Argynnis
Speyeria currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym, Argyreus suppressed by the ICZN as having priority over Argynnis
Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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The North American representatives of the Holarctic genus Argynnis have for some time been placed in the genus Speyeria. The recent morphological work of Simonsen (2006), combined with the molecular data of Simonsen et al. (2006) suggest that the remainder of Argynnis is paraphyletic if Speyeria is retained as a distinct genus.The name Argyreus, although older than Argynnis, was suppressed by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to preserve stability of usage of the latter when the two are considered synonymous, as they are here.
References
Simonsen, T. J. 2006. Fritillary phylogeny, classification and larval hostplants: reconstructed mainly on the basis of male and female genitalic morphology (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Argynnini). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89: 627-673.
Simonsen, T. J., N. Wahlberg, A. V. Z. Brower, and R. de Jong. 2006. Morphology, molecules and Fritillaries: approaching a stable phylogeny for Argynnini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 37: 405-418.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Argynnis hyperbius |
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| Location | Hong Kong |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Female |
| Source | Argyreus hyperbius (Female) |
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| Copyright | © 2007 Davis Kwan |
| Scientific Name | Argynnis adippe |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | IMG_7059 |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Carlos Franquinho |
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Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
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- First online 04 October 2006
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Wahlberg, Niklas and Andrew V. Z. Brower. 2006. Argynnis . Speyeria currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym, Argyreus suppressed by the ICZN as having priority over Argynnis. Version 07 November 2006 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Argynnis/70410/2006.11.07 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
