Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 97. (Budapest 2005)

Bálint, Zs.: A review of the Neotropical hairstreak genus Annamaria with notes on further genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

probably erroneous (BÁLINT, in prep.). The type locality of P. ganimedes is corrected now by the neotype designation in accordance of ICZN Art 76.3. The name was correctly applied to the Guyanese Annamaria phenotype as "Thecla ganymedes" by LATHY in 1926. The phenotype ganimedes sensu LATHY is identical with the phenotype shown on the CRAMER plate. LATHY was the one who pointed out unambiguously the characters which help to distinguish ganimedes from the other existing species, for which the name Thecla nobilis was misapplied (see above). The nominal species group taxon nobilis was based on an unstated number of female specimens originating from Surinam (HERRICH-SCHÄFFER 1853). This name was correctly applied to the phenotype illustrated by DRAUDT (1919), however the data given on the distribution was erroneous indicating a wide range beyond the Guyanas. LATHY (1926) pointed out the confusion surrounds the name "nobilis, H.-S.", and he described as Thecla draudti, because nobilis represents the same biological species first described by CRAMER under the name Papilio ganimedes. One possible syntypic specimen of T. nobilis was segregated by Dr GERARDO LAMAS (Lima, Peru) in the SMN collections and labelled as lectotype (HÄUSER et al. 2003, fig. 13). I share the opinion that the specimen is syntypic because of the label no. 1. testifies that it originates from the royal collection used by HERRICHSCHÄFFER. The lectotype designation was not yet formalized. I designate this specimen as lectotype of Thecla nobilis objectively fix the name to the specimen which represents the female phenotype of the taxon Annamaria ganimedes in accordance of ICZN Art. 74.1 (Fig. 17). The nominal species group taxon Thecla bimaculata was based on two male and one female specimens collected in "Innern Surinams, 5' nördl. Br." by MÖSCHLER (1877). Subsequently MÖSCHLER himself pointed out the name he introduced is a synonym of "Thecla ganymedes" (MÖSCHLER 1883: 307). The MÖSCHLER types are deposited in the Zoologisches Museum zu Humboldt Universität (BRÉVIGNON 2002: 476), I was unable to examine bimaculata type material. However, after studying the original description and the accompanying figure I am convinced that the nominal taxon bimaculata represents the biological species described first as P. ganimedes by CRAMER, because both are from the Guyanas and their fore wing ventral pattern is identical. Consequently Thecla bimaculata is a junior subjective synonym of Papilio ganimedes.