22008, 672 pages. This new publication provides an exhaustive synonymic
catalogue of all names that have been applied to butterflies of the United
States and Canada through June, 2006. Six families, 234 genera, 800 species
and 1898 subspecies are included. The catalogue enumerates names from family
to species, and ancillary details are provided for each, including the
original description, original combination, type locality, deposition of
type(s) when known, and annotations when pertinent to their placement within
the catalogue. Extensive lists of excluded species and excluded names are
also provided.
A 110-page bibliography to the butterflies of the region is included. It is
the most complete descriptive and systematic bibliograph ever assembled for
the U.S. and Canada. The catalog also includes a subspecies-level checklist
and taxonomic index. Species details include original description, original
combination, type locality, deposition of type(s) when known, and
annotations to their placement within the catalogue when pertinent.
Volume 40, Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera; softcover; 8-1/2 x 11".
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