On the wrong continent: The identity of Catochrysops trifracta Butler, 1884 (Polyommatinae, Lycaenidae), currently a synonym of Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798)

By

Espeland, Marianne

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-3-28

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

45

Pages

129--132

Subjects

Euchrysops section , Nomenclature , synonymy , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.45.81499

 

Abstract

It is shown that Catochrysops trifracta Butler, 1884, currently a synonym of the widespread old world Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798) is a junior subjective synonym of the neotropical species Hemiargus hanno (Stoll [1790]). To fix the taxonomic identity of the name Catochrysops trifracta Butler, 1884, I designate a lectotype.