A review of the subspecies of Zegris eupheme (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) from the former USSR
S.K. Korb
Abstract. A brief review of three subspecies of Zegris eupheme (Esper, [1804]) known from the territory of the former USSR is proposed and its diagnostic features are listed. The neotype of Zegris eupheme tschudica Herrich-Schäffer, [1850] and lectotypes of Z. eupheme sulphurea O. BangHaas, 1927, Pontia erothoe Eversmann, 1832 and Papilio eupheme Esper, [1804] are designated. Zegris eupheme tschudica Herrich-Schäffer, [1850] is synonymized to Zegris eupheme erothoe (Eversmann, 1832); Zegris eupheme dyala Peile, 1921 and Zegris eupheme tigris Riley, 1921 are synonymized to Zegris eupheme menestho (Ménétriés, 1832).
Key words: butterflies, distribution, Pieridae, Zegris, subspecies, primary types, new synonyms
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2017, 26(1): 174–181 ▪ Published in print 23 June 2017
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2017.26.1.174 ▪ Open full article 
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