A dynamic checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies hyperlinked to the original descriptions
at species, genus and family level
(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)
[Denis J. N. C. M.] & [Schiffermüller J. I.]. 1775. Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. Wien: Augustin Bernardi (Ed.). pp. 1-323, pl. 1a-b. (url)
New taxon: Papilio fritillum.
Grum-Grshimailo G. 1893.
Lepidoptera palaearctica nova. Horae Societatis entomologicae Rossicae 27(3-4): 379-386. (url)
New taxon: Scelothrix cynarae iberica.
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 cirsii tramelanensis.
Lattin G. de -. 1950.
Türkische Lepidopteren I. İstanbul Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Mecmuası (B)15(4): 301-328, pl. (url not available).
New taxon: Pyrgus fritillum turcivola.
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 taxa: Syrichtus cirsii herrichii, Syrichtus armoricanus fabressei.
Rambur J. P. [1838]-[1840]. Faune entomologique de l'Andalousie. [Tome II]. Paris: A. Bertrand (Ed.). pp. 1-336, pl. 1-12, 14-15, 17-18. (note on publication dates: Heppner, 1982 (url): [1838]: (2): 1-16), (3): 16-96 ; [1839]: (4): 97-176, pl. 1-12, 14-15, 17-18 ; [1840]: (5): 177-304 ; [1842]: (6): 305-336 incomplete) (url)
New taxon: Hesperia cirsii.
Verity R. 1925.
New races and forms of Palaearctic Grypocera (continued from page 57). The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 37(5): 72-77. (url)
New taxon: Hesperia fritillum parafabressei.
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)
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