Case 3524 Thecla dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 (currently Callophrys dumetorum): proposed neotype; and Thecla sheridonii Edwards, 1877 (currently C. sheridanii) (Lepidoptera, LYCAENIDAE): proposed conservation

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2010
Authors:Scott, JA, Guppy, CS, Pelham, JP, Calhoun, JV, Davenport, KE, Fisher, MS, Toliver, ME
Journal:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Volume:67
Issue:3
Start Page:225
Pagination:225-237
Date Published:09/2010
Type of Article:Case
ISSN:0007-5167
Keywords:California, Callophrys, Callophrys dumetorum, Callophrys perplexa, Callophrys sheridanii, Callophrys viridis, green hairstreaks, Insecta, Lepidoptera, LYCAENIDAE, Nomenclature, taxonomy, Thecla, Thecla sheridonii
Abstract:

The purpose of this case, under Articles 75.5 and 81.2.3 of the Code, is to
eliminate current nomenclatural confusion within the butterfly genus Callophrys
Billberg, 1820. Differing identifications of the lectotype of Callophrys dumetorum
Boisduval, 1852 have changed the usages of C. dumetorum, C. viridis Edwards, 1862
and C. perplexa Barnes & Benjamin, 1923. A neotype of Callophrys dumetorum is
proposed to restore these names to their previous stable usages. Moreover, the
recently suggested conspecificity of C. viridis and C. sheridanii Edwards, 1877 will
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frequently synonymise sheridanii, a widespread, common and well known species, so
it is also proposed that the widely used name sheridanii be given precedence over
viridis whenever the two are considered to be synonyms.
Case: 
Case 3524
Volume/Issue: 
67(3)
Taxonomic Group(s): 
Insecta: non-Coleoptera