Opinion 2261 (Case 3450)
Chrysophanus florus Edwards 1884 (currently Lycaena florus) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, lycaenidae): specific name conserved by designation of a neotype for Polyommatus castro Reakirt, 1866 (currently Lycaena castro)

doi:10.21805/bzn.v67i4.a6

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Abstract

The Commission has ruled that the specific name Chrysophanus florus Edwards 1884 (currently Lycaena florus) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, lycaenidae) for a butterfly species from North America is conserved by designation of a male of Lycaena helloides (Boisduval, 1852) as neotype for Polyommatus castro Reakirt, 1866 (currently Lycaena castro).

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"Opinion 2261 (Case 3450)
Chrysophanus florus Edwards 1884 (currently Lycaena florus) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, lycaenidae): specific name conserved by designation of a neotype for Polyommatus castro Reakirt, 1866 (currently Lycaena castro)," The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 67(4), 342-343, (1 December 2010). https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v67i4.a6

Published: 1 December 2010

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