Taxonomic status of Pieris (napi) nesis Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)

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  • Pieris (napi) nesisの分類上の位置づけ

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The androconia of the lectotype specimen of Pieris napi nesis Fruhstorfer, 1909, deposited in NHM London (BMNH), are examined in order to confirm its taxonomic status. Pieris nesis is shown to be from Honshu (Yamato-sujiguroshirochou in Japanese) and closely related to Pieris napi (Linnaeus). The synonymy of P. nesis and P. melete Menetries, 1857, as previously indicated by Warren (1961) and Tadokoro (2015), is rejected. Pieris napi japonica Shirozu, 1952 is considered a junior synonym of Pieris nesis due to the year of priority (syn. nov.).

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  • Lepidoptera Science

    Lepidoptera Science 66 (3-4), 104-108, 2015

    THE LEPIDOPTEROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

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