Lycaena
| Number: | 16602.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| In Author: | Illiger | |
| Author: | Fabricius | |
| Family: | Lycaenidae | |
| Genus: | Lycaena | |
| Journal: | Mag. Insektenk. | |
| Year: | 1807 | |
| Homonym Count: | 2.0 | |
| Page: | 285 | |
| Ref Id: | 1782.0 | |
| Series: | (Illiger) | |
| Status: | Available name | |
| Subfamily: | Lycaeninae | |
| Superfamily: | Papilionoidea | |
| Volume: | 6 | |
| Type Country: | See BHL scanned Type-species page | |
| Type Des Ref Id: | 6917.0 | |
| Type Des: | by subsequent designation by | |
| Type Des Author: | Curtis | |
| Type Des Year: | 1828 | |
| Type Des Journal: | British entomology | |
| Type Des Title: | British entomology. being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland, &c. | |
| Type Des Volume: | 1 | |
| Type Des Page: | 12 | |
| Type Des Bhl Page: | http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38680#page/56/mode/2up | |
| Type Sp Author: | Linnaeus | |
| Type Sp Bhl Page: | http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/80015#page/338/mode/2up | |
| Type Sp Journal: | Fauna Suecica | |
| Type Sp Page: | 285 | |
| Type Sp Year: | 1760 | |
| Type Sp Ref Id: | 7743.0 | |
| Type Sp Genus: | Papilio | |
| Type Sp: | phlaeas | |
| Memo Links: | ['http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127039', 'http://butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Lycaena_a.htm', 'http://www.ucl.ac.uk/taxome/gbn/Lamas_Genera_04ii08.xls', 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaenidae', 'http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=LYCAENA'] | |
| Memo: | Hemming (1967) stated:- The name Lycaena, which is of particular importance as the eponym of the family Lycaenidae, was widely used incorrectly for the Holarctic "Blues" instead of for the Holarctic "Coppers", the usage required by Curtis's selection of Papilio phlaeas Linnaeus as type-species. In the first phase following Curtis's type-selection this generic name was correctly used for the "Coppers", Swainson (1833) and Westwood (1840) both reaffirming the position of the above species as type-species. The first author to take the wrong path was Staudinger when in 1861 (in Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lepid. Europa's : 4) he placed the European "Blues" in the genus Lycaena and the European "Coppers" (equally incorrectly) in the genus Polyommatus Latreille. The prestige of Staudinger's celebrated Catalog was so great that for many years following 1861 his usage of the name Lycaena was adopted by many authors. Moreover in 1875 (Proc. amer. Acad. Arts Sci., Boston 10 : 209) an appearance of justification for this usage was given by Scudder when, in rejecting (though without justification) the type-selection made by Curtis in 1828, he sought to select the European "Blue" Papilio endymion [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775, as type-species. The incorrect use of Lycaena for the "Blues" continued unabated until in 1922 (Ann. ent. Soc. Amer. 15 : 93) Barnes & Lindsey drew attention to Curtis" selection of the "Copper" Papilio phlaeas as the type-species of Lycaena and urged the need for using that generic name in this sense. Following the publication of the foregoing paper, American lepidopterists quickly introduced the correct usage of this generic name, but they were not immediately followed by those in Europe. For many years past however the incorrect usage of the name Lycaena for the "Blues" has passed away, this generic name being correctly used for the "Coppers". LYCAENA was included within the subfamily LYCAENIDAE: LYCAENINAE by Ackery et al., in Kristensen (1999). Oppler & Warren, 2003. Butterflies of North America 2. Scientific Names List of Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University include Lycaena in the tribe Lycaenini. The higher classification used here follows Lamas (2008). See images at Butterflies of America. |
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