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(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)

  

Michel Taymans

Sylvain Cuvelier


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Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Synonyms
[ORIG] Papilio malvae Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 485.  
    TL: Trosa (Sweden).
[JS] Papilio malvae minor Esper, [1777]. Schmett. Abb. Nat. 1(1): pl. 36, fig. 5, [1779]: 345-346.  
    TL: -.  
[JS] Papilio sao Bergsträsser, 1779. Nom. Ins. 2: 67, pl. 40, fig. 8-9.  
    TL: Germany.  
[JS] Papilio taras Bergsträsser, 1780. Nom. Ins. 4: 40, pl. 91, fig. 5-6.  
    TL: Germany.  
[JS] Papilio althaeae Esper, [1783]. Schmett. Abb. Nat. 1(2): 149.  
    TL: Germany.  
[JS] Papilio fritillum Fabricius, 1787. Mantissa Ins. 2: 91.  
    TL: Germany.
[JH] Papilio lavaterae Fabricius, 1787. Mantissa Ins. 2: 91.  
    TL:Germany ; nec Papilio lavatherae Esper, [1783].  
[JH] Papilio fritillum Hübner, [1803]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 92, fig. 464-465, [1806]: 70.  
    TL: Germany ; nec Papilio fritillum Fabricius, 1787.  
[JS] Papilio aveolus Hübner, [1803]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 92, fig. 466-467.  
    TL: -.  
[JS] [Papilio] malvarum Hoffman[n]segg, 1804. Mag. Insektenk. 3: 198.  
    TL: -.  
[JS] Hesperia cardui Godart, [1824]. Encycl. Méth. Entomol. 9(2): 784-785.  
    TL: N Germany ; Lappland.  
[JS] Syrichthus (Hesperia) malvae race elegantior Verity, 1934. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 46(suppl.): 6.  
    TL: Rhone Valley (Switzerland).  
[JS] Pyrgus malvae ssp. luciarius Kauffmann, 1951. Mitt. Schw. Entomol. Ges. 24(4): 345-346.  
    TL: Lopperberg (C Switzerland).  
Notes  
(1) List of the taxa not found in the Western Palearctic: Pyrgus malvae asiaclara (Verity, 1934) ; Pyrgus malvae kauffmanni Alberti, 1955 ; Pyrgus malvae coreanus Warren, 1957.  
(2) Papilio malvae Linnaeus, 1758 was placed on the Official List of Species Names in Zoology, name no. 101 by Opinion 278 (ICZN, 1954. Opin. Decl. Int. Comm. Zool. Nomencl. 6(2): 135-178).  
Bibliography  
Bergsträsser J. A. B. 1779.
Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der Wetterau und der angränzenden Nachbarschaft dies und jenseits des Mains mit erleuchteten Kupfern. Vol. 2. Hanau: Joh. Heinrich Stürner (Ed.). pp. 1-79, [1], Tab. 15-48. (text: url ; plates: url)
New taxon: Papilio sao.		  
       
Bergsträsser J. A. B. 1780.
Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der Wetterau und der angränzenden Nachbarschaft dies und jenseits des Mains mit erleuchteten Kupfern. Vol. 4. Hanau: Joh. Heinrich Stürner (Ed.). pp. 1-48, [1], pl. 73-96. (text: url ; plates: url)
New taxon: Papilio taras.		  
       
Esper E. J. C. 1777 [1776-1779].
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Ersten Theils. Erster Band. Europäische Gattungen [1-310, pl. 1-24] ; Beyträge oder Supplemente zu den Tagschmetterlingen [311-388, pl. 25-50]. Erlangen: Wolfgang Walthers (Ed.). pp. 1-388, pl. 1-24, pl. 25-50 (= suppl. 1-26). (note on publication dates: Heppner, 1982 (url) [1776]: 1-72, pl. 1-12 ; [1777]: 73-176, pl. 13-36 ; [1778]: 177-216, pl. 37-48 ; [1779]: 217-388, pl. 49-50) (text : url ; plates : url)
New taxon: Papilio malvae minor.		  
       
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.		  
       
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 taxa: Papilio fritillum, Papilio lavaterae.		  
       
Goddart J.-B. 1819-[1824].
Pap. - Papillon. In: Latreille, Encyclopédie méthodique. Histoire naturelle. Entomologie, ou Histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes. Tome neuvième. Paris: Mme veuve Agasse (Ed.). [Part 1]: pp. i-ii, 1-328, [Part 2]: pp. 329-828. (note on publication dates: Heppner, 1982 (url): 1819: 1-328 ; [1824]: 329-828) ([Part 1]: url / [Part 2]: url)
New taxon: Hesperia cardui.		  
       
Hoffman[n]segg J. C. von -, 1804.
IV. Alphabetisches Verzeichniss zu J. Hübner's Abbildungen der Papilionen mit beigefügten vorzüglichsten Synonymen.
In: Illiger, Magazin für Insektenkunde 3: 181-206. (url)
New taxon: Papilio malvarum.		  
       
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 fritillum.		  
       
ICZN. 1954.
Opinion 278. Addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the names of ten genera of the Sub-Order Rhopalocera of the Order Lepidoptera (Class Insecta), species of which were cited in the undated leaflet commonly known as the Tentamen, prepared by Jacob Hiibner, which is believed to have been distributed to correspondents in 1806, a leaflet rejected in Opinion 97.
Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 6(10): 135-178. (url)		  
       
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 malvae luciarius.		  
       
Linnaeus C. 1758.
Caroli Linnaei, Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.
Tomus I ; Editio Decima, Reformata. Holmiae (= Stockholm): Laurentii Salvii (Ed.). pp. 1-823, i. (url)
New taxon: Papilio malvae.		  
       
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 (Hesperia) malvae race elegantior.		  
Reference publications  
Jong R. de -. 1987.
Superspecies Pyrgus malvae (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in the East Mediterranean, with notes on phylogenetic and biological relationships.
Zoologische Mededelingen 61(34): 483-500, pl. (url)		  
       

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