] Pyrgus alveus ssp. confusa Renner, 1991. Neue Entomol. Nachr. 28: 80-82, pl. 5, fig. 18-21a.  
    TL: Kaiserstuhl (Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany)  
Notes  
(1) List of the taxa not found in the Western Palearctic: Pyrgus alveus iliensls (Reverdin, 1912) ; Pyrgus alveus sifanicus (Grum-Grshimailo, 1891) ; Pyrgus alveus reverdinl (Oberthür, 1912) ; Pyrgus alveus speyeri (Staudinger, 1887) ; …  
Bibliography  
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 alveus.		  
       
Kauffmann G. 1951.
Die Hesperiidae der Schweiz Rassenanalytische Bemerkungen über Verbreitung und Formen dieser Familie.
Mitteilungen der schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 24(4): 329-376. (url)
New taxon: Pyrgus alveus prabornius.		  
       
Kauffmann G., 1954. Pyrgus (A.) illensis Rev. ssp. colurnus Nov. im tema di ricerche genitoanatomiche sul gruppo alveus nell'insubria.
Redia, Giornale di Entomologia 39: 261-274, pl. (url not available)
New taxon: Pyrgus (Ateleomorpha) iliensis colurnus.		  
       
Oberthür C. 1910.
Notes pour servir à établir la faune française et algérienne des Lépidoptères (suite).
Études de lépidoptérologie comparée 4: 15-691, pl. 35-58. (url)
New taxon: Syrichthus alveus ryffelensis.		  
       
Picard J. 1949.
Petite étude sur Pyrgus bellieri Obth.
Revue française de lépidoptérologie 12: 49-58. (url not available)
New taxon: Hesperia alveus caucasius.		  
       
Rebel H. [1909]-1910.
In: Fr. Berge's, Schmetterlingsbuch nach dem gegenwärtigen Stande de Lepidopterologie neu bearbeitet und herausgegeben von Professor Dr. H. Rebel in Wien. Neunte Auflage. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Ed.). pp. i-vi, A1-A114, 1-509, pl. 1-52. (url)
New taxon: Hesperia alveus alticola.		  
       
Renner F. 1983.
Neues aus der Pyrgus alveus-Gruppe für den mitteleuropäischen Raum (Lepidoptera, Hesperidae).
Carolinea 41: 133-134. (url)
New taxa: Pyrgus trebevicensis germanica, Pygus alveus confusa.		  
       
Renner F. 1991.
Neue Untersuchungsergebnisse aus der Pyrgus alveus Hübner Gruppe in der Palaearktis unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Süddeutschland (Lepidoptera: Hesperidae). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 28: 1-157, pl. 1-30. (url)
New taxa: Pyrgus alveus confusa, Pyrgus bellieri trentinensis.		  
       
Schilde J. G. 1886.
Betrachtungen über die Variabilität in der Schmetterlings-Gattung Pyrgus.
Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 30: 39-62. (url)
New taxon: Pyrgus alveus funginus.		  
       
Strand E. 1903.
Neue Norwegische Schmetterlingsformen.
Archiv for Mathematik og Naturvidenskab 25(9): 1-24. (url)
New taxon: Pyrgus alveus scandinavicus.		  
       
Verity R. 1920.
Seasonal polymorphism and races of some european Grypocera and Rhopalocera – Additional Notes (continued from page 201.).
The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 32(1): 3-8. (url)
New taxon: Hesperia alveus centralitaliae.		  
       
Verity R. 1925.
New races and forms of Palaearctic Grypocera (continued from page 44).
The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 37(3): 54-57. (url)
New taxa: Hesperia alveus accreta, Hesperia alveus grandis, Hesperia alveus centralhispaniae, Hesperia ryffelensis albens.		  
       
Verity R. 1929. Notes sur les ‘Hesperiidi’ européens et liste de ceux de la Catalogne.
Trabajos del Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Barcelona 11(4): 5-18. (url)
New taxa: Hesperia (Ateleomorpha) alveus pyreneialpium, Hesperia (A.) alveus necaccreta, Hesperia (A.) alveus magnalveus.		  
       
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: Syrichthus alveus claralveus.		  
       
Warren B. C. S. 1926.
Monograph of the Tribe Hesperiidi (european species) with revised classification of the subfamily Hesperiinae (palearctic species) based on the genital armature of the males.
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1926(1): 1-170, fig. (url)
New taxa: Hesperia alveus trebevicensis, Hesperia alveus jurassica.		  
       
Warren B. C. S. 1952.
Pyrgus reverdini (Obth.) : a european species.
The Entomologist 85 : 39-41. (url not available)
New taxon: Pyrgus reverdini scotti. 		 
Reference publications  

Jong R. de -. 1972.
Systematics and geographic history of the genus Pyrgus in the Palaearctic region (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae).
Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 115(1): 1-121, pl. 1-6. (url)

  
   
Renner F. 1991.
Neue Untersuchungsergebnisse aus der Pyrgus alveus Hübner Gruppe in der Palaearktis unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Süddeutschland (Lepidoptera: Hesperidae).
Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 28: 1-157, pl. 1-30. (url) 		 
       

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