Sathyrus arethusa subsp. strumata

Abadjiev, Stanislav & Langourov, Mario, 2020, The type specimens of Papilionoidea in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 4790 (3), pp. 473-490 : 484-485

strumata Buresch, 1919

“ Sathyrus [sic] arethusa strumata nov. subsp.” (Buresch 1919: 228–229, Taf. III: Figs 1–4 ). Type locality: “Kressnaschlucht… Scheitan-Dere” [ Bulgaria: Kresna Gorge: Oshtavska Reka], originally designated (Buresch 1919: 228).

Lectotype ♀ ( Fig. 20 ) with labels: (1) printed (on white paper) “Pirin Pl. Scheitan | Dere bei Kresna | D.Iltschew. 13-VIII 1917 ”; (2) printed (on white paper) “Illustrated by Buresch, 1918 | Taf. III: Fig. 1 ”; (3) handwritten (on white paper) “ Satyrus | arethusa Esp. | var. strumata Buresch ”; (4) printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T- 01027”; (5) printed (on red paper) “ LECTOTYPE ♀ | Satyrus arethusa strumata | Buresch, 1918 | Abadjiev & Langourov design. 2020”.

Paralectotypes 18 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ with labels:

[ 1 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01009”;

[ 2 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01010”;

[ 3 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01011”;

[ 4 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01012”;

[ 5 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01013”;

[ 6 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01014”;

[ 7 ♂] ( Fig. 19 ) (1) printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01015”; (2) printed (on white paper) “ HOLOTYPE ♂ | [ Satyrus arethusa strumata ] | forma ocellata | Buresch, 1918 | Abadjiev & Langourov design. 2020”;

[ 8 ♂] (1) printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01016”; (2) printed (on white paper) “Illustrated by Buresch, 1918 | Taf. III: Fig. 3 ”;

[ 9 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01017”;

[ 10 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01018”;

[ 11 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01019”;

[ 12 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01020”;

[ 13 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01021”;

[ 14 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01022”;

[ 15 ♂] (1) printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01023”; (2) printed (on white paper) “Illustrated by Buresch, 1918 | Taf. III: Fig. 4 ”;

[ 16 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01024”;

[ 17 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01025”;

[ 18 ♂] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01026”;

[ 19 ♀] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01028”;

[ 20 ♀] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01029”;

[ 21 ♀] printed (on white paper) “NMNHS-INV-T-01030” [discoloured specimen, as a result of long storage in daylight at the permanent exhibition];

all the paralectotypes with additional, (1) printed (on white paper) “ Pirin Pl. Scheitan | Dere bei Kresna | D.Iltschew. 13-VIII 1917 ”; (2) printed (on red paper) “ PARALECTOTYPE ♂ [ ♀ respectively] | Satyrus arethusa strumata | Buresch, 1918 | Abadjiev & Langourov design. 2020” .

The original description appeared in issue 9/10, dated 25 March 1919. The type series mentioned by Buresch (1919: 228) consisted of 15 ♂♂ and 4 ♀♀. Subsequently Kudrna (1989: 28) stated erroneously “type-series prob- ably destroyed”. The specimens stored in the museum are 18 ♂♂ and 4 ♀♀. For stability of nomenclature and fol- lowing Article 74 ( ICZN 1999) the female with identifier “NMNHS-INV-T-01027” is here designated as lectotype for Satyrus arethusa strumata Buresch, 1919 . The specimen was illustrated in the original publication by Buresch (1919: Taf. III: Fig. 1 ). The taxon is indistinguishable from the nominate subspecies; a junior subjective synonym of Papilio arethusa arethusa [Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775 ( syn. n.).

Figures

FIGURES 1–2. The National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia. Fig. 1—the main entrance, facing Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard; Fig. 2—Entomology Depot.

FIGURES 3–10. Papilionoidea types from NMNHS collection. Fig. 3—Colias caucasica balcanica, paralectotype ♂; Fig. 4—same, paralectotype ♀; Fig. 5—same, paralectotype ♀; Fig. 6—Erebia ligea ab. borisi, ♂; Fig. 7—E. neleus centrorilica, paratype ♂; Fig. 8—same, paratype ♀; Fig. 9—E. neleus kinoshitai, holotype ♂; Fig. 10—same, paratype ♀.

FIGURES 19–23. Papilionoidea types from NMNHS collection. Fig. 19—Arethusana arethusa strumata forma ocellata, ♂ (A. arethusa strumata, paralectotype ♂); Fig. 20—A. arethusa strumata, lectotype ♀; Fig. 21—fine series of reared type specimens of Archon apollinus thracica; Fig. 22—same, paralectotype ♂; Fig. 23—same, lectotype ♀.