Name-Bearing Types and Taxonomic Synopsis of Three Lycaenid Butterfly Taxa from Western Canada (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Authors

Norbert G. Kondla, International Lepidoptera Survey
Crispin S. Guppy, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada

Date of this Version

5-15-2002

Document Type

Article

Citation

Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey (May 15, 2002) 3(6): 1-11

Also available at https://lepsurvey.carolinanature.com/ttr/ttr-3-6.pdf

Comments

Copyright 2002, International Lepidoptera Survey. Open access material

License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-SA-NC 4.0 International)

Abstract

We clarify which of two designated lectotypes of Chrysophanus florus Edwards, 1884 is valid. We also show that the putative holotype of Plebeius saepiolus insulanus Blackmore, 1920 is actually a lectotype. A valid neotype designation for Lycaena saepiolus amica Edwards, 1863 is provided. Publication dates are corrected and we also briefly review the various taxonomic interpretations and distributions that appear in the literature with respect to these taxa.