Heliconiinae, Swainson, 1822

Bland, Keith P., 2019, Name-bearing types of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea), in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Zootaxa 4559 (1), pp. 57-89 : 73-75

Heliconiinae

Cethosia ALIPHERA Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819

Encyclopédie Méthodique Histoire Naturelle [Zoologie] 9. Entomologie i–328 [246]. Current accepted combination: Eueides aliphera aliphera (Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819) (see Lamas, 2004).

Syntype, male, pinned on strip of cork (repinned but original pin still in place; antennae missing): Specimen Data: “aliphera.” [Handwritten (by Godart) on coarse bluish paper]. “Dufresne” [Printed] on verso “ Cethosia | aliphera | 5.” [Handwritten]. “ TYPE ” [Handwritten on oval pink label]. “Dufresne | 1936-50 | 21” on verso “ Eueides aliphera | Godart |? TYPE ” [Handwritten (by Grimshaw) on mauve paper]. Remarks : This is one of the two specimens in the Dufresne Collection studied by Godart. The other cannot be traced. As concluded by Grimshaw (1897) the above specimen is thus part of the type series. Type locality is given as “le Brésil” [ Brazil] .

Heliconia CYRBIA Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 181

Encyclopédie Méthodique Histoire Naturelle [Zoologie] 9. Entomologie i–328 [203]. Current accepted combination: Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) ssp. cyrbia Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819 (see Lamas, 2004). Holotype, male, pinned on cork strip (head and abdomen missing): Specimen data: “Cyrbia. encyc” [Handwritten (by Godart) on coarse creamy paper]. “Dufresne” [Printed] on verso “ Heliconia | cyrbia | 35” [Handwritten]. “TYPE” [Handwritten on oval pink label]. “Dufresne | 1936-50 | 18” on verso “ Heliconius cyrbia | Godart | TYPE” [Handwritten (by Grimshaw) on mauve paper]. Remarks: This species was described by Godart from “un individu du cabinet be M.Dufresne”. The above specimen is undoubtedly that specimen and is thus the holotype. The locality is quoted as “Amérique” [America].

Heliconia ETHILLA Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819

Encyclopédie Méthodique Histoire Naturelle [Zoologie] 9. Entomologie i–328 [219]. Current accepted combination: Heliconius ethilla ethilla Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819 (see Lamas, 2004).

Holotype, female, pinned (repinned and antennae missing): Specimen data: “Dufresne” [Printed] on verso “ Heliconia | Ethilla | 5” [Handwritten]. “ TYPE ” [Handwritten on oval pink label]. “Dufresne | 1936-50 | 19” on verso “ Heliconius | ethilla Godart | TYPE ” [Handwritten (by Grimshaw) on mauve paper]. Remarks: This specimen is undoubtably the “individu unique, appartenant à la collection de M.Dufresne,” from which Godart made the original description. It is thus the holotype. The type locality is given as “les Antilles” [The Antilles, West Indies ]. The holotype is illustrated in colour as figure 2 in the Plate in Grimshaw (1897).

Acraea JANISCA Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819

Encyclopédie Méthodique Histoire Naturelle [Zoologie] 9. Entomologie i–328 [233-234]. Junior subjective synonym of Acraea (Actinote) serena (Fabricius, 1775) (see Pierre & Bernaud, 2014).

Holotype, female, pinned (right antenna missing): Specimen data: “janisca” [Handwritten (by Godart) on coarse bluish paper]. “Dufresne” [Printed] on verso “ Acraea | Janisca | 14” [Handwritten]. “TYPE” [Handwritten on oval pink label]. “Dufresne | 1936-50 | 24” on verso “ Acraea terpsichore L. | TYPE of | janisca Godart”. [Handwritten (by Grimshaw) on mauve paper]. Remarks: The original description states “Du cabinet de M.Dufresne” without indicating how many specimens, however the Dufresne collection catalogue only indicates a single specimen of this species. The above individual is that unique specimen and is thus the holotype. The type locality is given as “Afrique” [Africa].

Acraea KIBI Usher, 1986

Systematic Entomology 11 (1), 111–115, figure 1a,1b, 2a and 3. Junior subjective synonym of Acraea kraka (Aurivillius, 1893) (see Pierre & Bernaud, 2014).

Paratype, 1 male, pinned (genitalia on a slide). The holotype male is in BM (NH) .

Heliconia MELPHIS Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819

Encyclopédie Méthodique Histoire Naturelle [Zoologie] 9. Entomologie i–328 [218-219]. Current accepted combination: Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781 ssp. melphis (Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819) (see Lamas, 2004).

Syntype, pinned, sex unknown, most probably a male (thorax and abdomen reconstructed in clay(?); antennae missing): Specimen data: “melphis” [Handwritten (by Godart) on coarse bluish paper]. “Dufresne” [Printed] on verso “ Heliconia | mephis [sic] | 3” [Handwritten]. “Named at | Brit.Mus. | Mch, 1899 [Printed] Eueides | melphis. Godt. | TYPE SPEC N [Handwritten (by Grimshaw)]”. “Dufresne | 1936-50 | 20” on verso “ Eueides melphis | Godart? TYPE ” [Handwritten (by Grimshaw) on mauve paper]. Remarks: This is undoubtedly a specimen seen and endorsed by Godart as a type of Heliconia melphis . Type location is given as “les Antilles” [The Antilles]. This subspecies is found in Hispaniola ( Haiti and Dominican Republic) (G. Lamas pers.comm.). The Dufresne Collection catalogue erroneously enters this species as “mephis” .

Acraea OZOMENE Godart , in Latreille & Godart, 1819

Encyclopédie Méthodique Histoire Naturelle [Zoologie] 9. Entomologie i–328 [241]. Current accepted combination: Acraea (Actinote) ozomene ozomene (Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819) (see D’Abrera, 1987a; Pierre & Bernaud, 2014).

Holotype, male, pinned (head, thorax and abdomen damaged): Specimen data: Holotype, reg. no. 28: “ozomène. Encyc.” [Handwritten (by Godart) on coarse bluish paper]. “Dufresne” [Printed] on verso “ Acraea | ozomene | 16” [Handwritten]. “TYPE” [Handwritten on oval pink label]. “Dufresne | 1936-50 | 28” on verso “Actinope | ozomene Godart | TYPE” [Handwritten (by Grimshaw) on mauve paper]. Specimen reg. no. 29: “Dufresne” [Printed] on verso “ Acraea | ozomene | 16” [Handwritten]. “TYPE” [Handwritten on pink oval label]. “Dufresne | 1936-50 | 29” on verso “Actinope | ozomene Godart | CO-TYPE” [Handwritten (by Grimshaw) on mauve paper]. Remarks: The original description states “Nous en avons fait la description sur un individu appartent à M.Dufresne....” however the original catalogue of the collection indicates that two specimens were in the collection at the time and have both survived. The specimen bearing Godart’s own identification label must be assumed to be the individual from which the original description was made and is thus the holotype. Grimshaw (1897) draws a similar conclusion. The other specimen has no type status, possibly on account of its damaged condition. The type locality is given as “l’Amérique Méridionale” [South America].

Acraea SERVONA Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819

Encyclopédie Méthodique Histoire Naturelle [Zoologie] 9. Entomologie i–328 [239]. Current accepted combination: Acraea (Actinote) parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793) ssp. servona Godart, in Latreille & Godart, 1819 (see Pierre & Bernaud, 2014).

Holotype, female, pinned on strip of cork (both antennae and part of abdomen missing): Specimen data: “Servona.” [Handwritten (by Godart) on coarse bluish paper]. “ TYPE ” [Handwritten on oval pink label]. No Dufresne collection label. “Dufresne | 1936-50 | 23” on verso “ Acraea servona | Godart | TYPE ” [Handwritten (by Grimshaw) on mauve paper]. Remarks: The original description states “Décrite sur un individu unique, appartent à M.Dufresne. ” This is that specimen and hence it is the holotype. Grimshaw (1897) came to the same conclusion. The type locality is given as “la côte de l’Angole [sic]” [The coast of Angola].