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Megathymus yuccae louiseae H. Freeman, 1963 |
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Distribution and Larval Foodplants: S-C TX (Val Verde, Kinney Cos) to NE Mexico (COAH, NL) |
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(From: A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, Jonathan P. Pelham) Genus Megathymus Scudder, 1872 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 83. Type-species: Eudamus (?) yuccae Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837], Hist. Lépid. Amér. sept. (23-26): pl. 70, figs. [1]-[5] ♂ [not ♀], larva and pupa, by original designation. I.C.Z.N. Opinion 483 placed this name on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology as name no. 1222.
Megathymus yuccae (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]) Hist. Lépid. Amér. sept. (24): pl. 70, [1] ♂ D, [2] ♂ V, [4] larva, [5] pupa [not ♀]. Original Combination: Eudamus (?) Yuccae Type Locality: Not stated (there is no text), but “Georgia” implied from the notes for the original drawing by John Abbot; defined as “South Carolina to the southern tip of Florida” by H. Freeman (1943), Entomol. News 54(9): 211; redefined as “Scriven [sic!; Screven] County, Georgia” by H. Freeman (1952), Field & Lab. 20(1): 30; neotype from “Aiken County, South Carolina.” Types: Types are the specimens figured by John Abbot, and are probably lost. Neotype in AMNH, designated by H. Freeman (1952), Field & Lab. 20(1): 30. I.C.Z.N. Opinion 483 placed this name on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology as name no. 1387. = alabamae H. Freeman, 1943 Entomol. News 54(3): 76-77. Original Combination: Megathymus yuccae alabamae Type Locality: “Anniston, Alabama” [Calhoun County] Types: Holotype in AMNH. = buchholzi H. Freeman, 1952 Field & Lab. 20(1): 31-33. Original Combination: Megathymus yuccae buchholzi Type Locality: “Jupiter, Florida” [Palm Beach County] Types: Holotype in AMNH.
Megathymus yuccae louiseae H. Freeman, 1963 J. Lepid. Soc. 17(2): 95-96, pl. 1, top row ♂ D&V, 2nd row ♀ D&V (holotype). Original Combination: Megathymus yuccae louiseae Type Locality: “16 miles north Del Rio, Texas” [Val Verde County] Types: Holotype in AMNH. |
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