52. Zygaena nevadensis kricheldorffi Reiss, 1933

Zygaena nevadensis kricheldorffi Reiss, 1933: Die Gross-Schm. der Erde, Sup. 2: vii: 252.

Type material examined.

Syntypes 2♂♂ (ZMH 61499- ZMH 61500) (Fig. 52). "Cintra / Lusitania / A. Kricheldorff // Cotypus / ssp. kricheldorffi / Reiß // ssp. kricheldorffi / Reiß // Coll. Bytinski-Salz / Eing. Nr. 20, 1960 // ZMH 61499"; "Guarda / Lusitania / A. Kricheldorff // Cotypus / Z. nevadensis / ssp. kricheldorffi / Reiß // Coll. Bytinski-Salz / Eing. Nr. 20, 1960 // ZMH 61500".

Type locality.

Beira Alta, Guarda [Portugal].

Current status.

Synonym of Z. nevadensis schmidti Reiss, 1931.

Remarks.

The taxon Zygaena kricheldorffi Reiss, 1933 was described as a subspecies of Z. (Silvicola) nevadensis Rambur, 1858. Hofmann and Tremewan (1996) treated it as a synonym of Z. nevadensis schmidti Reiss, 1931 (type locality: Spain: Avila, Sierra de Gredos, vicinity of Arenas de San Pedro), which is the current valid combination.