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Pyrgus (Scelotrix) carthami (Hübner, [1813])
 
 
Synonyms
[ORIG] Papilio carthami Hübner, [1813]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 143, fig. 720-723. (see Notes (1))  
    TL: S Germany.
[ND] Papilio fritillarius Poda, 1761. Ins. Mus. Graec.: 79.  
    TL: Austria ; nomen dubium (see de Jong, 1987. Zool. Meded. 61(26) : 371-385).  
[RJ] Papilio maluae [sic] maior Fabricius, 1787. Mantissa Insect. 2: 91.  
    TL: S Russian Federation ; rejected name by Opinion 1599 (ICZN, 1990: 160).  
[JS] Hesperia moeschleri Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]. Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Eur. 1: 175, pl. (Hesperides) 7, fig. 37-38.  
    TL: Sarepta (= Volgograd, Russian Federation).  
[JS] Scelotrix galactites Rambur, 1858. Cat. syst. lépid. Andal.: 68.  
    TL: Andalusia (S Spain).  
[JS] Scelothrix [sic] carthami var. valesiaca Mabille, 1875. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 5(Bull.): ccxiv.  
    TL: Switzerland.  
[JS] Hesperia carthami var. major Mabille, 1904. Gen. Ins. 17: 82.  
    TL: Valais (Switzerland).  
[JS] Hesperia carthami var. rühli Mabille, 1904. Gen. Ins. 17: 82.  
    TL: -.  
[JS] Syrichthus carthami var. nevadensis Oberthür, 1910. Ét. lépid. comp. 4: 383-384, pl. 55, fig. 474.  
    TL: Lanjaron, Sierra Nevada (S Spain).  
[JS] Hesperia carthami race speciosa Verity, 1921. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 33(10): 172-173.  
    TL: Isarco Valley (= Eisacktal, prov. South Tyrol, NE Italy)  
[JH] Hesperia carthami ssp. pyrenaica Warren, 1926. Trans. Entomol. Soc. London 74: 69, pl. 23, fig. 9-10.  
    TL: Gavarnie (dep. Hautes-Pyrénées, France) ; nec Hesperia malvae pyrenaica Tutt, 1906. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 8: 225.  
[JS] Hesperia carthami f. albana Heinrich, 1928. Dt. Entomol. Z. 1928(3): 187.  
    TL: St.-Auban (SE France).  
[JS] Hesperia iberica var. zamorensis Fernández, 1928. Relig. Cult. 2(5): 214.  
    TL: NW Spain.  
[JS] Hesperia carthami race lucasi Reverdin, 1929. Bull. Soc. lép. Genève 6(2): 91-92, pl. 2, fig. 5-6.  
    TL: Forêt de Benon (dep. Charente inférieure, France).  
[NN] Hesperia carthami race microcarthami Verity, 1928. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 8: 140.  
    Replacement name, nom. nov. for Hesperia carthami pyrenaica Warren, 1926 ; nec Hesperia malvae pyrenaica Tutt, 1906.  
[JS] Hesperia carthami ssp. septentrionalis Alberti, 1938. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 99(2): 236-238.  
    TL: Bärwalde, Neumark (Germany).  
[JS] Hesperia carthami ssp. analoga Alberti, 1938. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 99(2): 244.  
    TL: Trebević, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).  
[JS] Pyrgus fritillarius race nemausensis Picard, 1948. Lambillionea 48(3-4): 28-29.  
    TL: Champ de tir de Nîmes (dep. Gard, S France).  
Notes  
(1) According to Alberti (1953: 38), figures 721 and 722 are not P. carthami but rather Pyrgus cinarae (Rambur, [1839]).  
(2) Papilio carthami Hübner, [1813] was placed on the Official List of Species Names in Zoology by Opinion 1599 (ICZN, 1990. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 47(2): 160).  
(3) Papilio malvae maior Fabricius, 1787 was placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1599 (ICZN, 1990. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 47(2): 160).  
Bibliography  
Alberti B. 1938.
Über das Vorkommen von Hesperia carthami Hbn, in Norddeutschland nebst Bemerkungen über Verbreitung und Formen dieser Art. (Lep.).
Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 99(2): 236-246. (url)
New taxa: Hesperia carthami septentrionalis, Hesperia carthami analoga.		  
       
Alberti B. 1953.
Die Deutung der Urabbildungen von Pyrgus carthami Hübner (Lep. Hesperiidae).
Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen 2(5): 37-40. (url)
  
       
Fabricius J. C. 1787.
Mantissa insectorvm sistens species nvper detectas adiectis synonymis, observationibvs, descriptionibvs, emendationibvs. Vol. 2. Hafniae [= Copenhagen]: Gottl. Proft (Ed.). pp. 1-382. (url) New taxon: Papilio maluae maior. 		 
   
Fernández A. 1928.
Mariposas nuevas de España y América.
Religión y Cultura 2(5): 204-281. (url not available)
New taxon: Hesperia iberica zamorensis.		  
       
Heinrich R. 1928.
II. Beitrag zur Makrolepidopterenfauna von Digne (Basses Alpes). (I. Nachtrag.).
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1928(3): 177-210. (url)
New taxon: Hesperia carthami albana.		  
       
Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1843-[1855].
Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jakob Hubner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. Erster Band - Die Tagfalter. Regensburg: G. J. Manz (Ed.). pp. 1-164, pl. 1-134 (Papilionides), pl. 1-7 (Hesperides). (note on publication dates: Heppner, 1982 (url): 1843: (1): [1-3], 4-16, pl. 1-5, fig. 1-29, (2): 17-40, pl. 29-34, fig. 131-156 ; [1844]: (3): 41-56, pl. 6-12, fig. 30-60, pl. 35-36, fig. 157-164, (4): 57-80, pl. 13-22, fig. 61-107, (5): 81-90, pl. 23-28, fig. 108-130, pl. 37-41, fig. 165-189, (6): 91-98, pl. 42-44, fig. 190-203, (7): 99-114, pl. 45-52, fig. 204-248, (9): 115-122 ; [1845]: (10): 123-146, pl. 53-57, fig. 249-274, (11): 147-162, (12): pl.H. 1-3, fig. 1-17 ; [1846]: (13): 163-164, pl. 58-65, fig. 275-315, (14): pl. 66-70, fig. 316-338, pl.H. 4-5, fig. 18-30 ; [1847]: (26): pl. 71-77, fig. 339-376 ; [1848]: (32): pl. 78-82, fig. 377-400, (36): pl. 83-89, fig. 401-426, pl.H. 6, fig. 31-36 ; [1849]: (37): pl. 90-91, fig. 427-437 ; [1850]: (43): pl. 92-94, fig. 438-450, 452-453, (45): pl. 95-102, fig. 453-489 ; [1851]: (47): pl. 103, fig. 490-495, (49): pl. 104-109, fig. 496-528, (51): pl. 110-118, fig. 529-570 ; [1852]: (54): pl. 119-123, fig. 571-596, (56): pl. 124-127, fig. 597-618, pl. 130-132, fig. 628-639, pl. 134, fig. 646-651 ; [1853]: (59): pl. 128-129, fig. 619-627, pl. 133, fig. 640-645 ; [1854]: (65): pl.H. 7, fig. 37-42, index [1], 2-20 ; [1855]: (66): index 21-24) (text: url ; plates: url)
New taxon: Hesperia moeschleri.		  
   
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 carthami.		  
       
ICZN. 1990.
Opinion 1599. Papilio carthami Hübner, [1813] and Syrichthus serratulae major Staudinger, 1879 (currently both in Pyrgus; Insecta, Lepidoptera): the specific names carthami and major conserved.
The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 47(2): 160. (url)		  
   
Mabille P. 1875.
Séance du 8 décembre 1875. Quelques diagnoses d’Hespéridiens.
Annales de la Société entomologique de France 5(Bulletin): ccxiii-ccxv. (url)
New taxon: Scelothrix carthami valesiaca.		  
       
Mabille P. 1903-[1904].
Genera insectorum. 17a fascicule, Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Hesperidae. Bruxelles: Wytsman P. (Ed.). pp. 1-210, pl. 1-4. (url)
New taxa: Hesperia carthami major, Hesperia carthami ruhli.		  
       
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 carthami nevadensis.		  
       
Picard J. 1948.
Les Hesperiidae du Département du Gard, d'après les chasses de R. Gaillard.
Lambillionea, revue internationale d'entomologie 48(3-4): 25-30. (url not available)
New taxon: Pyrgus fritillarius nemausensis.		  
   
Poda von Neuhaus N. 1761.
Insecta Musei Graecensis, quae in ordines, genera et species juxta Systema Naturae Caroli Linnaei. Graecii [Graz]: Widmanstadii (Ed.). pp. [i-iv], 1-127, [1-12], pl. 1-2. (url)
New taxon: Papilio fritillarius.		  
       
Rambur J. P. 1858-[1866].
Catalogue systématique des lépidoptères de l'Andalousie. Paris: J.B. Baillière (Ed.). pp. i-ii, 1-412, i-xi [Tableau et Errata], pl. 1-22. (note on publication dates: Heppner, 1982 (url): 1858: 1-92 ; [1866]: 93-412, pl. 1-22) (url)
New taxon: Scelotrix galactites.		  
       
Reverdin J.-L. 1929.
Aberrations et races de Lépidoptères.
Bulletin de la Société Lépidoptérologique de Genève 6(2): 89-92, pl. 2. (url)
New taxon: Hesperia carthami lucasi.
  
   
Verity R. 1921.
Seasonal polymorphism and races of some european Grypocera and Rhopalocera (continued from vol. 32, page 152).
The entomologist's record and Journal of Variation 33(10): 170-176. (url)
New taxon: Hesperia carthami speciosa.		  
       
Verity R. 1928.
Races paléarctiques de Gryphocères et de Rhopalocères à distinguer et homonymes à remplacer [Lep.].
Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 1928(8): 140-144. (url)
New taxon: Hesperia carthami microcarthami.		  
       
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 taxon: Hesperia carthami pyrenaica.		  
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)		  
       
Jong R. de -. 1987.
Cutting the nomenclatural gordian knot around Pyrgus carthami (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).
Zoologische Mededelingen 61(26): 371-385, fig. (url)		  
       

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