Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 101. (Budapest 2009)
Bálint, Zs.: The butterfly taxa described by János Frivaldszky and their type material (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
174 Zs. Bálint Syntype no. 2, ser dorsally, antennae missing, two legs present, wings worn, left hindwing apex broken, labelled as (1) "China // Széchenyi"; (2), "TYPUS"; "Hung. Nat. Hist. Mus. // coll. // LEPIDOPTERA // PAR A TYPUS", on verso: " SYNTYPE // B. Zs. // 1998. XI. 24." (ZSOLT BÁLINT'S handwriting). Syntype no. 3, set dorsally, antennae, abdomen missing, three legs present, wings worn, labelled as (1) "China // Széchenyi"; (2), "TYPUS"; "Hung. Nat. Hist. Mus. // coll. // LEPIDOPTERA // PAR A TYPUS", on verso: "SYNTYPE // B. Zs. // 1998. XI. 24." (ZSOLT BALINT'S handwriting). Syntype no. 4, set dorsally, two legs present, wings worn, hindwings broken, labelled as (1) "Coll Velez. Asia // China // 1930 VI d // 2607 9", on verso "Callerebia // nirmala Mr. // 15." [ZSIGMOND VELEZ'S handwriting]; (2) "localitas // ac datum // dubiosa", (3) „vide No. // 863-029. 1955"; (3), "TYPUS"; "Hung. Nat. Hist. Mus. // coll. // LEPIDOPTERA // PAR A TYPUS", on verso: "SYNTYPE // B. Zs. // 1998. XI. 24." (ZSOLT BÁLINT'S handwriting). History - The taxon was described on the basis of an unstated number of syntype specimen(s) of unstated sexes taken in "Su-tschou", western China, Su-tschou (now: Wuhsien, Province Jiangsu). The specimen depicted in figure accompanied the original description seems to be a female because of the rounder forewing shape, large ocelli and lighter colouration of both wing surfaces, plus lack of androconial patch (Fig. 1). In the HNHM general Lepidoptera collection three male loczyi specimens could be located with the printed "China, Széchenyf's and labelled as types, plus another male specimen with unreliable labels (see Discussion). These specimens are considered as syntypes, and designated and labelled the syntype specimen no. 1. as lectotype (see below) for fixing the identity of the taxon. The remaining three syntypic specimens become automatically paralectotype (ICZN 1999: 75, Art. 72.1.3.). In the SEITZ series the name is not mentioned. D'ABRERA ( 1992) could not locate any specimen in the collection of the Natural History Museum, therefore he reproduced the figure given in FRIVALDSZKY'S paper as "holotype". BRUNA and his colleagues reviewed loczyi on the basis of specimens "preserved in the Koenig Museum of Bonn" with the remark that "the picture in Frivaldszky's original description is very poor and misleading". This statement contradicts the fact that the diagnosis they present matches perfectly with the original description and with type material of Callerebia loczyi. The lecotype now settles this uncertainty. Remarks - The origin of the "TYPE" label is identical with the one used by BRISBANE CHARLES SOMMERVILLE WARREN (1887-1979). He consulted the Erebia material of the HNHM for his monograph (WARREN 1936; see most recently TENNENT 2008). I do not know whether the specimens were labelled by WARREN himself or the staff of the museum used his labels subsequently. The syntype no. 4 (now paralectotype no. 3), lost its original labels via VELEZ's activity (see Discussion). The type status of this specimen is based not on the labels, but on the facts that (1) there is no Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 101, 2009
